REWRITING. 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 , bungou stray dogs

eight | Q

       [NAME] MANAGED TO escape from John and Lovecraft with the help of Tanizaki's ability. The 13-year-old sprinted through the trees quickly, trying to catch up with Naomi and Haruno. After a minute, she spots them before yelling more quietly, "Naomi! Haruno!"

The two older girls turn around. Naomi began to slow down, and Haruno was on the grass because she had fallen. [Name] caught up to them and tried to help Haruno get up when all of a sudden, the trees grabbed ahold of the three girls making all of their eyes widen.

The train...! Naomi thinks as she watches it in stress. The three spent a little bit of a minute struggling to escape while Tanizaki was about to set them free.

That truck... it's not staying in its lane...? John questions inside his head.4 "If I had to describe the difference... it's like, could you ever compare anything to God? Could you?" Tanizaki stated. He was intimidating. The truck continued driving like normal when John's eyes widened.

Oh no... Does it look like... the road's over here to the driver?! John thought. "For Naomi's sake... I'd gladly burn the whole world." Tanizaki declared coldly. The truck drives into the two Guild members causing the five agency members to be freed from their abilities.

The trees let the three girls free, and confusion yet relief came over them. "The trees.... stopped?" Haruno asked slowly, confused. [Name] snapped out of it, "C'mon, let's go! We have to move!" [Name] yelled, trying to rush them to safety. She helps Haruno get up and grabs Naomi's arm to pull her. [Name] sprints beside the train while Naomi runs behind her, holding Haruno's hand.

[Name] doesn't hesitate to jump onto the handle of the back of the train and turns around, "Naomi! Haruno!" She held onto the right handle with her right hand while her left hand reached out to Naomi. That seemed to have encouraged Naomi even more as she reached her free hand out and the two girls grabbed onto each other tightly.

Come on, muscles! [Name] thought to herself. Then she lifted Naomi onto the small platform while Haruno jumped onto the left handle. The train continued on its way while the three girls cheered happily.

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"We're all relaxed after escaping those assassins... I'm sure he'll spring something right at this moment. " Haruno spoke, still wary of her surroundings and walking between Naomi and [Name]. "At least we're safe for the time being." Naomi replied, smiling back at her while she was in the front.

[Name] then bumped into another kid her age who was shorter. " I'm so sorry!" [Name] apologized. The two-toned-haired kid tilts their head to the side, "you're sorry?"

The kid's hair is two-toned, the left side white and the right side black. Their eyes were pretty to [Name]. Their eyes are different shaped pupils, with the right being a yellow star, and the left a yellow ring. They wore a small hat tilted to the left, a white shirt and suspenders with a black coat and scarf around their neck, beige shorts with thin red stripes, brown shoes with high white socks that reached their calves, and a red sling bag.

"Oh, no, I should say sorry to you." They reply making [Name] notice the doll they're carrying in their right arm, "are you alright?" The kid asked. [Name] smiled sweetly at them, "I'm fine. Are you?"

"I'm fine." The kid replied, returning her smile. [Name] looked at their doll, "I like your doll." The kid's smile widened even more.