Kidnapped to Another World

KTAW Chapter 17 Part A, revised

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Chapter 17 Part A

Frantically I followed Asakura Sensei over through the jagged rows of trees and the other areas where was passed people's grass huts. Because we were all in the woods we got scratched up by bushes and had to dodge things sticking up at us while we ran. There were dips in the uneven broken forest ground too, and areas with sharp rocks because of how close this place was to the mountains. There was also a consistent wind and long grass among the sections of shadowed trees that was nearly waist high in some places, which was whipping past me as I followed teacher over to where they had been resting.

By now the long line of less than a hundred people, survivors from our school had become completely disorganized, because they had to put the huts wherever they could and still be hidden. Some of them seemed interested in where we were running too, but we weren't the sentries so they didn't become too alarmed. Plus many of them were resting from injuries too.

Finally while my heart was pounding we got there. I'd even tripped a few times along the way, not seeing some wood debris buried in the grass, though somehow Sensei had avoided it. Asakura had this peculiar ability to sort of run without falling over stuff, but then again she wasn't as bruised up as I was.

And she kept insisting I stay close to her. "Stay with me Shun. I can't trust these other boys to be alone with me. Only you."

"Is Rina OK?" Yumi asked.

"Hm...." I gave her a pained look.

"That's a no then," Yumi guessed.

Rina was in a feverish sweat and completely out cold. I'd seen her get like this before. It was like she'd get hot and cold spells while sweating but be really high fever too. People often called it a night fever or night sweat, but she was getting them during day and night when she wasn't even physically active. It's hard to even explain, but she was probably dehydrated too and she'd already been weak.

"Quick, I need some water from the river. Can someone go while I stabilize her for shock?" I said. I checked her pulse, and listened to chest. She was hanging on...somewhat. She was fighting it I could tell, and probably felt really rotten all over her body. Rina's skin was cold though, and didn't feel right, while checking her over. I could feel she was losing her body heat and not able to regulate it properly.

"Already on it," Yumi said, she'd come back carrying a bunch of water in one of the other kid's hat of all things. Her hands were shaking badly while she carried it because of the terrible worry that had come upon her.

"Good timing," Asakura encouraged, getting in close to help any way she could. She looked to me for direction. She had seemed a bit calmer in demeanor, until you saw her eyes which were full of negative emotions of all kinds.

"What are you doing?" Asakura asked me, when I was adjusting Rina.

"Treating her for shock. You keep them warm with whatever is available. Especially keep their body heat up. Blankets are best but... whatever you have on hand," I told her as I worked.

Yumi pushed the hat of water forward, as carefully as she could and while trying to keep anything from spilling from it. It had dripped a bit on the way here, but it was a good hat and so by lining it with wide leafed river grass in the bottom she was able to keep it from leaking too much. She still didn't want to spill any of it on Rina though. She then handed it to me though, since I had steadier hands.