Rush

Awakened

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Shō

My plane landed around 6:30, I came home without telling anyone cause I wanted to surprise my family, my wife, Ume and I haven't spoken much over the past three months, and my daughters, Yuzu and Mei, have had school, so I am excited to surprise all of them.

I get into my cab and start my hour long journey home, I just look out my window until I see my hometown come into view, 'home sweet home' I think. 

The city lights start getting brighter and brighter until finally I'm driving the streets. I resume looking out my window to my left and I see someone that looks like Yuzu in an opening to an alley. I just smile and decide to surprise her, 'not far of a walk,' I look to my cab driver, "can you pull over here? I saw one of my kids and would like to walk the rest of the way home with her." He smiled at me and pulled to the side of the road. I pay the driver and get my bag from the trunk.

I have to walk back a ways till I find the alleyway cause I didn't get dropped off until he could stop. I saw a light coming from an alley up ahead. 'That's not..' I walk faster to see if I'm right or not.

I turn at the mouth of the alley and see Yuzu, who had a gold glow around her with deep violet lines weaving in and out around her limbs. 'Oh dear.. I was right' I thought. I saw her get brighter and walk forward. Looking at what she was walking towards, I see four men standing together, something moved and groaned behind them and Yuzu charged. With lightening speed I saw three of them fall unconscious to the ground and finally got a glimpse at what was on the ground, 'MEI!' She looked unconscious.

Then I saw the blood, 'No, she can't be dead,' my internal hope for my daughter to be alive was overwhelming. In one swift movement something flew across the alleyway and landed at my feet, bending down to look at it everything became clear and I knew for certain two things.

The organization was alive, and they definitely wanted revenge. She has awakened, and her mother needed to see her immediately.

I looked to Yuzu who was kneeling down and picking up Mei. 'She looks worried but also.. her eyes..'

"Yuzu.." I started to say, but stopped when I saw that she was looking at me but wasn't seeing me. She was mumbling something as she looked at Mei, I stepped closer so I could hear.

"You left me once don't do it again." And she disappeared in a flash of light. 'She's fast.'

I kneel down and check the one who had a knife. 'If it's true, there will be..' I thought as I saw the tattoo, a full moon with a silhouetted wolf below it on a cliff.. 'there is is.. crap'

I needed to get home, I'm sure that's where they would be, so I turned on my heel and ran home to my family. I opened the door as I arrived and immediately heard my wife, Ume, speaking to me, "we have a long night ahead of us, Yuzu came back and Mei she-" I cut her off.

"I know, we can deal with that later.. Ume, she's awakened." I looked at her with knowing eyes, we had a lot of explaining to do. "And-" this time she cut me off.

"They're back aren't they?" I just sighed and nodded, "first things first.. where's Mei? She was hurt.."

I followed her to their shared room, she turned and said "Be cautious, she's not in control. Don't make any sudden moves."

We knocked and entered the room. 'Please be alive.'