Kitsunes' Luck

Chapter One: Kits

No... This can't be happening. Was all I could think as I stared at the pink device in my hand.

One hand was on my stomach, and the other holding the cursed object. Emotions swirled through me, making me lightheaded and dizzy. Suddenly I whirl around, emptying my stomach into the porcelain toilet bowl.

'I can't.... No one can know.' I think, getting up to brush my teeth.

It had started a few days ago. Every morning I found myself puking my guts up. I thought I was coming down with a stomach bug or something. Then I had gone to health class, where there was a lecture on the symptoms of pregnancy.

At first, it was a niggling doubt. One so small, I could ignore it. Then I was sick the next morning. I began to think on it, remembering the lingering ache in my- yeah, not going there.

I walked down the empty street, a streetlight flickering ever so slightly. I had to get home, me and Nelson had had a fight. My parents would ask questions, but I didn't care.
I let out a small shriek as I feel something latch onto my arm, spinning me around. Something is thrown over my head, and I struggle to breathe, my eyelids growing heavy.
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I wake up in an alley, pain shooting through my lower areas, and small red marks on my bared chest. There is stuff on the ground, leaking out of me, pooling between my shaking legs. I grab my scattered clothing, knowing what happened, but not really registering it. A lone tear slipped down my face as I dress, quickly going home and slipping into my room via window.

I take a deep breath, holding back tears. Now that I know that there is something growing in me, it's like a wrecking ball hit me full swing. I stare into the mirror, and lift up my shirt to see faint hints of a bump. No matter what angle I turned, it was there. It wouldn't go away.

I was raped, and have a random bastards child growing inside me.

I jump as a rapid knocking rings through the silence of the bathroom.

"Paige? Sis? You good in there?"

I sigh. I dont want to deal with my brother right now.

"I'm fine Tony! I'll be out in a minute." I call back. I curse softly as my voice cracks. I can't go to school like this. My breakdown will hit any minute.

I grab the positive test and slip it in my hoodie pocket. I flush the toilet, and open the door.

I walk into the kitchen, grabbing some toast, that I don't really want. I nibble it, feeling faint nausea at the taste. I cringe as Tony grabs my arm, where the bastard grabbed me.

"C'mon sis! We're gonna be late!" He says. He is sixteen, but sometimes I swear he's ten.

I roll my eyes as I slip on my shoes. "I'm coming."

We hurry to the bus stop, where my friend Alan is. He lives down the street and I've known him forever. His father is cool too, owns a big business. The bus pulls up before we can start a conversation and I climb on reluctantly.

School isn't that far away and there aren't many kids who ride my bus, so we arrive early. We get off and hurry to the canteen, where Tony and his friends hang out. I look for my other friend, Dusk, but it seems she isn't here.

One of Alans friends comes up and starts talking to Tony, and suddenly I'm alone in the middle of the canteen. I see the woods behind the school. I pull my hood up, and walk casually around the back of the school, before making a break for the woods. I run, and run and run and run, until I collapse sobbing against a large boulder.

I don't know how long I lay against that boulder, staring up at the light filtering through the forest canopy with dead eyes. All I know is that I somehow have a baby fox on my chest.