Red thread of fate - (Love story Naruto Uzumaki)

Chapter 8

Ayumi tossed from side to side and couldn't sleep. Perhaps it was the unaccustomed surroundings and homesickness, perhaps the worry for her younger sister, or perhaps the obsessive thoughts of the blue-eyed, angel-like boy who slept in the same room with her, not far from their futon with Sakura. She didn't know. I ran my eyes around the dark room and the children sleeping in it.

I glanced at the sleeping in the arms of AMI and Hinata, and smiled involuntarily.

"I have nothing to worry about. On the contrary, I should be happy that AMI has found a friend. Intuition says, that Hinata a good girl and not will make AMI painful for. It's okay, Ayumi. It was a busy and very fun day. Tomorrow will be even more interesting and fun. Maybe I can even learn to meet the boy-angel and finally find out his name. It would be great if we could be friends with him. I don't want to be alone again. With these thoughts and a smile on her face, she closed her eyes and soon fell asleep.

After a while, Ayumi woke up abruptly. I opened my eyes and saw that I had become a Grimm in my dream.

"Damn it! How did this happen?" — Ayumi thought with fear, becoming a human girl again. She put her hands up to her face, put her foot out from under the covers, felt the clothes on her body, ran her fingers through her hair-all as in her human form. She breathed a sigh of relief, pressing her hand to her fast-beating heart.

"It's good that it's night and everyone is fast asleep. I can't imagine what it would be like if they found out who the new girl really is.»

She sat up on the futon, yawned, and stretched. The dream disappeared as quickly as it had appeared. And the reason for this is an empty futon opposite. The one in which hinata usually slept with Her younger sister.

"Where are they?"

Ayumi got to her feet and carefully, trying to walk quietly, walked past the sleepers to the empty futon. Crouching down, she leaned over the pillow and sniffed the air several times. More precisely, the smell left on it. Scenting his trail, she followed it, or rather crawled on all fours, sniffing the air like a dog.

***

The fugitives were found quite quickly, and, you can say, in time. Running away, Hinata and AMI came across angry dogs and they chased them. Running away from them, the girls ended up at the train station, and then on the railway. To avoid a dead end, they ran to the second railway track and saw a train coming at them. Hinata fearfully cringed, hugging AMI sleepy, he closed his eyes, expecting pain and death. Suddenly, a familiar figure in a black dress and long red hair jumped out in front of them. Ayumi grabbed both of their hands and jumped out of the way, avoiding a collision with the train.

When she heard the barking behind her and saw the angry dogs running toward her, she gripped both girls ' wrists tightly and ran. As she ran away from the barking and snapping dogs behind them, Ayumi couldn't help but remember how in her previous life she had also run away from the bullies chasing her, leading her sister. Only now, instead of evil children, there were evil dogs.

They ran between trains, swerving this way and that, until suddenly they were at a dead end. Ayumi turned around and saw the dogs approaching. Hinata hid behind her, hugging the sleeping body of little AMI. Little Grimm could have slept very soundly and it was almost impossible to Wake her up in the middle of the night. Even now she continued to sleep, moving purely on the machine, mostly hanging in the hands of Hinata like a doll.

Ayumi held out her hands in front of her, slowly stepping back, looking with fear at the approaching dogs. They snarled and bared their sharp, salivating teeth, cutting off all escape. Before the narrowed, panicked, purple eyes, everything turned scarlet.

"Mom, I'm scared! Tell me what to do! How do I save myself, AMI, and Her friend? I can't kill them or hurt them in any way! What should I do?»

Suddenly the girl's features sharpened, and the pupils in her eyes narrowed like a cat's. She bared her teeth, showing inhuman, sharp teeth, released her claws on her hands, and hissed no less viciously, her eyes flashing, her loose hair rising behind her, splitting into several strands and moving as if alive.

For a moment the dogs froze, as if unsure whether to touch her or not. But when Ayumi's face went from aggressive to scared again, they all attacked her and the girls.

Suddenly, two black hands reached out from the wall behind them, grabbed them, and dragged them into the wall. The dogs slammed into it with their muzzles, then ran away, whining loudly. The rescued girls flew out of another part of the wall and fell to the ground.

"What was that?" the only thing Ayumi noticed was a humanoid shadow running along the wall, turning the corner and disappearing. She got to her feet and dusted off her dress, which was soiled from the fall that one of its straps had fallen off her shoulder. "Was it my imagination or did I just see a living shadow?»

Suddenly, she felt a shiver run through her entire body. It caused nothing more than a touch to the tail that appeared. Hinata looked at a long, covered with fluffy scarlet fur tail surprised, filled with curiosity eyes, cautiously touching his tip fingers.

— That... It's not what you think! Ayumi jumped to her feet, and turned to face her, trying to remove it with her hands, but it did not disappear, even under her mental order. Hinata still did not take her eyes off him, trying to catch and stroke him again. — It's not a tail!" This...

"Who am I kidding? Clear stump, this is the tail! She's not stupid! How am I going to explain this to her?! I'm a demonic Fox Grimm and I can turn into a human! I'm also a hundred and twenty years old, not twelve. So what?! Eh ... it Turns out that so.»

"Yes, it's a tail. Ayumi sighed as she knelt in front of her and motioned for her to bend down. Hinata obediently lowered her head and Ayumi whispered in her ear. — I'm not an ordinary girl, you see. I'm a Grimm. A mythical creature that can turn into anyone, including a human. They say a lot of terrible things about us, but I can assure you that they are not true. I do not harm people or steal their souls. I came to you because I was worried about my little sister. Yes, AMI is my little sister. I also have a brother and we are very worried about her. I just want to make sure that she's okay and that I don't mind your friendship with her at all. On the contrary, I am glad that she has a friend in your person. — Ayumi warmly smiled and patted Hinata on the head. The girl's face flushed, and her eyes filled with surprise and embarrassment, but then she smiled back, enjoying the red-haired woman's caress.

— My full name is Sonozaki Ayumi. She stood up and put her hand on her chest. — And you are Hinata Hyuga, right? — nod. "Nice to meet you." Ayumi held out her hand with a smile. Hinata timidly held out its in the answer.

— Please keep an eye on my little sister and be her best friend." Also, please don't tell anyone that I'm not human, okay? This will be our secret. Let's keep this between us. Ayumi stuck out her little finger, remembering how the angel boy did it when he made her promise. Hinata nodded and grabbed her little finger with her own. Even though she couldn't speak, Ayumi saw a "Promise"in her eyes. "Good girl.

***

The hunter stared thoughtfully at the dead end in front of him, resting his hand on the wall and slowly tracing it. The dogs led him to this place. He sniffed the air.

— There was a Fox Grimm somewhere not long ago. — Quietly, very itself said he, raising eyes to the night sky, holding palm on the very place, where until this emerged black hands and dragged away Ayumi and saved it Hinata and AMI.