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scene: Elyse

MissAvarice
This is how Elyse got that scar.
Note that Elyse was 17 before she stopped growing at a whopping (not really) 5'6.
In this scene she is 14 and still quite short/child looking.

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"Where did you go!" Elyse called, peering into the dark trees. There was a full moon tonight which is why she wasn't completely blind in the darkness. A human would still struggle to see their hand an arms length away but Elyse was a Neko, she could see a good few feet in front of her.

"Oliver? Amy? Nicole!" Elyse called again, unsettled by how silent the night was.

Shouldn't there be crickets, or frogs, or owls? The only sound was the occasional breeze rustling the trees.

Rin was right, this had been a bad idea. Some hybrids a few years older than her had invited her to the forest for night games. They said she was mature enough that they'd let her join even though she was younger.  Rin had been hesitant but Elyse jumped at the opportunity to make friends as she always would.

"This isn't funny!" Elyse's voice cracked st the end.

They had told her to close her eyes and cover her ears. They'd play hide and seek. Supposedly if Elyse couldn't find them all she had to do was shout "I lose." She'd called it many times and they hadn't come out. Elyse tried to track their scent but they'd all run through a small creek not too far away to mask their scents.

"Please! I don't want to play this game anymore! Let's play something else!" Elyse called again but she knew they weren't going to reply. They had ditched her.

Elyse sniffed and wiped away a tear from her cheek. She wanted Rin and Cherry. They played pranks on each other but it was never this mean. Elyse rubbed her arms to try to get rid of her goosebumps as another breeze blew past. Which way was the town again?  She knew she wasn't too far away.

"Anyone?" She called, hoping someone would come to her aid. She froze, however, when she heard a branch snap. The scent of canine reached her.

"Amy?" Amy was an inu. Elyse turned towards the scent but couldn't see anyone. "Is that you, Amy?"

A low growl made it clear that this was not Amy. A wolf larger than any Elyse had seen before was crouched low to the ground and stalking closer. Elyse could recognize the hunting behavior. She turned and ran but the wolf gave chase.

No that wasn't just a wolf, that was a werewolf.

Elyse must have crossed into his territory... Or perhaps he just thought neko were a good snack. She could hear the heavy breaths of the creature chasing her as she darted through the trees in the direction that she thought was the town.

Elyse spotted lights in the distance and was so focused on that she tripped on the unsteady terrain. Elyse tried to catch herself but was going far too fast to just fall. Sticks and rocks scratched her forearms that the used to protect her face. She groaned when her back slammed against a tree that stopped her tumble.

She moved from her side onto her front, bracing herself on her hands and knees. She was dizzy and unsteady.

The pounding paws of the wolf became the heavy footsteps of a human as they shifted. A rogue she wolf approached Elyse with a sadistic grin. Elyse saw something metal glint in the moonlight. The she-wolf had a knife.

"Somebody help me, please!" She screamed, scrambling to get to her feet. The she-wolf rushed forward and grabbed Elyse by the shoulders, forcing her down with her weight.

Elyse screamed again and struggled to get away. She kicked the she-wolf as hard as she could. The she-wolf growled. "You damn cats need to get declawed young." She snarled.