Ninja's Warning

In a trice she ran to the boy, who was limping, an threw him to the ground with surprising strength for a teen girl. She pinned his arms across his chest tightly, leaving him just enough room to breathe. He could barely move.

"What are you, a ninja?" he screamed.

"That's a pretty good guess," she spat.

"B-but they don't even exist!" For the first time in his life, fear filled his eyes.

"Not in your world," Xavia hissed. "Not in the minds of people who believe everything they're told. Not beyond textbooks and boring lectures. But that's because cowards like you never question anything."