The academy was so wide and big that one wouldn't be able to finish exploring it in a week, yet how could the two of them meet. in this vast and spacious place?
"I…I'm f-fine…" Ayami spoke with trembling voice. She stood and smiled weakly at Yanna.
"Are you sure?" Yanna asked worriedly. Ayami assured her. "No, really. I'm fine. I have to go now."
After Ayami spoke, she ran away. She felt terrible. Just breathing the same air as her was disgusting.
Ayami didn't know how much she ran. The only thing in her mind was to get away as far as possible.
When Ayami got tired, she stopped running. Her chest was heaving up and down, sweat was trickling down her forehead as she catch her breath, with her hands on her knees.
Ayami wiped off the sweat using the handkerchief she took from her pockets. After stabilizing her breathing, she looked around her surroundings.
That was when she realized that she was in an unfamiliar area. Trees were surrounding her, with no road on sight. It was eerie and quiet, no sounds could be heard.
Ayami hated the deafening silence, so she started walking back to the direction she came, but unfortunately, she couldn't remember the direction.
It was quite dark as the tall trees were blocking the sunlight. It was scary and sent chills down the spine.
A cold wind blew, making the trees sway to and fro. Ayami shivered slightly due to the cold wind that brushed past her.
Snap!
The sound of a branch breaking echoed through the deafening silence. The sound was clear as a day, so of course, Ayami heard it.
Ayami looked around, with shaky eyes her legs trembling slightly, and clasped hands.
"…H-ha-haha… I-I-I-I… m-must ha-have heard it… incorrectly…" She mumbled to herself with trembling voice.
Snap! Snap!
She heard the branches breaking again. That made her shriek. "Eek! I'm hallucinating… I'm hallucinating… It's must be because of those two…"
"Groowwlll …" A low growl was heard throughout the area. Ayami's face started to lose color while she bit her lower lip.
Ayami wasn't thinking straight anymore. The last of her braincell disappear due to immense fear. She covered her ears and hummed. "Lalalala! I don't hear anything! I don't hear anything!"
"Growl…"
Just then, a big black animal came out under the shadows of the forest. It was terrifying to see that kind that of animal.
What the heck is that doing here! Ayami exclaimed inside as she stare at the huge creature in front of her with wide eyes.
Walking towards her majestically, while breaking the branches on the ground, was a huge black leopard enough to put pressure on her. It's golden eyes was glowing as it stared at Ayami with an arrogant eyes.
It's black fur shined majestically and the white whiskers were long and thin. The black leopard had sharp claws, enough to kill a human from a single slash. It has fangs that was sharp.
While Ayami stared at it with wide eyes, she didn't notice that she was already kneeling on the ground. Her legs lost strength with her face drained of its color, and shaky eyes that wouldn't leave the black leopard, in fear that once she lose sight of it, it might attack her.
She didn't dare turn around as she was afraid that it would suddenly attack once she had turn her back on it.
She couldn't waste the second chance she got. Ayami still haven't finished her revenge and live happily yet, so she can't die just yet.
The black leopard let out a low growl as it circled around Ayami, while sniffing her. Ayami stiffened like a statue, not moving an inch, while she forced her trembling hands to stop and held her breath.
'Just think of it as a big cat that's sniffing you. Just think of this as a game where you move your dead.' Ayami thought in her head while she closed her eyes. At this moment, she wanted to faint.
Then the black leopard went closer to her and then…
…It licked her face which made her flinch. Ayami felt the rough texture of its tongue as the black leopard licked her.
Slowly, she opened her eyes and instantly regretted it. The black leopard's face was so close to her that it made her shut her eyes again.
But the its next action made her open her eyes. The black leopard suddenly put its mouth to her collar.
"W-W-What are y-you doing? I'm not delicious at all!" Ayami was on the verge of tears as she spoke.
It then dragged her body to another area. Ayami was panicking inside, but she couldn't do a thing as she was afraid of the black leopard. She was staying still and just let the black leopard drag her to who knows where.