Dazed and conufsed. It was the best way to describe how Vash was feeling at this moment.The Buffalo City Mall was a plethora of horrible memories and experiences. He was also not one for crowded or loud places, and this was the pinicle of those discomforts. His eyes shifted from side to side, walking slowly and awkwardly as more experienced shoppers flew by. So many shops, too many choices. What ever happened to the simple country life the dunpeal had enjoyed before this?

The greater question was: why was Vash here in the first place? If so much negativity came from being there, what would drive him to bare it all? It was a little something caled St. Valentine's Day, a celebration never heard of by the boy before this past week. The students were chattering about what they would get eachother, who they were giving it to, all followed by giggles or laughs, depending on the gender of the individual laughing. It was all a new experience for Vash, but there was one thing that stuck out in his mind: love.

The word was mentioned in abundance, which led to the conclusion that this was obviously some sort of holiday used to express this feeling. Where it came from, he didn't know, but the why of the matter was the most important. Fianlly, a chance to at least give some indication of how deeply he cared for the nephilim. So this was why he was here. The hellhole of his life in Buffalo was also the peddler of a good variety of goods and services within the city. With a deep sigh, he continued to walk, unknowingly passing the one demonic force that was clearly spawned from such a slice of American culture.

Sakura looked away from the chain as it finally released from Vash’s shoulder. If you were close you might of heard the soft pop as it exited the tight hole. It slithered back to her hand scraping along the cheap tan floor. It eased into her palm and was closed in by her pale skin and the cherry blossom tattoo. She flexed her fingers and stretched the skin taunt, would they try to force her to bring it back out. The world around her began to spin, her mouth tasted as if she licked the dust form the floor.

Sakura started to fell woozy as she began to catch whiffs of the blood leaking on to the floor. The pool began to spread; it seemed to creep towards her fallen body. Was it trying to cover her in its incriminating evidence? She felt her stomach heavy, she tried to choke down the fluid creeping up her throat. Her head was pounding, all she could focus on was the feet around her, voices screaming at her. Each scream was becoming jumbled in the next one, she felt the darkness close in on her. Her eyes flutter, her hand reaches out to try and find help.

“ Help me…I can’t ……..”

Sakura’s head hit the floor with a soft plop she was out cold, her hands were limp the fingers curled into her palms. She looked so young as she slept; her hair swept back from her face only showed the bruise more. A faint outline of fingers on her neck would attest to the rough treatment he gave her at the beginning.

Sakura’s phone rang unheeded in her pocket, Talon trying to find out if she was in trouble. He had no way of knowing she was going to be in deep trouble, his only wish was to be there to protect her. The world seemed to slow as the patrons inside the store Sakura had just left came to the entrance. They gasped in dismay as the girl was held at gunpoint, when the man who was also a criminal got to be treated as a victim. The young girl seemed to be sweet and kind when she was in the store chatting with the workers and other customers.

A woman came out of the shop she was just in; she stared down at the young girl. Sakura was pale and bruised, her neck held faint bruising marks from his fingers. The woman seemed to try and understand why this would happen. The woman turns to the other people at the entrance; her eyes were filled with pain.

“ The poor thing is only 15 years old, why would any man walk up to her and treat her like this. Officer we watched that young man grab that girl by the throat then when she moved to walk away he hit her. She seemed to be only defending herself, he needs to be taken into custody also.”

The others nodded and voiced their agreements, they seemed to all wonder why this happened. They could tell right away that the girl was not going to get fair treatment. She may not be bleeding but still she was hurt, she was a victim also.

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