No Vacancy {High}

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A young girl sat, laid in a small bed made of leaves and other varies items from the forest surrounding her. She was laying, sleeping, underneath a huge tree that stretched to the sky, to the tree line. Her hair, was unique. It stood out in the middle of all the green was a rosy blond color. A single white and purple flower was stuck into her hair. She slept peacefully, quietly. Quiet breaths, in out. Softly. In out. She was curled up into a small ball, as much as her body would let her. Her arms kind of wrapped around her legs. She wore a light blue and pink dress, that fell down to above her thighs. Her long skinny legs curling up towards her head. She seemed so peaceful, sleeping here. Alone. But..was it really safe here for her? To be sleeping like she is. Any kind of creature of the forest could come and eat her. A leopard, or something.

A bit a ways, the sound of birds chirping and taking flight could be heard. Was something coming towards her?

[Can you guess the setting?]

[High's .Valentine.]

[Tarzan's place?]

Something trailed along the quiet forest, heavy boots stomping on the new buds and vines of the jungle. They were hurried, spastic footsteps. Steps of someone who had been running for a long time from a long way away. Crunch, crunch, crunch. The leaden soles of her boots crushed the fragile leaves, both starting a new life and reaching its last breath. She could care less though. Her main priority was to run as far as possible. Behind her, the undergrowth of sinewy vines and bushes rustled as another being chased the running figure.

“Omph!” she had turned in her mad dash, looking behind her for the predator just as she ran straight into a lump of limp hanging vines. Must be karma. Panicking, the woman grasped at the thick vines, trying to shove them aside while moving at the pace she had been keeping. One of the vines tightened around her neck as she managed to free herself from the ones constricting her body. Of course, she couldn’t strangle herself in the process. Hissing, she tugged the vine off of her neck and continued running. The rustling was getting nearer.

Suddenly, something popped out from the bush.

She glanced over her shoulder and realized that she was about to be tackled. By sharp claws and equally dangerous canines. Growling, she pivoted and pulled back a colorfully clad fist.

The cat rammed into the short woman and the two went rolling, conveniently down a hill and right into a clearing where someone laid asleep…

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The girl remained asleep, but was she actually sleep? Her breathing was very quiet, had it stopped? Had she heard the other two creatures come into the clearing where she was quietly sleeping? She slowly opened one of her eyes, very slowly and not all the way. Just so that there was a slit so that she could see through it. She saw the two things rolling through the brush of the jungle. She didn't know what to do. Should she just remain laying there? Lifeless. Still. They didn't know she was here. Remain calm. Pretend to still be sleeping. They don't know I'm here! She thought to herself. She shut her eye and wished them to go away.

[High's .Valentine.]

That was when the sleeping girl heard it.

“God dammit girl, HELP ME!” It was not a cry for help. It was a command for action. The young woman, her rumpled dark copper hair all in her sweat soaked face knew there was an able body nearby and that able body was not going to just lay there without giving her a hand. Nyxanne Nathans blocked another vicious swipe of the claws at her abdomen. It wanted something from her but she wasn’t about to give it to the spotted leopard.

[♥ kats KAT kats ♥]

God dammit girl, HELP ME!

The girl shut her eyes tighter, she didn't want to know that this was happening. That there was someone being attacked and there was nothing that she could do. She didn't know what to do, how to help her. She realized the voice was indeed female. She heard the growls from the beast, from the spotted leopard. How could she help her? She was defenseless. There was nothing the small girl could do but try and be non-existent.

But..she had already been noticed. And the thing would come after her next!

She began to shake. Tremble. She opened her eyes again...She stood up. She looked around her, she saw a stick. It was thick. She picked it up, it was a bit heavy but she rose it above her head and rested it on her shoulder. She then walked over to where the two were wrestling. She lowered the branch down, hoping to hit the leopard. Her whole body was trembling as she stood there. She would have retreated but she was too scared. To immobilized with fear.

[High's .Valentine.]

SMACK!

The stick hit the leopard square on the back. Too bad the girl didn't give a second thought on how hard she should have hit the animal. The large cat turned, snarling at the newcomer and proceeded to launch at the girl.

And that small moment of opportunity was all Nyx needed. A colorful fist of metal collided into the fearsome jaw of the beast. "Gerooffme!"

The cat yowled and rolled towards the girl. Hopefully she would move otherwise the leopard would roll right into her and no doubt knock her over with little effort.

Growling like a madwoman, the woman pushed herself to her feet, slightly bloody from the scratches. Fumbling with a pouch on her waist, she pulled out a handful of something and tossed it at the cat.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" She roared at the leopard, who was busy chomping at the stuffs Nyx had thrown at it. Upon closer inspection it looked like...kitty treats.

[♥ kats KAT kats ♥]

The girl had made a move based off fear alone, and she had her eyes closed tight as she heard a smack. She was sure it was the beast smacking into her, she slightly opened one eye to see that the stick had indeed hit the leopard but it looked like it was going to attack her next. Bad move! She heard it snarling at her and was instantaneously immobilized with fear. She was still shaking, trembling. The thing would eat her and then finish off the other person!

Gerooffme!

She wasn't quite sure what happened next but the leopard was rolling towards her now. She remained where she was, shaking with fear but as it came closer she scooted back. She shuffled, scooted back to the tree. Moments later her back hit the bark of the tree and she stood there a bit and sunk to her knees. Still shaking. The woman tossed something at the leopard...the girl didn't know what they were but they seemed to catch the leopard's attention.

What the hell is wrong with you?

The woman roared at the leopard, and that sent the girl shaking even more. She was not so much afraid of the leopard anymore but another threat...the woman.

[High's .Valentine.]

Smacking the leopard on the head, Nyx pulled out more treats and threw them behind her. She never should have tempted the cat with these. Throw the leopard some kitty treats to save your own skin? Sounded like a smart idea to begin with. But then when the giant cat decides that it likes those little biscuits? Well, she's got trouble.

"Get outta here, you mangy cat! SHOO!" Nyx hollered at the leopard, who yowled back with yellow canines. The woman grimaced, but then thought better of being scared. She hissed, standing up to her full five feet four. Not that big, but hey, better than nothing.

The cat growled, then sprung off to get the other treats.

Sighing, Nyx wiped at the claw wound on her cheek, all the while glancing at the girl standing on the side. "Timid, aren't you?" Nyx grumbled, glaring at her.

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The young girl remained crouched where she was as the woman tried to shoo the leopard away, but it continued to eat the things the woman had thrown at it. The girl looked at the woman as she asked if she was timid. Wasn't it apparent? She didn't move or say anything. The woman seemed to be roughed up a bit. She had a claw wound on her cheek.

"Y-y-yeah.." The girl stuttered.