As we ran through the forest my legs became jello-like, we've been running since the moment we left that cave and I was tired. "C-can we take a break, please?!" I yelled at Ao and he immediately stopped. "Only for a minute," he said while turning to me and sitting down, crisscrossing his legs. I huffed, sat down, and looked at his leg "hey where's the wound you had?" I said while pointing to his leg "hmm?" He responded "the wound?" I said while pointing to my leg "oh, it's already healed...the berries healed me" Ao said while closing his eyes and nodding his head. "Healed you?" I questioned his statement. "Yes, the berries had a healing factor, it heals wounds as well and takes away fatigue and hunger," he said while opening his right eye to look at my reaction. My mouth dropped, "hey then can't you just give me some? and we can just continue our journey" I said with hope in my voice "unfortunately those berries are extremely rare" he huffed. No flipping way, I actually found some rare berries and didn't know!! I screamed in my head "regret?" Ao said while standing up and offering a hand "regret?, no just surprised a person like me found rare berries" I said while taking Ao's hand "that is exactly why you found it" Ao said while pulling me off of the fresh green grass. "Uhhh yeah" I responded with a bit of sarcasm.

We resumed our journey, the forest was beautiful but also a bit scary. There was luscious green grass, tall healthy trees, and the oddest color flowers-rainbow mostly- "Ahhh, I finally found you" a familiar voice called out from behind me and Ao. I froze in shock 'no way it can't be' I thought while turning around slowly and there stood a familiar man-Knuckler- "I was really upset when you left, who would have known you left us for a little bunny" Knuckler growled. "You know him?" Ao asked while looking at me concerned, I gave him a look of worry and he understood the situation right away. "I'm sorry Mr. uh" Ao paused waiting for Knuckler to speak "oh please just call me Knuckler" Knuckler chuckled. "Well then Knuckler, I don't know who you are but I and my lady must get going," Ao said while taking my hand, turning around, and walking off. We were stopped by a man in the mask, I growled at the sight of him but stopped when he separated me and Ao's hand and threw me to the ground. "Hahahaha, good job Taki!" Knuckler yelled at the masked man while laughing. "Nika!" Ao screamed while running after me, it was a waste because as soon as he made his way over to me Knuckler had already beat him to it. Knuckler was fast, too fast "ah ah ah~" Knuckler teased while grabbing a fist full of my hair and slamming my head into the grass. Ao looked in shock, his shock then turned into anger and he ran over to Knuckler and pushed him off of me. "Nika, get up" Ao demanded, couldn't he see that I was in no state to do such a thing. My head was pounding, my brown and black hair was now stained red and my vision was a blur. "Taki, get that bunny and restrain him!" Ordered Knuckler. Taki grabbed Ao, twisted his arms around his back, and pinned him to the grass. "Ao!" I screamed while trying to get up and help Ao. "Awee, so touching" squealed Knuckler before tripping me, "tsk tsk tsk, now you know you can't have these feelings for another when you already have me" Knuckler whispered in my ear before licking my earlobe. I pushed him off of me, got up, and charged at Taki. After knocking down Taki, Ao picked me up and ran through the forest. "Hahaha, I wonder how long you can run, little bunny!" Knuckler screamed after us.

Ao was tired and his pace was slowing down. "Put me down" I ordered nicely and Ao obeyed. "They shouldn't be able to find us for a while," I said giving Ao a reassuring smile, "found you~," a voice said from behind me and I turned around. I yelped in pain when Knuckler grabbed me by my waist "ah sorry I forgot about that" Knuckler said while pressing hard on my stab wound. "AH!" I screamed while trying to get free. "Come on beautiful, we should go back home so I can treat that wound of yours" Knuckler purred while picking me up and swinging me over his shoulder, "no! Let me go!" I demanded while squirming frantically. I kneed him in the chest and he dropped me almost instantly. "Ugh" I moaned as I hit the ground, I tried to get up but my wound had reopened and was bleeding profusely. "Ao," I mumbled before I was picked up by something and carried off.

"Another troublesome problem"  a familiar voice called out, I turned around and saw the white-haired male from my previous dreams "do you like stalking me?" I said sarcastically while crossing my arms "it's not like I choose to be in your dreams" he huffed. I just looked at him "and what do you mean another troublesome problem, what happens to me doesn't really concern you"  I said while staring into his icy white orbs. "It does concern me," he said while gazing back into my dark brown orbs, "oh really? How so?" I responded back "well for one I want to know why I'm in your dreams and for two I want to know who you are and why are you in our world also how did you get here," he said while closing his eyes "everyone keeps saying there world this and I'm not from here and this and that.....Where exactly am I?" I asked in frustration. "You're on Septainian" he replied "uh is that like a country or something?" I questioned "Country? What's a country?" He said while raising an eyebrow in confusion. "Uh never mind" I groaned and turned my back on the man "it's time for me to take my leave, also make sure to follow that rabbit servant of yours he will be very useful," he said before disappearing "he isn't my servant!" I screamed before waking up.
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