[ As afraid of her as he is, Yoshiki is still swept through with relief when the girl seems to agree to what he's asked. He doesn't mind walking in front of her still, or rather, he minds it less than he'd mind trailing behind her.
He never wants anybody to get hurt. The other side of I don't want to walk out of here alone is I won't leave you behind. The sound of her shoes on the dirt is a steady counterpoint to whatever's in the forest, and he wants to keep hearing it.
Until the strange sound, and all other noise in the woods besides what they're making, cuts out like somebody hit the pause button. Yoshiki almost stumbles as his shoulder jerk upward, but he manages to avoid it. ]
Jus' - just keep walking.
[ He echoes back to her, like a mantra, like a ward against whatever's stalking them. ]
Just keep walking. [ Another voice repeats, like an animal mimicking a human, and a hideous chill ripples down Yoshiki's back. ] Keep walking.
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He never wants anybody to get hurt. The other side of I don't want to walk out of here alone is I won't leave you behind. The sound of her shoes on the dirt is a steady counterpoint to whatever's in the forest, and he wants to keep hearing it.
Until the strange sound, and all other noise in the woods besides what they're making, cuts out like somebody hit the pause button. Yoshiki almost stumbles as his shoulder jerk upward, but he manages to avoid it. ]
Jus' - just keep walking.
[ He echoes back to her, like a mantra, like a ward against whatever's stalking them. ]
Just keep walking. [ Another voice repeats, like an animal mimicking a human, and a hideous chill ripples down Yoshiki's back. ] Keep walking.