Hunted (Free Story)

Chapter 1

    Sol crashed through the underbrush of the forest, attempting to be as quiet as possible, not that it really mattered, her brother's hunting dogs could pick up almost any scent, especially hers. She suddenly spotted a small stream about fifty yards ahead, she tried to push herself to go faster but could feel herself just running on fumes. She finally reached the stream and plunged in, she knew the dogs couldn't track her scent as well if she went through water. The cold water shocked her and she hissed as she went under. 

    About ten minutes later she pulled herself up on to the bank, she couldn't hear the dogs barking anymore and believed she had evaded them for now. She was exhausted, but she quickly hid in the bushes in case what she called the 'demon dogs' came back. 

                                                                              (2 hours before)

Sol skipped up the stairs to her bedroom, she had been hunting and had caught a few of the rabbits that had been eating the cabbage patches, but once she caught them she decided they were much too adorable to eat and had quickly set them free. She suddenly stopped when she saw her door hanging ajar and felt a sick feeling in her stomach. She quietly creeped up the last few stairs and peered around the corner of the door, she saw her brother Killian. He was stooped over her desk and was ruffling through her hidden drawer. He had a strange look on his his face she had seen when he was trying to not kill one of his stuffy advisors. She saw him reading the letters that had been sent back and forth between her and a very well known rebel group, she heard him growl as if he could sense her presence. Sol suddenly turned and tried to get away a quietly and quickly as possible, as she was running down the stair she slipped on a loose step and fell down the last flight of stairs. 

"dammit" she hissed as her hands began to bleed and burn from the fall. She quickly picked herself back up kept sprinting, knowing how close she was to the outside doors. Suddenly a tall, muscled man stepped in front of her. "Miss what are you doing" he intoned in his deep gravely voice. "Move Brock" she hissed " I'm just going outside" " Why so quickly?" he said looking at her suspiciously. "Because, i'm..... excited!" " Well I will just have to inform Killian where you are going. Wait here." He growled. Ha like hell she was going to stay there, while Killian was most likely ready to kill her the second he saw her. "Ok" she said sweetly, smiling at Brock. He grumbled and turned around the corner. Once she could tell he was down the hall she rushed as fast as possible towards the doors. She quickly sprinted out exclaiming to the guards she was going for a run. Sol hurried across the grounds, finally clearing the last gate and running towards the woods. She then heard her brother screaming her name "SOLANDRIA" he yelled, and then another sound occurred that made her blood run cold.