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with both hands
up   to show
that I meant no harm.
    “ Hey guys,” I said while trying to appear casual and relaxed.
I thought it was the best way to convey my voice of
reason.
They all spun
around and stared at me.
    “ Why is he here?!” Screeched Kurumi.
    “ What do you mean   why is he
here?   Didn't
you bring him?” Asked Taisei.
    “ No, why the hell would I do that?!”
    “ He must have followed you,” said Itsuki. “Great job Kurumi, I
can see those exorcist skills hard at work.”
Taisei
frantically waved his arms like he was trying to shoo me back
behind the trees.
    “ Hey you! Just find a safe place to hide and get out of the
way!”
I planned to
give a small speech about how all animals are our friends, but I
could finally see what lay behind them. The raccoon began to gnaw
on something pink beside it. At first my naive brain thought it
must have been a peach, but I soon realized the raccoon was chewing
on a human arm. 
    “ WHY IS THAT RACCOON EATING SOMEONE!” I screamed.
    “ Oh crap,” Taisei turned his attention back to the raccoon,
but it was already too late. The raccoon began to shake like it was
going to throw up, but instead it began to grow larger.
    “ Nina now!” He yelled.
    “ Roger!” Nina grabbed an arrow from the pack on her back and
loaded it into the bow. She aimed downward and shot, but her arm
wavered and the arrow missed and implanted itself into the ground
beside the monster.
    “ Shit!” Swore Taisei. “Everyone back now! Itsuki prepare a
charm! Kiyori cover Itsuki! Mana take care of this guy!” He said
while pointing at me.
    Mana on the other hand wasn't too happy about becoming my
personal bodyguard.   “What! Why me? You never let me
fight the Obake!” She yelled.
    “ Mana, get back there now!” He snapped.
With a huff
Mana dashed to my aid and held her pole out before us as a shield.
Her brow was narrowed in anger, but when she turned back to glance
at me her mouth broke out into a smile. “Don't worry you'll be
safe,” she said gently.
Happiness
swelled within my chest. The girl I liked was prepared to protect
me from a terrifying man-eating monster. I wanted to say that I was
dying of happiness, until I realized  I was currently facing
death on four furry legs.
    “ I almost forgot,” Taisei quickly dashed over to Mana and I.
“I have something to give you.”
He reached
into his pocket and I assumed he was going to pull out a weapon I
could use to protect myself, but instead it was his cell
phone.
    “ If you don't mind, do you think you could get some shots of
me fighting this thing?” He asked.
    “ I suppose,” I muttered hesitantly. I wasn't sure if it was an
appropriate situation for taking pictures.
    “ Thanks,” he said with a wave before turning his attention
back to the monster.
    The Obake had grown to the size of a person. It still
resembled a raccoon, except its teeth and claws were ten times
larger and it was foaming at the mouth. I wanted to appear brave
and manly in front of Mana, but I was   soon clinging to her shoulder on
the verge of tears. I may have also been screaming
“ Save me, its going to eat us
all!”
    Unlike everyone else who had jumped back and scattered, Nina
reloaded her bow.   She looked like she was going to take another shot but her
fingers were shaking.
    “ Nina, get back!” Yelled Taisei.
    “ It's OK, I can handle it,” she said.
Nina didn't
get the chance to shoot because the giant raccoon lunged at her.
She screamed and fell back before any of us had the chance to do
anything. I could no longer see her behind the monster, so I
assumed she must have been a goner. It was the first time I'd ever
seen someone die, so I froze in shock and found myself unable to
move or do anything.
    “ Nina!” Yelled a frantic Taisei.
Tasiei ran to
her aid, but before he'd even taken a step, there was a large thud,
and an ax was suddenly sticking out of the monster's back. I assume
it was thrown by Kiyori since he was the