Shinobi (A Katana Novel) by Cole Gibsen

Author:Cole Gibsen [Gibsen, Cole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: teen fiction, young adult, ya, katana, young adult novel, ya fiction, senshi, young adult fiction, teen novel, ninja, teen lit, ya novel
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD.
Published: 2014-03-01T00:00:00+00:00

19

What do we do?” Quentin hissed.

I dashed to the cabinet, squinting in the darkness until I located the can of dog food. “We have to get out of this cabin. We’re basically sitting in a trap.” I snatched the knife from the table and slammed it into the lid, working it furiously around the can until I was able to pry the jagged lid open.

He leaned back from the window. “What are you doing?”

“Insurance.” I handed the can to Quentin, and motioned for him to follow me to the door. “Stick by me. We don’t know what these guys are packing. They could have night vision for all we know.”

“Night vision?” he squeaked.

“Well, yeah, along with the dogs and tranquilizer guns.”

“Right. And to combat all that you’ve decided to go with … ” He looked at the can in his hand. “Dog food? Are you sure the exhaustion hasn’t made you delirious? Can we at least take those jagged can lids and use them as throwing stars?”

I shook my head. “Weapons won’t help us now. We’re horribly outnumbered and outgunned. We can’t fight them. Our only option is to run. So stick close, understand?”

He pressed his lips into a thin line and squeezed the can into his pants pocket. “Okay.”

I pushed open the cabin’s door with my shoulder and glanced out. The barking grew louder by the second. I motioned Q to follow and sprinted in the opposite direction of the approaching flashlight beams. My stiff muscles screamed in protest. I could only clench my teeth and push through the pain.

Quentin matched my stride. Together, we forged through the dense brambles and tree branches blocking our escape. But no matter how fast we ran, the barking continued to draw closer.

A voice called out from behind us. “Over here! I see them just up ahead.”

Quentin glanced at me. Even in the moonlight I could see the terror in his wide eyes. “Do we throw the dog food now?”

I shook my head. “No,” I answered, panting. “Not yet.”

His breathing came in rapid bursts. “I don’t know how much longer I can keep this up.”

I knew exactly how he felt. My legs felt like rubber bands on the verge of snapping. Every muscle inside my body screamed at me to stop. I tightened my fists and pressed on. “Hang on.”

Just then, a pop sounded behind us.

I grabbed Quentin’s arm and yanked him toward me just as two darts sailed over his shoulder and sank into a tree. When we reached the tree, I paused long enough to yank the darts from the bark before I continued on.

“What are you going to do with those?” Q panted.

“I have an idea.”

“Good. Because they’re getting closer.”

Something snarled behind us.

I glanced over my shoulder to see a dark shape push through the brush and hurtle toward us. Its bared teeth glowed an almost ethereal blue under the moonlight.

Cords of fear tightened around my chest, and I skidded to a halt. There was no way we could outrun it.

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