[center][color=navajowhite][h3]Akira[/h3][/color][/center]

Akira became startled.

Immediately, all the grass directly around her was turned to ashes, as the Ninetales spun around and unleashed a flamethrower in the direction the startle came from.

When the flames subsided, she beheld the bane of her existence, Piper. Or at least, the current bane, since the original bane (a Cubone) had left the village. The little Eevee had predicted the Ninetales' response and rolled down the hill. Akira wasn't used to her adversaries predicting her response, though she really should have seen that coming considering her response was always the same.

[color=navajowhite]"You have about three seconds to be somewhere I can't see you,"[/color] she said blankly, lightly simmering and preparing to lunge at Piper should he not comply.