Ah, the feeling of a warm island breeze through his fur, the light of the sun dappled through the leaves, mottling the ground, the crisp, clean smell of the air. Yep, Thaddeus had to admit, he was starting to like this place. Humming quietly to himself, he skillfully leaped from tree to tree, sticking to the lower, sturdier branches as he explored the forest that would be his new home.

Now if only I could one of those girls they told me about...I'll probably need to go closer to the school to have a chance though. Ah well, maybe later. So thinking, he turned his exploration inland, still keeping to the trees, but moving ever closer to the more humanly habitated environs of the isle, the only sound of his progress the faint clicking of his hooves on the trees, and the merry humming at his lips.

Haruko had skipped out of class early, as she so often would from now on, to get a head start on her training. She hadn't been there for very long at all and she was already shaping up to be a troublesome student, though so far she'd managed to escape unscathed and unpunished... It was likely coming though and Haruko could really care less. Punishment didn't scare her one bit. Oh no, a slap on the wrist! Bad Haruko... now go back to what you were doing. It kinda made her laugh inside how pitiful schools had become... though she had heard rumors about this one, but she blew them off as just that. No one would let that sort of thing happen in a supposedly prestigious university! Then again that chick that recruited her made their track and field sound excellent, but Haruko blew away her fellow students easily! It was no contest...

And so the blaze-haired girl was stuck training, trying to regain her former strength. She was already an imposing sight to most students, standing slightly taller with much better muscle tone than they could likely ever hope for, but she wanted more! Why couldn't she go back to normal?!

Haruko growled, slamming a fist into the tree before her with a solid punch. There should've been a deafening crack as the thing toppled over like she'd just cut it down, instead some of the bark went flying off in shards and nothing more. Her expression was frustrated as she hit again and again and again, only causing more bark to fly without the results she desired.

Finally she stopped for a moment, surveying her pitiful amount of inflicted damage, as she worked to catch her breath, brushing aside a strand of hair that'd fallen down while she was attacking. Really she should've thought to change before she'd come out here, but she'd been risking getting caught. It was difficult for the young woman to move in such a restrictive uniform, shifting her arms uncomfortably as she tried to readjust the shirt from her flurry of punches.

She'd just been attending to her bleeding knuckles when she heard an unfamiliar noise, immediately panicking. Someone knew she was here!

Thud thud thud! Thaddeus' fuzzy pointed ears perked up at the strange sounds, his leaping gait through the low branches ceasing as he searched for the source of the sound, head turning this way and that. There? No...there? Damn stupid echoes...ah! There!

Grinning broadly, he set off once more, orienting on the sounds of flesh impacting on wood, the greenery blurring by as he approached. Oh ho, a girl, he thought, taking in the sight of the lovely red haired lass. Muscled, nicely so, and yet she still has curves! And are those...they are...they have to be...socks!

He nearly drooled as he spotted the cottony white garments hugging the delightful girl's ankles, forgetting to watch his next landing and thwacking into the trunk of a tree, with a muffled "Ooof!" Rubbing his nose, he peeked around the woody assailant, taking another look at this unexpected gem, hiding himself as she looked around in a panic, watching, waiting.

Haruko glanced this way and that, spinning and turning in quick pivots that dug up the grass at her feet as she spun in a sudden panic.

...But what if it was just another student that had had the same idea of cutting class as her? She couldn't risk it being a teacher seeking out slackers! Maybe they hadn't seen her face?!

With that realization, Haruko gathered her thoughts and took off at a sprint. There was no way some stupid professor could keep up with her! If they hadn't got a good look at her face then they couldn't very well identify her and if they couldn't identify her then she was home free!

Haruko put all of her effort into running as quickly as possible, feet barely even striking the ground with her wide steps, kicking up twigs and other small debris as she pumped her legs with everything she had.

Thaddeus had to cover his mouth to suppress a snicker as the ginger girl spun in place, watching the panic and uncertainty dance across her slightly marred face. Such a nice look for her to...whoops, there she goes!

Not knowing why she was fleeing, he set off after her, the sight of a fleeing girl setting off his predatory instincts...not to mention that skirt flapping behind her giving him a nice view of her toned little rump. His movement was nearly as quick as hers, his leaps crossing large expanses between the low branches, occasionally snagging a branch in his thick, black clawed fingers to swing himself to another, ever following the impressively running girl. Thinking quickly, he put on a burst of speed, ape-like arms flexing as he hurled himself ahead of her, still above sight, making sure to make more noise now, to herd her away from the school...and any witnesses it may provide. Grinning like the devil he resembled, Thaddeus slapped tree trunks, and shook branches, not hard enough to seem unnatural, but enough to suggest honest pursuit of the girl. Oh what fun it was to hunt again!

And suddenly the noise was ahead of her instead of behind. Damn these trees and their echoing! Was there more than one person?! They couldn't be moving faster than her and even if they were, where were they?!

She tried to change direction, slamming her foot into the ground to attempt a running turn only to misjudge and go flying, loose skirt soaring in the temporary loss of gravity before she hit the ground hard, delivering a few minor tears to the fabric of her clothing as she skidded and causing a shoe to fly off in the process of her roll, recovering as quickly as possible from the bad spill to take off at a run again. She wouldn't be caught so easily!!

The satyr snickered again as he saw her take a tumble, wincing slightly as her clothing tore in places, his eyes narrowing as she lost a shoe, focusing on the fully bared sock. WANT! The thought burned through his mind, the decision made then and there. He would have this girl and her delightful little socks, or his name wasn't Thaddeus Niggurath. And it was...

"Harrrrooooo!!!" he howled, mimicking a hunting wolfs cry, the loud sound echoing in the forest, seemingly catching up with her. If he was right, she was headed straight for a little stream...and that would be a delightful spot to catch her. Again putting on a burst of speed, he darted and swung through the trees, howling as he closed the gap, careful to stay behind her until he was ready to pounce.

What the hell was that?! Immediately Haruko's mind raced with the possibilities of what might be hot on her heels. Was it a wolf? It certainly sounded like one, but why would a wolf bother to chase her so diligently?! She was actually less afraid of having to fend off a wolf than to get caught by a professor, finally coming to a stop as she reached the edge of a stream.

This was perfect! Immediately she put her back to the water. If something were to approach her from behind she'd hear it, now allowing her eyes to focus on what was in front of her from back the way she'd come. It was obvious she wouldn't be able to outrun this from her previous attempt and she was even slower now with only one shoe. She'd stand and fight!

Haruko's hands immediately balled into fists, ignoring the sting of scratches and cuts on her knuckles. This was no time for minor pain...

And so there she stood, hair scattered wildly to frame her face, teeth clenched and chest heaving with deep breaths as she tried to feed her burning lungs air. She struck a ready stance, ready to strike low at the level of a four legged animal.

With a soft thump, Thaddeus alighted in the branches of a tree behind the girl, hanging just over the stream. Hmmm, to play, or to pounce? Grinning toothily, he looked up into the branches of the hickory tree currently playing host to his furry form, and spotted a cluster of hickory nuts, pulling them free and popping a single green covered little nut free, bouncing it in his palm before throwing it as hard as he could into the bushes ahead of the girl, arcing it so she wouldn't see it in the air, only hear the rustle.

He mirrored her stance curiously, trying to figure it out while he watched her, deciding she must think an actual wolf was after her. He almost guffawed in laughter, eyes drinking in the sight of her bent over like that, almost...invitingly.

Immediately Haruko's eyes flitted to the rustling undergrowth, head jerking to see the source of the noise only to find nothing. What was going on?!

The girl stayed low, but now slowly moved forward, seeking out whatever had made that sound. She was slowly starting to simply get irritated. This thing was toying with her and, being a generally impatient sort, she didn't like it at all.

All her senses were on alert as she focused on the bush, intent on investigating and only growling in frustration as she found nothing, stomping her still shoed foot in anger as she was forced to look all around her without her back to the stream again, carefully making her way back to the safest spot she had at the moment.

Hmm hmm...temper temper little firehair. Plucking another two nuts, he took one in each hand, throwing them both into the bushes on either side of her, but still back toward where he had first thrown, as if two things had split up to flank her slowly. Waiting a moment for her to respond to the new trickery, he timed a leap to grab hold of a branch almost directly over her head, letting his weight slowly bend it downward, gradually drooping closer to the ground.

His hooves hung just out of sight as the two nuts fell into the bushes, calling her attention away. He waited a moment to see what she would do, aiming his fall to land just behind her if she turned, already salivating at the smell of her sweat and slightly faded fear rising off of her.

And indeed Haruko's reaction to the two new rustles was immediate, about facing in the direction of the sound with new alarm as now two things seemed to be after her. This was bad!

...Then unexpectedly she felt something... or someone... big land behind her. Her eyes went wide and breath caught in her throat, adrenaline immediately doubletime pumping into her bloodstream as the decisive moment struck. This had to be what was messing with her!

There was no time for thought! Haruko was reacting on pure defensive instinct now, immediately throwing an elbow behind her without even seeing what it was she was attacking, roaring out her anger and fear as she attempted to spin and follow up with a punch to whatever was at the height of her head whether it connected or not.

He fell to the ground with a thump, putting his hands on his hips in what he hoped was an impressive pose, waiting for her to turn around. His eyes widened, and strangled "Ooof!" passed his lips as she slammed her elbow into his stomach, the sculpted abs reflexively tightening, but not fast enough to fully block the blow. Doubling over, more in surprise than anything else, he started to try and reason with her, only to take a surprisingly strong punch...square in his already tender nose.

"Nyeeahahahaagh!" he bleated in pain, falling backwards into the stream, deep red blood dripping from his nose as he clutched at it, hooves digging furrows in the sandy bank of the stream as he kicked out madly.

"What was that for?! Is there something wrong with you, like mentally?! Owww...." he exclaimed loudly, his fur now plastered to his body as he rose back to his feet, still clutching his nose, though now his golden eyes where almost glowing with fury.

Haruko had a mere few moments of success, smirking in triumph as her target fell back... just before she realized just what the hell it was she'd just attacked.

With the sight of the... thing... her mouth dropped open in total shock, unable to even blink. All she could think about was what she'd gotten herself into. What was going on here?! She'd asked so many questions in the last half hour it was unbelievable!

The student entirely ignored the thing's question only barely registering that it was actually speaking in plain english, instead bringing up one of her own inquiries in truly blunt Haruko fashion. "W-... What the hell ARE you?!"

Slowly she began to take steps back. This thing wasn't natural and she didn't plan on fighting if he didn't insist on heckling her...

"What the hell am I? No, "Sorry I randomly punched you in the face?" Tch, girls these days. So rude, so crass. And watch your mouth young lady. I don't have much patience for foul language," the bleeding satyr berated her soundly, voice snappish with the slowly receding pain.

"Hmph. As for what I am, what do I look like, hmm?" grinning again, he removed his hand from his nose, wiping the blood away. He slowly followed the girl, walking casually, bouncing slightly on his powerful legs. If she turned her back on him again, he fully intended to tackle the troublesome little minx. Mmm, maybe a little more than tackle at that. His grin widened at that thought, his eyes traveling down to her chest, and the sweat plastered shirt clinging to it, outlining her breasts. He idly wondered what sort of bra she was wearing, the urge to strip her and find out rapidly rising, and causing his long, thick manhood to slowly harden between his furry thighs, rising into plain view as he kept pace with her.