Chapter one:
Run! Run faster! I hear a voice in my head yell as I run from samurai-type people. Where am I anyway?! I felt my heart beat faster in my chest, at that moment I see a dead end ahead of me! "Shoot!" I say and I hear them yelling in a different language. I look around for any weapon and I see a rope that was leading to the roof of a nearby building. The rope looked strong enough but there was no way to tell- Suddenly the shouting gets louder! Think Kira... Think! Looking around I see a sharp tile that fell from a roof. I take my chances and climb the rope to the rooftop, I watch the men run past and I sigh with relief... I lay there on the roof until it was dawn. How did I get here? I think back to earlier...
Temecula California- October 1st, 2010:
"Mom I'm going to the Mall!" I say and she smiles, "Have fun Kira- Oh! Be safe!" She kissed my forehead and I wave good bye. I walk down to the Mall on Winchester Road, "I hope it dose rain!" I laugh and I pull out my cell phone- 10:00 am. "I'm a bit early... James should be here soon." I sighed and stuffed my hands in the pockets of my shorts. Then... I see a advertisement for a new Anime- Hakuouki: Demon of the fleeting blossom. That's cool, I thought and walked to Barns and Noble. "Welcome!" The man behind the desk said as I enter the store. "You came early today Kira-Chan!" The clerk said and I smile, "Yes, I'm meeting James here Mr. Kawasaki." I say and he smiled, Mr. Kawasaki is my god father- my father decided so before I was born. "Have you seen the new Anime? It's supposed to be really good." I shake my head and he chuckled... Suddenly I hear James's voice behind me, "You sure are early!" I look at my best friend and noticed he was still in his Cafe uniform. "Geezz- Can't you at least be a bit more casual?" I chuckle lightly and he smiles, "Good to see you too!" he rubbed my head and I swat his hand away. "And by the way I work here in the Barns and Noble Cafe- for your information!" He snorted and I laugh. We sat down for a few minutes but then I had to go. "See ya!" I wave good bye and I then walked down Winchester Road. "Excuse me miss!" A little girl said and I look to see her in a small Kimono... People just pass by and I look around as she smiled angelically at me. "I lost my mommy... Will you help me?" She asked and I had no right to refuse... "Sure, where did you see her last?" I ask with a smile and the little girl grabbed my hands. "Come~" She said sweetly and I started to feel dizzy... I fall back and it felt like I kept falling until I felt solid ground beneath me...
It had to be two hours later that I woke up because it was dark out, "What the-?!" I say and I hear laughter near by, I see three men walking over fro the shadows. "Shoot! EEEEK!" I turned and ran for my life- Where was I? How did I get here? Where is that little girl?! Thought after thought came into my head.
I open my eyes to see I was on the roof and the sun was coming up... Time to move I guess. I think and I climbed down the rope- In the streets there were shops and people buying stuff. I walk down the street and people stare, this is awkward... I walk and saw a group of people in blue and white coats. I caught one's attention and he walked over. He said something but I could not understand- Then he made a tsking sound as if he was annoyed. I blink and I see one of the men from the other night crossing the dirt road towards me. I bet I looked like a boy, I did have shortish black hair- my arm was snatched up by one of the men! I stomp on his foot and got in fighting position. I heard him yell in pain and as he let go two others came and I kick one in the gut at full force- he staggered backwards and I chop the other on the neck, causing him to pass out. I snicker and the first man brings out a sword. He swung it at me- cutting my arm and sleeve open. I gasp in pain and The man with the white and blue coat just watched. I see his sword- That's it! I snatch his sword away and he yells at me- I wield it one handed as I block attack after attack, it was like a dance... I kick him in the gut causing him to drop to the ground. I drop the sword and the man with whose sword I borrowed walked over, His friends were right behind him. I swallow hard and I look at them. "I-I'm sorry!" They looked shocked and I see them look at one another. "Well! I guess you can speak Japanese..." A man said and I gasp. "How did you fight like that?!" A boy my age asked and I noticed another boy my age behind him. "Hey Souji! Did he really take your sword?!" Just as I thought... they think I'm a boy! I shiver and pick up the sword, dusting it off I hand it back to the man called Souji. "Sorry..." I say and I remember the way Mr. Kawasaki greeted me, I bow low and then get back up. "Should we take him with us? Also do you think he is a foreigner?" The boy asked and I tilt my head- Wait... I'm in JAPAN! I stopped my jaw from dropping and wondered how mom was doing. Is she worried? How did- The little girls face shone in my mind... She must have kidnapped me! No, she couldn't have... She touched me and then I was falling- "...ello. HELLO?!" I look up and A different man was in front of me. I shiver and he frowned. "He sure looks weak..." That's when I turned away and glared at the dirt. "Child if you could please come with us." I look up and I had no choice. I nodded and followed them to a odd building...
