Chapter 1
(Kasumi POV)
It was just another boring day for Kasumi. First, as always, she sat up and gazed out of her window at the harbor. Then, she got out of bed and got dressed in her usual plain, navy blue shirt, dark blue jean shorts, black tennis shoes, and navy blue snow hat. After that, she made an omelet for herself, grabbed her backpack, and headed out to work.
She got to work at the same time as usual and started cooking the orders that the counter workers sent in. Kasumi worked as a cook at a takeout restaurant that had a menu mainly based on fish. Surprisingly, many people came. She was by far the youngest person that worked there, as she was 14 years old. But, despite how young she was, Kasumi was an amazing cook. As usual, she had a quick lunch break about an hour and a half after noon. She went home, had a quick sandwich, and went back to work.
When Kasumi left work, the sun had just touched the horizon. While she walked home, she thought about some of the most recent books she read and was so deep in thought, she bumped into someone. She said sorry in her always barely audible voice and was about to continue home, when he asked for her to wait. She turned around wondering what he wanted from her. Kasumi looked at him and noticed that she had never seen him before. She also noticed that he had two female companions whom both held cats. They stood out very much against the crowd as everyone around them had brown or black or sometimes even blonde hair; they each had very interestingly colored hair. They also had strange clothing. The strangers all looked like teenagers even the cats looked mature in a way.
"Would you mind letting us stay the night? We are from a different town and we don't have a place to stay." asked the male.
Normal people wouldn't allow strangers into their house, but Kasumi could tell when someone was lying or not from looking in their eyes. She saw that that was the truth so; she agreed to allow them to stay the night.
On the way to her house, she looked them over better. The male was in his late teens and had pink hair. The older female looked about the same age as his and had blond hair with a small clump of hair tied up in a ponytail. The younger female looked around 13. She had blue hair in two strangely shaped ponytails. Kasumi assumed the blue cat was male because of the form of his face and his lack of clothes. She assumed the white cat was female because of her eyes and the pretty dress she was wearing. They were all wearing clothes that one would never find in that area. They also all had a strange mark one their right arm or hand.
When they reached Kasumi's house, the sun was almost halfway down. None of them had talked the entire way. Kasumi's house was fairly small with only one bedroom, a small living room, a bathroom, a dining table with four chairs, and a tiny kitchen that looked into the living room and the dining room. It didn't help that the walls were mostly covered with bookshelves. Even the coffee table and side table in the living room were bookshelves. They were all in awe of all the books.