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Getting There
Mika just stood there, not quite sure how to react or what to do. The adults said that this was supposed to be his home now, but Mika didn't quite understand why. He had a family; they just didn't always get along. The cuts and scrapes still stung from being thrown out of the car. A reminder to him of what his parents were like. Despite all the pain they inflicted on him, they always came back for him.
Maybe not this time though… He thought as he thought about how long he had been here. A few days had passed by and his parents still hadn't come back for him.
We're a family and families stick together, right?
There were six other children already living here along with an adult watching over them. They all seemed to get along, but Mika figured that he shouldn't get close to them since his parents would come any day now and take him home. If he made friends, it would just hurt to leave them here since he might not get time to see them.
"You ok Mika?" He looked over towards the voice to see a girl with brown hair pulled back in a braid that was the same age as he was.
"Yeah... um…" He couldn't remember her name since he wasn't trying to make friends. It's not that he didn't want to, no he would love to have friends, he just didn't know if his parents would take the time to bring him back to see them.
"Akane. Remember, silly?" She smiled and he couldn't help smiling back after nodding.
She just so friendly that it's almost contagious…
He was surprised a bit when she grabbed his hand and started to drag him into another room.
"We're drawing so why don't you come join us." She phrased it more as a statement and he couldn't help starting to think what he would want to draw.
Maybe a dog. Mother and father never let me have any pets so I think it'd be ok even if it wasn't real…
They rounded the corner to see the younger kids at the orphanage already absorbed in their drawings. He noticed that there were various drawing materials; pens, colored pencils, markers, and even some paint.
That's more than we have at home…
His excitement took over at that point, since he would get to work with different materials than he normally did. He quickly took a seat at the end of the small table, with Akane sitting beside him. Pulling over a piece of paper, as well as giving one to Akane, he was about to start drawing before he realized that he didn't know what type of dog to draw. He had seen other types of dogs around the area that he lived, but never actually gotten to know them.
Do I make a small, medium, or big dog? Then there's the color of the fur and eyes…
He finally decided on a big dog with golden fur and big brown eyes.
That way we can snuggle and be best friends…
He at first started drawing with a pencil before quickly erasing his lines and going over them in yellow marker. This was then accompanied by golden and yellow streaks for the dog's fur with a soft brown being added for the dog's eyes. Before long, the dog was finished and Mika was wondering if he could draw another. It was fun being able to mix different materials; it also helped to make the dog more realistic, at least in his opinion.
He looked over at Akane, who was still on her first drawing, and he decided to watch her draw for a while. There was no point in rushing to draw something, might as well give himself time to think up more ideas first. He had time before his parents came to pick him up anyways.
But it would be nice to have friends…
Welcome to the first chapter of "Before". So all of you might have noticed that the first chapter doesn't mention Yu, but that's because this is before Yu came to the orphanage. So this fanfiction is going to be a series of one-shots revolving around Mika's time at the orphanage. I'll start out weekly but depending on demand, I might update quicker. Also if you have any ideas on what you want to see happen in this fanfiction, please let me know in a review and I'll try to fit it in. Hope you all enjoyed reading the first chapter and until next time, have a great day!
-AnimeWolfGirl16