Harley walked into the cramped bedroom and heaved her schoolbag onto the bed with a sigh.

Her roommate, Pearl, was not back yet. Probably goofing off at the mall with her gaggle of ridiculous popular girls.

Harley had been here in Tokyo alone for 2 years, with only Pearl to keep her company. A normal 15-year-old would not have made it. But a 15-year-old, with a daddy who had...connections...

Well, that was another story.

A notification on her laptop's screen blinked steadfastly, demanding her attention. She walked over to the desk and collapsed in the awaiting chair.

It was a call request for video chat. She clicked it, accepting it.

After the connection was established, an all-too-familiar face presented the caller.

"Hello, my dear, I trust you're doing well?"

Her father.

"Doji", she growled.

"Now, now. I prefer if you call me 'father' or 'daddy', or some other modern word for the man responsible for your existence."

"How about DOJI?" she snarled in return.

"Oh- -is that the new name for father now?"

Doji lifted a glass of orange juice to his lips. Harley facepalmed inwardly.

"I can't believe you have to drink your orange juice from a champagne glass just to feel fancy, dad." GAH! IDIOT! She had slipped again. The habit of referring to him as her father remained annoyingly intact even after his betrayal.

Doji smiled. Small victories.

"What do you want, father?" Harley sighed.

"I just wanted to see how you and Pearl are getting along."

"Do you have to do the voice?" Harley referred to Doji's evil-nemesis, high and nasal voice with disdain.

Doji slipped into his regular voice. "Oh, very well."

"Can't you find me another roommate?"

"Just a moment, my dear." Doji pressed the intercom button beside his desk.

"Yes?...He's in the lobby?...WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE'S LETTING HIS DOG RUN LOOSE?...WELL RESTRAIN BOTH OF THEM IMMEDIATELY!"

Doji then returned his attention to Harley.

"I have some important business to attend to. Goodbye."

Harley hung up without another word.


Ok, so the first chapter was a little short! But I'm eager to post it now, second chapter scheduled for the next 2 weeks maximum!