Chapter One: Lost
A gentle summer breeze blew off from the sea, gently kissing the face of the young girl sitting on the beach. She gazed up at the night sky with her large green eyes and let out a sigh. Oh what she'd give to be back in Gensokyo. A big city like this was no place for a girl like her. Only yesterday she had been back in her home with her master and her friends, but now she was here without a friend in the world. Only the sea to keep her company, and she hated water. But Chen still had no idea where she was or when she would get back, not to mention she hadn't eaten all day. She looked out at the water and felt her eyes pool with tears. She lay her head between her legs and cried, too weary to hold back the tears anymore. Her furry ears perked up as she heard the murmuring of a couple walking along the beach. "He you there!" shouted the man as he ran towards her. "Are you in some sort of trouble?" Afraid that she might scare them, she jumped up and ran in the opposite direction, leaving the bewildered pair rubbing their eyes in confusion at what appeared to be the silhouette of a two tailed cat.
The small black cat ran along the shore, unsure of what to do next. A deep growling came from her stomach. "Food, that's a good idea." She slowed down to a walk, constantly sniffing for anything that could calm the roaring hunger in her stomach. She looked to her right and saw what she had heard the humans call a boardwalk and cautiously approached it. She stretched out her neck and took in a breath, in an instant her nostrils were filled with dozens of different scents, people, animals, food, trash and many others she couldn't identify. Her feline nose caught whiff of something that smelled edible, which she located behind a trashcan. It appeared to have been stepped on a few times, and had a couple bites out of it, but the starving little cat was too hungry to care. She bit into the substance and tasted an oily coating on the outside mixed with a corn like taste. And the inside was filled with pink meaty stuff which left a strange aftertaste in her mouth. It was surprisingly okay tasting considering the fact that it had been squashed by someone's foot. After finishing this new kind of food she heard another rumble come from her stomach and continued her search for food. Unfortunately it seemed that she had just been lucky to find the food she had because there was no other food to be found. Having settled her stomach as best as she could, she began her second task, which was to search for a shelter.
She looked around at the countless stands and stores surrounding her. This place would be very busy during the day. Chen began to make her way down the boardwalk in search of anywhere suitable enough to rest using her wonderful feline vision. A damp wind rippled through her fur, "Oh no, a storm is coming. i need to find shelter quickly." Now walking faster, she approached a stand with red and yellow striped cloth hanging over bottom. She pushed through the cloth into the small area, separated from the rest of the stand with a board of wood. A harsh wind blew against her backside which was still outside the stand, placing a few raindrops on her. Knowing that she would become wet if she searched any longer, she curled up into a tight ball trying to keep warm. She closed she eyes and entered the world of dreams, and saw the previous events of that day play in her mind.