It was a cold winter night; snow gently fell from above, covering the ground with its purity. However, a little yellow house stood by its lonesome. And the happenings inside contradicted the purity of the frozen landscape. For inside this house yelling, and construed profanities were tossed around. A normal night for this family of two, resentment and hatred their only company.
Adelaide Belc was the only daughter of her mother Sarah Williams. Her father died at a tender age, leaving her with her mother, who is anything but. She loved her father very much, but her mother was the opposite. Her parents divorced when she was too young to remember, and her mother had initial custody. That was until she dumped her on her father's doorstep, never to be seen or heard from again. That, however, was seven ten years ago, and her father has been rotting for several. Enough was enough. Adelaide knew that if she didn't get out of that house for good, she would probably turn out like her mother. And Adelaide knew that she was better, smarter than that. All her life she had a higher IQ, to the point of genius. So, now, at the age of 12, she packed her bags. Once she saw that her mother was passed out on the couch, once again, she left.
Adelaide didn't know what hurt worse. The fact that her mother didn't care enough to look for her, or the fact that no one cared that there was a 13 year old girl living on the streets. The world really had gone to the dumps. She just sat there in her alleyway, with her knees pulled to her chest and head down. It has been almost a year since she left her 'home'. The sad part was that she couldn't tell a difference.
All the sudden a figure came up to the edge of the alleyway.
"Hey, I think there's a person there." The voice sounded like it belonged to someone about her age, and definitely a boy.
"I dunno. Maybe we should check." Came another male voice.
"Alright." The first voice said. Footsteps echoed against the old brick walls, coming closer and closer. They finally stopped. Adelaide looked up to find two boys, one with shoulder length blonde hair, the other playing in a hand held game.
"Hi. Who are you?" the blonde one asked.
"Why should I tell you?" Adelaide asked.
"We just want to know if you are okay." Said the one with the game. Adelaide thought for a moment before answering.
"Only if you tell me yours."
"I asked you first!" the blonde said snapping a piece of chocolate that appeared out of nowhere.
"Calm down Mello. I'm Matt." The gamer boy said. So they use aliases. Adelaide thought. Okay.
"My name is Ciel." And just like that, Adelaide was no more.