Do You know what 'L' Stands for?
Chapter One~ Fate's First Step
I walked next to a boy my age, each of us looking as though a reflection of the other. We were twins, of course we would look alike. He had let his hair grow a bit longer then normal, his way of protecting me from some of the bullies at school. We walked down the street towards our school, his hand clutched in mine. He was telling me about times our Father had during his days at the police department in Kyoto.
"Father and his partner caught the robber the next day. It was a quick day, he told." Hiroshi finished as we walked. I smiled over at him before I spoke.
"Our Father is so cool. Always catching the bad guys and never getting hurt. I want to be just like him when I grow up." I grinned at the thought, I'd protect so many people. I'd be able to make the world a better place for every one.
"You know that kind of job is very hard and dangerous but I promise you I will always be here to protect you. I won't let any of those bad guys ever hurt you and I'll always protect you, Haru-chan" Hiroshi told me, smiling the entire time.
"I know you will Hiro-kun. You never let me get hurt." We continued to walk, talking a bit about different things until we got to school.
Hiroshi and I sat together in the classroom, hardly ever being separated even in school. The teacher had given us some work and I finished it quickly, already knowing how to work the problems and such. I glanced over to Hiroshi, seeing he had also finished. The two of us were always the first to finish but Hiroshi was always faster then I was.
I opened the sketch pad that I carried with me started on a new drawing. My skills with the arts was actually really good for my age, whereas my brother was smarter then me. We were always told that we would go far in the world but it confused me a bit. Did they mean we would travel all over the place? I never understood it but I never told the adults that.
It seemed like soon after we were dismissed to head home, the day seemed to had passed by pretty quickly. "Hiro-kun, did the day go faster then normal?" I looked at my brother, wondering if he felt the same.
"This day has got by faster then normal. Lets head home and get something to eat." He smiled at me as we started to walk back to our house. As we walked I noticed something odd, the clouds were black and looked more like smoke then a cloud. I wondered what was going on to make them look like that but didn't think more of it as Hiroshi and I walked home.
"NO, MOTHER! FATHER!" I saw Hiroshi look in front of us, where our house was. I looked as well, only to find it was on fire. We both ran, trying to figure out if our parents were okay. Hiroshi made it past the firemen but they managed to hold me back. I screamed, trying to call my brother or my parents.
"HIROSHI! MOTHER! FATHER!" I tried to wiggle out of the fireman's arms, not hearing a word he said to me. He held me back, keeping me from going to my family. Soon the fire was out but all that remained of my house was ashes. A fireman came from the ruins of the house and shook his head. That was when I started to cry.
"I'm sorry, no one was found alive. I'm very sorry." The fireman holding me had finally put me down and apologized to me. I sat on the sidewalk, my back to the charred remains of the house. I had went through it and found a single photograph that was charred around the edges but wasn't burnt too badly. I stared at the photo, tears still running down my face. What would happen to me now? I was all alone in the world.
"Are you Ms. Kasumi?" A man in a dark suit addressed me from beside a dark car. I simply nodded my head, not having the strength to speak anymore. "Then will you please follow me, I'm going to take you to an orphanage with lots of other children." I just stood up and followed him, the charred picture in my hand.
After a long time, not that I knew exactly how long, and a plane ride we arrived at the gates of a big building. The gates opened and the man, I learned by now to be Watari, drove the car through to the front of the building. He parked and lead me into the building.
I saw many kids, all different ages, walking or sitting around the first room we came to. Watari lead me into an office-like room and sat down behind a desk.
"Ms. Kasumi, this is Wammy's Orphanage, one for gifted children that will one day change the world for the better. Everyone here, though, is required to go by a different name then the one given to you at birth. Do you happen to have anything in mind you want to be called?" I shook my head, I didn't know of anything I wanted to be called. At that point I just wanted to sleep.
"Alright then. How does Hanako Masuyo sound to you?" I nodded my head, looking around the quite and a bit dark room. "Alright then, your room mate will be Ryuzaki. I am sure you two will be able to get along quite nicely." Watari stood up and motioned for me to follow him. I walked with him out of the office room and up a large flight of stairs. He lead me down a corridor of rooms before stopping at one and opening the door.
"Ryuzaki, this is Hanako. She will be staying in this room with you. Please try to be friendly with each other." Watari said before letting me into the room and closing the door behind me.
A/N
So how was that for a revision. I made it quite longer and more detailed, hopefully the events will flow more evenly now. I know this isn't the dialect of a 9-year-old but I have long passed the age where I could remember how they talked. So next chapter will move into her relationship with Ryuzaki at Wammy's and her new life. Hope everyone enjoyed.