It was a cold, rainy day in Domino city. All around, people were rushing to get someplace dry.
In the back alley, however, stood a girl. She had black hair and brown eyes. On her cheek under her left eye, was a yellow tear shaped mark. Her clothes were all tattered. Feeling hopeless, she sank to the ground. She was cold, weak and all alone.
Just then, a teen, around 18, approached the girl. He had spiky black, mangenta and blonde hair. His purple eyes were full of worry. "Are you alright?" he asked, concerned. The girl looked up.
"Please help me. I have nowhere to go." she told the boy. She tried to get up, but fell back to the ground. The boy scooped her up. "I will take you somewhere dry. You are safe with me." he told the girl. He then carried the girl off, back to the game shop.
On the way back to the game shop, the teen was wandering what the girl's name was. "I'm sorry, but can you tell me your name?" he asked. "My name is Shizuko Katayama." she said. "My name is Yami Mutou." said the teen. Yami paused. "Forgive me for asking, but, why were you out in the cold?" he asked Shizuko.
Shizuko looked down. "I just had to get away...away from there. Away from him...I was abused ever since I could remember." she paused. "My father had been abusing me for years. I had hoped that it would stop. But it got worse. So, I had enough of it, and ran away." Shizuko finished, now in tears. A wave of sadness swept over Yami.
At that moment, the wind picked up, and the rain got heavier. "Hold on." Yami told Shizuko, and he started to run. "We will be there soon." he said. Shizuko clung onto Yami's shirt. "It's not much farther." said Yami, over the howl of the wind.
Finally, they reached the game shop. Yami opened the door, and carried Shizuko inside. "Grandpa?" Yami called out. No answer. Yami then saw a note on the counter. Gone to run some errands. Be back soon. Grandpa. it read. Shizuko sneezed.
"Hold on, Shizuko, I'll get some dry clothes for you. I don't want you to catch a cold." Yami said, and he ran upstairs to get some clothes for Shizuko. A few minutes later, he came back with some dry clothes. "I'm sorry, but this is all I have." he said, as he handed them to Shizuko. "Thank you..." she said to Yami, and went off to get changed.
Moments later, Shizuko came down (she had changed in Yami's room), wearing nice, dry clothes. They were similar to the Black Magician Girl's, except they were black and red, instead of pink and blue (for some unknown reason, Yami's grandpa had put them into his closet).
Yami couldn't help but blush. After all, Shizuko looked very cute in her new clothes. He quickly looked away, so Shizuko wouldn't see him blush, but it was too late. In fact, Shizuko was blushing herself. They had just met, and they were already attracted to each other!
Just then, Yami's grandpa returned...
Mwhahaha! I bet you didn't expect a cliffhanger, did ya?