She was a young girl at the age of 15.

Her hair was a light silver, and her eyes were a pretty red.

She was shy, misunderstood. Left on the streets to rot and die.

Because she wasn't perfect.

Yowane Haku was her name.

Haku was nervous. She fiddled with her white scarf, snuggling closely to her warm coat. She blinked out the coldness from her eyes. It was a freezing winter, and a kind woman was nice enough to save her from freezing to death. She was adopted, not a real part of the family. She was hoping that the family wouldn't mind taking her in.

Her new mother smiled at her. "What's wrong, dear? Is something the matter?" She asked. Haku flinched in surprise. "N-Nothing's wrong, ma'am." She said quietly. She always hated her voice. It wasn't nice to hear. People would jeer at her for her voice. She hated it.

Her mother smiled at her. "It's alright. Don't be shy!"

They finally got to the house, a small cozy looking cabin that looked big enough for a family with three children. Haku didn't know if they had any real children, but she hoped that if they did have kids, they'd like her.

"We're here, Haku." Her mother said. She opened the door for Haku, welcoming her inside. Haku's eyes widened as she took in the wonderful image of a peaceful home. It was a nice home!

"Nice home..." She said in bliss.

Her mother smiled. "I know, right? My husband is always at work, so he gets enough money to get us these nice stuff." She said. She gave Haku a pat on the head. "You're a part of the family now, so don't be shy!"

Haku felt a smile grace her lips. She was starting to get comfortable around her. She started to shiver a little, which the kind woman noticed immediately. "Ah, why don't you sit on the couch over there? I'm going to light up the fire to get this place warm."

Haku did what she was told, and felt warmth hug her body. It was nice to feel this way again.

The mother hugged her lightly. "I'm going to go buy some food out, alright? Also some medicine..."

Haku blinked at the last part. Medicine? Why would the mother buy medicine? Was she sick? Before Haku could ask, the mother already left. She hummed.

Haku took her surroundings for a while. A nice fireplace, a comfortable atmosphere, and peacefulness surrounded her. She looked at some of the rooms around her. The bathroom was on the left, The kitchen right behind the living room, and four rooms she didn't know what held. Haku just assumed that one room was hers; Judging from the fact that one of the doors had her name ready on it. She stood up, thinking that it wouldn't hurt to explore the house a little.

She went to the bathroom. Of course, you'd expect the showers, bath tub, toilet, and sink in there, nothing out of the ordinary. Then she went to the kitchen. The dinner table, the oven and stuff for cooking were all there. Haku opened the fridge hesitantly. To her confusion, there was a shit load of ice cream in the freezer. Her eye twitched, taking in the image of what she saw. Did her new mom love ice cream? There were milk, some meat, water, orange juice, and... Were those spring onions? And what was that... Weirdly shaped thing doing inside that container?

Haku closed the door carefully. 'I saw nothing. I know nothing.'

Haku walked to her room's door. She was about to open it, but she decided to leave the room for later. So she went to the door next to hers first.

She knocked on it slowly. "H-Hello...?" She politely called out with a shy tone. No one answered. So she opened the door and saw a light green room, almost teal. Posters of a teal-haired girl hanging around the walls. A messy green bed, and a bunch of stuffed toys and girly stuff around the corner. Haku heard loud music in the room, and quickly went out, not wanting to hear the loud sound for much longer. She quickly assumed that it was another girl's room.

Then she went to the next room. Haku stood at the door, stared at it. She knocked on the door lightly, her hand on the doorknob. "Hello...?"

She assumed no one was there, anyway. Haku stepped away, but before she could leave, she heard another voice come from the room.

"Ah, come in!"

A male? Haku blushed in embarrassment. She never even talked to girls her age. How was she going to talk to him? And her mother didn't tell her she had children!

So, Haku didn't have a choice. She opened the door slowly, and shakily peaked in. "S-Sorry to intrude..." She muttered. Haku slowly brought her eyes up, looking at her new friend.

He had blue hair and gentle eyes. He was a bit pale, and frail-looking for a boy who looked sixteen. He was sitting in bed, staring at her with a curious look. Haku felt a sibling comfort somewhere in her heart. She didn't know where the feeling came from.

He smiled. "Hello." He greeted politely. Haku gulped. Her knees shook.

"You know, I can't introduce myself properly if you're huddled in that door way. Come in!" He said. Haku slowly walked in and closed the door behind her.

"What's your name?" He asked. Haku looked at the floor, fiddling with her scarf again. "I'm Haku..." She mumbled. The boy chuckled. "Come closer, silly!" He said. Haku did what she was told, and sat on the chair near the bed. "I said my name was 'Haku'..." She repeated again, more shyly and slowly this time around. The boy patted her head, making Haku feel fuzzy inside.

"Ah? My name is Kaito. It's nice to meet you, Haku." Kaito replied back, looking at Haku in the eye. "Why are you here, Haku?" He paused. "Like; Where did you come from?" He tried to explain what he meant, trying to not sound rude.

Haku smiled at his naive attempt. She liked how he was nice on their first meeting. "I was a-adopted here. Your mother took me in while I was out on the streets...'' Haku explained. Kaito blinked, before giving her a happy smile again. "Oh? So you're my little sister, then? That's great!" Kaito exclaimed, sounding very sincere about his excitement. Haku felt herself smile back. She laughed a little, before covering her mouth. Kaito lost his smile, blinking. "What's wrong?" He asked.

"My voice doesn't sound very well." She replied quietly.

Kaito laughed. "I'm sorry for laughing. Why would you say that? Of course you sound great." Kaito said. Haku blinked in amusement. He doesn't think she sounds like a broken plate? He was too kind.

Haku snapped out of her thoughts when she felt a hand stroke her hair. She looked up and realized that her new older brother was doing it. With a genuine smile on his face.

"We're going to be great siblings."