A Legend Begins
They found her washed up on shore, barely breathing and unconscious, with wave battered body, and hair tangled with debris from the sea. It was after the storm had raged through the tiny little village. The hurricane, the newscaster called the storm of the century. The couple that found her ran a small, yet popular traditional styled inn.
At first, they were shocked by the presence of the little girl lying on the beach. Fearing the worst, they hurriedly covered her with what little bits of clothes they could spare and rushed her home. They cleaned her up and sent for a local doctor that still do house calls for rural villages like theirs.
The little girl slept for seven more days after being rescued, before waking up.
A little girl with hair so black that it shines green, with eyes the color of brown seaweeds. She has no memories of who she is or where she comes from. So, they called her, Mogami Kyoko. They named her reverent child, because of her quiet polite ways. But, instead of writing her name in kanji, they used the hiragana. They gave her the family name of Mogami; because they wish the best of her, and with it, their hope that her life will be much better than wherever she was from before. They also secretly wish that this little girl would be the perfect daughter they hoped for.
For this couple, also has a son named Fuwa Shotaro.
The villagers always found something is not quite altogether right with Kyoko. Something around the eyes, they said. Kyoko always have a faraway look in her eyes, even, when she's playing with the other children. Even, when she laughs, or when she tagged along after the Fuwa boy. One other thing that the villagers found to be the most unsettling is, whenever Kyoko looks at a person directly in the eyes, her eyes looks like, it would look through a person and penetrate deep down into their soul. Many people who had looked directly into Kyoko's eyes had all said, it was like they were staring into the vast depth of the ocean that she came out of.
On the days that the ocean would look choppy and grey, when the horizon threatens another storm is coming ashore. Kyoko would often be found sitting on the big rocks that's facing the sea, staring out towards the turbulent horizon. Those are the days; the village would kept the fishing boats in the harbor and the men at home. When the hurricane gale comes ashore, Fuwa-taisho and the Okami-san would find Kyoko shivering in the corner of the room they use as family room, inconsolable with tears. Sho would just stand there, as if struck by lightning, not knowing what to do.
Kyoko would also be found more often than not, swimming in the ocean, alone or with other children. The neighbors all noticed that Kyoko took to swimming in the sea as if she was borne to be in the water. Sometimes, they swear that they could see a strange shimmering along Kyoko's body when she swims in the ocean. But, they all just chalked it up to trick of the sun light or some strange hallucinations that they collectively shared. They all agreed, that they never had to worry about their children, when Kyoko-chan are out on the water with them.