There was a tiny wooden house just up a hill, hidden behind numerous trees, and in that house is where the agonizing scream had come from. Inside was a mother giving birth to her second child, though there was something different about this pregnancy, making her sicker and sicker by the minute. When the baby was finally born, they gave her the name Miya. Her brother Jero was especially excited, but then the mother started to pant heavily; afterwards holding on to her chest, until her body gave out. She closed her eyes for the last time leaving behind a broken family. When the father of the woman took a good look at the baby he was able to sense the smell so familiar to him. For this baby wasn't just an ordinary baby, it was half Ayakashi, half human. When the husband of the deceased women heard the news, he fell into the depths of rage. For his family was once murdered from Ayakashi long ago when he was just a boy, and now had taken his only true love, all because of this new child, his daughter, was brought into the world.
~.::.::.::.::.::.~ Nine years later~.::.::.::.::.::.~
The glass had fallen, shattered all over the floor. It wasn't on purpose it was a complete accident. Though her father just didn't seem to understand this and punched her across the face making her stumble over knocking over their wooden table. She moaned at the pain, but instead of hitting her again he yelled at her to go to her room. Of course she listened and ran as fast as she could while holding onto her cheek, looking back to make sure he wasn't coming after her.
It wasn't her fault that she was cursed since she was in the womb, nor that her brother died because of illness just last year. The only person who truly loved her and taught her all she knows was her brother, and now he's gone. It wasn't her fault her mother died giving birth to her, causing her father to hit depression hard. All because this girl, Miya Makoto, was born half Ayakashi. From the ancestral bloods from long ago all the way to her grandfather and skipping a generation, now down to her. Though she has never herself seen what exactly she is or even been told what it was. A monster is what the rest of her family would call her, but never explain to her why they called her so, leaving her confused about herself. When she looked in the mirror all she saw was a weak 9 year old girl who was tiny she looked like she was 6. She had big green eyes, short wavy brown hair, that she usually pulled back into a little ponytail, and her dirty clothes which was a plain green t- shirt and blue capris pants. Her father would never think to buy her the nice things like the other kids. So she was used to wearing old things, and not taking any time in her appearance. She hears a whining sound which interrupts her crying, so she searches under her bed and sees her puppy who is scared of all the noise that just happened.
"It's ok, I won't let anyone hurt you, Yue," She sooths, picking her up gently and placing it on her lap. Stroking the puppies light brown fur, as it cuddles into her stomach. The room Miya lives in is tiny, only one small window which is slightly broken, letting the cold in. No furniture except a small brown drawer containing very little things, a mattress, and one blanket, which she shares with her beloved puppy, her only friend. Since she can remember her father would keep her locked in there, only seeing the outside world a few times. Despite it all, she doesn't complain as long as she has one companion, Yue.
"One day, we're going to get out of here and we'll run far, and we'll never look back, ok Yue?" She whispers softly into the puppy's ears as it closes its eyes and falls to sleep. Miya feels her eyes start to droop so she slightly shifts herself into a more comfortable position, careful not to wake up Yue; and slips under her blanket.
~.::.::.::.::.::.~ The next morning ~.::.::.::.::.::.~
Her father had left that morning to go run some kind of errands in town, forgetting to lock the door. Miya woke up by her puppies barking, seeing it tug at her blanket. She followed it out of the room to reveal an unlocked door. Her father would only leave her room unlocked a few times a week so she can feed the dog. Yue was born from a much older dog that belonged to Miya's mother. That dog died shortly after her mother did. But what was the most rare was when her father would forget to the lock the main door leading outside.
"This is our chance!" She shouts and runs back to grab a bag and stuffs it with some of her thing, including food. She puts her puppy in her arms and starts to head out the door. The fresh air hitting her making her feel dizzy at first, along with the sunlight and it's unfamiliar warmth. All her scars and bruises are now very visible all over her body, and the puppy whines as it shifts in her arms. Miya panting heavily doesn't look back but only forward not sure where exactly it is that she's going. She didn't see what was coming, a giant hole in the ground, leading down far. She continues to run and falls right into it, with her puppy still in her arms. Unable to let her hands free to make her landing easier she lands on her feet hurting her ankle in order to not let her puppy fall. The puppy looks up at her as she sobs loudly for about five minutes hissing and moaning at the intense pain inflicted. When she's finally calmed down she realizes where they are and that it be impossible to climb up since the walls are so soft and nothing to help her up.
"How are we supposed to get out of here Yue? We're going to starve! And then father is going to find us… and…" She holds back her tears looking down at her frightened puppy. The ground is still wet from the other night when it was raining, so it's not exactly going to be a comfortable night; that's if they stay stuck till night fall. She starts to scream for help, so desperate that she wishes her father would show up and drag her out. After a few hours the puppy starts to whine that it's hungry. When she looks into the back pack she sees only a little amount of food and decides its best that the puppy eats instead of her. She barely eats herself so her body is use to the starvation. When she removes her sock she sees her severely swollen ankle with the bone slightly sticking out.
"Do you need help getting out of there?" Calls a voice, startling the both of them. When she looks up she sees a boy with brown spiky hair and tan skin looking down at her.
"I can't move… my ankle!" She tries to yell, but her voice comes out as a quiet muffle. The puppy starts to bark sensing something she doesn't. The boy gives her directions to stay still as he searches for something to pull her up with. The puppy doesn't stop with its barking, puzzling Miya and annoying the stranger.
"What's wrong girl?" Miya reaches to comfort the dog, but it steps away shocking her that her friend would be scared of her. "Yue?"
"Gen what do you mean?" Shouts a girl's voice. When Miya looks back up she's sees a tall girl with short black hair looking down at her in disbelieve.
"Gen grab that vine right there!" She orders. Miya looks over at her puppy which chooses to keep a distant from her. The two people at the top discuss a way to get them out. After a few minutes of debating how they should go about doing it, they finally drop a thick vine down and tell her to tie it around her waist and they'll try and pull her up. Miya not sure to trust strangers hesitates and just stares at the ground.
"What's wrong with her?" Gen asks his sister. She studies the little girls face sensing something similar to her brother, but she just can't seem to put the pieces together.
"It's ok you can trust us," The girl adds. Miya swallows and takes the vine and wraps it around her waist grabbing the puppy in her arms and tugging the vine softly so they know to start to pull her back up. Closing her eyes as she feels herself slowly being lifted from the ground. She can hear their frustration trying to pull the light girl up, but from the angle they stand it was rather difficult. After what seemed like about five minutes they finally managed to pull the girl out of the deep pit she had fallen into. Miya sighed and the two mysterious strangers panted. The puppy immediately started barking towards the boy, making him angry.
"It's alright Gen," Said the older girl. She introduced herself as Ryo Shishio and her brother named Gen. Miya never having experienced talking to strangers, only looks at them. That's when Ryo notices the number of bruises and scars covering her arms and leg and even her face.
"So it must be true…." Ryo thinks to herself while studying the skinny little girl before her. Gen was too busy glaring at the dog until he noticed something odd about the girl himself, a familiar feeling.
"So what's your name?" Ryo finally asks breaking the silence. Miya fidgeted with her fingers before she finally stuttered her name. Of course no one has heard about her before. Maybe only a hand full of people, the ones who have only heard bad things and don't bother to hear her story. Gen repeated the name to himself staring at the girl's features. It felt awkward for Miya to smile, for she rarely had a reason to. But she attempted a friendly one at the boy not sure why though, but there was something about him that made her want to know more. Ryo put her hand on his shoulder telling Gen that he should go run home and get a first aid kit. Miya had completely forgotten about her ankle and looked down at the swollen mess. Gen didn't seem like he cared about helping the random girl now, though he had just put effort into saving her from the hole. Ryo then suggested that she'd go home and he would have to stay here to look after her instead. Gen didn't say a word as Ryo started to head off leaving them alone.
"Yue…" Miya said softly signaling for the puppy to come her way. It had been keeping its distance from both of them. Gen takes a look at her ankle a bit hesitant in getting close to her. When he touches her ankle she flinches and scoots away scared, puzzling him.
"What's wrong with you?" He says under his breath trying not to glare. Miya doesn't say anything, but only stares at the boy, the first time actually getting a good look of his face. He leans in closer to examine her scars until the dog comes from under him and bites his hand.
"OW!" He shouts and stumbles back. Yue retreats and heads behind Miya again. Gen starts with a threat until Miya finally speaks, surprising him.
"Please don't her hurt…" She says softly. His expression blank as the breeze goes by rustling their hair.
~.::.::.::.::.::.~ A few minutes later ~.::.::.::.::.::.~
"Gen…such a strange boy," Miya thinks to herself as she watches him walk back and forth waiting for his sister to return already. Their attention turns towards the bushes as Ryo stumbles out with a white box. She smile slightly and immediately heads to Miya to fix her ankle, but just as Gen had witnessed, a simple touch had scared her. Ryo was stunned, but after a little talk of reassurance with her, she let her bandage her up.
"Would you like to come to our house for dinner?" Ryo asks, Gen looks surprised at the offer, but something at the back of Miya's head tells her she needs to get away and fast. She shakes her head and slowly tries to stand only to stumble over; Ryo catching her immediately.
"You can't even move," Ryo adds trying to convince her to come with them. The voice in the back of Miya's head urges her to leave because something is coming. Her puppy starts to whine like it can sense it as well. Quietly she thanks them for everything and excuses herself. She takes her dog and starts to limp away as the feeling gets even scarier, could it be her father is close by? When she gets far enough she starts to head the opposite direction of her home, cutting through some bushes so not to be followed by Gen and Ryo.
Out of nowhere her father shows up and smacks her across the face, shouting about looking for her all day. He kicks the puppy making it yelp very loud and scaring Miya. She crawls into a ball pleading not to her hurt her or her puppy anymore. Her father's face softens for a second as he stares down at his daughter, but then he grabs her by the arm and yanks her up to her feet. Then grabs the puppy in the other hand and forces them back home. Not even considering her hurt ankle. When they arrive home he throws her against the wall in her room, making her injure it even more. He doesn't even put the dog in with her, forcing her to stay in the dark room all alone. She crawls into a ball and cries herself to sleep; only wishing her beloved dog doesn't get hurt because of her mistake.
So it was official, if she tried to run, she would be found. She had no other choice then to suck it up and accept there was no way of getting out of this hell she calls home. Nowhere else to go, no friends, no brother, the rest of her family despised her, what was she to do? It's not like anyone would understand her pain anyways…. What it was like to be different, disliked. How it was like to cry yourself to sleep and not want to wake up ever again, so much for such a little girl to handle. Instead of growing up with imagination, she only had bitter thoughts. She looked over at the new bars placed outside of her window. Just like a jail cell, and her only crime, was being brought into the world. She will never understand why her father never even tried to give her a chance. Even though it was her father's soul mate who had to perish. Deep down she already forgave her father for all the damage long ago, after all he was only love sick. Too young to understand that, that was a horrible excuse for treating her so. But his other half was taken away without any warning, leaving his heart shattered to pieces and when the truth was uncovered so was a new hatred. The hatred for Ayakashi.
Well I've been watching Kekkaishi for awhile now and really like it, especially Gen xD and finally here's my fanfic :). Anyways let me know what you think about this story so far so review :)