March 16th, 3:29 P.M

Moonlight Bridge, Tatsumi Port Island

Keiko was coming home with her mother by a car. At first it didn't seem like any fight is going to start, but for 10 years old girl, it was no problem to say something controversial and start an argument. This time.. Tadao Nasura, Keiko's father. He and Keiko's wife broke up when she was only 1 year old, and when Keiko was asking about him, her mother was just saying that she had to go away with her from him, because of how much he was drinking and cheating on her. But this time, Keiko had a clue: a photo.

A middle-aged man with brown short hair was rocking a child in his hands, while Keiko's mother was right next to him. While Yuki Nasura was looking at the camera, Tadao was looking only at little Keiko, smiling warmly. This made a 10 years old girl curious - why her drunk and cheating father could actually love her. She decided to ask her mother about that. But it turned into a row.

"And remember - I don't want to hear any questions like that from you anymore!" Yuki said while driving the car, slowly making their way to the Moonlight Bridge.

"B-but.. m-mum.. the.. pho-" Keiko couldn't end, as her mother started to yell at her.

"Didn't I tell you already?! I. Don't. Want. To. Hear questions like these anymore!" Her mother yelled.

"Why.." Keiko thought "I never met him.. I really have to meet him.. but why mum doesn't want to..? It's a one big lie!"

"I want to meet him!" Keiko yelled.

"No way you will!" Yuki said "He was a drunk, cheating man, and I don't want to such a coward be near you! I don't even know where he is!"

"I.. w-want.." Keiko said, and soon felt a rather strange feeling. It wasn't an usual headache or illness, but for sure she was feeling that something is not normal.

"No! For talking to your mother like this, yo-" Yuki stopped when she felt that she has problems with controlling the car "w-what the.."

"M-mum.. is everything okay..?" Keiko said, feeling that there is a problem.

"Kei-" Before Yuki could finish, she lost the control and the car crashed into nearby wall.

April 6th, 2019

5km from the nearest city

Keiko was standing near the bus station, when suddenly Maya patted her back.

"I'm kind of sad" Maya said "But hey, let's think positive. He found you after 15 years, after all"

Now 16 years old girl could only ask herself why her old guardian is so happy about that.

"I'm sad too" Keiko anwsered "Somehow.. I feel that I shouldn't"

"You're just worried" Maya said "The documents were fine, DNA tests confirmed that it's him.. guess you'll just have to stay with him. But hey, b-"

"..be positive. I know" Keiko said and sighed. She was flustered about all this, when Maya suddenly gave her a letter from the family court, saying that her parent is alive. Her old guardian blushed nervously and patted her back again. Then, she noticed a bus coming.

"It's yours. Guess we should say goodbye, huh?" Maya said, as Keiko turned around, only to hug her slowly. "Don't forget about me, okay?"

"I won't forget" Keiko anwsered "I should think positive, after all" she added, and picked her suitcase. She couldn't notice it, but Maya sobbed quietly, before the girl went into the bus and the doors closed themselves.

"And you're going to.." The driver asked her.

"Yumeto" she anwsered.

"Take your place" he said. Few people were already in the coach, and Keiko decided to take the one near the window. She placed her suitcase on the shelf, and sat down. She had like three hours before arriving at Yumeto, the place where her biological father was living.

"I.. should take a nap.." Keiko said, hoping that she'll wake up before something important as usual. She couldn't count how many times Maya wanted to force her to sleep a little longer, as the girl was already ready for the school at 6 A.M, while her lessons were starting two hours later. Without thinking anymore, she closed her eyes and fell asleep.

18:12

She suddenly woke up, when someone patted her shoulder. It turned out to be a rather old man wearing a black suit. He looked rather serious.

"If you want to sleep, don't mumble while doing this" The man said and quickly went away, taking his seat. Keiko could only ask herself why she was mumbling, because it never happened to her. At least Maya wasn't waking her up when she was probably doing that.

"Arriving at Yumeto in 5 minutes!" the driver yelled. Keiko stretched herself and got ready to leave the coach.

5 minutes later

She took her suitcase, and went out of the coach. The place looked more like a village than a city. Despite few people talking nearby, it was rather quiet, which made Keiko happy.

"Maybe the home won't be so loud too.." girl thought to herself, and decided to check where she has to go now. She opened her backpack, and grabbed a small map. Hopefully her new home wasn't far away.

While walking, she noticed that there weren't many people, most of them were probably in their houses, as the lights were turned on. Keiko would only keep on moving, soon arriving at the detached houses settlement. Every of them looked rather similar, but hopefully Keiko knew which was the right one.

The house had two floors, yellow walls and a tiny garden with withered flowers. She slowly made her way to the doors, and knocked. Suddenly, she heard barking from the building.

"A dog?" she thought. Keiko could only hope that it will be just a tiny puppy, not a giant wolfhound.

"Calm down, Kega! Now, go away and don't bother us" Keiko heard from inside. The owner of the voice had to be in his forties at least, judging from the calm, but rather tired voice.

When someone opened the doors, Keiko saw him.. the man was rather tall, being 5'11. His hair was dark brown, but the girl could notice that few years and it will be mostly grey. The person also had a grey eyes, and a shaved beard. He was wearing a brown cardigan and blue jeans.

"Ye-" before the man could end, he noticed who the girl was.

"H-hello.." Keiko muttered. Suddenly, the man hugged her.

"For six years.. I can't believe I could find you six years earlier.." he said, almost crying.

"Father.." Keiko said and embraced him. Tadao, her father, shook his head.

"Don't call me like that.. I was not long enough with you to make me your father.. just call me Tadao" he said, while Keiko nodded quickly.

Inside of her heart, Keiko was confused. When she was 10 years old, she desperately wanted to meet her father, but after the accident, she started to believe that if not him, she wouldn't have an argument with her mother, and there would be no car crash. Despite that, she still had some love for him, knowing that after fifteen years of not seeing his daughter, making her living with him was a miracle to Tadao.

"Come inside.. it's getting quite cold" Tadao said. Keiko nodded and walked inside. The man turned the lights on, and smiled.

"You've grown up a lot.." He said, while she blushed "You became really beautiful, Keiko"

"T-thank you.." Keiko said, not knowing what should she say now. As a teenager, people could say that she was quite pretty. She had a pair of grey eyes, and a shoulder-length dark hair. While being 5'5 feet tall, she could be considered tall, especially in Japan.

"Let me take your jacket" Tadao said and tried to take it off, but Keiko quickly moved away.

"N-no, it's fine.. It's just pretty cold.." she said, while blushing. She unconciously adjusted her right sleeve.

"O-okay" Tadao said and scratched his neck, asking himself why she can't just take it off and ask him to turn the heating on. "How about you'll eat something? You must b-"

"It's okay" Keiko said "I.. have eaten before" she added, while Tadao bowed his head a bit.

"Sure, but.. I think that we should talk a bit, and we could drink something"

Happily for him, Keiko nodded "Alright" she anwsered, while her father moved to the kitchen.

The house was rather big, especially the living room but because of the large number of sofas and other furniture, at first Keiko thought that it's much smaller.

"What will you drink?"

Keiko started to hum "Green tea..?"

"Sure" he anwsered and opened the cabinet "How much sugar?"

"Without sugar" she said "If that's not a probl-"

"No, it isn't!" Tadao said and smiled, happy to help his daughter "I should welcome you somehow.."

Few minutes later

Keiko took her mug with a tea and take a sip.

"So.." father said "how long it was before you started to live with.." he couldn't remind himself "..Maya..?"

"Maya Amano" Keiko took a sip "After one year in an orphanage, she decided to adopt me"

"That's good" Tadao said "Was the living with her..?"

"It was alright" Keiko said. Maya, despite being middle-aged woman, was really good at talking with teenagers.

Tadao decided to not ask more about her "Hmm.. do you have any questions about me, or my ho-"

"Is there any dog here?" Keiko asked, reminding herself when she heard barking.

"Oh, right" man said "Kega!" he yelled and clapped with his hands.

Suddenly Keiko felt someone's presence. When she looked at the stairs, suddenly a large german shepherd walked down to the living room, and barked happily. Girl felt like she is going to faint if she'll be touched by this monster.

Tadao noticed it "Don't be scared! He won't attack" he said and stroked his fur. Then, Kega noticed Keiko, and moved to her. She gulped, but let herself be sniffed by a big dog.

"He likes you" her father smiled

"Thank god.." Keiko thought. Suddenly, Kega sat near her and looked at her.

"W-what does he want..?" Keiko said nervously. Tadao laughed.

"He wants you to pet him"

"O-okay.." girl said and stroked dog's fur. Somehow, Kega didn't like this and pushed her hand away, only to start to stare at her second hand.

"W-with the right one..?!" Keiko said, while the dog whimpered, thinking that he did something wrong. Keiko was about to faint, knowing that her hand..

"What's the matter?" father asked.

"N-nothing!" Keiko said and quickly started to pet the dog with her right hand. Kega was happy, until he rubbed his muzzle against her jacket's sleeve.

"Hmm..?" Tadao said when he noticed something strange. Keiko noticed that and wanted to quickly cover it, but it was too late.

"N-Noooo!" she yelled when her father saw an.. artificial robotic arm.

Tadao was just staring, not knowing what to say, while Kega whimpered again.

"Keiko.. is that..?" father said, slowly getting know what was it and why it was there.

"T-that's right.." Keiko said and rolled her right sleeve up.

Tadao moved to her and kneeled down "Was it because of the.."

"Yes..!" Keiko said, not wanting to reminding the painful moment when she woke up, only to notice that her right forearm got amputated. She quickly started to cry.

"W-woah, don't cry!" Tadao said. He wasn't best at comforting people, but he knew he has to help his daughter "I understand"

"H-huh..?"

"It's okay. It could happen. You don't really have to cry" Tadao said and placed his hand on her artificial forearm "If you don't want to show me this, just cover it with a jacket.. I know that it has to be painful"

"F-father.." Keiko said and suddenly hugged him "..thank you.."

Tadao let her cry it all out. He knew that he has to help her, even if he didn't know how exactly. "Here, let's take you to your room" her father said and picked her up, only to enter a large bedroom.