[Chapter One: Twisted Beginnings]
"Twilight up ahead...
Yar, Twilight be next..."
Kapp'n had told me, interrupting my short
conversation with this particular, navy
furred cat in the seat beside me. I hadn't told him
much; just where I was headed, a cover-up name, and
fake emotions like everyone else saw. Typical response
of a girl with a mask, I'd say...
Stepping out of the shadowed bus, rain blurred my vision
slightly. Most ran alongside the plastic coating, the rest hitting
my steadily unsheathed umbrella. I regained my eyesight again,
and while the water had distracted me I hadn't kept my guard up;
an orange fox ran past me into the city gates, taking a bagful
of my bells alongside the demented grin of greed upon his face.
The rainfall continued on as I took shelter inside a rental home,
the waterfall's steady pace of sound making the night I was
escaping somewhat easier to deal with.
drip...drip...drip...
Little drops of water kept hitting my mask. I
sat up and checked it; sure enough, the
painted designs had run along with the
water. I took my small art set out of my
bag and the mask off my face. Hiding in
the shadows, I reapplied the mistakes
and set it beside me to let dry."Some
way to start off a new beginning.." I
whispered silently. Dawn had arisen,
shining through the meek clouds above,
and showing me where exactly I was.
Twilight..