Most stories start off with a simple girl, lying in bed asleep… Waiting for a new day to begin… But not my story. My story starts off with me lying half dead next to a river, Ha how great can you get? That was sarcasm by the way. Anyway yes, this is the story of my life, my hell filled life, and maybe… the best life anyone has ever lived. My name is Akia, Akia Isayuki, skip the formalities please. This is the story of my life, like every other story. You might think "How is this so special?", well this is not just the story of my life, it's the story of how I became one of them… one of the Death gods… One of the Soul Reapers.

The wind is blowing, drying the blood that was forming underneath me. My vision was blurry, my body felt numb, was this my fate? To die here when I don't even know why I'm lying here in the first place? The grass is in perfect sync with the wind, just like the world it's self is, but why am I being rejected by this world? Why am I dying here? So many questions, so little time... I was already losing life until..

"Hey, wake up! Are you alright?" I heard a voice.. A voice of a boy, He was calling me.. Why can't I move? I felt like death was consuming me while heaven was opening up. Or am I already in heaven? "She's out cold." Another voice appeared, the voice of a woman. She spoke softly and calmly while the boy sounded stressed. "I guess we're carrying her back to the house. Ugh let me guess I'm stuck with the job." The woman spoke words that made me feel warm. I'm still alive, and I'm going to be saved. "No, Kazumi, let me handle this. You need your strength for the healing. We're not Soul Reapers who are able to handle this stuff." The boy is so caring… But why help me? Why help a complete stranger like me? Soon everything went dark… I lost conscious.

A week later…

"Nnnnhhh.." I moaned as I finally managed to open an eye. Ryuu and Kazumi heard me and snuck in to check up on me.

"Is she waking? It's about time, It's been over a week! What a heavy sleeper!" The woman exclaimed, sounding much more casual then before.

"Give her time sis! She'll never heal if you rush her!" It's that boy again.. That caring voice of his.. His words heal me and make me feel warm.

"Well I'm going to make supper. Don't stay in here too long and bother her." The woman said to the boy as she excited the room, Well at least I thought she did… I had absolutely no memories, just my name. "Fine, fine." The boy replied.

It was just me in bed, unconscious, and the boy, his name is Ryuu, according to what I heard. His hand felt so warm, so soft. His voice was so heart warming. Who is this boy, and why does he make me feel so warm? "Ry…ryuu?" I struggled to speak. It was hard to get words out with barely any memories.

"You spoke! Hey wait.. How did you know my name?" The boy exclaimed replying to my struggle for words.

"Your name is.. Ryuu?" I managed to reply back.

"Yes, my name is Ryuu, Ryuu Keika. You're in my house now. Are you alright? I was scared so much I couldn't sleep! A week without sleep isn't good you know.." The boy put his hand on my face, it felt so warm.. So relaxing.. Is this my home?

Is this.. Where I belong?

To Be Continued…~as h