Chapter 1~

Trust and Memories

(Part 1)

Crash, boom, roar! Everything appeared to be a mist covering the lands. Kumiko could hear the thunder rumbling over her head and the rain pelting the windows of her house. There, she was safe and warm with the blazing fire in the hearth. However, she knew that the butterflies and flowers in the garden at the side of the house wouldn't be. Their delicate petals and wings would tremble under the slightest drop of rain and with this downpour, Kumiko was sure that they would be badly wounded. She needed to help them! How though? Her father would certainly forbid her from running out into the pouring rain all by herself. She would fall sick, get lost, get kidnapped, injure herself or even worse, he would remark. Kumiko bit her rosy lips and gripped the mug of hot chocolate in her hand even harder. Hesitating for a while about what decision to make, she thought about her mother whom she had never seen before.