My name is Blue Shadow, it wasn't always, once upon a time I had a mother and father who called me Melissa.
As I grew older everything changed. My long blonde hair grew obscenely thick and began to change colour. Within a month it was the same brilliant blue of my eyes. Then it started to do things, I would be happy and it would sway but there would never be any wind. I would grow worried and it would ripple and curl around my arms. I would be sad and it would fall down across my eyes before reaching the floor and pooling at my feet.
I grew angry once, and it shot forward and wrapped around my mothers wrist. I was so shocked that it dropped and curled around my shoulders at my fear. It continued on and I grew more control, I could make it grow long or recede back until there was none. I started being schooled from home.
There wasn't a problem unless I was angry.
I only got angry one other time. My hair and reacted and shot forward and wrapped around his throat. My fathers. He hadn't even gone blue when I reacted and drew away retreating to my room and barricading myself away. I fled out the window that night, my hair making a staircase to the ground a storey below. I hadn't gotten far when they found me. The league of shadows.
I was recruited easily and trained quickly. I had my emotions under full control now.
They thought I was ready for a proper mission. An assassination mission.
I ran again.
This time I found an old mansion, right I the middle of town. The sign had caught my attention.
I hesitated before knocking at the door.
The doors swung open and I was truly surprised at what I saw. There was a reception desk as per usual, and a variety of multicoloured doors along the walls.
A young girl ambled out from behind the desk.
That was when I knew I would fit in. The girl had black hair that was neatly pinned in order to make way for the two furry cat ears that poked out. A cheeky grin and dimples where situated underneath thick black whiskers.
"Hiya! I'm Black Cat, What's your name?"
I paused, "You can call me Blue Shadow," I finally say.
It didn't take long to settle down in a room at the hotel.
Hex, the older brother of Black Cat and the owner of the hotel led me through an orange door and into the dormitory hall. There was 5 doors along each side most of them barely a foot apart. Each door was white and had a two foot long plark on the front.
As soon as I touch the handle the plark shift turning a light grey with black cursive writing spelling out my name and 'Room 3'. When I opened the door I was given an extreme case of Déjà vu. The whole room was done in shades of dark blue and the bed frame was eerily alike the one I remember growing up with. The floor was a thick grey carpet that you could almost swim in and sitting on the bedside table was a snow globe that was definitely one I remembered.
Venturing further into the room I noticed other small details like a family photo beside the snow globe and the glow in the dark stars on the roof. The purple ribbon that tied the curtains back.
It was astounding how perfect it was. I sat on the edge of the bed and fell back on the cushions. I saw on old style chandelier like light above my head and I could see the wardrobe from here too. One door was open and hanging on the door was the midnight blue ninja outfit I was accustomed to wearing with matching boots on the floor beside it.
The room had a faint smell of lavender drifting about.
I closed my eyes and drifted off. I could almost imagine being home.
Deep isn't it. Don't worry I'll be trying to keep it light but all of the characters have their deep moments.
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~Jessica
