A Single Spark

By DreamWeaver

Chapter One

There is no coincidence in the world, only the inevitable – Yuuko Ichihara

The day was so plain normal, the sound of the birds chirping in the early morning as the sun peaked out of the horizon. The butterflies danced with the birds in the air, perching from one flower to another. Yes, this day was the epitome of peace and normality. Had it not been for one girl, of course.

"HWWWWWWWHHHHHHAAAAAAAATTTT?!" she shouted at the top of her lungs. Her eyes bulged out in total disbelief. Did she hear it right? Did she hear what she thought she heard?

The man shook his head to help recover from the sudden LOUD outburst of the girl.

"I said, you have to move out Ms. Hachirobei."

"But why?!" she asked tearfully. She couldn't believe it! After all those years of living in her apartment, this was the first time that she got kicked out.

"Miss Hachirobei, it's for the best."

"Mr. Ichimura, please reconsider. Is this about the time when I flooded the entire third floor? Or the time when I set fire to one of the curtains in the ballroom? Or is this about the time when I "accidentally" spilled water during Miss Anna's ballet recital and she got herself a sprained ankle? Or…or…"

He coughed, "no.. Miss Hachirobei …it's not about that."

"Then why?!" she demanded an answer.

He sighed. It was hard for him to do it but he had to. He had grown much attached to Arisa Hachirobei. He treated her like his own daughter but he had to let her go. It was for the better.

"I have no place to go." She cried.

She sat on the tatami mat beneath her. Her bangs covered her face.

"I am very sorry Arisa. Truly I am. But I have no other choice."

And with that, he closed the door sadly, shaking his head as he heard her sobs.

Arisa moved up to her apartment and threw herself at her bed.

It's not fair! How could they do this to her? She paid rent regularly. She got along with her neighbors. She did nothing wrong except for the occasional trouble caused by her clumsiness.

Drying her tears, she started to pack some of her belongings to depart from her apartment. Piece by piece, she stored all her beloved plushies in the bag. Tenderly, she kept all her figurines in their case. She packed all her clothes, shoes, toiletries and other miscellaneous things.

She then got out of her apartment bringing only a small bag to start looking for a new place to live in. I mean, it can't be that hard now can it?

--------------------Few Moments Later------------------

"I swear if I have to walk another mile in this damn city to look for a stupid room that's unoccupied, I'm gonna explode!" She thought angrily.

"Ugh! I can't even feel my legs." She said as she took a seat in the park. The sun was already at its peak. It was shinning so brightly and unforgiving.

Good thing she was sitting next to an ice cream stand!

"One chocolate sundae with mocha sprinkles please!" she said cheerfully.

She inwardly sighed as she got her ice cream. Ho was she ever going to get a new apartment now? She started moving around the city again and passed by so many boutiques and houses.

She went to apartelles, condominium buildings, hotels, inns and asked if they had a vacancy. But all said the same answer.

"I'm sorry. We don't have a vacancy."

"You're too late ma'am. There was already one who inquired earlier."

She was going hopeless. In a matter of days, she was going to be homeless. Because of the busy traffic of thoughts, she didn't notice that she was about to-.

"THUMP!"

Groaning, she raised her head to see the hard wall that she bumped into. But to her surprise , the hard wall was actually a handsome man. A very handsome man with silver locks with a slight wisp of lavender was standing in front of her with a bored expression.

"Is that hair natural?" she thought to herself, awed.

The young man raised an elegant brow at her. Yet his expression was null of emotion.

"If you're not going to close your mouth soon, you will to attract flies."

"Of all the arrogant-" she thought angrily as she struggled to stand up.

She hurriedly checked to see if there was dust stuck to her skirt, picked her bag and went as fast as she can away from the area and away from the man who just ruined her already bad day. That stupid, horrible, arrogant but sinfully gorgeous man!

"UGH! That guy isn't worth thinking about! No matter how handsome he truly is!" she thought as she shook her head.

BOY'S POINT OF VIEW

I was just taking my daily stroll in the city as I've always done before- a routine that I have developed ever since that day. Just passing by, observing as people started to waste their lives doing such things that will only make them more discontented with their own lives. All of us follow a certain routine in life but it stops when something disrupts us.

I put my hand in my pocket and held my phone. Again, another useful contraption made by technology. It's amazing to think of what that first telephone invented by Alexander Graham Bell evolved to.

I was probably walking between 4th and 5th street.

"THUMP!"

I looked at the female who bumped into me. I heard her groaning and saw her touch her head. Really now, she was being clumsy.

She just looked at me like I had something unusual. I guess she wasn't like those people who go on about with the common courtesy of apologizing. Not that I mind such trivial matters. But it is rude to stare.

It continued on for seconds and I was getting tired of this game. I rose an eyebrow at her.

"If you're not going to close your mouth soon, you will to attract flies."

She snapped out of her trance and hurriedly stormed out of the place. Oh well, easy come, easy go… I don't care for such trivial things.

I sighed inwardly and reached for my phone in my pocket.

Oh my…

I don't know if people are still reading this. But if you still are.

Thank You.

That is all.