It had been ten years since the old lady brought an unconscious boy on the railway track to Phlegmenkoff Orphanage since he didn't have something to identify himself. He didn't wake up until few days and didn't remember who he was and his family. However, he remembered his name was starting with "Kai", so everyone called him that. The old lady was happened to be the taker of the orphanage and put him along the other orphans. It seemed the old lady was kind enough to brought Kai to the orphanage, but in fact, she's ruthless and merciless toward the children. She never wanted to take care of the children in the first place, but she got no choice. All the children were forced to work to return her "kindness".

Now, Kai was 18 years old and he had a desire to go to Paris. When he found out the words on the small pedant of his necklace, he had a hope, for the first time, which his family, or maybe someone who loved him, was in Paris. He once secretly saved his money for the expenses, but the old lady found it and took all the money, and also punished him for hiding money. However, Kai didn't give up. He tried to run several times, making the old lady fed up with him.

On a snowy day, all the children in the orphanage were gathered at the front windows. Some were waving their hands and some were banging the windows. There were two figures in front of the orphanage building. One was the old lady and the other was Kai.

"I got you a job in the fish factory…" The old lady commanded rashly. "You go down this path until you get to the fork in the road. Go to the left…"

"Bye!" Kai said his goodbye and waved back to the children, ignoring the nagging old lady in front of him. "Bye, everybody!"

"Are you listening!" The old lady barked to him.

"I'm listening, ma'am…" Kai said it in monotone tone.

"You've been a thorn in my side since you brought here." She angrily yanked Kai's blue old scarf and pulled him to the front gate without caring it would hurt his neck.

"Acting like the King of Sheba…instead of the nameless no-account you are…" She complained rashly as she's pulling Kai to the gate. Kai had to choice, but to cover his ears mentally to block her compliment. "For the last ten years, I've fed you, I've clothed you, I've…"

"Kept a roof over my head…" Kai finished her words in monotone tone. She was unlocking the gate when she heard it. She glared to Kai angrily, but Kai ignored that glare.

"How is it you don't have a clue about who you were before you came to us…" She slammed the gate open as she kept complaining. "But you can remember all that?!"

"Probably because you keep nagging me with that." Kai tiredly answered that in his mind. He might not had a clue about who he was, but the necklace was his only clue. "But I do have a clue."

"Ack! I know." She grabbed the necklace to have a look at the words on the pedant. She yanked his head down so that he was on the same level as she was.

"Together in Paris…" The old lady said it in mocking tone. Kai quickly yanked his necklace back from her. He still remembered she once tried to sell his necklace, but Kai managed to take it back before she could sell it. Since that time, he's always careful about his necklace around her. Who knows she would try it again.

"So, you want to go to France to find your family…" She said it with disgustingly sweet tone, sounded she's mocking at Kai. Kai only nodded quietly.

"Little Master Kai, it's time to take your place in life…" The old lady said with the same tone, grabbing Kai's old over-size coat. "In life and in line. And be graceful!" She snarled and threw Kai to the cold, snowy floor. He fell on his stomach, but eventually got up.

"Together in Paris!" She cackled as she threw back Kai's blue scarf and slammed the gate hard, then locked it tight. When she turned back, Kai gave a disgust look to her before he picked up his hat which covered in snow because of the fall, cleaned and wore it. Without looking back to the orphanage, he kept walking down the road.


"Be graceful… I am graceful, graceful to get away!" Kai shouted to the direction of the orphanage that's right behind him as he walked to the fork in the road. He's still bitter and pissed to the old lady who he despised the most. She threw him out like rubbish. He stopped in front of the fork and read the sign.

Fish Factory – 3 miles. St. Petersburg – 7 miles.

""If I go to the left, I will be Kai the Orphan forever…" Kai mumbled to himself as he turned to the left road. "But, if I go to the right, I will find my family…" He mumbled happily as he turned to the right.

However, the idea of him going to Paris was impossible; even though his wish was to find his missing family. He looked to his necklace, thinking whoever gave him this must loved him, even a little. That ambition was too high for him.

"Me, go to Paris? What a joke…" He said it with disbelief tone to himself. He looked up the blue sky. It's so blue and it felt its blue was mocking him down to earth.

"God… Give me a sign! A hint!" He shouted to the sky as he was walking in circle. "Anything!" He said it when he sat down on a rock near the fork. All of sudden, two dogs with golden fur and blue eyes appeared out from the pile of snow behind him. One of the dogs playfully grabbed his scarf while the other grabbed his hat. Kai was surprised before, but he managed to act superior to the dogs.

"Hey! Hey, you guys, I don't have a time to play! I'm waiting for my sign!" He said it sternly, but it didn't make them backed down. Instead, they became more playful than before. Tired and pissed, he's after those dogs.

Catching two small, agile dogs was a hard job. Kai lost his count of how many times he fell when he tried to catch one of the dogs. Once, he managed to grab his scarf, but the dog held its bite on the scarf and circled him until he fell down with his face first.

After few minutes, Kai was out of his breath and sat down tiredly on the road. Those dgos still had his scarf and hat and they were waiting him on the right side.

"Great… Two dogs want me go to the St. Petersburg…" He grumped to himself tiredly as he's getting up. The puppies barked to her playfully. He looked at the dogs and realized why they were doing this to him.

"OK, little fellas… I will take that as the sign…" He smiled to the dogs as he took his first step of his life. Suddenly, he felt a little fear was storming inside him. Life was full of choices, but no one mentioned him anything about fear. Fear to make the wrong choice. Fear to make a wrong decision. Fear to go to the wrong path. However, a small voice in his heart told him to keep going. Collecting his courage, he continued to follow those dogs. He could feel the road was leading him to his forgotten past.

As he was walking to St. Petersburg, he came across a small house. The family who lived there welcomed him warmly to have a break and get warm. While he was enjoying the warmth from the fireplace and drinking his hot tea, he watched their kids playing with those dogs. He's also watching their parents who looked so happy together. His mind was racing if he could recall his parents or his family. Were his parents a happy couple like them? Did he have a brother or sister? Did he have a family at the first place?

After few hours, Kai decided to continue his journey to St. Petersburg. The family waved him goodbye and he waved back to them. He began to wonder if he could find his family or not. Would he, once again, feel the love and warmth of family?

"But I know I have a family, once, someone who loves me for who I am…" Kai quietly thought as he was walking side-by-side with the dogs.

After dew hours of walking, he saw a beautiful Palace of vibrant colors and a town filled by colors from far. From that very moment, he finally knew one thing.

His journey to the past had finally begun…