To everyone who has followed/favorited this story, I thank you. At first I was INCREDIBLY nervous when I published this, but now i'm starting to feel good about it. Here's chapter three.

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"I have two options for you." He said.

"What are they?" I asked, terrified. I thought about what they might could be. I imagined they'd put me in an orphanage ran by an evil widow having to sing in unison with a bunch of other girls as we scrubbed the floor with our toothbrushes. Or a foster home. I shuddered. I couldn't imagine the thought of being shoved into another families life.

"The first option. There's an orphanage in the town you previously lived. We could send you there. You wouldn't have to change schools or anything lke that. It might be easier."

Well, my prediction was right. Almost.

I thought about this. It would be easier, to be honest, but...

"And the other option," he continued "is that you do come to the orphanage here. We can help tansfer you if this is what you choose. So... what do you want to do?"

What did I want to do? When my mom first told me that we were going to move, I was really upset. I didn't want to leave everything I knew. But I was also miserable there. I had no friends. I'm an only child. Now I really am an only child. What good would it be to go back? I didn't want to be... sad anymore. So what did I want to do?

I felt something pull at my heart, and it was like I could hear this tiny voce in my head.

You want a new start, don't you?

I gasped. What was that?... Haruno stared at me with an odd look. Hmm... So what did I want to do?

"I'd like to... move here." I told him.

Dr. Haruno smiled at me, like he knew I made the right choice. "Good." he said. "Why don't you go back to your room and see what you can gather up. As soon as I call Seiyo I can give Dr. Nara the paperwork to discharge you. Then I can drive you up there. It's not far from here, and it's just a five-minute walk to the school. I think you'll like living here... it'll be good for you. Okay, let's go."

We both got up, him going left, me going right. Seiyo, I thought, wasn't that the name of the school? Maybe they own the orphanage too. I spotted the nurses station, which meant I was going the right way, but as I walked past the group of nurses, they stared at me and started whispering to eachother. Great, now im the sorry orphaned girl. I rushed past them, wanting to get away from that. This was the one thing I did not want to happen. People feeling sorry for me just beacuse I was an orphan, or being afraid of me because they might think i'm messed up or weird, because it's aaaalways the orphan that ends up being the killer in those horror movies. The worst thing though would be people being my friend just because they feel sorry for me, a fake friend is possibly one of the very worst things in life. I don't guess I would have to tell anyone... but I suppose eventually they would find out. Just freaking great!

I stepped into my room and closed the door. I had been wearing a long robe and a light green hospital gown for the past two days, and I really wanted to slip into my own clothes for a while. I checked on the couch, beside the couch, under the bed, around the machines, near the tv area, but I couldn't find anything. I went into the bathroom, and next to the shower there was a plastic bag. "Here we go." I said as I pulled out the sweater and jeans I wore on the day of the accident. I untied the gown and put on my jeans first, then slipped on my sweater. When I pulled my arm through the sleeve I noticed a dark stain. My sweater was light grey, so it was pretty easy to spot, and it looked almost orange, but I realized that it was blood. It must have been my bloody nose, but the sight of it came rushing in the events of the past two days.

This actually happened. My parents are dead. I'm never going to see them again. WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?

I started sobbing.

Don't worry Marina! Things will brighten up just you wait!

What? What was that? It's the same tiny voice I heard earlier. I stopped crying. I must be going crazy. A few moments later the same nurse walked in, this time wearing yellow scrubs with a floral pattern. I looked up at her and she looked sort of shocked, I couldn't even imagine what a mess I looked like. She came over and patted me on the back.

"Don't worry, sweetie. You're going to a really great place, it's a really nice place and the man and woman who own it are great people. They never got to have children of their own, so they built the orphanage to bring in children who lost their parents or were given away. I think you'll be just fine."

"Oh... okay." I replied.

"Come on, let's go, Dr. Nara filled out your discharge papers so you're free to leave. I'm going to have to wheel you out though." She gestured to a wheelchair that I sat down in. She wheeled me down the hallway into an elevator. The ride down was pretty awkward, I just sat there in silence until I heard the ding of the elevator opening. I was wheeled through the lobby, and out the door to a van that had the hospital's logo on it. The nurse let me get up and helped me into the van, where we said our goodbyes. The person in the driver seat leaned back.

"Hey Marina," said Dr. Haruno, "are you ready to go?"

"I guess so." I said with my head down.

"Don't be worried, the couple that own the place are really great people... Oh! And we were able to retreive your suitcases and most of your personal things, they are in the back seat."

I looked behind me into the back seat and sure enough my two pink and black suitcases were there, and three boxes. I was pretty sure that's all I had anyways. I sat back in my seat and closed my eyes. I was incredibly tired. I just wanted this nightmare to be over. I heard the van shut off as we parked so I opened my eyes. What I saw infront of me was a really huge building, made of multi-colored red bricks and wide beautifully detailed wooden doors. A brass sign in front of it read "Seiyo Orphan House: Helping Kids In Need Since 1985". It seemed like a nice place, but things aren't always what they seemed like on the outside. I guess I would have to wait and see.

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I opened the door to see a small lobby type area, with a couch and a tv and a small desk area that led to a long hallway. There was a lot of pictures and artwork on the wall, from really great paintings to the scribbles of a toddler, and portraits of kids of all ages. It seemed like a friendly place, and I was only in the lobby. Dr. Haruno and I walked over to the desk, and he shouted "Hana! Were here!"

A short, petite, woman of about fifty stepped out from behind two doors that were behind the desk.

"Hello again Hana, this is Marina, who I talked to you about earlier."

"Oh! Great! Hello dear!"

He turned to me. "Marina, this is Mrs. Ito, her and her husband run the orphanage and are the most repected foster parents in this part of Japan."

"Ohh Haruno stop trying to flatter me. Please dear just call me Hana. I know i'm not your mother or father, and everyday I wish a place like this didn't exist, but I want to make your stay here as comfortable as possible until you get used to everything."

She was such a nice lady. It made me miss my mom more. My expression turned into a frown.

"Don't be upset," she said, putting her hand on my arm, "if you need anyone to talk to, me and my husband are here. We love taking care of kids who are in this terrible situation, we just want you to feel happy again. You can even call Haruno if you need."

"That's right," he said, "they have my number if you ever need to talk. Take care Marina, see you later."

"Bye Dr. Haruno." I said as he left.

"Okay, now let's turn that frown upside down. Let's go see your room!" Before we went, she screamed, "Genjirou! Marina is here!"

A tall lanky man walked in from a side door holding a box. He looked to be older than Hana, and he was dressed in Hawaiian style shorts and a white polo shirt. He also had a straw hat on his head. He looked really silly and I tried to stifle my laugh.

"Oh hello Marina, welcome! I'm Genjirou, but you can call me Mr. G!"

Hana looked up at me. "Don't mind him, I think he fell and hit his head when he was a young adult! Ha!" then to Genjirou, "Go put that box in the kitchen!"

I heard him reply "ok!", and I suddenly thought, what did I get myself into?

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Thanks for reading! I know you're probably wondering what the hell any of this has to do with Shugo Chara, but I promise actual SC characters will come into the next chapter! See ya