Shadows

Chapter 2: Coincidences

The next day Kiyoshi woke up on time and went downstairs to eat breakfast.

"You're up on time it's a miracle!"

"Cut it out dad," Kiyoshi replied.

"Yeah you don't have room to talk" Kiyoshi's foster mother retorted. "by the way how was your first day of school?"

"It was great I even made a new friend. She should be here soon we're going to walk to school together." As if on cue the doorbell rang. Kiyoshi answered the door.

"Heya Yosh good morning" Sakura said cheerfully.

"Come in I'll introduce you to my parents." Kiyoshi led her to the kitchen. "These are my parents the Suzaharas."

"Hi Mr. and Mrs. Suzahara. I'm Sakura Iijima pleased to meet you."

"Just call me Toji" Mr. Suzahara said as he shook Sakura's hand.

"And Hikari will be fine for me" Mrs. Suzahara said when she shook hands. "Well would you like some breakfast before you girls leave?"

"Would I?!" yelled Sakura.

After they finished breakfast the girls headed off to school.

"Don't forget about our study date tonight Yosh."

"Don't worry I remembered."

"Good because Alex is coming by as well."

"Alex?"

"Yeah he's the guy I told you about."

"Oh." The rest if the day went by normally until later that evening at Sakura's house.

"Stupid thermal expansion!" groaned Sakura. "This stuff is so confusing!"

"It's not that hard it just says that-" At that moment the doorbell rang.

"That must be Alex." Sakura said answering the door. A young man of about medium height with bright red hair stepped into the room. He was the most handsome boy Kiyoshi had ever seen. Yet he looked strangely familiar. "Kiyoshi, this is Alex."

"Hi, nice to meet you. Sakura has told me a lot about you." Alex said as he took a seat next to Kiyoshi. "She told me that you are also adopted."

"Yeah, I only have a picture of my parents I've never met them."

"I also only have a picture, but it's just of my mother. I don't know what my father looked like. Would you like to see it?"

"Sure"

Alex took the slightly wrinkled picture out of his pocket and handed it to Kiyoshi. It showed a young girl in a yellow dress with long, red hair the same color as Alex's. She had a mischievous smile on her face.

"She's very pretty" Kiyoshi remarked.

"Yeah, I wish I could remember something about her."

"Who took care of you" asked Kiyoshi.

"My aunt Maya, she's not really my aunt though. She says she knew my mother, even worked with her, but she won't talk about it." Kiyoshi had a surprised look on her face.

"Your situation is scarily similar to mine" Sakura all of a sudden pointed to the picture still in Kiyoshi's hand.

"Hey Yosh, that photo is ripped just like yours!" Kiyoshi took the picture of her parents out of her pocket and put it next to the picture of Alex's mother.

"Oh my God!" she gasped.

"They fit together!" Alex exclaimed