A girl in a small closet under the stair in a girls' orphanage sighed. 'Yet
another day at Pine Hill Orphanage.' she thought depressingly. She looked
down at what she was wearing. An old, ratty brown turtleneck, a pair of
worn out black slacks, and the hard, crude leather slippers. Her semi-clean
black hair was pulled into a braid, a spare scrap of leather tying it off.
Her pale skin was covered in bruises from the beatings she received from
the other girls.
'Tonight is the night.' she thought suddenly. For years she had been planning to run from this place. Now was the time. Ms. Gem would be gone, and all of the other girls were going out with her. It was perfect. She could leave the place she was legally supposed to leave almost a year ago. *1
Footsteps were heard outside the door of the closet she lived in, away from the other girls. She was a present day Cinderella. Lived under the stairs in a closet, the girls above her living richly off her inheritance.
"Oh Amy, dear. Remember, if I come back to a mess, you won't eat or see the light of day for a month!" Ms. Gem screeched. The girl, apparently Amy, replied with a meek "yes miss" before pressing her ear to the door. With a slam, she heard Ms. Gem slam the door behind her and the other girls. She bolted from the closet.
"First, I'll need a little food and water." she mumbled to herself as she gathered some food and a couple of bottles of water into a worn black leather backpack she had found a few months ago. After doing so, she ran back to the closet.
Stored there were a few things. One was a beautiful silver crescent moon shaped locket, which she immediately placed around her neck. The other two were a flashlight she had found and repaired and a dueling deck. No one knew she had it. She watched other people play it, and had saved what little money she had to buy a deck. She wasn't going to waste all that work.
Running, she left through the back door and jumped over the high brick wall that kept the woods out, to her annoyance. Once their, she called mentally, 'Midnight? Midnight, we're leaving! Come on!' A black panther soon jumped from a tree near by. *2
'Truly, Amalthia?' Midnight asked hopefully, before noticing how much her charge had grown.
^ Flashback ^
Midnight was only a cub. Her mother lied dead under a tree. A hunter had shot her. She was running, looking for help. A feeling of panic was overwhelming her.
Then she heard a soft crying. One she had never heard before. Following it, Midnight found a small, human girl lying under a tree, crying. Her arm was bruised greatly, as was her face. The black hair, which had a tinge of blue to it, was the only thing clean. Her clothes were worn and ragged. Like millions had worn them before.
'Why is she crying?' Midnight thought, unaware what that one thought would lead to later.
'I'm all alone. And I made Ms. Gem angry again.' A silverish voice answered, inside of her mind.
The girl suddenly gasped and looked at Midnight sheepishly, 'Sorry. I entered your mind with out asking. Forgive me? My name is Amalthia. What is a young one like you doing out here all alone?' the voice asked again.
Remembering the legends she had heard so far in her little years, she remembered one that said every century or so, one human was found who could speak to people or animals inside their heads. Figuring this was the case, she answered politely, 'I forgive you. Being young, I'm sure you can't control your powers yet. I am Midnight. My mama just died. How are you alone?' she answered. This girl was already soothing her.
Her reply was so quiet; she almost didn't catch it. 'My mama died too. And I since I look so much like her, my papa left me at the unowned cubs' home.' Midnight noticed she used the panther terms of things, which made it easier for her to understand.
That talked for a long time. Soon, Midnight swore to be Amalthia's guardian. And Amalthia promised to never leave Midnight alone for too long.
^ End Flashback ^
In appearance, Amalthia hadn't changed much. She had matured, and her hair was longer, but she was still too thin and meek.
Amalthia suddenly started running, weaving through the trees. Midnight scrambled to keep up with her. As thin and meek as she was, Amalthia could run faster then the wind itself!
******
Ms. Gem frowned as she looked around the house. Everything was clean, too clean. Food was missing, as were some bottles of water and an old backpack. Freezing on her way up the stairs, she looked over the living room again. It was also quiet under the stairs, much too quiet for this time of night.
She ran down the stairs again before banging on the door. "AMY!!!"
The meek silverish voice answered, "Yes miss?"
"Come out!"
"I can't, miss."
"WHY THE HELL NOT!"
The voice answered back more strongly, "Because I have left this horrible place, MISS." *3
Blood curdling screaming woke everyone in Domino City up that night and alerted a girl to keep on running. She needed to get somewhere safe within the hour.
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*1 I'm guessing that girls are released from orphanages at sixteen, boys fifteen. Feel free to correct me. The date in the story is August 29. Amalthia was born on January 5. School in Japan I think starts in September, for future knowledge.
*2 Yes, Amalthia is psychic. Have a problem with it?
*3 Amalthia is an electric genius. Just think she rigged up a devise that when Ms. Gem spoke, it would answer what had been previously recorded.
I know how old Seto and Yugi are in the series, I just wanted to make them older. See ya next time! Silver Moon Tear
'Tonight is the night.' she thought suddenly. For years she had been planning to run from this place. Now was the time. Ms. Gem would be gone, and all of the other girls were going out with her. It was perfect. She could leave the place she was legally supposed to leave almost a year ago. *1
Footsteps were heard outside the door of the closet she lived in, away from the other girls. She was a present day Cinderella. Lived under the stairs in a closet, the girls above her living richly off her inheritance.
"Oh Amy, dear. Remember, if I come back to a mess, you won't eat or see the light of day for a month!" Ms. Gem screeched. The girl, apparently Amy, replied with a meek "yes miss" before pressing her ear to the door. With a slam, she heard Ms. Gem slam the door behind her and the other girls. She bolted from the closet.
"First, I'll need a little food and water." she mumbled to herself as she gathered some food and a couple of bottles of water into a worn black leather backpack she had found a few months ago. After doing so, she ran back to the closet.
Stored there were a few things. One was a beautiful silver crescent moon shaped locket, which she immediately placed around her neck. The other two were a flashlight she had found and repaired and a dueling deck. No one knew she had it. She watched other people play it, and had saved what little money she had to buy a deck. She wasn't going to waste all that work.
Running, she left through the back door and jumped over the high brick wall that kept the woods out, to her annoyance. Once their, she called mentally, 'Midnight? Midnight, we're leaving! Come on!' A black panther soon jumped from a tree near by. *2
'Truly, Amalthia?' Midnight asked hopefully, before noticing how much her charge had grown.
^ Flashback ^
Midnight was only a cub. Her mother lied dead under a tree. A hunter had shot her. She was running, looking for help. A feeling of panic was overwhelming her.
Then she heard a soft crying. One she had never heard before. Following it, Midnight found a small, human girl lying under a tree, crying. Her arm was bruised greatly, as was her face. The black hair, which had a tinge of blue to it, was the only thing clean. Her clothes were worn and ragged. Like millions had worn them before.
'Why is she crying?' Midnight thought, unaware what that one thought would lead to later.
'I'm all alone. And I made Ms. Gem angry again.' A silverish voice answered, inside of her mind.
The girl suddenly gasped and looked at Midnight sheepishly, 'Sorry. I entered your mind with out asking. Forgive me? My name is Amalthia. What is a young one like you doing out here all alone?' the voice asked again.
Remembering the legends she had heard so far in her little years, she remembered one that said every century or so, one human was found who could speak to people or animals inside their heads. Figuring this was the case, she answered politely, 'I forgive you. Being young, I'm sure you can't control your powers yet. I am Midnight. My mama just died. How are you alone?' she answered. This girl was already soothing her.
Her reply was so quiet; she almost didn't catch it. 'My mama died too. And I since I look so much like her, my papa left me at the unowned cubs' home.' Midnight noticed she used the panther terms of things, which made it easier for her to understand.
That talked for a long time. Soon, Midnight swore to be Amalthia's guardian. And Amalthia promised to never leave Midnight alone for too long.
^ End Flashback ^
In appearance, Amalthia hadn't changed much. She had matured, and her hair was longer, but she was still too thin and meek.
Amalthia suddenly started running, weaving through the trees. Midnight scrambled to keep up with her. As thin and meek as she was, Amalthia could run faster then the wind itself!
******
Ms. Gem frowned as she looked around the house. Everything was clean, too clean. Food was missing, as were some bottles of water and an old backpack. Freezing on her way up the stairs, she looked over the living room again. It was also quiet under the stairs, much too quiet for this time of night.
She ran down the stairs again before banging on the door. "AMY!!!"
The meek silverish voice answered, "Yes miss?"
"Come out!"
"I can't, miss."
"WHY THE HELL NOT!"
The voice answered back more strongly, "Because I have left this horrible place, MISS." *3
Blood curdling screaming woke everyone in Domino City up that night and alerted a girl to keep on running. She needed to get somewhere safe within the hour.
********
*1 I'm guessing that girls are released from orphanages at sixteen, boys fifteen. Feel free to correct me. The date in the story is August 29. Amalthia was born on January 5. School in Japan I think starts in September, for future knowledge.
*2 Yes, Amalthia is psychic. Have a problem with it?
*3 Amalthia is an electric genius. Just think she rigged up a devise that when Ms. Gem spoke, it would answer what had been previously recorded.
I know how old Seto and Yugi are in the series, I just wanted to make them older. See ya next time! Silver Moon Tear