The sun floated gently through the trees, as Cassie woke up from her deep
dreams. She looked around, scanning the beautifull forest around her.
"Today I'm going to find a job" she thought, "and no longer will I be
hungry." Cassie was anxious to get started, excited for that first pay day,
(hopefully soon) when she'd be able to sit down and have a real meal.
Because of hunger however, Cassie was very weak, and she was sure she
looked it too. "Probably why those men came after me" she thought, and
stood up. Her head spun for a moment, but she managed to keep on her feet
until it passed. She knew she was coming down with something too, unless
this is just what hunger can do to you.
Cassie made her way carefully into the city again, where she began to request job applications. Most people kicked her out, calling her a dirty beggar, who had no business working in their well honored store. Cassie marched in defeat, believeing that there would be nowhere to go where she would be excepted. Stopping by a shop window, she could see her reflection, and Cassie was shocked. The attractive girl she had once been was now replaced by a boney dirty stranger, who shared only her dirty blonde hair. Even her eyes were different, for the smile and twinkle they once held seemed to have vanished completely. Cassie sighed. No wonder nobody wanted to accept her. She looked a mess. Cassie was about to go "home" in defeat, when she saw one more store she wanted to try.
Walking in, she saw it was a candy store. Cassie laughed to herself. "how cute..." She walked over to the counter, and the man behind it looked up. "Morning" he said pleasantly. "What can I do for you?" Cassie smiled. "I'd like an application please?" She asked shyly. "sure" he said, and smiled back, handing her an application. Cassie paused, and said as she took it, "You know, you're the only one who's been nice to me all day. Don't you care that I'm dirty and poor?" she asked. "well, if you're poor, all the more reason for you to get a job. And as far as being dirty, you're not." Cassie smiled, feeling better that she had met yet another nice person. "My name is Yuki Sohma" He said as he smiled, and Cassie began to really like this guy. "I'm Cassie Shenron" Cassie responded. "Good luck getting a job here, I bet you will, the manager's really nice" Yuki said. "her name is Blade, but don't let the tough name fool you" Cassie smiled and thanked him. Turning to leave however, Yuki stopped her. "Listen" he said, "I can hear your stomach growl from acrossed the room. please take this money and get something to eat, ok?" Cassie accepted the money, and smiled shyly. "Thank you soo much" she said, and hurried out the door.
Her joy was too strong for her to contain. "Food!" she sang as she danced down the steet. Nearing a restaurant, she paused and looked at the money that Yuki had given her. "wow" she breathed, when she saw it was enough to last her several days. She could hardly contain her joy. Skipping down the road, she was practically blind to evrything but the restaurant in front of her. Crash!she hit something or someone with a thud. "opps" she said getting back up. "It's you!" she heard a growl of rage, and too late to react, she was grabbed by the dirty man from yesterday. "NOO!" she cried, and sent a flying kick to his head. To her, she wasn't just protecting her life, she was protecting her dinner!
But there was too many of them for her to handle. Not in her weakend state at least. Punching left and right, Cassie tried to free herself, using every once of power she could. They threw her on the ground. The leader, Drex, stood forward, with a bloody nose. Cassie smiled. So she wasn't as weak as she thought she was. "You damn Bitch!" he spat, and slapped her acrossed the face. "You're going to regret that!" he pulled out a piece of rope, and they started to tire her arms together. Cassie screamed, and they hit her head against the wall. Barely conscious now, Cassie tried one last attemt to cry for help. "Get her to shut up!" someone yelled, and she saw a fist move towards her head again. "This is it" she thought. "HEY!!" A vioce pierced through the shouting, and everything went silent. Cassie had fainted.
She woke up to a cool cloth on her head. "wha?" she wondered, and looked around. She saw three men standing above her. Cassie leaped to her feet, prepared to attack. "hey! calm down!" one of them said, and it took her a moment to realize that it was Kyo. "You saved me?" she asked in wonder. "no.." Kyo said sheepishly. "he did" and Kyo pointed another member in the group. "I'm Shigure" he said, smiling down at her. "and i believe you know Yuki" Cassie stared in wonder, to see that Kyo and Yuki knew each other, the only nice people she'd met since her mother, and yet it was someone else that rescued her. "I had been walking home from visiting a friend at her work, when iheard you cry out." Shigure told her. "th-thank you" Cassie stammered. "I think you'll like our other guest, she's at work now, but she should be returning shortly." He continued. "Umm.." Cassie said suddenly thinking of something.."i hate to ask this but.." "I already thought of it" answered Yuki, as he left then came back with a bowl of noodles. "oh thank you!!" she gasped, and flung herself into the food without thinking. Yuki smiled.
"However, it looks like you'll be staying with us for a while" Shigure said. Kyo and Yuki exchanged nervous glances. "I'm sure it will be fine" he continued. "but, you've already done so much for me" Cassie started. "Don't mention it." Kyo said. "If you want, you can just pay us for rent, if that will make you feel better." "o-oh alright i guess" Cassie said reluctantly. "i'll ust have to visit my friend tomorrow, about certain..financial issues.."shigure concluded. "until then, let me show you to your room" he smiled, and led Cassie up to a room upstairs. "you may want to rest now, you look tired, and you need your rest. If you need us, my room is right acrossed the hall." Cassie smiled as she closed the door behind her. "How had she gotten so lucky all of a sudden?" she wondered. She smiled to herself as she went to bed. "Tomorrow will be a good day" she thought. "I can't wait"
Cassie made her way carefully into the city again, where she began to request job applications. Most people kicked her out, calling her a dirty beggar, who had no business working in their well honored store. Cassie marched in defeat, believeing that there would be nowhere to go where she would be excepted. Stopping by a shop window, she could see her reflection, and Cassie was shocked. The attractive girl she had once been was now replaced by a boney dirty stranger, who shared only her dirty blonde hair. Even her eyes were different, for the smile and twinkle they once held seemed to have vanished completely. Cassie sighed. No wonder nobody wanted to accept her. She looked a mess. Cassie was about to go "home" in defeat, when she saw one more store she wanted to try.
Walking in, she saw it was a candy store. Cassie laughed to herself. "how cute..." She walked over to the counter, and the man behind it looked up. "Morning" he said pleasantly. "What can I do for you?" Cassie smiled. "I'd like an application please?" She asked shyly. "sure" he said, and smiled back, handing her an application. Cassie paused, and said as she took it, "You know, you're the only one who's been nice to me all day. Don't you care that I'm dirty and poor?" she asked. "well, if you're poor, all the more reason for you to get a job. And as far as being dirty, you're not." Cassie smiled, feeling better that she had met yet another nice person. "My name is Yuki Sohma" He said as he smiled, and Cassie began to really like this guy. "I'm Cassie Shenron" Cassie responded. "Good luck getting a job here, I bet you will, the manager's really nice" Yuki said. "her name is Blade, but don't let the tough name fool you" Cassie smiled and thanked him. Turning to leave however, Yuki stopped her. "Listen" he said, "I can hear your stomach growl from acrossed the room. please take this money and get something to eat, ok?" Cassie accepted the money, and smiled shyly. "Thank you soo much" she said, and hurried out the door.
Her joy was too strong for her to contain. "Food!" she sang as she danced down the steet. Nearing a restaurant, she paused and looked at the money that Yuki had given her. "wow" she breathed, when she saw it was enough to last her several days. She could hardly contain her joy. Skipping down the road, she was practically blind to evrything but the restaurant in front of her. Crash!she hit something or someone with a thud. "opps" she said getting back up. "It's you!" she heard a growl of rage, and too late to react, she was grabbed by the dirty man from yesterday. "NOO!" she cried, and sent a flying kick to his head. To her, she wasn't just protecting her life, she was protecting her dinner!
But there was too many of them for her to handle. Not in her weakend state at least. Punching left and right, Cassie tried to free herself, using every once of power she could. They threw her on the ground. The leader, Drex, stood forward, with a bloody nose. Cassie smiled. So she wasn't as weak as she thought she was. "You damn Bitch!" he spat, and slapped her acrossed the face. "You're going to regret that!" he pulled out a piece of rope, and they started to tire her arms together. Cassie screamed, and they hit her head against the wall. Barely conscious now, Cassie tried one last attemt to cry for help. "Get her to shut up!" someone yelled, and she saw a fist move towards her head again. "This is it" she thought. "HEY!!" A vioce pierced through the shouting, and everything went silent. Cassie had fainted.
She woke up to a cool cloth on her head. "wha?" she wondered, and looked around. She saw three men standing above her. Cassie leaped to her feet, prepared to attack. "hey! calm down!" one of them said, and it took her a moment to realize that it was Kyo. "You saved me?" she asked in wonder. "no.." Kyo said sheepishly. "he did" and Kyo pointed another member in the group. "I'm Shigure" he said, smiling down at her. "and i believe you know Yuki" Cassie stared in wonder, to see that Kyo and Yuki knew each other, the only nice people she'd met since her mother, and yet it was someone else that rescued her. "I had been walking home from visiting a friend at her work, when iheard you cry out." Shigure told her. "th-thank you" Cassie stammered. "I think you'll like our other guest, she's at work now, but she should be returning shortly." He continued. "Umm.." Cassie said suddenly thinking of something.."i hate to ask this but.." "I already thought of it" answered Yuki, as he left then came back with a bowl of noodles. "oh thank you!!" she gasped, and flung herself into the food without thinking. Yuki smiled.
"However, it looks like you'll be staying with us for a while" Shigure said. Kyo and Yuki exchanged nervous glances. "I'm sure it will be fine" he continued. "but, you've already done so much for me" Cassie started. "Don't mention it." Kyo said. "If you want, you can just pay us for rent, if that will make you feel better." "o-oh alright i guess" Cassie said reluctantly. "i'll ust have to visit my friend tomorrow, about certain..financial issues.."shigure concluded. "until then, let me show you to your room" he smiled, and led Cassie up to a room upstairs. "you may want to rest now, you look tired, and you need your rest. If you need us, my room is right acrossed the hall." Cassie smiled as she closed the door behind her. "How had she gotten so lucky all of a sudden?" she wondered. She smiled to herself as she went to bed. "Tomorrow will be a good day" she thought. "I can't wait"