Aah…morning already?

Annah blinked as she rose from her light slumber. Yawning slightly while giving a catlike stretch, the lanky redhead swung her legs over the side and onto the blue carpet of her bedroom. No.1300, in the huge building she called "Home", St. Jimmy's Memorial Asylum for Minors.

Mina-san hasn't stopped by yet…I wonder what she's doing?

Annah gave another stretch as the polished white door opened some to reveal a large blonde in a nurse's outfit. "Mina!" Annah rushed to her friend and nurse, hardly wrapping her thin arms around the woman. "Annah, have you been cleaning?" she gazed around the room with steady blue eyes.

"Yes Mina, Tasha came by yesterday to help…" Annah grinned as Mina stepped back.

"My how you've grown…Just look how big you are! Six feet tall and still growing…It's a wonder you haven't got roots and leaves…" Annah laughed and ran to her canvas.

"Oh Annah…I've asked some nice friends to come and play, hurry and get dressed so we can go meet them…" Annah paused and continued to paint, "Annah is happy just being alone today…"

That's not true…I want to meet them…but…No, they'll just make fun of me…

Mina sighed, "Annah…I know you're smarter than you look…I just...don't understand why you've been admitted…keep playing stupid and you'll never leave the hole…"

Annah stopped and turned, "Mina…Annah has another, they told us, Annah is two Annahs. But the other Annah is not nice…That's why..."

A few minutes later, Annah bounded out of her closet in blue jeans and a black shirt, as always, they were ripped and ragged. "Annah is ready…" she said with hesitation,

Annah will let Crow out, just to scare them…Yes…Crow will be happy…Heh, good gal Ann, now we'll have some fun…But…Annah wants to meet them first…

Fine…

Mina led her down the long hallway to the gardens down below, where Annah could see a few of the other children fawning over the "Friends" Look at them…like…bugs…let me squash them…filthy humans… Annah shook her head and continued to watch as they neared the group. Mina gestured to two boys, about a foot shorter than Annah herself. "Ha…Annah is taller…and bigger…."she muttered as they approached. She looked down at her chest and legs, Mina gave her a thump on the shoulder for the bad attitude.

One of the boys had long dripping locks of silver cascading around his face as icy blue eyes peered up at her, "Uh…big girl!" the other loosened his collar as she turned to examine him. Gangly runt, with gelled brown hair and deeper eyes. "Annah, this is Riku and Sora…They volunteered." Sparks of tension and nervousness flung heavily around them.