Author note: okay this first chapter is kinda lame, I admit, but if you
continue to read I swear it gets better....I have already written a few
chapters a head, so trust me I know it gets better. Just so ya know Cat and
Christa are real people. Christa is my best friend who hounds me to get
these chapters up for you people, so without her you wouldn't have a story
cause she also helps me with my ideas. And Cat...well Cat is me! That's right
I placed my best friend and me in the story...we're actors. lol. Of course
not in real life, but wish to be. We'd even settle for voice actors.
Chapter 1
Walking down the halls of a Canadian elementary school was a girl with blond hair that went past her shoulders while her bangs that hung above her eyes and she had sky blue eyes. She walked up to a girl with short reddish-brown hair and green eyes whom was putting homework into her bag "Christa are you ready yet?"
"Yes Cat, I'm ready now," she said, stuffing the last bit in her bag. Both walked together outside the school doors and started to head home. Christa was 6 months older than Cat and both we 7.
They had been friends since birth because their parents had known each other since high school and wanted their children to be friends like they were. Although Christa Lee was strong, Cat Izumi was smart and both made a very good team in anything they did.
Cat was often teased because she weak and smart, so other kids thought of her as a nerd. Christa on the other hand was never teased because if any one called her a named she'd punch them to put them in their place.
Christa and Cat walked down an ally in order to get to their homes. They lived right next to each other. They have since they were born. Cat turned to her friend "gonna come to my house and play some playstation2?"
"Of course, some one needs to kick you butt" she replied. At that moment some kids from school came out from behind a corner. The 6 fanned out so the girls couldn't get through to go home. Christa turned to her right to see another ally way "Cat! Run for it!"
Cat followed her direction and then ran. She and Christa both knew it was her they were after. It was like this everyday after school where she had to run for her life and if she didn't then she would suffer a severe beating for being smart and not being a good fighter.
Christa looked at her fellow schoolmates "whose first?"
3Charged at once while the other 3 ran after Cat. They followed down the ally. Cat was happy that she knew they wouldn't catch her because she had become a fast runner with them chasing her day after day. One boy whom was chasing her, picked up a big sharp rock and without even thinking twice, he threw it.
Cat ran past tipped over garbage cans, broken bottles, and other trash. Suddenly she felt a pain in her knee as the rock hit her and she fell. As she hit the ground a sharp piece of glass was sticking up, it went through the side of her kneecap. It felt like a dagger and she screamed out in pain.
Christa had just finished scaring off the bullies when she heard her friend scream and she ran to find Cat. When she did find Cat, 2 of the bullies had run off while the one that threw the rock and caused this disaster had stayed. He was frozen with fear at the sight of all the blood.
Cat was screaming in pain through all her tears as Christa ran up "Cat! Cat what happened?" she asked, not really knowing what she should do.
"One of them threw a rock at my leg and I fell on the glass" she cried "Christa, run home and get help! Please it hurts so much"
Christa nodded and looked at the boy "you watch her. If you leave I'm gonna pound you"
The boy nodded and Christa ran to her house to get help. It only took a few minutes before both their parents came running. Cat's father, Mr. Izumi, checked out her leg while the boy then ran off
"It's bad we need to get her to the hospital"
Christa's dad, Mr. Lee, ran to get his van and within minutes the 2 families were in the car and speeding to the hospital. Doctors took Cat right away and made the worried families wait in the waiting room.
Christa felt as if time had slowed as the minutes felt like hours. She was very worried about her friend and was still shaky from seeing all the blood that came out of her friend. She turned to see her mom and Mrs. Izumi, both crying thinking Cat was going to die. In seeing this Christa kinda smirked 'Cat maybe weak, but she would let anything like a piece of glass in her leg stop her' she thought 'Cat has a strong will'
After 3 hours the doctor finally came out, his face touched with worry "she's going to be all right" the whole family sighed in relief, but the doc still had a worried face "The piece of glass that we took out has punctured a certain part in her kneecap. We don't know if she'll be able to walk and if there's a chance she can walk her leg is going to cause a lot of problems for her"
~ ~9 years later~ ~
Cat, now 16, walked down the halls of her Canadian high school. Her hair reached down near her butt while her bangs hung down to her chin. She wore a white tank top and baggy pants. She stopped and leaned against a locker "Christa are you ready yet?"
Christa finished stuffing her homework in to her bag "yes, I'm ready now"
Christa's hair was short now and she had dyed it brown with blond highlights. She wore a blue tank top and short shorts. Both smiled as they left the school and walked home. Christa smiled at her friend "so how's your leg today?"
Cat shrugged, "it feels like it hasn't totally healed. My grandpa in Tokyo when he found out he flipped; he called recently, he said now that I'm older I should come visit him and he'd help me deal with my knee situation"
"How could he help besides giving you a trip to see Japan?" asked Christa, chuckling slightly
"I have no clue" Cat replied as they turned down into the ally. She froze as she saw the side ally that held a horrible memory of what happened 9 years ago.
Christa noticed, "Come on Cat, let's get home"
When they reached their houses, they saw police standing outside Christa's house. Christa's parents were standing outside with them and seemed very upset.
"What's going on?" asked Cat.
Christa shrugged "I don't know, let's go find out"
Both ran up and stopped short in front of the police. Mrs. Lee looked at them "Christa go in the house, the police need to speak with Cat"
Cat stood still as a statue. She was scared of people now afraid they may hurt her, she was mainly afraid of boys since it was boys who caused her accident. Christa turned to her friend "talk with you later" and she went into the house. She sat down and watched TV, the whole time wondering what was going on outside.
After awhile Christa's mom entered the house. Christa looked at her "what's going on mom? Did something happen?"
"I'm not sure how to tell you this, but" her voice stopped as the news came on. Both sat there as the news lady started to speak
"Today on 112th street, next to the old shopping store; a couple were driving in their car"
A picture of Cat's parents appeared in the corner and Christa felt she had stopped breathing as the lady continued
"Mr and Mrs. Izumi were driving home when another vehicle drove through a red light and crashed into them. Police say the driver was under the influence of alcohol. The couple had 1 daughter whom police say will be living with her grandfather in Japan"
Christa turned off the TV, stood up and started walking to the door. Her mom stopped her by informing her Cat wouldn't be at her house. Christa turned to face her mother
"Cat can't leave!" she cried. Tears dribbled down her face, mourning for Mr and Mrs. Izumi's death and now her friend having to go away so abruptly "Cat can't leave! Mom, she doesn't trust people anymore since her accident. She'll be scared to death if she moves away and doesn't know a single soul"
"She'll have her grandfather" her mom spoke sharply "he'll introduce her to people"
Christa shook her head "NO! Cat has only spoken to her grandfather on the phone they are like strangers. Plus no one will understand Cat's knee problem"
Just then her father walked in "I'll tell you what. You get a job and save up some money we'll let you go stay with Cat for awhile"
Christa whipped away some of her tears "really?"
Her dad smiled "really"
~ ~ 1 year later ~ ~
Cat lived with her grandfather still and she continued miss her parents. Everyday she wept a little for them. She also wept for her friend. The two hadn't spoken since the day both found out Cat's parents were killed. Cat had tried to call, but Christa was always away or there was school going on.
Cat's grandfather lived in a shrine, which she had to tidy up everyday after people left. She didn't mind though it kept her busy and she couldn't think of anything except what had to be done.
Mr. Katashi walked up to his granddaughter in one of the shrine buildings "Cat, someone is here for you"
Cat turned to him and then followed him out. They walked to the front of the shrine the whole time thinking about who would want to see her. She had no friends in Tokyo because she was scared of people now after all it was people who hurt her.
"Hey Cat. Long time no see," said a familiar voice. Cat looked around and then Christa popped out from behind a tree "how's it going?"
Cat gasped and then ran up to her best friend "CHRISTA!! When did you get here?"
"Not that long ago, your grandpa picked me up" she replied. The two went into the house to catch up on what has happened over the past year.
Mr. Katashi later walked into the room "alright you two, time to get started"
Cat looked at him confused "start what grandpa?"
"Training" he replied
~ End of the chapter ~
Well I hope u enjoyed the first chapter. So sorry if it was slow or dramactic, but I swear it gets waaaaaay better as the story moves on. So no flames please, I swear it gets better just give it a change. This was so u could get to know these characters.
Chapter 1
Walking down the halls of a Canadian elementary school was a girl with blond hair that went past her shoulders while her bangs that hung above her eyes and she had sky blue eyes. She walked up to a girl with short reddish-brown hair and green eyes whom was putting homework into her bag "Christa are you ready yet?"
"Yes Cat, I'm ready now," she said, stuffing the last bit in her bag. Both walked together outside the school doors and started to head home. Christa was 6 months older than Cat and both we 7.
They had been friends since birth because their parents had known each other since high school and wanted their children to be friends like they were. Although Christa Lee was strong, Cat Izumi was smart and both made a very good team in anything they did.
Cat was often teased because she weak and smart, so other kids thought of her as a nerd. Christa on the other hand was never teased because if any one called her a named she'd punch them to put them in their place.
Christa and Cat walked down an ally in order to get to their homes. They lived right next to each other. They have since they were born. Cat turned to her friend "gonna come to my house and play some playstation2?"
"Of course, some one needs to kick you butt" she replied. At that moment some kids from school came out from behind a corner. The 6 fanned out so the girls couldn't get through to go home. Christa turned to her right to see another ally way "Cat! Run for it!"
Cat followed her direction and then ran. She and Christa both knew it was her they were after. It was like this everyday after school where she had to run for her life and if she didn't then she would suffer a severe beating for being smart and not being a good fighter.
Christa looked at her fellow schoolmates "whose first?"
3Charged at once while the other 3 ran after Cat. They followed down the ally. Cat was happy that she knew they wouldn't catch her because she had become a fast runner with them chasing her day after day. One boy whom was chasing her, picked up a big sharp rock and without even thinking twice, he threw it.
Cat ran past tipped over garbage cans, broken bottles, and other trash. Suddenly she felt a pain in her knee as the rock hit her and she fell. As she hit the ground a sharp piece of glass was sticking up, it went through the side of her kneecap. It felt like a dagger and she screamed out in pain.
Christa had just finished scaring off the bullies when she heard her friend scream and she ran to find Cat. When she did find Cat, 2 of the bullies had run off while the one that threw the rock and caused this disaster had stayed. He was frozen with fear at the sight of all the blood.
Cat was screaming in pain through all her tears as Christa ran up "Cat! Cat what happened?" she asked, not really knowing what she should do.
"One of them threw a rock at my leg and I fell on the glass" she cried "Christa, run home and get help! Please it hurts so much"
Christa nodded and looked at the boy "you watch her. If you leave I'm gonna pound you"
The boy nodded and Christa ran to her house to get help. It only took a few minutes before both their parents came running. Cat's father, Mr. Izumi, checked out her leg while the boy then ran off
"It's bad we need to get her to the hospital"
Christa's dad, Mr. Lee, ran to get his van and within minutes the 2 families were in the car and speeding to the hospital. Doctors took Cat right away and made the worried families wait in the waiting room.
Christa felt as if time had slowed as the minutes felt like hours. She was very worried about her friend and was still shaky from seeing all the blood that came out of her friend. She turned to see her mom and Mrs. Izumi, both crying thinking Cat was going to die. In seeing this Christa kinda smirked 'Cat maybe weak, but she would let anything like a piece of glass in her leg stop her' she thought 'Cat has a strong will'
After 3 hours the doctor finally came out, his face touched with worry "she's going to be all right" the whole family sighed in relief, but the doc still had a worried face "The piece of glass that we took out has punctured a certain part in her kneecap. We don't know if she'll be able to walk and if there's a chance she can walk her leg is going to cause a lot of problems for her"
~ ~9 years later~ ~
Cat, now 16, walked down the halls of her Canadian high school. Her hair reached down near her butt while her bangs hung down to her chin. She wore a white tank top and baggy pants. She stopped and leaned against a locker "Christa are you ready yet?"
Christa finished stuffing her homework in to her bag "yes, I'm ready now"
Christa's hair was short now and she had dyed it brown with blond highlights. She wore a blue tank top and short shorts. Both smiled as they left the school and walked home. Christa smiled at her friend "so how's your leg today?"
Cat shrugged, "it feels like it hasn't totally healed. My grandpa in Tokyo when he found out he flipped; he called recently, he said now that I'm older I should come visit him and he'd help me deal with my knee situation"
"How could he help besides giving you a trip to see Japan?" asked Christa, chuckling slightly
"I have no clue" Cat replied as they turned down into the ally. She froze as she saw the side ally that held a horrible memory of what happened 9 years ago.
Christa noticed, "Come on Cat, let's get home"
When they reached their houses, they saw police standing outside Christa's house. Christa's parents were standing outside with them and seemed very upset.
"What's going on?" asked Cat.
Christa shrugged "I don't know, let's go find out"
Both ran up and stopped short in front of the police. Mrs. Lee looked at them "Christa go in the house, the police need to speak with Cat"
Cat stood still as a statue. She was scared of people now afraid they may hurt her, she was mainly afraid of boys since it was boys who caused her accident. Christa turned to her friend "talk with you later" and she went into the house. She sat down and watched TV, the whole time wondering what was going on outside.
After awhile Christa's mom entered the house. Christa looked at her "what's going on mom? Did something happen?"
"I'm not sure how to tell you this, but" her voice stopped as the news came on. Both sat there as the news lady started to speak
"Today on 112th street, next to the old shopping store; a couple were driving in their car"
A picture of Cat's parents appeared in the corner and Christa felt she had stopped breathing as the lady continued
"Mr and Mrs. Izumi were driving home when another vehicle drove through a red light and crashed into them. Police say the driver was under the influence of alcohol. The couple had 1 daughter whom police say will be living with her grandfather in Japan"
Christa turned off the TV, stood up and started walking to the door. Her mom stopped her by informing her Cat wouldn't be at her house. Christa turned to face her mother
"Cat can't leave!" she cried. Tears dribbled down her face, mourning for Mr and Mrs. Izumi's death and now her friend having to go away so abruptly "Cat can't leave! Mom, she doesn't trust people anymore since her accident. She'll be scared to death if she moves away and doesn't know a single soul"
"She'll have her grandfather" her mom spoke sharply "he'll introduce her to people"
Christa shook her head "NO! Cat has only spoken to her grandfather on the phone they are like strangers. Plus no one will understand Cat's knee problem"
Just then her father walked in "I'll tell you what. You get a job and save up some money we'll let you go stay with Cat for awhile"
Christa whipped away some of her tears "really?"
Her dad smiled "really"
~ ~ 1 year later ~ ~
Cat lived with her grandfather still and she continued miss her parents. Everyday she wept a little for them. She also wept for her friend. The two hadn't spoken since the day both found out Cat's parents were killed. Cat had tried to call, but Christa was always away or there was school going on.
Cat's grandfather lived in a shrine, which she had to tidy up everyday after people left. She didn't mind though it kept her busy and she couldn't think of anything except what had to be done.
Mr. Katashi walked up to his granddaughter in one of the shrine buildings "Cat, someone is here for you"
Cat turned to him and then followed him out. They walked to the front of the shrine the whole time thinking about who would want to see her. She had no friends in Tokyo because she was scared of people now after all it was people who hurt her.
"Hey Cat. Long time no see," said a familiar voice. Cat looked around and then Christa popped out from behind a tree "how's it going?"
Cat gasped and then ran up to her best friend "CHRISTA!! When did you get here?"
"Not that long ago, your grandpa picked me up" she replied. The two went into the house to catch up on what has happened over the past year.
Mr. Katashi later walked into the room "alright you two, time to get started"
Cat looked at him confused "start what grandpa?"
"Training" he replied
~ End of the chapter ~
Well I hope u enjoyed the first chapter. So sorry if it was slow or dramactic, but I swear it gets waaaaaay better as the story moves on. So no flames please, I swear it gets better just give it a change. This was so u could get to know these characters.