Well, after seeing Wolf Children, a few weeks later my wacky brain started developing a story. This has happened with Frozen too, but I've never been terrific at putting these ideas into words. Hopefully this is alright, please review! Thanks!
For this story, I've pretty much done away with Yuki's seriousness. Here she's about a year or two younger than she should be, and still a rather happy person to be around. Still, she's been a little solemnized by Ame's leaving. As for Hana, well, she doesn't seem to change in appearance or demeanor the entire movie, and it's nice. So she's pretty much the same. And the supposed love interest between Sohei and Yuki? I have no use or reason to get into that until much later in the story. I'm over-complicating this.
Enjoy!
(This starts in Yuki's POV)
Ame's been gone for a few months now. It's taken awhile, but me and mom have grown accustomed to him being gone - mostly. Every now and then, we hear the howls coming from the mountain. I still go to school, and mom works in the garden and house. As far as we're concerned, Ame's gone where he belongs, and life still goes on.
But today, I was at school during daily assembly, when the principal made an announcement. "Good morning, everyone. Today, before classes we have a guest speaker. She is the head of the local orphanage, and has something very important to tell you. Please give her your undivided attention, thank you. Ms. Fukui?"
Another woman walked onto the stage. She was dressed in a simple coat and jeans, and was wearing a small white bow in her brown hair. Smiling, she took the podium.
"Hello kids!" she started. "My name is Ania Fukui. As your principal just said, I am the head of the orphanage in town. It's my job to help young children who don't have parents or siblings to find homes where they can feel loved. Some kids have lost their mothers and fathers, but at our orphanage we can give them a place to stay temporarily, and try to one day find them a new family…"
She went on, and as she did, I got this feeling in the back of my head. I liked the idea of giving a parentless child a new home, and as I thought about it more, I couldn't help but think of my father. "I wonder how it was for him growing up?" I thought. "What about Sohei? I don't need to look at him to know he's uncomfortable," my mind rattled on.
Then it clicked. I missed having a younger sibling. Someone to teach about the world, someone to play with at home, someone who knew my secret. I knew that the latter could not be done, but I realized I wanted to adopt a child, give someone a new home. For both of our sakes.
"So, if you want to consider adopting a child, there are fliers at the exit you can give to your parents," Ms. Fukui said in conclusion. "Thank you for your time, and have a great day!"
The principal came back up to the podium and shook Ms. Fukui's hand. "Thank you Ms. Fukui. I'm sure we'll think about what you said. Alright kids, you know what to do: get to your classes, and have a nice day!"
As all the kids got up and turned to rush out the door, I got up slowly, grabbed my bag, and fell into line. On the way out, I took one of the flyers sitting on the table by the door, as did a few others. Then it was off on another day of school.