It All Started with an Act of Kindness

Chapter 1

The Chance Meeting

A young girl sat in a dark, narrow alley with her head buried in her knees. She was crying. She had nothing left in this world. She was alone. Her blue hair, which was normally vibrant and soft, was matted and course from the days she had spent in this alley. She just sat there sobbing to herself and whispering...

"How could things end up like this?"

"What did I do wrong? What did my family do wrong?"

"I wish something would come and save me from this..." She softly cried to herself even knowing that nobody was there to listen to her sad, lonely voice.

The girl, unbeknownst to her, had been seen by another girl about the same age every day for the past few days. This girl had been fighting the urge to go and talk to her. She looked so hurt, so fragile. There was almost no way that anyone deserved to look or be that miserable. She stopped at the alley's entrance the same way she had been doing for the past few days and thought to herself that she would at least go talk to her. It was the least she could do. She put her fist to her chest and gave herself a little pep talk to inspire her.

"I should go see if there is anything I can do to help. I know it is the right thing to do. I should have done this when I first saw her and I am already sorry for not doing this sooner. I should be the one person that can probably help her in her time of need!" She said with a nod. She turned and flipped her lilac hair behind her ears and walked toward the crying girl. She could hear only her footsteps and the girls soft sobs as she closed the distance between them. She stopped next to her and noticed that she was very small in size. The girl had yet to notice her so she knelt down and slowly placed a hand on the girl's shoulder.

"AHHH! GET AWAY!" The girl screamed and fell back, a look of pure fear on her face. Something had happened to this girl and there was no way that she is going to be left alone.

"Shh...it's ok. I'm not going to hurt you. My name is Kagami Hiragii. What's yours?" Kagami asked with a smile on her face. The girl looked up at her still slightly trembling and looked as if she couldn't find the words.

"It's ok if you don't want to tell me, but at least tell me this. I have seen you here for the past few days and was wondering if you had anywhere to go. I can't let a cute girl like you stay out here by yourself." Kagami said tilting her head slightly. The small girl shook her head and blushed at the comment. She had never been called cute before. She almost let out a small smile at the kindness another human being was showing her.

"No...I have nothing in this world anymore." She whispered with another sob. With that answer, she got a look of shock on her face as she felt herself pulled to her feet. Kagami was looking at her and smiling.

"Well you do now, you are coming to stay with me, no if, and's, or but's." Kagami said while pulling the girl along. Kagami felt that she could really use a friend right now after seeing the way she was scared in the alley. She figured the girl must be hungry as well so she dragged them into a small cafe that she was fond of and came to often to think about things.

"Now order whatever you want, it is on me. You look like you are starving." Kagami said and the other girl's eyes lit up at the thought of food and told the waiter that she wanted 3 helpings of everything on the lunch menu. A sweatdrop formed on Kagami's head and she just ordered some tea.

"Well, looks like I won't be getting that video game I wanted for awhile...Oh, well this is more important." She sighed to herself. The other girl tore into her meal as soon as it got there with such a speed that if you blinked, she was already on the next plate. Kagami sat there with her eyes wide at how much the girl could put away despite her small size.

"Hey, you really are something else you know that?" Kagami said with a sly look on her face. The girl stopped eating and offered Kagami one of the bowl's of rice and some beef with it.

"No thanks, eat up. You look like you need it." She said waving her hand while the other girl just happily continued chowing on her food. Once she was finished and earned the gaze of the other customers in the cafe, they paid the bill and left in a hurry. Kagami could tell that lifted the girl's mood somewhat, but she still had a solemn look on her face that made her wonder what had happened to her. As they were walking to Kagami's apartment, she heard the girl say a simple phrase that made her feel like she had truly already made a difference in this girl's life.

"Thank you"

END

Back after a long break. Had a lot going on and am now able to get back into writing. Let me know what you guys think. I absolutely love Lucky Star and the character's have so much potential and emotion to be written about. Please R&R and I will be continuing this shortly.

-Phantasm Flash