"Stupid Ganta..." Yoki hiccuped, her face pressed into the pillow on her bed. The room hadn't been decorated much, since she never had enough Cast Points to even buy candy to survive.
'St-stupid... Nagi-sama..." she whined into her pillow. She remembered the day she met him, it being one of the best days of her life.
Yoki sat in her room, all alone. She was hugging her knees to her chest, terrified of moving. What was this place? What was a deadman? Why did they call her that? Why was she here? Nothing made sense and she longed to be home, safe and sound.
But there was no home to return to. Yoki had killed her whole family just two weeks ago. She was brought to Deadman Wonderland after being found guilty, and she didn't mind that. She was guilty, and it didn't bother her any. They had it coming.
Now, two weeks later, she was moved to G-ward, still in her normal prison outfit that was an ugly green, or so she thought at least. No one else seemed bothered by this.
Suddenly, a knock came from the door and she jumped. Her heart thumped deep inside her chest, and she stared at the door wide eyed, until, "Wh-who's there..?" she said with a weak voice.
The door opened, and in the doorway was a tall male, with brown hair and brown eyes. He looked calm and friendly and kind just standing there, but Yoki didn't trust him. She had done that once, and bad things happened.
"Don't worry, little girl." the male said, though his voice sounded very robotic and unlike a normal persons. "I won't hurt you." He walked in, and the door closed behind him.
"Wh-who are y-you?" she stumbled over her own words, and tried fading into the corner of the wall were she pressed up against.
"My name is Nagi Kengamine, but you'll also hear me be called the Owl. And what's your name?" He smiled, and although his voice was odd sounding, had kindness in it.
"I... I'm.. Yoki Mi-Miya.." Yoki managed to say.
Nagi came over and sat at the edge of her bed, and she retreated farther into the corner, even though it wasn't all that possible.
"Trust me, little one, I won't hurt you, I promise." he held out his hand for her to take, but she didn't move.
"H-how can I tr-trust you? L-last time I tr-trusted someone.. b-bad things h-happened..."
"Oh, like what?"
"Th-they.. beat m-me..."
Nagi frowned and shook his head. "Why would someone do that to someone as nice as you?"
Yoki sort of froze, for she hadn't been called nice before.
"How about you ask me questions, and I'll answer, so you know me better? How does that sound?" He asked, smiling once more.
Yoki hesitated, but nodded in understanding. The first thing she asked was, "Wh-why is your v-voice weird?"
"I use an artificial voice box, since I don't have one anymore."
"Wh-why?"
"I'll tell you later, since it may just spook you more."
Yoki didn't pry on it anymore, later on knowing what the reason was.
"Wh-why are you h-here?"
"I was framed and sent here because of my Branch of Sin."
"Wh-what's that?" Yoki looked up a bit, looking slightly interested now.
"How about I show you?" he said. Without an answer, he bit into his thumb a bit, enough to draw blood. Yoki looked horrified at this, and he covered his hand at once. "It's okay, it's only a little bit. Besides, this is how we create our magic." He said, a bit of joking in his voice, but Yoki didn't catch on, too amazed and horrified to speak. Showing his bleeding thumb once more, the blood leaking out started floating in wisps, and overall looking graceful, until it became compacted in a small orb. Yoki had gotten closer to get a better look, not realizing she had done this herself.
"What's th-that?" She asked, pointing to it.
"That's my Branch of Sin, Owl's Eyeball. I can make orbs like this, and it'll explode on command."
"C-can I do th-that too?"
"Hm, well, I don't know. Since you're in G-ward, you might have your own Branch of Sin."
"Is th-that what th-the thing I c-can do with m-my blood is c-called?"
"Yes, that's what they call it. What codename did they give you?"
"Th-the scary people h-have been calling me B-Bluebird."
"Bluebird? That's cute, it fits."
Yoki smiled a bit and blushed, having never been called such things before.
"How about I introduce you to a friend of mine, and we get you something to eat? Are you hungry?"
Yoki then realized that she really was, since she hadn't eaten properly since arriving at Deadman Wonderland. Hesitantly, she nodded. Nagi stood up from the bed, and held his hand out to her. After much debating inside her mind, she took the males hand and slid off the bed.
"Don't worry, little one, my friends are nice, and I'll make sure nothing bad ever happens to you."
Since then, he had kept his promise, and in the penalty games she had to face, she never once got something that would have hurt her. He kept his promise, but now he couldn't, and now Yoki felt so unsafe and exposed in this place.
Eventually, the young girl fell asleep, with tear stains on her face and pillow, and she could have sworn she heard Nagi telling her goodnight before drifting to sleep.