I made the beginning almost like Princess Tutu because I like that show (Voice of her in Dub was the same as Alois Trancy and said Tutu's her favorite) and it shows that Madison is a scared mouse

The Wounded Crow

I remember the dream I had once, seeing a prince with shiny black hair and ruby-red eyes, ballet dancing under the moonlight. I watched him dance from the trees, wishing that I can dance with him...but I'm just a commoner, a villager, a very poor person! I can't dance with him, especially that I'm too shy to talk to him.

"Ah...uh..." I sigh, knowing I can't do it. I watch him dance away into the dark, and all I ask to myself is why. Just why, was I so scared to see his entire face? In fact, why am I this scared?

"Ah...you care for him, don't you?"

"Huh?" I looked around, wondering who made that old pirate-like voice, "W-what?.."

"A young human girl, like you? Hee-hee-hee!"

Suddenly, in the dark woods, I see 2 bright green orbs, staring at me with a wide grin. I gulped and I noticed a very sharp weapon, a scythe! It was aiming at my head, and the voice said, "...Bye-bye!..."

I ducked before it swings, screaming, "A MONSTER!" I screamed more as I started running with my eyes closed. I kept running until...

BAMMN!

...my body slammed into a flat solid.

I opened my eyes and saw it's a bright yellow wall. I slide down and lay on the soft carpet floor, seeing a coral colored ceiling with its moving ceiling fan.

I sighed, "A nightmare about Death? Not again!" I sat up, rubbing my head, hoping it doesn't bleed like the 87th time this year. Luckily, it doesn't, so I got up and brush my short dark brown hair then brush my teeth.

But as I started to get dressed, I realized that I forgot to check the time. I look at my alarm clock and my eyes widen.

"7:03!? SCHOOL STARTS AT 7:30!"

I pulled my dark jeans all the way up with my boots and white shirt and just pack my scarf and jean jacket in my bag, took a doughnut from the pantry and ran all the way to school in panic.

I ran across the bridge, through the street, and into the school, screaming like a Rabbit with a watch, "I'm Late! I'm Late! Oh dear God, I'm Late!"

I ran inside and into the classroom, luckily, I made it before the bell ring. I can hear my classmates talking about their summer break as I got my coat and scarf on. The more I hear it, the more I sigh, is it that time already?

Summer break, a seasonal getaway with your parents. But why can't I? I lost my parents years ago. It was a huge mess during the night, all the blood and organs everywhere and their bodies split open like a banana!

I spend my entire time in my home, alone, even though there's still Crystal, but no one else asked me to hang out. In fact, they just want my life to be hanged.

I slowly walked down the hall after a few classes, hoping that nothing can go wrong about the time.

"Madison!"

I looked back, seeing my friend, Crystal, running in with her short, boy-like, auburn colored hair with red highlights, aqua colored eyes, glasses, and wearing a Hetalia shirt, jeans, and tennis shoes.

I smiled, waving to her, "Hey Crystal!" She jumps to me as she was close with a smile and we walk, "How are you doing?" "Doing good, just had a nightmare." I smiled nervously. "Again?" She raised her eyebrow. "Yes..." I lower my head with embarrassment, "Again.."

"Well, I have a dream that I became the Queen of Wolves, hunting animals and intruders!" Crystal smiled with determination. I chuckled, "Cute, maybe I'll let you come to my place for Princess Mononoke."

"INCOMING!"

"Huh?"

We both looked, but we're both pushed over by someone and crash on the ground. The man landed on me as papers flew everywhere. I noticed Crystal freaking out, jumped around, holding her shirt, screaming, "Hot! Hot! Hot! Ow! Ow! Ack!"

I was confused until I saw a plastic cup with some coffee spilled. I heard the man freaked out and ran to poor Crystal, "I'm so very sorry! H-here! I'll wipe it off!" He pulled a table-cloth off, but it's held by more paper and it's now all over the ground. He gasped, freaking out more, "Oh no!"

I studied the man, who have mustard colored eyes and a long brown pony-tail tied by a red bow. He wore glasses, a dark coat with black pants and shoes, a red candy stripped bow tie and a name tag that just said Substitute. The oddest part is his smell, like Roses in dew. Perfume? Or maybe Cologne...

Crystal glared as she stood up, even though tears are forming from the burning pain. The guilty man bowed with his head lowered saying, "I am so very sorry, miss. I don't know what I can do to punish myself."

Crystal sigh as she walked away, "I'm going to the nurse, later Madison." I watched her walk off and I look at the man who was picking up paper, only letting them keep spilling, muttering many times, "Oh dear! Oh dear!"

I noticed something on the ground right close to me, a small golden cylinder. I saw it fell off of his pocket when he crashed in. There was a dark line circling the center, meaning that it can be opened. Odd...should I open it?...I think I should save it...

I looked back at the man, feeling really bad for him, so I put the odd container in my pocket to open it later, and helped him pick up the papers and hand them to him with a smile, "Here you go." "Oh, Thank you! Thank you," He smiled as he took them and placing them on the table, "You are so kind!" "I tried." I shrugged.

"I'm so terribly sorry about your friend, miss." he spoke in a guilty tone.

"Hey, it's not you're-"

"Hold on! That's it! The only thing I can do now is to DIE," He yelled as he grabbed a pen, aiming it to his heart, "I shall commit Suicide and await my Death!"

My eyes widen, grabbing the pen and took it away, "Whoa! Dude! No! You Crazy?! Think about your friends and family once they know you're covered in blood...and ink!" I saw him smile and hug me, "Oh thank you, Miss!"

I smiled then looked down, understanding the problem, "Just next time, tie your shoe laces." "Oh?" said the man. He looked down, notice and said, "Oh! Thank you, Madison!"

I shot back up at him, asking, "How did you know my name?" He hesitated for a moment then spoke, "Well...should you be heading to class?" I gasped, "Oh god! CLASS!" I ran off into a classroom, and made it pass the bell. But oddly, how come I panicked about being late at the last day of school?

When lunchtime was on, it was a perfect time to open the container before my friend gets here first. I am a huge friend of Crystal, but I like to keep some things secretive.

I pulled out the container, then opened it, revealing something red. I stared at it until I realized what it was... Lipstick?

I looked at the bottom of the lipstick that have a label on it, Paint the town Red...How come he have lipstick?

I thought it could be that his wife or girlfriend left it in the car, or maybe it's another student's. But I closed it and put it back in my pocket as soon as Crystal came in with some food.

There are many strange things going on, who is that man...why did he kept some lipstick...more importantly, how did he know my name?

Later when school ended for the break, I was walking home with my head lowered. Spending the entire summer doing nothing without anybody. Just who did hurt my family, why did they do that and why was I so afraid to find out? I hate being a coward, I just hate-

CAW-CAW!

C-CAW-CAW!

I lift up my head then look around, finding out where did the sound come from. But as I did, I saw there was a crow, trying to fly from the ground. I tilted my head then walked to it, seeing that it's wing was broken.

I felt bad for the crow that I pick it up gently, "Hey there, its ok." I walked to my driveway and sat on my bench, fixing it's wing, "There, there, I'm not going to hurt you." The crow just stood up, looking at me as I was fixing the wing.

It's wings glistened from the sunlight to show the colors of blue and violet and it's eyes, red as rubies. It's really the most beautiful crow I had ever seen. But I noticed something odd, it's broken wing have a mark on it. It's a violet ring with a star at the center. However I shrugged and kept healing the wing.

As I finished with a smile, telling it it's fixed, I let the crow flew away, "Good bye, my friend!"

I stood up and thought of something as I head for the door, the crow's kinda like me. Wounded and trapped, no one caring enough to save it, not even its friends. It's lucky that now, it's cared and freed. I like that inspiration of it, "Sometimes...I wish I was that Crow..."

"...My, what a strange thing to say, miss Madison..."

I gasped, recognizing that voice from else where, but not in this world...

...in my dream.

I looked around to find the source of that voice, "Who said that?"

"Up here, Miss, hee-hee!"

I looked up at the sky until up in that tree, was a man. A man with long silver hair, bangs that covered his eyes, and a braid at the side. His tan scars were showing on his pale face from across his face and neck. He wore a long black shirt that have a collar up to his neck, a black heavy coat that hooded his sleeves, a gray sash that's tied on his right hip, belted black boots, and an old, tattered black hat with a long ribbon.

He grinned at me, speaking, "You found me, Madison!"

How did he know my name?!

I closed my eyes, rubbing them to check if it was an illusion. As I opened them, he was gone, like I haven't seen him.

What a strange man...

I knew it was an illusion, but as I turned again, I notice something really odd. Right at the middle of my neighborhood...was a store, and not just a store...

...a Funeral Parlor!

The Magic, the Madness, the Adventure...it has begun!

And Oh god, I saw a Walk-through of Mad Father. All I can say is that, "Her father's insane!"

I realized some of the characters, mostly the father, is like the Black Butler anime. He made people into dolls, like Drocell. But for the Zombie part, he's like Undertaker. And Aya is like the daughter of Grell and Sebastian. I felt like in the future, I wanna cosplay as Aya.