Shinju (Pearl}- Original story by Seed0/Seed00

Home..Home..a place where I can call home..Is It that all hard to believe? A young girl by the age of 8 walked the lonely streets of Kyoto. She blinked and looked at her dirty hands and sighed blue eyes glimmering. She breathed her breath making a cold white cloud to form infront of herself. She rubbed her hands trying to bring warmth into them before she completely chilled. Looking around she spotted a tiny box big enough to fit her. Her untrimmed and ratty platinum blond hair shielded her eyes as wind blurred her vision and she let out a small whine. Crawling into the box she curled up trying to get warmth into her tiny body. Her eyes started to close and she felt herself take off into the world of dreams...
"Shinju..Shinju.." the young girl blinked open an eye only to be met with gray eyes. "Shinju your father's coming home today don't you want to be up to see him?" The older women by the age of thirty blinked as a small smile grew on her face, her honey blonde hair flowing down her back like a gentle stream of gold and shining stars. She smiled and nodded standing up her hand reaching out to grab her mother's. "Yes..mama..I want to." Her voice was all very new to her but familier in a way. She had never spoken for quite some time now. "Alright come on.."her mother giggled grabbing her hand.
Then like lightning her eyes snapped open and she panted as the real world sucked her back into it's depths. She blinked and peeked out of the box. White covered the ground and she tilted her head in confusion. Is this snow? She looked down at herself and noticed she was wearing sandals and a long dirty white night gown that she was slowly growing out of. It used to be at her ankles but were now at her calf. She quickly stepped out of the box and looked around. Still the same place as usual. No one around to bother me or get in my way about things..she held her breath as she felt a chill reach her back and she walked away to get food. More like steal than get. Her stomach grumbled and she agreed with it. Food..her mind hindered and she walked on until she spotted something stop and look at her. Her body froze not knowing what to do. She had never seen this person before and some how she just wanted to reach closer and tug the man's hand. She was drawn to him.

The man was very tall compaired to her and had striking orange hair that seemed to flame up the white snow. She looked at him before continuing to walk the cold making me shiver. "You girl." He said in a deep voice that made me shiver in fear or It could have been the cold. Either one would do."M-me..?"She rasped her voice unused for quite some time now. "Yeah. You." He nodded. "What are you doing out here dressed like that?" He scolded with a annoyed huff. "Cause I can."Cause this is all I got. She blinked at the man as he narrowed his green eyes at her. "Thats a lame answer." He muttered. "So what?" She grumbled. "What's your name?" He asked in a bored tone. "S-.."she stopped and looked at her hands. "Well?" He raised a brow. "M-my name..is-is Shinju! Shinju." She finally uttered her name past her lips. "Shin-juu.."he played with her name on his lips. "Pearl?" He blinked. "It was the name my mother gave to me..and my birth stone.."she fumbled with her thumbs. "I see." He nodded. "Where is your mom?" He asked again. "M-mom?" She blinked. "Yeah you know the one who gave birth to you?" He asked. "U-uh..at home!" She shouted with a growl. "Really?" He blinked. "Y-Yeah!" She nodded. "Alright kid..see you around then.."he waved to her. "WAIT!" She called. "Eh?" He turned to look at her. "Whats your name?" She asked "It's Daidaiiro. But you can call me Aka or Dai." He smirked. "See ya around." He waved and walked on. Dai..yeah..nice meeting you mister Dai..