A Flurry of Wings- Chapter One
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Kaoru Kamiya sat sullenly on the cement ground, huddled in a thin blanket as the frosty wind whipped against her face. Her once silky, raven hair was now limp, and her face was even paler now than in had ever been before. Her blue eyes, though, still gleamed like the ocean when the sun shone on it in the morning. No one noticed her huddled in the street corner. The streets of the bustling city were crowded, and the deafening roar of car engines was the only noise that could be heard.
"I really wish I had a nice, hot cup of coffee," Kaoru murmured to herself, snuggling deeper into the folds of the blanket.
But even that was impossible. She was a homeless now-doomed to live out the rest of her life on the streets, begging for money.
Kaoru remembered the good days, when her grandparents had still been alive. She had been a foolish and dumb teenager back then, with silly ideals of true love, and love at first sight. All those thoughts were gone now-gone with the wind. After her grandparents' death, there had been no money left, and she had had no choice but to move out.
"Mommy! Look! A pretty homeless lady!" came a delighted shriek from several feet away.
Kaoru looked to see a small girl with her mother. The girl dropped a twenty dollar bill into Kaoru's empty coffee cup and the duo walked away.
Kaoru looked to see a big, hairy hand grab her money.
"Hey!" she yelled. "That's mine!"
"Not anymore, young lady!" The voice belonged to a buff man, who scowled wickedly as he stuffed the money into his pockets.
Kaoru leaped up, enraged. She pounded her fists against the man's arm.
"Hey! Watch it!" The man growled savagely as he shoved Kaoru against the wall-hard.
The last thing Kaoru saw was darkness.