Twigs Beneath The Snow

Chapter 1

(Third person point of view)
The moment Arise finished straightening out her medium silver hair with a comb, the wooden door to her room opened and she turned with widened eyes to see a man standing there wearing clothing she didn't recognize. "Are you here to hurt me?", she asked. "No, young one. I'm going to take you out of this horrible place.", the man replied before walking over to pull her up from the chair. She kept silent while he brought her out of the orphanage. Once outside, she gave it one last glance. "This is my final evening living in the orphanage.", she thought before turning her head back around to follow the man into the helicopter he had used to get there. She looked outside while he carefully sat her down on the passenger's side and buckled her into it. She kept her gaze on the late evening sky while he did the same to himself. The moment the helicopter took off, she moved her head forward and sighed. "I can tell you're wondering where we're headed. The answer is Yokohama.", he said. "Yokohama?! But why?!", Arise asked. "Because it will be far better for you to live there.", he replied. "Before I forget myself, do you know what your name is?", he asked. "Arise Nakajima.", she responded. "I'm Ogai Mori.", the man said. Within a hour, the helicopter landed on the smooth street in front of a multiple story tall building and they unbuckled themselves. Right after they entered the building, Ogai noticed Arise's exhaustion and brought her over to a large bedroom with fancy furniture, clothing and decorations on the same floor as his own bedroom. As soon as he closed the door and left to make his way to his bedroom, she changed into a white nightgown and climbed into the bed, afterwards falling asleep peacefully.