Cherry Blossom Abyss

Flashback: Vivian (age 9)

This man...kept staring at me.

Three of them,actually.

A few years older than me,maybe.

There was no one around us.

And for some reason...I felt no fear around them.

Their souls...were good ones.

One walks over,finally, and kneels down to my eye level.

"Hey," he starts softly.

"You're Vivian charisma,right? I'm your step brother. I was told to come and get custody of you. My name's Naoki seishirou."

I look up at him.

He seemed concerned.

"I've been watching you here lately. You havent left this spot in four days. Are you homeless?"

I look down.

"Weeks..."

He blinks. "I'm sorry?"

"I haven't...left this spot in weeks."

He sighs softly.

"Come with me. I'll take care of you."

I shake my head in disapproval and he looks at me as if he were thinking.

"I'm not letting you stay out here. It's winter and there's a lot of creeps out."

I grunt in response.

"I'm fine. I can take care of myself."

The other boy steps up,poker faced.

The flurry of the snow turns into hail,my doing of course.

It was a warning. Letting them know I'm not normal. I'd be a handful. I'm dangerous.

He looks directly into my eyes,unfazed as his eyes begin to glow a neon purple,causing the hail to freeze in mid air.

My eyes widen.

He... stopped my powers??

"It's dangerous...if you cant learn to control your strength. I can help you learn to restrain it. Please,give me a chance. These mortals would hurt you if they found out the power of your mind."

He stares at me intently.

Then looks at the third guy.

The third guy blinks.

"No. Fuck no,ise. We are NOT keeping her."

"I don't believe it's up to you,asahi. She's my little step sister. And last time I checked,you work for me,do you not?"

Naoki says casually to asahi.

I pout slightly.

"I am not going anywhere."
I try to sound intimidating.

Asahi shrugs. "Leave her."

He spreads a pair of wings out, disappearing beyond the trees. The two watch him leave and turn back to me.

"Alright,plan b it is."

Ise reaches out suddenly,covering my mouth. He hoists me over his shoulder in a second.

I scream,but it's muffled by his hand,clasping my mouth shut.

I clench my fists,power surging through me....but it fades.

I try to gather up my power again but it's useless.

My body felt limp and weak,but in a calm way.

"It's no use trying to use your powers on me. I know how to stabilize them. You're too weak right now to be able to overpower me. And you will never be able to overpower me until you learn to come to peace with yourself,accept who you are and control your emotions."