Like a Grape (Shidge AU) [Book 1]

Prologue [Among the Stars]

Katie was furious, she was trying to fix an old iphone her mother had stored away. She wanted to know how it worked, but she needed her tools and her twin brother, Matt, took them.

Now, she loved her brother, but no sibling had a perfect relationship, and they were no exception.

Sometimes, when Matt wanted to play with her outside, he would take her tools to bring her out. She loved spending time with her brother, but she hated the out doors. She especially hated the forest behind their house.

Now, video games, she could play with her brother for hours upon hours, but they had gotten their video games taken away for a week, because they didn't complete their chores. And if Matt couldn't play video games, he would be out side playing.

"Mommy! Mommy!" She cried as she ran to her mother, who was at the front door taking to someone. She really didn't pay any attention to who the people at the door were. "Matt took my tools! He said he was just borrowing, but he won't give them back!"

"Just give me a second, Katie. I'll help you." Her mother replied with kindness.

"Hi!" Katie heard a voice say. She turned the direction, and saw a small black haired boy standing in front of her.

"Who are you?" Katie asked. She wasn't the kind of person to kindly welcome strangers. She liked her family, and didn't really like to expand her social bubble.

"I'm Takashi Shirogane, but I go by Shiro." He replied with a big, bright smile on his face. She like the name. Takashi Shirogane. It was a unique name.

If she called him Shiro, she wouldn't get to say his actual name, that she liked, so she decided to make up an excuse to say his name.

"People should really go by their first names, it would make life easier." Katie said coldly. She may have been a seven year old, but she had an advance thinking process. Her brain apparently developed faster than normal, causing her to be gifted in technology and problem solving. But just because she could "solve" her problems, it didn't mean she always had the best solutions.

"Katie!" Her mother said looking disappointed. "Be nice!"

Katie rolled her eyes as she stuck out her hand. "Hi, my name is Katie. Nice to meet you." She murmured almost monotone. Although, she liked his name, she still didn't like new people.

Takashi took her hand and shook it. "Nice to me you too, Katie." He beamed.

She had this feeling in her gut that this was not going to be that last time they encountered.

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There is the Prologue to "Among the Stars"! Now that you have a taste of it, you should totally check it out!

See you there!

~KanGian