[???, 1898]
The sky's roar with fire and the smell of smoke. The blood runs down the mysterious woman's legs as she runs down the hill holding her newborn baby
The armed men start closing in…fast.
Soldier: "Listen woman! Hand over the child! If you do we'll might spare you!"
The woman doesn't look back…she reaches the end of the forest. She stares at the river with a grimace…her white hair covering her eyes, she bends down and places the newborn into the river.
??: "my child…you will do great things in your life…I'm sorry I can't be there to watch…"
The newborn stares up at her and smiles. The woman smiles before the soldiers close in and surrounds the river. She pushes the newborn in a basket down the river
The soldiers look at the newborn drifting away and they groan. The lead soldier grabs the woman's hair and tugs her
Soldier: "Do you know what you've just done?! You will be executed for treason against your own people."
The woman stares at the newborn as it drifts away disappearing into the distance
??: "Live…my child."
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[random village in Japan, 2008]
A man plows his fields. His wife watches holding their 2 year old son.
Shu: "Honey! You've been working since the crack of dawn. How about you come take a break"
The man doesn't let up. He slams the plow into the ground and pops his back
Gunner: "Resting doesn't pay the bills, Shu. We're already behind on this years haul so I have to get started on next years!"
Shu shakes her head and continues holding their 2 year old son.
After awhile Shu grabs the laundry and walks over to the nearby river and places a small blanket in it washing off the dirt
Shu: "it's the 2000's now…I don't understand why that man doesn't buy a washing machine…cheapskate."
Shu washes the laundry for a few hours before standing up and grabbing the basket
Shu: "Looks like I'm done! Took all damn day but I'm proud of myself" she turns to walk away before she hears the tiny whine of a baby. She looks around in confusion
Shu: "What in gods good will is that sound?"
A small brown basket washes up on the shore of the beach. Shu steps over and sees a small baby girl crying
Shu: "Oh poor thing…where are your parents? And we're in the middle of nowhere so how could you have…well whatever…"
Shu bends over and grabs the basket. Gunner is sitting on the porch of their house smoking a cigarette. He sees Shu and his eyes shift down to the newborn in the basket
Gunner: "Whose child is that?"
Shu: "She just washed up on shore! Her clothes are a bit outdated by a hundred years tho…"
Gunner throws the cigarette out stands up
Gunner: "Well what are you doing with it then? If you don't know whose child it is then we should take it to the precinct…"
Shu pulls the baby away and shakes her head
Shu: "and have them put this gorgeous baby girl into the terrible child care system of our country?! Hell no!"
Gunner: "we can't take care of 2 babies…we already have little Connie who just turned two!"
Shu: "We will be fine! I already gave my final thought about it! Hmph!"
Gunner stares at Shu as she pouts. He rubs the back of his head and sighs.
Gunner: "What are you even gonna name her…"
Shu thinks for a minute before smiling down at the newborn
Shu: "Tatski…after my grandmother."
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[Present day]
Tatski stares at herself in the mirror. She fixes her tie on her school uniform sighs at herself
Tatski: "New city…new faces…new friends and opportunities!"
She stares at the photo of her and Gunner and grins
Tatski: "I'll make you proud, Dad! You can rest easy now, your little girl is an adult now! First day of high school here I com-"
Her door swings open and a tall boy with short brown hair peeks in with a unamused expression
Connie: "You're loud…we're heading out soon. Get your stuff together and let's go.."
Tatski: "Oh! Y-yeah! I'm already ready as you can see" she spins around showing off her school uniform to her older brother
He stares blankly before patting her head
Connie: "You're adorable." He walks out shutting her door.
Tatski sighs and picks up her brief case. She looks at herself one last time before walking out the door.
After walking with her brother for a few minutes they arrive at the train station and she stares at it in awe
Tatski: "wow! Brother we don't have one of these where were from! It's amazing!"
Connie sighs and slings his brief case over his shoulder
Connie: "Can you at least act like you've been anywhere before? We don't want to bring anymore attention to ourselves…especially with your white hair."
Tatski pouts and crosses her arm. Other people where the same uniform as Connie and Tatski walk into the station. They point at Tatski and whisper among themselves. They giggle in their group, and Tatski notices and gets visibly annoyed
Connie: "Calm yourself, Tatski. We don't need another incident…"
Tatski: "Those girls are obviously making fun of me! I need to treat them a lesson!"
Connie sighs and pats her head
Connie: "You're new to the city so don't take everything to heart. Before you start making enemies make some friends. You're finally in high school…just behave yourself, for fathers sake."
Tatskis expression softens and and nods. The train pulls into the station and they step on to it.
After being on the train for 20 minutes they finally step off. They walk around for 20 minutes before arriving at the large school building surrounded by cherry blossom trees. Tatskis eyes lighten up and she stares at the school in giddy
Connie: "This is where we part ways. I'm a junior so i already have my homeroom. Go over there and find your homeroom"
Connie points at a large board where other students are looking.
Tatski: "Alright! Have a good day big brother!"
Tatski runs off toward the board and stands under it. She scans the board before finding her name
Tatski: "Tatski Warri, class 3-b"
She turns to run into the building before crashing into another girl causing them both to fall
Tatski looks up with an angry expression and dust herself off
Tatski: "Hey watch where you're going! Are you blind or some-" Tatski looks down at the girl who is dragging her hands around the ground looking for her glasses
Hana: "I'm sorry! I wasn't paying attention! I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorr-"
Tatski bends down and hands her glasses to her
Tatski: "Hey, don't worry about it…it's my fault as well. I was excited to get to my first class. I'm sorry as well. I'm Tatski Warri! Who may you be?"
Hana: "I'm Hana Mori! Your accent is so cute! Are you from the country side?" Hana finally puts on her glasses and looks up at Tatski. Her eyes widen and she stares at her long white hair.
Tatski: "I'm from a small village up north…I'm going to class room 3-b! Maybe we will have the same class!"
Hana clears her throat and picks up her bag
Hana: "I have that homeroom as well…maybe…we could walk together?"
Tatskis eyes widen and she nods almost immediately
Tatski: "I would love too! Let's go Hana!" Tatski grabs Hana's hand and drags her through the school doors.
Hana and Tatski walk through the halls, everyone staring at Tatskis long white hair. It's bazzar to them. Tatski doesn't mind the looks, it only makes her feel more and more confident
They arrive to class 3-b and the room is filled to the brim with different personalities. When Tatski opens the door and steps in everyone freezes and stares at her. She stands there awkwardly before grabbing Hana's hand again and walking over to two empty seats
Everyone continues their conversations. Hana breaths a sigh of relief as the attention is taken off them slightly
Hana: "So Tatski…what dye did you use for your hair? It's a very nice white c-color!"
Tatski opens her case and pulls out a few pieces of paper and a note pad
Tatski: "My hair isn't dyed. It's natural."
This catches Hana off guard and she tilts her head
Hana: "Does your parents have white hair?"
Tatski: "My parents are brown-headed. So is my big brother"
Hanas eyes shift down to her desk and back up
Hana: "You have an older brother? What year is he?"
Tatski: "He's a 3rd year! And he's the best big brother ever!"
Hana: "really? What's his name?"
Tatski: "Connie Warri!"
Hanas eyes widen and she stands up a bit in shock
Hana: "Connie? The top student in the school! He's only a 3rd year but he's already surpassed our seniors and even some of the teachers! That's your brother?!"
Tatski laughs and brushes her hair from her face
Tatski: "I didnt know my brother was such a big deal here!"
Hana stares at Tatski with her mouth wide open
The door flys open and a tall man with gray hair walks in. The entire room goes silent and everyone takes their seat.
Nakano: "I am Mr.Nakano I will be your home room teacher. I will call roll, when your name is called say here. Understand."
Everyone: "Yes Mr.Nakano"
Nakano starts to call roll. He gets to everyone's name. When he gets to Tatski he looks up and sighs
Nakano: "Ms.Warri. Died hair is against our schools dress code. Page 35, Section C article 3 states, any student of any gender is forbidden to artificially alter their hair color, tint and or shade."
Tatski: "My hair isn't died sir! This is my natural color!"
A boy laughs and points at her
Hiedo: "Get a load of that crap! Natural white hair?! What's next you're gonna tell me you can go SSJ3?"
Tatski stands up and slams her hands on the table with an enrage expression
Tatski: "Hey! Who the hell do you think you are?!"
The boy stands up and points at himself
Hiedo: "My name is Hiedo Fujimoto! This years future freshman class president!"
Another girl laughs at the comment. Hiedo looks over and stares beams at her
Hiedo: "I don't see what's so funny! Who even are you!"
The girl stands up elegantly and bows. She talks with a small British accent
Beatrice: "My name is Beatrice Helmsworth. The real future class president. I found your claim ambiguous and rather hysterical."
Hiedo: "Oh so you're one of those stuck up broads huh?!"
Nanakno slams his hands on his desk and everyone turns to him
Nakano: "Now that everyone is partially aquatinted, let's starts today lesson."
After class ends Tatski and Hana make their way to the cafeteria for lunch.
Hana: "That Hiedo guy was a jerk…he's was being so mean for no reason!"
Tatski: "I'm not phased by it. Whatever he says doesn't effect me not one bit."
They step into the lunch room and collect their lunch. They sit at an empty table and start to eat
Hiedo and a small group of boys walk up behind Tatski and he pushes her head while walking past her
Tatski: "Hey?! What the hell was that for?!"
Hiedo shrugs and walks off
Hana: "That guy is an idiot…"
Beatrice sits down next to them and places her lunchbox down
Beatrice: "Don't worry about that dummy. He's nothing but a attention seeking, stupid, smelly idiot."
Tatski: "I didn't know someone of your high status sat with people of our stature."
Beatrice: "Trust me, you do not want to be chums with the stuck up girls in this school. So about your hair…is it true what you said? Is it natural? White hair like that is very very rare…"
Tatski takes a bite of her sandwich and chews aggressively
Tatski: "Yes it's my natural hair color. What? You got a problem with it?"
Beatrice chuckles and shakes her head
Beatrice: "I think it's wonderful and unique. How about we all be friends. I mean we'll be spending our next 4 high school years together."
Hana looks at Tatski before nodding
Hana: "I-I'm fine with that! Right Tatski?…"
Tatski: "The more friends the better!"
Beatrice: "Excellent!!"
After a long day of school Tatski walks out the front gate where Connie was waiting for her
Connie: "How was your first day?"
Tatski: "Intresting…"
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