Minato/Story

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## Official Introduction

I never knew Minato-chan survived the experiments and had a new family. Ugh, those cruel old parents of theirs!
I wish I could've lived with them and their father. Or better yet, she could've lived with me.
I will find their parents, and they will receive the proper punishment they deserve!

Minato Takahashi (Codename: Ruby Tsubaki), is the adopted daughter of a doctor named William. Being a victim of human experimentation by an unknown criminal organization in the past, she used to wander around as a homeless child, until she met William in a hospital. Due to the rumours circulating around Minato, many people dare themselves to not approach them, out of privacy reasons. Minato has nothing much to hide, except for their past. Nonetheless, Minato is an individual that should be easy to approach, well, if you manage to behave yourself.

## Personality

As described by their fellow survivors of human experimentation, Minato is a quiet individual. Due to this behavior, she is also a shy person, yet remains a kind one as well. However… if any tense situation arises, then you'll see a different side of themself, where she is ruthless and cold. When that side of them disappears, she silently breaks down and runs away from the scene.

## Appearance

### Post-experimentation (Current)

Minato is a young adult female that has pale skin with light-dark off-gray ombre hair, along with short bangs, light green eyes with black diamond pupils, and a scar on the left side of their face.

## Character Stories

### Details

*"Please forgive us, my dear Minato… Mommy and Daddy will no longer come back."* Those were the words that Minato heard from their mother, moments before she was taken in the criminal organization, known as Opal Ravens. The organization is a secret one, hence the reason why the organization's duties is confidential, well, towards some people of course. Little did their biological parents know, their child was and might not be the same Minato they had hoped seeing when she's all grown up…

### Story 1

*"Day 1. How many days is mommy and daddy coming back? This place feels scary, it feels nothing like home…"*

*"Day 2. The people with white coats said that they will give me some superpowers. It sounds cool! But wouldn't it hurt?"*

*"Day 3. My ████ hurts. Seems like my handwriting is getting ███████."*

As young Minato continued writing in their diary, their handwriting is getting more scuffed, and so is their body. It takes a while for test subjects to get used to their new powers, but Minato got used to it in just a few days, which the scientists considered as a 'rare' one. They, however, decided to use the girl to their advantage, in a heinous way.

### Story 2

The activity was to make Minato have a duel with another test subject who managed to get used to their powers within a few days. Their opponent was a girl that looks like them. That girl was their cousin, Eshima.

*"Minato?! What were they doing here? I can't battle my cousin!"*

*"Eshima…? Why did the doctors made us battle each other?"*

*"Alright you two, time to commence the battle. Go!"*

*"Forgive me, Minato."*

After a few rounds of battling one another, Eshima was the victor of the battle. Minato however, remained unconscious. Minato was sure that she can beat their own cousin, but to no avail, she lost. Eshima felt sorry for what they did to them. After the battle ended, the shine in their eyes… disappeared, and kept a cold demeanor when leaving the arena. Other test subjects noticed that Eshima can be cold when they hurt someone close to them, even if they have only heard of each other, but not meet each other. Seems like being a feared figure runs in the Matsumoto family…

### Story 3

One day, there were some test subjects who wanted to defect from the headquarters of the organization, and Minato was one of those who wanted to escape. Eshima was one of them too, but they weren't willing to participate, considering that they will escape alone. Minato always wanted to see their real parents and have freedom again, others also had the same reasons. How will they escape, if the headquarters is heavily guarded? A boy had a well-thought plan to escape, without capturing unwanted attention from the guards. Eshima secretly eavesdropped the plan, and so they decided to secretly follow along. And that day has arrived. It was night time. All of the people in their dorms are asleep, which is the best time for them to escape. Minato and the others went ahead of time, while Eshima decided to leave when they leave. The plan went well, until something happened. Minato heard very faint footsteps going towards the same path as the companions. The boy also heard the same thing, and urged everyone to move a bit faster, but not catch attention. They escaped, but at what cost? The guards and the companions started a battle against each other. The companions won the battle, and immediately ran away. Almost all of them escaped, but Minato was an exception. She didn't make it.

*"Minato! Don't leave us!"*

*"We have to go!"*

*"Please come back…"*

*"I wanna go home!"*

Minato wanted to go home. But alas, she ended up staying in the headquarters until who knows when she can be free? Minato kept wailing to Eshima that she wanted to go home.

*"Eshima… Let's escape this place together. I want to go home."*

*"No. You have to go home first. I'll catch up with you soon. But promise me that you will keep in touch with me, even when you managed to find yourself a new family."*

*"But what about you? Will you get a new family?"*

*"I'd rather live on my own. My own family left me too."*

*"I see…"*

And in that conversation, Minato decided to take their own escape plan into their own hands…

### Story 4

Many days has passed, and Minato had only one goal in mind: to defect from the organization. Minato had bid a farewell to their fellow test subjects, and even to the only family member that was with them, which was Eshima.

*"Bye, Eshima. We'll meet again soon."*

*"Farewell Minato."*

The escape begins. Once again, everyone, except for the cousin, are awake, helping the defector to leave. After numerous scouting, Minato finally found the exit: the outside world. Once again, she was blocked by the same guards that their companions ran into, but she successfully managed to take them down, all by themselves.

*"See you someday, Eshima-chan."*

*"See you soon… Minato."*

And with that, Minato decided to run away from what is really not their home.

*"That kid. She really did escape, doctor."*

*"Let them be. We will hunt this child down once she is older…"*

*"Phew. I have made it. Now to find a home… to stay… in."*

*-Minato collapses on the street-*

*"\*in muffled tone\* Someone get this kid to the hospital!"*

*"Wait I'll call the ambulance. For now, stay with the child."*

As Minato was brought to the hospital, their ears rang with hospital staff saying remarks towards each other regarding themselves and other noise. Upon being checked up on, she heard of a doctor named William. She had feared that he might be the doctor that wanted to harm them, not heal them…

*"What's the situation?"*

*"Doctor, she collapsed on the street. As we brought them here, she had a weak heartbeat, but nonetheless, she's still breathing."*

*"I will take care of them. You may go."*

*"Yes, doctor."*

*"Poor child. She looks very frail… Where are their parents…?"*

### Story 5

*"Hmph… where am I? Wait are you… an EVIL DOCTOR?!"*

*"Listen, I won't hurt you, and I'm telling the truth. I'm a doctor that heals patients, not experiments on them, alright? Now, please do me a favor, just stay on the bed. You're going to get even more hurt if you move too much."*

*"Why would I listen to someone like you?"*

*"Please… I'm not here to hurt you. Just listen to me…"*

*"\*gasp\* Was he… crying? Did I trigger some bad memory in him?"*

*"I'm going to stay on the bed. For your sake and for my safety."*

*"\*sigh\* Thank you. Oh, here's your food. I made it myself."*

*"Thank you. I saw you crying when you told me to stay on the bed. Did I do something wrong?"*

*"Not really, but you reminded me of one of my nieces. Due to an incident that happened with her in the past, she went mentally insane, plus, she no longer recognizes me. I was a new doctor, and was a bit young, and I tried to save her, but to no avail. Unfortunately, she ended her own life when she stayed here."*

*"I missed her very dearly. Whenever I see little girls your age, I constantly get reminded of her."*

*"So please do me another favor: Don't leave this world."*

*"I'm sorry. And I promise, I will not go down that path."*

*"Ah, look at the time. It's my lunch break. And I'm sorry about rambling my past to you. You weren't supposed to know that."*

Little did Minato know, that the man who was taking care of them, was going to be their father soon…

*"Mr. William, are you confident that you can take care of Minato Takahashi as a father?"*

*"I am confident within my abilities that I can take care of Minato. She still needs a parental figure to look after them, and I cannot let them experience any more harm."*

*"Okay then. I will bring the child with me immediately."*

*-After some time-*

*"Takahashi, someone's waiting for you."*

*"Dr. William?"*

*"Hello, Minato."*

*"Takahashi, do you wish to have William as your new father?"*

*"Y-You wanted to be my new dad?"*

*"Yes. I want to protect you from any harm that goes your way, and that you still need someone that will guide you in your life. I hope you can accept me as your new father."*

*"…Yes. I want him to be my new dad. He is a very kind man, and he takes care of me. So yeah, he will be my new dad!"*

*"Thank you Minato. I promise I will take care of you, and guide you in life, and help you to be a good person!"*

*"Yeah. Thank you, dad."*

Now, Minato lives a newfound life, with a new parental figure that will look after them forever. She is very happy that the doctor that took care of them as a child, now became a father figure that is kind, gentle, and even caring. Minato hopes that their new father will stay with them forever.

### Jars of Paper Stars

Minato, being a new member of the Cheng family, has received numerous welcome gifts. One of those were mooncakes from William's grandmother, a card from William's older brother, and more. The one gift that stood out more, was the jars that were full of paper stars, that was given to Minato from Phoebe, William's younger niece. That was the gift that puzzled Minato the most, considering that despite how little Phoebe is, she was able to make many paper stars. Turns out, those paper stars were wishes that she made, her wish was that she wanted to have another older sister, considering that she died before she was born, and she didn't get to see her.

*"Minato, I made a lot of paper stars as a wish that I'll have another big sister!"*

*"Thanks, but aren't you tired making them? Did you take a rest while doing this?"*

*"Yeah of course I DID take a rest. But still, I am not tired of making paper stars."*

*"I see. Thank you very much for the gift."*

*"Minato, do you like the gifts?"*

*"Yes dad. I will cherish them for all eternity."*

## Others

### Etymology

* Minato *(Hiragana: みなと, Kanji: 港)* is a gender-neutral Japanese name that means 'harbor'. It is pronounced as MEE-NA-TO.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.behindthename.com/name/minato