Marley liked watching anime when she was small. Even her mum's prohibition, she still wanted to watch it.

  She was also an unsociable and retiring girl. Because of the influence of anime, so she really loved drawing, even her mum's discontent. When she was growing up, she felt more and more lonesome. It was because her Mum and Dad divorced when she was eight. Since then, her mum always found mates outside and Marley hadn't seen her Dad.

  It started to rain and it rained more and heavier.

  Oh, yes. I forgot to say—

  Marley awakened by a peal of thunder. She was wet all over the body. She got up and found that she was in the hill. She overlooked the city afar. It was peculiar because the entire thing in there looked like the 19th century's London city.

  She ran down the hill, but it was not as safe and easy as she thought. Dozens of trees and dense fog made her confuse in the woods. It was going to be night and it could hear the howl of wolves now and then. All of a sudden, Marley saw a dark shape in the dense fog. Not far, a hungry wolf appeared in front of her. It stared her into fear and approached to the prey. She intended to turn back and ran, but the wolf rushed to her.

  Suddenly, it heard a whistle and stopped attack Marley, and ran away.

  "Are you alright?" Someone appeared in front of her and asked.

  Marley looked at him with pleasant amazement and said "I know you, you are Swan of 'S—', aren't you?"

  "Yes, I am Swan. But what is 'S—'? Why do you know my name? Do I know you?"

  "Of course, you don't know me, but I know you. You are always a hero and angel in my heart."

  "What made you have this attitude? Did I do a good deed?"

  "Yes!"

  "I seem no this memory. Anyhow, you have to go home. Are you lost?"

  Marley nodded.

  "So, where do you live? I show you the way."

  "XiangGang."

  "Where is it? I haven't heard it and found it in the map."

  "So can you tell me where am I?"

  "The kingdom of Marley."

  "What? I haven't heard it and found it in the map."

  They looked at each other and then laughed.

  "It's exactly my name." Marley said.

  "That's incredible." Swan wondered.

  Marley thought it was a wonderful world for her and had a good premonition that there will be a succession of exciting things waiting for her either.

  "Can you take me in?" she suddenly raised a groundless request.

  "Why did you ask for this?"

  "I know I can't return to my home for the time being."

  "Why?'

  "Because there and here are two different worlds."

  At first, he didn't understand what she meant, then he said "I permit that, if you don't mind."

  When they had got down the hill, Marley was curious about everything in this queer city and gazed around constantly. Sometime, she saw specters were walking in the street, but the people here didn't afraid of them. She wondered what this world is.

  "We arrive." Swan said.

  Marley gazed the house in her front. It was a quaint residence but not as the ghost's one.

  "Welcome to my humble house."

  "It never is!" she retorted.

  When he opened the door, she found that the interior of the house was different to the exterior.

  "Welcome back, my master. The dinner has been ready.” A footman said.

  "Are you are Abram of 'S—' too? Wow, you look even more handsome than on TV!" Marley walked to him and peered at his face. He immediately blushed up to the ears.

  "That's enough, Marley. You make him shy." Swan laughed

  The weather was still going bad. A man stood in front of the French window and gazed the sky of black cloud.

  "It seems that she has come." he said. The boy behind him seemed to understand what he wanted him to do.