Austin’s Diary
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Chapter 1
homeless
	Dear diary: it's been another long hard day. Sitting in alleys, dumpster diving, getting every penny… it’s hard. I lost my parents in an accident a few years ago, I barely remember them… the only family I have left anymore is the memories of my parents. There is a boy who comes along every day, his name is Masuda Takahashi. He’s a little older than me, but he brings me books every day to read, and I have so much fun reading and living tales of people like Goku, Naruto, and Saitama! In fact, he gave me this journal! He said he wanted to hear my stories, so I agreed. I figured I might as well do something for him, he comes by every day and makes me feel like the world isn’t all bad. There was a time, last year, somebody in a really dark cloak… well, I don’t think very fondly on this event, but he tried to do bad things to me, but before I knew it, the red fluffy tail of Masuda was all over the place, he was amazing! He made that guy regret his existence, haha! He ended up knocking him out for the cops to take care of him. He then gave me a nice warm meal from his house, and invited me to stay the night. No matter what i said, he wouldn't let me go back in the alleys! He washed me and everything! It was the best day ever…
	Dear Diary: It’s starting to get cold in the alleys again.. its the third year it’s done this, I wonder if I’ll be able to make it… the threat of freezing to death is becoming very scary and I don’t know how to stop it. Wish me luck.
	Dear Diary: its been three days since my last entry, and I feel very bad. I’ve been having a bunch of problems staying even slightly warm, I don’t know if this will be my last entry. Nobody has been coming by lately and no customers for any of my services. Please wish something warm for me, if you can talk to santa…

And so the days went on, slowly as the little chipmunk held on to his life, clinging to the little warmth he had

            Dear Diary: when I thought I could take no more, on a blizzard day, with no one outside to help me, a red blur came running to me. He picked me up carefully into his warm, fluffy fur and ran me to his home, the Takahashi bookstore! I had gotten extreme uh… hypo… hypothermia? I think that's what it was, but they have me lying down in Masuda’s room. I feel so warm being in his presence, he treats me like a little brother. I owe my life to him. I just don't understand why somebody would care enough to keep me on this planet, I'm just a homeless boy on the streets. But now, I feel worth something, with Masuda and his grandpa. I'm more happy then you could imagine, dear Diary! 
	Dear Diary: sorry, I haven’t been writing, I’ve been getting ready for my first Christmas! I’ve also been having a lot of fun playing video Games with my hosts! I’m having so much fun I can’t even describe! My favorite game that I’ve been playing with Masuda is called LittleBig Planet, It’s so colorful and fun and uplifting! And plus, I get to play it with my best friend! I also found a secret room~ Don’t tell Masuda or Gramps, But sometimes, I go in there when I say I have to go to the bathroom and I use the thread and needle and all the material in there to make dolls! I don’t know where I got this skill, but I can make so many pretty dolls and the three that I’m working on are coming out really nicely. I kinda got inspired from sackboy, the main character in LittleBig Planet, he’s really silly, so I recreated him in my special room. I hope you like it better in this nice warm place, diary, because I never wanna go outside again!
	Dear Diary: Big Huge Mega Awesome news!!! Gramps is ADOPTING ME! Im so excited I can hardly write! He came up to me about an hour ago and told me. Here’s what he said: “hey Austin~ I know you’ve only known me for a month or two, but… having gotten to know you… I love you too much to let you suffer out in the cold or rain… I’d like to welcome you into my arms~ anytime you wish, Austin Takahashi~” I cried in his arms with happiness for a whole 15 minutes! I couldn’t believe my ears! I’ll have to make sure this isn’t a dream, haha! I can’t tell you how happy I am, honestly. I just… it’s so good to be part of a family, and since I was just a little little boy when I lost my… well, you know what happens, I dont really wanna remember that… but now I have a group of people I can call my own! I love my new family~