Life is all about the stories we leave behind.

Ever since Ruri was young she could see things that others couldn't. Souls of the dead, fairies, there was a whole world out there and most ignored it. She was teased a lot but she never cared because she had her friends.

Ruri never knew who her dad was but her mom had enough love to make up for it. The woman was strong and kind and Ruri looked up to her. Their house was small but it suited their way of life. Ruri's mom, Yui Itō, was a painter who was decently known in the artist community for her fantastical paintings of what the world perceived as mythical creatures. Her mother was half-Japanese giving Ruri her gentle cheekbones, dark eyes and her pale complexion. Overall Ruri favored her fathers features having his hair, nose and ears.

Her childhood home is where she lives now. It has a mixture of western and Japanese styles with sliding doors for the bedrooms, as well as tatami mats. There is a couch in the living room but also a Kotatsu table. Her home has two small bedrooms, a bathroom, a small kitchen that has a washer and drier in the hall just past the kitchen and a small family room. There is space above her home but it is owned by someone else and often changes tenants.

Ruri's is a writer who holds a lot of random part-time jobs. She favored English in school and was determined to become a writer. She started writing cute fairy tale like stories when she was eight and continues to do so now.

Ruri has died and then returned to the living world. She is an Shinigami and must help souls cross over. This often has to happen immediately and doesn't give Ruri warning to request off at her part-time jobs and is very used to being fired. She's a freelance writer and writers for a few news papers, columnists and blogs. Her publisher or agent, will ask for specific pieces and try and sell them, giving Ruri a small amount of the profits.