Sayaka

Sayaka (さやか,) is one of Akutagawa's friends in the slums.

Appearance
Sayaka has a short black hair that rests just above her shoulders with her bangs parted and covers her left eye.

She appears to be wearing a shirt with a car design on it.

Personality
Nothing is known about her personality.

Background
She has been living in the slums with Akutagawa and Gin, together with 7 other children.

History
She was seen walking with 7 other children after getting paid from work. They were then intercepted by older men who also live in the slums and stole the money, injuring one of her friends, Takahiro in the process. Takahiro was then hold captive by the older men and threatens the other children stating that they will be bringing their pay to them. Sayaka and the other children were soon saved by Akutagawa's appearance.

Later at their turf, one of them shows a diamond he got during his break at work when some mobsters are talking about an illegal deal and happened to drop the diamond. Soon after, their turf was raided by the men who are responsible for the illegal deal, fearing that they will be reported to the police. Sayaka and others were killed while Akutagawa and Gin managed to escape.

Etymology

 * The name Sayaka is written in hiragana (さやか), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (沙也香, 沙耶香, 沙也加 or 紗耶香), it could possibly mean:
 * 沙也香 - "sand" (沙) (sa), "to be, also" (也) (ya) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (ka).
 * 沙耶香 - "sand" (沙) (sa), "question mark" (耶) (ya) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (ka).
 * 沙也加 - "sand" (沙) (sa), "to be, also" (也) (ya) and "add, increase" (加) (ka).
 * 紗耶香 - "thread, silk" (紗) (sa), "question mark" (耶) (ya) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (ka).

Trivia

 * Prior to the BEAST manga, the names of Akutagawa's friends in the slums are not revealed or mentioned in the novel.