Author's Space: Hello there! This is the first chapter on my second fanfic on Kyo kara Maoh and I hope everyone will like it! One of the main characters for this fanfic is a character I created and the other main character is one of my favorite characters in Kyo kara Maoh, Conrad Weller! So here it is!
Chapter 1: Lost
Soft breezes are touching my face, making me shiver a little. I could feel my hands touching what seem to be grasses. I must be lying down on a grass field. I guess it is morning too since I can feel sunlight, making it difficult for me to open my eyes.
I slowly get up so I can sit up straight but instead let a headache attack me. I stay still to let the headache disappear a little before I slowly open my eyes. The sunlight is yet again making this difficult for me.
When I can finally see something, I'm in for a big surprise.
Despite having a bad headache, I can't help it but find the view amazing.
The grasses are green and beautiful and the trees are full of healthy-looking leaves. I look up and see how clear and blue the sky is. Even though I don't have the slightest idea where I am right now, I have a feeling I'm never here before.
The word 'before' suddenly cause another headache for me. I close my eyes and place both of my hands on my head, trying to make the pain go away. Not only don't I know where I am, there is one thing that is much more of a problem for me right now.
"Who am I?"
Okay, so not only am I lost in terms of directions and location, I lost all my memories too.
"Great." I sarcastically say to myself as I drop myself back down on the grass field, trying my best to bring back even a little bit memory to my brain. But, just like what I expect in the first place, I get nothing.
So rather than lying down on the grass field and do nothing, I stand up and start walking. I guess it's better to actually do something rather than sitting here feeling sorry for myself who doesn't even know her own name.
It's not like a handsome Prince will suddenly come to my rescue while riding a horse and say, "Don't worry, I'll protect you."
It's not like I don't want that. Of course I want that! Having a handsome Prince rescuing you is any girl's dream. Well, I don't know about other girls but I do want that to happen to me. Oh, never mind, I should get something to drink now and not daydream about the impossible.
I'm happy to see a river right around the corner and quickly run towards it! As I drink some water from the river, I suddenly talk to myself, "I wonder how I look like."
I look at myself on the river and describe myself out loud, "Let's see what we have here. Black, long and wavy hair with matching black eyes. I don't look so bad after all!"
Realizing that I shouldn't waste too much time, I quickly get up and fix the clothes I'm wearing. I find myself wearing a plain white dress and I'm not wearing any shoes. I don't expect myself to wear anything fancy but I wonder what had made me decide not to wear any shoes.
But knowing I better put those thoughts aside, I quickly concentrate myself on trying to get help.
I continue walking around, passing trees and grass fields, but I haven't seen anyone. I am beginning to feel tired but a town is in my sight. I suddenly feel energetic and run towards the first man I see.
"Excuse me, Sir! Can you kindly tell me where I am?" I ask politely but receive a reaction I don't expect to get.
The man looks horrified and run away from me while screaming as if a monster is attacking the town.
"Wait!" I called out but the man is already out of my sights.
This is when I realize how odd the town is. I may have lost all my memories but I have a feeling that wherever I came from is different from the town I'm in right now.
The more I see the houses and clothes the people are wearing, the more I feel that it's like I had travelled back in time.
But I toss those thoughts aside and continue walking to another side of the town to ask for help.
I approach a woman in a long dress, "Excuse me, Ms. Can you kindly tell me where I am? Please don't run away! I promise I won't hurt you! I mean, I don't think I am even capable to do so." I am sure I sound friendly and nice but again, I receive horrifying looks from the woman.
She runs away from me, screaming something like, "A demon is here to kill us! A demon is here!"
I just stand there, not knowing what to do.
"Did she just call me a demon?" I say to myself. I take a few steps forward and shouted, "That was rude of you for calling me a demon! I've seen myself on the river and I don't look like a demon at all! I have beautiful black hair and black eyes so I don't think I deserve to be called a demon!"
The people here are just so weird and are starting to annoy me. Suddenly, I saw some men holding dangerous-looking wooden sticks. And even though I hate to admit it, I think they're reading to kill me.
"Go away, Demon! Go away or we'll kill you!" One of the men says with an angry face.
Another man then continues talking, "We don't care if you have great demon magic! We'll protect our town!"
Demon? Magic? What in the world are they talking about?!
"Wait a minute!" I shouted. "I don't have the slightest idea what in the world all of you are talking about! I'm just here to ask if any of you would be kind enough to tell me where in the world I am right now!"
"You're in human lands, Demon! So go back to wherever you came from!" Another man says.
Okay, they are so annoying.
I took a step forward and say loudly, "Apparently, I would really like to know where I came from but I can't. And obviously this is human land! It can't be the lands of the dragons or monsters, right?! And please stop calling me a demon because I am not one. I'm human."
"As if we'll believe you! Your black hair and black eyes are proofs that you're a Demon!" One of the men says loudly.
"What?! Just because I have black hair and black eyes, you guys call me a demon?!" I feel like beating them all up so badly right now.
My confidence suddenly disappears when those men start charging towards me with those dangerous-looking weapons in their hands. No matter how angry I am right now, I don't need another second to think and know I should run for my life now.
"You guys are being unreasonable!" I shout that out loud as I run for my life. Wherever I am right now, it's definitely one odd place! That's for sure!
I am starting to feel tired but I know I can't stop because those men are still chasing me. Suddenly, I tripped and my right knee hit a stone, causing it to bleed.
"Ouch! Oh, what great luck I have today. I found myself, whose name I don't even know, in a town full of crazy people who keep on calling me a demon. And now here it is! A stone that had just made me unable to run anymore!" I feel stupid getting angry at a stone but I just can't help it.
I stop complaining when I can feel presence of people behind me. I slowly turn around and smile sweetly as I say, "I really don't want to die today. Not when I don't even know who I am."
The men look at me fiercely and angrily, so that is why I know I don't have another choice but to die in the hands of these crazy men.
I'm already losing every bit of hope I have in the first place, "This is definitely one of the worst ways to die."
This may sound like I'm telling a fairytale story but what I'm about to say next is the truth. I'm not making this up. But seriously, I think a Prince in a horse is riding towards me.
Even though I'm on the ground with all those crazy men blocking my way, I can clearly see a man riding a horse towards me. The horse isn't white like in my imagination and the man isn't wearing a white suit either. But that's not important right now. Whatever the color of the horse is or whatever the color of clothes the man is wearing, as long as he can save me I'll be so very grateful!
When those crazy men hear the sound of the horse, they turn away from me to see who's behind them. This gives me a better view of the man on the horse.
He has beautiful and soft looking brown hair and he's wearing a brown uniform that makes him look so reliable. His horse is also brown and looks like a horse that belongs to a Prince. I just can't help but stare at this charming guy! I have already forgotten the possibility of getting killed today.
That charming man on the horse looks quite upset, "What do you think you guys are doing to that girl?"
"She wanted to destroy our town so we had to do what we should to protect ourselves!"
"That's not true!" I shout out loud but am still unable to stand up due to my injury. "I had no intention at all to hurt anyone! I was just hoping someone would be kind enough to tell me where in the world I am!"
"You guys heard her, right? She's just lost." That man on the horse has a mesmerizing and gentle smile. I wonder what his name is.
"There's no way we'll believe her!" Those crazy men look like they'll start hurting that man on the horse too!
Suddenly, 4 more men on horses appear before us. They don't look as handsome as the first one but they are still quite good-looking.
The 4 men who just appear are now fighting those crazy men. I just stay on the ground, not knowing what to do. A hand then appears in front of me, pulling me away from my daydream.
I look up to see the owner of that hand and it is quite surprising to see the handsome and charming Prince who first approaches those men who try to hurt me.
His smile is even more mesmerizing right now when we're closer. With his gentle voice, he says, "Come on now, get up on the horse. You don't want those men to come running after you again right?" Even his soft laughter is captivating.
With the help of his hand, I am able to get on the horse and sit in front of him. I wonder if I had ever ridden a horse before. As he starts to ride to wherever he's riding to, I ask him, "You're not crazy like those men back there, right?"
That man chuckles a little before answering, "Of course not. My name is Conrad Weller. How about you?"
"I don't know."
"You don't know?"
"Yes. I happen to had lost every bit of my memory, including my own name."
"No wonder you went to those humans and ask where you are. That was dangerous, you know."
"I don't see how that is even dangerous at first. Why are they so unreasonable to their own kind anyway?!"
"They're not the same kind as you."
"What do you mean?"
"You're a demon."
"Even you call me a demon?! I saw my face on the river and I don't look like a demon at all!" I suddenly feel hopeless again. Even Prince Conrad thinks I'm a demon.
"Looks like you're really lost here."
"Yes. Yes, I am."
"Before we decide what we should do next, I think I should bring you back to the castle first."
"Castle?! You're really a Prince?!"
Conrad laughs at my words again and says, "I don't think I am. I'm not so sure either."
"Well, anyway, before I forget. Thanks for saving me back there." Whether he's a Prince or not, he still saved me just now.
"No need to thank me."
I sigh and suddenly feel tired. A nice warm bath will be great right now. Conrad must have noticed my troubled and tired face. He then tells me something my imaginary Prince said.
"Don't worry, I'll protect you."
Author's Space: That's the end of Chapter 1! I hope everyone likes it! I will try my best to update the next chapter soon! I would appreciate it if you would review! I accept suggestions and corrections but please be nice! I also promise I will continue trying my best to improve myself! I guess that's all for now, thank you for reading! Bye!
