Disclaimer: I don't own Azumanga Daioh, blah blah blah.

A few opening words: Alright, this is an idea I've been toying with for some time, and I finally decided to just start writing it and see how it goes. It's currently rated T, but that may go up, as it will probably get more mature (not sex-related, I can't write that stuff). Let me know if it's any good!

It had been a long day fo Sakaki. Today's classes seemed to have teamed up to make the longest day possible with a test in every class except P.E., but to compensate, there were fitness exams in P.E. instead. Yukari had even decided to play a prank on her students, or so it seemed, as the main part of the test was translating an odd poem, which was apparently very old and contained a lot of metaphors, making translating difficult.

In the end it all turned out alright. Yukari came to her senses and decided to omit everyone from the test. Though, not without some persuation on Nyamo's part, Sakaki was sure. The other tests turned out to be quite easy, just long. So, after a hard day's work she had left school with Chiyo, to go to her place and spend some time studying for exams, and, more importantly, playing with Maya, her very own Iriomote Mountain Cat.

Sakaki had stayed there for a few hours, and had also eaten dinner with Chiyo as well. Chiyo had been the cook, her parents weren't home. She said her farewells and left at around 8:00 at night. Her day seemed to end in a good mood, despite all the work she had had to do. Though, this seemed to change on her way home. Only halfway home, it had started to rain. Hard. Sakaki, without an umbrella, was forced to run home in the rain, getting almost completely drenched in the process.

Now, in a somewhat foul mood, she rounded the corner to her street, and walked the rest of the way, too tired to keep running. Luckily the rain had let up a bit, now only a slight drizzle. Sakaki sighed, and headed down the street, glad to be almost home. Then she noticed her shoe had become untied. As she bent over to tie it back up, the rain stopped, only to be replaced by a wave of dense fog. All sound seemed to be drowned out by the fog, giving the normally peaceful neighborhood an ominous feel to it. Sakaki stood up, having finished with her shoe, and continued walking, albeit at a slower, cautious pace.

Once in view of her house, she was met with an odd feeling, one that caused her to feel cold and scared all at once. She saw that, in front of her house, there was a pair of black sedans parked outside by the curb. Sakaki approached even slower, and saw a tall, strong looking man wearing a black suit standing in the front walkway. He appeared to be holing a gun or something, Sakaki couldn't be sure. She wasn't sure why, but she felt that it would be best not to be noticed.

Sakaki ran around the back of the house, and peered around the corner. Another man in a suit was blocking he rear entrance. No good, she thought. Already exhausted from the run home, she pondered what to do. Leaning against the wall, she was about to leave and go call the police, when she heard what sounded like a gunshot coming from inside. Now fully terrified, she looked for an entrance. Up on the second floor, she could see that her bedroom window was still open from the night before. Perfect. Sakaki took a running start, and jumped up and grabbed onto the low roof that was in front of the window. She struggled a bit, but managd to pull herself up. She quietly climbed through the window, and into her room. She didn't care about getting the place dirty.

Sakaki opened her door as quietly as possible and slowly stepped out into the hallway. Looking left and right, she saw no one. But as she exited the room, the door she came from slammed shut, and a hand clasped firmly over her mouth. She felt something like a small steel tube pressed into her back. From behind her, a gruff voice called out to the main floor.

"Hey boss! Found another one! It's the girl!" From down below, another, younger voice answered.

"Well then hurry up and bring her down then! We don't have much time!" The voice from behid her spoke again, and he simultaneously jabbed the thing into her back. She didn't think it was simply a steel tube. "Get moving." Sakaki hesitated, and he pressed the object into her back harder. "Now." She gave in, and shuffled down the stairs.

They arrived downstairs and turned a corner into the livingroom. Before Sakaki could register what was going on, she was shoved forcefully to the ground. She looked up, and what she saw chilled her to the bone. Her mother was over on the other side of the room, lying sprawled on the floor, facing the other direction. A small pool of blood surrounded her head. She looked back to the other side. Her father was kneeling with his hands tied behind his back, and a man, who looked to be no older than 21, stood staring him down with a gun leveled at his head.

Sakaki's Father glanced over, and she saw a pained expression in his face as he registered her presence. He closed his eyes and was about to rise up to mount a counter attack, but didn't get far. Sakaki let out an odd combination of a scream and a sob as the man with the gun pulled the trigger. Her father's head jerked back as a spray of red came out the back. He slumped back to the floor.

Sakaki was now sobbing uncontrollably. The man who had shot her dad slowly walked over to her, and made a sligt motion to the other man who had brought her downstairs. She was instantly lifted, by her hair, into a kneeling position. Sakaki stifled her sobs and looked into the eyes of the murderer. She was angry, and would've enjoyed nothing more than to strangle this man with her bare hands.

"You want to kill me? Hmm?" The man taunted. Sakaki struggled against her captor, but to no avail. Two others entered the room, carrying gas cans. They poured the contents around the room, and tossed the cans aside.

"What a shame, you were so beautiful too." Sakaki's eyes widened, and she let out an ear piercing scream, just before she heard a loud bang, and her world became pain. Her vision flooded with red, and she felt extremely tired.

Sakaki struggled to remain consious, despite the blinding pain in her head, for what seemed like an eternity. She had no idea what was going on around her. Before long, she felt a searing heat at her legs. Struggling against the pain and heat, she rolled herself over onto her stomach. The pain was so intense, she would've screamed, but she found no voice. Sakaki concentrated on putting one arm infront of the other as she slowly crawled towards where she thought the exit was. All she could make out was various light and dark blobs, obscureed by a red haze. The heat had envelloped her now, but she kept crawling.

Soon, she has made her way to the door, and with all that was left of her strength, she pulled herself outside, onto the concrete walkway. She heard a faint crash as pert of the house collapsed behind her, followed by the faint sound of sirens. Her vision began to darken, and the sirens drifted away into nothingness. She tried to move, scream, anything, but to no avail. A great black void envelopped her, and there was nothing she could do. All the pain, heat, everything, seemed to disappear, replaced by nothing. All at once, she felt nothing...

Author's notes: Well, theres the prologue for ya. It's kinda violent and depressing I know, but its only the beginning, so don't worry. Let me know what you think.

And if you find any errors please let me know kindly, as I am forced to work in Wordpad which doesn't have spellcheck. Also, why isn't there an action category?