Hey pplz! This is my first fanfic story so no flames plz! :D Hmmm... I think ill start with a nice mystery. Here goes!


Chapter One: He's Found Me

A distant memory…so long ago…

Crash! Boom!

They were everywhere. There was no escape. Every movement was followed by a scream, a yell, a cry for help. But no help came.

Then he came in, walking so casually, as if all this was natural to him.

"That's enough." The others sheathed their swords. "There's no need to kill. Not tonight." The remaining villagers huddled together in a terrified mass. His commanding tone made it clear that he was in charge. He smirked. No one escapes me, he thought.

"We only came for the child. Search the houses."

He went into a small cottage. He would have to search well. This infant would give no hint as to where she was hiding. Not the slightest squirm. She was already intelligent enough to know that. He walked on, slicing anything in his way with his deadly sword.

He opened a cabinet. He saw only the slightest lump in the mass of blankets. But that was enough. There you are. His hand reached for the covers. "You shall be my greatest weapon, child of the…"


Kari woke up with a start. She looked around her, but saw nothing but the inside of a wooden cabin.

She wiped the sweat off her forehead and exhaled. There was no one else in the cabin. They must have already woken up and gone to breakfast.

Kari lay back down and closed her eyes. She hadn't had that dream for a while. Not since… no. I'm not going to think about it. She blocked the thought. This was her new life now.

For now, Kari was on a camping trip that her guardians had signed her up for. Today was the last day. She looked at the other 3 bunks and saw neat, little, rolled-up sleeping bags and remembered that she was supposed to pack before she went down to breakfast.

Kari had barely finished when she heard a small tapping sound. Tap. Tap-tap-tap. Kari smiled. That was their secret code. Her's and Parker's.

Kari had met Parker four days ago, on the first day of camp. She had taken a certain liking to him, and she suspected that he felt the same way. They had discovered that by taking a stick and tapping on the drain pipe of the girls' cabins, the sound could be heard upstairs, right next to a certain bunk. It was the same with the boys' cabins. They had developed a secret code, since boys weren't allowed in the girl's cabins, and vice versa.

Tap. Tap-tap-tap. It came again. Parker was telling her to hurry. Kari quickly made some last tidy-ups and went downstairs.

When she opened the door, Parker jumped out at her, yelling. "AAAAHHH!" Kari didn't even flinch. "Aww, come on," Parker said. Kari smiled. "Nice try, but no luck."

Parker had discovered when he met Kari, that she could not be surprised in any way. In fact, their first encounter was when Parker had decided to scare some girls and hidden behind a tree.

Kari had been the first to walk by, and he jumped out at her in the same manner, yelling, "AAAAHHH!" Kari had done nothing more that slap him and look annoyed. He'd replied by complaining, "Aww, come on." Kari had to smile at this and she replied, "Sorry, no luck."

They had stared at each other for a while until Parker had stuck out his hand and said, "I'm Parker." Kari shook it. "Kari." And they'd stuck together ever since. It had also become a sort of ritual for them for Parker to try to scare her, but so far, Kari, hadn't even flinched. But she'd never hit him again after the first time.

"What took you so long?" Parker asked.

Kari shrugged. "Just cleaning up."

"Well, you'd better get down there fast. They're about to clean up."

Kari's eyes opened wide. "Oh, crap. Breakfast!" She ran down the hill and nearly collided with the supply truck. But by the time she got to the mess hall, all the dishes had been cleared. Now it was her turn to say, "Aww, come on." Oh, well. Not much I can do about it. Kari wasn't the kind to complain. She left the mess hall disappointed.

"How'd it go?" Parker asked.

"Nothing. Zip. Zero." Kari replied. Parker smiled mischievously. "Don't rub it in, Root Boy."

Root Boy was Kari's nickname for Parker because shortly after they'd met, Parker had tripped over a tree root and landed flat on his face. Kari had laughed about that for a long time.

"Ok, ok, I wasn't going to." He held up his hands in mock surrender. Instead, his hand went to his pockets and brought out 2 sugar cookies wrapped in a napkin. "I snuck these for you."

Kari was flattered. It was against the rules to sneak food. "For me? Really?"

Parker snorted good-naturedly. "No, for the queen of England."

Kari smiled and took the cookies. "Thanks." She ate them hungrily.

They got their bags, and Kari slung onto her back the little red backpack that she always carried everywhere. Nobody but her knew what was inside and not many people seemed to care. But, of course, Parker wanted to know everything.

"What's in that bag, anyway?" he would always ask.

And Kari would always reply, "It's better for you not to know."

Together, they walked over to the others, who were waiting for the busses to arrive. The counselors were lining up the campers according to age. Kari and Parker quietly joined the 14-year-olds.

The counselors were having a loud discussion. Parker looked at Kari and she nodded. Another thing about Kari was that she could go pretty much anywhere without being noticed. Kari snuck behind a bush where she would be hidden from view, but could see and hear everything. All of the senior counselors and directors were arguing with each other. She tried to pick up pieces of their conversation.

"…taking them so long?"

"…what if something…"

"…radios…out of commission…"

"…supposed to…two hours ago…"

"…stuck here forever…"

Kari listened a little more and then crept back to Parker unnoticed. "From what I heard, there's been a little problem with the busses."

"Yeah? What's that?"

"They were supposed to be here two hours ago."

Parker looked surprised. "Two hours ago?"

"Yeah, and they have no idea what happened because apparently, their radios are out of commission. And Counselor Keagan's worried that we'll be stuck out here forever. The worrywart."

"But—"

Crash! A tree fell down and raised dust everywhere. Kari frowned. What was—

Kari gasped. She had felt his presence. No. It couldn't be. But who else could it be?

"Oh, no." Kari muttered. She suddenly understood what had happened to the busses. But that was now the least of her problems.

"What? What's wrong?" Parker questioned.

Kari looked at Parker. Parker looked into her eyes and saw immediately that something was wrong. Kari never looked this way. He hadn't even been able to imagine it. But Kari's eyes were filled with terror.

"What is it?" Parker repeated.

"He's found me. And he's coming to get me."

"What? Who's found you? What are you talking about? What's going on?"

Kari only shook her head sadly. "I'm sorry you had to get involved."

Parker gave her a questioning look, but Kari looked away. Kari could see the outlines of 6 people. Finally, the dust settled. She saw that they were all carrying swords. The leader stepped forward and gave a twisted smile.

"Hello, Sakura. It's good to see you again."


Muahahaha! Cliffhanger! Im sorry that the first chapter was kinda missing out on action, but ill make up for it soon! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE REVIEW! I really want to know what my readers think, this being my first story and all. The next chapter will be out soon.