Athrun: Wait, is this an alternate universe?

Me: Yep. It sure is.

Athrun: Great. What's going to happen this time?

Me: You'll see. *evil smile*

Athrun: *gulps nervously*

The young brunette ran lightly down the hall, his best friend chasing him the whole way. The other people in the hall stepped easily out of the way. They didn't want to stop the two young princes from their game. After a while they ran out into the court yard where the midnight haired boy finally caught up with his friend.

"Alright! Alright! You caught me, Athrun!" the brunette cried after he hit the ground.

"You bet I did!" came the response.

The two of them rolled around in the grass for a while until a young woman came through one of the arched entrances. She was Athrun's tutor and guardian. Seeing the two princes rolling around in the dirt she felt a little disappointed. Kira, the visiting prince and Athrun's friend, was the son of the king of the neighboring kingdom. It was very undignified for the two of them to be acting like some peasant children who have no real family or money.

"My Prince! Please! Come inside and act like you should!" she called as she got closer to the boys.

They stopped rolling and looked at her with totally innocent looks. Athrun was underneath Kira and both were covered in dirt and dust. After a moment they stood up, Kira pulling Athrun to his feet. They both brushed each other off to the best of their abilities before turning to the tall blond in front of them.

"Sorry, Lillya. Kira was bored and I wanted to get away from the meeting. We decided to play tag and I was it." Athrun said walking up to her with a smile on his face.

Lillya looked at them with an incredulous stare. They smiled innocently and finally she threw up her hands in defeat. Taking them both by the shoulder the young woman lead them inside, promising to get them cleaned up and to give them some food. They kept talking the whole way back to Athrun's room and Lillya called for a few servants when they arrived.

She sent two of them off to find some food for the two boys and the others were told to get the princes cleaned up and into clean clothing. All of them scurried off to carry out her orders. After about ten minutes of fighting and Lillya having to get involved both Athrun and Kira were clean and in fresh clothing. Athrun kept grousing about getting water up his nose while Kira tried to calm his friend down by saying that he had gotten soapy water in his mouth and had swallowed it.

That got a laugh from the midnight haired prince. Kira smiled and kept trying to make his friend laugh, but after a while it turned into a competition to see who could make the funnier joke. Soon Lillya couldn't take any more of their antics and as she was about to reprimand them for it a guard burst into the room.

"Miss Lillya! Are the princes here with you?" he asked looking around the room.

"Y-yes. Why? Has something happened?" she asked stepping toward the two boys.

"The castle is under attack. We don't know who they are but we are assuming that they are the Elementalists of the Wild Lands. His Majesty, the king, has ordered that the place be evacuated of all none military personnel." the man said looking back at the door.

"Where is my father? Has anything happened to him?" Kira asked stepping forward, looking worried and afraid.

The guard shook his head and Kira stepped back looking horrified. Athrun stepped forward and put a hand on his friend's shoulder, trying to reassure him. The blond tutor let them stand for a moment before she stepped forward and started to usher them to the door. Both went willingly and soon they were lost in the press of all non-military personnel fleeing the castle. After a time Athrun was separated from Kira and Lillya.

It took Kira a moment to realize that his friend had fallen behind. When he did he stepped closer to Lillya in order to tell her. She gave him a wide eyed look as she realized that he was right. Looking frantically around the blond saw her young prince kneeling down holding his leg. Lillya tried as hard as she could to get back to him but the crowds of palace staff forced her to keep going the opposite direction.

"My Prince! My Prince!" she cried reaching back for him.

Athrun's head snapped up hearing her voice. Despite his sprained ankle the young prince forced himself to his feet. He started to step forward when one of the Elementalists appeared out of the shadows and grabbed him. With a wolfish grin he pulled the young prince back into the shadows. Kira watched in horror as his friend was dragged back.

Reaching out he cried at the top of his lungs, "ATHRUN!", but it was too late. His friend was gone, lost forever in the shadows of the Elementalists.

Athrun: Are you serious?

Me: What? What did I do?

Athrun: You had to get me captured.

Me: It plays out well into my story.

Athrun: I really don't like it.

Kira: Neither do I. Why did you do it?

Me: You both'll see soon enough. Everyone out there, please review if you would like to know what happened to Athrun. *bows and walks out*