CHAPTER 1

Escape

It was dark and cold. She was scared. Not for her life but for the life of the person before her.

She was hurt and bleeding. Tears fell from her eyes.

She looked across the metal bars to the dark haired boy, also bruised and bleeding like her.

"Trevor, are you alright?" she asked in a weak but clear voice.

"Hime-sama! I'm glad that you're finally awake. I'm fine now since you're okay," Trevor said with such relief in his quiet voice.

With his magic powers, he sent a message to her telepathically. 'Dara-hime, I have a plan. We'll make our escape tonight. Or else they'll end up killing us with their rituals. We'll use the last of our magic powers and try to cause an explosion. With this distraction, we will teleport to Magnolia. It's the nearest city here, I've heard. Will you be alright with that?'

Telepathically, Dara answered 'I…. guess so. Yes, maybe we can escape tonight. What I'm not sure of is whether I can teleport that far. My magic powers have been drained after that ritual. I might just slow you down…'

'We can manage, my princess. We can. Just… trust me, okay?'

'Thank you, Trevor. I trust you with my life.'

*That night*

BOOOOMMMMM!

What was that?

An explosion?!

Fire!

Where?

From the dungeons!

Damn those brats!

Taking advantage of the havoc around them, both prisoners gathered their powers and teleported outside.

"There! Shoot them!"

The boy and girl gathered all their strength and teleported to Magnolia, their last chance to survive.

As they opened their eyes, they took stock of their surroundings. It was still night time but the two were overjoyed of the triumph of their escape. The two hugged each other.

"Thank you, Trevor. Now we're free…." And with that, the girl fainted from exhaustion in the arms of Trevor.

"You're welcome, Hime." The boy said with a small smile.

There's magic near this town. Maybe there's a local guild. With a sniff, the boy picked up the scent of magic. He hefted the girl on his back and walked in the direction of the guild.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: How was it, Minna? Please read the next chapter. And please leave, maybe a few reviews. Thank you!