Disclaimer: This will stand throughout the whole story. No characters or references to the anime or manga or OVA or novel or anything else licensed and legal belong to me, the plotline does though. If you wish to post my story anywhere, please seek my permission beforehand. Any events created are purely fictional and right from my imagination and any similarities to real life are purely coincidental.

Author Notes:

This is my first non-oneshot story in Kannazuki no Miko, and it is hard to write as I feel personally that the anime itself is the art and already perfect. So, please do leave reviews and comments as to how I could improve on this story.

Throughout the anime, Chikane was featured as the ever so prim and proper lady who was perfect in many ways possible. She loved with a passion stronger than flames and was willing to sacrifice herself and everything else for Himeko. For this, I greatly admire her; however, it was with oft that I wondered how everyone would have been without the Orochi, and more importantly, how Chikane was. This began this story, a story of a different setting – a story, hopefully, of a love that was meant to be different. Although I wish for it to be a third person's POV, I am afraid to admit that I truly suck in it. Hence, this would be a fic of alternating POVs unless I have a sudden interest to chip in third person's POV. Last of all, I have to warn everyone that some characters may be OoC as I'm writing based on my instincts and deduction of their character. Also, this story would probably be updated as my brain juices flow… so it'll be unpredictable. I will do my best to complete it though.

P.S – I do not know how this is going to head for I have zero planning going on for this story; but hopefully, it will be a success like the marimite fic I'd written. – Prays to all deities -

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Prologue

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I dreamt of fires within the depths of an iceberg

The sensations of extremities that undeniably encompassed the soul

I dreamt of Romeo and Juliet

A tragic tale; a regretful sorrow

Lovers akin to 'till death do us part'

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Himemiya Chikane.

A name I hated; a name I loved.

Chains that came with love… It was absolutely wonderful. Perfect, really.

Daughter of Houkotachi Himemiya.

A great father - a kind and compassionate man who knew when to push and when to release. The man was an intelligent bull practically, with a good sense of business and money.

Successor of Tachi corporation.

A cursed fate that could be avoided as long as father was alive.

Revered princess of Ototachibana Gakuen.

Something stupid and irritating about the school I go.

A talented person of arts and sports.

Just something inbred into me, nothing to swoon about.

Acquaintances of Kurusugawa Himeko.

Now that's something to be said about.

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Dreams were but dreams

Trapped in the vortex of reality and fantasies

The only dream I craved to come true…

…was that of forbidden love.

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- really short as it's not a real chapter.