Faithful

A.N: Hey everyone! I am going to be honest and tell you all right now that I'm pretty new to writing. Now, I don't mean that in a "I'm younger than you" type of way. It's more like a...I just recently got interested in writing stories. I've always been a big fan of reading them, but writing was never on my "to-do" list. I'm not saying I'm bad...and I'm not saying I'm good either. I honestly don't know, so I decided that I should upload this story I've started to work on. I do know my updates may be slow, but I will not abandon it. At least forever. I would love if you guys tell me what you thought of it, and hopefully you enjoy it! I know it's a bit wordy...so hopefully that isn't a problem!

Disclaimer: I do not own The Prince of Tennis. I do own Kimura Yukiko though.

Chapter One

"Yuki-chan, wake up!" A young woman with black hair and green eyes yelled from downstairs, trying to wake her daughter up. Today is her daughter's first day of her new school, Shitenhoji. She recently moved back to Japan with her daughter, after she found the horrible secret her husband was hiding. She just couldn't believe it. Her husband that she loved and took care of was cheating with her the whole time. The mother sighs softly and closes her eyes, trying not to cry. She knew she had to stay tough for her daughter, and for herself truthfully. She didn't break up the family on purpose; she just couldn't stay with him anymore. If you cheat once, you'll always cheat again. The young woman thinks opening her eyes. Yukiko isn't her only child, she also has two twin boys in Japan who are still too young to decide who they want to stay with. So the two parents agreed on a deal. The twins live in France for four months, and then the twins will go to Japan for four months. After that they get to decide if they want to go back and forth, or stay with only one parent. Yukiko, the oldest, was old enough to decide. Thankfully, she chose her. She smiles gently to herself, her heart speeding up. She couldn't imagine living without Yukiko; without any of her children actually. "Yukiko! Sweetie you have to get up! You have school today, remember?!" The mother yelled again.

Suddenly, a loud banging noise came from upstairs, letting her know that her daughter woke up. The mother smiles before turning around to her stove and pouring the pancake mix onto the pan. She is making her daughters favorite meal; breakfast. Ironically, it's the most important meal of the day. The mother thinks giggling.

Yukiko groans softly to herself while rubbing her sore bottom. She accidentally fell off the bed and landed on it, hard. Well. What a lovely way to start today. She thinks innocently while blowing some of her bangs out of her eyes. She stands up and looks over at her clock. I have enough time to change, eat, get to school, and possibly find my class. She walks over to her full length mirror and frowns lightly, looking down at the picture taped to it. It was a picture of her family from last summer, during their vacation. They were all smiling happily to the camera. Her father's arm was around his wife, the wife was smiling brightly, her brother's were smiling happily while holding her hand, and she was smiling the brightest. Why did it have to change? I could still be in France with my father, if only he didn't cheat. My father...that...filthy man! How could he cheat on someone he was supposed to love for all entirety? Shouldn't he feel filthy? Guilty? Angry? She begins to frown more, making her forehead wrinkle, If only he could have stayed faithful. She shakes her head and gently pats her cheeks while looking in the mirror. Her long, waist length, black hair flows gently down her back, showing only a few knots. Her hand gently grabs the brushes' handle before combing through her hair softly. She already took her shower last night, and sadly she feels nervous. She puts the brush down and stares back into the mirror, staring into her dark red eyes. Today...Today is a new day, and I can make it be wonderful. She thinks to herself before checking herself over once and nods, satisfied with her look. She then walks over to her closet and pulls out the school uniform. She strips her clothes carefully before putting on her uniform and heading downstairs. Once she walks into the kitchen she is greeted with a wonderful smell; pancakes.

"Good morning, Mother." Yukiko greets softly before setting her school bag down in the living room and walking over to her. She gently gives her mother a hug and a kiss on the cheek before grabbing her made plate. She sits down at the dining room table and nods, "Thank you for the food." She then grabs her fork and starts eating, unaware of the sadness in her mother's eyes.

"Good morning, Yuki-chan." Her mother greets back, hiding her sadness. She feels awful, knowing Yukiko is probably hiding her true feelings. Yukiko and her brothers were close, always playing with each other and laughing. She swallows nervously, feeling her heart slowly break into two.

After Yukiko finishes eating her breakfast and drinking her tea she stands up; putting the dishes in the sink and walking out into the living room. She picks up her bag and walks back into the kitchen, kissing her mother on the cheek.

"Bye Mom. I'll be back later, I might stay after school to check out some of the clubs." Yukiko says giving her mother a hug and walking back out, "Thanks for the bento!" She walks out the front door and stops, feeling the wind brush against her face. Take a deep breath, Yukiko. It's only school, nothing to worry about.

She arrives in front of the school and blinks, tilting her head to the side. Only a school, eh? It's more like a temple! Yukiko thinks looking at the temple in front of her. She swallows, feeling even more nervous. I can do it... She nods her head once before walking up the stairs. After reaching the top she stops and looks around, enjoying the view. The students here seem really active, doing morning practice or studying. She had to admit, she was impressed. But then again...this is a temple. She reminds herself before walking into the building. She wonders around the school curiously before hearing the bell ring, signaling the start of the day. She turns on her heel, planning to head back to the front door when a young hyper active male came running in, knocking her over. She quickly regains her balance and places her hand over her heart.

"I'm sorry, pretty girl!" The young male yells skidding to a stop. He runs back over to her and smiles, "My name is Kintaro Toyama! What's yours? Are you new? You look very pretty!" Yukiko laughs softly and nods.

"Pleasure to meet you, Kintaro-san. I am assuming you are a freshmen like me? And yes; I am new. My name is Kimura Yukiko; please call me Yukiko though." She watches him turn on his heel, meaning he's about to leave, "W~Wait before you go...do you mind helping me?" She asks looking at him innocently. Kintaro nods happily. "I'm looking for the office, you see. I am the new transfer student like you guessed, and sadly I am completely lost."

"I can help you!" He says suddenly grabbing her hand and running towards the office, dragging Yukiko the whole way there. As soon as they arrive he skids to a stop and pushes her into the room waving, "Goodbye, Ki-chan!" He yells.

Yukiko giggles before fixing her uniform since his recklessness made it messy. She walks up to the secretary and smiles softly.

"Hello, I'm the new transfer student from France, Kimura Yukiko. Please take good care of me." She says while bowing down to her waist and leaning back up, a small smile on her face. Today I start as a Shitenhoji student, my new life.

End of chapter one! I hope you enjoyed it! I know it looks short, but it took me awhile to write... At the end of my chapters I will be asking questions so you can help the story improve. My first question is; Does she act like a Mary-Sue? Explain. I'd appreciate it if you answered! Also, if you answer the question please do leave a review on how you actually thought of the story! Thanks everyone! Have a nice day!

~ElegantAngelxo