My first KHR fanfic! Ohohoho. I've finally crawled out of the deep dark hole I've been hiding in for the past 3 years…now I'm back to writing! Yay! I guess it's good practise too, since my grammar and writing sucks (English is my second language). Anyway, please bear with my mistakes! :D

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Katekyo Hitman Reborn!.

Prologue: The Garden

"Hello."

It's that woman again. Why does she keep appearing in my dreams?

"You're planning to go out tomorrow, aren't you?"

How does she know? She always knows. She must be a fortune teller.

The woman chuckled. Her hazel eyes sparkled in the light that bathed her figure. Her wavy brown hair cascaded gently down her shoulders.

"You should know by now that I'm not a fortune teller."

Then who are you?

"Observe your surroundings carefully. Keep an eye out for anything that…piques your interest."

What is that supposed to mean?

"Be extremely cautious. Choose your words carefully. Don't do anything reckless. You will fail if you do not do what I say."

Why are you telling me this?

"I have to go." The outline of her figure was beginning to fade, merging with the mosaic-like colours behind her.

Wait! Don't go yet! Am I in trouble?

"Stay alert. Do not be deceived by the snake."

She smiled before her entire figure faded away.

A blurry image of a garden replaced the woman. A tree in the center of the garden captured my attention.

It had green leaves that sparkled as a soft breeze passed by. Red and gold fruit hung on the branches. It was pure and innocent; it seemed almost…magical.

But it had a fence around it. A low, wooden one. And a snake sat on the top, slithering its tongue. It stared at me with its piercing eyes. The snake looked like it was waiting for me. Expecting me.

I moved towards the snake slowly. No, I wasn't the one who was moving; my feet were moving me. I couldn't stop myself. I needed to get away.

Before I knew it, I was standing in front of the snake.

"Eat the forbidden fruit, my dear. It will not harm you; it will only open your eyes."

No!

I climbed over the fence and stood at the foot of the tree. The fruit were just out of my reach.

My hands and feet were out of control. I jumped and my outstretched hand managed to grasp one of the fruit. It was pulled off of its branch. I marvelled at it.

"Go ahead, my dear," said the snake. "Take a bite. It will give you knowledge and power. You will see much more than before.

I brought the fruit close to my mouth.

No! The snake is only deceiving you! I told myself.

My lips parted and my teeth sunk into the sweet, sweet flesh of the fruit.

~x~

Arashi bolted up from her bed. Her brown hair was a tangled mess and half of her blanket had fallen off of the bed.

"What the heck?" she said to herself.

She threw off the rest of the blanket, which were tangled in between her legs, and let it slide off onto the floor. She scampered to her desk and searched for a pen and a random piece of paper. She quickly scribbled down what that woman said to her in her dream before she forgot.

But, she thought as she rushed to the bathroom, I don't get why the garden part is always the same. Maybe it's some sort of deja vu?

Little did she know, she was right.

A/N: Ahahaha. Well that sounded creepier (or not) than I intended it to be…Anyway. My original prologue is now chapter 1, because I realized that the story needed a little more of a kick start :D

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