A/N: Wow! A new story! YAY! This is a funderful idea I had just recently and I just want to write it! And Microsoft word is stupid and dislikes my cool word. Die squiggly! .:kills squiggly under 'funderful':. Better! Hehehe. Ok, on with the prologue to my story. I don't know how this one will go so I need reviews! Sorry if this chapter turns out short. I'm kind of making it up as I go along. .:sweatdrops:. And it's really hot here! So here is a warning. .:clears throat:. WARNING: This chapter written under the influence of certain sweet creams (also known as sweet snow) as an attempt to alleviate the stickyness of the heat! .:bows:. On with the fic!

Forbidden Love: Prologue

"Takara, are you even listening to me?" Koenma turned on the young brown haired girl in front of him. "Father is expecting you to learn the politics of our business and you're letting him down."

The girl he was speaking to had dusty brown hair that grew to the middle of her and she was average height but was shorter than him by at least six inches when she stood next to him. Her eyes were violet, but around the edge of her irises was a silver rim. It was these eyes which were silently sparkling as she listened to his voice. "I'm sorry brother. I didn't mean to daze like that."

Koenma sighed. "It is kind of warm today. And I'm amazed you've lasted this long." He smirked at her. "After all, we can't have Daddy's little girl be too overwhelmed."

Takara pouted and sneered at him. "Yeah, yeah. Go on teaching. I can take whatever you have to dish out." This was apparently the answer he was looking for because he turned back to the blackboard and continued to instruct her. She smiled and paid attention for about five minutes before she zoned out again.

"It's a girl." The physician's words reached the king of the Reikai's ears with joy. He walked into the room and saw the smiling face of the violet-eyed maiden lying in the bed with a small bundle in her arms. He gently walked over to her.

"Gina, she's as beautiful as you are," he said as he picked up his newborn daughter. "Koenma, come over here," he called to his son. The young prince was not very old at that time but understood the importance of obeying his elders. His father bent down and showed the newborn child to his eldest. "Look son, Gina had a baby girl. She is a treasure, isn't she? We shall name her Takara."

"Takara?" the young prince repeated. When his father nodded affirmation, he smiled at his new sister. "Hello Takara. Welcome to the world!" The bundle stirred and there was a glimmer of a smile in her eyes. It was the first time they noticed her unique eyes. They were violet like her mother's, but were ringed with a silver edge.

The king handed his daughter back to her mother. "She's amazing. She'd make a fine ruler one day if anything ever happened to Koenma." He smiled and ruffled his son's hair before leaving. The young prince watched as Gina fed his new sister and smiled in fascination.

"Koenma…" Gina's soft voice compelled him to look her in the eyes. "Would you like to hold her?" His own amber orbs lit up and he grinned happily as Gina handed the young babe to him. "Careful now," she cautioned him. "She's very small." Koenma did as he was told and was sure to be very careful handling his tiny sister. As he looked into her eyes, he saw the innocent compassion of a newborn smiling back at him.

She fell asleep in his arms and he gave her back to Gina. "She's sleeping. When she gonna wake up?"

Gina smiled. "She'll probably sleep for a while. After all, she's only been in this world for about 20 minutes." She received the child from her stepson and laid her in a crib. "Why don't you run along now? Your father probably has some more lessons scheduled soon. I'd hate for you to miss them." Koenma obeyed her and went off to his lessons.

Before they knew it, Takara had grown and was almost five years old. She and Koenma, who was almost nine, were swimming together in the lake behind the palace one hot afternoon. He was teaching her how to swim. "That's it! You're doing great Taka!" His father had him tutoring her in everything. The old man had enough to worry about without needing to teach his own daughter. Koenma cheered her on as she swam over to him without any aid. She giggled when she swam into his arms and he lifted her up in the air.

"Did you see me? Didja see? I was swimmin' Koenma!" Her eyes sparkled with excitement and pride in her accomplishment. He laughed and congratulated her.

"Yes, I did see. You did a great job." He smiled and she giggled again.

"Takara!" Koenma's voice snapped her out of her daydream. She looked up, a little startled. He sighed. "Alright. We can take a short break if you want. I should have known better than to try and hold your attention in this heat. Wanna go swimming?"

Takara perked up. "Yeah! I was just thinking that myself!" She smiled. "Remember the first time I swam all by myself?"

Koenma laughed. "I remember. Wow, that was so long ago."

"Almost 700 years," she replied. "I'll meet you out there in ten minutes!" She jumped up from her desk and ran out of the room, leaving Koenma to pick up her books and other things. He changed and met her outside at the secluded lake. They swam and goofed off until it was almost dinnertime. Takara followed Koenma back in the castle and they went down to dinner where they received some unsettling news.

A/N: Well, there it is. The first chapter of my new story. .:beams:. I hope you enjoyed it. Obviously, that whole section in italics was a flashback. This is actually a bit different for me. This is the first story I've posted on a spur of the moment kinda deal. I haven't actually written anything to this. Just went and typed it up. So basically, I want to know if I should continue this. Please review! It will give me an idea if I should go on coming up with more ideas for this story or not. So please review! It would make finals week go by so much nicer! P Ja ne!