To Bring Her Back

Prologue

The man grabbed the child from her crib. Thankfully the child was in a deep slumber and did not wake up. The man, however, could hear voices outside, which would surely belong to the soldiers. He made his way towards his tower chamber. When he entered, the king and the queen were already there. The queen looked at her only child and wept. The king put a consoling hand on her. "This was the only way dear," he tried to explain. "If we don't do this, then she might not survive, and then where would the kingdom be?" The queen nodded her understanding, wishing more than anything that her child would be safe until the country was stable enough to bring her back.

"Don't worry," the man said, "this wont hurt her a bit, and when she wakes up, she will be with another family that we have already found. She will be taken care of. They have just lost a child, and are willing to take care of her for a while, at least until we send someone there." The royal couple nodded, and gave their daughter a last kiss. Suddenly, they heard a large door collapse.

"They have gotten in!" the queen cried. "Oh, please! Send her fast!" The man waved his hand, and in a puff of smoke, the little girl and the man himself were gone. Suddenly, the door opened and soldiers came in, with their weapons raised. The royal couple hugged each other before their deaths. Their only thought was that their only child was safe.

Unknowing to the soldiers or anyone else in the room, a little boy was in the corner, silently watching the whole event occurring. No one noticed that he was there, and no one heard him make the vow that he would be the sole one responsible to bring her back.

The Meeting

"Tohru! Come on! You're going to be late for the first day of school! And look, that nice boy Kyo is already out there, waiting for you!" Mrs. Smith called to her daughter.

"Okay mom! I'm coming. You know I want to look good for the 1st day of school!" Tohru replied. She bounded down the steps. This was her sophomore year and she couldn't wait till she was back in school again. Although, it wasn't so much that she wanted the classes, she just wanted to see her friends again. She bolted out the door and got in the red convertible waiting for her outside.

"Well, hello gorgeous," the boy sitting in the driver's seat called out. His cinnamon eyes looked into Tohru's. "I can't believe summer is over already!"

"Hey Kyo. Yeah, I can't believe that school is starting again. I wonder what classes we are going to be in?" she pondered.

"Well, whatever. I bet we are going to be in the same classes anyway, since you're so smart, and I'm so dumb. I can't believe I'm a junior already!" Kyo parked inside the juniors' parking lot. "We're here!" He got out and waited for Tohru to come out too.

Tohru smiled at him. Although he wasn't the most gentlemanly person, he was really adorable. "Yea, lets get inside already, or else you'll have to see Ms. Park even before the year starts!" Tohru laughed. Although Kyo would have been infuriated if anybody else had made that comment, he smiled when Tohru said that. They both started towards the building.

As they went around the school, saying hi to their old friends, both of them knew that they were being watched. Of course, that was one of the requirements for being the most popular couple in class. However, Tohru still didn't feel comfortable about her status. It had only begun in the middle of last year, when she was a lowly freshman, and he was the hot sophomore that everyone, including the seniors, adored. She was just a quiet little kid that no one had noticed until that point. One day, while she was eating in the café, alone, Kyo had simply sat with her. She hadn't known what to say or to do, but Kyo acted all cool and was being friendly. They started to sit together everyday, and soon enough, Kyo had asked her out. Since then they had been the hottest couple in the school. Tohru was still new to it all, but was taking it in, gradually. The bell rang, reminding everyone to go to their home rooms.

Kyo and Tohru separated. They would be in different homerooms, of course, but what Kyo had said was true, and they were in most of the same classes. Tohru went inside her room and took a seat. She looked around and saw that most of the kids in her homeroom were the same ones as last year. In fact, all but one had been in the same homeroom since sixth grade. Living in a small town did that to people. Also, everyone knew everyone else, not to mention their business.

The late bell rang and brought Tohru out of her thoughts. She saw the homeroom teacher, the same one from last year, come out and take attendance. She was going down the familiar list in a monotone voice when she suddenly stopped, looking surprised.

"Well, it seems that we have a new student!" She looked around the class. She noticed that the new student was sitting way back, although he did stand out because of his gothic do. "Please come to the front of the room and introduce yourself!" She motioned him to come forward.

The guy walked up slowly. "Sure, I guess. Well, um… my name is Yuki Sohma and I just moved here from Japan."

"Wow, that's so cool!" someone yelled out.

"Hey, you look too old to be a sophomore? Are you like, really stupid or something?" Everybody turned and stared at the kid. "Oh, sorry dude, I didn't mean it that way…"

Yuki's color had changed into a brilliant shade of scarlet. "Um… well, you see… um… well, my parents move around a lot. And because of that, I missed a lot of school years. So, when I took the exam, I got put in this grade."

There was a collective Oh's being heard around the room. "Well, teacher, where is my assigned seat?" he asked.

"Oh, there isn't any, just sit wherever they let you."

Yuki looked at the teacher in a puzzled way, "Don't you mean wherever I want?" he questioned.

"No, I mean wherever the kids let you. You know they can be just SO awful!" She started to laugh, but stopped suddenly when she saw the look on Yuki's face. "Oh I'm just kidding, sit wherever you like!" with that, she turned around and started looking at her papers. Yuki looked back at the kids, and saw an empty seat beside a pretty, young girl. That must be her, he thought. She is the one, I can feel it. He hurriedly went over and sat next to her.

Tohru turned around. The new kid was sitting next to her. She was surprised since all the boys knew that she was off limits to everyone other than Kyo. Although, she thought, he is new. "Hello," she called out, "I'm Tohru, Tohru Smith." She smiled brightly. She might as well enjoy his company when she had the chance. Come tomorrow, Yuki would know that he was not allowed to sit next to her.

"I know," he replied, "my Princess."

AN: wow, this is my first ever fanfic, and im writing it at like, 2 in the morning... ne way, i hope u enjoyed it, and PLEASE review!!!!! but, dont be too harsh.... it is my 1st time writing.