It was another beautiful day in Wales. The ocean glittered in the background, as cargo ships cheerfully tooted their horns. Out of a small cozy cottage, a young woman appeared. Her long golden locks were made into one long simple braid. Cradling a basket, while clutching onto her plain straw hat, she began to make her way to the market. Her dull blue-gray dress contrasted sharply against the busy market of the small port in Wales. Her sky blue eyes held a deep hidden pain, as she silently walked along the cobbled streets. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew her hat out of her grasp, and as she desperately tried to reach out for it, she accidentally knocked into a wealthy looking, big man. Gasping in surprise, as she felt her hand collide with the older man's arm. She immediately began to apologize and reached out for his arm, but the older man scowled in response and started to yell.

"WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?" He roared, his round face turning red.

The young woman blinked nervously and mumbled, "...I-I'm very sorry, sir. It was an accident, I-"

The man cut her off as he bellowed, "A filthy peasant girl touched me! How dare you! Now I'll have to get my clothes washed!"

Her temper rising, the young woman looked up at him, her sky blue eyes full of defiance. "I am not a filthy peasant girl, sir."

The round man looked taken aback. "HOW DARE YOU SPEAK TO ME LIKE THAT!" He screeched.

Her eyes were now blazing. "I am just saying that I too am a human-". Suddenly, the man raised a hand to hit the girl. She flinched, holding her breath as she awaited the blow. Seconds passed, and she did not feel anything.

Opening one eye, she looked up to see a young man, restraining the rich man by the wrist. He had slightly messy blonde hair, and piercing emerald eyes, as well as somewhat abnormally thick eyebrows that were furrowed into a scowl. Slowly he let the man's wrist go.

"Thank you, but I would appreciate it if you didn't go around, discriminating the people of lower class. It's not what a gentleman should do." He dusted off his jacket and straightened his tie. The young woman stared at him in wonder, as she could clearly tell; he was of a very high social class.

"Why would he do this for a girl like me..?" She wondered to herself.

The fat rich man huffed angrily, as he grunted once, and waddled off into the crowd. Then, the blonde young man turned to look at her. He smiled, his piercing green eyes melting into a gentle and warm smile.

"I'm quite sorry for that fuss, love. Are you alright?" He asked.

"...Y-yes. I'm fine. Thank you very much." The young woman looked down and blushed. Suddenly her head shot up, her eyes wide. "Oh no! My hat! I couldn't get it because of... him."

"Wait a moment." The young man replied, walking off. The girl did as she was told, and stood patiently. Soon, he returned with her straw hat in hand.

Gasping in delight, she eagerly accepted it, and with twinkling eyes, replied, "Thank you so much!"

The man chuckled as he replied, "No problem, love. My name is Arthur. Arthur Kirkland. What's yours?"

The young woman was taken aback. She hesitantly replied, "My name is Rin Kagamine."

Arthur smiled as he stretched out his hand. "Ah, what a charming name! Nice to meet you, Miss Rin."

She eyed his hand for a minute, and then took it and shook it. "And you as well." His smile widened.

"Oh, I must be going off now. I have some important business to finish today." Arthur glanced down at his pocketwatch.

"Oh, I see. Well, you better get going then, Mr. Kirkland!" Rin replied.

"Well, in that case... I'll be going now. I hope to see you around, Miss Rin!" He flashed her a warm smile once more as he bid her goodbye, and was swallowed by the crowd.

Even after his departure, Rin stood motionless, in the middle of the marketplace, wondering, "..Who was he? To help someone like me... I wonder if we're going to see each other often now..." She bit her lip nervously. "But how do I know... if I can trust him?"

Author's Note: Hello, this is RinnyBunny again! I couldn't help but publish this new story, while The Princess' Man (my other fanfic) is on-going. ^ ^;

After watching Howl's Moving Castle again, I couldn't help but fall in love with him! And, I like using the character Rin Kagamine as the girl in many of my little head-scenarios. I also love England from Hetalia; he's like my top favorite!

After talking with my friend, she kind of "inspired" me, since she said she wanted like a love-hexagon in The Princess' Man, so I just decided to start another story here. She really helped, a lot!

I hope you enjoyed the first chapter! Don't worry, Howl will make an appearance soon enough.. I hope! xD