Disclaimer: I do not own anything from My-Hime. Also, if anything sounds familiar, I am sorry, but it wasn't my intention to copy. I've just read a lot of fanfictions and all of my inspiration comes from them.
Also this story contains femslash/yuri. If you are uncomfortable with the idea, then turn back now. =D
Prologue:
In a small town, many people were settling in for the night. Vendors have already packed away their goods and returned home to their families to rest for the night. The streets were empty and quiet, as the darkness settled in. It was going to be a peaceful night in the town, well, at least peaceful for everyone except for one particular household.
"Kari! Tori! Come out here right now! You two need to take your bath before you go to bed!"
Two five year old girls were hiding in the closet and quietly giggling, thinking they have out-smarted their mother.
"See! I told you she wouldn't be able to find us in here. Now we just have to stay quiet a little longer and when mama finally gives up, we won't have to take a bath anymore!" whispered Kari, the older of the two twins to her sister. Tori grinned while nodding along.
They heard angry footsteps stomping its way towards the closet. The girls looked at each other with fear in their eyes. They gulped and began to silently pray that their mother would not find them. To their relief, the footsteps went right pass their hiding spot.
"Arg! Alright, fine! I'll make a deal with you two little rascals. If you come out right now and go and take your baths like good little girls, I'll tell you a story tonight," pleaded the mother, now with a hint of desperation in her voice.
The girls' ears perked a bit as they heard their mother promising them a story. They've always loved listening to the many stories their mother tells them. They were always filled with action and adventure. Most of the stories centered on a hero going around destroying evil and in the end saving the day. The girls were still a little hesitant to go out though. They've already heard all of their mother's stories multiple times that they can practically recite each and every one of them perfectly.
"It's a new story that you guys have never heard before!"
That sealed the deal for the girls. They looked at each for a moment and both decided that a new story was definitely worth taking a dreadful bath. With a small nod, Kari took Tori's hand as she opened the door and the two walked out and confronted their mother. They walked towards the bathing area where their mother was standing waiting for the two. Her face visibly relaxed as she sighed with relief, finally bringing an end to the hour long hide-and-seek.
"Come on you two. You need to wash up before bed." She walked towards the two and kneeled in front of them and brought her hand up to Kari's face. She wiped a bit of the dirt that was still on Kari's face that came from a day of playing in the streets with the other kids. She crinkled her face a bit, "You two are filthy."
Kari stood defiantly in front of her mother, trying to put on a serious face, but only managing a pout. "Fine, but you have promise to tell us a story tonight! And it has to be a new story!"
Tori who stood behind Kari nodded shyly. "You haven't told us a new story in so long, mama."
The mother sighed and then smiled. "Yea, I promise. Now go wash up. I'll tell you the story after you two are done."
The twins grinned and raced past their mother in their rush to get their bath over with quickly.
"And you guys have to be clean or else no story!" The mother yelled at the two as the wash room door slammed shut. Two faint "yes, mama!" were heard from inside. She chuckled to herself at her daughters' antics and then stood up and walked to the twins' room. She sat down on the bed that the twins shared and looked outside the window across the bed.
"I wonder what story I'm going to tell them. I've already told them all the stories I know," she mused to herself. Then her expression turned a bit darker as a sad smile graced her face. "Well, there is that one story." She sighed. "I was planning on telling them one day, but I just never guessed that it would be so soon."
An hour later, the twins were settled and tucked into bed. Both were eager for their mother to start the story. "Mama! It's story time! You promised!"
"Well, let's see. All the stories that I have told you before have all happened in the past. Some of them happened hundreds of years ago, others happened when your mama was still a child. This particular story takes place six years ago. Just a year before the of you two were born! Fuuka wasn't always as peaceful as it is now. It used to be split into two kingdoms, Aries and Cardair. For more than a hundred years, the two kingdoms have been constantly at war with one another. It was only around twenty years later that the battles have stop, but that doesn't mean there was peace. Relationships between the two kingdoms were still shaky. If you were a citizen of Aries, you wouldn't dare step foot in Cardair for fear of losing your life. It was rumored that Cardair was a place of darkness and evil. It was said that Cardairians were brutal and killed people for fun."
"But mama, Cardairians come here every day! They don't look that mean at all! Actually some of them are quite nice. One lady gave me and Tori some sweets the other day." said Kari as she interrupted her mother.
Her mother chuckles, "Yes you are right. Cardairians aren't at all mean or evil. But the people of Aries didn't know that back then."
"Then what changed their mind?" asked Tori. Her mother tapped her lightly on the nose. "You two are quite curious tonight aren't you. If you two keep asking questions, then I will never be able to tell the story."
Kari and Tori blushed at her statement. "Sorry mama."
"It's okay. Now where was I? Oh right. So as you can see the relationship between Cardairians and Arians were not the best. Even though there weren't any more battles, fighting still took place, especially along the border between the kingdoms. This is story of how it all changed. It is a story of a party of heroes and how they joined together to change everything. This is their story."
Sorry for the long and seemingly irrelevant prologue.
This is actually the first fanfiction that I've ever written. So sorry if I disappoint some of you guys. My grammar is actually quite bad. There is a reason why I am not doing an English major. Heh. If anyone wants to help me beta, please feel free to send me a pm.
I know it might be a bit annoying for some of you guys to keep reading "her mother", "the mother", but I did it for a reason. I will reveal the mother's identity in a later chapter, but for now I just want to keep it in the dark for a bit longer. Actually, I have no idea who I want the mother to be yet. =D I have a few in mind, but whoever it is would alter the ending in some form. But you guys can feel free and guess who she is.
Also I want your opinions on Kari's and Tori's age. Do you guys think five is too young?
As for pairings, well there will definitely be Shizuru and Natsuki. I might do a bit of NatNao for kicks. Haven't decided on that yet. Maybe Chie/Aoi? Maybe Mai/Mikoto? Maybe Midori/Youko? Maybe Nao/Someone else that I haven't quite decided on who yet?
This story is also dedicated to one of my friends. It's her birthday gift, so I'll try to finish this story before her birthday this year.