Hey pplz~! Well. I don't feel like ritin Hidden Self so im gonna stop 4 now until inspiration can come through me through my homework..-_-; anywayz.. dis is ritten on one of those miracle days where I finish my homework before 12 and don't have nothin to do. So sorry if dis is bad cuz im sick n hallucinating at the moment. Weeeeeeelz lets get on 2 the story~!!

Disclaimer: c if I OWN ccs (which, sadly, I don't).. Then I would b rich and famous by now and doesn't have 2 draw stick figures for my Spanish homework!!(they want u 2 draw picz of vocabs. isn't dat stupid?) so u c. how can I possibly OWN ccs when I can barely draw anything?..*don't mind me. im in the state of rantin rite now*

Forever Loved (mite change it soon though. give me some suggestions~)

Chapter 1 The Determined Princess

By Violet Karuto

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"Princess Tomoyo!! Please come down! You might injure yourself!"

Five servants were surrounding a cherry blossom tree looking up towards the high tree branches. But there was also someone high in the tree branches hidden from view. As the servants tried to beckon their princess to come down, the high the girl went. Till at last, nobody saw any sign of the girl anymore.

Ebony hair flew gently in the wind as bright violet eyes look downwards towards the crowd she had gathered. Giggling can be heard as the girl climbed higher, and higher. The once luxurious gown was now covered with twigs and dirt. But she took no notice of it thinking that she'll just get a scold from her mother afterwards. During the journey, she took careful steps as to not startle its patient cuddled in her palm. So up she went, through the thickness of the blossoms, until at last, she reached her destination, a nest. Gently, she opened her palm a bit to reveal a baby sparrow chirping happily to her. Smiling a bit, she slowly lowered the infant into its nest. Giving a last goodbye, she jumped branch from branch holding onto some for support. With the last effort, she jumped neatly onto the ground, where many of her servants are waiting. There, the crowd started towards her and trapping her in the middle.

"Oh god Princess, are you alright?" one of the servants, Miri, was on the verge of tears as she rushed to the Princess' side inspecting every inch of her mistress.

"I'm quite alright, Miri. Don't fuss about me. See?" Tomoyo twirled around in a complete circle while spreading her hands.

"What I see is a Princess covered with dirt and twigs, which, you'll probably know, is going to anger the queen. Now come, we must get you washed up." She started to usher Tomoyo towards the castle while three other maids started to follow.

"But-but-" Tomoyo started to argue as she tried to look where she was going and face Miri at the same time, who was pushing behind her.

"No buts, Princess. Your mother gave us specific orders that we have to get you cleaned and ready by dusk."

"Why dusk? Why today? Doesn't she know that I'm riding Moonlight today?" Tomoyo was clearly unhappy at the choosing of the time. Moonlight was Tomoyo's favorite mare and she rides her into the forest at least once every week (do they even have the term 'weeks' back then?) to clear her mind and to meet her forest friends, which consists of squirrels and rabbits.

"Don't ask me," said Miri as they neared the palace, "She said she has someone she wanted you to meet." At that, Tomoyo sighed and let Miri push her.

" I knew it. another suitor for me. when will Mother ever learn? I'm not getting married! Ever!" Frustrated, Tomoyo started to walk by herself back towards the grand structure and leaving Miri running behind her.

"But Tomoyo-chan," Miri would only talk to her that way when they're alone, which they are since the rest of the maids were far behind, "You have to accept the facts. You have to get marry someday and take over the throne. You can't keep ignoring your responsibilities."

Tomoyo stopped in her tracks and faced her best friend; Miri was the only real friend in the castle. She doesn't treat Tomoyo as a Princess, like most servants do, but she treated her as a real friend and shares her deepest secrets.

"I am NOT ignoring my responsibilities. You know I'm not, Miri. It's just that I don't need a husband to rule the kingdom with, I could do it by myself, I don't need anyone's help." Tomoyo looked sternly at Miri before walking off again. Whenever they reached that subject, Tomoyo would always avoid it by saying she doesn't need anyone by her side to rule with her or that she's just simply not interested in self-centered jerks. The fact that dozens of princes in other kingdoms are waiting for her hand in marriage doesn't seem to concern her. She just wanted to live her life to the fullest and not be strapped down by the invisible force called 'love'.

Tomoyo never knew why she doesn't want to love again. Maybe she just never learn the real meaning of it. Or maybe it's the fact that Sakura, her first best friend and first love, had fell in love with another prince named Syaoran from the Li kingdom that had made her cold and heartless towards anyone who wishes to claim her heart. 'It's the hurt that comes with it,' she had once told Miri, 'it's not worth having your heart broken twice.'

Miri sighed and followed her mistress into the castle. 'She'll learn someday' Miri thought, 'no matter how far you run, you could never escape the grasp of love. Hopefully it's not too late.'

Tomoyo pushed open the giant oak doors and went it, and was soon followed by Miri and the three maids, who were following silently behind. As soon as they entered the royal room, the last maid closed the door with a click and Miri went to her bathroom to prepare the water, while the other two maids are helping Tomoyo rid of her gown.

Throughout the process, Tomoyo was in another world. As her hands and feet moved automatically, her mind was in a jumble of thoughts.

'If mother thinks that this one is better than the others are, then she's dead wrong. I'll show him. When I'm through with him, he won't even have another thought about marrying me.' Tomoyo smirked. For the last eleven suitors who came bearing with greed for the money and the beauty of the princess, eleven of them went home having nightmares about her. Although Queen Sonomi never understand why they left in such a hurry, Miri was the only one who knew of Tomoyo's devious plans.

According to the outline of the plan, Tomoyo would first try to act sweet in front of her victim and then challenge them to a horse race. Of course, all of them underestimated her for she was a skilled rider. No one would ever think of a princess riding on a horse, let alone getting onto one. Then as they race through vastness of the forest, the prince would try to show off his riding skills by exceeding her, which they never accomplished, and get themselves lost in the end. Tomoyo would then use different tactics to scare them every now and then and would watch, in satisfactory, as the prince wondered helplessly in the woods at night.

'It's amusing to watch them,' Tomoyo told Miri when she asked her why she did it, 'they panic at every little thing that moves or breaths. Seriously, they need to get out more, I bet they wouldn't even know what a squirrel is until someone points one to them right in their face. They scream like girls too' To Tomoyo, the princes are just a bunch of high-heeled conceited jerks who sees Tomoyo as the key to the Daidouji riches.

Getting out of the bathtub, the servants rushed to her with towels in hand and patted her dry.

'Well I'll show this prince. Hmm. how many would this be.? This is my twelfth one, I believe. must be my lucky number.' Tomoyo thought as she counted her fingers for the past eleven suitors.

"Hmmm. what shall we have you wear today?" Miri started to ask from the walk in closet. "Maybe this one!" she walked to the doorway holding a light piece of fabric. The top half is royal blue, which has longs sleeves and intricate designs by the wrist. Shaping the waist, the rest trails down like a river as the color softens.

"It's fine Miri." Tomoyo sighed, "Anything's fine, it's just a meeting with another one, you don't have to dress me up like it's my wedding day, which will never happen in my lifetime."

"You'll never know", said Miri as she prepared to dress Tomoyo, "Love does have it's surprises."

"Well I'll be ready when it does and I won't be so easily claimed. At least, I won't make it easy." Said Tomoyo stubbornly as she walked out of her room dressed in fine royal clothing.

"You'll never know, my princess, you'll never know." Shaking her head to herself, Miri headed towards the bathroom to clean up.

~*~ A/N: so pplz? How was it? Good? Bad? I kno its reeeally short but I don't have anymore strength at the moment to type anymore. I don't even care if it's flamers, jus review it pleeeeeeeez im beggin ya!! I'll try to update as often as I can! I promise! I don't kno wat came over me 2 rite dis. cuz I was jus too bored. and to tell the truth, I think it's pretty good. Heahea Ü well like it or not, this is my fanfic and I STRONGLY suggests U *points* to review or I'm not gonna update! ^_~