Bring Her Back;
Chapter - 1
Souko moved her hand away from the young girl's forehead. "Congratulations." The woman smiled at the hazel-eyed child, and scooped her up in her arms. She brushed sakura pink strands away from the baby-faced girl. "May you live a long, prosperous life, young Princess of Shugoi. And may you befit to heir the throne when the time is right. We believe in you."
The crowd beneath the uplifted balcony roared loudly. Papers and flowers of all colors and sorts were thrown about and the petals danced joyously in the breezy wind. "Long live the Princess!" they cheered in unison.
Queen Midori could barely contain her joy as she waved to the crowd that happily waved back. She felt her face beginning to numb from laughing and smiling for such a excessive amount of time. She leaned her head into her husband's strong chest. Her long-awaited daughter had taken her breath away when the Queen first looked into her scrutinizing but innocent eyes. It was a vivid memory that would never leave her mind. And now there was even more good news. What could go wrong?
A week later, Queen Midori realized she had spoken too soon. A castle guard approached the Queen on an early morning, surprising her. He had a worried and nervous expression on his face and the way he paced towards her was nerve-wracking.
"What is it?" she questioned half-heartidily.
The guard stuttered in his words. He kept blinking fast, as of trying to prevent himself from bursting into tears. "It's- It's the Princess." He coughed, sounding almost choked. "She's gone."
Midori was stunned. She looked around everywhere. "Where is my daughter?" she screamed, her amber eyes suddenly glowing a fiery orange. Her beautiful facial stricture became one of utter agony. Animals hid under this powerful monarch's rampage. And suddenly everything stilled. As did the noise.
From behind a large rock, a man with copper-gold hair and chocolate eyes to match emerged. Tsumugu... Midori thought, tears welling up in her eyes. She fell to the ground, her face in her hands. "Amu! Amu, Amu, Amu. My poor baby! She's gone, Tsumugu!"
The tall man surrounded her with his lithe body. He whispered into her hellion hair. "It's okay.."
"It's not okay. She's gone. Our beautiful, perfect daughter is gone!" Midori clutched onto the King, not letting go for even a second.
He gripped her tighter. "We will find her. I will bring Amu back even if it's the last thing I do."
- 17 years later -
"Where do you want this?" Amu Hinamori asked her boss a second time. Moving boxes that she had no idea contained wasn't exactly the easiest task in the world. But you gotta do what you gotta do. The young girl placed the heavy box on the spotless floor an stretched her arms high in the air.
She sighed. "If only I could lift all these with a click of a button.." She handled the box again. She shook it a little, putting her amethyst encrusted earrings to the side of the box attempting to hear just was in this precious box. Just as she did this, Utau Hoshina, the lead of the managing department walked in.
"No touchie, only lookie!" she called, walking past Amu.
"Utau.. Why can't I see what's in this thing?" Amu groaned, rolling her eyes.
"Because I said so, that's why?" Utau countered, setting a pair of freshly manicured hands on her hips. "Now.. I want that box here. And that one over there." She pointed according to her directions.
"I'm on it," Amu said, nodding determinedly. She turned a corner and immediately bumped into a wall she did not know was there before. "Stupid wall," she muttered.
"I'm not a wall."
She raised her head to bonk this extremely giant person in the chin, but she was the one to stumble back. The bloke grabbed her wrist and pulled her upright once again and she met eyes as blue as the night sky. He stared wide-eyed back. Snapping out of her short reverie, Amu said, "Employees only. Can't you read a sign?" She glanced pointedly at the door from which she had entered.
He looked at her, confused, and raised an eyebrow. She let out a heavy breath, and pointed at the door. "You can't be here. This area is for employees only."
"You are Amu Hinamori, correct?"
Why wasn't he answering her question, and how did he know her name? "How do you know who I am?"
"I have been following you for quite a while, young duchess," he stated plainly. In a quick motion, he knelt to the ground beneath her with lithe, cat-like grace. "I am at your service. Are you prepared to take your leave?"
Blunt and straight forward. Great. Who is this duchess he's going on about? She stared at him with wide eyes, shocked. She squinted her eyes, trying to see through his vulnerable exterior. "Okay, you need to stop doing that, and you need to leave."
He moved away, and around her with agile elegance, and she spun around to look at him. Gone. What the hell?
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