Hello and welcome to the first chapter of Awaken the Sleeping Princess Within You! My love for Uta no Prince Sama was something I wasn't expecting when I first watched it, and I ended up falling for the show, characters, romance, and music after watching just a few episodes! I had never written a fic about the series, but after watching all of the series so far and leaving off with Revolutions super awesome and crazy cliffhanger, I couldn't sit back and not try and take a swing at writing my own fic.

I don't know how fast updates for the story will be since I'm busy with work and school coming up, but I'll try my best to get those chapters out!

Concerning what the pairing actually is...I don't really know yet! They guys in the shows/game are so nice, but I don't have a concrete idea as to who yet. I'll do my best to add in as much fluffy scenes with all the guys as possible, and sooner or later I guess we can have a poll to find out the rest.

Please review if you liked the chapter and please be kind and considerate to others. X3

Japanese = "My name is"

Singing = Singing (placed in centered format)

I want to be somewhere where I can shine. A place where I don't have to worry about the past or future, only the present moment I am in. A magical place where I don't feel afraid, nervous, and show my true smile without being forced to.

Does a place like that really exist on Earth?

Because if it does, I've never seen it.

…..And I don't know if I ever will be able to.

"I know this place is around here somewhere. I looked it up using my phone, but I can't seem to find out which way to go. All of this snow just makes it harder to find streets and landmarks." Walking along the snow covered side walk, the form of a sixteen year old dressed in warm winter clothing of black and blue colors trudged, making sure to move their boots through the snow and not miss a curb or rock in their way.

Their build was small, about petite size in fact, and not much muscle mass could be seen on their 5'0 body. With a caucasian skin tone and heart shaped face, the young girl had dark brown eyes and long blue hair that flowed past their shoulder blades, her bangs ending a bit above her eyes and framing the sides of her face in a neat straightened style.

Taking out the flyer from her pocket, Samantha Kisaragi stared down at the words printed on the flyer, hoping she had perhaps missed some sort of note of instruction on how to get to the location she was heading to.

Shining Saotome's School of Music! Applicants who wish to learn the ways of composing music or the dazzling ways of being an idol are welcome! Simply come to Saotome Gakuen during the scheduled testing time and pass the test, and you too can shine like Shining Saotome and join the heavens of music!

Testing Date: January 12th 9:00 A.M.

Location: Shining Academy

Rules: -Must be on time to participate in exam. Lateness will result in cancellation of applicant spot.

-All applicants must be residents of Japan and of Japanese lineage.

-Courses are either idol course exam or composer course exam. Applicants may only choose one.

"I've read this thing about five times. Of course I wasn't going to find anything different on this flyer the sixth time." Samantha muttered to herself, checking her watch again to check to time. Thankfully it was only 7:34, so she still had another hour and some minutes left to find this academy and get to applying for a test!

"Gotta keep moving! I can't miss this test or I'll never forgive myself...and neither will she." Samantha muttered to herself, her grip on the flyer tightening at an alarming rate before loosening and jamming the flyer into her jacket pocket.

The teen began her journey once more, looking both ways before crossing the street and decided to turn down a corner and go down a street she hadn't tried yet. So far all she could see was houses, some mail boxes, and a few cars passing by. Had she gotten lost in a large neighborhood and only dug herself into a deeper hole turning this corner? "I can't give up...But I don't know where to go!" Samantha screeched, grabbing her head in frustration.

"Mommy! Mommy where are you!?"

"Huh? Where's that yelling coming from?" Stopping her raging for just a second, the sound of a child yelling caught the brunette's ears. Letting her hands rest next to her sides, the teen focused her hearing on the winds currents, wondering if the sound she had just heard was just her imagination.

"I want my mommy!"

And thankfully she could easily hear it wasn't. Continuing to hear the screams and crying of the child, Samantha ran off in the direction where the voice was coming from. Turning a corner and heading down the road, Samantha stopped at last to find herself in a small neighborhood area. It was deserted from the looks of it, but far off in the distance, the form of a small child, crying and shivering in the snow stood, her face wracked with fear and turning left and right for a sign of her mom.

Walking slowly over to the little girl, Samantha gave the small child the most genuine smile she could at the moment and gave a soft wave to the girl before speaking in Japanese. "Ohayou. My name is Samantha. Are you lost?"

Looking back at Samantha with tear blurred eyes, the small girl nodded and preceded to try and wipe the tears flowing on her face. "I...I can't find my mommy."

Nodding to the girl's answer, Samantha's gaze shifted down to the watch on her wrist. 7:50 it read.

If she helped her, she might not be able to find Saotome Academy in time and make it to the test. But on the other hand she can't just leave this girl here. There was no way she would be able to sleep well that night nor forgive herself.

"I'll help you find here. Just come with me and make sure to hold my hand." Samantha replied and reached out to the little girl.

The girl, finished wiping the tears from her face, noticed the outreached hand and looked at it for a few moments. After looking up at Samantha and seeing the smile on the older girl's face, the little girl nodded and lightly grabbed Samantha's hand, her fingers soon gripping tighter onto her own.

Smiling down at the girl and happy to know she was able to gain her trust, the two set off out of the neighborhood and began their search. Samantha had begun the search by simply asking where Rika, the girl in question, was with her mom last. The answer from the little girl had come out in choked up sniffles, but was able to tell the teen that they had gone grocery shopping and were on their way to the park she liked, but got lost when she was distracted by a big pile of snow to play in.

"A park?" Samantha had remembered passing by a small children's park about three times while searching around for Saotome Academy. Could the park she passed perhaps be the one this little girl was looking for?

"I think I know where to go. Just follow me Rika, and make sure not to let go of my hand. Oh, and make sure to cover your head with this." Samantha spoke in a polite tone as she handed over her sky blue umbrella to help cover Rika's head of falling snow. The two females once more set out through the neighborhood streets, talking bit by bit over silly things like candy, anime, and the fluffy snow while walking. It helped both of them out in a way. Calming down Rika and helping her say positive while looking for her mother, and distracting Samantha from her worries of being late for the test.

After what seemed like minutes of talking and laughing with one another, Rika and Samantha looked out in the distance to see the park in question their journey had taken them too. Turning down to look at Rika for any sign that it was the place, a big smile stuck to the little girl's face, and soon she ran off ahead of the teen towards the park, surprising Samantha greatly. "W-Wait for me Rika!"

Bounding off after the girl, the blunette made sure not to run too fast, watchful of any hidden patches of ice or snow beneath her feet. Once getting to the entrance of the park, the sight of Rika crying and hugging an older woman made Samantha sigh with relief, a feeling of nervous weight being lifted off her shoulders.

"Thank goodness." Not wanting to disturb the reunion of the mother and daughter in front of her, Samantha looked back down at her watch and frowned, noticing the amount of time she had at the moment. Crap, she was going to be late if she didn't get a move on! Knowing that there wasn't anything else for her to do, Samantha turned on her heel and quietly began her way outside of the park, hoping to come across another road she hadn't crossed yet to find the Academy.

"Wait, please!"

Stopping mid step at the sudden call, Samantha placed her right foot in the snow and turned her gaze over to Rika's mother who held the hand of her daughter and smiled over to Samantha. "I can't thank you enough for helping my daughter. I lost track of her and couldn't find her anywhere. F there's anything I can do to thank you miss?"

Feeling her face flush with embarrassment, Samantha shook her head and waved her hands in an attempt to say "no thank you", her voice momentarily lost. "N-No it was nothing. I was only doing the right thing and helping Rika find you. There's no need to do anything extreme to thank me. I just wanted Rika get back to you safely."

"Are you sure? There isn't anything you need or would like? I'm willing to settle for anything. Nothing is more precious to me than my daughter's well being and safety." Rika's mother spoke, smiling down at her daughter while speaking, Rika herself giving her own cheeky smile back.

Not sure how to respond to the forceful yet kind offer Rika's mother was giving her, Samantha shrugged and continued to rack her mind over something to answer back to the older woman. Then all of a sudden, the most obvious answer hit her like a slap in the face.

"Do you by chance...know which way Shining Saotome Academy is?"

"Yes! Thank the lords of music!"

Feeling the urge to scream at the top of her lungs, Samantha gave into her exclamation, as the luxurious and astounding beauty of Saotome Gakuen was just a few feet from her. With walls made of brick and adorned with stone carved statues of angels and music notes, a metal plaque reading "Shining Saotome Gakuen" in Japanese Kanji was the dead giveaway the American needed to dash towards the front gate.

Checking her watch for the time, her watch showed the time to be 8:30. She had just made it with thirty minutes to spare, though she could have cut it a bit closer with getting lost for so long. Just goes to show that preparing ahead of time was always the best choice.

"No time for thinking to yourself. You can do that once you get inside that school and sit at your test desk." Taking off into a slight job towards the black open gates of the Academy, Samantha couldn't help but feel a wide smile spread on her usual stoic face. After all of the hardship of getting lost, worrying over every second being lost, the tense feeling she had over never being able to set foot in Saotome and apply to take the test.

Her body felt like it was on air at the moment she began sprinting over to the gates. Worries had been drained from her mind and the cold that had previously been chilling her body with each step she took no longer bothered her. The warm feeling of satisfaction and happiness had washed over her being, and sh was ready to take the test that would help her determine her life.

"TOMARE!"

The loud yell caught the Samantha's ears, and as soon as she noticed the bodies of two older men standing in front of the gate with the hands out in a stopping motion, the teen did her best to slow her running and slipped a bit on the snow before stopping just four feet away from the security guards.

What's going on? Why did they ask me to stop all of a sudden? Did my running make them think she was a punk messing around outside and causing trouble? She was sure she hadn't dressed in any way that would make her stand out enough as her English or American looks would. So what was the problem?

"I'm...here to apply to Saotome Academy. So if you could just let me through here, that'd be great." Samantha spoke while trying to move past the two guards. However her movement was let with her way once more being blocked, and a shake of the head by one of the guards.

"Applications for Saotome Gakuen are now closed. Please come back next year." One of the guards spoke, his voice loud but firm in his decision while he stared at Samantha.

"...WHAT?! The testing is closed!?" Samantha exclaimed with a confused, surprised, and slightly scared expression. That couldn't be right! It shouldn't be right! It can't be right! There were still thirty minutes left until testing even began, so why did applications close so early? "That can't be right. There's still thirty minutes left before testing even starts! And you let other people inside!" Samantha yelled, her right index finger pointing ahead of her and the guards towards the deeper part of the academy grounds.

Boys and girls in their teens stood outside the academy. Some were reading over notes, some were taking a quick breakfast break, and some had just gotten inside and were marveling over the architecture of the academy. Samantha could even see a girl with light red hair running towards the building to get inside.

"You let that girl and all those other people in before me, so what makes me the exception?" Samantha asked, her Japanese slowly but surely changing to her native English language. Sometimes when she got mad enough and forgot where she was, she would begin to speak in English as if she were back in her old home, not having to worry about any language barrier.

And to the guards misfortune, they couldn't understand a bit of what the girl in front of them was saying. Every here and there was a phrase of "not fair" or "study music" in Japanese, but most words spoken had come out in a completely different language and was tough to understand fully.

The guards could however both agree that the teen in front of them was mad and heartbroken, and she didn't seem like she was going to budge at all. And to the horror of the angered teen, the guards simply crossed their arms and shook their heads.

"Give up and go home."

As Samantha slowly but surely finished her small rant and acts of pleading, the blunette slowly began to sink to her knees, her legs lazily digging into the snow beneath her and the energy that had once kept her warm and light now weighed down on her back, the cold slowly enveloping her mentally broken body.

The darkness of her own doubts and lack of self confidence was beginning to darken the world around her, and soon all she could see or feel was the cold snow beneath her, the chilling winds, and her tense yet heavy form.

She looked down at her hands, the color in them slowly paling due to her emotional state and shaking. She clasped her hands as best as she could, but felt the strength she had once drained from the lack of positive energy. Simply letting the snow fall over her form, Samantha slowly placed her shaking hands on her face, covering her eyes in an attempt to cover her brown eyes that were beginning to tear up. She couldn't let these guards see her like crying and weak, but all the energy Samantha had could only help her cover her face in a poor attempt to hide her feelings. Just like a sad child being bullied would.

Was she not going to be able to go to Saotome Academy after all?

She had wanted to go ever since learning of such a magical place years ago when she was just a pre teen trying to find her calling.

It was her chance to change herself, and find out if the person she wanted to become was possible in a cruel and tough world she at times lived in.

Would she never be able to make that dream come true. . . . .

"Hey, are you okay? There's no need to cry." A male voice spoke next to Samantha's depressed form, holding an umbrella near her body to stop the falling snow from covering her.

And all of a sudden, the darkness that was consuming her emotions and her thoughts stopped. The voice, though unknown to her, had a warmth and cheerfulness unlike she anything she had heard in a long time. Slowly removing her tear stained hands from her face, the brown eyes of the depressed Samantha Kisaragi, now red from her crying turned to look in the direction of the voice, wondering who it was that had come to help her out of the blue during her moment of weakness.

The person Samantha stared at was of a boy, no older than her most likely. Short hair that matched the color of fire stood out the most to Samantha, but his eyes were something that she couldn't look away from. They matches the fiery color of his hair, but rather than being intense or glaring, they held a warmth akin to that of the sun, warm and inviting and not afraid to lend aid to someone (perhaps that being her) to share a little warmth.

"It would be bad if you caught a cold with all this snow falling." The boy spoke, noticing Samantha had said nothing to him so far and decided to continue the one-sided conversation. Outreaching a hand to Samantha, the boy gave a big smile to her. "Take my hand. I'll help you up."

Still unable to get a proper word out of her mouth, Samantha simply stared down at the hand being given to her, and once again moved her gaze back to the boy it belonged to.

Varieties of emotions were still roaring within her mind, body, and soul.

Her attempt of applying to Saotome Academy had been shattered.

And now her dreams and hopes she had were at the verge of being a fairytale.

Samantha wasn't sure if anything was going to be alright in that moment, but nonetheless the kind smile and outstretched hand being given to her made her feel like in some way, everything was going to be okay at least in that moment.

Her hand shaking nervously from both the cold and the foreign contact of the boy's hand, Samantha outreached her right hand and took ahold of the red haired boy's, feeling her body being lightly pulled to her feet.

"Thank you."