Hey! First of all, I want to thank the people that reviewed, followed, and Favorited the fist chapter of my other story... That was really fast! So, one of you said that you were interested in seeing this one, and I am happy to oblige. I ended up finishing re-writing this chapter today, I was so happy.

Anyway, I'm going to say something right now; Elisa is a lovesick dummy. Oh, and Yakko is his usual pervy self, but rest assured, he's only interested in her because he needs help with something, so no, this isn't a romantic flick between him and an OC. Also, sorry if this chapter is a bit short, the rest are a bit longer than this.

Anyway, onto the story!

Darkness. This was the only thing I could distinguish in my unconscious state, a blotch of never ending blackness. I understood the reason for this the moment I realized I was awake, I was 'sleeping', lying down with my eyes closed, naturally. Something I also understood was that all I had to do to escape this darkness, was open my eyes.

But I couldn't bring myself to do it. I was frightened, terrified even, of the date I had been sent to this time around. I was scared of many things, and one of them was the fact that I was currently being forced to travel time and cosmos to change certain events in history. I had hoped to escape from it eventually, but obviously, I couldn't escape from time itself, so I was simply relying on the words of a 'God', so to speak. I wanted to continue sleeping forever, at least like this, I wouldn't have to strain myself anymore...

However, I could hear something in my subconscious, a very weak voice that told me it was my duty to wake up. If I didn't, then who would save all those innocent people in trouble all across time?

- I'm a 14 year old girl, what do you expect me to do? - I thought angrily at the voice - I'm weak and... useless... I don't belong in this type of situation -

"But you must" said the voice, whispering in an enchanting tone "You must wake up and save 'him', for he has a future that you have to bring him."

I sighed, and thought of things to shoo the idea off my head, but all the images that came to mind where those of my family, my friends and my parents. I almost teared up in the darkness because of this, thinking that they were the only reason I was still doing this. I wanted to see them again, to tell them just how much they meant to me...

And to see them again I had to finish my job.

I opened my eyes reluctantly, and the moment my eyelids gave way to my retinas, my pupils shrunk at the sudden burst of light coming from the open window. They closed immediately at the light intrusion, and I rubbed them to get the sleep out of my eyes before I sat up on the white-sheeted bed.

"Where am I...?" I wondered sleepily to no one in particular as I glanced around the room. As usual, I had never seen it before. The walls were a light grey and the only pieces of furniture I could see where a small wardrobe, a desk, and the bed I was currently sitting on. As I was slightly groggy from sleeping, I walked to the bathroom, finding a bucket with water there. After washing my face and drying the droplets of water still on my skin, I stared at my reflection and gasped.

I wasn't human anymore.

Two rabbit-like ears hung from my head, red nose twitching in surprise from my white muzzle. I saw my red hair swish sround my shoulders as my blue eyes took in the sight of my new image, wide open in surprise. I walked backwards slightly and almost stumbled, but caught myself before I could fall down on my back and continued blinking as I tried to process my new appearance.

- Maybe there will be more creatures like me out there...? - I wondered as I looked wearily at the door to my room.

Deciding that just staying there wasn't going to give me any answers, I stood up and opened the oak door. Good thing that I was already dressed in work clothes, or I would have gotten out in my pajamas.

- How embarrassing would that have been? Then again, I still do look pretty silly in this form - I thought as I chuckled at the sheer ridiculousness of my 'new look'.

On the other side of the door was a corridor with white walls, which had red pennants with golden edges on them. They had a big golden symbol in the middle, one that reminded me of castles, and I wondered if the symbol of a dragon spitting fire meant anything. The hallway was all white walls and some doors for a long way; I couldn't see the other side from here. By the looks of the place, I had to guess that I had appeared in a wealthy environment.

I was quite disoriented, considering this was my first time here, so I looked around for something to tell me in what time and place I was, but as I walked, I noticed it was almost never ending. At least that was what it looked like to me.

Desperate to find the end of the corridor, I started running, but, being the clumsy girl I knew I was, I crashed into something.

When I noticed I was currently lying flat on my back against the floor, I heard a small curious hum, before a young, male voice resounded from above me "I'm sorry, I didn't see you there..." Suddenly, the face of, apparently, said boy was looking at me so that he looked upside down to me, standing right opposite my head. He smiled and his face moved slightly to the left, making his black ears flop a bit.

Surprised, I sat up quickly and turned my back so that I was facing the boy, frowning when he chuckled and extended his white gloved hand to me, hoping I would take it and get up. I did, and with minimum difficulty, I was able to stand up.

The mysterious boy looked at me with an air of curiosity about him as he circled me for a moment, like he was inspecting me thoroughly.

"Um... Hi?" I said, a bit uncomfortable at the attention from the boy who looked to be of my same species; currently, at least.

He smiled again as he stopped circling right in front of me, his red nose twitching in his white chalk face. His dark black eyes moved about as his white pupils inspected my face for a hint of a smile too, and they lit up when my mouth moved upward slightly.

"Are you new here? I've never seen you around before" he said. His voice was a bit high for a boy, but not enough for it to be considered girlish, and I kind of liked the tone, it made him seem gentle and cute. Hey, don't you dare judge me; I'm attracted to cute, fluffy things, okay? And he looked to be my age...

"Y-Yeah... I barely even know where I am..." I replied, suppressing a laugh at the surprised look on his face. However, the moment I said that I regretted it. I had to make myself a cover so that I could stay here without being suspected. "What I mean is, my mother got me working here, but I don't know anything about it, or what I'm supposed to do, so..." I hoped that was enough of an explanation for the adolescent, because I didn't feel like lying to him more than that. Besides, I just had a feeling he was the one the 'voice' had been talking about.

He nodded, as if accepting my answer, and gently took my hand... before he took out running with me directly behind him.

"H-Hey! Where are we going?!" I yelled, displeasingly surprised and trying to keep up with his fast feet. He was incredibly fast! What, did he have the speed of a cheetah or something?

He completely ignored my question, because he suddenly asked "What is your name?"

"My… name?" I replied in surprise. I supposed I could give it to him, but why the sudden change in subject? "I'm Elisa... Elisa Simons" I said, and then I stopped running, to which he stopped in his tracks and turned to look at me fully "And what's your name?"

He smirked slyly at me and I almost laughed out loud at his 'flirty' look, before he said "Well, my name isn't nearly as cute as yours buuuuut..." he smiled, getting out of his facade "I'm Yakko. It's nice to meet you"

"Quite the charmer, I see" I said with a smirk, and he simply said "Obviously" to which I laughed. However, I had to disagree with him; I thought his name was much cuter than mine, and much more unusual too.

I was about to say something else when I realized he hadn't given me his last name. Not that I needed it, but I was curious "Wait, what's your surname?"

Immediately, almost like reading his lines on a piece of paper, he responded "I have no last name." His smile was gone and the eerie atmosphere almost made me shudder, but a second later he was smiling again, acting like nothing had happened "Weird, isn't it? It's not important, though."

I nodded and smiled slightly at him, thinking of something to clear the awkwardness "So, um, Yakko... Like I said before, I don't know what I have to work with and other things... Could you direct me to someone who can help me?" 'Unless you can, of course', I failed to add.

As if he had been reading my mind, he smirked and puffed his chest, acting proud "I can tell you anything you need to know! Like the fact that this is the Queen's palace! I can give you more information... for a price, that is..." he said, wiggling his eyebrows.

I laughed and punched him lightly on the upper arm "No way, pervert. I'll find someone else to help me" I said in mock anger as I walked slowly away.

Like I expected, he walked right in front of me to stop me, laughing too "Okay, okay, I'm sorry. Just this once, I'll give you a special discount" At my narrowed eyes he corrected himself "Eeeeeeeeeh- free. How about that?"

I nodded, satisfied, and he opened a door right next to him "Okay, then, I'll start with the tour now" he laughed "You see, this is the-"

"YAKKO! COME HERE RIGHT NOW!"

The voice had boomed through the whole palace - or castle, as I liked to call it - and it almost blew us backwards with the sheer intensity of it. To my surprise, the boy looked down to the floor, an irritated frown on his face and mumbling something angrily, before he looked back at me with an apologetic smile "Sorry, I have to go or she'll... Well, it's better if you don't know" he finished, running forward and shouting back before he rounded a corner "I'll give you that tour later! Don't look for any other good-looking guys!"

I laughed as he ran out of my sight, waving until I couldn't see him anymore. I found it curious that someone would scream like that to such a nice boy... Well, he was a pervert, and would no doubt annoy the hell out of several people, but I thought he was nice enough.

- You're thinking about him too much, Elisa - I thought with a sigh as I entered through the door he had opened. It looked like the kitchen - Relax, you've just met him. You'll have plenty of time to figure out what role he plays -

Like I had expected, the room I entered had small stations all around it, several pots, tables and utensils all around. I looked around to see several people staring at me with curious looks, most likely having heard the scream, and all I could do was laugh awkwardly and wave.

"Uh, hi... I was just leaving..." With long strides, I walked toward a door in the back of the room, opening it and slipping through without bothering to check where it would lead me "Excuse my intrusion"

Closing the door and turning around, I found myself around a great amount of green, making me blink for a few moments to accostum my eyes to the colors. Instantly, I noticed I was in the garden, and since Yakko was occupied, I decided it would be a good idea to explore on my own for a bit.

I walked for a few minutes, finding flowers left and right, and the sight of so many species of plants - roses, violets, lilies and more - made me smile. There was a path in the middle, and as I followed it, I noticed there was a small clearing at the end with a bench and a small table in front of it.

"Wow this is really nice," I uttered to the air as I sat down on the bench, looking around a bit more until I saw a shadow approach me. I was surprised by the sudden appearance, but the calm sound of the figure's voice told me I wasn't in any danger.

"Do you like it? I designed it myself" the girl asked with a smile as she walked toward me, the blond curly hair in her pony tail moving with the wind behind her. Her light green eyes were inspecting me curiously, as if searching for something mysterious in my appearance.

"Yeah, it's really neat" I replied with a laugh, yet all I received was a really confused look from the other girl.

"Excuse me? Neat? Is that a new word?" she questioned, stopping short of scratching her hair in confusion, and I instantly remembered I was not in my current time. You would think that with the number of times I had traveled to the past, I wouldn't make this mistake by now.

"Uh, I meant beautiful! Yeah, beautiful..." I muttered awkwardly, chuckling nervously as the blond thought about it for a second, laughing lightly afterwards.

"I see. I am thankful for the compliment..." she trailed off, noticing she didn't yet know my name.

"Ah, I'm Elisa. New servant and walking disaster" I laughed, glad that the other was laughing as well.

"I am StarDust, the gardener. And come now; walking disaster? You can't possibly be that bad" she chuckled quietly, "You can't if you're new; you haven't had any experience yet!"

"Believe me, I usually break stuff without meaning to..." I trailed off, looking to the ground in embarrassment.

- That something is usually time and space. I hope I don't get clumsy this time -

"You will just have to be careful" StarDust shrugged, and she then put her hand in front of me, as if asking me to take it "Since you appear to be relaxing for now, how about I show you the garden? You won't have much time to loose later, so it's better to know your surroundings beforehand" she smiled.

Deciding to take her offer, I took her hand and stood up from the bench, "I'd love to"

And so, I spent some time with a new friend while I wondered what my other one was doing.

So how was that? Okay? Although the story is mostly written from Elisa's POV (changing to 3rd person when we focus on Yak), the focus isn't actually on her. The story is about Yakko, okay? In fact, you'll see him have a bigger part from here on out, so look forward to that. I will try to update at least once a month, although I already have several chapters finished for this story, so I might upload the 2nd one a week from now or something.

Anyway, tell me if you like it!