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Prologue

Normal POV – Unknown Location

A hooded figure runs through the dark woods. A light drizzle of rain falls overhead, making her dark cloak and ivory skin glisten in the moonlight. Bright lights and loud music are ahead of her as she burst through the last of the trees in the forest and into a festival.

Men, women, and children of all ages dance around celebrating. The hooded woman weaves through the crowd, her arms wrapped protectively around a small bundle of wool. She slips unseen into a dark alleyway.

"Yuka? Is that you?" a voice echoed behind her. She spins around to see a blond man at the entrance of the street. He had mesmerizing violet eyes that were currently wide with shock.

"Narumi, just in time," Yuka said.

"Yuka… it isyou! Why are you here? What is that in your arms?"

"Narumi, my friend," Yuka said hesitantly, "This is my daughter. My spies have reported that the Anti-Alice is planning to attack the Kingdom, but they do not know of my daughter. They plan to conquer all the Yukihira Kingdom Narumi," Yuka said sadly.

"And so you brought her here in attempt to protect her."

"Indeed. Thus, Narumi, I ask you to please take care my daughter. And if you say no, I'll give her to Jinno," Yuka threatened.

"JINNO?! NO! DON'T DO THAT! HE'LL CORRUPT HER!" Narumi yelled. He imagined his kind friend Yuka's innocent daughter raised by his STRICT AND TERRIFYING somewhat-friend Jinno. He shuddered; one Jinno is enough. He didn't need a Jinno Jr. – AT ALL. "ALL RIGHT! I'll do it!"

"Oh, THANK YOU THANK YOU TTHHAANNKK YYYOOU!" Yuka cried happily. She looked down at her daughter, who was sleeping peacefully and oblivious. Gently kissing her forehead, she handed her only daughter to Narumi.

"What is her name?" Narumi asked.

"Mikan," Yuka said. Narumi snickered.

"You always did like tangerines. I'm truthfully not that surprised you named your only daughter after your favorite fruit," Narumi joked. Rolling her eyes, Yuka slapped Narumi playfully on the back.

"Oh shut it Blondie!" she said, "Izumi named her!"

"After you, no doubt," Narumi taunted. It was obvious that he enjoyed infuriating his friend.

"NARUMI!"

"Okay, Okay! I'm sorry!" Narumi surrendered, "By the way, does she have an Alice or a gift?"

"She has both. An Alice, and the Mark of Fate," she replied, and lifted Mikan's arm to show a tattoo of a gold dragon circling a flaming yin and yang symbol. "But don't tell her that she has and Alice Narumi. Let her find out on her own."

"Sure. Hey, what are you going to do now?"

"Go back to the Kingdom of course."

Normal POV- Hyuuga Castle

Not far, a king and queen stood in their room, looking out the window at the vast crowd the arms gathered outside the castle celebrating the news of their king and queen's crimson-eyed heir. In arms of the queen was the aforementioned prince. A look of contentment and pride was plastered on his parents' faces.

"Such a lucky one," said the king, "The fire Alice, and the Mark of Fate. That tattoo… such a mysterious thing. How can a single birthmark predict whom one's fate is tied with?"

"It ismagical after all. If one could summon fire from their hands, why can't a tattoo tie the fates of two together?" the queen reasoned.

"Good point," the king said, "I wonder who the lucky girl is… Oh well, only time will tell. For now we celebrate the beginning of the new prince, Natsume Hyuuga! …Hey Kaoru, do you remember where I put the whiskey? I swear I was just holding it a minute ago! Why does this always happen?"

"…"

Chapter End

Mystery: Yay! I finished the chapter! Now I can go run around for no apparent reason!

Natsume: Idiot -.-

Mystery: Why you little! Fine then! I see how it is! T.T

Natsume: …

Mikan: Read and Review?