Chapter 1

Runo stood at the school gates, waiting for a certain someone. Someone who constantly annoyed her. Someone who she loved. That someone was...

Dan, you're late!" Runo shouted at the brunette boy who had stopped next to her, panting.

"What, I'm supposed to be on time all the time?" he retorted.

"Daniel, I think that's what most women like," Drago said. "Punctuality."

"You're right Drago," Tigrerra agreed. "And Runo is one of those women who prefer that."

"Shut it!" Dan and Runo shouted simultaneously.

"Oh hi guys!" Julie squealed, running up the street.

"Yeah, hi," Shun muttered. Runo, Julie and Dan started.

"Shun, when did you get there?" Runo gasped. Shun smirked.

"I've been here for twenty minutes already." A limo pulled up and their friend Marucho got out.

"Thank you Kato," the blond boy said to the butler.

"Hey, Marucho!" Julie shrieked. He winced and said "Julie, I wish to keep my hearing, if that's alright with you."

"Oops, sorry!" she apologised. The five of them walked into the school grounds and made their way to their classes.

In Moscow

Alice Gehabich hummed a tune as she cleaned up the kitchen where she and her grandfather lived. Her grandfather walked in as she was stacking up the plates. "Hello grandfather!" Alice said cheerfully as she put the bowls and plates away, as she had been washing the dishes.

"Hi Alice," her grandfather replied fondly.

"What would you like for breakfast?" she asked. Michael (her grandfather) pondered.

"Whatever you feel like my dear," he replied. "Surprise me." Alice smiled as she thought of a good breakfast to cook. Pancakes would be goodshe thought. And maybe some bacon, and some eggs. They would go nicely with toast.She started humming another tune as she collected the ingredients for the breakfast. She got the frying pan out of the cupboard and started cooking the bacon and eggs. As she also mixed up the ingredients for the pancakes, cooked them and put some toast in the toaster, there was a knock on the door.

"Hmm, I wonder who that could be," she wondered, going to answer the door. She gasped in surprise as she saw who it was. "Runo! What are you doing here?"

"I'll tell you...in a sec...just let me catch...my breath," she replied. Alice smiled kindly.

"Why don't you come in, Runo? There's enough food for you, as well as me and my grandfather."

"No time!" Runo replied.

"Runo, you'll find it easier if you eat something." Finally, Runo gave in and walked inside. Alice ran to the stove, removed the bacon, eggs and sausages and popped the toast up. After dividing the food into three serves and setting some food in front of Runo, she said "So, why are you here?" Runo swallowed a large mouthful of bacon on toast and started to speak,

"Alice, the others have...have been kidnapped!" She started crying and Alice comforted her, saying "Tell me what happened. It'll make you feel better if you get it off your chest." Runo finally stopped sobbing and started to tell her story.

"Well, it started in class at school..."

Ok, that's my first chapter done! For once, I'm not really writing in different point of views, which is my strength in story writing. Big shout out to Calling Wave and Breezyfeather, who inspired me to write this, and I am not copying any ideas. And thanks to my passionate readers, who read every chapter of my stories (or even one story); you guys know who you are! But most of all, to everyone who has read even one chapter of any of my stories, I thank you for taking an interest. If you review and you have any constructive criticism, don't hesitate to tell me whatever you need to. I beg you to be honest, as I will improve if I am told what's wrong. Bye bye til next chapter!

P.S. If, by looking at my profile pic, you get the impression that I'm emo or something, I'm not. But I don't dislike emos, I think they're cool! And goths too, I admire their style :)