Natsume was once the prince of Japan, until someone murdered his family, and he escaped by his young maid Mikan, but years later he forgot and so did she, but the town needs to find the lost prince and the lost princess of China, too. Do Natsume and Mikan have any of those connections?
Oh man! Watching Anastasia makes you do this! Write a story! LOL!!! I made this a LOOONG time ago before my computer died, so have fun reading!
Chapter One: Lost and Alone.
"Welcoming the prince of Japan! Natsume Hyuuga, and his father, King Hyuuga the Great!" cried the royal guard as everyone cried happily, an 8 year old boy was holding his dad's hand as they stood on the grand staircase, he looked around as everyone beamed in the grand hall for the young boy's birthday, but she wasn't there.
"Thank you, everyone! And now, we shall dance!" cried the king as he let go of his son's hand and walked over to his wife and daughter, who curtseyed and smiled. Natsume stared at his young sister, then went to look around for the young maid he was friends with. He had not seen her all day, and he was getting worried about her, to be quite truthful.
"Natsume! Are you coming to dance?" asked his young sister, but he shook his head, and she nodded, leaving him standing there as he sighed and folded his arms, feeling a little angry that she still wasn't there to dance with him.
"Natsume-kun. Do you want to dance with me?" asked a small voice, and Natsume turned in anger, only to see Mikan, his young maid, in a pretty blue dress and a crown of braids on her head with flowers holding them up as she smiled sweetly and took his hand. The little 8 year old girl was Natsume's prize, his treasure, but he did not know how to show his feelings towards her in any way.
Mikan pulled him towards the heaving dance floor and smiled sweetly again, giggeling as he let her bring him into the middle of the dance floor and turn to face him, showing her pretty face and small strands of hair framing her face.
"Your highness, may I have this dance?" she giggled as she curtseyed and Natsume nodded, not sure of what to do as Mikan smiled, tilting her head slightly as she saw his face, full of confusion that made him look even more cute than normal.
"You are meant to bow, Prince Natsume, then we may dance." she said in a small voice as he blinked, then quickly bowed as she laughed, then took his hands in hers gently, and she started to sway slightly as the music played and her dress gracefully swished around her ankles and small shoes on her tiny feet.
"I don't know how to dance, Mikan." Natsume whispered, embaressed by the fact he had just stated, and Mikan smiled gently and stepped closer to him a little, and brought her head down to look at Natsume's face since he was hanging his head in shame.
"I don't know, either, prince. Let's just let the music carry our bodies and smile. I'll be with you, Natsume-kun." Mikan whispered as he looked at her and gave her a small smiled, then let the music fill his ears, then sowly, he started to sway like Mikan did, and she nodded as he started to move to the calm, peaceful music, and Mikan turned in their dance as the parents and older children danced the way they had been taught, but Mikan and Natsume made up their own dance. They put their hands together, the same size, and they smiled at each other behind their hands and Mikan closed her eyes, letting everyone else go, and feeling alone in the room with Natsume, and she only saw him there, dancing with her.
Natsume too closed his eyes, and brought Mikan closer to him to keep her safe as they danced, and everyone watched them, staring as the two children danced with their eyes closed, their heads together, making no sound.
Soon, the music finished and they looked up to the silent, empty halls they stood in, knowing everyone had left. They smiled at each other, and Mikan curtseyed slightly as she smiled at Natsume and hugged him gently.
"Natsume-kun, I need to go rest, I wasn't meant to come, but happy birthday, and I... I-I love you, with all of my heart and soul." Mikan whispered, and turned to leave, but Natsume grabbed hold of her arm and stared at the pretty maid, into her hazel coloured eyes that shone beautifully in the candle light that bathed them.
"Ever since you came here, I always felt you were my... only soul mate." he said in a small voice as they oth blushed lightly, and Mikan turned her head away, then looked at him again and smiled a little, holding his hands tightly in hers.
"Natsume..." she whispered, feeling shy and scared, because a chill ran down her spine as Natsume stared at her and hugged her back, then he lifted his head, and leaned in a little, slowly, closing his eyes. Mikan blinked, then closed her eyes, ready to feel him kiss her for the first time. Her first kiss from the boy she loved dearly, but Mikan and Natsume didn't know that their kiss would never come, for their enemy came, the candles blowing out with a strong wind as the palace door shot open, and they looked up, seeing a grinning Reo, Natsume's enemy.
"Well, well, well... The birthday boy is getting a small token from the pantry maid. Too bad to spoil your moment, kids." he cackled as Mikan gasped and stepped back, and Natsume's eyes shot open, and he stood in front of Mikan in defense as she shivered frm being scared.
"Natsume... I'm scared." she whispered, saying the obvious as he nodded and Mikan took hold of his arm and pulled his sleeve as Reo grinned, and took a few steps forward, scaring both of them. A grown adult was going to kill two innocent kids.
"Be scared, kid. I'm going to torch this whole palace down and I will say the prince did it all, killing his parents and family and workers. No one will suspect me of anything." he hissed as Mikan stared at him, wide eyed, shaking her head.
"You can not do that! Natsume would never do anything like that!" Mikan cried as Reo smirked, and held up a bottle of water, and Natsume stiffened as Reo threw it onto the floor, and then started to light a small match, to their horror.
"Now he does, miss. maid." Reo said, throwing the match down, and the silk rug suddenly burst into flames as Mikan gasped and screamed, and Natsume's mouth dropped open as Reo laughed, and ran out, baracading the door shut from outside as Mikan's eyes filled with tears.
"No! We have to warn everyone!" Natsume cried as Mikan shook her head, the fire was spreading quickly and was already to the staircase, blocking their way.
"It's too late, Natsume! We need to get out, I can not let you die!" Mikan cried as Natsume stared at her, and she grabbed his arm and started to run, pulling him along as the bright flames flickered around them, trying to take them into the hot hell they brought, and Mikan ran faster, pulling Natsume with her as the flames licked at her dress. Mikan knew something was wrong, so stopped and gasped, staring at her dress.
Mikan quickly threw off the dress, only in her maid's dress that she had under it, and she looked worried as Natsume stared at her in worry, too.
"We need to flee, quickly. Natsume, let's go!" Mikan cried, running again as he followed her and she went towards a bookcase that had a small laundry schute beside it, and Mikan looked at Natsume and hugged him tightly.
"We need to go down here. I hope everyone gets out okay." Mikan whispered, and she opened up the laundry schute, and she let Natsume go in first, and she followed, sliding down the cold, dark scute and screaming as they fell into the cold, damp laundry room where Mikan usually worked as well as the pantry, and they both stood up and Mikan looked around.
"Prince, take something with you." she whispered, and picked up a heavy looking coat and she gave another to Natsume, and put it on, then she ran towards a small bench and put on some boots that she wore usually, and turned to Natsume again and ran towards a door, pulling the handle, but to her dismay, it was locked.
"We can't escape! Natsume-kun, find another way to get out, quickly!" Mikan cried loudly as Natsume nodded, and ran around, looking for a spot, when he saw a small window that they could fit through and he pointed to it, and Mikan gasped.
"Good! Get something to stand on and we can get out to safety!" Mikan cried as Natsume went to find boxes and Mikan got a chair to stand on, she lifted her arm, and lifted the window catch quickly, then jumped down as she pushed open the window that would lead them to safety. Natsume returned and Mikan helped prepare the ladder of boxes.
They soon had their ladder of boxes and Mikan helped Natsume to climb up them, and he climbed through the window. Natsume then turned as Mikan struggled to climb the boxes and she saw him there, holding out his hand to her.
"Mikan, grab my hand, quickly." he whispered as she gave him a small smile and lifted her hand, ready to take his, she stretched her arm more, her hand close to his when suddenly her foot slipped and so did the boxes. Mikan gasped and started to fall as Natsume's eyes widened, and he saw Mikan fall to the ground, hitting her head and becoming unconcious. Natsume had a small tear in his eye.
"Mikan. Mikan wake up, we need to get to safety." he whispered gently, and he stood up, looking around, trying to find help as Mikan lay there, the flames slowly going through the whole building and towards the basement laundry room. Natsume ran towards the palace gates and opened them, running into the empty streets, needing help as he ran through the icy roads, not knowing he would slip any second...
Natsume slipped and fell, hitting his head against a wall and knocking himself unconcious. The palace flames grew higher, glowing in the night sky as no one knew, and Mikan lay there, in danger, and Natsume lay in the streets, in danger, too...
In the morning, the cold swept over a young girls body and she opened her eyes slowly, snow gently falling on her as ashes covered her body and she slowly sat up, staring around her as people looked at her, people knew she was a maid, and Mikan looked around, confused.
"Where... Am I?" she asked herself in a small whisper as someone walked towards her, and helped her up. It was a kind old woman and her son.
"You were in the palace fire, young girl. Do you know your name." the woman asked as Mikan nodded, and stared around her.
"I'm... Mikan. What happened to me?" she asked as the old woman sighed and put a shaky old hand on the child's shoulder as Mikan shook from the cold morning air as people weeped and mourned the death of the Hyuuga family.
"You were in the palace fire that tragically killed the Hyuuga family. The youngest son of King Hyuuga caused it, and everyone perished, except you. Do you know why he set the fire, young Mikan?" asked the woman, and Mikan slowly shook her head, and answered in a small whisper.
"No, I do not even know the prince. What was his name?" Mikan asked as the old woman shook her head sadly and sighed.
"Only the palace guards knew, it is against the rules to know the royal's names. You must be lonely, and lost, so come and stay with me and my son, Mikan. You will be safe there." she said in her shaky old voice as Mikan nodded and followed her slowly, leaving her past, leaving herself...
Outside of a small house, Natsume woke up, and slowly, he sat up and looked around, staring as he sat in the big coat and in the snow, feeling cold and lost, knowing something was wrong. Somebody approached him carefully.
"Are you... A burgaler?" asked a wheezy old voice and Natsume stared up at the old man who looked blind, but he shook his head.
"No, I am a child. Please, help... I'm lost. I don't know where I am, mister." Natsume cried i n a wobbly voice as the old man carefully approached him, and lay a hand on Natsume shaking shoulder as the man helped him up and looked around with his blind eyes.
"Boy, what is our name? I am your friend, here." he wheezed as Natsume held onto him and started to cry silently.
"I-I am Natsume, I don't know where I am and I am afraid, sir. Please, let me stay with you. Please, I need a home and I have lost myself in this place." he begged as the old man nodded, and bent down to Natsume's face and sighed.
"I will take care of you, like a son. Come, Natsume. We must go into my house and I will feed you and care for you. Let's go." he said as Natsume nodded and followed him into the house, knowing he was safe, but the two children couldn't help but feel they had forgotten something, something very important to them that was so close to their hearts.
They forgot each other...
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Hope you enjoyed that one! Next chapter will be coming soon, everyone! Love you, ba bye!
Blue -Niagra!
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