Hey! Vampireninja 101 here! So I was playing piano and this just formed in my head. This is actually my second fanfic. My first one was Soul Mates so hope ya read that one and if you didn't you should. Reviews are also good *hint*. Anyway here's my newest fanfic. It may hint at a little CroMa and KiMa but it's mostly SoMa :P Enjoy and review! D

Prologue

I rode my horse through the thick greenery, the sunlight bleeding through the gaps in the branches above my head; my black cloak whipping behind me in the wind. I heard them gaining on me from behind then kicked my horse hard in the sides, "Come on, Blair, hya!" Blair whinnied and speeds on faster, her dark mane blowing into my face. I shook my head trying to rid of the dark brown—almost black—hair from my face and when I did my jaw dropped as I saw we were riding towards the edge of a cliff. I pulled back on the reins and Blair skidded to a halt but I flew off my saddle and into the air. Luckily though, I landed hard on a branch that was wedged in the center of a waterfall down the side of the cliff. The force knocked the wind from my body but I quickly stood up when I heard them calling me.
"Princess Maka!" I heard my maid call me. Oh, no. I thought. They're not gonna get me. I pulled my hood over my head, turned, and leapt onto a rock before jumping onto the other side of the waterfall. I continued running, never casting a single look behind me, I climbed a nearby oak tree until I was on the top branch. I gazed at the view around me and sighed. "Aw man." I groaned folding my arms, closing my emerald eyes and leaning my back against the shaded trunk. "I hate being the princess. Hate having to be so proper. Ugh!" I groaned as I finished my thought, opening my eyes I dropped my arms and snapping my head back so I was staring at the sky.
I slumped onto the branch and hugged my knees, "Wish there was someone who understood me." I mumbled. It was very peaceful now that I was a safe enough distance from my pursuers. The wind stirred my dusty blonde pigtails, but of course every good thing just has to end right? I heard a snap and immediately sprung to my feet. I looked down and the branch had broken. I frantically clawed the air above me and grabbed a hold of the branch overhead. "Oh, this is just great." I grumbled, annoyed, as I fixed my grip. I sighed. "Now what am I gonna do?" Then I heard a 'squawk' and looked up. Two crows had landed on either side of my white gloved hands. I whimpered. One crow pecked my finger, "Ow! Hey!" Then the other pecked me. "Ow! Stop!"
Next, they each took turns pecking at my fingers; I whipped my arms at them. "Hey! Stop! Ow! Get outta here!" Then my fingers gave way from the pain and I let go of the branch, "Oh just great!" I growled before plummeting down the tree. I tried to grab branches as I fell but the force at which I was travelling made that virtually impossible. "Can it get any worse?" I yelled and half expected it to rain as that always happens after one asks that question, but what happened next did not involve rain but it did involve water. I splashed into a fast flowing river.

I walked out of my small village, my hands coolly shoved in my pockets. "Hey, Soul." Sneered Jack one of my—unfortunately—neighbors. "Where ya goin, ta sniff some wild flowers?" He and his friends snickered. I grinned, trying very hard to contain my anger. I turned to them, "Ya know ya better watch what ya say or someone'll kill you." Jack sneered, "What was that? That a threat, Evans?" He whipped out his knife. I glared at him, Jack was an asshole, I don't remember when he ever wasn't but I'll admit the one thing that he was actually good at was using a knife. It was a stare down and a long one. Then I turned my back on him and walked away. "What'sa matta?" Jack grinned, "Too much of a softy ta fight back?" His friends began to laugh but I just kept walking. "More like you were too scared to make the first move." I smiled tauntingly as I walked away, not looking back at him. Jack snarled I didn't need to be looking at him to know that. I knew him too well.
I walked through the forest, farther and farther from my village. We were a village of thieves, we stole from the Kingdom to survive and I was honestly getting tired of it. The palace guards were always looking for us but our village is too far into the forest that they always end up giving up. I stopped in a sunny patch covered in wild flowers. I wasn't a softy. I could snap a bone when I needed to. And I wasn't afraid too even kill. I lay down; my arms folded behind my head and closed my eyes as I listened to the sounds of the forests: the birds singing, the wind faintly audible, the sound of the river nearby, and the . . . screaming? I opened my eyes and stared at the river drifting between two curtains of trees. Something splashed into it and I quickly made my way over to see what the hell was going on.
At first I thought I was just imagining things. I bowed my head and smiled a toothy grin. "Jack just got me riled up. That's it, yeah, nothing out of the ordinary." Then something burst from the water, I opened my eyes, and stared, my eyes widened and my jaw dropped slightly. It was a girl! She panted heavily and tried to grab a hold of a rock but the angry waves pushed her onward. One wave pulled her under and a moment later she popped back up struggling in the water. The river was much stronger than her and the next thing I knew she was floating a few feet alongside the shore I was standing on. I began to run next to her, "Hang on!" I shouted and she tried to look at me with her emerald eyes. Then a waved slammed her body, hard, against a rock. Her eyes rolled back and she let the water push her under its dark, angry waves.
I dove after her. The water was strong but I fought it almost with equal strength. I saw the unconscious girl drifting in the current and grabbed a hold of her wrist before fighting my way back to the surface. My head finally surfaced and I struggled to the shore but finally made it. I sat on the ground, my hand propping up the girl's head. "Hey. Hey!" I said after catching my breath. She didn't move and I thought she was gone but then she coughed and slowly opened her eyes.

I forced my eyes open and stare at the being above me; my vision was still really blurry though. From what I could tell by his broad upper body he was a guy. He stared at me with deep crimson eyes, but that's all my vision allowed me to see. The sunlight was too bright for me to identify the color of his hair. "Who—cough—are you?" He smiled at me and I thought I saw sharp teeth. "Well I think I'm the one who just saved your life." I tried to sit up but couldn't, I squeezed my eyes shut before opening them again, trying to clarify my, still, burry vision. "You . . . saved me?" My rescuer sighed, "Yeah that's what I just said if you were listenin." I squeezed my eyes shut again and then I heard a voice. "Princess Maka! Where are you? Princess!"
The guy who held me gasped and dropped my head onto the grassy forest floor; I quickly got up and grimaced as I held the back of my, now painfully throbbing, head. Of course now my vision was clear and I turned to just see the bushes swishing. He must've fled when my maid called me. I thought, then sighed. Don't blame him. My maid and two guards ran up to me, "Oh, Mistress." My maid breathed as she put a hand to her heart. "Thank heaven you're alright!" I groaned, "C'mon, Tsubaki!" Tsubaki scowled at me, putting her hands on her hips like a mother scolding her child, "Now, Maka, you know we've been through this. You are—", "Not allowed to leave the Kingdom without supervision." I finished rolling my eyes; I knew this rule too well. "I know, I know. But I'm not a little kid anymore, Tsubaki! I can take care of myself!" Tsubaki glared at me, "Oh? Then how come we heard you screaming?" I faceplamed myself. "You heard that?" I said grimly and Tsubaki nodded, "Yes now you're coming back. Now." The guards surrounded me and gently showed me into the carriage.
They shut the door, one guard mounted Blair beside the wagon, the other took seize of the reins at the front, and Tsubaki sat in front of me, her hands neatly folded on her lap. She began to lecture me about "Behaving like a princess" and "Not going on dangerous adventures ". But I didn't listen—as always—and just stared out the window. Who was that boy? Why did he save me? I needed answers but the only clue I had about finding him were those crimson eyes.