When Fate and Destiny Collide
By: maliciousfate

Chapter: One
The Beginning

The carriage ride was a bumpy one; shifting me this way and that, the wooden seats weren't that of comfort either. And the rain drizzling down the small window to my direct left was making the ride the evermore drearier. Not even the sun shined on this day.

"Miss Desutinii?" You're awfully quiet tonight, is something disturbing you?" My maid, Amy, asked from my right. I turned my gaze from the window towards hers.

"Disturbing? That's an understatement Amy, as you should know." I replied to her with despair ringing my every word. Amy shifted uneasy; she knew what I spoke of was that of the truth. She turned her gaze from me back to the window to her side, fiddling with her hands that where clasped in her lap. I looked away slowly, and went back to looking out the window as I had originally been doing.

The cold rain droplets falling quickly down the window where fogging up the window not allowing me to see much, except a few trees here and there. I wiped halfheartedly at the fog with my black kimono sleeve. With a sigh I continued to gaze out the window thinking intently to myself.

About an hour later, the carriage came to a slow stop. The scenery outside hadn't changed so I had no clue as to where we where. Nevertheless, I knew exactly where I was, the one place i desperately wished not to be.

Amy stood and opened the carriage doors, stepping outside and held the doors open, a cold breeze swept in, tossing a few loss strands of hair into my face. At that moment my stomach turned to rot.

"Tsuki its time to leave the carriage, come." My father demanded coming into the view at the doorway. He stood and grabbed me by my arm pulling me from the carriage. He had been riding in another carriage with a few of his servants. No doubt going over all of his plans

I stepped out of the carriage and was quickly shielded by a black umbrella. I looked up at Amy who gave me a sympathetic glance.

My father pulled on my arm making me walk. Sighing I looked towards the coble-stoned ground hoping to make this moment all the more delayed. I began walking my laced shoes making a tapping noise against the wet ground. Soon my father stopped abruptly making me crash into him. If it hadn't been for Amy's arm, I would have fallen. I gave her a pained smile and turned forward once again. We had come to the door.

My breath started to quicken as my father knocked three times on the large oak door standing before me. I pulled my arm from my fathers grip and started to fiddle with my fingers, getting all the more nervous.

"Quite your fuss Tsuki, do not embarrass our clan." He insisted with a glare that made sent shivers down my spine. I instantly dropped my hands to my side, letting the black-kimono sleeves fall over them. Right then the large doors opened inward, instantly blinding me with bright lights.

"Welcome Zeal Desutinii and Miss Desutinii, please come in and out from the rain." A strong voice stated from the doorway.

This was the beginning of my own personal hell.