Title: Never Leave me

Summary: Ok, this is my first fanfic that i've submitted so please be gentle! its very similar to the actual game apart from there are original characters and different names etc. even the plot is SIMILAR ie not the same but the more you read, the more original it gets!

Rating: K+

Genre: Action/Adventure/Romance

Chapter 1

Seiko was a thief. A member of the notorious Anakey X. The leader of Anakey had the name of Kibuto, a middle aged man who had raised all the members of Anakey X since they were children. The parents of the current existing members were either dead or left their children on the sidewalk walking away without an ounce of concern; but that's all past history now.

Seiko was one of the five members, each of them stealing something to help the others to survive. Anakey X lived in the city of Onatina, a city filled with middle class to rich people but very few thieves as most of the time, they got caught. They often travelled to other neighbouring cities and towns such as Dorma and Belatrine but these cities were not as financially successful. Onatina was also home of the royal family. This family was in charge of the whole continent, the Wind continent, and so were very highly looks upon even by Seiko and Anakey X, until that fateful day…

Seiko thought that it was a day like any other; he has just stolen some bread from a nearby bakery when he heard a yell. He looked towards the direction from where it was coming from and there he saw a girl being chased by the barman who worked at the local tavern. Now, seeing as it was a girl Seiko decided to go and help her out. Giving the bread to a nearby member of Anakey X, Takeo, he ran to catch up with the girl. He ran along side her for sometime deciding how to get out of this one. When they ran around a sharp corner, he saw this as an opportunity to escape and took her arm and pulled her into a nearby crowd. Obviously, when they disappeared the barman wasn't too thrilled, "Where has she gone? The little fruit thief! You can't hide forever!" and then he continued his search.

Seiko took the girl to an abandoned building. When he though they were safe, he confronted her, "What's going on? Why are you being chased? And who exactly are you?"

"Please! Please! One question at a time! What is going one and why I am being chased, I do not know. I think someone may have framed me and made it look like I had stolen a piece of fruit…"

"Stealing eh? Looks like you should leave the stealing to us pros!"

"You…You're a thief?"

"Yep, a member of the great Anakey X. Hang on; you still haven't answered my last question!"

"Who am I? You want to know who I am…? Well, I…I…I am deeply sorry, I cannot tell you."

"What! And why not?"

But the girl couldn't answer for there were shouts just on the outside of the building, and then they heard the people coming into the building, still shouting. They were looking for the Princess Ayame.

The girl backed off when she heard them shout the princess's name. Seiko looked at her and then realised what was going on. Why else would a girl be wondering the streets with a hooded cape covering most of her face? Just then a though sprang to his mind.

"Oh, looks like Princess Ayame has gone missing. I wonder where she ran to. Do you think they'll offer a reward for anyone who will hand her in?" Seiko asked the girl who he figured was Princess Ayame.

"I…no, please don't! I know you have figured out who I am," she replied as she took off her hood, Seiko was taken back with the amount of beauty displayed before him and she continued, "and I beg of you, do not give me away, my parent must not know that I have been outside the palace gates. But I do not know how I will go about it, my parents already realised that my presence at the palace has been withdrawn and I need to get back to the palace…" but she was cut off short when Seiko put his hand over her mouth and signalled her to be quiet.

He whispered to her, "Okay, I'll help you out but first we need to concentrate on getting out of here unnoticed so I need you to follow me as quickly and quietly as you can, got it?" The princess nodded and he took his hand from her mouth, grabbed her hand and sprinted down the hallway as fast as he could.

After a short time of running and sprinting down what seemed every corner of the building, they finally made it outside, but Seiko didn't stop there, he ran around a couple of corners into a nearby alleyway dragging the princess behind him. Here, they stopped and took a brief rest.

"Whoever you are, I thank you," said the princess, "and may I thank you in advance for helping me return to the castle."

"Yeah, whatever, and the name's Seiko,"

"Thank you, Seiko," he looked at her and again saw the beauty that he did before. He replied, "Then I guess your welcome, your Highness."

She blushed and looked down, "Don't call me that, please call me Ayame. I don't like people referring to me as 'princess' or 'your Highness'."

Seiko looked at her in disbelief, "Why?"

"I just don't like to feel above or look down at other people, it makes me feel guilty. I would prefer to live outside the palace, with people who are…who are…"

"Poor? Listen…Ayame; the streets aren't as glorious as they make out to be…"

"Neither is living in the palace, the same old routine everyday…"

"Wishing that you lived somewhere, anywhere else…"

"Until the point that you just want to run away…"

And never come back." They finished together. They smiled and Seiko continued, "So, any ideas on how you want to return to the palace?"

"Just one, if I could somehow make believe I want to return, but for some reason, I can't…"

"What, like you were kidnapped or something?" Ayame stopped and looked at Seiko.

"What? Why are you…? Oh no, no way…"

"Please Seiko, it won't be for very long and is I am kidnapped, there will be a reward won't there?"

"I don't know, Ayame, it's not in my power to say whether we can or not."

"We?"

"Yeah, Anakey X is a team and we do things together,"

"And who's power is it to say whether you can 'kidnap' me or not?"

"Our boss, Kibuto, but…"

"Right then, take me to him."

"Ayame, I don't think…"

"Please Seiko; you said you would help…"

"Fine! Alright, I see your point! Yeah, you know, Kibuto will just have my head for this, nothing much to worry about at all…"

"You have my gratitude, Seiko."

Seiko smiled, "Okay, you'll need to put your hood back on before we get going."

So Ayame did so and Seiko led her out of the alleyway.