The Swan Princess
Chapter Three
"What do you suggest?" Hiro asked grumpily.
"There's a map in my mother's study" Kakeru said. "I can't steal the map, mother would get suspicious, but if you were able to get the map, I could send a messenger to Prince Kyo.
"That may not be a bad idea" Tohru said. Kakeru smiled.
"Once you have the map, I'll meet you here" He said. Once he was gone, the began plotting thier move.
"We're off on a mission
We're tough, in good condition" Tohru said, flying into the air.
"We're short" Momiji said cheekily.
"But standing tall" Kisa said proudly.
"No fear!" Kisa and Momiji said together. Hiro frowned, not at all amused.
"There's danger around us" Tohru acknowledge. Hiro decided it was time to put his two sense in.
"They'd hurt if they found us" He reminded them.
"No fear" Tohru said. "Cause we have all the courage we require" Tohru flew up high and peaked in the window of the study, then she flew down to her friends. "It's hanging on the wall" She told them. Momiji came up with a plan.
"Tohru can keep a look-out while we get the map" He said cheerfullu.
"We?" Hiro asked.
"You're not going to help us?" Momiji asked the ram.
"This plan if applied'll
Be simply suicidal
You'll be a sitting duck" Hiro warned.
"No fear" Tohru, Momiji and Kisa replied. Hiro frowned.
"Suppose that I do this
Who knows if we'll live through this" He asked. Kisa batted her tiger eyelashes and Hiro caved.
"Fine" He grumbled. The trio made thier way to the castle.
"All right, quickly" Momiji said.
"Easy for you to say" Hiro complained. Momiji ignored him as they padded into the castle. Suddenly, Akito's henchmen saw them.
"I'm gonna die" Hiro freaked. "I knew it" Kisa glared at him. They dodged the henchmen and ran up the stairs of the castle.
"We will take any dare
That the other side'll dare to dream up
We'll fight tough, we'll play fair
But we're sure to win because we'll team up" Momiji and Kisa said. They got to the top of the stairs when one of the henchmen appeared with a broom.
"Yikes" Kisa said.
"Head for the door!" Momiji shouted. The henchman chased after them with a broom. while Kisa and Hiro kept the henchman busy, Momiji hopped into the study and grabbed the map. He carried it to the window, where Tohru was waiting. Once she had the map, Momiji hopped out of the room. When Kisa and Hiro saw him, the three of them made a run for it.
that evening, Kakeru met them at the lake and copied the map. He was good at drawing, so it was easy for him. Tohru handed him a letter she had written. He left right before Akito came, angered that Tohru had stolen the map. She snatched it back.
"You'll never see your beloved prince, now" She cackled. Tohru pretended to be sad, but smiled when Akito left. If Kakeru went through with his plan, she would see Kyo soon.
Yuki was in the library eating an apple when Kyo appeared and placed a picture over the book Yuki was reading.
"It's a mouse" Yuki said, eying Kyo.
"The Great Animal" Kyo replied. Yuki chuckled and took another bite from the apple.
"A tad small, wouldn't you say?" He asked.
"Yeah? Until it changes into this" He placed a picture of a dragon over the picture of a mouse. "An animal that can change its shape. A harmless creature approaches… Then suddenly, it's too late" Yuki thought about this.
"So basically, it could be anything?" He asked.
"Anything" Kyo confirmed. Yuki eyed his orange haired friend.
"I guess we had better be careful then" He said. Just then, Hana and Haru entered the library.
"A messenger arrived with this letter" Hana said. "It is adressed to you Prince Kyo" Kyo took the envelope and opened it, pulling out a note along with a map that had an X on it.
Dear Kyo,
Akito is the one who kidnapped me. I cannot leave, for I am bound to this place. Akito's son has agreed to help me in sending you this letter and a map to my location. Do not go up to the castle, do not allow yourself to be seen. the route on the map is the back way to where I am and you should be hidden from Akito's view.
I miss you my darling.
Tohru.
"I have to go to her" Kyo said.
"We're coming with you" Yuki said, standing up. Kyo frowned, but knew it would be useless to talk them out of it. He left the library to pack. As he was hurrying through the hallway, he was stopped by Kazuma.
"Kyo, where are you going?" He asked.
"To find Tohru" Kyo said. Kazuma sighed.
"Don't forget the ball tommorow night" He said. Kyo groaned. He had forgotten the ball in which eligible young ladies intended to throw themselves at him.
"I'll be back in time" He said. "Don't worry"