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Sunset Love


Karin looked form the corner of her eye, seeing Toshiro behind her. Wh-why is he doing this? She thought, not really seeing the point of it. He didn't seem he was going to let go of her either, just staring at the people. She looked up at him from the corner of her eye, seeing a worried look in his eyes. He pulled her a bit closer towards his chest, making her blush even more and her heart beating like crazy in her chest. His soft, calm breathing touched her ear, making her somewhat calm. After what seemed like forever, he finally let go of her. However, he never took his eyes off of the commotion.

"You shouldn't just walk blindly into a group of people if so many are in the same place." He warned her, Karin looking at him with confusion written all over her face.

"How come?" She asked, walking up to him. He looked at her from the corner of his eye, seeing Karin was still blushing. He was going to ask why, but he decided to wait and ask later, if he remembered it.

"If a huge group of people get scared, they'll try to get away and won't think of the other people in the crowd. Many people can get lost or get separated from their families if they're kids." He explained, Karin looking at him. He must've thought she might've gotten lost if she was in there and they freaked out.

"Oh, well, thanks then. Do you know what's going on?" She said, Toshiro turning to her.

"Sort of. Apparently some people from a very rich family or place have come here, not sure why. But people in this place never see this kind of fancy thing around these parts. So they're just curious." He explained, Karin trying to look a bit over. She saw a couple of people in black, fancy suits standing and looking around. They must be looking for something, or someone. She thought, suddenly feeling very uneasy.

"Um…do you know who those people in the black suits are?" She asked, pointing at the two of them. Toshiro looked for a bit, shaking his head slowly. For some reason, this made her feel more uneasy and wasn't able to say anything else. Toshiro looked back at her, seeing how scared she was.

"Karin, are you OK? You look a bit pale." He asked, touching her cheek. Karin didn't seem to notice it until after a while, not nodding or shaking her head.

"I…I don't know. Those people make me feel very uncomfortable for some reason." She said, Toshiro narrowing his eyes a bit and looked back at the people. They looked a bit more closely into the forest, Toshiro not taking much chance and dragged Karin with him behind a tree. He looked at them from back there, seeing them go back in their car and told the people to back off. They drove off after the people cleared off, not wasting more time in that town. Karin physically relaxed after they left, breathing very deep. Toshiro looked at her, wondering what was bothering her. But he decided to let her calm down first. She said she didn't know, so he would only make it worse if he asked about it. Karin sighed and got her cool back, looking at Toshiro.

"You OK now?" He asked, Karin nodding.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Though, I'm not sure why I felt so uneasy in the first place." She said, Toshiro looking at her with a worried look. She sighed again and looked over to where the commotion had been, seeing that people were already heading back to their normal activities. "Well, I better get back. We were taking a break today, right?" She asked, referring to their assignment. Toshiro nodded, said good-bye and left as well, Karin heading for home.

"My, that is very unusual." Nala said, after Karin had explained what had happened. Both Ichigo and Yuzu were already at school, so it was only the two of them there. "I wonder what they wanted in this small town." She asked herself, washing up a few plates. Karin thought a bit about what happened, remembering the uneasy feeling.

"Can I go out for a bit around the forest?" She asked, Nala looking at her smiling.

"Of course, just make sure you don't get lost." She smiled, Karin smirking. She got up from her chair and walked out the door, walking between the thick trees. She slid down with her back against a tree, sitting there and seeing the light of the sun gleaming through the trees. She smiled and slightly closed her eyes, dozing off a bit.


Karin was walking around the unfamiliar place again, a bit older then she was in the last dream. She was walking to that room again, not seeming too happy or upset for that matter. She went in, seeing the two girls again.

"Karin, what's up?" The oldest one asked, Karin closing the door before answering.

"I want to look around in the town. It's boring here in the …" She said, not hearing the last castle. The two looked shocked, not expecting her to say that.

"But, you're a …! There's no reason for you to go down there." The younger of the two said.

"… is right, you'll be better off up here." The older one said, Karin not hearing the name once again.
"But there's nothing to do other than keep going to stupid parties." Karin complained, not listening to the two. They both sighed.

"Karin, listen to me. The world down there, it's a mess." The older one said, making Karin very confused.

"Life up here is way better than anything they've got down there." The younger one finished, the two starting to sing.

Older one

Younger one

Both

The seaweed is always greener
In somebody else's lake
You dream about going down there
But that is a big mistake
Just look at the world around you
Right here where you today
Such wonderful things surround you
What more is you looking for?

Life up here
Life up here
Darling it's better
Here where it's finer
Take it from us
Down in the town they work all day
Out in the sun they slave away
While we devoting
Full time to dancing
Life up here

Up here all the folks is happy
As off through the halls they dance
The people in the town ain't happy
They sad 'cause they in their hole
But people in the hole are lucky
They in for a worser fate
One day when the boss get angry
Guess who's going to face punishment

Life up here
Life up here
Nobody beat us
Fry us and burn us
In flames
We're what the town folks loves to hate
Up here they're off our tails
We got no troubles
Life is the bubbles
Life up here
Life up here
Since life is sweet here
We got the beat here
Naturally
Even the butlers and the maids
They get the urge and start to play
We got the spirit
You got to hear it
Life up here

The maid play the flute
The butler play the harp
The guest play the bass
And they sounding sharp
The cook play the brass
The waiter play the tub
The fluke is the duke of soul
The waitress she can play
The servant on the strings
The guest of honor rocking out
The dancer she sings
The musician and the boss
They know where it's at
An' oh that assistant blow

Life up here
Life up here
When the sardine
Begin the beguine
It's music to us
What do they got? A lot of land
We got a hot crustacean band
Each little child here
know how to jam here
Life up here
Each little maid here
Cutting a rug here
Life up here
Each little butler here
Know how to wail here
That's why it's hotter
Up in here
Yeah we in luck here
Up behind walls here
Life up here

Karin sighed a bit, knowing they would never give up telling her that she belonged here and not down there. They were pretty proud of their performance though, making her slightly smile. They kept going on how she should just give up on going down there, when the door swung open. All three of them turned and looked, seeing a man with black hair standing there. Karin looked a bit sad, thinking it was her father.

"Karin, you're a ..., you have nothing to do down in that filthy place. You'll learn as you get older." he said, also telling her to go to her room and get some rest. Karin nodded and left, not saying a single word to her father.


She opened her eyes again, seeing the sun was still near the same place. I must have only slept for a couple minutes. It felt like a lot longer. She thought, getting up. She thought she heard someone behind her, seeing someone walking through the woods. She didn't seem like she was from around here, her clothes were too fancy. She also seemed lost. Karin let her kindness get the better of her and decided to help the stranger. It's not that the person seemed evil; she just had to be careful around strangers.

"Are you lost?" She asked, the person jumping a bit. He seemed like a boy, a rich one at that.

"No, I'm...yeah." He said, seeming a bit embarrassed. Karin smiled a bit, walking a bit closer.

"Where are you trying to get to?" She asked, the boy thinking a bit before answering.

"The town. Some people let me off and they're going to pick me up soon." He explained, Karin already knowing who he meant.

"Follow me then, I'll show you the way out of here." She smiled, leading the way as the boy smiled. She decided not to ask his name, because then he would ask for hers and she still didn't feel safe near those people. She went where the commotion was, seeing the car there again, just no people around there this time. Then again, everyone was at work at this time of the day. The boy instantly thanked her and ran off, Karin quickly turning on her heels and heading back home. That kid seemed nice at least. She thought, thinking about her last dream. It was getting closer to the present, she could tell by how old she was in the last one. She shook her head, not bothering to think anymore about it. She didn't know who she was yet, but knew that as of now, she lived with Nala and the rest.


Kiara and Mulan were walking through the halls of the castle, thinking about what their mother had told them. She had told them that their father was desperate to find Karin and had let the King of the smaller part of the country for help, as long as his kid got Karin's hand in marriage. They both knew Karin would never agree to a forced marriage, not matter what they did. That's one thing she hated being a princess, she couldn't chose from someone she could love but for the better of the country.

"What do you think she's going to say?" Kiara asked, Mulan sighing.

"She doesn't have much choice now. They're helping us find here, nothing else we can do. Anyway, we should just stay out of it until Karin gets back." She suggested, the two of them walking to her room. They sat down on the bed, a maid coming in.

"Miss Mulan, Miss Kiara, His Majesty has a message for you two." She said, the two of them listening carefully. "He says that until they have found Karin, the two of you should find yourself a groom. He doesn't seem to trust that other King and wants to make sure that he still has more control over his part of the country." She explained, Making Kiara narrow her eyes but Mulan spoke before she did.

"Thanks you for telling us, we'll do what our father wishes." She said, the maid bowing and showing herself out of the room.

"I can't believe him. If he didn't trust him, he shouldn't have let him help at all." Kiara said, Mulan nodding.

"That's true, but finding Karin is more important to him as of now. He wants to make sure that she's fine and she hasn't forgotten her role as the princess of this country." She thought, Kiara nodding and looking out the window. They decided to think more about it tomorrow and Kiara headed towards her room, saying good-night to Mulan. She still was a bit annoyed at their dad for what he was trying to do. She quickly got to her room, falling on the bed and sighed. She looked out the window, opening her mouth a bit.

Kiara

You think I'm an ignorant daughter
And you've been so many places
I guess it must be so
But still I cannot see
If the ignorant one is me
How can there be so much that you don't know?
You don't know

You think you own whatever land you see
The Earth is just a dead thing you can claim
But some know every rock and tree and creature
Has a life, has a spirit, has a name

You think the only people who are people
Are the people who look and think like you
But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger
You'll learn things you never knew you never knew

Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
Or asked the grinning bobcat why he grinned?
Can you sing with all the voices of the mountains?
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?

Come run the hidden pine trails of the forest
Come taste the sunsweet berries of the Earth
Come roll in all the riches all around you
And for once, never wonder what they're worth

The rainstorm and the river are Earth's brothers
The heron and the otter is his friend
And they are all connected to each other
In a circle, in a hoop that never ends

How high will the sycamore grow?
If you cut it down, then you'll never know
And you'll never hear the wolf cry to the blue corn moon

For whether we are white or copper skinned
We need to sing with all the voices of the mountains
We need to paint with all the colors of the wind

You can own the Earth and still
All you'll own is Earth until
You can paint with all the colors of the wind

Kiara closed her eyes and sighed, staring out the window.

"Karin…you better be alright." She whispered to herself.


Toshiro lay on the grass near his house, seeing the sun rise through the trees. He had gotten a call from Jinta that they were going to discuss their assignment again today. He didn't mind too much, seeing how they didn't have too much time left to finish it. Besides, two more questions and they're done. That shouldn't take too long. Then again, Jinta and Ariel might start a ruckus again. He sighed and sat up, hearing a few birds singing in the tree above him. He looked up, seeing a few blue bird children and their mother feeding them. He smiled, got up and started walking towards the place they were a few days ago. He was pretty early, so there weren't too many people around. He liked it a lot when there weren't too many people near him because then he could think straight.

"Toshiro? You're up early." A woman's voice said, Toshiro looking to his left from the corner of his eye.

"That's my line, Rangiku. I'm always up before you." He said, sighing. Rangiku smirked, jumping behind him and holding him tightly. Toshiro quickly reacted and tried to push her off, with little success. "Get off, you're chocking me!" He yelled, Rangiku laughing a bit before letting go of the white haired boy.

"Alright, grumpy pants. Anyway, where are you going? I don't think you're princess is awake at the moment." She asked, Toshiro narrowing his eyes when she called Anastasia a ''princess''.

"I'm not going to hang out with her; we've got an assignment to do. And no, she's not with me this time." He said, walking away before the annoying girl got a chance to say anything else. He didn't know why, but whenever someone called Anastasia a princess or something, he got really annoyed. He just, didn't seem to see her as nice and sweet as every other boy did.

"Hey, Toshiro! Wait up!" He heard Erik call behind him, the white haired boy being pulled out of his thoughts and back into reality.

"What's up? Seen the girls yet?" he asked, Jinta meeting him with a high-five and shaking his head.

"Nope, most likely taking their sweet time again. Anyway, we're almost done so we soon can go back to not care too much." He said, Toshiro realizing something. As soon as they were done with this, he had no choice but to go back to not caring too much for the other girls. Including Karin. For some reason, that thought really bothered him.

"Hey, over here!" A female voice called, the boys looking behind Erik and seeing the three of them. They waved back and walked towards them, Toshiro looking at Karin. She seemed very troubled, which made him really wonder what was bothering her.

"Let's get this assignment over with. I've just about had enough with these stupid questions." Ariel said, putting her hands behind her head and leaned into a tree.

"For once, we agree." Jinta said, Bella almost gasping in surprise. Karin was very silent, the boys just getting ready for more weird questions.

"OK, here's one of the three last questions: Who would she most likely go to if she had a choice?" She read, Karin getting her mind back to what they were doing. Toshiro looked at her again, seeing she was still thinking about something. I wish I could read her mind, that would make knowing her a lot easier. He thought, not really knowing what to say.

"Probably someone who wouldn't throw her out or take her back to the castle once they figured out she was a princess." Erik said, Bella nodding.

"Or someone who would just not care either way." Ariel adding, Karin looking at her. "If they don't care that she's a princess, they'll treat like everyone else and therefore, no one will know she's royalty. " She explained, Jinta slowly nodding and agreement. Karin nodded as well, trying to act normal.

"OK, next question: What would she be?" Ariel read, Karin's eyes slightly widening.

"What's that supposed to mean?" She asked, Ariel raising her shoulders and shaking her head.

"Like, what would she be other than a princess. A student, a street rat, a normal civilian, anything other than royalty." Toshiro explained, Karin looking at him.

"I highly doubt she could live a life of a street rat." Jinta said, Ariel crossing her arms.

"Maybe a student. No one our age has seen this princess, so we wouldn't know the difference." Ariel suggested, Toshiro thinking a bit.

"Toshiro?" Karina asked, noticing something was bothering him.

"Then that could basically mean someone in our class could be this princess…that's why the King is asking everyone to do this." He explained, everyone widening their eyes. "But it could basically be anyone, even the parallel classes." He finished, the others nodding and focusing on the assignment. Toshiro looked back at Karin, who seemed like she had just seen a ghost. He decided not to bring it up, he thought he could ask her later.

"OK, the last one. Once this is done, then we're basically done. Anyone volunteering to write it down? Basically one from each group." Bella said, the boys nodding.

"We'll do it, you girls can just waste your time around the town." Jinta said, getting hit by Ariel again.

"Is that all you two do? Argue and fight?" Toshiro asked, a bit annoyed.

"OK, I'll just read it before the fire gets bigger: Is it possible that there could be any love interest?" She read the last question, everyone taken aback. "That's what it says. Are they trying to figure out if she's fallen for someone who's not a prince?" Bella said, Karin getting her focus back.

"Maybe, depends on who the boy is and how the princess is." Karin said, Toshiro looking at her.

"Well, that's the last of it. How about we just call it a day and have some fun for ourselves?" Ariel said, all of them nodding and getting up. As soon as the others were gone, Toshiro went over to Karin and took her hand.

"Come with me, I want to show you something." He said, not waiting for her to give an answer. He dragged her with him, going faster than she was expecting. After a while, he slowed down. She thought he just wanted to get away from the others before they saw them, which made her slightly blush.


Toshiro was still holding her hand, and have been walking for a long while now. The sun was already setting, and they had defiantly walked past the border of where the town starts.

"Um, Toshiro?" She asked, but he didn't answer. Karin didn't know if she should feel upset or annoyed because he ignored her. He kept walking, Karin trying to look ahead of them. She saw a sort of light house, but there didn't seem to be any light in it. He kept walking, ignoring the fact she was trying to figure out where he was taking her. When they came to the base of the light house, Toshiro turned to her and covered her eyes. She quickly panicked, but Toshiro acted just as fast and calmed her down.

"Relax, it's OK," He said, Karin trusting him. He lead her through the tower, at least that's what she thought. It was quite a long way, and she was afraid she was gonna trip on the stairs or something stupid. Once they finally reached the top, Toshiro took his hands off her eyes, letting her see again. Karin widens her eyes, looking over at the scene.

The sun was setting; creating an orange like color in the sea and making it look like small crystals were floating on it. And from where she stood, half the sky had been painted with orange as well. It almost seemed like someone had pulled a blanket over the sky. Toshiro smiled and leaned against the rail.

"It's not often I bring people around to my special places. I come here now and again to watch the sunset." He explained, but Karin never took her eyes of the scene.

"It's beautiful." She said, Toshiro's smile grew as she did. He looked to his left and found a red rose, turning it in his fingers.

Toshiro

I can show you the world
Shining, shimmering, splendid
Tell me, Karin, now when did
You last let your heart decide?

I can open your eyes
Take you wonder by wonder
Left, right and forward
On a magic sunset sight

A whole new world
A new fantastic point of view
No one to tell us no
Or where to go
Or say we're only dreaming

Karin looked at him as he sang, smiling and walking over to his side.

Karin

Both

A whole new world
A dazzling place I never knew
But when I'm way up here
It's crystal clear
that now I'm in a whole new world with you

Now I'm in a whole new world with you

Unbelievable sights
Indescribable feeling
Dancing, singing, laughing
Next to an endless diamond sky

A whole new world
Don't you dare close your eyes
A hundred thousand things to see
Hold your breath - it gets better
I'm like a shooting star
I've come so far
I can't go back to where I used to be
A whole new world
Every turn a surprise
With new horizons to pursue
Every moment gets better
I'll chase them anywhere
There's time to spare
Let me share this whole new world with you

Toshiro handed her the rose he had, pulling her closer. Karin miled and rested her head on his chest.

A whole new world
A whole new world
That's where we'll be
That's where we'll be
A thrilling chase
A wondrous place
For you and me

Toshiro and Karin stood like that for a while, Karin closing her eyes. Please, never let this end. She thought, hoping her dreams were merely that. Dreams and

not memories.


OK, I'll stop here. Staying up one night and write over half of it, that's a new record. Anyway, leave a review and I'll see ya al next chapter!