AN: Hi minna, this story contains some spoilers on Nakago's past, so if you don't want to know what happened then don't read. Also, thanks to my good friend Chibi Tenshi for all of the support and ideas that she gave me. I'm not as good as she is, but I'm trying. So enjoy, it's a bit dark.

Prologue

"No leave my okaa-san alone!" the little boy screamed at the soldiers, while helplessly watching them tear away at his mother's clothes.

"Naka-chan, don't worry about me, run, you're the only one left of the Hin tribe, don't let them catch you," the young woman's words were cut off when one of the soldiers who is molesting her delivered a hard kick to her stomach. "Shut the fuck up you slut, or else we'll kill your son, or better yet, he looks like a pretty play thing. I'm sure that the emperor of Kutou will appreciated such a rare toy. You there, go and grab that kid."

"Here kiddie, come with us, we're going to take you to live at the palace, where you're going to meet the emperor," the soldier said maliciously as he gained on the blond and blue eyed child. Before Nakago can even move, the soldier tackled him to the ground, the sharp edges of the rocks cutting his delicate face. Out of the corner of his tear filled eyes, he saw a soldier throwing his mother against the wall as she tried to reach him. Blood started to seek through her clothes upon the hard impact with the wall, her last words before losing conscious was a prayer for her son's safety.

Anger and hate filled Nakago's cornflower eyes, turning them to the color of ice. With a cry, the soldier who is holding him got blasted away by an invisible force. The rest of the soldiers stepped slowly away from the little boy who is emitting a gentle blue glow that contrasted with the pain and hate in his eyes. The gate flowing in his veins grew as he saw again the still form of his mother, the awesome power became more intense as it lifted Nakago a few inches off of the ground. He briefly closed his eyes, letting the power to consume his body. When he finally opened his eyes again, a symbol emerged on his forehead. The soldiers stared at the character Kokoro ( which means: heart's lodging), before it flashed brightly, sending waves and waves of energy upon the soldiers who are frozen by their fear. When the light finally died down, Nakago looked around, only to find that everything within a radius of one kilometre are burnt to a crisp.

Before he can do anything else, he fainted from using so much energy.

*In Nakago's dream*

"Ouch, why do I feel so drained?" Nakago asked himself when he got up. Suddenly, he remembered what had happened.

"Okaa-san, where are you? Okaa-san? The little boy started to look around frantically. "Please don't leave me, I'm so alone," he begged as he fell to his knees crying.

"But you're not alone, I'm here with you. Why are you so sad?" Nakago turned around to see a beautiful petite girl. Like him, she also have sky blue eyes, but her golden hair is streaked with silver is pulled up into the funniest style he has ever seen.

Forgetting his sadness for a moment. "Why is your hair in meatballs?" he asked the fairy like girl. With her shimmering white transparent dress, the younger child does have the appearance of a fairy like creature.

"These are not meatballs! They're odangos, why are you so mean? You're just like Mars, she always makes fun of my hair!" The little girl wailed out.

Nakago winced. For such a small girl, she sure has a loud voice. He walked up to her, trying to stop her crying, but he was stopped when she stumped her foot and turned her back on him. He couldn't help but smile at her childish behavior.

"I'm sorry that I called them meatballs, please stop crying,"

"Do you *hiccup* mean it *hiccup*? I'll forgive you only on one condition."

"What's that?"

"If you'll *hiccup* tell me why *hiccup* your so sad." the fairy child said, her back still turned, but she have stopped crying.

Nakago turned away, he didn't know what to tell his happy go lucky girl of what just happened to him, but he felt that he couldn't resist her anything, and plus, he did promise to tell her if she stopped crying, he going to be deaf if she starts to cry again. In a quiet voice, he whispered "everyone in my tribe died, even my okaa-san, and it was all because of me. The soldiers who killed them want to take me away to the palace, I'm scared."

"I'm sorry, I know how you feel, my otoo-san died too. But I know that he'll always protect my okaa-san and I. I'm sure that your okaa-san will be in heaven looking after you too, so don't be scared anymore," the little girl said innocently. And somehow, Nakago believed her. "My name is Princess Serenity, my friends call me Usagi, but you can call me Usa-chan, that' what my otoo-san used to call me when he was alive. I'll be your friend if you want me to."

"I'd like that a lot. Everyone calls me Nakago, but my mom calls me Naka-chan,"

"Nice to meet you Naka-kun," Usagi took his hand in her own and gave him a nice hearty shake.

"So Usa-chan, do you know where we are?" Nakago was surprised when he used the pet name. What is it about her that makes me trust her?

"We're in the dream world," Usagi supplied.

"The dream… world?" What the heck does she mean? Nakago stared at his new friend as if she has gone nuts.

"Well, according to Puu, when we sleep, our souls go to another place, and she said that the only way to leave this place is by waking up," Usagi explained, her eyebrows scrunched up together as she tried to remember what the guardian of time told her.

Just when Nakago was going to ask her more, he started to feel himself disappear. "Usa-chan, what's happening to me?"

"Naka-kun, you're starting to wake up, here take this, promise me that you'll be strong and brave," Usagi quickly handed the boy a golden star locket, "this is for you, the next time you go to sleep, I'll be here waiting for you."

Nakago caught the locket just before he faded completely.

*End of dream*

"Where am I? Usa-chan? Where are you? Okaa-san?" Naka-chan murmured as he sat up. "Where are my clothes"

"Good, you're finally awake, my my, aren't you a beautiful boy, it's also a bonus that you're one of the Siryuu seven, now come here," Nakago turned to the voice, only to be pinned beneath a heavy man who smelled like alcohol.

Nakago was about to cry when he remembered his promise to Usa-chan. He let his mind wonder away and buried his pain and emotions as the man continued the assaults. When the man finally finished, Nakago carefully crawled out of the bed, put on his clothes and hid in a corner and cried to himself. It was only then that he noticed a cold hard object in his pocket. Reaching in, he found the star locket given to him by Usa-chan. Putting the chain on his neck, he kissed the smooth cool surface before falling to sleep again.