Disclaimers: Gravitation does not belong to me, which totally sucks.

Shin-chan's Notes: I got a couple things to say…..

Due to reviews on my uncompleted chapter, I am making the I first chapter longer. Much longer. It was only because I was lazy and tired and it was in the wee morning hours, that I stopped where I had. This is the edited, elongated chapter. I'll try to cut down on the Japanese, but personally, I think it is more grammatically correct then most other fics. Any one who reads this, do not get offended. Don't sue either. I barely have enough money to keep the roof over my head!!!

TANKS, KAIMU! It is nandesu tte. Haha. Oops.

Pairings: Shu-chanxYuki/YukixShu-chan (I don't know yet), and TatsuhaxRyuichi/RyuichixTatsuha (we'll see…^^)

I think I will get on with the next chapters…..daijoubu, they are definitely longer.

Egao No Tokoro – Land of Smiling Faces

Hime – Princess

Natsu – Summer

Genki - Happy

Ha

Minna - Everyone

Hime – Princess

Ouji – Prince

Bishounen – um…..Yuki!! Yuki is bishounen!! Really cute guys….heheh….

Kami sama – God

Nandesu tte - say what – ish

Tamago – egg

Kudamono – fruit

Nandesuka, okaasan – what is it, mother?

Iyada – no way!!

Namida – tears

Otoosan – dad/father

Chiisai hime – small princess/little princess

Obaachan – little old lady/grandma etc

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Once upon a time, in a far away land called...named...land of...um...lessee...let's call it Egao no Tokoro, or Land of Smiling Faces, ne? This land was very beautiful; rolling hills covered with grass, rabbits lolling about gleefully amid flowers in bloom: birds singing and friendly forest animals...needless to say, it was a beautiful land, and it was a beautiful day (no matter what the season).

Now, however, it was in the middle of natsu, or summer. Nan desuka? You want to know why this tokoro is called egao no tokoro? Well, I'll tell you. It is thus called because of its inhabitants (ie: those living there). The civilians of egao no tokoro were always smiling, and always genki. Very genki. Yes, very, very, very genki, genki- *gets hit with big paper fan*…

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"Ne, Shintaro, hayaku!! I wanna be with Yuki!" Our pink haired star-of-the-story whines.

"Who says you'll be with Yuki?" I teased the impatient boy.

"Well, the Shin-chan's Note, for one thing....and....um....."

"Kumagorou does! Kumagorou does! Kumagorou wants Shuichi to be happy, so Shuichi is going to be with Yuki!" cries a high-pitched, obviously Sakuma sama voice.

"*throws hands up in air* Fine! Shuichi will be with Yuki! If you'll let me tell my story, I will show minna-san how Shuichi caught an excellent example of bishounen material!"

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*coughs* As I was saying, the people of egao no tokoro were very genki. No one, however, could possibly outshine the genki-ness of the King and Queen's daughter, Shuichi-hime*.

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"I'm a freakin' girl?!" O.o

"Ignore him, Sakuma-sama." Sakuma-sama, eyes wide, clutching Kumagorou, nods. (wow, my audience of one...I hope the #'s increase soon..hint, hint..)

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Shuichi-hime was always genki. Mealtimes, bathtimes (O.o), playtime (^^), and sleeptime, Shuichi-hime always had a smile on his..I mean her face.

Now, Shuichi-hime had a dark secret; a secret so dark, not even she knew of it. Only her parents knew. Wanna know what that secret was? (*Sakuma-san nods vigorously*) Well, this deep, dark secret that only the King and Queen knew was that Shuichi-hime was actually Shuichi-ouji**!!! See, her...well, his parents had wanted a girl, instead of a boy. Kami-sama had a different agenda on his/her/its mind. Kami-sama blessed this ruling couple with a boy. So, to get back at the unfairness of Kami-sama, and in no way intentionally hurting their child, they crossed-dressed him.

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"NANDESU TTE?!?!?!" Shuichi screeched. O.O

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Yes, they cross-dressed him. And might I say, he looks very pretty dressed as a girl (^^).

Today, our hime sama was dressed in a pretty blue dress that reached HER (*glares at sulking Shuichi*) ankles, with white lace on the cuffs. She wore little kid shoes, a white bow in her hair, and a nice white ribbon tied in a bow around her neck.

It was 8 in the morning, and Shuichi hime was eating tamago, toast, and ham, with orange juice to wash it down. The Queen sat across from our hime sama, eating one broiled tamago, a piece of toast lightly buttered, fresh kudamono, a cup of coffee, and making faces at her daughter's breakfast.

Finishing her breakfast early, Shuichi hime picked up an apple, and bit into it. The Queen decided to break the news to her daughter, whom she knew would not like the news. It broke both the King and Queen's heart to have to do this, but it was for the good of the kingdom, as well as their precious daughter (they've kinda forgotten the fact that Shuichi is a boy..been to long…)

"Shuichi-chan, I have something to tell you," the queen began.

"Nandesuka, okaasan?" the hime asked.

"Your father and I have decided to send you away to another kingdom for schooling."

All over the castle paiges, knights, and servants alike all heard the hime's scream of "IYADAAAA!!!"(picture ppl's heads jerking up from whatever they were doing).

Back in the dining room, Shuichi hime stood, panting, eyes flashing, hands fisted.

"Iyada!" she said loudly. "I won't go!"

"We're making you go. You've already been accepted anyways."

"*jaw drops* B-b-but that schools in another kingdom!"

"We know. That's why we are sending you there! You have to have knowledge of the world, and from the people you meet, learn how to run a kingdom!"

"I can do that here!"
"No you can't. You need experiences and adventure, as well as understanding of other people so you can better rule the kingdom when it's time."

After much arguing, Shuichi hime agreed. After all, she thought, it's only for a year.

"Good!" the Queen says, smiling and clapping her hands together, "you leave in 2 months."

It was a mystery to Shuichi hime on how she managed not to faint.

~*~*~ 2 months pass~*~*~

Lots of namida flowed on the day of Shuichi hime's leaving. Most of the namida came from Shuichi hime herself (^^||), but that's not the point. All the villagers were to see their genki hime go, they knew Shuichi hime would be back in a year, so they were merely…lending the hime to another kingdom until that year has past.

Dressed in a dark blue, ankle length dress with white gloves, Shuichi hime was mounted upon a white horse, with a carriage behind her filled with trunks of clothes, and the dearest little obaachan who was going to look after the hime in this new kingdom.

Final farewells were made, and finally, Shuichi hime's otoosan, the King, said, "Time to go, chiisai hime, or you will not get to the kingdom in time."

"Hai~!"

Accompanied by footmen driving the carriage, and soldiers and knights for protection, they set off into the morning.

For 3 days and nights, the little troop travelled. Rain, Sunshine, Fog, and sometimes during the Night.

On the morning of the third day, they ate breakfast of fresh rabbit (courtesy of a passing hunter), and some tubers and mushrooms Obaachan had picked. Shuichi hime had learned how to tell the poisonous mushrooms from the non-poisonous mushrooms, and she was sooooooooo happy! Even more so than normally, because now, she could poison someone if she needed to. Well, not poison, just paralyze. A naughty thought ran through her head at that point (gee, I wonder what…||), and she blushed until her entire face turned red (pic where top of head poofs! open and steam comes out). Obaachan asked if something was wrong, but Shuichi hime replied that she was fine, and that they had better go lest they be late. So, off they went.

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Well, that's the first chapter…..sucks……..dis is my first fic, so if you review, please be nice~…pease?!?!? Nah, I guess this is it for the first chapter….lots more to come..don't know where this is going….haha…be patient…it's got a plot…I just don't know when the plot starts yet…….haha…じゃね、みんなさん！！！おやすみなさい～！！ (jyane, minnasan!!! Oyasuminasai~!!)

P.S. ya gotta love Japanese font…it's fun to use!!!