Here's the first chapter for my new fic. It's gonna be a little short I think but that's only because it's the beginning. I hope to get reviews from all who reviewed my summary as well as a few more. I am sorry to say that updates for all my fics may be hard to come by due to a problem in logging on to the Net. I'll be using an internet cafe as often as possible (every weekend hopefully) so that I can post new chapters for all my fics.

I also want to say thank you to all who reviewed the summary and encouraged me to write this fic. Your support was very much appreciated and I'll do my best to satisfy you all with a well written fic that has an ending, just don't expect it anytime soon.

As for a disclaimer, see my summary in the previous chapter. I included a disclaimer.

*~Tainted Innocence~*

by: Lilaclight

Chapter One...

Abandoned Baby

The young woman ran through the deserted alleys with her baby held tightly in her arms. She was breathing heavily and tiring quickly as she had only delivered her baby girl just hours earlier. Fleeing from the hospital might have been a mistake but 'they' had found her. After all her precautions 'they' had managed to find 'their' way to her.

Jade skidded to a halt as she spotted a figure in a suit ahead of her. One of 'their' agents. Hoping that he had not spotted her, she dodged into the dead end on her right, a few feet behind where she had stopped. Jumping the eight feet wall that separated that closed off alleyway from the one behind it was no task.

Landing safely on the other side, she stealthily made her way forward. Early morning hours had ensured that the alley ways would be almost completely deserted of people, leaving the majority of anyone she was likely to run into to be one of 'them'. Why couldn't the bastards leave her alone?!

The slight jolt from the landing had awakened her daughter. The luminous silver flecked, dark blue eyes of her new-born baby pensively stared at her. Jade found it odd that she was not making any noise and that she seemed to comprehend the seriousness of the situation. She knew that her off-spring was special but she would never get the chance to find out just how special.

Checking the alleys running off from the entrance to the dead end, she saw, to her relief, that they were empty. For now her luck was holding. Moving as swiftly as her small bundle would allow, she moved in the general direction of the main streets. She knew that it was too risky for her to keep her daughter with her. 'They' would eventually find her and kill her and God alone knows what would be done to her darling little girl. The only way to save her daughter would be to leave her.

Coming closer to the main street, she could hear the faint sound of the few vehicles moving along the streets. Finally she saw what she wanted to see. A street at the end of the current alley she was moving down. Spotting a dumpster that was overflowing with garbage, she stopped when she reached it.

Raising her daughter to eye level, she stared intently into her young face as if she were memorising every chibi feature. The startling awareness of her gaze, the silvery blonde of her short tuft of hair, the rosiness of her cheeks, the petite stature she had and the faint eight point star birthmark on her forehead.

"I am so sorry my daughter. I doubt that you will ever remember me but know this; I love you. I loved you from the moment I knew of your conception and I will love you even in my death."

Jade kissed her daughter on her forehead and placed the silent child in the dumpster. The burn of tears came unexpectedly and she held them back as long as she could. She refused to look back. To turn around and catch one more glimpse of her precious child would be torture. It would show how weak and selfish she was because if she turned back, if she caught even a glimpse of her daughter, she would go back for her, danger be damned. A mother should not be separated from her child. It was wrong!!

Tears slipped past her defences and slid down her cheeks. The pain of the separation was harsher than anything that she had ever felt. Nothing 'they' had ever done to her had made her feel like this. Walking further away, a numbing began to take place. All feelings of despair disappeared and were replaced by a void that sucked up all her emotions and left her empty. Her eyes became dull and empty. She knew what she had to do.

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Ikuko Tsukino was walking past the entrance to one of the many alleys in Kyoto when a movement caught her attention. Swivelling her head in the direction of the movement, a flash of retreating red was seen before it disappeared into the darkness of the alley. A sliver of fear coursed through her and she would have continued on her way but for the faint whimper of a child.

Maternal instincts getting the better of her common sense, Ikuko walked cautiously into the alley while keeping looking around her for the signs of a child. Her search was rewarded by the sight of a pink bundle in the dumpster. the putrid stench of rotting garbage filed her nostrils and she covered her face with one hand while she reached into the open dumpster to retrieve the child.

As soon as the baby was safely in her arms, Ikuko practically ran from the alley to escape the stink and the darkness of the alley. Her nerves were on edge just being there; it did not matter that the dim light from the street lamp was shedding some lumination.

As luck would have it, Ikuko was walking to her friend's apartment from the nearby hospital. The same one where Jade had given birth. Her friend, Kiru, was sick with cancer and did not have long to live so she had come to Kyoto to be by her side during her last few days. The doctors had diagnosed her with the malignant form of a brain tumour and had told her that she had only a few months left to live. Visiting hours were short and at odd hours but soon Kiru would be coming back to her apartment where she wanted to die in the company of her closest friends.

Holding the child close to her, Ikuko marvelled at nature. A life is taken only to be replaced by a new one. The baby girl was so quiet and serene, it was as if she had never been abandoned.

"Who would leave such a tenshi like you?" whispered Ikuko lovingly.

Here was a chance to help Kiru feel better. Taking care of another would do her good and Ikuko was sure that she could adopt the baby girl. She knew from personal experience how ineffective foster homes and orphanages could be. The hardships she had endured were not for one so innocent, so pure. She would do her best to keep the baby.

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Jade moved determinedly towards the agents tracking her. She would try to get rid of as many as she could before they took her out and in the process lead them away from her daughter.

Coming upon one, she attacked swiftly, using her brute strength, momentum and the long nails that she was so proud of to tear into his flesh. A jagged wound to the chest and instant death were the results. Her nails had gotten to the heart and torn through it like a knife through dough. Blood had splattered over her face and clothes but it was not noticeable due to her dark clothing. Her dark red hair hid the blood well but her nails had pieces of flesh stuck underneath them.

Wiping her face, she continued moving towards where she sensed another agent. The body of her kill was left there to be found by one of his partners as a sign of the hunt. The hunters had become the hunted and many were unlikely to survive.

Half an hour and seventeen agents later, she was surrounded by ten more agents. Each held a gun and a few had knives. They eyed her warily and kept a safe distance away. By now, she was miles away from where she had left her baby girl. Her daughter was safe.

Suddenly they attacked as one, lashing out at her with their knives and fists. As skilled a fighter as she was, she was hopeless against a group attack. For each blow she managed to land on one, two more would land blows and slash at her. Soon she was bleeding profusely from many wounds; one on her stomach, two on her left arm, one on the right, a deep slash on her shoulder,numerous on her back .and several shallow cuts on her face.

With the last of her strength,Jade set her sights on the leader. He was her target and she never missed a target. Rushing at him, she ignored the attacks from the others, dodging when possible. When she arrived within close proximity to him, she leaped up and cam down infront of him, hand rasied to strike. As her arm moved down, a sharp pain stopped her.

He had taken his dagger and stabbed her in the heart. A cruel smile adorning his handsome features, the leader twisted the dagger in a full circle as he gazed into her tawny eyes, effectively destroying her heart. The explosion of pain was too much for her to bear and the empty darkness of unconsciousness threatened to take over but Jade refused to submit. She had a mission to complete and she would complete it.

Her quickly receding strength was gathered for one last strike. Looking her killer straight in the eye, Jade used her claw like nails to plunge her hand deep into his chest cavity and grab his beating heart.Right before the darkness claimed her, she gave his heart a squeeze, bursting it, and saw the light go out of his eyes at the moment of death.

Her senses shut down after that. First her sense of touch, then her sense of sound followed by her sense of smell and lastly her sense of sight. The very last word to cross her lips as she fell down in death was the name of her daughter. The name she never got to give her.

"Kibou."

At that same moment in an apartment miles away, a young woamn was trying desperately to calm down the crying baby girl in her arms.

Crappy I know, but give me a break. This is not my usual style. I'm groping in the dark here. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed the chapter despite its crappiness. I know that not much Weiss has been incorporated and all but it'll be coming by Chapter Five but first I need to describe what Usagi must go through as a child right up to the age of sixteen.

Now my dear readers, I need your help. I have very little on Ken. I have almost no idea about his personality and can't write with him included if I can't even get his character straight. Also I need as much info as possible on Kritiker and Estet or whatever those two organizations are called. The reason I'm asking you guys for the info is because of my difficulty in getting online. It makes it harder for me to research the characters. I'll still try but your help would ease up the pressure on me. Also, I need a little more info on Omi. Is it true that Takatori Reiji is his father?

That's all for now. I want to thank all of you who will review and send me the requested info in advance. Your help will be greatly appreciated and will go towards making this story a good one.

Ja ne.