LoL I know I said I was going to take a break from writing, in a way I have, but not as long as I expected. I couldn't stop my hand from writing and I couldn't stop my mind from thinking of new ideas...So I thought, best to write it down before it disappears..and Here it is!! I hope you like it!!!

All I Want Is You
Chapter 1
In The Rain

~Pink, white, Sakura
Petals flying down and down
Sweet autumn has come~

"That's a very nice Haiku."

Hearing a voice that she hadn't heard before startled her. She looked up from her work and was encountered by a pair of sky blue eyes. Judging from the outfit that he was wearing, there was no mistaking it, he was a Samurai.

"I'm sorry, am I bothering you?" The Samurai asked.

"Iiee(1), I was just startled, that's all."

The blue-eyed Samurai situated himself next to her. While he was getting comfortable, she started on another Haiku.

~A boy in my dreams,
He is real to me it seems,
One day I'll see him~

The Samurai looked over her shoulder and again, commented on her Haiku.

"This one gives an insight of your personality," he said. "I take it you're one of those people who take the chance to dream."

She looked up from her work, and stared at the Samurai. He infuriated her! Who was he to disturb her from her work?

"Pardon me, but who are you?" She asked, trying to hide the annoyance that she felt.

"Oh gomen, I didn't even introduce myself, my name is Takeru."

"Oh..."

Takeru waited for the brown-haired girl to tell him her name, but instead, she started working again.

"What's your name?" Takeru finally asked, failing to silence his curiosity.

The girl looked up from her work for the third time that day, by the same distraction. Again, she stared at him.

"Give me three 'good' reasons why I should give you my name," she said, haughtily.

Takeru couldn't believe his ears. This girl was as snobby as all the others girls that were made to live in the castle towns! Looks sure can be deceiving. He had thought that she was different from all of the other girls. She was the only one who went out each morning, into a peaceful place, and write in the pretty notebook she had. She also had that innocent look on her face, that look that tells other people that she was like no other girl. But obviously he was wrong about this one.

"Gomen, my opinion of you just changed drastically," Takeru said as he got up.

The girl stared at him disbelievingly! What right did he have to disturb her? Or even worse, insult her? He could get severely punished for this! He could! If only she was still in her own home, then she would make him pay! She really hated living in the castle town, being in the control of the Togukawa family. And now, one of the Togukawa Samurais had insulted her!

The fury that she felt inside made her got up and slap the Samurai.

"I despise you, I despise this whole hostage system(2)! I despise the Shogun(3)! You'll pay Takeru, you'll pay for insulting me and your Master will pay for making this stupid system!" She said icily and stormed away from the stunned Samurai.

Takeru lifted his hand to rub his red, stinging cheek. For a daughter of a Daimyo(4) she sure had power. His respect for her grew, and decided that he should keep an eye on her just incase. What she said to him might have caused her a death sentence. If she said it to some other Samurai who was also working for the Togukawa clan, she might even be dead right now.

With his hand still rubbing his cheek, he followed after her.

***
The Mikado(5) paced around the room as he waited for the arrival of the Shogun. His dark blue robe was dragged around the ground as he paced.

The creak of his sliding door told him that the Shogun had finally arrived.

The Mikado immediately stopped pacing and stood proudly as the Shogun entered.

The Shogun bowed in a sign of respect.

The Mikado waved his hand telling him with a gesture to sit down.

The Shogun did as he was told and sat down while the Mikado stood in front of him.

"Well?" The Mikado asked. "Is everything kept peaceful? No civil war brewing?"

"Not that I know of, the hostage system is going along fine, so far, there is no rebellion, all of the un trusted Daimyo's are put far away from the castle towns," The Shogun said.

"Do you think it's wise to put all those other Daimyo's far away?"

"It's one of the wisest things that we've chosen to do, by putting them far away, they won't be able to do anything, if they just put one toe out of line, their families are dead."

For a few seconds the Mikado didn't say anything. It seemed kind of barbaric to have that rule, but he had to admit, it had a great effect. For a very long time there had been no war, no fights. If Japan continued to be like this, the citizen would have nothing to complain about.

"Very well, you may leave," The Mikado said.

The Shogun got up, bowed again, and exited the room.

Once the Mikado was alone, he walked over to the window and stared out. Japan must be kept peaceful.

***
"Bakamono(6). He was so irritating!"

Takeru had to hold on to his laughter. The girl had kept him entertained for the past half hour. He had been following her to places and so far, she hadn't realized that she was being followed.

By following her around, Takeru found one strange habit that she had. And that was talking to herself. She'd been doing that for the whole time he had been following her. Till this point, all the things that she had been saying were about him. Not good things, but bad things. Takeru was bewildered with what she could come up with, she was creative in her own way.

Takeru almost gave himself away when he heard her say that he looked like a serious, mad rapist. He had to run a few metres back, hid behind the bushes and laughed.

As Takeru was getting tired from following her, she stopped, and sat down on the grass. Takeru quickly hid behind some of the thick bushes and strained his ear to see whether she was still saying things about him.

"I cannot believe it! Who was he to insult me like that? And why should I give him my name? Even though...he had those remarkable sky-blue eyes and that...astonishing blonde hair..."

Takeru couldn't hear anything after that. He didn't know why but his heart suddenly started beating rapidly. Was this what people called falling in love? Could he be falling in love with her?

While these questions were running inside his head, the girl's mind was also filled with the same questions. At the thought of falling in love, her feelings were indescribable. She had always wondered how it felt to fall in love.

That boy was right, she thought silently. She was the kind of person who took the chances to dream.

"No!" She suddenly yelled.

Takeru almost fell. She was one strange girl, but he knew that she was worth everything of him, maybe even more.

"I can't fall in love with him, he's a Togukawa Samurai! My family are one of the un-trusted Daimyo's who are put far away, his job is to serve his Master and I despise his master! He and I cannot be..."

Behind the bushes, Takeru's heart sank low. He didn't know that she was one of the un-trusted Daimyo's daughters. Whatever chances he had with her before had reduced to zero. The Samurai had a strict code of behaviour called Bushido. Under this code there four main features: Chivalry, courage, honour and loyalty. All four of them were important to him, but the most important to him was Loyalty. And if he was to be together with the strange girl he had been following, he was betraying his Master, and as a Samurai, he would be dishonoured.

There was only one way to get rid of that shame of his family name and that was to commit the Seppuku (The cutting of the belly). A Samurai must never show pain as he cut his/her abdomen open and after this ceremony is performed, the family will receive its honour back.

As he was thinking of these heavy thoughts, the sunny weather changed. The clouds turned grey and it got darker and darker by the minute. Takeru finally realized the change of weather after he felt a drop of rain on his face. He started running in the way he had just come from.

While he was running, he heard a cry from behind. The rain was getting heavier and his hair was soaked wet. Takeru turned to look and he saw a sight that scared the hell out of him.

The girl that he had been following that day was sprawled on the ground, and was beaten by the heavy rain. She was still conscious, Takeru knew that, but she wasn't ascending forward. Instead she continued to call out to him.

The rain was getting fiercer, and the sound of thunder was booming around them. Without wasting anytime Takeru ran back to her.

"What's wrong? Why aren't you moving?" he asked, as he kneeled down to help her get up.

As he tried to get her to stand, she cried in agony.

"What's wrong?" Takeru asked again, this time he was more worried than ever!

"I think I twisted my ankle..." she said with great effort.

The noise of the thunder was louder than it was before. Without thinking about it more, Takeru gathered her in his arms and started running towards the building.

Every time a thunder broke out, the girl cowered onto Takeru's muscular chest. She could hear the beating of Takeru's heart.

Running, that was all Takeru could think about. To get this girl into a shelter to be treated was his aim, his goal. As he approached the building, his mind wavered. He thought about how the day started out earlier, with her slapping him. She seemed fierce then, but now, she seemed like a young girl who needed protection.

It took about two minutes to reach the building but to Takeru, it seemed forever. As he entered the building, the people in stared at them like they were some kind of hot item.

Takeru looked for an empty room to put her in, and found one almost immediately. He placed her gently on the floor and started looking for a 'Fushido'. He went through the all of the storages and found one on the middle shelf. He quickly spread it on the floor and gently lifted her and placed her on it.

"My diary!" she suddenly squeaked.

Takeru stumbled back, and stared at her.

She looked from side to side then finally at him.

"My diary...where is it?" She asked desperately.

"I don't know," Takeru answered.

"Oh no!" She cried.

She started lifting the bed cover up and cried out when she felt the pain in her ankle.

"What are you doing?" Takeru asked worriedly.

"I need to find my diary! It's so important!" She cried out again.

"You can't possibly go out there now," Takeru objected.

"But I have too! If someone reads that diary, I might as well be dead!" She exclaimed.

Takeru saw how important this diary was to her, he could tell by the fear in her eyes. He got up quickly and ran out of the door and out of the building.

The rain was still pouring but not as hard as before, he searched the place where she was last. He crouched on the grass and started running his hand through it. Suddenly his hand felt a wet sort of paper and he lifted it up from the ground. He could tell straight away that this was her diary; he saw her holding it for a long time that day.

Takeru started running towards the building again and without the weight of her body, he managed to get there faster. He ran to her room, and saw that there were other people in there already to tend her needs. She was changed into a different Kimono, and her hair was being dried by some of the ladies in there. It was the first time that he saw her with her hair out and she looked so childish, but in a good way.

When he entered, she looked up to look at him. Her eyes stared at him questioningly.

Takeru showed her the book that he was holding and a warm smile suddenly appeared on her face.

Takeru bent over and gave it to her.

For a long time, she just looked at her diary. Just at the time that Takeru was about to leave, she looked up once more and said;

"It's Hikari, my name is Hikari."

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1. Iiee is Japanese word for 'no', I learned that from watching Fruits Basket ^^

2. In Medieval, Japan was ruled by the Shogun called The Togukawa clan. They introduced this system whereby they/he kept the wife and children of every Lord/Daimyo in Yedo.

3. The Shogun was the military ruler of Japan and owned the most land out of all of the Daimyo's. It was his duty to stop Barbarians from entering and conquering Japan.

4. Daimyos/Lords are the third highest in the feudal system and they were kept under strict control by the Shogun.

5. The Mikado is the highest in the Feudal System. He was the 'De Jure' the true ruler of Japan and he gave the Shogun the right to rule. The Japanese Citizens believed that he was a God.

6. Bakamono is the Japanese word for Stupid Person.

Hikari: You know, if you press this review button down here, all the war and the racism may be over...why don't you press it and find out? And then you'll be known as the person who brought peace into the world...