Disclaimer: I do not own Ronin Warriors. I think that is kind of obvious, but I have to put a disclaimer in here anyway. I do own my original characters though. Anyway, now that that is out of the way, I can continue with the story.

The Key to the Past- Prologue

The wind whistled through the night air scattering the fallen leaves through the forest. All was quiet except for the occasional hoot of an owl, or call of a wolf. Suddenly a small child's laugh could be heard. A little girl, who appeared to be no older than twelve walked through the forest laughing as she bounced a bright red ball. The little girl was wearing a white dress and had long brown hair that went past her waist. It was extremely unusual for such a young girl to be walking alone in the forest at night, but what was more unusual; was the color or her eyes. They were a silvery white color that was normally hidden by her bangs. She walked barefoot until Mia's house was in view. She continued to bounce the ball as she stared at the house, to be more accurate; she stared at the window that looked into Ryo and Sakura's room. The little girl stopped laughing as she stared at the window forlornly.

"Kura," the little girl whispered in a silvery voice.

"Why don't you play with me anymore?" she voiced to the empty night air as she dropped the ball. The ball bounced along the ground until it rolled to a stop at the foot of the house. Her fingers clutched the tiny silver locket that hung around her neck. The locket was shaped in a heart, with elaborate designs engraved on the front cover.

"You promised we'd be friends forever!" the girl complained as she turned and strangely vanished into the forest. Meanwhile Sakura, who had been sound asleep, awoke with a start, staring out the window.

Author's note- Okay, I know that that was an extremely short introduction to the story, but it's more of a prologue than anything else. And I promise that the chapters will be longer than this. So I hope you enjoyed this little intro and the next chapter will be up soon, at the latest by tomorrow. And remember to review!