The Zodiac Stone
Chapter One: First Glimpse
Shigure Sohma , the head advisor walked briskly through the halls of the palace looking for the crown Prince Yuki. The King had ordered another search throughout the kingdom for his bride to be. It was the fourth one this year.
"Yuki!" he called, "Yuki! Oh" he stopped when he spotted a white and black haired boy leaning against a windowsill and reading a book, "Haru have you seen Yuki anywhere?"
"I imagine" Haru said in his deep voice, "That he is in his secret spot."
"Oh" Shigure beginning to walk off but then he stopped again, "Wait a minute how do you know about it if it is a secret?"
"Nothing escapes my hearing in this place" Haru replied walking away.
Shigure pondered that for a few moments then walked outside.
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Yuki was indeed in his favorite spot. He had just finished pulling weeds and was now watering the roses in his garden.
"There you are Yuki" Shigure threw up his hands.
"Hello Shigure" Yuki replied with no enthusiasm in his voice, "I see you have managed to track me down yet again."
"Yes, well" Shigure stuttered.
"What do you want?"
"Um Yuki, Akito wishes you and Momiji to once again look throughout the kingdom."
"Shigure" Yuki sighed, "This is the fourth time this year."
"I know that. But we can't go against the King."
"But I'm not even supposed to be married until I'm eighteen. I still have two years to go."
"Yes, very true" Shigure pulled him away from the garden, "But we really must be going your highness, so shall we?"
"Oh all right" Yuki sighed again throwing off his garden gloves.
Yuki and Shigure walked back into the palace and bumped into Momiji.
"Hey guys!" he replied bubbly, his yellow curls bouncing as he did, "Are we ready to go yet?"
"Not yet" Shigure answered, "Yuki still needs to get changed and then we can go."
"I'm going" Yuki said exasperated. He ran up the stairs still frowning.
"Boy he's not in a good mood today" Momiji replied.
"No not really" Shigure agreed.
About ten minutes later he came back down, a frown still on his face.
"Aw come on Yuki" Shigure begged, "You're going to meet a lot of pretty eligible young ladies. You don't want to bring them down with that kind of sour face do you?"
Yuki gave Shigure a look then walked out the door. He climbed into the carriage next to Momiji and immediately looked out the window.
"Well" Shigure said climbing in with his pencil and list, "Shall we be off?"
"Let's just get this over with" Yuki replied.
The carriage rode toward the front gates and towards the town of TarraSohma.
Chapter One: First Glimpse
Shigure Sohma , the head advisor walked briskly through the halls of the palace looking for the crown Prince Yuki. The King had ordered another search throughout the kingdom for his bride to be. It was the fourth one this year.
"Yuki!" he called, "Yuki! Oh" he stopped when he spotted a white and black haired boy leaning against a windowsill and reading a book, "Haru have you seen Yuki anywhere?"
"I imagine" Haru said in his deep voice, "That he is in his secret spot."
"Oh" Shigure beginning to walk off but then he stopped again, "Wait a minute how do you know about it if it is a secret?"
"Nothing escapes my hearing in this place" Haru replied walking away.
Shigure pondered that for a few moments then walked outside.
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Yuki was indeed in his favorite spot. He had just finished pulling weeds and was now watering the roses in his garden.
"There you are Yuki" Shigure threw up his hands.
"Hello Shigure" Yuki replied with no enthusiasm in his voice, "I see you have managed to track me down yet again."
"Yes, well" Shigure stuttered.
"What do you want?"
"Um Yuki, Akito wishes you and Momiji to once again look throughout the kingdom."
"Shigure" Yuki sighed, "This is the fourth time this year."
"I know that. But we can't go against the King."
"But I'm not even supposed to be married until I'm eighteen. I still have two years to go."
"Yes, very true" Shigure pulled him away from the garden, "But we really must be going your highness, so shall we?"
"Oh all right" Yuki sighed again throwing off his garden gloves.
Yuki and Shigure walked back into the palace and bumped into Momiji.
"Hey guys!" he replied bubbly, his yellow curls bouncing as he did, "Are we ready to go yet?"
"Not yet" Shigure answered, "Yuki still needs to get changed and then we can go."
"I'm going" Yuki said exasperated. He ran up the stairs still frowning.
"Boy he's not in a good mood today" Momiji replied.
"No not really" Shigure agreed.
About ten minutes later he came back down, a frown still on his face.
"Aw come on Yuki" Shigure begged, "You're going to meet a lot of pretty eligible young ladies. You don't want to bring them down with that kind of sour face do you?"
Yuki gave Shigure a look then walked out the door. He climbed into the carriage next to Momiji and immediately looked out the window.
"Well" Shigure said climbing in with his pencil and list, "Shall we be off?"
"Let's just get this over with" Yuki replied.
The carriage rode toward the front gates and towards the town of TarraSohma.