Summary: Kratos thought he had finally molded himself into the perfect Cruxis Angel, emotionless and unfeeling. Against his will, one person stepped into his life and shattered all control he had. RaineKratos

Second Summary: It was going to be an ordinary day teaching, wasn't it? Life seems to take turns for the worst when Raine is mistaken for the 'chosen.'

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, just the plot.

Author's Note: This is an alternate universe fic!! This fic is set in modern time where the 'Chosen' is part of mafia royalty and Cruxis is a group of assassins. Raine, Genis, and Lloyd are regular people in this fic. Lloyd lives with his adopted father, Raine and Genis live together, and Raine is still a teacher. I made up ages for all the characters. Okay and I'm pretty sure Kratos' eye color is like a brownish color, but I'm changing it to amber because it just fits the story better! There is NO magic in this fic… so if you like that magic thing, TOO BAD you won't find it here. If you're interested in RK then you might recognize the plot is similar to Linay's 'Broken Pieces.' I BASED THIS FIC OFF OF THAT STORY!!

Empty: Prologue

I finally felt empty. I felt nothing. I was emotionless, cold, and unfeeling. Was I now the perfect Cruxis Angel?

Alarm and panic filled Kaiba High as an unknown man stalked the halls with a sword in one hand and the other tightly grasping an unconscious woman, carrying her like useless baggage. No one knew why the man was so interested in kidnapping the woman, but it was just a job to the man, just another job. His hold tightened around the woman's waist when guards suddenly appeared in the path before him, blocking his exit. Amber eyes narrowed as he glared at each man, aggressively staring them down. The men seemed to cower beneath his heated gaze and slowly parted.

What does this assassin want with a teacher?! The thought passed through each of the guards' minds, but none were courageous enough to ask the assassin themselves. The sentries watched with pity as the auburn haired man passed them. He stopped at the door and paused a second before turning to face the cowards. He held up his hand and displayed a mark the guards recognized to easily, igniting a raw fear in each man that perceived it.

"Cruxis…"

The assassin casually walked out the door, his job was done and chaos wrecked the school as it mourned the loss of one of their teachers.

Raine awoke with a dull ache between her neck and back. She tried to reach around her neck, but found that her hands wouldn't move. Something rough held them bound tightly together. The victim opened her eyes and stared in shock. She was in a car, a really expensive car, but that was beside the point. The important issue was that she one, was in a strange car with no memories of the previous moments that had occurred and two, was tied up.

"N-nani…? Where am I?"

Raine struggled against her bonds, ignoring the fact that she was probably going to mess up the black leather seats.

Okay, this is just a dream. Get a hold of yourself, Raine Sage, relax. There must be a logical explanation for everything… Oh dear gods, I hope so. Raine frantically wriggled her hands, fighting desperately against the tight knots. She ignored the burning sensation the rough ropes caused and continued her useless struggle. Damn knots!

Raine sat in silence when she finally gave up her trashing and replayed memories that might help her discover why she was in this current position.

"Konnichiwa class, I hope you did your homework last night." Raine smiled sweetly as she stared at the room full of students. Life for herwas good. She worked at one of the riches and highest rated high schools in Japan, had a wonderful brother (although he was a pain sometimes), and she had a pretty decent lifestyle. Nothing could possibly go wrong.

"Okay, before we go any further, let's take role. Who's absent?" Raine scanned the room, but her eyes fell on the empty desk in the back corner. "Collette's absent."

Collette's blonde head was missing from the mass of black and dark brown ones. Raine smiled as she spotted a familiar red head sitting innocently at his desk, fiddling with his fingers. Lloyd wasn't one of her brightest students, but he was such a sweet kid.

Raine lifted her hand to the chalkboard and the day went on. Suddenly alarms blared from the intercom as the announcer's voice screamed, "Everyone lock your class rooms and resume 'Day 5' schedules."

The day 5 schedule was a code for potentially dangerous man on campus. Each student ducked under their desks as Raine went to lock the door, but before she was able to turn the lock an auburn haired man pushed it open.

He looked down at her with an emotionless face before reaching out to grab her. Raine ducked as she saw his actions and swiftly pulled her staff from its corner. She charged towards the stranger with her staff ready to attack, but he anticipated her actions and swiftly moved to the side.

"I won't let you hurt my students!" Raine couldn't help but feel incredibly cliché about what she said, even at a moment like this. She dismissed the thought immediately and swiftly prodded her staff forwards, successfully hitting him in the gut. The auburn hair man, however, seemed unfazedby the attack and swiftly charged towards her. Raine wasn't ready for an attack and before she was able to do anything, his hand held the back of her neck.

"No..."

With one strong motion, he hit her pressure points causing her to fall limply into his arms.

"Now I remember! That bastard…" A violent look appeared in Raine's eyes as she stared heatedly at the windshield. One thing still pestered her, though. Why would he kidnap her? Raine wasn't rich, she wasn't famous… she wasn't anything except a teacher at Kaiba High.

TBC

Okay, this was a spur of the moment fic, but I hope you guys liked it. If you happened to read the two summaries I provided at the top, would you please tell me which one you liked best? I already have a lot of stories out and this is just adding to the load, so I won't be updating this fic very often… I just hope you guys all understand… Flames and constructive criticism is permitted, just be sure to include what you didn't like about my fic if you just have a STRONG ITCH to flame it. Oh, AND if you do flame it be rested assured that it will be there when you look for it. I for one am not the type of person to erase a flame… or am I? Just kidding, I won't erase it… I happen to like the sympathy I get when people see it… just kidding!!

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