AN: Okay! Scratch the idea of prince and the pauper, if you think they'll switch positions they won't okay! Either way, I'm still naming this fic P and P oks?

Chapter 2: Help me out here

The palace guards dropped down their stance to find the prince there.

"Your highness" someone said. Fuuko thanked all the gods for answering her prayers.

"Is there a problem?" the prince asked irritably.

"Well, we're just looking for several thieves and—"another guard answered his question, but stopped when he spotted Fuuko trying to escape.

"Stop right there!" the guard commanded and she froze to death. What luck!

They were about to arrest her when somebody blocked them. "He's my friend." Tokiya (I'll just call him that ok?) calmly halted the raging guards.

"Your highness! He's a thief!"

"How can you prove that?" the last question made them look down in embarrassment. I knew it

Just then a few guards entered the room, "We found these two running away." Fuuko saw Yanagi and Recca being carried inside. Tokiya was confused, but at the sight of Yanagi he disregarded it.

This girl. She might be the one. She's beautiful, like an angel, and her eyes show the deepest sympathy.

Tokiya was awestruck by the girl in front of him. Somehow, he had the urge to help them out.

"Wait. Can you tell me what they did?" he asked the guards.

"They stole food from the kitchen, you highness."

He thought it was just a mere accident, but letting them go easily is a sign of weakness. He looked at Lei (that's Fuuko if you remember) and sighed a 'sorry'. Then he asked the guards to take them away.

Fuuko, Recca, and Yanagi knew it was just right.

Back at the dungeon

"I'm so sorry" Fuuko bowed down to the two.

"It's okay, besides it's our fault for planning this out." Yanagi consoled her friend.

With abrupt change in Fuuko's mood, she raised her head with a grin.

"I've got the biggest story!" she exclaimed and soon Recca and Yanagi's jaws were dropped like hell. They couldn't believe what Fuuko was telling them.

"You are so lucky! He is so hot!" Yanagi clasped her hands, just then she heard a slight coughing beside her.

"Oh Recca, are you jealous? Don't be coz you're my everything." The two started to flirt with each other. Fuuko was forced to look away in disgust.

Someday I'll find my romance. Someday I'll find my prince.

++ "Are you alright?" a boy asked the sobbing girl. He helped her pick up the trampled flowers that have fallen from her basket.

"I swear I'll get back at them sometime!" she shouted. This amazed the boy, for she never knew that such character existed in Divell. He knew that in this situation usually the girl would continue crying and a boy will save her.

"Wow." He said

"Wow what?" she asked. By this time he had helped her up.

"You are so brave." The boy replied smiling at the kawaii girl in front of her.

They were in a huge park. The two got acquainted well and soon they were playing. He picked up a blue gem inside his pocket and gave it to her.

"This is for you."

"It's beautiful! Thank you!"

"I hope you'll keep it till we meet again." By this time a man stood beside the boy and whispered something to him.

"Oh, we'll be going now. Thank you for playing with me. Good bye."

He forgot to ask her name. All she could remember was her face, beautiful.

Tokiya got up in the middle of the night, his dream was vivid like it happened just yesterday. I'm hopeless. It's been 7 yrs. and I still can't find her, but what if she is....Yanagi.

Indeed Fuuko and Yanagi ALMOST looked alike because they've been together for so long. *There's a saying if you're always with a person, you tend to look alike*

It was chilly and Fuuko was so cold. She balled herself, but to no avail her teeth remained chattering. What will my mom say when I go home. I'm a thief! A stupid thief! She was so worried; of all the people she could fear it was her parents. She sat herself up and felt a cold thing on her chest. The blue gem the boy gave her 7 yrs. ago was still with her. She had made it into a necklace so it's close to her heart. Someday I'll find you again.

++ The next day Tokiya asked his father to spare the lives of the three. He wanted to personally tell them as to only see Yanagi. The jail door was opened for him; he walked him with a stern face. The sudden change of his expression made Fuuko gulp for he knew the prince in a more soothing way.

When the guards left he sat himself beside her and posed a smile. Now this is the Tokiya I know!

"I'm sorry. I have to act tough, you are free to go." He turned his head to see a gasping Yanagi.

"Oh Recca! We're free!" Yanagi hugged her boyfriend and gave him a peck on the cheek.

Fuuko was smiling brightly, but then it was gone when she saw a hurt expression on Tokiya's face. In some way, she felt a slight sting in her heart. Ignoring it she patted the prince and said, "Aww..."

Tokiya stick out his tongue to Fuuko, "Shut up" was all he said.

Yanagi has a boyfriend. I see.

He was hurt. How could he get Yanagi now? At this he got an idea, and asked Lei (Fuuko) to come with him later.

They settled themselves at the fountain of the royal garden. She gazed up at the clouds and started humming a tune. Eventually Tokiya's sigh gave in and she looked at him.

"What's up chief?" placing her arms at the back of her head.

"I need your help."

"Okay, shoot." She was curious, but she knew very well it concerned a certain Yanagi.

"It's about Yanagi." She was right all along. Fuuko remained silent then Tokiya faced him their noses inches apart.

"Tell me, everything about Yanagi" he looked determined. Fuuko told her everything she knows, how they practically have been with each other since childhood, how Yanagi was often referred to as 'Princess" by Recca, how their too sweet actions disgust her/him badly. In the middle of her blabbing Tokiya raised his right hand and laughed.

Fuuko blushed and started waving her arms, "What!?"

"There you go again, Lei, sometimes I think you're a girl." Tokiya patted her in between chuckles. She even blushed more to this.

"Getting serious, did she mention any childhood incident to you? Something very special?" Fuuko arched her eyebrow.

She snickered then crinkled her nose, "Like if someone gave her something important?"

"Exactly!"

"No, however I have!" Tokiya gave out an awkward sound. Then Fuuko pulls out her pendant, "This was given to me by an old friend". Tokiya froze in shock. 'Impossible!' He gave that to a pretty girl 7 yrs ago, not to some guy thief.

"Are-y-you sure you have no sister?" He was almost choking.

"No..." Keeping his composure he stood straight and turned his back from Fuuko, "Anyway, that's a good pendant."

Suddenly, one of the maids interrupted their conversation, "Prince Tokiya, the king wishes your presence at once". He gave a nod and faced Fuuko, "I hope to meet you again, Lei" then he gave a smirk that made Fuuko's knees tremble.

He was deep in thought on the way 'Somehow I feel skeptic about Lei. I must know more about him, that pendant is definitely the one I gave'

+++++++ A/N: Things will heat up soon people! I suggest you review asap..hehe. I'm having doubts if I should change it to EriolxTomoyo fic...hmmm...well :D