A/N: Im back! alright so hopefully I can continue this ( with more reviews I definitely will!) This chapter will be straight after the first one, so basically the opening of Anastasia. Oh and I don't know how the city of Shimoda is in Japan, I just looked for a city relatively the same distance as the distance from paris to st petersburg. Enjoy this chapter!Disclaimer: I do not own Anastasia or Tokyo Mew Mew
Chapter 2:
Shimoda wasn't a large city nor was it small. Usually, the city was quiet, but today was an exception. A rumour had been going around that the heir to the Fujiwara zaibatsu was alive, even though it had been ten years since the family was attacked. Men and women throughout the city held newspapers in their hands talking to one another about the girl on the front page of the newspaper: Zakuro Fujiwara. Small shops lined the streets of Shimoda, which were now filled with people gossiping to one another about where Zakuro could be.
Within those people were two young men. One with dark brown hair, pulled to a low ponytail, and dark eyes, who wore a pair of brown pants, a white shirt and a thick brown jacket to protect him from the cold. Walking beside him was a blonde man with blue eyes. He wore a black shirt and white pants, with a similar jacket over his clothes. A wide grin was plastered on his face as he walked beside his dark haired partner.
"Guess what? I finally found an empty theatre where we can hold auditions for the girl to play Zakuro. Its near the old Fujiwara home so we don't have to leave the office we created in the Fujiwara home," the blonde man said happily
"That's great Ryou! Now all that's left is to find a girl to play the part of Zakuro," the brunette replied.
"That's not going to be easy Keiichiro. There's a ton of girls here and finding the perfect one will be hard, I mean, we'll have Ichigo's help to make her convincing but still..."
"Oh relax, don't worry. We can do it," Keiichiro hit Ryou's arm lightly, "Man, if we can do this, we'll be so rich. We won't have to steal anymore!"
Ryou now looked more convinced by his partners plan, "Yeah, it'll be the greatest scam in all of Japan!"
"Exactly! Now come on, let's go set up the theatre."
A few miles from Shimoda, a small orphanage stood. Children inside were screaming goodbye to a young violet haired woman being led away by an old woman. The young woman wore clothes that were much too large on her and a thick purple scarf.
"I got you a job at the fishing docks," the old woman said angrily. The young woman ignored her though, instead, shouting goodbyes to the children still in the orphanage, "Are you listening to me Renee?"
"Yes Noriko-sama," Renee replied half heartedly. Noriko glared at her before grabbing her sleeve and dragging her towards the metal gate.
"I don't even know why I put up with you! You don't see what I do for you. I feed you, I kept you clean and kept a roof-" Renee began mouthing the words Noriko was saying.
"And kept a roof over my head. I know. You've told me before," Renee rolled her eyes and Noriko gasped at the young woman's defiance.
"How is it that you can remember that and not where you came from?" Noriko asked furiously
"I told you I don't remember. The only clues I have are the tattoo on my navel and this necklace that says 'Together in -"
"Yes, yes I know. Together in Tokyo," Noriko spat out angrily, "Ha! Like you will ever find anyone in Tokyo. Now go! Take a left at the fork in the road and you'll get to the fishing docks."
Renee was then pushed out the gates, which slammed closed behind her. She glared back angrily at Noriko before heading down the road. She kept walking in the snow until she came to the fork in the road Noriko was talking about.
"Hmm... If I go left then I get stuck in that stupid fishing job," Renee spoke to herself as she stood in front of the road signs, "But if I go right... then who knows what might happen... I could find my family, or at least whoever gave me this necklace. Ugh I need a sign! Is that too much to ask?"
A discouraged Renee sat herself down in the snow, not knowing what else to do. Suddenly, a large, gray, dog, who looked more like a wolf came out of the trees. The wolf-dog growled at her and Renee sent a fierce glare back at the challenged. The dog bowed its head before coming closer to her. Giving a slight smile, Renee reached a hand out to pet the dog. Suddenly, the dog grabbed her sleeve and began pulling her to the right, towards Shimoda.
"Alright, alright, I'll go follow you," the dog seemed to smile at her and Renee could've sworn she saw the dog nod its head in approval. The two walked together, passing by a small home, where a little boy came out and complimented Renee's new four legged friend.
'I know I'll have a family soon... Someday. I'll start in Tokyo. I know I'll find someone there who knows who I am,' Renee thought to herself as she trudged through the snow.
"Well Aleu, I guess this is it," Renee told her new found pet, as they stood on a hill overlooking Shimoda. The dog barked at her in response, as if saying yes. Renee nodded back and the two walked down the hill and into the bustling city of Shimoda. Once in the city, Renee headed straight for the small stand that sold train tickets to Tokyo for a small price. There was a long line, but Renee stood in it patiently. Finally, she was able to reach the front where a middle aged man greeted her.
"I'd like a ticket to Tokyo please."
"Do you have a passport?" The man asked Renee.
"No I don't,"
"I'm sorry then m'am. No passport, no ticket," Renee left the stand, glaring at the ticket salesman. Just as she was out of sight from the salesman, an old woman, back hunched and a black coat covering her frail body, grabbed her.
"Uh, excuse me I really need to be going," Renee told the old lady, trying to hold back her irritation and being polite.
"If you want a ticket then you need to go see Keiichiro," the old lady told her quietly. Renee's eyes widened in surprise.
"Where can I find Keiichiro?"
"He is in the old Fujiwara vacation home."
"Thank you. C'mon Aleu, let's go find this Keiichiro person," Renee told her pet began walking, forgetting to ask the old lady where the Fujiwara home was.
A/N: Alrighty! Chapter 2 is done! Let me know what you all think!