A shadow passed through the silent forest like ghost, barely making a sound as it swiftly passes maneuvers through the twist and turns then abruptly stops in front of an old abandoned cottage. Slowly, silently it crept through the empty house, the floorboards creaking under its weight. "Hmm… She's not here…"A twig snaps and the figure whips around to confront the unknown visitor.

"Looking for me, perhaps?" A woman with dark skin and glowing red eyes dressed in a black cloak smiled at the shadow, but her eyes said otherwise. "You're trespassing is private property. I could have you brought to court."

A Dark Fairy Queen? No… That aura... "None of that now." The shadow stepped out of the darkness, revealing a woman with golden hair and red eyes. "I have a deal to make with you, Kaze'Aze."

"I see you're as sharp as ever, Knight Master." She cackled. "Or should I say, former knight master. I heard they've replaced you with a boy now known as a Royal Guard Master, hmm?"

"Oh, shut up Kaze'Aze," the Knight Master snapped. "Let's get to the point. I want this girl captured and brought to me by midnight tonight..." She handed her a colored sketch of a young girl with short hair and bright eyes.

"This is… Hmm… You're quite the 'loving' parent aren't you?" Kaze'Aze took the picture and neatly folded it and placed it in her pocket. "And what do I get in return?"

"Anything you desire. Gold, jewels, power," The Knight Master smiled darkly. "Your very own personal human guinea pig, perhaps?"

"Amy… My legs are killing me." Elesis complained. "I'm hungry too."

"Fine, lets go take a break in that café over there~!" Amy dragged her sister towards the shop when she noticed that Arme was nowhere to be found. "Hey Ellie?"

"What is it pumpkin head?"

"Where's Arme?" Elesis' head shot up and glanced around, her crimson eyes scanning the crowd.

"Damn…"

Alone in the crowded streets of Kanavan, a purple haired girl with matching eyes can be seen. Clutching the hem of the skirt, she scans the crowd for familiar faces. None. She sighed and continued walking. *Thud!* "Ouch…"

"Hey watch it." A voice said.

"S-sorry…" she whispered, tearing up. "I didn't mean to…"

"Oh, now look. You made her cry Lass." Another voice chided. "That's so ungentlemanly of you."

"Are you alright, miss?"

Arme looked up and saw three guys. The guy with indigo hair smiled at her kindly, making her blush. "I'm Ronan, this is Jin…"

"Heya!" Jin, the guy with red hair like Elesis, waved.

"And the guy you bumped into was Lass." Arme tried and failed to stifle a giggle.

"Lass? Isn't that a-"

"Shut up." He eyed her coldly, causing her to shiver a bit. Their eyes met the moment he glared at her and Arme couldn't help but notice how beautiful his sapphire eyes were.

"You have such pretty eyes," she whispered, as though she were in a trance. Lass blushed and Arme immediately covered her mouth, realizing what she just said.

"I…" Lass looked away, a small smile adorning his face. "Thanks I guess."

"So um… You haven't told us your name yet, miss," Jin said, ruining the moment.

"Oh! I… I'm Arme." she smiled. "Um… Did you guys happen to see two girls? One with red eyes and matching hair like Jin's that has a really scary temper and the other with pink hair and rose colored eyes?" Arme asked a bit hopefully.

"Sorry. We haven't met anyone like that." Ronan apologized.

"Oh…" Arme said. "That's ok."

"Why? Did they steal anything from you?" Jin asked.

"No! They didn't do anything like that. It's just that I… I'm lost…" Arme looked down and blush. "I'm sixteen and I still get lost in the streets like a child. I'm so stupid. They'll probably laugh at me…" she thought. Tears started to form in her eyes and she struggled not to let them fall. "I'm sorry for troubling you…" Her voice broke and the tears started falling. Turning around she ran towards the sea of people.

"H-hey!" Lass called after her. "Wait!" There's just something about this girl… Something that makes my heart race… I… I…

"Lass! Wait!" Ronan shouted.

"Well this ought to be fun~" Jin smirked, running after the prince.

"What- Jin! Aw come on!" Ronan mentally slapped himself before running after Lass and Jin.

"Ooh… This looks lovely~" Amy cooed, holding up a white silk gown laced with purple lilac flowers. "Oh this looks pretty too. And this and that and oh look th-"

"Amy. Stop. Please." Elesis exclaimed. "I can't take it anymore! Aren't we supposed to look for Arme?"

"We shop while looking for her~! It's like killing two birds with one stone." Amy beamed. "Anyway, I've decided on this one. I'm sure she'll love it! Wait for me outside. I'll go pay for it."

Elesis went out the shop and saw a cloaked figure pass by her. The red head gulped and stared at the figure. "She has a dark aura about her… Scary…"

"Hey Ellie…" Amy waved her hand in front of Elesis' face. "Yoo-hoo~ earth to Ellie~"

"Hmm? What?" Elesis looked at her then sighed. "I thought you were-" A flash of purple passed by her, followed by a flash of silver. "Hey isn't that Arme?"

"Someone's chasing her. We gotta do something Ellie." Amy whispered.

"Stop calling me that. C'mon. We gotta run after her—Whoa!"

"Kyaa-!"

*Thud!*

"Ow… Hey that hurt you!" Elesis glared at the guy on top of her… Wait, a guy on top of her?

"S-sorry miss…" He apologized, looking into her ruby orbs. Red hair, red eyes…

"G-get off!" She yelled, shoving him off her. He was looking intently at me! I don't know whether to be flattered or disgusted… "Hey Amy, you alright?" She asked the pink haired girl, helping her get up.

Pink hair and rose eyes… "Do you guys know Arme?" the blue haired guy asked.

"Yeah we do. What of it?" Elesis glared at him.

"She was looking for you guys," the crimson haired guy said.

"We're looking for her too." Amy said shyly. "I'm Amy by the way, and she's Elesis."

"Jin." The fiery red head said. "And that's Ronan."

"Maybe you guys can help us find her." Elesis stated.

Ronan nodded. "We're sort of looking for our friend too."

"Oh, you mean the silver haired guy who was chasing her?"

"Yeah. That's our guy."

"Well then c'mon. We don't have all day you know." Elesis started running towards the direction Arme and the silver haired guy were headed.

"Tell me about it." Ronan rolled his eyes, following the red head.

A/N: three chapters in one day :D that's a first. No flashbacks this time~ So they finally met! Might take a long time for the next update though since sembreak's over:'( *cries!*

Evil stepmother will be revealed in the next chapter! or the next next… Hmmm…. Although I'm pretty sure most of you have already guessed who she is... I made Arme look like such a cry baby in this chap... Sorry Arme .