Ageha watched everything occur. The woman didn't seem like too much of a threat and her words against the royal family and such didn't really bother Ageha. No... the woman's word damn near made her smile. Those damned people ruined her life. Her once emotionless face scrunched up into a face of anger as memories of her brother's death came to her. --- [b]Day of Ageha's Death[/b] [b]"There!"[/b] Young Yuki yelled, smiling at herself as she held up the small stone. It was a small white stone that Yuki had hit several times and somehow managed to carve into the shape of a heart. [b]"Ageha's going to love it!"[/b] She shouted as she wrapped with string and tied it to a necklace. With a smile, she ran back to the house, Ageha's birthday present in hand. It wasn't exactly a beautiful day, but it was nice. Yuki could tell it would more than likely rain later, the clouds were too dark otherwise. She shook her head. She never liked thunderstorms. They always brought bad things with them. She remembered one year when a tree near their house had been struck by lightning and fell on their house, catching everything on fire. They'd lost nearly everything. Luckily, her father kept a good deal of the fabrics and other supplies in a shed separate from the main store. As she approached the house(They lived a few minutes from their store and kept fabrics there as well.), she could feel the water droplets hitting her face. It was weird and she couldn't understand it. For some reason, it was like the droplets hit her face in such a way, it was almost as if they were trying to tell her to stay away. She couldn't shake the sinking feeling in her gut. She got the door, and opened it gingerly. Inside, were her parents and her brother, all at the dinner table, waiting for her. She smiled as they yelled at her, the bad feeling suddenly gone. [b]"Ageha! Where have you been?"[/b] Her mother yelled at her, her face stern, confused by the smile on Yuki's face. The present behind her back, she walked up to Ageha, walking proudly with a large smile. [b]"What's wrong with you, little sis?"[/b] He asked, turning to look at her. She grinned and handed him the necklace, putting it on the table in front of him. He chuckled and smiled at her, leaning down to give her a hug. [b]"I love it, Yuki. Thank you."[/b] He replied. The rest of the day went on a usual, dinner was eaten and they were all getting ready for bed. The rain was pouring a lot harder now and Yuki could hear the thunder in the distance. She still couldn't shake the feeling in her chest but she shrugged it off. It was probably just like before, worrying over nothing. Well, that was until she heard the voices. There were people outside their house talking and eventually, they knocked, coming in on their own. Yuki watched as men in armor stormed into their house. The rest was a bit of a blur for young Yuki. One moment, she was fine, the next these men were taking her brother outside for an execution. She never really truly understood why and she never really wanted to. All she really remembers is the sound of her brother's head hitting the ground among the sounds of the thunder and the rain. That morning, after the rain had stopped, Yuki went outside to look after gathering her courage. Her brother's body was gone and all that remained was a shining white stone caked in dried mud but... the mud was so dark and when she washed it off it came out red... --- [b]Present Day[/b] Ageha looked up to see the princess already gone as well as a few of the others. What? Confused, she looked around. Noriaki-san was still nearby, Ariiko-san was on the roof, calling down to her and Asuka-san and Hanami-san were walking off. [b]"Did... Did I miss something?"[/b] She mumbled, looking around. She let out a long sigh and walked in the direction of the town's inn. They'd all have to come here eventually. Still, she felt antsy staying in one place for so long. She waved to the receptionist and sat down in the lobby, taking a seat on one of the many mats and she waited... She wanted to go looking for the princess, but she had no idea where she might be and she'd rather not spend hours trying to find her only to see her later in the inn.