Hello everyone! Greetings! My name is Annie, though I do go under the alias "Tohru-kun" or "Tohru-chan." I just changed my pen name to Tohru-tan today, which is July 10th, 2005. Otherwise, I used to be known as Yukyoru. Not an insignificant name, but not exactly easy to remember, so I changed it. I'm a 14 year old in California….optimistic and cheery…. Anyways, enough about me. This is my first ever fan fiction, so I sincerely hope I don't disappoint. If you have any opinions on what I should have happen to Tohru or anyone, or if you are requesting a certain coupling, feel free to do so, because I've not really decided on a coupling, nor do I really know what I should have happen to Tohru….. Anyways, I know that the story might be somewhat of a cliché, but oh well! Hope you like it!

Missing Princess

Chapter 1: Swiped

"I'm going to buy some groceries! I will be back soon!" Tohru smiled and waved at the Sohmas.

"Wait, Honda-san – do you want me to come with you?" Yuki asked.

Tohru shook her head. "No, I will be fine, don't worry about me!" She strolled off towards the grocery store, thinking of what she would make for dinner tonight. She walked into the grocery store, picking up some of this and some of that. She paid for her groceries and stepped outside, only to find that it had started raining. "The Earth is being replenished!" she said softly to herself with a smile. She opened her umbrella and began walking home, not knowing it might be her last walk home for a long time.

Tohru had left for the groceries at 5 P.M. It was already 7 and still there was no sign of Tohru. Naturally, the Sohmas began to get worried. Minutes ticked by. Minutes became hours. By the time that it was 9, Yuki couldn't take it any longer. "I'm going to go look for Honda-san!" He pulled out an umbrella and ran off into the rain. Kyou wanted to go, but he was always tired when it rained, so he was letting Yuki go just this once. Shigure sighed and went off to continue writing, deciding he would just order a bento later.
Tohru had just been walking home with the groceries around 6. She had been walking home through the forests in front of the Sohmas house around 6:15, eager to cook dinner.

A dark figure sat behind a bush, waiting for his target to walk by. It was then that he saw Tohru walking by on the path just in front of a tree. She was smiling, as usual. The dark figure's cerulean blue eyes twinkled from behind the bush. Target spotted. Good. Now to enact the plan and fulfill this mission. Without warning, he stealthily crawled up behind her and swiftly grabbed her. Her groceries fell all over the ground. She struggled to break free from his grasp, her favorite yellow ribbons – the ones she had received from Yuki on Valentines Day – undoing themselves and falling next to her groceries. Tohru struggled futilely, but the dark figure whispered into her ear, "I'm sorry, princess," and knocked her out. With that, the dark figure carried her off, placing her in a car before speeding off. As for the groceries, they lay there forgotten, being marked as Tohru's groceries by her hopeful yellow ribbons that lay there.

Yuki ran through the streets, looking frantically for some sign of Tohru. "HONDA-SAN! HONDA-SAN, WHERE ARE YOU!" Yuki splashed through puddle after puddle, running through streets and streets. He had forgotten about his curse entirely, though he had not bumped into anyone yet. Seeing a payphone, he ran to it. He stood there for a moment, catching his breath. He had been looking for her for at least an hour and a half now, but he had not seen any trace of her anywhere. He pulled out some coins from his pocket, his cold fingers trembling as he dialed the number to Shigure's home.

Shigure had dozed off, though he was startled and awaken from his slumber by a phone call. "It's too late, I'm sleepy, call back tomorrow..." he said to the phone, not picking it up.

Shit, why isn't Shigure picking up! Yuki thought angrily. He slammed the phone into the receiver, his gelid fingers fumbling his pockets for more coins. He dialed Shigure's number again.

Lazily, Shigure fluttered an eye open when the phone woke him up yet again. Sighing, he picked up the phone again, sleepily saying, "Moshi moshi, Shigure speaking."

"SHIGURE! I can't find Honda-san anywhere! Has she come home yet!"

Looking over to the clock, it was 10:30. Startled, Shigure said, "No, it's 10:30 already. Where could she be?" Shigure wondered. The same Shigure who was usually carefree now had a hint of worry in his voice.

"Listen, I'm freezing, so I'm going to come home. Call Hatori, see if she is there." With that, Yuki hung up. "Honda-san, where are you?" he said to himself.

Shigure simply nodded and put down the receiver. He picked it up again, dialing Hatori's number, hoping Tohru was there. Kyou stumbled down the stairs. "Is the idiot home yet?" Shigure closed his eyes and shook his head. Kyou was thoroughly angry and punched the wall. Shigure winced and sighed but said nothing. Kyou, could you not destroy my home, for once?

Trembling, Yuki walked home through the forest. The rain had not given up, and it poured down as strong as ever. As he walked through the forest, he stepped on something squishy. He looked down to see he had stepped on a tomato. His eyes opened wide as he spotted the scattered groceries, and his eyes opened wide when he spotted the now dirty yellow ribbons Tohru had been wearing earlier today. He gingerly picked them up, not knowing what to do, and wondering just what had happened to Tohru. Kami-sama, please keep her safe…

Missing Princess – Chapter 1: Swiped / END

Well now, that was my first chapter! If people really dislike it I will not continue it, so your support is important! I would be deeply grateful if you reviewed me (or actually, if you reviewed this story ! I might make the characters somewhat off character at times, though I myself prefer that the characters stay as they are unless the role I put them in still kind of fits them well. Anyways, thank you for reading my first chapter! Hope to see you all in another chapter!

( (Tohru-tan) )