Preview: The Leafe Knights are instead princes from a far away castle cursed by the evil witch Takako who transformed the young men into children. But that is not the worst part. If at least one of the children doesn't found someone to love and have their love returned by Hayate's twenty-first birthday, they are fated to be children for all eternity. Enter Himeno who has a pair of evil step sisters and an evil stepmother. Is there any connection?

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Once upon a time there lived seven princes in a castle far, far in the forest of Leafina, where all the woodland creatures scurried around. Not many ventured that far into the wilderness but royalty to give their regards to the young princes. The villagers on the other hand, didn't since they felt they were not worthy of entering upon sacred land.

They had no mother or father since they were children to take care of them. Only the eldest son Hayate, was held responsible for his siblings as well as duty to the thrown. Which meant, he was to wed a princess in order to become king and help his land through poverty and war, by uniting two countries into one.

Yes it was difficult for Hayate to be able to raise his brothers and control a country at once, but he was the first heir to the family which logically had him pursue his duty after all, which he despised.

You see Hayate was a like a bird, he felt as if he were fettered inside a cage wanting to be freed. When his parents were still alive, they had planned every aspect of his future without his approval. Meaning that he was forced into marrying a princess, whom he had never met. But Hayate hadn't in his mind want to be shackled by rules and laws, he referred action and adventure, and most importantly…he wanted to find love on his own instead of having one already picked out for him.

Around the time nearing his eighteenth birthday, according to his parents will, he was to meet the princess whom he was betrothed to, and have her accompany him for a month, then have a grand ball in honor of their celebration in marriage as well as, the uniting of their two countries forming into a huge empire. Alas, today was the day Hayate dreaded when was supposed to meet his bride to be.

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At the entrance of the castle, a grand gold and white chariot pulled in front of the castle where seven princes side by side stood. Some were patient, while others impatiently awaited for the princesses arrival. Out of the corner of Hayate's azul eye, he spotted one of his brothers swat another of his brothers for picking his nose, as a third family member of the more mature brothers politely scolded them to be more dignified for their age. A corner of Hayate's mouth turned slightly upward at the scene, but it quickly resumed back to his normally composed state.

The driver of the chariot jumped off his perch, went around the cart, and opened the door where the princess sat. The door slowly swung open as a girl with brunette hair stepped out. A few gasps were heard as the girl examined each prince. Her hazel eyes shifted to each prince until she settled her eyes on a pair of blue irises starring back at her. She smiled gracefully approaching the composed prince.

"My prince." She said.

"My lady." Hayate knelt down, grasping her hand, he brushed his lips against the girl's milky white hand making her blush.

She removed her hand from his and stepped back to give a decent introduction. "My name is Takako of the Orchid kingdom." Her cherry colored lips turned upright as her eyes focused back on her chosen husband. "And you must be my prince Hayate." She stated.

Hayate only nodded, his long blue hair moving along with the wind. Holding out his arm for Takako to take he escorted her inside the enormous castle. Once inside, they passed by a marvelous marble tile kitchen where chiefs and butlers prepared their meal. Rich tapestries and paintings were hung in every corner to help guests feel relaxed, and in the center of the room was a grand ball stair case with carved roses, and tulips on the rails. They climbed up the stairs, passing by many guests rooms when they came to a halt in front of one with oak doors and bronze handles.

"This is where you will be staying Takako." Hayate said as he pushed open the double doors. Takako gaped at the room's design.

The room's wall were lavender with a white border line surrounding the enormous bedroom. On the left, a king size bed with white and lavender flower bedding complemented the room, as well as the paintings and scrolls of flowers all around the room. A brown dresser was on the other side of the room, filled with dresses and cloths that would fit a queen. And in the very center of the room was a small table with a blue vase filled with lavender and orchid flowers.

Takako laughed in awe at the room beautiful room she would be staying in as she ran inside the room, prancing in jubilation. The older princes grinned in satisfaction, having their hard work and preparation not put to waste. A prince with silver hair grinned at the princess for another reason. He stared at Takako with love and envy in his violet orbs as he turned back to the brother who'd be her prince. However, to his surprise, his brother wasn't even looking in the same direction as everyone else, in fact, he appeared uninterested in the princesses behavior. This raised suspicion for the younger prince as the sibling he was observing, latched his hand around the door handle hollering for his family pursue him and leave the girl to herself.

"Well we will be off, if you need anything let us know." The boys closed the doors to let Takako be as they went to their meeting room to discuss a group decision.

Pat, Pat, Pat. Their black boots made echoes bounce all around them as they came to another door with double doors and bronze handles, with hand carved tulips embedded in them. Pulling the doors open, they arranged themselves from age and ranks, as one by one they each took a seat with Hayate at the head of the table. Each wore a different facial expression on their young countenances.

"So shall we begin?" said the third oldest whom, flipped his blond wavy bangs away from his yellow eyes.

"Yes." The eldest said. He shifted his position in the chair to get more comfortable before beginning. "Then lets start." Hayate turned to his silver haired brother, who's violet eyes stared at him with amiably. "How do you feel about the princess Sasame?"

For a mere moment, Sasame's breath paused in his throat from Hayate's simple question. The inquiry had startled him, shifting the seventeen year old into an awkward and unfortunate disposition. He knew he couldn't tell his brothers that he had unrequited feelings for the princess from the second his eyes saw her step out of the chariot, no. Shaking his head, he returned back to the subject at hand. Words formed from his mouth that he believed had no notion, nor had any remote feelings for her at all.

"She's….wonderful." After he said that, he steadied his uneasy heartbeat by taking a few deep breaths, and placing the very stoic mask he normally wore to shroud his embedded emotions.

Now usually Sasame was honest, charming, smart, and also very hospital around guests. Another trait he had, was the knack of sensing people's feelings and understanding them in such a high degree that everyone else lacked. It was as if he were psyche. Aside from that, there was another part of him that remained a mystery.

"Kei?" The sapphire haired youth asked, quirking an eyebrow at the blond, sixteen year old.

"I think she would make an excellent queen for this kingdom." Kei stated immediately with no hesitation in his speech whatsoever, he took a sip of his grey earl tea while extending his pinky in the air. A bunch of stares were thrown at the blunt youth who paid no heed to them.

Out of all the brothers, Kei was the most mature, sophisticated, straight to the point, blunt, and most knowledgeable among the topics of politics and such. But he was also a reserved person who didn't enjoy sociable events unless on special occasions.

"Go?" Hayate asked.

"Well…I think she would make a swell wife for you, you lucky dog you!" Go hollered. A tint of pink fell across Hayate's face making everyone laughed at Hayate's embarrassment.

Among all the boys, Go was the only one with a twin. But like most twins, he was completely opposite of his fraternal brother. He was more wilder, free spirited, even though he was the older one. For proof, his hair showed it. His hair resembled a skunk, black but with red high lights gelled with so much gel that he could possibly poke someone's eye out, which he did do once with one of his younger brothers. Aside from being a free spirit, he was a flirt, happy go lucky, and very naïve for his own good.

"Mannen?"

"Well…uh…I'm not so sure considering we haven't really spent much time with her."

Leaned back against his chair, Mannen closed his eyes. All of a sudden, he felt gravity take control of his body and just as soon as he felt the feeling of lightness, his chair landed on the marble floor with a loud thud. Opening his pale blue eyes, he saw his twin Go, snickering at him from across the table. In his hand was a wire. It hadn't took long to realize that the porcupine haired prince, was reprehensible for the crime. Lifting himself off the ground, he shot a finger at Go.

"HEY SKUNK FACE! WHY'D YOU TRIP ME?"

Go's snickering subsided instantly when he heard his hair and face were insulted. "HOW DARE YOU, YOU LITTLE PUNK FOR ACCURSING ME OF SUCH!" They both stood and growled at the other.

The youngest one cried at what was taking place as the older brothers restrained Go and Mannen from wringing each others throats. Hayate cleared his throat to get everyone's attention and get back to the matter at hand. They both took a seat, huffing at not having a chance to take their anger out on each other.

It seemed from an outside prospective the saplings fought constantly, which was accurately true. Everyday to be precise. Though the two brothers loved each other, it was just this was their way of expressing it. Kei always got in between their arguments, arguing for the brothers to grow up, but no matter how much he yelled at their faces, they still ignored Kei's pleas and continued to fight, regardless of how much Kei tried and tried to get them to act in a civilized manner.

Mannen as you already witnessed, was hot tempered, foul behaved, quick to judge, and stubborn. That's true and all, but he was also quite the prankster and master mind of playing games. And for his young age, he would show off his smarts every once in a while. Some said that he and Go were exactly alike in every way, which was only partially correct. Mannen wasn't so naïve as his brother was, and he didn't tend to caring about his hair much as his brothers did. He just left his bluish silver hair, wild and fluffy with many tangles and knots that no one could count. And their appearances were completely opposite. But he had good points as being real friendly with the lady folk and usually scored more numbers than Go.

"Hajime?"

Hajime froze. He put his palm against his chin and contemplated. It was too abstruse to tell how he thought of Takako when they only meet her about twenty minutes ago. After a long thirty seconds, which to them felt like an eternity, he answered. "I'm not sure either. I mean we just met her." Sweat beaded down his face as everyone turned to the youngest of them all. Hajime sighed pleasantly, enjoying not being at the center of attention.

You see out of the family, Hajime was the only one that took after their mother. Their mother's personality was innate, apathy, aloof, vapid, and self conscious when it came to direct questions thrown her way. Sadly, Hajime had each of those inherited from her. Everyone in the family always worried about their mother and younger sibling because even though they seemed like they were well on the outside, they seemed to be lacking genuine feelings from the inside.

When asked a simple question, they would dramatically pause, and repeat what they heard from someone else. They paid a pretty penny for doctors to find out a way to help them, but every doctor they visited they'd said, the only cure for them was to have the person themselves willingly change on their own.

"Well Shin?" Sasame stared at the golden haired blond at the end of the table.

His cheeks brightened with color when he had everyone's attention on him. He stared at his lap, twiddling his thumbs to distract him from everyone's gaze. "I think she seems kind but…." Shin looked at them, but this time his expression transformed into a hesitant expression.

"I think there is something that we can not see clearly." Shin closed his forest green eyes, as he allowed his stage fright to settle down with deep breathes.

Shin, who was the youngest of them all was the shyest, cutest, gentlest, soft spoken, friendliest out of everyone, as well as a target for cheek pinching in their family. At the age of thirteen, in manners school, he was known to be the teacher's pet for being the brightest of all the students. He was smart, but he never liked to show off his smarts or skills in anything. His family wished to break his shyness when they had a mother and father, but it was just too difficult to break his habit of it. The one bad habit he had beside his bashfulness, was being extremely gullible which always managed to get him into sticky situations.

Kei shifted his gaze to Shin, a perplexed look crossed his face. Arching one yellow eyebrow, it puzzled him that Shin would be saying such. Normally, Shin enjoyed anyone's presence. Never had he said anything bad about them. To Kei this needed to be probed with questioning.

"Why is that?"

Shin looked up at Kei who was staring at him with concern in his eyes. Shin felt bad to have one of his brothers feeling that way over a stupid comment he said. Gulping back a lump forming in his throat, he told him the reason for his suspicion.

"Watakushi….watakushi, I just feel this ominous tension in the air as if something evil is bound to happen in the late future."

"Nani?" Go shouted. He stood from his chair, toppling it in the process after hearing Shin speaking of something that sounded out of term for the normally quiet Shin. "Are you joking Shin, cause this is not funny!" Go barked.

Shin's eyes watered at Go's bellowing. "Demo…I think-"

"Go's right Shin, you shouldn't be throwing wild accusations around. Don't you know that Hayate is going to MARRY HER?" Sasame's voice soared with each word spoken as poor Shin was cowering in fear. Curling himself in a tight ball on his chair, he sobbed.

"Stop it! Can't you see that Shin's crying!" Mannen too rose from his seat. He went over to Shin's side to soothe the sobbing young prince from his crying fit. Seeing Mannen's reaction, Hajime too went over to Shin's side and tried to soothe him in the best way he could by letting the boy latch onto his shirt, using it as a tissue.

"ENOUGH!" Hayate slammed his palms against the oak table creating strong vibrations in the enormous room. The blue haired teen couldn't stand the hostility in the room. Straightening unnecessarily wrinkles on his shirt, he tried to keep his torrid temper in check. "I think we should listen to Shin. After all, Shin never speaks of anyone with caution."

The statement they heard reached everyone in the room as they sat down at once. Mannen and Hajime returned to their seats as Shin wiped away the last of his tears as he too sat up. All eyes averted to their eldest brother at the head of the table. Clearing his throat for the thousandth time that day, he let his voice comfort his brothers.

"Well I know it's a bit rash to draw to conclusions without properly analyzing information first. But maybe after we all get to know Takako, maybe options would soon alter and we could finally have a decent answer." Hayate rose from his leather chair, indicating that the meeting have succumbed to an end, but Sasame stood in his way.

"You didn't give us your honest option."

Hayate's face paled as he remained standing. Hayate always hated to be interrupted when he drawled matters to conclusions. In truth, he wasn't very fond of the burette princess, but he knew he had to marry her against his will. So that was the reason he imagined that he didn't need to voice his actual thoughts too.

"Well…uhh…she's is rather pretty but other than that very attaching and well-"

"Hayate what do you really think about this whole marriage thing?" Sasame pressed.

Hayate's hands began to feel clammy. "Well…it was what father and mother wanted…"

"HAYATE! I'm not talking about what others believe, I want to know what you believe." Sasame grabbed both of his shoulders and shook him. He knew Hayate more than any of his brothers, even though they were completely opposite of personalities.

Hayate slapped Sasame's hands off his shoulders and stared down at the ground. Anger and sorrow were in his voice when he spoke. "I'm not sure." And with that, he stormed out of the room without another word said.

Everyone in the room sighed as his usual reaction occurred once more. Every time anyone uttered anything about the Hayate's future, immediately, he'd leave the room avoiding to discuss anymore about his mapped life. His brothers pitied their older brother with all that duty and responsibility upon his shoulders, that they always wished that Hayate could escape from his planned life. But considering he was the first born, it was rather hard to ignore his destiny or his parents last request from their will.

Sadly as Hayate followed just about all of the rules and laws, he was an adventurer at heart who wanted nothing better than to trade his life for another one. He was compassionate, loyal to his people, as well as have a good heart. And if anyone really got to know him, he was a very sensitive man. But he was also very stubborn, hotheaded, diligent, impatient, and somewhat dense too, if anyone got on his nerves.

The boys prayed that Hayate could find happiness and have someone open his enclosed heart, releasing his emotions from his locked safe instead of always criticizing everything. It was always mind over matter with Hayate, especially at grand balls. Whenever a girl showed interest toward the eighteen year old, he would put a shield up and not let the girl in. He was impervious and would not allow anyone to enter his heart or soul. That was why they silently prayed that his arranged marriage with Takako, would help him somehow.

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It was late into the night when the sky was a midnight blue, and the stars twinkled in the far distance. Hayate's lean body was propped against the balconies railing. One arm leaning forward on the railing, cradling his face. A peaceful facial expression was displayed on his visage as his gaze was toward the sky above in strong pondering.

His mind at the moment, was preoccupied with the past with his parents. The good old days where life was simple, and everyday you tried your hardest to live life like it was your last…at least that was how he remembered it. Now he lived life for his country and for his family, never for himself. He was just too selfless to bother for any of his needs.

The sudden opening and closing of the sliding doors behind him, awoke him from his reminisces. Craning his neck in the opposite direction his body was facing, he noticed the very princess they were discussing about earlier. Forcing a smile on his face, he turned completely around grabbing Takako's milky white hands into his, earning him a blush.

"What can I do for you Takako?"

"N-Nothing really!" She leaned her head on Hayate's muscular shoulder. "Expect having your company." She looked up at Hayate's soulless eyes.

"As you wish." He widen his smile for her.

She brought her lips to his and pressed them against his. The kiss sent sparks in Takako's body, but Hayate felt no similar reaction. They pulled apart as Takako brought Hayate's arms around her body.

"Can you not wait to be married in the next month?"

Hayate paused for a mere second before he replaced it with false joy. "Of course."

Takako smiled to herself as she brought his face towards hers as she asked, "Do you love me?" Her hazel eyes sparkled with anticipation for his reply.

At that one second, Hayate experienced his heart thump with an unexplainable ache, for some bizarre reason. 'Odd, I wander why my heart throbbed for a second. Oh well, I guess it was reacting to her question.' He looked at her with a stoic face and in a monotone voice said, "Hai."

The girl leaped up in the air with excitement from the news. She kissed his cheek as Hayate exited the balcony to leave her alone with her thoughts, as well as think of what he said. As Hayate was out of hearing range, Sasame came out of the shadows with a sorrow stricken aspect on his face.

Shifting his gaze from the hallway to the balcony door, he smiled as he strode over to the sliding door right behind him. Nearly, scaring the daylights out of the princess, Takako turned around half-expecting Hayate to be there, instead she found Sasame in front of her. A scowl appeared on her face, disappointed that the blue haired prince wasn't there.

"What is it that you want?" She said sarcastically.

Sasame winced at the sarcastic remark thrown his way, but pushed that aside and focused back on the beauty before him. "Well I-"

"If it's about you falling in love with me, than remember this-" She yanked the collar of Sasame's silver shirt towards her face to have the prince pay attention closely to what she had to say. "Hayate is the one that I want, not you. And if you do anything to mess that up, I swear by all means, I will find a way of disposing you!" She let go of his shirt collar as she laughed lightly at Sasame's pitiful expression.

When the door slammed shut from Takako's departure, Sasame stared at the dark sky, feeling like an arrow pierced his heart, but not enough to kill him. Slowly, he went back into the castle where everyone was expecting to see him at the dinner table.

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One month later………..

The grand ball had arrived. People of different nations and countries of royalty came. Kings and queens from Norway, graced their presence and talked on and on about the war that was going on. British prime ministers were discussing about politics with Kei, and even the Pope was invited to celebrate the wedding with the joining of the Kingdom of Leafenia and the Orchids, as well as being the priest to unite the two as husband and wife.

The ballroom was decorated with gold tapestries, surrounding the room to have the appeal of a rich, fancy, and fairytale like atmosphere. The tables were set on the east side of the ballroom, where each table had pink silk table covers with white and gold plates on them. The center piece was a vase with pink roses. Butlers with black and white tuxedos, carried silver trays filled with salmon, chicken, steak, and just about anything your heart desired, including different varieties of delicacies to the guests. And in the center of the room, was the dance floor where the orchestra music played soft tunes for the guests and the couple to dance to.

Hayate and Takako danced to the soft melody of violins, flutes, cellos, and the piano. Around and around they danced with smiles on their faces. At one of the tables sitting alone, Sasame stared at Hayate with envy and jealousy. He hadn't told anyone the talk he had with Takako a month ago and felt that it wasn't important anyway.

Leaning upward, Takako whispered something in his ear as he nodded. Taking his hand in hers, she dragged him out to the garden where they moved passed dozens of daisies, rose bushes, orchids, cherry blossom trees, and of course tulips patches. They kept going until they reached a small bridge across a small stream of water. Sasame trailed not far behind the couple silently, curious to hear what was so important to not have anyone else to hear.

Takako twirled around and smiled brightly at Hayate who gave her a small smile. The white gown adored her figure as well as the tux that Hayate wore.

Yes it would seem as if this was the ending of any mundane fairytale story you'd normally heard before, but mark my word, this story is far from over.

Intertwining her fingers in his long ones, she looked at the waters surface and marveled at its beauty. The way the stream flowed on a continuous course, the way the fish swam down stream to be with their mates, the girl loved how calming and soothing the stream made her. Closing her hazel eyes, she leaned her back into Hayate's chest. Cringing when he felt the light touch against his chest, the prince ignored the abnormal feeling he was sensing in the pit of his stomach.

Bringing his head to the soft hollow spot on her neck, he wanted to see if he could feel any feelings of love. But the more he pressed to feel that feeling, he realized that he didn't and couldn't ever love Takako, no matter how hard and persistent she or he would be. He knew that he had to call off the marriage despite his parents wishes.

Shifting her small body around so she could face him, he looked at the happy face he would wed and felt the guilt of what he was going to do next. Though, he knew that if he did proceed with this arranged betrothed, he would no longer feel free with life or his body. Chancing with his heart, he made his decision to go through and tell her that he couldn't be with her.

"Takako, there is something I've been meaning to discuss this with you."

The smile she had on earlier faltered into a frown as if sensing the news that would soon come. "Hai, I'm listening."

Hayate gulped not fully prepared for this sort of thing. It was too out of character for him to refuse an order from his parents, but knew that his life and soul were at stake. He had to go through with it. He needed to let his fettered soul be set free.

"Well we've meet about a month ago and I feel glad that I meet someone like you."

Hayate paused when he felt nails dig into his flesh. His instincts were telling him that she knew where this was going as he proceeded. "And I've decided that…..that we should cancel the ceremony."

The stream that was below them paused, as well as the sound from the orchestra,. The wind stopped its slight breeze, and the sun's warm rays were covered by gray clouds. A single gasp had gone deaf to the couple on the bridge. The only motions they heard were their breathing. Just as quiet as it became, the noise heightened, and everything seemed as if nothing ever occurred. But something did happen that would forever change the seven princes destiny forever.

The girl in the white dress dropped to her knees as her body shook violently. A sob could be heard from her crotched figure as the prince gazed at the crumpled princess. He knew that this would happen after his announcement, and thought he could at least give her a shoulder to cry on. But she slapped his sympathy and kindness away from her.

Wiping away her tears with one hand, she cackled. Louder and louder it grew until she levitated from the small bridge. She turned back to the man she loved and said, "You shouldn't have done that!" The white dress she was wearing, swirled and transformed into a short purple dress with black pointed shoes. The sleeves of the dress were overgrown and a crown of rubies, sapphires, and emeralds balanced on her head.

At that moment he realized just how capricious the scene had happened in front of him. Bowing before her, he felt remorseful for deceiving a witch. "Sumimasen, Takako. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings. Douzo, please forgive me!" He prayed to Kami that she would forgive him for what he had done, but she wasn't merciful. The innocuous girl he knew for a whole month was now wicked and corrupted with unfamiliar evil.

Pointing her index finger and middle finger at him, she chanted an ancient spell she read not too long ago. "He who betrayed a witches trust, will have a punishment worse than death!" Over and over, the spell was repeated as the spell took its affect. Each prince felt the spell take control over their body. One by one they all dropped to the ground howling in pain.

Organs, bones, veins, and blood, started to pound and pulse crazily inside their bodies. Their bones melted from the acid in their stomachs as their bodies started to shrink. The clothes that they wore began to not fit their new bodies. Their hearts raced harder and harder in their chest, feeling like every heartbeat would bring them a step closer for their beating organ to explode at any second. Their vision clouded over as they slowly fell into unconsciousness. One body however, split into two separate forms.

The castle transformed as well. The many luxurious rooms were obliterated until they morphed into a couple of bedrooms, one kitchen, one dinning room, and one living room. The decorations and fancy silverware, ceased to exist, or turned into ordinary commoners silverware. The people who didn't live there, scattered to get out of the transforming house oblivious to the princes on the ground in pain.

Innumerous trees grew around the metamorphosed castle. Routes that lead to the castle turned into grass and wild flowers as the woodland creatures that resided there ran for their lives, away from strange atmosphere where the castle was. The transforming only lasted for an ephemeral amount of time before it ceased.

With a blow to her fingers she turned to the childlike version of Hayate. Bending over his slumped body, she kissed his cheek. Blood red lipstick stuck to his cheek as if it were a scorch mark. Smiling at his sleeping figure she said, "Hope you love your new body because you will be stuck in that body all eternity, unless you find someone to love you. But who would?"

"BWHAAAAA!" She laughed and turned around only to come face to face with one of the princes.

"Hmm…so I see. Your soul split in two. I see, you could be very useful for me. Let's go shall we?"

The prince looked at Takako with emotionless eyes. "Hai." They both disappeared into the darkened skies as rain pelted the ground.

This was the beginning of a journey, filled with action, adventure, and of course love. In fact…this event could perhaps be a very fortuitous one.

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Well that's the end of the first chapter and the beginning to another one. I hope its to your liking because I'll try to update this one as soon as possible. And I went back and fixed it up! Hope it sounds better now!

A special thanks goes to my friend Jennifer who inspired me to think of this story, as well as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Pretear for being my favorite anime of all time.

See in the next chapter called, "An abused Hime and a Jealous Okasa"

Ja'ne!

Oh, and check out the Pretear and Inuyasha crossover that me and SliverSerpentDragon done together. If you like comedy and you like these two animes! Than you would love this zany and wacky story of Pretear in the Senoku Jidai. As well as two crazy authoresses!

And the ages for the guys for this story right now are:

Hayate: 18

Sasame: 17

Kei: 16

Go:15

Mannen: 15

Hajime: 14

Shin: 13