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I've been looking for days now and still haven't found (Name). It was now effecting my work. I just didn't feel like doing it when (Name) was who-knows-where. The sudden decrease in what I completed must have been noticed because now I was being questioned by Koumei. I sighed, there was no way I could work when I was so worried about (Name). But something that Koumei said caught my attention.

"I saw that girl you've been looking for." He seemed bored, but that was how he always was.

I jumped out of my chair, "WHERE?!"

"Huh, so is that what's been effecting your work?" He had found me out.

"Just tell me where you saw her." I grumbled.

"I'll tell you depending on how much you can get done." He walked out of the room. I just stood there. He had seen (Name), he might even know where she was. She could be in my grasp again. I could have her, I could find her. I could get what was mine back! All these thoughts flew through my head then I looked at the stack of work I had let pile up, all I had to do was get that done. I now was determined to finish. (Name) I would get back.

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You laid on the cold dirt floor of the shack. Chiyo and that man would only return at night. They still had work to do at Seishuu Ri's mansion and didn't want anyone to get suspicious. It had now been 2 days since Chiyo had tricked you and a whole week since you had gotten away from Kouha. Maybe he had forgot about you. It could have just been a little spurt of crazy that only lasted for a short amount of time. You began to hope for that. If Kouha forgot about you then there would be no reason for Chiyo to keep you here.

You heard the door of the shack open. Chiyo walked in with a bright smile on her face. "Guess what (Name), your prince just doubled the reward for you. He must really miss you." The one hope you had shattered. "I'm going to write a letter to him right now asking him to double it again. When he does you can go see him again." She talked to you like a baby. But what upset you the most was that you were just going to have to sit around and wait to be traded off to Kouha.

Chiyo held out a little pill then pulled your gag off. She pried your mouth open and put it inside. You were to weak to resist her. You swallowed, remembering what she did the first time you wouldn't. The burn wound was still healing.

She put the gag back on you then left the shack. You managed to use you tongue to push the pill out of your mouth, which was really difficult with the gag in place. You had swallowed earlier, but not the pill. You were weak from the pills that were given to you previously. These pills had a weird effect that seemed to paralyze you baby. As you regained strength, eventually you were able to sit up. You looked over towards the other room in the shack. You somehow managed to stand up on your bound feet. Stupidly, you hopped over to the other room to see if there was anything to help you escape. You saw a knife that was sitting on a table next to a little stove. You jumped over to it and picked it up. In the same way you had freed yourself from Kouha, you cut the ropes off of you now. Next, you pulled the gag out out of your mouth. You breathed of a small sigh then tripped over to the door of the shack. It was locked, but a weak door like that wouldn't be strong enough to keep you in. You shoved your body against it and broke it down. When you made it outside you ran as fast as you could through the maze of the alleys. After running for a while you saw a figure up ahead. Your vision was blurry and you couldn't tell who it was. The figure began coming towards you. Seeing the approaching figure you turned around and began to run, however you felt a hand grab you. Someone spun you around, you saw the face of the man from the kitchen, then you felt an impact to your stomach. Everything around you went black.

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I finished my work and felt a rush of excitement. Now, I could find where (Name) was. I would be able to see her again. She would be with me forever and I would never let her leave. She was mine, and only mine. I smiled to myself then ran off to Koumei's room. He spent most of his time cooped up in there. I pushed his doors open and walked inside. I heard a long sigh coming from a corner of the room. Koumei was sitting there doing boring paper work.

Before I could ask where (Name) was he already replied, "I saw her over by Seishuu Ri's place."

Without wasting another second I went straight to where Seishuu Ri lived. I thought I had sent men to look for (Name) over here before. Well, it didn't matter. If she was around there I could finally have her. She was mine and I planned to keep what belonged to me. '(Name)!'

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While I cleaned up some spilt water, multiple of the mansion's guards entered the kitchen, Prince Kouha came in after them. I smiled to myself. Destiny must have favored me, because now instead of having to deliver that letter to the palace I could slip it to him while he was here. He was probably looking for (Name) it was too bad she wasn't here anymore. He searched around for a while. I placed the letter on the ground in the hall he would have to walk through to get back to the kitchen. There was only one word on it, (Name), I was sure that would get his attention. Sure enough when he approached it, he bent over and picked it up. As he read a smile formed. I couldn't tell if he was about to cry or burst out laughing. I walked off before he could notice me. I left the mansion and went back to where I was keeping (Name).

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As you regained consciousness you were once again laying on the floor of the shack. The man was sitting on a stool nearby and didn't notice that you had woken up. Within seconds Chiyo burst in the room and hugged the man.

"He will do it!" She laughed out to him. "I could tell by his face, he will do it."

She looked over at you and walked towards you. "Guess what, (Name). Your prince will be coming to get you today. You will get to be reunited with him."

You froze in place. You had lost your only chance to escape Kouha. Once he found you, you would never be able to leave him. Chiyo stood up and began to walk away. Then she turned around and looked at you. "Well, we won't be coming back here, so, BYE!" She skipped out of the room while the man followed. You stared at the door, eyes wide. The room was dead silent. You could even hear your heart race.

You had no idea when Kouha would arrive, for all you knew it could be that very second. You tried to get up to look for that knife again, but you were jerked back down. You looked behind you to see that that man had tied you to a wooden beam. For a second you felt your stomach churn, but you calmed yourself down. You had to stay concentrated. You backed up to the beam and struggled to untie the knot. It took you a while with your hands tied up, but eventually you were free from the pole. Once again you went to the other room of the shack. This time the knife wasn't there.

"Ugh," You bent over and sat on your knees. You leaned back until your hands reached you feet then you tried your best to untied them. You felt the rope loosen and lit up. Suddenly, you felt a rush of adrenaline surge through your body as you got back up. You couldn't untie your hands, but at least you could run.

You forced the door open and started to run hopefully you could get away before Kouha could get to you. You turned a corner and bumped into someone. You looked to see who it was. A pair of familiar pink eyes looked into your (E/C) ones.

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