Htaed: YAYY!! CHAPTER ONE FINALLY!! omg my hand are gonna fall off, I typed all of these one after the other in english class when I was supposed to be doing work . ...baka-sensei hasn't caught me yet, and I do it all the time -

"Hey, look at that!"

"A girl? Why's she all chained up?"

"Stupid, she's obviously a Doll."

"Really? I thought all the Dolls in the city were destroyed."

"Don't you remember that particular Doll?"

"Uh...No."

"God, you can be dense! That's Fyara, the Duke's old Doll!"

"Oh yeah, I remember now...She was an Elemental type, wasn't she?"

"Yeah, and her element was fire, so they couldn't destroy her."

I turned my head away from the gossips, sighing. I moved my hands into my lap, the chains around my wrists clanking.

"How did this end up happening?" I thought. "Who decided we weren't the effort of keeping?"

I leaned back against the wall, sighing then I suddenly jerked my head up. Was I imagining things? No, there it was again! That telltale high-pitched whine/buzz could only mean one thing. Another Doll was nearby! I frowned. "But who...?"

My silent question was seemingly answered when what looked to be a foreigner came into view.

The whine died away to nothing, meaning that wherever the Doll was, it was in my line of sight. I focused on trying to see his mark. As Dolls, we can see the markings of other Dolls if we're close enough. The man was still several metres away, but I should be able to see his mark, if it was him. I focused on him, and saw a little glow behind him...in his bag? As he got closer, I saw that it was a tiny, green heart shape made up of litlle interconnecting lines. It wasn't attached to the man, so that could only mean one thing...I resisted the urge to clap my hands in delight.

"A fairy! He has a fairy type in his bag!"

I almost smiled. So, one of my tiny 'cousins' had escaped being destroyed. That was good to know. At least one other Doll was alive, and well. Suddenly, I was jolted out of my musings, when the foreigner crouched down in front of me. His brow furrowed when he saw my shains. Reaching out to touch one, he asked, "Are you alright?"

I rolled my eyes, and lifted my arms, the chains clanking.

"Hmmm...I don't know... Let's see, I'm chained in the middle of the street because they couldn't destroy me, I'm the local topic for gossip, and these chains are made of D.A.R.K.E. Matter, so I can't even use my powers to get myself out of here! You tell me, am I okay?"

He chuckled.

"You're Fyara, right?"

"Uh...Yeah."

"I'm Tam, and the pixie in my backpack is Liliha. You can meet her later."

I frowed. Later? Voicing my thoughts, I asked, "Later? What do you mean?"

Tam grinned cheerily, before whispering, "I'm here to get you out of here."

Htaed: YOSH!! first actual chapter!!