Prtear - Kaori Naruse

Now that her father is gone, Himeno is all alone. With nowhere else to go, the homeless Pretear will finally accompany her Leafe Knights to Leafeania - but the path is slippery. Enemies abound and the stakes are rising, and Himeno faces more than an angry stepmother in the fourth and final volume of Pretear! (*****Additional Text****) From the creator of Kaleido Star and Princess Tutu Himeno's father, her last bit of family and only link to her past, has run away from home. Left alone to battle the whirlwind of accusations and abuse from her stepmother, the young Pretear is kicked to the curb. Now she will join her new family, the Leafe Knights, as they journey to Leafeania, but the path is slippery and the enemies are in hot pursuit. - One of the best-selling shojo anime series of 2004!