Prologue
The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of those depths. I learned that by going through it myself. I thought that no matter what life through at me I could take it all in stride and be strong. Nothing could bring me down from the high pedestal I put myself on. I would have never expected to have life itself to turn around, slap me in the face and prove to me just how wrong I was.
Let go back to the beginning. Maybe once you have heard mine and my mate's story you will understand. Perhaps then, you will be able to comprehend how life demands you to struggle and make sacrifices in order to learn the true meaning of beauty and happiness from within. Let us go back about a year after deep blue was finally defeated and the aliens left back to their home planet. This my dear friends is where our story begins.
Ichigo gazed out the window of her classroom. The rain was starting to pour down hard against the pavement outside and she could faintly hear the rumbles of thunder off in the distance. She wanted nothing more then to go home, crawl back into her soft comfy bed and sleep. This seemed to be a recurring though in Ichigo's mind, seeing as she has this thought so often.
She didn't notice that she had been starring out the window so long until she heard her teacher say "Ms. Momomiya does my lecture on world war one bore you? Perhaps if you'd like you can do the textbook work instead in study hall after school." She said rather rudely, while giving Ichigo and exasperated sigh. "No sensei, I apologies for getting distracted." Ichigo replied in a lifeless voice, watching her teacher walk back to the chalk bored and continue her lesson.
Ichigo was very aware of her change of character. How could she not when she went from being an A plus student to a C average in only a few months. The only problem was she had no motivation to change because frankly she stopped caring about things like studying. Everyone in Ichigo's class notice as well and was quite concerned, even if they didn't all show it.
Ever since the Mew Mew team had defeated deep blue and the aliens left back home, things had changes drastically for everyone. Because of this, Ichigo's personality has never been the same. She did not even give the effort of faking her once happy bubbly self. She walked around like an emotionless doll. Sitting alone whenever at lunch and talking to people only if necessary. Though the students in her class did not know anything about the aliens, or her once double life as a Mew Mew, they still noticed her strange behavior. Unfortunately, they were all ignorant of this and thought her change in attitude was because of the horrible accident that happened about several months previous. In addition, perhaps they are right.
Flashback
"Are you sure you'll be back in three days?" Ichigo asked her boyfriend as he continued to pack a suitcase full of clothing and things he may need in London. Masaya in a matter of hours will be leaving to the airport to board a plane to London, England. After scoring high-test scores on his entrance exams, Masaya was presented with the opportunity study aboard in London on a full scholarship. All he had to do was pass the college interview and he would be able to study aboard.
"Yes, three days and I will be back, I promise. And when I get back, we can go somewhere and hopefully celebrate my interview victory. If that is not the case then we can go somewhere and you can console me and my inevitable sulking if I fail this interview." Masaya said with a laugh.
After finishing his packing and having lunch with wonderful girlfriend, Masaya walked Ichigo home. Once they reached her door, Ichigo wished him luck and told him to call her. He agreed and leaned in to give her a soft kiss before leaving.
Masaya and his mother both boarded the plane to London with high spirits. Hopefully on the way back Masaya would be an official college student.
They put away there carry on bags, took their seats and buckled their seatbelts. Moments later a stewardess walked bye and informs everyone that take off would be in a few minuets and to enjoy the flight.
And just like that, the plane started to move and pick up speed until suddenly they were air born and on their way to London international airport.
With Ichigo
Ichigo had just finished having a delicious dinner with her mom and day when she decided to watch some TV. It was Thursday so that meant that the vampire diaries would be on, it had recently become one of Ichigo's guilty pleasures. So she plopped down on the couch, grabbed the remote and switched on the television.
It just so happened that the television was still on the new channel from her dad watching it this morning. She still had a little bit of time before her show came on so Ichigo decided to indulge a few minuets of the news to see what was going on in the world.
What she wasn't prepared for was the news that was playing.
"Coming to you live with breaking news. A plane of about two hundred and seven people left around one pm from Tokyo international and was on its way to London, England when tragedy struck. Four and twenty minuets after taking off the plane experienced mechanical failure. After about thirty two minuets, the plane crashed into two ridges of Mount Ontake about one hundred and seventy eight miles from Tokyo. Here is a video of the crash." The news anchor informed as they cut to the clip.
They showed footage someone driving in a car before the camera turned to the window and that's when it happened. In the distance a plane with black smoke tailing out the back crashed into one of the ridges of mount Ontake. Upon impact the plane tore apart and caught fire, you could hear the people in the car screaming at the scene that played out in front of them.
The clip ended and the new anchor started to speak once more, "The number of survivors has just been confirmed. Out of the two hundred and seven people, which included fourteen crew members, only nine of them survived. Out of those nine, about seven were injured. Stay tune for the names of the survivors and more updates of one of the most horrific things to happen this year. I am Sato, Ami and this is TXN New."
Moreover, that was all Ichigo could handle before having a break down, after the commercial the names of survivors were listed and neither Masaya nor his mother were on that list. At that point, everything else went in one ear and out the other. She felt in that second as if ice water had been injected into her veins, sending tremors throughout her body. It was as if her heart was being soaked in acid and set aflame all while being stabbed and sliced with a jagged knife. In the moment that she finally broke into tear, she feared that her heart might never be able to be put back together again. She would forever be broken and no one could put her back together again.
Ichigo's parents found her only ten minuets after the news ended. She was curled up into a tight ball on the floor letting out the most heart wrenching sobs a parent could hear. Tears stained her face and Ichigo could not seem to stop shaking.
Her parents rushed over to her and attempted to console their child. Little did they know that their child had died the moment she heard the news of the crash.
End of flashback
With a sigh Ichigo turned back to her lesson, she was so caught up in her thoughts that she did not even notice that class was about over and she had not a clue as to what her homework was for that day. "I guess I'm going to have to wing it tonight on my homework." Ichigo said to herself as she started to gather her belonging before the bell rang. The teacher was reminding the class about the weather outside, to use an umbrella just as the bell rang, and everyone walked out of her classroom.
Ichigo went to her locker to get her books and bag to go home when her now pessimistic friends came to bother her. They always questioned her with stupid questions like 'How are you feeling, or can I do anything for you and if you ever need to talk to someone I am here.' God how she hated that everyone thought she wanted there help. Frankly, she just wished they would leave her the hell alone. If she wanted help, she would ask for it.
Ichigo did not even hear what her friends had said to her. She simply finished packing her bag, grabbed her umbrella and turned to them saying, "It has been 7 months, I am fine and getting on with my life. Just leave me alone, okay?"
And like that, Ichigo left her speechless friends behind as she makes her way to the school exit. Before exiting, she slung her bag around her shoulders, opened her umbrella and made her way out into the pouring rain to go home.
"They just don't understand." she whispered to herself as she walked down the sidewalk that was now a dark gray from the rain and puddles appearing everywhere. She continued walking home in the freezing rain, cars driving by her, headlights flashing all around. She did not notice any or it. She was too lost in a world all her own. A world where things were very different.
When she reached her house after a walk through the park, she ran headed straight to her room. After shutting her door quietly, she plopped down on her bed and stared up at the ceiling. She layed there so long that she could see the shadows moving around the room as the day turned into night. It was not until around nine that she fell into a numb and painless dream of the old days were Masaya was alive, still helping her and kisshu defeat Deep Blue.
A/N: Alright, so how did you like it? I have decided that I am going to rewrite all the chapters I have posted due to the fact that they suck and I can do much better now. I am also looking for a beta reader for this story so if you are interested please PM me ASAP! Please review and let me know what you think! Have an awesome day guys!
