Chapter 1

Fukayama Nashi, one of the aces of the girls baseball team, was jogging around the field with her team and the boys baseball team for morning practice. A grin on her tanned face as she chatted animatedly with her best friend, Sakamoto Kozaru. Her long, dirty blonde high ponytail bouncing behind her as she ran while green, sparkly 'X' shaped clips held her messy bangs away from her face. Her dark green eyes focused forward. She was very excited since school had just began and was even more excited that she could play baseball again. She was ready for the new school year! But she hadn't been expecting how her year was actually going to turn out...

"Zaru-kun. How was your holiday then?" Nashi asked her best friend as they entered the classroom after morning practice. He stopped texting and placed his phone in his uniform blazer's pocket.

"It was okay, I guess..." He drawled lazily and sat down in his desk near the window. He had dark brown hair and hazel eyes. He was quite good-looking, high above average intelligence and very good at most sports. But he had one fatal flaw. He was a lazy guy. He was so lazy that he didn't bother during tests and got average grades, didn't care to much about appearances unless he was forced too (usually by Nashi) and played baseball in a mediocre way.

"Really..." She groaned in frustration. "I talked about almost everything that me and sis did over the holiday and all you say is 'It was okay, I guess...'"

Kozaru nodded. She glared at him. For a moment, they just looked at each other and to their classmates it looked like they had been fighting. And then they broke into laughter.

Soon the school day had finally ended and Nashi and Kozaru were walking home together. Kozaru suddenly stopped and noticed a poster that said: Endangered Animal Museum Opening Today!

"Hey, why don't we visit that place? It could help with the poster on endangered animals right?" Kozaru asked. Nashi gasped.

"Great idea! For a lazy bum like you, that's impressive."

"Zaru-kun, this place is great!" Nashi exclaimed, looking at all the pictures and pieces of information about endangered animals. Kozaru nodded but sighed as he pulled out his wallet.

"It's so expensive though..."

Nashi playfully punched his arm. "Don't be so mopey, now. It's for a school project. Anyway, isn't it a man's job to treat his lady?"

"But, you're not my lady." He said with a blank face. "I only date feminine girls. You're just my boyish best friend." He gestured at her jeans, trainers and baseball designed t-shirt.

The blonde smacked her best friend with her notebook before turning away to write her things down. Kozaru laughed quietly before sitting with her and doing absolutely nothing but reading a manga. After a while, Kozaru groaned exaggeratedly.

"I think we need a break... Such hard work makes a man hungry..." Nashi glared at him before sighing and bringing two bento boxes out of her backpack.

"Don't blame me if they suck. Sis made them while I was changing." They stood up and walked outside to some benches and sat down to eat. Kozaru took a bite before shivering in disgust and just saying he would buy them stuff at the vending machine. Nashi laughed before sending him away. He gave a lazy smile and shuffled off.

"What?! I have to pay that much just to see the animal statues?! That better come with a pony 'cause that is crazy!" Nashi blinked in surprise at the angry yell. She tried to locate the sound and saw an angry looking girl yelling at the woman at the entrance. Delilah, was it?"I'm going to see the animals not buy them! Anyway, it's not even the real thing! It's just their pictures and statues!"

Delilah had tried to persuade the young girl but that only seemed to make the small girl angrier. "No, I know my rights, this is child abuse, this shouldn't be legal, daylight robbery!"

"I'm sorry young lady, but if you can't afford the price, then I have to suggest that you leave," Delilah commanded, her blonde eyebrows furrowing.

The angry girl's friend tried to calm her down but the angry girl wasn't having any of it. She wouldn't stop yelling and it got to the point that Delilah had had enough. Just as they were about to be sent out, a woman came over to them. Nashi stopped watching them when she heard the lazy drawl that signaled her best friend had returned.

"I didn't know you were a stalker."

"Shut up, idiot. Did you get the stuff?" She studied him carefully, looking for the food.

"Oh I got the stuff. " He pulled out a variety of snacks from his trouser pockets.

"But whe-" And she was cut off by a huge packet of gummy bears hitting her face. "Okay good. Now hurry up and eat so we can study fast and go home."

"Don't you mean, hurry up so I can read JUMP while you sit there and act like a nerd?" He asked. It was weird saying that, considering that they were both athletes and Nashi is pretty much the female definition of jock.

"I will hurt you." She threw a packet of lays at him. They got to work. Well more like Nashi had got to work with Kozaru making sarcastic and silly comments.

Suddenly, the earth seemed to rumble and shake violently. The world seemed to spin and she was blinded by the light. She suddenly lost her sense of the world as the sound died out. Which way was she facing? Was she even standing anymore? She blacked out.

...

"Nashi!" The terrified shout woke her suddenly. Nashi jolted awake, effectively head butting her friend in the nose. Kozaru spluttered and fell backwards, holding his nose with a squeak of pain.

"Zaru-kun? Zaru-kun... What happened?" She mumbled. Kozaru looked up at her and gave a sigh of relief. She gazed around to see they were on the grass outside the museum, surrounded by flowers.

"You and some girl suddenly fainted. She's still asleep over there. But, are you okay?" He didn't sound lazy, sarcastic or bored like usual. Worry coated his voice and he seemed so frightened that she instantly felt guilty.

"I see..."

Kozaru wiped his bloody nose with his sleeve and helped her up. "I think we should be going home if you don't feel well. Come on. I'll carry you."

Nashi gave a squeak of surprise as he suddenly lifted her off the ground and placed her on his back. Before she could protest, he was already shuffling out from the museum, carrying Nashi and her bag of study supplies.

...

"Oi, Zaru-kun?" He grunted to show he was listening. "Why are we in the park?"

"I thought you could use the scenery. Call it a Therapeutic Detour." He drawled after a minute of science. She hummed in thought before stretching and wriggling out of his grip and onto the floor. He raised an eyebrow. He shrugged it off and they walked side by side through the park. It was really nice. And therapeutic.

...

And then the raccoon monster had other ideas. It was as tall as two cars and seemed to magically appear. Nashi heard a scream break out from a dark haired girl who was facing the monster. Panic broke out as the people in the park rushed to escape.

Next thing she knew, a pink power ranger magical girl popped up out of nowhere. She made a flashy pose, cat tail and all and radiated happiness sparkles. Then a good-looking blond guy appeared too. He threw something at one of the girls who were still here. She was very confused and had a strange sense of nausea as she suddenly felt sick.

"Mew Mew Song! Metamorphosis!" There was a bright purple light and then there was a purple power ranger magical girl. Oh boy. Before she could recognize anything else, Kozaru swiftly picked the girl up and started to run.

"We have to get out of here. The Mew Mews will deal with it." She had no idea what a Mew Mew was. Maybe it was a Japanese thing? She did live in America most of her life.

"Mew Mews..."

...

It was nearly dark by the time they reached her neighborhood. Kozaru had started walking a while ago but he refused to let the small girl get off his back. They had drifted into calm chatter.

"But Zaru-kun! I can walk, you idiot!" Nashi whined.

"You sound so pathetic when you whine. Aren't you meant to be my boyish best friend?" Nashi pouted. They soon reached her house and he let her down.

"Just take it easy, okay?" He asked.

"Fine." She said. The boy winked at her before shuffling off to his house. She waved him off with a thank you before entering her house.

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A/N: Introducing the main character, Fukuyama Nashi (Or Nashi Fukuyama if you want the first name first) and her best friend, Sakamoto Kozaru (Kozaru Sakamoto)! If you don't know, I am making this a joint story with the amazing Skyfallcrazy, so some of her scenes will be in here. Thanks for reading and reviews are appreciated!