Chapter 1: Normal Night
It was a cool, calm night as a breeze blew over the city of Tokyo. Stars twinkled above as the heavens reflected their beauty over the city below. It was a quiet night as well; it was the sort of night you could expect to be peaceful.
It was in this peace that a young girl named Ichigo Momomiya stepped out on her balcony, all seeming very normal. However, all had never been normal for the girl. Despite what the night may have appeared, Ichigo knew that her life would never be normal.
Ever since Ichigo and her four friends had their DNA's fused with those of five endangered species, their lives had been turned upside-down. Despite that, tonight was the first night that seemed truly peaceful and serene, and Ichigo hoped that it would remain so. After all, there were no more aliens or Kirema Anima to fight, and she and her boyfriend were finally as happy as could be with each other.
Although, Ichigo did find herself sometimes missing the aliens and the excitement of being a Mew, she was glad to have Masaya love her the way he did, and appreciated being a normal couple. Though, despite the love of the onyx haired boy, Ichigo couldn't help but sometimes think of the way that Kish loved her, too. The day he left earth, he said that while he did love her, he wished for her to be truly happy. Of course after that, he had stole another kiss from her, but she was happy with the gesture of kindness…Kish's own weird kindness.
It had been the last time she'd seen the alien boy. But, she couldn't dwell on him anymore! He was on his own planet, living out his own life, and she had her own life to lead with her boyfriend Masaya, whom she loved...
Ichigo began to feel tears well up in her eyes and she let out a shuddering breath. Ah, but even just thinking about his name made it harder for her to just let go. Masaya had recently decided to go to England to study abroad about endangered species, and he would be gone for a year, at the least. Ichigo knew that she would miss him terribly, and agonize over their separation every day.
She wiped away the tears that slowly rolled down her pale cheeks as she looked up at the stars, hoping for them to take her away and sweep away her sorrow and problems. But, they did not answer her pleas. She began to feel more tears make their way toward her eyes and she uttered a sentence which got caught in her throat.
"I'm going to miss Masaya so much when he leaves."
She laid her head on the balcony and let the cool metal soothe her head as she began to cry. Ichigo loved Masaya with everything that was in her. She thought about all the times that they shared and soon, those times would end. Their romance would be stretched thin, and despite Masaya's consoling words about always loving her no matter the distance, Ichigo couldn't help but allow the despair to overtake her completely. She shook her head, not wanting to think of such things, but they her mind chose not to listen and it let the thoughts invade her mind anyway. When Masaya left, Ichigo would have no one to share special moments with, have no one to laugh with and have no one to hold her, to wrap her tight in their arms and comfort her when she needed to cry.
With every thought, more tears came to her eyes. She closed them, hoping to cease her sobbing by drowning out the world. Her sobs rose up in the air arounc her and she succeeded in her task. But as she cried, she failed to notice one "star" in the sky above her getting brighter and brighter.
Little did she know, it wasn't a star at all, and that the night she had hoped for, filled with normalcy, would soon be shattered.
The cool calm night soon became windy and chilly. As a harsh breeze began to whip Ichigo's hair everywhere, she looked up, tears still glistening on her cheeks, and looked at the sky, at the "star". It suddenly glowed with the brightest light Ichigo had ever seen. It seemed to tear through the dark and drown out any other light source. Ichigo looked around and it seemed everything was submerged in the strange and overpowering light.
"This is totally not normal..."Ichigo whispered. As she whispered this, there was a sound louder than anything on earth. It was a loud boom, almost like the sound two boulders would make if they were thrown at each other at incredible speeds. The sound, whatever it was, scared Ichigo and as she stumbled backwards, she tripped over her own feet and fell over. As she looked up, she saw a large thing floating beside her balcony. For a moment, she was too stunned to notice that it was a spaceship. And a second later, the air shimmered on her balcony and Ichigo saw a figure appear that looked a lot like...
"Kish...?"
"Hey Ichigo!" The figure jumped down onto the balcony and leaned down to look at Ichigo better. He looked right into her eyes and said, "Why are you on the ground, Koneko-chan?"
Ichigo confirmed her suspicious by that one phrase...it was Kish; he looked different though. His hair was a bit longer, and he looked taller. His golden eyes still burned with the same intensity they always had, and were lit with a mixture of curiosity and benign playfulness.
One thought crossed her mind as she looked up at the alien boy, concern beginning to leak into her thoughts.
Why is he here? He should have no reason to be...unless...
He suddenly interrupted her thought by saying, "Ichigo, I'm sorry for the entrance, for scaring you, and for not realizing much sooner just how much I need you in my life again. Only this time, I want no interruptions…" He gave a perverted grin and Ichigo sighed.
Well, he may look different, and he may be older, but he is the exact same Kish I knew before…a pervert!
He straightened up and folded his arms as he looked out, suddenly serious as his eyes focused on a distant thought. "Look Ichigo, I don't care about Masaya, or how much he claims to love you, I'm taking you back and I won't do to you what he's done."
Ichigo looked up confused and questioned quickly, "What do you mean? What has Masaya done? What do you mean 'claims to love' me?"
Kish gave a lopsided grin to the redhead and smiled, reverting to his playful tone. "Now is not the time or place, Koneko-chan, but I will explain everything to you eventually, I promise!"
As he said this he pulled out a small draw string bag. He untied it, poured a silvery dust into his hand before giving a small smile to Ichigo.
"When you wake up, you will be in paradise."
He blew the dust into her face and she inhaled it as she gasped reflexively. She felt it fly straight through her airways, fast acting as her world began to spin off its axis. She looked up at Kish and tried to stay sitting up, but she wobbled and the last thing she felt was her face against the balcony.
