*This is my fourth fanfiction, and I've decided to go a different route with this one, as you will soon find out!

*I do not own TMM or any of its charcters etc.

*Pairings are as follows: KisshuxIchigo obvs, PaixZakuro, LettucexRyou, TarutoxPudding, MintxMasaya + OcxOC.

*Yes, this first chapter is a prologue, so if you don't want to read it then go right ahead and skip to chapter 1, but I strongly advise you do read this as the whole story will make more sense if you just grin and bear the boredom of a chapter that doesn't mention Kisshu;)...

Tick Tock. The tedious ticking of the too-loud clock was pecking at my ears. I chanced another glance; five minutes since I last checked, damn. Why does this lesson go so flipping slowly?

"Hannah," I heard from behind me the half-whisper of my classmate Jack.

I checked what my teacher was doing, and was relieved to see that he was turned around writing on the board and mumbling something about evolution in that hypnotizing monotone all teachers seem to have perfected. Assured that Dr. Drawdlin was preoccupied, I turned to face my classmate, who was leaning over his desk to speak to me.

"Is it true?" he asked me, smirking playfully.

I rolled my eyes and groaned, flirting subtly, "Do I need to ask what you're on about?"

I had been asked that very question at least five times everyday since we had returned from the Christmas holidays. He grinned, "Probably not, but is it true?"

I sighed, "I think so, unless new rumours have got round."

"So you did get off with Jem at New Years then?" He laughed.

I inwardly cringed at his words, but nodded reluctantly nevertheless.

"Oh my god, you're like, a paedophile!" he teased me.

My stomach clenched at that, but I laughed; I knew he meant no offence by it.

"Urgh, I just want to forget about it, and I was drunk so it's not like I wanted to get off with him!"

He ruffled his curly hair and smiled up at me from under his fringe, causing a colony of butterflies to go mental in my stomach; I loved it when lads did that: when they smiled at you from under their hair with that sexy look that melted you like butter! My sub-conscious tutted at me; we all know why you've had a lot of attention recently though… she pursed her lips and raised her eyebrows meaningfully at me, and I mentally scowled back.

But she was right, ever since I had got off with one of the hottest lads in our school- even though he was in the year below me- boys had been flirting with me quite a lot! With any luck, Jack was jealous, although I doubted it; he could have any girl he wanted, so why would he choose me?

"If what you're talking about is so important, Jack, Hannah, I'm sure you'd like to tell the whole class about it?"

I jumped and turned back around to the front of the classroom where an annoyed Dr. Drawdlin was stood, his hands on his hips like an anime character…

No! No, don't think it; not at school! I cleared the inappropriate thoughts and focused on the science teacher in front of me.

"Any more talking from you two, and one of you will be moving." He raised an eyebrow, and I nodded cockily, mentally rolling my eyes at his empty threat.

He turned back to the board and I caught my friend's eye and smirked. She shook her head sarcastically and I giggled quietly. Turning my head marginally to the right, I glanced at the round, white face of my ticking tormentor and saw, to my delight, that there were only five more torturous minutes left until I could leave this hell-house and go home!

Fifteen minutes later, I was raising my middle finger and pouting playfully to the Tinford twins, the two hot brothers whom I walked home with, as they continued on their way, and unlocking my front door. As soon as I got in, I kicked off my shoes, hung up my coat and fired up my laptop, watching impatiently as the starting screen faded in and out.

It was the time of day that I looked forward to from the moment I woke up: anime time! It was the one time in my day when I could truly relax. Having popular friends was great when you wanted attention, but not so great when all you wanted was to watch anime over and over again! At school I was Hannah, at home I was myself. No-one knew about my secret obsession, not even my parents, and I was determined to keep it that way.

Click, click. Tappety tap. Tap. The starting theme tune to Tokyo Mew Mew blared out of my laptop's speakers and I settled back into my comfy chair to watch the next episode, completely ignoring the stack of school books on my bedside table.

This was episode 5, and if I was correct, which I pretty much knew I was, this was the one in which Ichigo enters a gymnastics competition and helps the team come second. Having been in a gymnastics competition myself two years ago, I knew exactly how nervous Ichigo felt stepping into the middle of the stage in front of the judges. On the other hand, I never fully understood why she was so tired all the time; all she had to juggle was work, school, gymnastics and being a Mew Mew! It didn't sound that bad to me!

I had watched this anime fully through twice now, this time being my third, and knew everything about it. Tokyo Mew Mew was most certainly my favourite anime, and I had seen quite a few. The story and its characters never failed to captivate me, and as for Kisshu, I could never imagine any boy ever living up to him; he was my world!

I had written fanfictions about the show, although I kept them private, for my personal reading only, and I had done countless drawings of my favourite characters (mostly Kisshu!).

It had been a long week, I thought to myself wearily as I wound down, what with everyone asking countless questions about the rumours flying round, as well as two exams and heaps of coursework to complete! My eyes began to droop and my head went all fuzzy. All I want is a break from it all! Just some time away from all the gossiping and hard work. Life would be so much easier if I was Ichigo…

I tied a ribbon in my hair
and then I tried to smile
I got the feeling that
I had changed who I was
A bit of courage
becomes confidence
I had forgotten that fact
until I met you
Any girl can become fearless
by knowing a special kind of magic
IT'S SHOW TIME!

If your reading my author's note then you clearly paid attention to my plea at the top, so thanks for that:) please review this first chapter so I know what you guys think of this:)