Author's note: You could say I have a very busy schedule...

Let's see...Christmas...looking for a job (and surprisingly getting one)...thinking of ideas for future fanfics...the new year...

As much as I wanna write a (insert character name here) x reader ficcie, there are other fanfics that clearly demand to be written, and thus, here's what I've got.

Now, I may change up what happened during the Katastrophe arc in the actual manga, so that things can probably make more sense and be a little more plausible.

Once again, Tomoko and Natsuki belong only to me. I don't own anything or anyone from Gantz.

So with that said, enjoy!

The Price of Victory

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As the aliens arrived in Japan, Natsuki Katagawa and Tomoko Harada, as well as their families, were able to escape and find refuge in an underground facility, in order to avoid the possibility of being captured by the aliens, and then turned into food. Before the Katastrophe occurred, the short-haired girl had not only been talking to her family and making the most of the end of days, but also meeting up with the boy from Osaka, whom she later referred to as 'Nerdo', due to his glasses and geeky nature.

They both got to know each other, and revealed to each other as to how they died and then resurrected as part of Gantz's army to take out the aliens. In fact, they had just begun to become new friends with each other when the Katastrophe finally happened.

Though Tomoko won her way to freedom, to live a seemingly ordinary life yet again, all the while allowing her newfound romance with Joichiro Nishi to fully blossom, with him showing signs of a hot-cold attitude towards her, Natsuki, on the other hand, continued to fight alongside Kei Kurono, Masaru Kato and many more. Even as the short-haired girl found herself underground with her family and friends, she was able to keep in touch with them in case they needed her help.

One night, as she hurried out to find more people to get underground (though she had to make sure she wouldn't get caught in a cage and whisked into the mother ship), a feminine shadow stood in her way. The black-haired girl took a closer look at the shadow, and just as she was about to take out her X gun, the voice belonging to the shadow spoke.

"Are you trying to kill me? Do you think that I'm an enemy, too?" it asked.

"Are you an alien? If so, I might as well take you out." Natsuki replied.

"I'm not. In fact, I'm a vampire." it replied.

The shadowed figure then approached the short-haired girl, and Natsuki's surprise, the figure happened to be Chiaki aka Kill Bill herself. The vampire smiled as she crossed her arms and asked, "So what are you doing here in the middle of the night?"

"I'm looking for more survivors; they needed to seek refuge somewhere." the younger girl replied.

"I see..." the long-haired woman said.

"But what about you? I know you're a vampire, but are you with us humans? Or are you against us?" Natsuki asked.

"You never know...but I'm sure we'll probably get along." Chiaki replied.

"Sarcastically speaking." the short-haired girl added.

"How funny of you to say that." the long-haired woman replied. "So...do you want to stop these aliens or what?" she asked.

Natsuki shrugged her shoulders and nodded. "Fine...I guess."

Chiaki smiled, before a man in a suit approached both women. He was Hikawa aka Host Samurai, and as he brought his gaze towards the short-haired girl, he told her, "Fancy seeing a mere human out and alone in the middle of the night. Do you have a name?"

"My name's Natsuki. Natsuki Katagawa...do you have a name of your own?" she asked.

"I am Hikawa, and this is Chiaki, my ally...and in some circles, my lover." he replied.

"Oookay...but you do know I might get summoned by other alien hunters like Nerdo when they need me, right? Especially since I came across a couple of vampires, and I'm not sure if they'll be friendly towards you both." she said. "Though I gotta say, you're pretty decent people, even if you are vampires and all." she added.

"That's nice of you to say that." Hikawa said with a smile. "Now...let's go." he added after taking out his sword.

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Sorry for ending this prologue like this, but...don't worry, there will be action in the upcoming chapters!

And yes, those are the vampires that probably didn't get any exposure in the Katastrophe arc (if they did, I'll fix the prologue). And while Natsuki teams up with Hikawa and Chiaki, she'll hopefully catch up with Nerdo and the others soon. Besides, this is only the prologue!

With love for my fans,

Chrissy