Chapter 1: Beginning of the End

(To see forward events that occurred before this story, watch Full Moon O Sagashite episode 52)

"Takuto!" was the name that burst through her aching throat and out her trembling lips to the boy who was walking away. He stopped and hesitated were he stood. Mitsuki's eyes watered and warm streams of tears flowed down her delicate cheeks. The boy, Takuto, turned slowly and faced her. His silver-blue eyes were clouded with confusion. Mitsuki's lips formed a smiled as she stared into his beautiful face. The boy stared back into her milky-brown eyes, trying to find answers to her identity. A gust of wind flew in at a direction and Mitsuki faced it. Her brown curls dancing in the wind.

"Meroko!" she cried out. Her voice was cracked up and it seemed to hurt her as she yelled it out.

Light colored feathers floated down above them and Takuto held one in his hand solemnly. Mitsuki faced him and her smile grew wider.

"Meroko?!?" Takuto yelled out as if he had unsolved a mystery. His faced showed shock and it froze in place as he glared at Mitsuki. He remembered her, but how? He'd never seen her in his life!

"Mitsuki...." he said under his breath. How he knew her name was like a unbelievable discovery.

The girl's face was incredibly emotional, rivers of tears flooded her now red pink cheeks. She ran and flung herself into him, making him fall backwards. Takuto hit the ground hard on his butt. Mitsuki's clung to him and she seemed as if she wouldn't let go. Her face was buried in his blue shirt against his chest and her body cuddled up against his. Takuto felt his eyes water and tears dripped down his face, he didn't know the reason why, he didn't even know this girl. But, the fact that he didn't remember anything about his past up until a few hours ago, maybe he did know this girl. He noticed that his own arms were embracing her, and his left hand was stroking her curls.

They both felt several eyes glaring at them (probably from a distance). But this was a moment where neither of them dared to care what was going on apart from themselves. Takuto rested his chin on her head and closed his eyes, feeling comforted. Mitsuki rested her grasp on him and let out a sigh of relief.

Long and lasting moments passed when Takuto lifted his chin off of Mitsuki's head and leaned down to whisper in her ear,

"Get up, it's time to get off me,"

He only heard a quiet sniffle in response and he groaned. It was already getting a little dark and no one was around anymore. He carefully lifted the girl off him and got to his feet. He stretched out his body and yawned. Then he heard another sniffle from Mitsuki, louder this time. Takuto picked her up and held her in his arms. "Now where do you live shorty?" he wondered to himself.

A giggle came from the girl's mouth and she opened up her eyes and stared off into her own world.

"You used to always call me that," she said quietly.

"How do you know me?" Takuto asked, putting her down on her feet.

The girl looked up at him with a puzzled expression in her eyes. She tilted her head a little to her right. Takuto felt his face warm a little. In the position she was in, she was amazingly cute.

"Don't you remember me?" she asked.

"No,"

"But... but you know my name," she said a little louder, her voice was starting to crack again.

"Yeah, but I don't know how," he replied, rubbing the back of his neck with his hand.

Mitsuki stared into his eyes, the cloud-like features in them had hardly cleared up. She then noticed that he was wearing normal clothes and wasn't wearing his cat ears. Supposedly, she remembered he looked like this in his human form.

"Takuto-kun, are you in your human form now?"

"What do you mean!?! I've always been human!" he was now very confused. What was she talking about?

Mitsuki looked down to the concrete floor. What was going on? Wasn't Takuto a shinigami? Why couldn't he remember any details. But maybe she could find some answers.

"Takuto, where were you before you came here?"

There was a short pause, and then the boy replied pointing to his right,

"I came from a hospital from down there,"

The girl hoped for a different answer, but she looked back up at him and managed a small smile.

"Would you remember your way back?" she asked hopefully.

"Sure, but why? Do you have an illness?"

Mitsuki shook her head and grabbed his hand. Takuto felt awkward as her delicate small hand fit into his large one.

"C'mon! You lead the way!"