Hello and welcome to my first fanfic! I hope you enjoy it, but if you don't, please don't grade me too harshly!
Prologue"Mom, where are we going?" asked 16-year-old Hiroko Tokiri. She and her mother were in their car, driving along a deserted road. About an hour before, Hiroko's mother told her to put her shoes on and get in the car without explaining anything.
"Don't worry about it. J-just keep on your toes, okay?" That was her mother's only reply. After that, the car was completely silent.
After contemplating things for a moment, Hiroko slowly said, "Is this about the bullies?" Her mom said nothing to that. When Hiroko looked into the rear-view mirror, she could see tears glistening in her eyes.
The bullies Hiroko spoke of were Kitara Yu and Tinoki Haru. They had cornered her after school about a week ago, and kept teasing her about her sickly sister. A swelling rage seemed to build up inside of Hiroko, until finally it seemed to explode. The strange thing was, though, it seemed like an alien was speaking instead of Hiroko, and it used her mouth. "Go away. How dare you mock someone who can't help the condition she's in?" And two long slits instantly appeared on each of the girls' arms. Shaken and confused, Hiroko told her mother what happened afterwards. Her mother's response was to instantly turn rigid, her eyes wide with fear. The two did not speak much since, despite Hiroko's attempts to make conversation. She even caught her mother crying in her bedroom one afternoon.
"Hiroko, please understand," said her mom finally. "I love you, and I don't want anything happening to you." Then she burst into tears. Hiroko tried her best to comfort her, but it was futile. Eventually, Hiroko had to turn her attention to staring out the window, which was now blurred with the rain.
Suddenly, the car turned into an empty gravel parkway that was surrounded thickly by trees. "We're here," stated her mother simply. "Grab your coat."
When the pair stepped out of the car, a group of people stood waiting, along with a face Hiroko recognized. "Grandpa?" she said in surprise. "What are you doing here?"
But Grandpa didn't answer. "Thank you, Suki. We'll take it from here."
"NOOOOOO!" Mrs. Tokiri suddenly burst out, and some of the men grabbed her, opened the door of their car, and thrust her inside, slamming the car door.
"MOM!" cried Hiroko, and lunged forward, only to be held back by some of the burlier men. "What are you doing?!" Hiroko yelled passionately. "Let me go!"
Hiroko was instantly slammed to the ground. Stars whirled in her head, and when she recovered, she was surprised to find two hands clasped around her neck.
"I'm sorry, Hiroko," said a familiar voice. Hiroko looked up into the eyes of her own uncle. Suddenly , a barrage of images exploded into Hiroko's head, and the final image was that of a strange symbol, filling up her mind like a flood so she could think of nothing else. An explosion of energy erupted from Hiroko, sending her foes flying,And then she blacked out.
Ooooh, what happens next? Well, this will all make sense in a couple of chapters, so stay with me! Please review; it would be very helpful!