Prologue

Angels and demons; heaven and hell; things that had never crossed her mind. They were on the same list as pixie dust, fairies and unicorns. They did not exist. Life was busy as it were between work, work and more work; she didn't have time to dwell on objects of fantasy.

It had been a long day and Misaki Kirihara needed her usual fix of greasy food from McDonness. At least once a week, she would stop by after work. If the week was particularly stressful, she might even stop by three or four times. She knew it wasn't the healthiest way to live, but she couldn't help it! It was so convenient and not to mention, so delicious.

She couldn't even understand how people survived on diets and other silly things like that. Eating was her guilty pleasure and above all else, she loved burgers and fries and anything greasy. Besides, that was the point of working out. That was how she stayed fit; to make up for the foods she loved.

Today was one such day where she would stop by McDonness before she headed home. The thought of a juicy burger with all the toppings caused her to salivate and she quickened her steps. After all, she didn't need anyone to witness her drooling in public.

Swiftly, she crossed the street when the lights changed and the little flashing man appeared on the signal. It took her two minutes to walk down the street as she expertly weaved her way through the sparse crowd. Another minute as she waited for the second light to change.

Just passed this light and it will take me twenty steps, she thought to herself. Another three minutes and they will have a fresh and juicy meal put together for me...

When her foot touched the opposite sidewalk, she grinned to herself. The goal was so close, she could already smell the mouth watering scents wafting towards her with the opening and closing of their entrance doors.

In her haste to get there, she nearly crashed into a male pedestrian as he suddenly shifted his stance directly into her path. A slight curse escaped her lips, but she didn't bother to turn around to see who he was. More importantly, she was only three steps away from the McDonness entrance.

The door slid open as she approached it and her grin broadened as she heard the customary greeting - irrashaimase. Her eyes closed as they had to adjust to the bright lights of the building. She already knew what she wanted so it wasn't like she had to check the menu.

Something seemed off as the light disappeared. When she opened her eyes, it was to find that the building had disappeared, along with the smell of her lovely meal. Not only that, but it was pitch black and she couldn't see a thing. Holding her hand in front of her face, she couldn't even see that.

"What the hell?" she muttered.

Before she could do anything else, she felt something give way underneath her and she started falling. She would have clawed around for something to grab hold of, but there was absolutely nothing... The next best thing was to scream at the top of her lungs as her life flashed before her eyes.

AN: I was told not to start posting this until I was almost finished with the writing... But why? Everyone else posts works in progress. Besides, I'm far enough along that I'm determined to finish this. That said... This is my attempt at writing an alternate universe story. Because of that, some of the characters are going to be OOC in order to match the world, but I hope it doesn't detract from the storyline. At least for the main characters, I'm trying to keep them as close as possible to their true personalities.