Notes: If you see something in ' example' then its a thought...I don't like going back and forth from italics to normal! Thanks!

"Where are we going Debbie?" Alex asked, twirling her side-bangs in her pointer finger as her cousin drove them around Japan.

"Oh...Nowhere really..." Debbie answered, voice shaky as if she was nervous. Alex looked over at her 51-year-old cousin with questioning hazel eyes. Shrugging off the unusual behavior, she looked back out the window of the SUV.

'We've only been living here for about a week, yet I feel like I know this place from somewhere. Its like I used to live here or something.' she thought, watching as they turned down a hill with trees on one side and an extremely nice looking apartment complex on the other. Debbie stopped the car after another turn and unbuckled, breathing heavily. "Do you know someone who lives here or something?"

"Uh yeah! They want to meet you so I said I'd bring you over!" Alex groaned and got out of the vehicle, slamming the door as she wiped the dog hair off her black coat and blue jeans. She followed her cousins up a tall flight of stairs and then entered apartment number 63. Inside was a dark, unfurnished living room, open to the kitchen and a small hallway. Alex froze up as she saw one person she had never wanted to see again. Her mom.

"Hi Alex." her mom said, looking and sounding like she had cried. There was a tall, blonde, happy looking man standing next to her. "I'd like you to meet Shinji. We've been waiting for you." The man smiled and waved, his school uniform looking extremely clean. Debbie pushed Alex forward, and the girl stumbled, confused, and slightly afraid. Debbie continued pushing her forward until she got around the island in the kitchen, where she was shoved to the ground by her mom.

"Nice to see you to Mother." she muttered, curling her fingers into fists. Shinji looked away from her at to the mom who had more tears flowing down her chubby face.

"Are you sure you want to do this? You still have another year before the medicine wears off." he said, giving Alex's mom a chance to reconsider her decision.

"N-no. I don't want this to be any harder than it already is." Alex was startled. What was going on around her? What were they talking about? What medicine?

"What are you guys talking ab-" she didn't have time to finish speaking as a girl with bright green hair appeared right in front of her face.

"Hold still!" the girl said cheerily as she ripped Alex's coat off her skin.

"Hey!" Alex jumped up and shoved the green-haired girl back, looking at her white tank top.

Alex looked at her mom and Debbie, who were both in tears as she found an arm around her neck forcing her to look up and star at Shinji. "Why ya so violent suddenly Alexandria?" he asked, a smile on his face as his oddly cut hair bounced. The green haired girl was in front of her, a knife in one hand that looked painful, and a yellowish liquid on the edge of the blade.

"What the hell are you doing?" Alex snarled, her brown hair falling forwards as she kicked Shinji with the sole of her foot, and spun around. Using his bent figure, she leapt up and over the island, sliding to a stop in the hallway. "Are you crazy? Mother what did you do?" Alex's voice snarled, watching both Shinji and the girl. Shinji put a hand on the girl's shoulder as Debbie took a step forward. Alex saw a door just to her right, and knew it was unlocked. "Stop or I'll run." she said, holding out a hand. Debbie froze, and looked down.

"...marriage..." was all Alex could hear from Debbie's soft voice. Shinji nodded, and the green-haired girl smiled slightly, still not looking very happy, but not mad either.

"What?"

"An arranged marriage Alexandria!" her mother suddenly snapped. "It was arranged the day you were born, and it was only a matter of time before they came." Alex was speechless.

"Mashrio-chan, you can give it to her." Shinji said and the green-haired girl nodded.

"Give me what?" there was a defensive tone to Alex's voice as she stepped back against the wall. At the same time, the door she had come in from, across the room from her, opened wide. A tall, heavy-set man with pink hair walked in with a man with blonde, long, curly hair.

"Hachi and Kensei! What a brilliant time for ya to show up!" Shinji said with a smile, motioning to the of the couch. Alex turned slightly to keep them in her view, but Mashiro was there in front of her, holding her arm and keeping an elbow in Alex's stomach, putting the knife to her upper arm.

"Wait!" she said, and Mashiro paused, looking out of large eyes. "What is that...That stuff on the blade?" Mashiro looked over at the two men who had walked in. The one with long hair and narrow eyes sighed.

"It's the antidote to what we gave you sixteen years ago to protect you from any hollows that came into the area where you were living." he said with flowing hands. Alex lifted half of her lip, her canine showing as she studied the knife that was against her skin.

"Oh." and then Alex was gone, down the hall and into the bedroom hidden behind a large bathroom. She quickly closed the door and sat herself against it. 'Who are these people? Arranged marriage? What do they mean THEY gave me some sort of medicine fifteen years ago? Impossible! They would've been like...My age!' she thought, mind racing as a thud hit the door.

Alex-chan! Open the door! I promise it won't hurt!" a voice she hadn't heard yet called. She took in a large amount of air before the door swung open, throwing her to the floor and scratching up her leg, making her bleed.

"Uncalled for!" she hissed while sitting up. Shinji was standing there with the pink haired man, who looked ashamed.

"Alexandria if you'd just take the antidote like a good girl then we wouldn't be having this conversation." Shinji said with an exhausted tone. Alex snorted.

"Don't call me Alexandria." she said, crossing her arms as the Hachi picked her up with one arm and forcefully carried her struggling body into the kitchen once more, where a girl with a side pigtail and brown eyes was sitting with her legs crossed on the island, holding the knife while Mashiro and Kensei were walking her mom and cousin out. "Put me down!" she hissed, and fond herself dropped on the ground, and unable to move her arms. "What the hell?"

"You're new to all of this huh?" The girl said, sliding off the kitchen area and on to the ground, setting Alex on her side. "It won't take long for you to adjust though." Alex snarled and swung her leg out, knocking the girl off-balance. "Hey! Uncalled for bitch!"
"That's my line!" Alex snarled as two arms held her on her side. "Get off of me!"

"Alex please! if you struggle it will hurt!" Mashiro whined, looking like she was going to cry.

"She'll make the perfect match for that dickhead Grim!" the blonde girl said angrily, on her feet and looking down at the captured Alex. She began to put the knife to her skin, and Alex moved.

"I'll do it." Everyone got silent. "I'll cut myself, not one of you."

Shinji looked at the girl. "Hiyori, give her the knife." Alex found she could once again use her arms, and slowly put the cold metal against her skin. Everyone was watching her, watching what she was about to do. Taking in a short, quick breath, she pulled the blade across her skin, feeling the liquid ooze into it. To her surprise, it truly didn't hurt. Her mom and cousin were led back in as she fell to her side. The door she had wanted to run for opened, and a strong man wearing a grey t-shirt walked in. He had grey hair, but was obviously not old. The one next to him was tall, lean, and wearing a green jump suit. He had a star-shaped afro that looked odd, as well as extremely dark sunglasses. Alex's heart started beating as Mashiro looked into her eyes.

"You have never met Grim-san have you?" she asked. Alex could feel her heart racing, and her body grew tired. She just wanted to lay there and sleep. "You'll be in for a surprise!"

"Love, Rojuro, will one of ya two take her to the house?" Shinji asked, and the man with an afro nodded. "Thanks." Alex looked straight at her mom, an anger coursing through her veins at the sight.

"Where is she, mother?"

"Who?"

"C-Caitlyn." her voice cracked as she struggled for breath.

"She's at home Alexandria."

"T-train her w-well mother. W-when i get back I'm going to ki-ill her." Shinji looked at Love, and he quickly scooped up Alex and ran off out the door to his crew cab truck with Hiyori and Mashiro.