Sena Ikari looked on at the moon in the sky. It was always beautiful. The stain of red across it had been explained to her dozens of times, but still, it never made sense. What minerals could be there that make that possible? "It'd be cool to go up there," She said, to no one else. She was alone on top of the school's roof as far as she knew.
The door swung open in the darkness with a loud crash, and footsteps could be heard. "W-w-who's there?" She stuttered, terrified that she might get caught the night before school.
No one answered.
"H-hello? Is… is anyone there?"
"Hey," The voice came all at once, behind her, making her scream, "You need to be a little more aware. What do you think you're doing up here?"
Akihiko Langley Soryu looked down on her in her scared plight, his short red hair wavering in the calm breeze of night. He still wore his school uniform, long black pants, a white button up shirt, and a red tie that was left loosened. He gave her a cocky smile. "Seriously though. Why are you up here Idiot?" An affectionate name he called Sena, much to her displeasure, "School's been closed a while. The gates all locked up. Shouldn't you be getting home?"
"Maybe. Why are you here!? I should ask you the same thing!" She said, fighting back a little. She looked back to the moon. She took in a deep breath, a calm setting into her. The wind brushed by them both once more; as she turned back to the classmate of hers that she had known for almost a month now. "It's soothing… coming up here and looking at the moon. My house doesn't give me a good enough view… but this… this is perfect."
"Why's it so perfect?" He asked, moving a bit closer, his eyes narrowing, "Can't stand being home with your father?"
Sena merely turned, with her head down. "Can we… not talk about that please?"
He found an opening with that phrase. "Why do you say that? Too much on your mind? You know, him not showing you any attention except in school, hardly talking to you at home, and not even making you lunch for school? Has he ever told you he loves you besides when you were a little kid?"
"SHUT UP RIGHT NOW!" She yelled, the red scar across the moon seemed to undulate, running down to the bottom of it, and dripping down to the earth, piercing the clouds in the sky as it came down. "WHAT DO YOU KNOW!?"
Akihiko moved in quickly, pressing her against the wall beside the door, pinning her to it, with her wrist held down. "L-l-let go… please," She struggled against his strength and imposing visage.
Slowly, he moved in, laying a kiss on her lips. As soon as they did, and she felt the rush of his warmth against her, her eyes shot open. To her left, through the bloodied sky, she could see the moon dripping with red, and filling the land with it. She turned to look at Akihiko, only to see a red figure pinning her down now. All at once, it let out a scream, as did she.
She rose from the bed all at once, screaming into a pillow she had on top of her. Her eyes wide, taking in all the darkness around her, she felt alone in the house. "Must've… been a bad dream," She said, after finally calming down. Shaking still from the shock, she got up and made her way to the bathroom to relieve herself and drink some water. She checked herself in the mirror, noting a small blemish on her face, and washing her face a moment before going back down the hall to her room.
"I wonder what that dream was about…?" She whispered to herself, lazily moving down the hall to her cracked door. As she opened it, she saw something… peculiar to say the least. A young man sat on her bed, and a young woman on the chair at her desk; both hardly clothed.
Do I have robbers?! Who the hell are they?! She thought to herself, hands over her mouth. I gotta tell dad. The thought crossed her mind a moment, before escaping, without any resolution. Dad won't help. He's never helped before. I guess… I'll have to deal with it.
She gathered her courage, and opened the door, ready for anything. The two figures looked to her, wide and brilliant smiles adorning the female's face.. "Hello Sena Ikari, we were just discussing you and you're home… It is rather nice," Said the woman, her red eyes seemingly radiating with a subtle light.
The man nearly nodded, before looking to her, "Yes. Quite nice." The words were hollow sounding, almost meaningless in nature it seemed, and gave off a feeling of emptiness even Sena had not seen from her father. They were both beautiful and pale, with flawless white skin, white hair that almost seemed to reflect a blue hue, both nearing the mid of their backs, and a slender frame to bring them all together. Sena blushed at them both as she instinctively made her way inside and shut the door.
"Why are… you two here? Who… are you?" She said, shaking with the words.
"We are here to purify the world," The woman said, standing up, and opening the window, "We are here to show you humans that you're lives need to be changed for the better, and we will accomplish them in any way we can. First, we will start here, with you and your school. Prepare yourself Sena Ikari; for your fate will change drastically depending on your decisions from here on out. I pray we meet again in similar and possibly more fortunate situations in the future." The two moved towards her, putting their arms on her shoulders, as they said in unison.
"Good luck Sena Ikari. You are the light that shines brightest in this dying world."
The alarm clock had been ringing for almost ten minutes. Sena's father had already left the early meetings the teachers had at the start of each week. Sena shot out of bed once more, and without missing a beat, began her normal routine. The words of the two strangers in her room, a thought not even close to her racing mind of the moment. Dressed, breakfast ate and lunch prepared, she set off for another week of school; the window of her room left absentmindedly open to the world outside.
