Author's Notes:
Hey guys! SURPRISE (for those of you coming from my Familiar of Zero fanfiction)! New fanfic! I have just finished watching Darling in the Franxx and I must say, I love that show. I love it so much, in fact, that I decided to start a fanfiction about it. I'm not entirely sure which way it will go, but I hope you find it enjoyable. HOWEVER, be aware that this fanfiction comes AFTER my Familiar of Zero fanfiction priority wise for the time being. Until that one is finished, don't expect consistent posting. Oh! One more thing! I do have another fanfiction being planned. It is for a much larger anime series, so it takes a lot more time to work out. But I hope it's worth it. Anyway, I hope you like this first chapter. It will be a little laid back since it's an introduction, but bear with me for a while.
Chapter 1: And A New Story Begins
"Hiro-chan! Where are you?" A woman said.
She had brown hair and teal eyes. She was of moderate height and wore a warm smile on her face. She was wearing rather plain clothes since she was in her home. She walked around the home, looking for her son.
Eventually, she arrived at the home's study. She would often find him in that room, reading all the books she had about the past and how her ancestors fought off an alien attack with machines called Franxx, which were created using their former enemies, the Klaxosaurs.
He always took particular interest in learning about his namesake, Code 016, more commonly known as Hiro. He found great admiration in how he showed great devotion by sticking with his partner, Zero Two, not because of any work related bond, but out of an emotion he had never been taught when he was raised, but learned from the first time he met Zero Two. Love.
"There you are, Hiro-chan." His mother said. "It's late. You should rest."
"I want to know more about Hiro-san." The six year old boy said.
"You can read all you want about history during the day." She said, picking him up and taking him to his room. "With how much you love the past, you should be a historian."
"No!" The boy said, pouting his face.
"Oh? Then what do you want to be when you grow up, Hiro-chan?" She asked, tucking him in bed.
"I wanna be a Franxx pilot like Hiro-san! I wanna be a Parasite!" He said, holding a toy figurine of the legendary Franxx Strelizia.
"That age is long over, sweetheart." She said, brushing his hair.
"I'll find a way to be like him..." He said, slowly falling asleep.
"Sweet dreams, Hiro-chan." His mother said, turning off his light and closing his door as he finally fell asleep.
The next morning, Hiro was up early in the morning, quickly going back to his parent's study to read more about the Franxx. By the time his parents woke up, he had already torn through a history book, memorizing everything he could about the events that occurred nearly three centuries ago.
Eventually, his father, a man of moderate heights, blue eyes, and brown hair, walked into the study. He watched his soon look feverishly over the variety of textbooks stacked on the several bookshelves in the warmly lit room.
"Hiro-kun, we're going into the city today, remember?" He said.
"Yes, Papa." The boy responded, now looking at the bookshelf full of books.
"I'll let you choose one book to take with you." His father said, rubbing his son's head. "You should go get ready. Your mother and I will be waiting."
His father exited the room, leaving Hiro to choose a book to take with him. He had already read through many of the historical books in the room, however, one book in particular stood out to him for some reason.
It was titled The Beast and the Prince, a rather romantic story book about a girl who was a monster falling in love with a prince. It really wasn't the kind of thing he would read. He never took a liking to story books, always choosing non-fictional historical books instead. But this one somehow called out to him.
Before he knew it, the book rested in his palms, beckoning for him to open it. However, before he could, he remembered that his parents were waiting for him, so he quickly got dressed in a pair of shorts and a white shirt with an orange V shaped stripe on it.
He quickly ran to his parents, who were waiting outside next to their car. He handed his mother the book he decided to take with him, which took her rather by surprise. Once she got over her surprise, she put the book in her handbag and got into the car's passenger seat. Hiro jumped into the back seat, then the family drove towards the massive city that they could see over the horizon from their countryside home.
"What book did you pick, Hiro?" His father asked.
"It's a picture book I found." Hiro replied.
"Ah, that book." His father said. "I found it while I was at the Mistilteinn Historical Lake. Some say that its illustrations were done by Zero Two herself. That's all just speculation though."
"I can't wait to read it..." Hiro said, wondering if he could learn anything about Zero Two or Hiro from the book.
The City of Mistilteinn
In the evening of that day, a small family walked on the streets of the human capital or Mistilteinn. A girl whose hair bore the color of the blooming cherry blossom petals in the air looked through the windows of the many building with awe, marveling at the many products humans had created.
Her cyan colored eyes twinkled when they reflected the beautiful lights of the city. As she walked with her parents down the sidewalk, something in a window caught her eye. A silver tiara with two red, horn like protrusions on them.
"Mama! Mama!" She exclaimed, tugging on her mom's sleeve.
"What is it, sweety?" She replied.
"I want that, Mama!" She said, pointing at the tiara in the window.
"I'm sorry, but not today, love." Her mother replied.
The girl pouted at her mother, feeling very upset.
"Now now, sweety." Her father said with a smile. "How about we take you to the park to make up for it?"
"Fine..." The little girl said, still pouting.
By the time they arrived at the park, night had already fallen. The massive cherry blossom tree at the center of the park was illuminated by several lights, making it look quite divine. The little girl smiled wide when she saw it, making her parents feel happy.
When they parked their car, the girl immediately jumped out of it, gasping with joy at the sight of the pink flower petals that adorned the tree.
"Come, sweetheart." Her mother said, signaling her daughter to follow her into the park.
The little girl nodded and ran ahead of her mother, making her parents have to rush to keep up with her. The little girl's quick pace turned into running as she got closer and closer to the tree's beautiful flower petals.
"Stop running! You'll fall!" Her mother exclaimed.
"I'll be fine!" The girl said.
Just as she finished saying this, she tripped over one of the tree's roots that grew out of the ground. She fell flat on her face, scraping her knees on the ground in the process. She slowly tried to get up, but was in a bit of pain.
"Ow..." She said to herself.
As she said this, she saw that someone offered her their hand to help her up. It was a small hand, so she knew that it was a child like her.
"You okay?" The person asked.
When she looked up, she saw that it was a young boy the same age as her. His black shaggy hair blowing in the wind and his rich blue eyes filled with concern over her own well being.
"Who are you?" She asked as she accepted his hand.
"Me?" He asked as he pulled her up. "My name is...Hiro."
Author's Notes:
Well there you have it! My first chapter of my second ever fanfiction. I know it didn't introduce any new material and it was kind of short, but I thought that was a better way to start than jumping into something new immediately. I hope you enjoyed it! I'll update with a new chapter soon. Tell me what you think in a PM or Review. Thank you, and see you next time!