5 Years later...

Ezra sat at his desk, trying to pay attention to his math teacher. It was hard, every time he settled down, the boy behind him would poke him with a pencil. "Ezra, is something wrong?" Ms. Sean asked. Ezra shook his head, "No.". After a few minutes, they were released from class. As he was walking home, the same kid that kept poking him with a pencil caught up to him. "Hey, farmboy!" he snickered. "You're a long way from home. No one can hear you out this far.". Ezra spun around, "What do you want, Damian?". Damian smiled, "To show you that you don't belong here.". He lunged at Ezra, and he dodged. He got behind Damian, crossing his arms. "This again? You got to be kidding me." he sighed. Damian tackled him, knocking him to the ground. He stood over Ezra ready to punch his a face when an arm shot out of nowhere and grabbed Damian by his shirt. She pulled him towards her, growling in his a face, "You'd better back off, you piece of shit, before it gets worse for you.". Damian held his hands up in defense, showing fear on his face. "Okay, okay! You win!" he spoke quickly, and she released him. Damian ran back the way he came, and the girl helped Ezra to his feet. "Thanks, Nicki." Ezra smiled. "I guess I owe you one.". Nicki shook her head, "Not really. We live right next to each other, remember?". Ezra held his hand out, "Want to walk home together?". Nicki nodded, grasping his hand.

Nicki walked down the road with Ezra. She hadn't yet told him how she felt about him. Truth was, she had a crush on Ezra. She was silent for a few minutes. "Is there something you'd like to tell me?" Ezra asked Nicki. She nodded slightly, "Well, yeah. I just, don't know how I should say this.". He let her search for the right words, and then she found them. Taking a deep breath she turned to Ezra. "When we first met each other, I felt like I was in the clouds. Every time I see you, I get this warm feeling inside.". Ezra leaned closer to her face, "You love me, don't you?". Nicki smiled, "Yes. Yes I do.". Ezra, in a swift and unforeseen motion, kissed her on the left cheek. "I love you, too." he spoke gently. The two hugged each other, but the moment was short lived when a large shadow grew. They looked around, confused, then looked up. Above their heads in the sky were four large ships shaped in triangles. Nicki got her phone out of her pocket, turned it on, and started recording a video of the ships. "I got a bad feeling about this." she muttered, staring at the ships with suspicion. She looked over, and Ezra held the same look. "Please don't let these be bad guys.".