Chapter 1: The Awakening

"ASAKI!" A loud shrill came from behind the young cherry blossom colored haired girl as she turned around, her schoolgirl uniform moving in a swift motion with her.

"WHAT!?" The young girl responded as she saw a young girl with the same hair as her was rushing up to her, practically out of breath.

"Slow down. You'd think that mom was cooking a cake or something." The young girl said as she laughed, teasing her sister. For sisters, the two wore their hair in odd styles. Asaki always wrapped up in egg-shaped buns with pigtails slipping out of the bottom. Meanwhile, her sister with a bun on her head and braided loops coming down into what people often asked if she was trying to make into a bun. She had two longer pigtails coming down from that. To put it lightly? Her sister had a lot of hair.

"Oh shut up, I am not! I just want to get home and relax. Especially since there's a new game out and its beta is releasing today Sakura! I really want to play as heals and watch everyone suffer who stand in stuff they shouldn't!" Asaki said with a small grin as a grin crossed her lips. "Besides, the new senior from class A asked me to play! He didn't care that I was an otaku...I secretly think he is one too." She giggled. "He pulled me off to the side all alone..I could have died!"

"Uh huh..." Sakura said rolling her eyes "I don't buy it. Besides, we were supposed to go shopping and you have a test coming up. Mom will never let you get away with this. 'Sides, I'm older. I get the hotties!"

"Sakura...that's so not fair!"

"Is too! And I'm telling mom you're trying to date!" With that, Sakura rushed off the rest of the way home. A pouting Asaki left behind as she whined, kicked a pebble, and sighed.

"Stupid rotten sister. She's so mean to me." Looking ahead, Asaki noticed a strange greyish cat that was hissing at a dark alley as she blinked. 'Odd cat', she thought. She walked over to a swing set, thinking nothing of the cat. She sat down and then kicked her feet, pushing herself back and forth as she looked at the ground. Suddenly, the swing stopped but she was still pushing the swing. Her eyes glanced up and she was greeted to the gaze of a pair of steel-gray eyes staring directly at her. A chill swept through Asaki as she gulped.

"Hello Chibi."

Another chill swept through her as she kicked her feet trying to get free "Hey! Let me go creepo!" Asaki practically snarled, while glaring back at the seemingly ominous eyes.

A smirk ran across his lips as he looked at her, amused. "Now that's not polite. I was simply saying hello."

"You grabbed my swing, came up to me, made fun of my height, and said hello that way. That wasn't simply saying hello." Asaki replied, defiantly.

That smirk stayed on his lips. "You could have said hello back Chibi."

Another chill ran down Asaki's spine... Something about this man...Asaki had a bad feeling.

***Tsukino Home****~

"Momma! I'm home! I lost Asaki she's most likely pouting at the park." Sakura said, as she took her shoes off and then walked inside. Upon entering, she saw Setsuna Meioh leaned over, grasping her chest while a brightly glowing sign of Pluto shone on her head.

"MOMMA!" Sakura screamed, as she ran over and tried to touch her. However, when she placed her hands on her, she felt her mother was burning hot.

"You're burning up! I'll get a towel and some ice water! Momma you gotta stop pushing yourself when you're sick!"

Sakura rushed up to get water for Setsuna. When becoming out of sight, the door opened and from behind it appeared a seaweed haired girl who gave a sigh alongside a sigh from a bleachlike blonde, short-haired but tall woman. The pair walked in whilst wearing strange outfits. The blonde a white, blue, and yellow colored outfit and the seaweed green a white, teal, and navy blue colored one. A sad look crossed Setsuna's face. She stood up, now carrying a large, intricately designed and beautiful rod that oddly resembled a key. With a strikingly beautiful burgundy-ish gem at the top. "Our young princess is in danger." Setsuna said worriedly. The three nodded and disappeared without a trace.

Sakura came back with the towel and bowl of water, only to find rose petals in the room where her mother should be. All she could say was a confused "Momma...?"