*I don't own Tokyo Mew Mew, or the name Sprite*
People passed by the hunched figure at the side of the street, it's hand outstretched hoping for some pity. But there was no pity. The ones who passed him sneered in disgust or laughed cruelly. A young boy ran up from his group of friends and pushed the figure over, laughing before running back to his friends who were also laughing and holding their hands up.
The figure stood up slowly, revealing a young boy with large ears like the other people around him, but his hair was lime green at the roots, and neon yellow at the tips. He grabbed his arm, looking away from the people, his mismatched lime green and neon yellow eyes looking at the ground as the people spat at him, moving to the other side of the street. Except for one.
The small hooded figure stared at the street urchin. "Whats your name?"
The boy looked at the figure with wide eyes before looking at the ground again. "S-Sprite..."
The figure held out its hand, grinning as he raised his head to reveal golden eyes and forest green hair. "Well Sprite, I'm Kish, the prince, and you're coming back to the palace with me."
Sprite followed Kish down the great hallways of the palace, tugging uncomfortably at the extravagant clothes of the royal family, the dark green almost making his hair and eye coloring seem brighter. Kish glared at him, slapping his hand. "Stop that. Father will be angry if its not the way it should be."
Sprite dropped his hands as Kish pulled him out to the balcony next to the king. The king grabbed Sprite's shoulder, moving him in front of his so the people of the planet could see the used to be street urchin. "Attention my people! Our newly appointed teacher has discovered something magnificent! Something, that will save our race! Even the planet!"
The crowd of people muttered among themselves, before silencing as their king held up his hand. "I know you do not believe that it is possible for us to save our planet without the messiah, that you do not have hope. But it is true! A substance called Mew Aqua can save us! We just need to find it! To show that we have hope again, this former street urchin will now live in the palace, and will be a brother to my only son!"
A cheer came from the crowd as the king grinned and shook Sprite slightly.
Sprite scurried along the walls, ignoring the cruel comments made by the servants. Living in the palace. That was supposed to change the fact that he has always been shunned and ignored. It hadn't. The only one who didn't shun him was Kish, and he was always busy with his lessons that prepared him for the fact that he would rule the planet one day.
He reached his room, closing the door behind him. "Whats wrong, Sprite?" A soft voice asked
He grinned, opening his eyes to the faint outline of a girl with wavy golden hair and dark green eyes that was looking at him worriedly. "You're here."
"Of course I am. I always am."
"Your always there for me..." He reached out to touch the girl, only for his hand to pass through her. He closed his eyes in pain.
"I'm not real Sprite,I'm a figment of your imagination. That's all ill ever be."
"I know. But it still hurts. Why can't you be real?"
Sprite ignored the phantom of the girl as he battled the outrageously dressed animal human girls, sighing. Why did he have to go to Earth anyways? Probably because 'father' didn't want to deal with him right now. He dodged the kick the purple haired girl sent at him, before punching her in the stomach.
"Zakuro nee-sama!" He heard a cry of outrage before a blonde streak attacked him.
He sighed, turning to fight this new girl. He froze as he saw the wavy blonde hair and dark green eyes that belonged to the phantom girl who had been with him all his life. He glanced at the phantom girl next to him, before looking at the real, solid version in front of him. "You're real... You're actually real now..."