Chapter 1 : No way

What the hell is that noise? He wondered as he was woken up by an unknown alarm. His sleepy arm reached towards the sound and his hand found a button that made it go silent. Where the hell is Shouko, why didn't she wake me up? He wondered as he turned in the strangely empty bed.

"Huh?"

He sat up and looked around him. Not only was Shouko not there with him, but he realized he didn't even know where there was. Big. That was the first word that came to his mind. Wide. Huge, actually. A huge bed, a spacious room. Wealth. Even the sheets he had been sleeping in were obviously top quality. Where the hell am I? He started to panic. Why wasn't he in his bed, in his room? Had he been taken by a deranged fan? He remembered going to bed as usual after convincing Shouko to join him. Just the same as usual. No no no. He shook his head. This had to be some kind of a dream.

He pushed the covers and froze at the sight of the unknown pajamas he was wearing. Did somebody undress me? He touched the fabric and… Hum? He lifted up the shirt. I'm so built! He admired, as his fingers touched the muscular abs. What the… He closed his eyes and held his head in his hands, trying to make sense of the situation. He was in an unknown room, in an unknown bed, wearing unknown clothes, and he didn't recognize his own body! This can't be. He stood up in a jolt. There had to be a mirror, somewhere! He looked around. Was it a case of amnesia? Had several years passed, and had he already become the big star he was meant to be? He saw a mirror in a corner, at the other end of the room. He took a long breathe. Not looking up until he came near his reflection, he walked there anxiously.

He was genuinely scared when he lifted up his head.

"No way."

...oooOOOooo...

He knew something was wrong before he even opened his eyes. It was not unusual that he woke up before his alarm, but the bed he was in felt different. Every sensation felt foreign to him, and it was hard to describe, but he somehow felt constricted in his body. On top of that, there was unidentified warmth next to him. What… Was there someone sleeping there with him? Was he not at his place, in his bed, where he remembered going to sleep, alone, a few hours ago? How many hours had actually passed? Would I really go to bed with someone and not remember it? He tried to analyze the situation. A woman? It couldn't be! It had been years since he last…

He opened his eyes and looked at the human shape with her back turned to him. He could only see her long, light brown hair. It's not even her, was the first thought that crossed his mind. Shouldn't he be relieved though, that he hadn't ended up in bed with Kyouko with no recollection of such a blessed event? But how… How would he end up in bed with a woman who wasn't Kyouko? What had he done with this woman?

He sat up, feeling miserable. He didn't seem to be sick; he didn't remember doing anything out of the ordinary the previous night. As he moved to sit on the side of the bed, he was surprised by the sight of his legs. They were shorter. Smaller. Had he been sent back to his teenage days, somehow?

He jumped from the feeling of the woman's chest against his back as she rested her hands on his shoulders.

"Up so early?" she asked sleepily "What's gotten into you?"

He felt the blood in his veins become ice cold as he recognized the voice. Aki Shouko? He turned to her.

"Shouko san?" he asked and he thought his heart would stop. The voice that came out of his mouth sounded nothing like what he was used to. Don't tell me… he prayed, as Aki Shouko tilted her head to the side and looked at him curiously.

"Sho?"

Author's note: Woops, didn't realize I got the tag wrong ^^' I'm bad with tags, I'm not even sure if I should classify this as romance or drama or angst (it's gonna get angsty, I'm still coming to terms with how angsty this story turned out)... well it's obviously not sci-fi but supernatural (this is just a case of the old switcheroo), I corrected it. Sorry about that, I always get those 2 mixed up, it's silly...

On a side note, I was convinced Shouko had blond hair, but I checked, and anime Shouko had brown hair...

I've been toying with this pitch for several months. I was reluctant to write it, but I kept imagining scenes in my mind, so I had to get it out. Let me apologize in advance for the frustration this is probably going to cause... But rest assured, no matter how bad things seem to get, they will be fixed. Besides, there is no way I'd allow anything that would resemble a pairing other than canon. This story is 100% Happy Ending guaranteed, I promise!

It's always a great joy to get feedback, so thanks for that, and thank you for reading :)