Kisshu watched from a great height as Ichigo set off for school. She looked so adorable in her uniform! He vowed to watch her throughout the day, and hopefully save her when she finished for the day, depending on whether Pai and Taruto released another chimera…

Ichigo's POV: It had been a long day in school, and I was walking wearily home, dragging my feet as I did so. From out of nowhere, Kisshu appeared, and my breath caught in my throat.

"What's doing kitten?" He asked me, with one eyebrow raised suggestively.

I smiled by way of answer, and blushed as he took my hand in his and pulled me close to him. Next thing I knew, we were stood at the top of Tokyo tower, and I was being carried baby-style by Kisshu. My breathing quickened as I saw how far up we were, but I was not afraid: Kisshu would protect me.

He let me down, and for a while we just stood and looked out over Tokyo in complete silence, but for the steady beats of my heart.

Taruto's POV: There was that girl again; she was always in the park! I decided it would be fun to make her jump, and so I teleported in quickly in front of her- then laughed as she screamed at the sight of me!

"Oh, it's you Taruto!" I was surprised to see that she looked genuinely happy to see me.

"Uh- yeah." I said.

"Do you want a candy no na da?" she asked brightly.

I shook my head, but she put something in my hand anyway. Looking down, I saw it was a small red sphere, and found upon unwrapping it, a sweet, which I ate gratefully.

"Pudding and Taru-Taru are friends no na da!" She giggled. I jumped back shaking my head vigorously, but she leapt on me and hugged me. Why was she being like this? I didn't even know her! Even if I did find her fun to be around…

Pai's POV: I watched and remembered. Then snapped myself out of my hypnotic state, and set about the task I had to do. First, I collected several human spirits- I would need a few in case Kisshu decided to get involved. Then, seeing that Taruto had left the short, blonde girl, I teleported beside him.

"It's time little brother."

He looked to me and nodded determinedly once. I knew he was ready but the question still stood- was I?

Kisshu's POV: From here, we could see all of Tokyo, and if you looked in the right place, you could clearly see Ichigo's house. I looked across at her, and saw that she was looking at me too. My heart thumped loudly in my chest, but I mentally told it to shut up.

Then I smirked at the adorable expression on my kitty-cat's face, and turned away. I sensed her look back towards the city too, but then my attention was drawn away from the actions of my toy, and I focused on the tiny hovering figure just above Ichigo's house.

I gasped as I realised it was Taruto, and my eyes widened to see him release a chimera right above her home! My eyes were drawn sharply to the right, and I noticed Pai creating another one near the school. Taruto was now above the café where Ichigo sometimes went with her friends and I watched in horror as yet another beast was released on Tokyo.

I heard my Koneko-chan begin to sob, as she watched more and more chimera animals being unleashed on her home, and I pulled her close to me to try and comfort her. But there was no comfort in it for either of us. We both knew that there were too many of them for me to destroy, and I could only watch as my brothers destroyed my kitten's beloved Tokyo.

Mint's POV: I had no idea what was happening! Last thing I remembered, my father had offered for Zakuro to stay in our guest room as it was late, she had accepted, and I had fallen asleep dreaming about my idol. Now however, the house was shaking and I could hear screams echoing through the empty halls.

I bounded out of bed, and sprinted through my house, looking for people everywhere, but I was alone. The ground shook again, and I fell to the floor where I lay for a few seconds recovering. Then an awful thought struck me- Zakuro was in the house! I ran full pelt to the guest room she was staying in, but she wasn't there!

Panic began to overwhelm me, and I almost began to cry as I searched the house for my absolute favourite star. The whole house was in tatters, but worst of all was the hall, the huge double doors were hanging off their hinges, and the staircase had been ripped to shreds. It was as I was manoeuvring the staircase that I saw her, sprawled on the floor in the hall with several other guests.
"NOO!" I screamed and ran to her, completely ignoring the others. I knelt beside her and felt for a pulse that wasn't there. Then I threw myself over her limp body and cried.

Masaya's POV: I had a stitch but I didn't care, all that mattered was getting to Mint's house and checking that she was okay. I rounded the corner and ran down her street, skidding to a halt outside her house. For a second I doubled over with fatigue, but then, seeing that her front door had been torn from its hinges, I bounded up the drive and pushed my way into her mansion-like house.

She was crouched on the floor next to the body of Fujiwara Zakuro, and seemed unharmed. My tension disappeared as I saw that she was okay, and, full of relief, I made my way through the rubble to comfort her.
"Mint-san!" I called to her, "Aizawa Mint-san!"

She turned to look at me, her dark eyes shining with tears, and I ran quickly over to her, kneeling down beside her and wrapping my arm around her shoulders protectively. She leant into my shoulder and sobbed, and for the first time that evening, I felt peace.

Taruto's POV: I had finished releasing all of my chimeras, and returned to the café to see how well my favourite animal had done. I grinned when I saw that the roof had been ripped clean off, and the walls smashed down. All that was left was a pile of rubble and a few bodies. But then I realised with horror that the few bodies included that of the blond girl, Pudding. I swooped down, the lump in my throat growing by the second, to confirm my fears. She was spread-eagled on the café floor next to a tall, brown-haired man, and a green-haired girl.

I landed and walked over to her, my eyes filling with tears. It was all my fault! I had been the one to release the chimera over this store, and so it had been me that had killed Pudding. I knelt beside her and cried over her body. It looked even smaller in death.

Pai's POV: It was done. I had released several chimeras in different locations, but had spared the café. I teleported there quickly to save Lettuce- I had time; the nearest chimera animal was at least two blocks away, but saw, to my horror, that there was no more café.

Oh no! Tokyo has been destroyed... but what will the survivors do now? I'm really sorry but you're gonna have to wait... unless you review:D