Me: Ohayo! Wait, it's evening... Ah well.

Hiroto: *sweatdrop* So, who is it this time, Att-chan?

Me: It's Midorikawa! *gasp* Hehe, gomen gomen. I know that he wasn't requested, but I hope you'll forgive me. I just had a really nice idea for him (it didn't turn out as nice as I hoped, though). I promise that Taiyou will be the next. ^^

Sorry if this is rushed, by the way. I'm just very busy at the moment (it's my dad's birthday today, so all my little cousins are bothering me and my test week starts next Thursday, so I'm busy as hell). I hope you still like this (it has a hint of mystery).

Hiroto: Att-chan doesn't own Midorikawa or you, so enjoy!

Midorikawa Ryuuji ~ A kiss is the key to every lock

I fell to my knees after the whistle and panted heavily. My teammates laid scattered around the field, injured and exhausted. I was exhausted too, but not injured for some reason. As the team's captain, I felt responsible for my teammates' wellbeing and the fact that they got all the injuries only increased my guilt. I wondered why I had been spared, because it was obvious that the opposing team did their best not to harm me. Of course, I got provoked and humiliated whenever I lost a one-on-one with them, but that was nothing major.

A loud noise made me look up, just in time to see how a part of our school collapsed. It was a good thing that it was evacuated during the match, so there were no casualties, but it still hurt to see the building destroyed.

"It's over, we're done here," a cold voice said and when I looked in front of me, I saw how Gemini Storm gathered in the middle of the field. I gritted your teeth when I saw how their captain, an alien called Reize, smirked victoriously at me. It was obvious that he enjoyed the sight of me and my teammates graveling in the dirt. He and his team had suddenly showed up and challenged us to a soccer match. If we declined or lost, our school would be destroyed. Only if we won over them, he would leave us alone. We put up the best fight we could, but Gemini Storm was just too strong and the game ended with 8 - 0. And now they destroyed our school while we could only watch.

"Wait," I said, surprised of my own words. With trembling legs, I raised yourself from the ground. "It's... It's not over yet!"

The amused and mocking expression that the alien captain gave me fed my anger. Oh, how I wanted to punch that guy in the face! "This proves again how stupid humans actually are. The match is over, we won." He placed his foot on the soccer ball and it started to emit a bright purple light.

My feet took trembling steps forward, faster and faster. I wouldn't let it end like this. He injured my teammates and my friends, he destroyed our school... He was gonna pay for that! I reached Reize just as the light couldn't possibly be brighter and I only saw a faint silhouette of him.

My teammates, who had followed the scene with widened eyes, blocked the light with their hands. When it disappeared and they looked at the field again, Gemini Storm was gone.

And so was I.

There was a high-pitched beeping sound. I didn't know for how long I had heard it, I just realized it now. I tried to open my eyes and succeeded after a few attempts. What I saw surprised me. There was a green curtain all around me, muffling the sounds of others in the room. I laid in a bed with white covers and next to me was a beeping machine. A breathing machine.

... Wait, what?!

I shot up, suddenly filled with panic and adrenalin. There was a needle in my arm that was attached to an infusion. What was this? Where was I? Was I in a hospital? But why? The pace of the beeps increased and a few seconds after, the curtain was shoved aside. A small nurse looked at me with a relieved expression. "Good to see that you're awake," she smiled and she grabbed my shoulders to gently push me back down on the bed.

"Wha..." I croaked. my throat was really dry and I was glad that the nurse offered me a glass of water. "What happened?" I asked. Her smile faltered a bit.

"You were brought in this morning, unconscious. We don't know what happened to you. If you feel alright, would you mind talking to a policeman?"

Policeman?! I thought, but I nodded nonetheless. After all, I was a good girl. There's no way I would be in trouble... right?

A young policeman, whose name was Carl, according to his name tag, entered a few minutes later and flashed me a kind smile. "Hello, [l/n]-san. How are you feeling right now?"

"Good."

"That's good to hear. Say, [l/n]-san, do you know what those aliens did to you?"

Aliens? And then I remembered. My match with Gemini Storm, the fast and powerful aliens from Aliea Gakuen. We lost to them. And then they destroyed our school. And then... Nothing.

"The aliens... They damaged our school... After we lost... Is everyone alright?"

He made a calming gesture. "Everyone is perfectly safe, [l/n]," he said. "You and your teammates put up a good fight."

"We lost..."

"You did the best you could. But I would like to know what happened after the match."

"After the match?"

"When you disappeared. Your teammates testified that they saw you walk towards them and when the aliens disappeared, so did you."

My eyes widened at his words. "I... I remember we lost... And then they destroyed our school... And then... Then... I don't remember."

I started to panic. What happened? Why couldn't I remember? What did those aliens do to me? Carl leaned forward and softly stroke my hand.

"Shh, relax. It's okay. We already did some tests on you and it doesn't seem like they did anything to you. Physically, I mean." I blushed a little at the mere thought of what he was implying and quickly changed the subject.

"How long... was I gone?"

"The match was yesterday afternoon and you were found this morning around ten." He eyed me with worry in his eyes. "I'll leave you alone, you need some rest." He stood up and left, and then I was all alone with my thoughts.

When I got out of the hospital, I was literally attacked by the press. Everyone wanted a picture and an interview with 'the girl that had been abducted by aliens'. Many believed that my brains had been swapped with an alien's brain - like in those bad science fiction films - and some even wanted to cut me open to check it! Luckily, my family and friends didn't allow any of it and got me out of those mad crowds before anything bad happened.

After three months, the whole hysteria finally died down. I still didn't remember what those aliens had done to me, though. I often wondered about it, but no matter how much I thought, everything remained blank. But that was okay, because I wanted to forget them as well! I didn't feel any need to confront Reize or his team again and ask him what happened. Shivers ran down my spine at the mere thought of it!

Besides, there was no way I could do that, since it appeared that Gemini Storm had been exiled. They had played a match against the winner of the Football Frontier Tournament. It seems that they beated the aliens after a couple of matches. And then, when everything seemed to be over, a new team appeared and exiled Reize and his teammates. Gemini Storm turned out to be only the second rank team and this new team, Epsilon, continued the fight with Raimon. It was then that I turned completely away from the entire event, desperately trying to forget everything about the aliens, just like I forgot everything that happened after my match with Gemini Storm.

A little while later, all the alien-mayhem finally died down. I was glad of course, but didn't really look into the whole matter. All I knew was that this Raimon team had defeated Alea Gakuen's strongest team, the Genisis, and that everything was normal again.

My life changed for the better after a new student enrolled in my school. He was kind, witty, handsome and a really nice guy overall. It had been a few weeks since he transferred here and we became really close friends in this short time span. It turned out that we had a lot in common, like favourite books, films and music, and we spent a lot of time together. And somewhere along the track, my feelings for him changed. I felt warm inside whenever he smiled or looked at me. And I simply adored his face when he stated one of his proverbs, which he did pretty often.

Two days ago, he confessed to me. It was a shocker, really, because I honestly believed that my feelings were one-sided. I still smiled at the memory of his confession. He had grabbed my hand after class and led me to a part of school where there was no one around. Then he turned around and started to ramble while staring at the ground. It was hard to follow, but the last words were crystal clear. He looked up and said in a serious tone: "I can't fight it anymore... I think I'm in love with you."

My heart had thumped so hard that I was afraid it would burst out of my chest. Too dumbfounded to answer, I did the first thing that came into mind and hugged him tightly. "I think I love you too, Midorikawa Ryuuji."

.

That was two days ago and Midorikawa and I were now an official couple. I stood near the school gate, waiting for him, when my view was suddenly blocked by a pair of hands. "Guess who," someone whispered and I smiled.

"Ryuuji-kun." The hands disappeared and when I turned around, I looked into the deep black eyes of my boyfriend. "Good morning," I smiled and leaned in to kiss his lips. However, he seemed to panic and he even leaned back to avoid the kiss. He kissed me on the forehead instead, muttering a reply. Then he took my hand and walked me to class. His actions bothered me a bit. Why did he act so distant when I wanted to kiss him? Now that I thought about it, he hadn't kissed me before this, either. Not on the mouth, at least.

Strange, but I decided to shrug it off.

During break, it happened again. We ate our lunch on the rooftop, enjoying the pretty view, and I figured that this was the perfect moment for a romantic kiss. That's why I leaned in, but Ryuuji dodged me again. Just like this morning, he evaded my lips and planted a quick kiss on my cheek. I pouted, but didn't say anything and resumed eating. Was I pushing him or something? But he confessed to me, didn't he? Then why didn't he want to kiss me?

"Ryuuji-kun? Why won't you kiss me?" I once read that it wasn't good to keep annoyances and questions inside, since it could wreck a relationship. That was why I asked him straightforwardly.

"What do you mean? I've kissed you this morning, haven't I?"

"But not on the lips..." He tensed up at my words, placed his lunch box down and looked at his feet. His actions confused me and, even more so, made me feel guilty. "Ryuuji? What's wrong?"

His head shot up and a fake smile was plastered on his face. I could tell that it was fake because it was way too cheery for his mood a few seconds ago. "There's nothing wrong. I eh... I'm just a bit hungry."

"But you just ate," I pointed out.

His face grew paler. "Ahaha, did I say hungry? I mean, eh... Tired! Yeah, I'm very tired, didn't sleep very well last night." He yawned to emphasize his point, but I didn't fall for it. Instead I shifted closer to him and took his hand.

"Ryuuji-kun, please tell me what's bothering you."

"I-I told you, there's n-nothing wrong."

"What are you hiding, Ryuuji-kun? I know you're lying."

He tried to keep his act up, but after a few seconds he sighed and looked at his feet. He muttered something, but it was too soft to hear. I bent forward. "What did you say?"

"I said I didn't want you to hate me, okay?"

"Why on earth would I hate you?"

He ignored my question and went on. "I mean, we just got together and I really love you... I don't want to lose you."

"Ryuuji, calm down. I won't hate you, I promise. I love you."

He looked at me with great hesitance. "You can say that now, but-"

I cut him off by kissing him on the lips. It seemed like the right way to convince him of my feelings, and I got what I wanted at the same time. Win-win, right? I hugged him during the kiss and after a few seconds, he hugged me back and returned the kiss. When we parted, I smiled at him. "That wasn't so bad, was it?"

But then it happened. Something began to play in my head, like a film. I saw the alien team from months ago, Gemini Storm, standing right in front of me. The match had ended and my school was destroyed. This was where the memory usualy stopped, but this time, it continued.

I raised myself from the ground. "It's... It's not over yet!" Reize, the alien captain, sent me an amused and cocky glance.

"This proves again how stupid humans actually are. The match is over, we won." He placed his foot on the soccer ball and it started to emit a bright purple light.

My feet took trembling steps forward, faster and faster. When I reached him, the soccer ball at his feet emitted so much light that I could barely make out my surroundings. When it dimmed again, I wasn't on the soccer field anymore. Shocked and curious at the same time, I looked around. I was in some kind of base.

Someone grabbed my hands and held them behind my back. Before I could struggle, something was put around my wrists to prevent me from moving. The person roughly turned me around and pushed me forward. I lost my balance and fell to my knees.

Two feet came into my sight and when I looked up, I stared straight in the cold, black eyes of Reize. He looked down at me and I gulped under his angry gaze.

"What do we do with her, Reize-sama?" one of his teammates asked. I trembled and felt how my breathing sped up when I realised what they were asking exactly.

"I'll take care of this, you are dismissed." In the blink of an eye, his teammates left the room and I was alone with him. I shuddered under his gaze and looked away. "My, my," his voice sounded from above me. "What have you gotten yourself into?" He took a strand of my hair and placed it behind my ear. Careful, almost caring. But I had seen how he played and I knew that whatever happened after this, it would probably be bad. I closed my eyes and forced my tears back as I waited for him to let go of me. "Stand up."

He placed his hand on my back and guided me out of the room. We walked though a few different corridors and I lost count of how many times we turned left and right. We stopped in front of a door, which Reize unlocked by placing his hand on a scanner. I didn't want to enter the dark room behind the door, but Reize was strict and sternly pushed me forward. It turned out to be a bedroom.

Reize told me to sit down on the bed and after I did what he told me, he closed the door behind him and locked it again. I bit my lip. Even if I managed to free my arms, I probably couldn't open the door without him.Reize sat down on the chair and stared at me. I had pulled my legs in front of me, as if it was a shield, and pushed my back against the wall. I could feel how the warmth was drained from my body by the metal wall, but I didn't care. I'd rather be cold than sit closer to Reize than needed.

"Now, what do you thing I should do with you?" he asked eventually.

My heart beat in my throat and made it impossible for me to speak, even if I wanted to. Eventually, I managed to whisper:"Please, just let me go home."

"I can't do that, you already know to much."

"Are you going to k-kill me?" My voice shook and I felt how I lost the fight against my tears. A few of them escaped from my eyes and ran down my cheeks at the thought of dying. Reize merely looked at me before he got up and walked closer to me. I wanted to back away, but my back was already against the wall. I had nowhere to run to. He raised his hand and carefully wiped a tear from my face. His fingers lingered on my skin.

"No, I'm not going to kill you."

Despite my situation, I heaved a sigh of relieve. But those short seconds that I let my guard down, were a few too many. Reize's hand shifted from my cheek to my chin and he gently forced me to look up. Once I looked him in the eye, I knew that I had made a mistake. But since my hands were still tied behind my back, I couldn't do anything against him.

I felt how I got lost in his eyes, two deep black abysses that mesmerised me. My body became heavier and I was not able to move anymore. I could only stare. Stare into those deep black eyes. I tried to ask him what was going on, but my voice didn't cooperate.

"It's okay," he said, as if he had read my thoughts. "I'm putting you under hypnosis, that's all. You are going to forget everything that happened after the match, you understand? You will fall asleep and when you wake up, you won't remember anything that happened in this base."

My eyelids already got heavier, no matter how much I fought against it. Reize, who still held my chin, leaned in and kissed me on the lips. Yes, this alien KISSED me. But I didn't have the energy anymore to resist or think anything of it. I was so sleepy! My eyes had already fallen close when Reize pulled back from the kiss. He spoke again, and the words danced behind my closed eyelids.

"Until that happens again, you won't remember anything."

I rubbed my temples and tried to process this new information. Was this really a memory? A memory of what happened that time? So I had been hypnotized by them? And that captain, Reize, had kissed me?!

Wait, but those last words... "Until that happens again, you won't remember anything about this." 'That' obviously referred to the kiss, and since I now remembered everything, it meant that 'that' had happened again... Right after my kiss with Midorikawa! But... Did that mean that... No, it couldn't be, could it?

I slowly turned my gaze to the green-haired male sitting next to me. He had buried his face in his hands and looked like he expected a punishment. I hesitated a while, not sure what to do. "Reize?" I eventually asked in a soft tone, but loud enough for him to hear.

He tensed up at the mention of the name and slowly raised himself up. I could see the fear in his eyes when he looked at me. He adverted his gaze and looked to the sky instead, faking a smile once more. "It's been a long time since anyone called me by my alien name."

My eyes widened and my mouth fell open. So it was true. Midorikawa was Reize. "Does that mean that you're an alien?" I dared to ask.

"No, Reize was a human."

And then he told me everything. He told me about the orphanage where he lived and about his 'Father' who had a big plan. He told me about how and why Aliea Gakuen was created and about the soccer matches with Raimon and how everything ended. The bell rung halfway his story, but neither of us bothered to return to class.

In the end, he also told me about that afternoon. He told me how he fell in love with meu the moment he saw me and that he had ordered his teammates that they weren't allowed to hurt me. He told me about the side effects of the Aliea Meteorite that enabled him to hypnotize people with his eyes. He told me how he took care of me for the rest of the night and how he left me near the hospital the next morning. He told me how guilty he felt after the hypnosis, because he had stolen what was most likely my very first kiss.

"I couldn't hold myself back anymore, that's why I came up with that last condition: that you would regain your memory if that happened again."

"A kiss to unlock my memories, huh?"

"I was scared that you'd hate me if you knew it, so I didn't want to kiss you... I didn't want to lose you. At first I thought that if I avoided you, everything would be fine. But my feelings for you grew stronger and stronger and in the end, I confessed to you. And then I thought that as long as I didn't kiss you on the lips, everything would be fine. I dodged you two times, but-"

"The third time is a charm," I finished his sentence.

"A charm, she says," he scoffed. "My love hates me because of this charm."

"I don't hate you, Ryuuji-kun."

He blinked. "You don't?"

"No, I don't. I think that a lot happened back there and that you were looking out for me the best you could. Besides, doesn't it sound cool to date an alien?" I finished playfully and grinned.

He grinned back, but seemed to feel a little uneasy when I called him an alien. "Thanks, I guess? But I'm not a real a-" I cut him off by pecking his lips and I felt him smile when he returned the brief liplock.

"I'm glad I can do that more often now. Don't you agree, Rei~ze~kun?" I said in a singsong voice and snickered softly when he blushed.

"Can you stop calling me that? It makes me feel a little uneasy."

"Uneasy? But I kinda like it. It has a nice ring to it, don't you agree? Reize-kun, Reize-kun... Oh, I know! It'll be my special nickname for you!"

Midorikawa froze in place when he realized how much I was teasing him. "You..."

The bell rang, indicating another period was about to start. I looked at the door. "I bet sensei will be pretty mad with us when we show up. Should we go back?" I looked at my boyfriend and the playful smirk returned to my face. "Or are you going to kidnap me again?"

Midorikawa sighed, put his lunchbox in his bag, briskly stood up, grabbed my hand and pulled me towards the roof's exit. "Let's go back to class," he said softly yet annoyed. I giggled at his bright red cheeks and happily skipped behind him.

Me: What. Was. THAT?! /.\ Seriously, what the heck did I write?! I'm sorry if this is rushed/crappy/full of mistakes or just completely idiotic. Feel free to flame in the reviews.

Midorikawa: Don't worry, Att-chan. It was nice... sortof...

Me: Uhg, wow, that cheers me up (NOT) =.=

Anyways, please leave a review with what you think of this chapter. I won't be updating any of my stories in a few weeks, because my test week starts soon and after that, I'm going a week to LONDON (OH MY FLIPPING GOD, IMMA GO TO LONDON~! ^^)

IE-cast: *sweatdrop*

Me: ... And I'm not sure whether I have time to write. Okay, as I said, Taiyou will be next, but feel free to vote for any other character for the one after Taiyou.

Bye!