The sound of frogs and cicadas echoed around the forest where the Cyniclons lived on the planet Cynnth. Music, laughter and snatches of conversation drifted down to the pointed ears of a sad, solitary, fifteen year old alien who sat alone on the doorstep of his house. A cool, gentle breeze stirred the evergreen hair that framed his pale face in two pigtails. His golden eyes stared at a faint star that glowed above him in the twilight sky.
"Hey Kisshu!" A smooth and slightly seductive voice said from Kisshu's right.
Turning, the serious alien reluctantly looked at a fifteen year old girl with white hair tied up in a high ponytail that hung in two separate drapes over her shoulders. She wore a strapless shirt that didn't even reach the bottom of her ribcage and a mini skirt. A long piece of black fabric was attached to the waistband at the back and hung down to her ankles. The clothes were a shade of dark sapphire blue, which caused her large eyes to appear an even brighter shade of blue. She smiled slightly as she gazed at Kisshu, revealing her small, sharp fangs.
Kisshu sighed, annoyed. "Hello Sorbet."
"Are you going out tonight? I heard that there's going to be a huge bash down by the lake for ages fifteen and up. Maybe we can go together?"
Turning away, Kisshu shook his head, "No thanks, I'm really not in the mood. I'd rather spend tonight alone."
Sorbet shrugged and teleported away, thinking: "Someday you'll come around, and when you do, I'll enjoy spending time together, just the two of us."
Kisshu's tired eyes returned to the star that now shone brightly in the black sky.
"You really should get out you know," declared a low voice from behind the slender alien. Kisshu let out his breath in exasperation.
"Honestly, cant a person get some peace and quiet around here? I've said that I'm not going out and my answer hasn't changed in the last five seconds!"
The nineteen year old, violet haired alien frowned and came to kneel next to Kisshu.
"It doesn't help you to dwell on the past. You need to let it go so you can have a future. There are many other girls your age who would love to be with you."
"Pai, it doesn't work like that for me!" Cried Kisshu, "I can't forget Ichigo no matter what. It drives me crazy not being near her. Sitting here, watching that star is what helps keep me sane."
He laughed slightly, "Well, it isn't actually a star, it's what the earth looks like from this distance. But you knew that already…"
Pai sighed, stood, and clapped a strong hand on Kisshu's shoulder saying, "Well try to get some sleep. Your sixteenth birthday is tomorrow and I've planned something very special with Taruto that you will need energy and an early start for. Goodnight, Kisshu."
"Night," muttered the green-haired alien. Finally, after about fifteen more minutes of stargazing, Kisshu got up and prepared for bed. Once in his room, Kisshu lay still on the large bed with dark green covers as memories of the cat girl he loved so much flashed through his mind. The sound of her voice, the scent of her hair, and the feeling of her lips against his caused Kisshu's heart to burn with love and at the same time ache with loss. Turning over, Kisshu fought back tears as he stared our the window at the pinprick of light that was earth, the first "star" to appear in the sky each night.
"Ichigo," whispered the lonely alien, "will I ever be the first star to shine in your sky, the way you do in mine?"
As he closed is exhausted eyes, a single tear escaped and slid down Kisshu's ivory cheek, gleaming silver in the light of the distant stars.