Disclaimer - I don't own Bittersweet Candy Bowl nor it's characters.. They rightful belong to Veronica & Oliver. I only own the AU and my own made up characters..

Author note: I manage to get around to finishing this after, getting used to being in vr.

When school finished and let out all it's students, a certain human after having playfully teasing their Khao Manee friend, and saying goodbye their friends finally made it back home.. although the fear of what happened back at the run track during Martial arts, came back into the boy's mind like a creeping predator on the hunt.. Zalex didn't get enough time of thought before seeing his mother watching TV talk to him.

"Oh, hi dear! How was you're first day at school?" The raven black feline, turned to look over at him from the TV, as Zalex could only put up a fake smile.

"It went great, mom!" Putting up an act is never easy but, aside that he went up to his room. Once he was alone in my room, he slowly start to have a mental freak out.. Was that man a supernatural being or was he a god that he didn't know about?

"Okay.. Calm yourself Zalex, just focus on your homework-.. Ouch!" The boy didn't get far with calming himself down as something hit him hard on the back of his head..

"Oh c'mon jerk! You've been acting strange since you went to you're last class!" A familiar voice rang out from behind the boy, and sitting there on the bed was a small kitsune.. This fox was Zalex's very own personal pet and a close friend to the boy..

"Sorry about that Twilight.. Everything been getting to me since lunch ended.." The young human told their little fox friend, as Zalex pulls out his homework from his bag..

"You're worry that you might hurt those close to you?"

"What? No I'm not, what gave you that idea?" The boy was putting up a fake smile, while Twilight was giving him a blank stare causing the human to sweat nervously..

"We'll talk about this tomorrow."

"Yes ma'am."

Meanwhile in another part of town, a Khao Manee was currently thinking of a certain Korat but she quickly shakes her head furiously.. The words that Zalex teasingly said to Lucy was stuck in her head.

"The heck does he know about between me and that jerkface..." The Khao Manee was having trouble with her feelings, even though she never admit about what she thought of Zalex.. Sure he can put Paulo in his place when he and David would step out of line.. Jordan, her brother seemed to have a brotherly bond with Zalex.. A small smile soon found itself on her face as blood quickly rush to her cheeks..

"He has done some nice things for all of us.." Thinking back at all the times, their friend did for them all.. Lucy couldn't help but remember the first time she met Zalex all the way back in kindergarten, at first they didn't get along with the boy being a quiet kid when he was reading while she was a strange kid among the other kids.. Even after having not making friends and secretly bullied by two boys she couldn't but help and noticed that Zalex would interfere despite when he had a soft voice..

Lucy would often see him as an older sibling being protective of their little siblings but she didn't really see that.. The boy would let her rest against them, and then they both met Mike.. Zalex and Mike got along pretty well despite Mike's sensitive ears that were stronger unlike Lucy's left ear.. Her friend getting into trouble with school work or the time she taught the human martial arts, or that time of joining her and Mike for ice cream together.. Unfortunately her reliving memories was cut short.

"Mum, you just went pass our home!"

"Sh#$!" The Khao Manee could only swear in surprise as Lucy turns around to rush back home.. When the Khao Manee enter the house, up in the air was a cloaked figure with only red eyes showing within the blacken hooded cloak was staring at the house of where Lucy went into before quickly entering a wrap gate back to base..

Back at the Binks Resident's, after having dinner and a quick shower while finishing the rest of homework, Zalex was ready for bed but... something was bothering him, and that something was that gift he was given.. Twilight was already asleep except for himself, with only his thoughts.. The boy couldn't help but noticed things that no one shouldn't. Lucy was looking a bit mature for her young age in his eyes, same with Mike as well.. the human couldn't help but feel his cheeks grow warm, while sure he has been friends with both of them but there was another one that has yet to join them.. Sandy.. A girl that they met when they were still going through kindergarten and not only that but he also has Sandy's phone number.. Zalex could never think as to why Sandy gave him, her phone number in the first place.. But she did leave a note with it saying about getting to know Lucy better..

"I guess should get some rest.. School's important in the morning.." The young boy told himself as he finally started to drift off to sleep.. As he was doing so, his body was currently undergoing a change while he dreams of a futuristic city that was in the year of 5025..

Hours went by as the morning sun finally started to rise up in the sky.. Zalex slowly open his eyes as the alarm clock went off, now usually he would just hit the snooze button.. But when he did so, all he heard a sound of broken metal hitting the floor which had caught his attention along with a now awoken & irritated kitsune..

"Huh?"

"Really Zalex..."

Zalex didn't really respond back to his kitsune friend, as he gets out of bed to examine himself inside the bathroom.. Standing in front of the mirror as the young man could only stare at himself, as if he went to the gym a lot more often, as his whole body was very well built..

"The hell?" The human was at a lost for what has happened to him before remembering to get ready for school.. After a couple of minutes he was on his way to school with Twilight hiding his scarf, the human was glad that his clothes still fitted on him..

Red didn't know what was worst most of the time, as he looks on back to when he first met Rosemary and how he felt so in love with her.. How he and her saved all of time from freezing and stopping a crazy person who could give other people nightmares.. The red headed boy couldn't help but shake his head furiously as old haunted memories returns, his brother Bradenton.. His only mother Melissa... "Why did I have to kill her, when I wasn't fully in control of myself..." Red having a hard time but if only he could wish to make amends with his brother..

"Pull yourself together RedFire.. It's not end of the world yet, and besides.." Pulling out a strange badge that had two wings on either side and a pink dot in the middle of it, the boy could only smile in his sadness as he presses down on the dotted circle that was on the badge itself.. Waitting for a few minutes, someone finally answers him..

"Hello? Zachy?" A familiar but yet sweet voice, calls out on the other end..

"Hey, Rosie.. How's ya been doing over there with the Guild laterly."

End of Part 1