Chapter 1: Normal Night

It was a cool, calm night as a breeze blew over the city of Tokyo. As a young girl named Ichigo Momomiya stepped out on her balcony, all seemed very normal. But, all had never been normal. Ever since Ichigo and her four friends had their DNA’s fused with those of five endangered species, their lives had been turned upside-down. Tonight was the first night that seemed truly peaceful and serene. When the aliens had left earth and the attacks had stopped, this peace came. Although Ichigo did miss the aliens at times, she was glad to have Masaya love her the way he did. Kish loved Ichigo too. The day he left earth, he said that while he did love her, he wished for her to be truly happy. Of course after that, he stole another kiss from her, but she was happy with the gesture of kindness…Kish’s own weird kindness. She would never love Kish back though because she was madly and truly in love with Masaya.

Ichigo began to feel tears well up in her eyes. Just thinking about her name made it harder for her to just let go. Masaya had recently decided to go to England to study abroad about endangered species. He would be gone for a year at the least and Ichigo would miss him terribly. She wiped away the tears that slowly rolled down her pale cheeks as she looked up at the stars, hoping for them to take her away and sweep away her sorrow and problems. But, they did not answer her pleas. She began to feel more tears make their way toward her eyes and she uttered a sentence which got caught in her throat.

“I’m going to miss Masaya so much when he leaves.” She laid her head on the balcony and let the cool metal soothe her head as she began to cry. She loved Masaya with everything that was in her. She thought about all the times that they shared and soon, those times would end. She shook her head, not wanting to think of such things, but they her mind chose not to listen and it let the thoughts fly by anyway.

When Masaya left, Ichigo would have no one to share special moments with, no one to laugh with and no one to hold her, to wrap her tight in their arms and comfort her when she needed to cry. With every thought, more tears came to her eyes. She closed them, hoping to cease her sobbing by drowning out the world. She succeeded in her task. As she cried, she failed to notice one “star” in the sky getting brighter and brighter. Little did she know, it wasn’t a star at all, it was a spaceship. The truth was, the night was anything but normal. And soon, her life would not only be flipped upside-down, but twisted in every imaginable way.

The cool calm night soon became windy and chilly. As a harsh breeze began to whip Ichigo’s hair everywhere, she looked up, tears still glistening on her cheeks, and looked at the sky, at the "star". It suddenly glowed with the brightest light Ichigo had ever seen. It seemed to tear through the dark and drown out any other light source. Ichigo looked around and it seemed everything was submerged in the strange and overpowering light.

"This is totally not normal..."Ichigo whispered. As she whispered this, there was a sound louder than anything on earth. It was a loud boom, almost like the sound two boulders would make if they were thrown at each other at very fast speeds. The sound, whatever it was, scared Ichigo and as she stumbled backwards, she tripped over her own feet and fell over. As she looked up, she saw a large thing floating beside her balcony. For a moment, she was too stunned to notice that it was a spaceship. A second later, the air shimmered on her balcony and Ichigo saw a figure appear that looked a lot like...

"Kish...?"

"Hey Ichigo!" The figure jumped down onto the balcony and leaned down to look at Ichigo better. He looked right into her eyes and said, “Why are you on the ground Keneko-chan?” Ichigo confirmed her suspicious by that one phrase...it was Kish. He looked different though. His hair was a bit longer, and he looked taller. His golden eyes still burned with the same intensity as they had.

One thought crossed her mind as she looked up at the alien boy.

Why is he here?

He suddenly interrupted her thought by saying, "Ichigo, I’m sorry for the entrance, for scaring you, and for not realizing much sooner just how much I need you in my life again. Only this time, I want no interruptions…” He gave a perverted grin and Ichigo sighed.

Well, he may look different, and he may be older, but he is the exact same Kish I knew before…a pervert!

He straightened up and folded his arms as he looked out, his eyes focused on a distant thought. “Look Ichigo, I don't care about Masaya or how much he claims to love you, I’m taking you back and I won’t do what he’s done.” Ichigo looked up confused and questioned, “What do you mean? What has Masaya done? What do you mean ‘claims to love’ me?” He gave a lopsided grin and said, “Now is not the time or place Keneko-chan, but I will explain everything to you eventually, I promise!”

As he said this he pulled out a small draw string bag. He untied it and poured a silvery dust into his hand. He gave a small smile as he said warmly, “When you wake up, you will be in paradise.” He blew the dust into her face and she inhaled it as she gasped. She felt it fly straight through her, fast acting as her world began to spin off its axis. She looked up at Kish and tried to stay up, but she wobbled and the last thing she felt was her face against the balcony.