Pg.13

Rea pulls out a neon red and blue handcuff then tries to subdue me. I slowly back away but I'm stopped by the sound of Niko's guns shooting the ground. She has a grin on her face like she enjoys this kind of stuff. Rea tells her sister to wait and she gives in after giving me a long stare.

“We tried it your way, now it's my turn” Rea says.

“Ugh, fine but if this doesn't work I'm taking him down” Niko says.

“Issei if you come quietly I promise it won't be all bad” Rea says.

“I can't she won't let me” I say pointing to the moon.

“You mean your Earth's moon we were never told it had any combative properties” Niko says.

“Luna is the Goddess of Light, Health and Restoration” I tell them.

“But what does that have to do with you?” Niko says.

“Put those cuffs on and find out” I say in a deeper tone.

Rea hesitates but Niko is no fool, she storms over to Rea and takes the cuffs from her. Afterwards, she puts the cuffs on and to her avail nothing happens. She gives me a smile before the water quickly explodes and out comes a giant wolf made of water. Growling at the two, Niko draws her weapons pointing them at the moon but Rea stops her.

“What are you doing Niko!?” Rea yells.

“If the moon is our problem, putting a few more craters in it won't hurt” she says.

“Destroying their moon could have repercussions beyond repair!” She tells her sister.

“Dammit” Niko says, putting her guns away.

Pg.14

The wolf towers over us staring at Rea and Niko before snarling at them. I look at Niko then the cuffs then she rolls her eyes and takes the cuffs off. The wolf howls at my release as I pet its watery nose.

“Good girl” I say.

“Come on Rea we're leaving” Niko says.

“Right behind you sis” she says.

They both walk away a few feet before Niko taps her alien wrist watch, appearing is a spaceship three times the size of a military jet.

It has four wings forming a large X, a dual cockpit with three large gun turrets underneath it. On the side it says “Bleeding Rose '' which must be the name of the ship and its color is a red crimson with bleeding white line along the wings.

“Wow that's their ship” I say to myself in awe.

“We'll be back” Niko says, staring at me.

Niko again taps the watch, opening a hatch outside the ship. They walk inside and the ship begins to lift off but before they leave I can see Rea staring down at me. Our eyes meet before the hatch closes and the ship disappears into the night sky. What was that about? Why was she looking at me like…. I don't know, maybe I was seeing things or I'm just tired. I then begin to yawn so yeah I'm definitely tired. I snap my fingers and the wolf slashes into the sand.

“The old water wolf trick wins every time” I say, yawning back to the resort.

Pg.15

Early morning and the sun is blaring through the blinds. I get up, stretch and yawn to the sound of knocking at my door. It must be Sabi wanting me to help him pick up beach babes or Jiro wanting to hang out. When I open the door I feel a large weapon under my chin. Furthermore, I'm pinned to the ground by this chick, her hair is purple and choppy. Her eyes are purple and she has this grin that I've seen before...

“Rea?” I say.

“I'm Niko you damn idiot” she says with flames coming out her eyes.

“Hi... Issei” Rea says over her sister's shoulder.

“Great you're both here” I say.

“Told you we would be back” Niko says.

“That ship must be very impressive to leave Earth and come back within hours” I say.

“No, we just sat in orbit waiting for Luna to make her pass” Rea says.

“Now we can have no interruptions” Niko says, pulling out handcuffs.

Great if it wasn't bad enough that these two are back. If I even try to use my powers I could cause major damage to this place or the people. Niko and Rea’s skin are different from when I first met them; it's like a peachy tan color. Before Niko can handcuff me we hear a knock on the door. We all look to see Sabi standing there.

“Issei, I'm disappointed in you” he says.

“Sabi, it's not what it looks like” I tell him.

“You find two hotties and you think you're going to handle them on your own” he says smiling.

“Wait what?” I say.

“Excuse me?” Niko says.

“Hotties?” Rea says confused.

Pg.16

“So which one do I get?” he says excitedly.

I seriously can't believe the only way I'm actually getting out of this situation is because of Sabi's extreme love for hot girls. Maybe if I get Niko off me I can make a run for it.

“This one on top of me is all yours” I tell him.

“What!?” Niko says frustrated and confused.

“Hey babe ready to party” Sabi says, putting his hand on her shoulder.

Niko turns quickly to punch Sabi and I flip her over my head. She lands on her back and I quickly get up then grab Sabi’s wrist and run out of the room. We reach the lobby then into the men's room.

“Dude why'd you pull us out we were about to get to the fun part” he says.

“Sabi, listen those chicks aren't who you think they are” I tell him.

“Issei, what are you talking about, they're babes” he says.

“No Sabi they're aliens from another planet trying to kill me” I say.

“Dude you expect me to believe that not one but two alien hotties are after you” he says.

“Yea Sabi I do” I say.

“Issei did you get much sleep last night? Jiro did say you came in late last night” he says.

“Sabi, you're hopeless” I say, shaking my head.

Pg.17

I peak out the men's room door to see if the coast is clear. A lot of people are in the lobby either checking in or out. Sabi and I sneak past the large crowd and upstairs. When we get to my room Jiro is there waiting with a concerned look on her face, as we both walk to her she looks at us with a stern,angry face.

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“I thought I said to tell Issei to meet us at the beach” she tells Sabi.

“Well I was going to until we meet these two hotties who Issei claims are aliens out to get him” he says.

Jiro gives me that look that says “Is he telling the truth or is it complete bullshit”. If I tell her the truth like I did with Sabi she would believe me more than him but she would worry more. But if I lie I have to be clever with it but I don't want to lie to her.

“We're hiding from some chick’s boyfriend that Sabi pissed off” I lie.

“What? No way are you going to believe that Jiro” he says.

“This isn't the first time Sabi this has happened so why wouldn't I believe Issei” she says.

“Come on Jiro you got to believe me…” he says pleading.

“I'll see you two at the beach” she says walking off.

“Phew” I say.

“I can't believe it” he says.

“Sorry Sabi, I hope you're not mad” I say.

“No I just don't understand how your lie trumps the lie you told me that I then told her” he says confused.

“Sabi what I told you wasn't a lie now come on let's not keep her waiting again” I tell him.

Pg.18

We both reach the beach to see Jiro talking to two chicks. She points to me then I see that the two chicks are Niko and Rea. They all walk over to Sabi and I then Jiro gives us a talking to.

“Issei these girls say that they're new transfer students and wanted to get to know the class but you were rude and mean to them” she tells me.

“Jiro, listen, these girls aren't who they say they are, trust me when I say this they're aliens and….” I say before she stops me.

“And they're out to get you. Issei you do know Sabi already told that lie so you should know that's not going to work” she says.

I look at Sabi to try to get him to reason with me but he has that look on his face too. The face that says “shame on you Issei shame on you”. I just can't win, you have to be kidding me. Without saying anything I flip my hoodie over my head and walk off. All I need is for someone to believe me. I lay on a folding chair and close my eyes to calm my anger, but it's short lived when the sun is blocked by shadows.

“Nice try, dumbass” Niko says.

“Just leave me alone” I tell her.

“Sorry we can't Issei” Rea says.

“And why is that?”I say, building my anger.

“Because with the evidence we have it isn't enough to bring you back according to the higher ups” Niko says frustrated.

“Good that means you can get the hell off my planet” I tell them.

Pg.19

“Issei Udo!” a familiar voice says behind me.

I look behind me to see Myumei but without her bodyguards. She stands there in her all black swimsuit with her long black hair swaying in the wind. What could Myumei want with me? I lay back down and close my eyes again hopefully if I just ignore them they will just magically disappear. I wait for a while before opening my eyes to see them all staring at me. Niko and Myumei have a pissed off look on their face and Rea’s face is just so calm. How can she be so calm right now?

“How can you be so calm Rea?” I say closing my eyes again.

“I see the good in every situation plus I don't get angry so easily like my sister” she says.

“I'm standing right here” Niko says.

“Sorry sis” Rea says.

“I really don't care who you two are, I just have business with Issei so if you two could scurry along” Myumei says.

“Sorry Princess, we have business with him too” Niko says.

“Well my business is more important so step aside” Myumei says.

“I doubt asking him out on a date is more important than what we have to discuss” Niko says.

“How dare you assume I have feelings for that nobody” she says.

Pg.20

I sneak away with Rea while the two angry rams continue to butt heads. We sit on the steps and I relax a little. Rea sits there confused as always. I look at her as she looks at me and I see that same look she gave me before they left the planet.

“Why did you drag me here?” she asks.

“To get away from your crazy sister and little miss popular” I say.

“Niko can be a little much sometimes” she giggles at the thought.

“Why were you holding back when you fought me?” I ask.

“You really noticed that!” she says surprised.

“Yeah it was pretty obvious that you weren't trying to kill me like your sister” I say.

“Well to be honest I don't like killing someone who isn't trying to kill me or my sister” she says.

“You knew I was holding back too huh” I say

“Yes it was clear that you were only trying to defend yourself. I told Niko this but she insisted that we bring you in no matter but then this got complicated” she says.

“You mean when I almost killed you” I said.

“You didn't mean for that to happen right” she says.

“I was only trying to hold you guys there until Luna showed up” I lie.

“Did you also mean to kiss me?” Rea says, staring into my eyes.

Pg.21

Suddenly, I feel someone's hand on my shoulder. I look to see Ms.Nara staring at us with furious intent. She gives us a smile then asks me.

“Who's the hottie Mr Udo? And why are you two so close?” she says.

So close what does she mean but then I see that Rea’s and my lips are only a few inches away. I backed away and so did she quickly. This is now extremely awkward. I clear my throat to speak and break the silence.

“This is Rea. She's a new transfer student at our school and she wants to meet everyone” I tell her.

“I see Issei took it upon himself to use his charm on you” she says, nudging my arm.

“It's nothing like that Ms.Nara, we were just talking and…” I say before she cuts me off.

“It's ok Issei I won't stand in the way of young love, what a beautiful thing it is to be in love while young I can remember my first love” she says.

“That's odd I thought you were always single Ms.Nara” I say jokingly.

Right after my smart remark she proceeds to put me in a headlock then drives her knuckles into the top of my head. I would be lying if I said it didn't hurt but I've been through worse. Faintly I can see Rea laughing a little.

“You two are very fond of each other. Might I ask, are you a relative of Issei?” Rea asked.

“No I'm just his teacher who always looks out for him no matter how much he hates it” she says letting go of me.

“I don't have any relatives” I say.

Pg.22

I see a little sadness on Rea’s face so I try to brighten the gloomy mood that just appeared between us. I grab Rea by the wrist to the beach as Ms.Nara tells us to “have fun you two”. I shake off whatever she might be thinking. Old hag. We then reach the others including Myumei who is giving Niko a death stare that could rival mine. We sit down then are bombarded with questions.

“What were you doing with my sister?” Niko asks in a I'm going to kill you no matter what tone.

“Where have you been?” both Myumei and Jiro ask.

“I was telling Rea about Luna” I say.

“Wait, you were telling her the Luna and Midnight story!” Jiro says.

“Who is Midnight? Niko asks.

“What are you weirdos talking about?” Myumei says.

“Please do anything but this story you've told it like thirty times now because Jiro won't…” Sabi says before facing her rage.

“SHUT. UP. SABI! Now can you start over Issei please?” Jiro begs.

“Yes Mr.Udo, would you please tell the story” says Mr.Jin.

“Mr.Jin?” I say surprised.

“Tell the story Issei” Ms.Nara says behind him.

I look around to see everyone gathering around us underclassmen and upperclassmen alike. Guess it's time to tell this story. I sit down next to Jiro and Rea as everyone sits patiently waiting for me to start. I take a deep breath then begin the story of Midnight and Luna.

Pg.23

“Well everyone knows the keeper of souls, Death with his skull scythe which has the power to snatch souls. Leaving the body completely lifeless, however before he had his scythe constructed he had Luna and Midnight. Luna the goddess of Light and Restoration and her lover Midnight the God of Darkness and Destruction. Luna whose sole purpose is to bring life while her soulmate was to bring the end of a person's journey.

Both followed Death's code: “Where there is life there is death and when an old life darkens a new life is shown the light”. Death told them they would be in that loop for eternity, but Midnight sought otherwise for his love would endure this loop forever was not what he wanted” I say.

“So what did he do?” Rea asks.

“They tried to run from him but no one has ever escaped Death. When he found them their battle shook both heaven and hell to the point that he had to do something he did not wish to. Death took their souls and placed them in two unbreakable swords then put the sword in two wolf bodies and separated them.

Luna was put on the moon and Midnight was on Earth and every wolf that howls at the moon is Midnight looking for a way to his lover.” I say.

“That's so sad” Rea says, tearing up.

“I cry everytime I hear that story” Jiro says.

“That was a wonderful story, Issei” Mr.Jin says.

“Well it's only a story” I say getting up.

I walk back to the resort but then I hear footsteps behind me. When I turn I see Niko hot on my tail. She has a little bit of tears in her eyes so I decided to tease her.

“Did I get you all emotional?” I say.

“It was just a story right?” she asks.

“Yea it's only a story” I say walking back inside.