1 Pilot

"Ryoko! Ryoko where are you?" A male voice called. A young girl sat behind a tree, covering her mouth to stop small giggles from escaping. A black-haired boy ducked around the tall willow, dark green eyes glinting with excitement, a grin adorning his face as he looked down at the small girl. Laughing, she jumped up and ran deeper into the forest, trees flashing by as her short legs moved as fast as they could. The taller male was close behind her, his hand reaching out and brushing against her long red hair. Giggling as they ran, they both collapsed when they ran out of breath, the boy grabbing onto the young girl's hand.

"Ryoko…when we grow up, let's get married!" He exclaimed. Nodding, Ryoko opened her mouth to answer. The fairy tale scene was abruptly shattered by a loud yell coming from the direction of the boy's house.

Jolting upright at the sound of crashing in the kitchen, Ryoko was rudely awakened. She hastily threw on a jacket and ran downstairs to see her mother sitting next to a shattered plate, the woman looking dejected. A lone tear escaped from her mother's face before she wiped it away and smiled.

"Sorry about that, I dropped it. Breakfast will be ready in a minute, why don't you go get dressed?" The blonde woman prompted. "I don't want you being late for school." A low chuckle escaped from her mouth. "I remember when I was with your father, we would always ditch class to run around town, of course, the teachers never appreciated it. Did I tell you that once we got caught by the police?" She sighed. "My father was so upset at me…but Shu never batted an eyelash. Your father was so brave back then." Standing up slowly to avoid getting cut by the glass, the blonde woman looked lost in her memories.

"Mom…the eggs are burning." Ryoko hesitantly interjected.

"Oh! I forgot! You don't mind them a little overdone, do you?" The woman winked, a small smile on her face when Ryoko shook her head.

"I'm going to go get ready now," Ryoko quietly muttered. "I'll clean up the glass, so focus on the food." He mother hummed in acknowledgment before Ryoko all but crawled up the stairs. Mornings were not her thing and the fact that school started only made everything worse. Quietly closing the door to her room, she began to search for something suitable for school. She found a long-sleeved black shirt, a red hoodie, black jeans and a pair of old black boots. Going with what she had, she quickly got dressed before heading to the vanity stand and applying a light foundation. Putting on a small bit of eyeliner and lip gloss, Ryoko decided it was good enough. Ryoko smiled before sitting on the top stair and sliding down step by step. When she reached the bottom, she raised her fist in the air and turned around to face the stairs. Her face fell when she remembered that her dad wasn't there to slide down after her anymore. Sighing she dragged herself to the kitchen and swept up the shattered glass before sitting down at the table in front of the food her mother had cooked.

"Here ya go! Hope you enjoy it! It has all my love," her mother excitedly chattered. Smiling up at the woman, Ryoko put the food in her mouth, before gagging.

"Oh my gosh, mom. What did you do to this?" Her mom quickly grabbed a fork and took a bite of the food.

"Oh, I- I guess I put sugar instead of salt." Ryoko internally facepalmed before deciding to make light of the situation.

"Well…your love certainly is sweet." She grinned while the blonde woman's face lit up.

"Let's order pizza, it won't take too long to get here, and then you can go to school." Ryoko shook her head reluctantly. Even though pizza sounded heavenly, if she were late on her first day, people would find that a good reason to make fun of her. Whatever, they would probably find something to make fun of anyway, but still. Being late was not an option. Grabbing her backpack and headphones, Ryoko ran out the door and headed for the bus stop.

"Yes! Five minutes early." Ryoko exclaimed, causing people to look back at her with strange looks. "Sorry, sorry." Ryoko quickly muttered as a group of girls giggled as they looked at her. Sighing with relief, she lined up as the bus came into view. As she stepped onto the bus, she was pushed forward and nearly fell on her face. Everyone started giggling and whispering as the person behind her continued to shove her forward, before pushing her out of the way and sauntering past. Gritting her teeth, Ryoko held back an insult. "It's fine, just endure it." She muttered quietly. She was gruffly pulled up by her collar and set upright by a tall male.

"Why don't you move, brat." The boy growled, his voice low and dangerous.

"S-sorry, I'll move now," Ryoko stuttered before looking up. Her bright blue eyes clashed with his dark forest green ones. Everything seemed to freeze around them, as they stared at each other. The moment was abruptly shattered when the bus lurched, and Ryoko fell forward, hitting her head on his chest. Immediately people started laughing again. Stumbling backward, she gasped out another apology before letting him pass. 'That was weird…' she thought. 'It's almost as if I knew him…' she shook her head. 'My imagination is just getting weirder and weirder,' she sighed before finding a seat.