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1. Chapter: The Encounter

It was a sunny Friday morning in Tokyo and the school bell at Nerima High School rang for starting the classes. The students went to their respective classrooms and a short time later the entire hallway was dead silent. But suddenly something interrupted the silence. It was the footsteps of three students who rushed through the school corridors with quick steps.

„Dang it! We’re late, hurry up guys!“, called the first student, who looked like a mi between wolf and bear, towards the other two. His face and body possessed the obvious signs of a bear with light brown fur, but his ears and tail had the appearance of a wolf. He also had a bright pair of sky-blue eyes, which, however, looked rather troubled at the moment..

„Wait for me, Kamui. After all, you are slimmer than me.“, the big, dark brown grizzly bear panted after him, having trouble keeping up because, despite his size, his weight was bothering him a bit. He wasn't fat, in that sense, but he was far from having the figure of an athlete. Unlike his two friends

„Hikaru, hurry!“, the big one called after the last one behind them, who was just on their heels. It was a white fox with short hair and purple eyes. Although he was not very small and well built, he just couldn't catch up with them. You could tell he was exerting himself, though, because he was quite sweaty, compared to his friends and even his breakfast toast was still half-eaten in his mouth.

„Wait guuus! ‚m cmming!“, were the only indistinct words he could utter.

So they rushed to class, only to be sent out the door by the teacher as punishment. "That's unfair! Getting sent out the door just because of five minutes!," complained Hikaru.

“Why did you have to oversleep, Hikaru? Ever since we met you, we always get into trouble,” said the big bear named “Arturo” to him..

"At least we got no detention," Kamui reassured the other two, but Arturo replied to that, "Just wait and see. The way Hikaru snapped at Grizzly-Sensei, nothing would surprise me." To which Hikaru said dejectedly, "Yes, yes, it's always my fault," followed by Kamui laughing, "It usually is." All three of them then started laughing, but their laughter would soon come to an end, because at that moment three figures came around the corner and looked mockingly at Hikaru and his friends.

The leader of them was called Rex Shepherd and he was a German Shepherd of the worst kind. Most of the students called him "The Killer Shepherd" because he was always looking for a fight and had beaten many a poor victim into the hospital. He also didn't look the best because his hair was long and styled up so that he looked more like a hyena than a German Shepherd. But his two lackeys weren't much better.

Hare Usagi, a white rabbit with way too long front teeth and glasses, and Felio Kitto, a white tomcat with brown spots all over him, making him look like he had landed in a mud puddle, stood right behind their boss and stared at the other three with dirty grins.

"Well, if it isn't Hikaru Ginno and his two faggot friends Kamui Kuma and Arturo Arkouda. You were too stupid to set the clock, weren't you?" Rex said arrogantly. "Or did you just have a threesome and you were so tired that you didn't hear the alarm?" Hare and Felio then laughed maliciously at the three of them. "I warned you, hyena face," Hikaru threatened. "If you insult me and my friends again then..."

• „What then, bitch?“, replied Rex

Now he had had enough. He punched Rex in the face and all six of them started to fight. But the next moment the door to the classroom opened and Grizzly Sensei, a huge black-brown bear with glasses, stood in front of them.

"Shepherd! I thought I warned you. If you and your friends skip class again to cause trouble, you'll go to the principal!"

"But Sensei, Hikaru struck first," protested Rex.

"And you actually have class. So stop arguing. You come with me now." Without a word of protest, the trio marched forward, with Grizzly Sensei in tow. But the teacher turned to his students and said: "And you three go back to class and join in with the reading class."

His expression told them that he didn't blame them. Because their teacher knows that Hikaru and his friends would never attack anyone without a good reason behind it. Rex, however, was full of anger at Hikaru and swore to get back at him.

The lessons went on without any incidents and then the bell finally rang to end school for the day. Hikaru, Kamui and Arturo walked along the schoolyard and talked about the weekend. Finally, Kamui asked the others: "Hey, don't you want to go for a little stroll around town today?" but Hikaru just shook his head slightly and said: "Sorry, friends. I already have plans for today. So I got to go then."

He walked a few steps, but then turned around again and said: "Oh yes, by the way, I don't think you're gay. I mean, as your friend, I would notice something like that." Kamui and Arturo smiled at him awkwardly. He couldn't have known that Rex was right for once.

"See you later," and he hurried off. "Where does he actually want to go?" Kamui asked himself in surprise. "Oh Kamui, where he goes every month," Arturo answered. "He's visiting his parents."

An hour later, Hikaru was sitting in front of his parents' grave at the cemetery and thinking back about his past.

"I've been living in the student dorm for two years now and I have to say that I've done well. I've kept my promise, mother. My grades are fine and I'm sure I'll graduate soon. Of course there are problems now and then but I swear to you that I'll always do my best." He laid the bouquet of flowers he'd brought with him on the grave and concluded: "Mum, Dad, see you next time. I love you both." Then he stood up and continued on his way. There wasn't much going on in the cemetery at this time. He seemed to be the only one there. But as he headed towards the exit, he noticed someone walking quickly past him. It was a dark figure and Hikaru couldn't look fast enough to see who it was. The only thing he could see was the golden tattoo on his left upper arm and strangely enough, this tattoo caught his attention. "I know that from somewhere," he thought and turned around again so he could take a closer look at this figure. It was undoubtedly a black panther, no more than five years older than Hikaru. The only strange thing was that he had a short, yellow-blond mane of hair, which is very unusual for a panther, as they don't have any hair on their heads other than their fur. "Strange, who is this guy?" Hikaru wondered. But then he thought, what the heck, and kept on walking.

"Hm, I haven't visited Cani in a while. Maybe I should stop by for a bit. Even if his customers sometimes scare me a little." So Hikaru went to Shinjuku, where he entered the "Howling Wolf" drinks club, which is run by his best friend since childhood, Cani Lupus. He is a brown wolf with red dyed streaks and the epitome of friendliness, which is probably due to his gay streak. But otherwise he doesn't exactly behave like a queer. He likes to wear black patented leather pants and nothing on top, but that didn't bother Hikaru. Cani had the figure for it, afterall. He went to the bar and sat down while Cani was busy putting glasses on the shelf.

"Well, dude, what’s up?" Hikaru asked him mischievously.

"Nothing at all at the moment. He's just hanging around limply," Cani said, laughing and turning around. "Hey Hikaru, lil’ pal. How are you?" Cani asked with a smile. "I can't complain; except for French," he replied.

"Oh yes, that was my most difficult subject too. And do you want something to drink? Coke, I suppose."

• "Yes, please, you know I don't like alcohol." At that moment a hand grabbed Hikaru's shoulder and a man, a large Great Dane, said to him with a smile: "Hey kid, all alone here? How about I buy you a drink?" Hikaru reacted to this question quite nervously and started to stutter. But Cani immediately understood the situation and took his hand off Hikaru's shoulder. "Sorry, buddy. The boy isn’t into guys."

After the initial shock had passed, they got back to topic. "Is Victor still at the motocross race?" asked Hikaru.

"Yes, unfortunately. But I need him back here. What if there's a fight happening and the bouncer isn't here? I'm telling you, if he gets injured while doing this sport at some point, he better not come crawling back to me." He calmed down for a moment and then continued: "Plus, today is karaoke night and nobody is doing anything." Hikaru understood what he meant.

"Pretty bad mood right now, huh? Ok, I'll take care of it." He ran to the karaoke player, put in a CD and grabbed the microphone, into which he spoke loudly: "Hey, guys. What's this all about? I thought there was going to be a party here today. Come on, it’s Friday night. Let's celebrate!"

• "Oh yes, he loves being in the spotlight," sighed Cani to himself.

Hikaru smiled towards the audience. “And the first song tonight is my favorite song:

„One Million Worlds, One Million Lifes!”

The music started and after a few notes Hikaru began to sing in an angelic voice:

„I have searched so long,

For the love that fills my heart

But I can’t find you, the one I need the most

I’ve been at many places

I have walked through space and time

But my soul breaks, I am lost in oblivion!

One million worlds and one million lifes

Where is the sign of love?

I lived from life to life, from world to world but I don’t know how to recognize you.

One million worlds and one million lifes,

Oh, please come back to me, my darling

If you are not here, I’ll leave this world

And live another new life!”

The crowd was roaring with excitement and Cani also thought dreamily: "Ah yes, his voice is simply heavenly."

When Hikaru had finished his little concert, he hopped back to the bar and left the singing to the other guests. "Hikaru, that was simply excellent," Cani praised him. "Well, you know my hobbies," he replied, embarrassed. Suddenly they heard thunder outside and a few raindrops hitting the window. Hikaru looked outside, where he saw a black silhouette for a second, but it disappeared again immediately.

"Cani, I think I'll set off now before it really starts pouring." - "What? Are you sure?" the brown wolf asked him, extremely worried.

"Don't worry. It's not far. I'll be there before it starts pouring down. Well, see you soon."

• "Take care of yourself," Cani called after him. Hikaru sprinted as fast as he could. But the storm had come quickly and a short time later it was really pouring down. He ran as fast as he could into one of the alleys. Now he was only 500 meters away from the train station which would bring him to the dorm. But as he turned into the next alley he suddenly stopped. Rex and his friends were standing in front of him with dirty grins, blocking his way.

"Well, look at that. We meet again, Hikaru," said Rex triumphantly.

"What do you want, Rex?" said Hikaru irritably. -"Revenge.“

Suddenly Felio hit Hikaru in the face and Hare pushed him against the wall, where the two now pinned him down. Rex enjoyed the sight. Then he kicked and hit him until Hikaru stopped making a sound.

"Hey Rex, someone's coming!" Felio suddenly shouted and Rex stopped hitting Hikaru in the stomach and face. "Shit, let's get out of here. He's had enough for today."

They quickly disappeared and Hikaru lay on the ground, completely exhausted. The rain had completely soaked into his clothes and fur and he felt like he could no longer feel his body.

Like in trance, he turned his gaze to the sky and saw the black panther with the golden tattoo standing in front of him, looking at him with a stern look.

"Can this be a coincidence...?"

Then everything went black and he fainted.