Chapter One - Matsuri Arc

## Plot Summary Chapter 1 + Prologue

Matsuri will be at her new "house," with her friend Hinata, as well as both Laikia and Takana. She is exchanging casual conversations with them for a little while, but eventually Takana and Laikia leave Hinata and Matsuri alone, where Hinata tells Matsuri of her dark past. This in turn makes Matsuri regret joining the dark dagger, but she keeps it a secret from Hinata. Mei comes up from behind them and purrs loudly, and Matsuri picks him up and hold him close to her. Hinata is about to tell Matsuri something, but some friends arrive at the door. Rinne and Fangs are at the door, and say they came by to say hello. Because Matsuri hadn't met them yet, Hinata invites them in and they all exchange greetings and conversations. Rinne and Fangs find Matsuri to be a bit cold and distant, and don't talk to her much. Hinata insists they stay for the night, but Rinne says she and Fangs have important work to do at Stonewall Prep, and they leave. After exchanging goodbyes, Laikia and Takana return, with a whole bunch of food. Matsuri smiles to herself secretly, happy that she is living a life with many friends, and decides to eat with them. She looks for Mei, but can't find him, and assumes he is hiding somewhere. Meanwhile, Mei is busy speaking with a mysterious voice, and is planning on a massive assault in the City where they are located. Mei says that everything is in order, and that the "oracle" is ready for testing. The voice responds with a praise, and tells him midnight of the next three sol-days, the assault shall begin. Communications end, and Mei comes out of hiding and sits in Matsuri's lap, a gleam of malice in his eyes. Hinata sees the look on his face, but brushes it off as imagination. The four friends finish eating and get ready for bed, preparing for the next morning. That night, Matsuri is unable to sleep. She goes outside and stares at the night sky, wondering to herself, about Hinata, her past, the Dark Dagger, and the future. Without knowing, Mei comes up behind her silently and sits a few feet from her. She notices that some patches in the sky appear translucent, almost as if there was something there, She watched the strange patches move slowly across the sky, their clear shape just barely showing their silhouette, but allowing the starry background to overlay them. Before she could observe the objects any longer, they was gone, and the stars remained as they did before. Thinking it was due to lack of sleep, she went back to bed, and finally fell asleep. Mei follows Matsuri and curls in bed with her, and the night falls silent once again. The next morning, Rinne calls Hinata to tell her of a horrible nightmare she had, where strange machines came to invade the city, and destroyed many buildings. Hinata says it was just a dream, and that Rinne is probably just stressed out from the Ghostcaster competition. Hinata tells her good luck and hangs up, before Rinne can say any more. Hinata has to go to school that morning, so she wakes up the rest of the girls so they can all get ready. Hinata goes to Mei's food and water bowl, and notices nothing has been drank or eaten. His litter box is also sparkling clean. Matsuri must have cleaned it, she thought. She looked for Mei, and found him sleeping on Matsuri's bed. When Matsuri awoke......To be continued. Rough Plot summary of first chapter + prologue