AN: Hey everybody! I actually have two chapter length fics in mind, and this is the first, so keep your eyes peeled for the second one. Hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer- I don't own Tokyo Majin. And any references to Back to the Future.

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Something was beeping.

Ai Houraiji groaned softly, ignoring it. She buried her head under her down comforter and tried to remember her dream. It had been a good one.

Whatever it was, it beeped relentlessly. Irritated, Ai opened her eyes.

The thing was her alarm clock, and according to it, she had overslept and was now a half hour late.

"SHIT!" Ai yelped hurtling out of bed. She shoved her school uniform on and scrambled out of her room. She nearly careened into her younger brother.

"Get out of the way, Atsushi!" She bellowed. Atsushi noticed how manic she was, and with little brother glee, began to pester her.

"You are l-a-t-e!" He sang. "You're gonna get kicked off the Student Council, and you're gonna lose your Kendo meet, and you're gonna flunk sophomore year—"

"Shut up, you little insect!" Ai snarled, pushing him out of her way to dive into the kitchen. There she ran into her parents, who were kissing.

"Eeeeeeeew," Ai gagged, sidestepping them to get at the orange juice. "Not in front of your kids, sheesh!"

Her dad smirked unapologetically but her mother blushed slightly. Her mother handed Ai a piece of toast and glanced at the clock.

"Ai, aren't you late? I thought you had a Student Council meeting this morning," She asked worriedly.

"I know, I know!" Ai wailed. "I was up all night working on the school festival outlines, and I was exhausted because practice went for so long last night. The kendo meet's tonight and—where's my bokuto?"

"Aren't you going to have any more breakfast?" Her mom pleaded.

"I'll eat an apple on the way—where is my bokuto?!" Ai howled, gathering up various pieces of outline, shoving a piece of toast down her throat, and gulping orange juice at record speeds.

"It's right here, jeez," her dad rolled his eyes, tossing her the wooden sword. Ai caught it, kissed her mother, hugged her dad, and flew out the door.

It was a beautiful September day, and the sun was shining as Ai raced down the street. She caught the train, and ran to Magami High.

After the apocalyptic era her parents lived in, Tokyo was still getting back on its feet. There were parts of the city that still crumbled, but much had been fixed since Ai's parents' time. Magami High had been rebuilt and refurbished. Of course this was beyond Ai's notice; she had never known it to be anything different. She knew that her parents had been part of the Tokyo demon battle, but they didn't talk about it much. She had a feeling they had lost a few friends in the battle. There were rumors that demons still lurked in the darker corners of Tokyo, but the sightings were rare. Occasionally a hooker's dead body would be found, or a mysterious death would be reported, but nothing more than that.

Ai slid the door open and stumbled haphazardly into the Student Council. The president of the Student Council, Noriko Sakuma, turned to give her a glare.

"You're late, Houraiji," She said in a clipped tone, staring at her imperiously.

Ai's temper flared up, but she fought for control. "Sorry, Sakuma. I brought the outlines." She placed several rolled up pieces of paper on the table.

Noriko unrolled them and carefully examined them. She ran her hair through her strawberry colored hair, looking contemplative. "These seem adequate. Take your seat, Houraiji."

Ai bit back an insult and sat. Noriko and Ai had been on opposite ends since elementary school. They had campaigned against each other for presidency, and Noriko had won. The unfairness of it still grinded against Ai.

The thing was, Ai knew she was more capable than Noriko. Noriko liked to boss everyone around, and pretend she knew what she was doing, but really, Ai did all the work. Hence Ai drawing up the outlines for today, which was supposed to be the president's job. Noriko had won the election frankly because she was much prettier than Ai.

Not that Ai was an ogre or anything. It was just that…she took after her dad in most respects. True, she had inherited her mother's dark hair, but everything else came strictly from her father. As much as she wanted her mother's dark eyes, she had gotten her dad's light brown instead. They weren't even a nice light brown, frankly they flashed too often and intimidated people. Her hair was short, but it still stuck up everywhere. She had no curves to speak of; her body was all planes and angles. She might've looked good as a boy, but she didn't look…well…feminine.

The meeting finally wrapped up, and school began. Homeroom was first, and with an exhaustive sigh, Ai reached it. She took her seat and rubbed her temples.

"You okay, Houraiji?" Tetsushi Daigo asked her. Tetsushi and Ai were childhood friends, and had been in the same homeroom for the past two years. He had short spiky hair, a dark burgundy color. He was on the archery team.

"Mmhmm…" Ai groaned into her arms. "Just tired. Sakuma's driving me nuts, that's all. And I'm worried about tonight."

Tetsushi blinked. "You have that big kendo meet tonight, right?"

"Uh huh…" Ai groaned again. "I am sooo nervous!"

"Why?" Tetsushi demanded. "You always rock those things. You're gonna do fine. Kieko and I will come and cheer you on, okay?"

Ai smiled at him. Tetsushi was currently dating Ai's best friend, Kieko. Kieko belonged to a different homeroom, however. But Ai knew that Kieko would offer the same reassurance. She was thankful for her friends.

"So are you gonna ask out Seiishiro?" Tetsushi asked eagerly.

Okay, she was sometimes thankful for her friends. Other times she wanted to strangle them.

"Would you get over that?" Ai demanded. "He's just a flirt. His girlfriend confronted me yesterday."

"Really?" Tetsushi's face fell. "Damn. Anyone else you like?"

"Geez, Tetsushi, I am perfectly fine without a boyfriend, you know!" Ai snapped. Tetsushi and Kieko both had been aggravating her about getting together with someone. She knew it was because they missed hanging out with her. They also knew Ai felt awkward when it was the three of them, so they were constantly trying to figure out ways to hook Ai up.

"Sorry, Tetsushi," Ai said finally, noticing that he looked a little hurt. "It's just…there's not really many guys in this school that are attractive to me. They're all the same. If I start liking somebody, I'll tell you. Okay?"

Tetsushi nodded. Before he could reply, the bell rang, and the two of them turned their attention to the teacher.

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The day dragged on for Ai, but she relished each slow class. She was getting more and more nervous as her kendo meet drew nearer. But when the last bell rang, Ai walked outside, breathing deeply. As she exited Magami High campus (her meet was at six, so Ai figured she'd get some dinner first) someone caught her eye.

"Dad?" She said suddenly. Sure enough, her father was waiting for her.

"What are you doing here? I thought you couldn't come!" Ai said delightedly, hugging her father.

"I decided to play hooky," Her dad said impishly. "We'll get some dinner, okay? Ramen Hut?"

"Excellent!" Ai and her father shared similar interests in food. Her relationship with her father certainly couldn't be termed typical. They were so similar, they had to have a close bond. He wasn't often able to come to her meets or school festivals, so this was a rare treat for her.

They walked together, chatting nicely, and reached the Ramen Hut, both ordering the same.

"Your mom is going to meet us here after work, so we'll both walk you back to school," her dad told her as they dug into their ramen.

"Is the whole family coming?" Ai asked excitedly.

"Yep," her dad confirmed. "Your mom's going to pick up Atsushi from school on her way here."

"Yay!" Ai said happily. Her father grinned at her.

"Well, you can't blame us for all wanting to be here. You have no idea how proud I am of you, Ai." Her father said.

Ai grinned back. "You should be, since you taught me more than Sensei Fujimoto ever did!"

Her father chortled. "Well, keep our fancy moves to ourselves, I doubt these high-class dojos would appreciate my sword tactics."

"I'll save them for last," Ai laughed. "You were a kendo champion when you were wrong, right?"

Her father coughed. "Eh…not exactly. I wasn't much for school activities…or school…or…anything really. Anything besides fighting. I was always getting into trouble."

Ai blinked. "But wasn't mom the president of the student council?"

"Yep."

"Then how did you two get together?"

Her father scratched his head. "Well, a lot of it had to deal with us fighting the demons all the time. We were forced to work as a team. And even more, we had to deal with some weird coincidences and a little help from various people…" Her father drifted off. His eyes suddenly looked sad.

"It must've been pretty bad back then," Ai said softly.

"It was," He replied. "We lost a lot of friends. One of my…closest friends just disappeared one day. I never saw him again."

Her father suddenly glanced out the window. "Your mom and Atsushi are here," He said. "We better get going."

"Right!" Ai replied, in an effort to stay cheerful. Her thoughts were sad. She knew her father must've gone through a lot of pain to lose so many friends.

The walked down the steps. Ai waved merrily at her mother and brother and started towards them.

Before she reached them, it happened. Something collided into her, knocking the wind out of her completely. She gasped for air.

"What the—?" She cried out trying to stand. And then she saw it.

It was demon. She knew it by her parents' descriptions of them. It was a horrible slathering, many-jointed creature. It's face was a cross between a boar and a wolf. It's eyes were crimson red, and it had horrible Grendel-esque arms, with claws longer than Ai's forearm. It glared at her, and went for her again. Ai screamed.

Before it attacked her, her father came barreling into it. He punched it hard, and grabbed Ai's fallen bokuto, thrusting it into the creature. The demon wailed and attempted to bite him.

Her father turned his head. "Ai, get out of here!" He bellowed. "Get your brother and RUN!"

"Dad!" Ai screamed again, but forcing herself to stand. She grabbed Atsushi's collar and tried to drag him off. He remained frozen.

Ai suddenly realized something. "Atsushi, where's mom?" She demanded. But before Atsushi could answer, she saw her mother running forward, where her father was attempting to pin the creature down.

She heard him yell, "Aoi, get back! I SAID GET BACK! GET THE HELL AWAY! TAKE THE CHILDREN AND GO! AOI! GO NOW! GET THE HELL AWAY!"

The demon raised a claw and plunged it into her father's back. He cried out.

Her mother screamed, "Kyouichi!" She ran forward, attempting to drag her husband away from the demon's hands. The creature sliced open her stomach.

"DAD!" Ai shrieked. "MOM!"

There was a flash of light. Ai felt an immense surge of power course through her. She barely noticed the scarlet stripes encircling her arms and face. She screamed again as the power flowed through her. She was blinded by light.

And then there was silence.