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Bolded words in parenthesis: (Location) is where the story is currently taking place

This symbol: (ლლლ) is a break in the story

This will all be in Eijun's point of view, so all thoughts in italics are his own

Disclaimer: I do not own Ace of Diamond

Chapter 1: A New Today

Sawamura.

Sawamura Eijun.

Sawamura, huh? I guess my new alias isn't all that bad sounding, though I'd much prefer a more stronger and powerful name, but Sawamura will do for now. Haha, it's not as if I'll get too comfortable with this surname, labels don't define a person and how they act, it's all about what's in here that counts… In the heart.

… Hmph, but whatever, I only need to complete one task, and then I'll have my wish granted by that good for nothing old man, who literally does absolutely nothing but sit on that ginormous throne all day!

Gah! It really drives me crazy that I have to do whatever he says! All I've done for him up until now was "taking in the souls". I'm no messenger, I'm a young angel who wants some adventure in his freaking life!

Oh, but I guess that's kind of ironic considering I no longer "have" a life anymore. Oops.

Anyways, all I've gotta do is to take down this "berserker" thing and I'll finally get what I've been pestering the old man about for all these years now…

… And that is to be reborn as a human once again.

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(The Sawamura Residence)

"Crap! I can't believe I'm this late! Grandpa, what time is it?!"

"Tch, you good for nothing boy! You're half an hour behind schedule! Don't expect me or your parents to baby you when you're practically a young adult now!"

Eijun shook his head in disbelief as he slung his school bag over his shoulder with one hand, and was brushing down his bed head with the other. Things like this just always don't seem to agree with him on most days. Wait. Scratch that, everyday.

But it wasn't like it was his fault this time, his alarm clock had apparently fallen off the headboard of his bed as he was moving around in his sheets, concluding in him finally waking up and noticing the shattered clock... and then freaking out when he realized what had just happened.

"Geez, why am I also this clumsy as a human…" Eijun muttered half-heartedly to himself. He had thought that once he was sent down, he'd for sure begin to act more mature and responsible. Like seriously, how couldn't he when most of his time in the afterlife was just him scrambling around trying to carry out that geezer's job?

Old habits never die out I see. Even in the afterlife. He groaned in annoyance, slipping on his shoe and readjusting the bag on his shoulder. "I'm heading out now!" Eijun called out to his parents, whom were deeply engaged in a reality t.v show in the livingroom. Laughter erupted from his dad as his mom craned her head to see her son off.

"Have a wonderful first day of school! And remember not to cause any trouble you hear me?" She smiled, watching Eijun nod his head and opening the door.

Waving to her, he flashed a bright grin, "Mom, I'm practically a 'young adult' now!" he recalled the words his grandpa had said to him earlier, "I'll be fine!".

Slamming the door shut, he began to sprint down the street to the nearest bus stop that would take him straight to Seido High School, where his journey, and adventure will finally begin.

Eijun couldn't help but continue grinning while he was making his way to his destination, and he placed his hand over his chest and gripped at his school uniform, there he felt that nostalgic thump where his heart was playing a well paced rhythm with the sound of his shoes hitting the pavement. It was beautiful, the responsiveness of his heart beating within the confines of his ribcage, how he felt the hot sun beat down on his well tanned neck, this yearning excitement was coming back to him at high speed. It was as if he were human all this time.

But yet, not quite fully human at the moment.

What he meant by this was that he was still Eijun, the angel that had came to earth to help destroy the berserker, his powers as a spiritual being are well surpassed those of any ordinary human. He was practically immortal; nothing physical could penetrate his skin, he couldn't come down with a nasty disease, and he still had his transparent, golden wings retracted between his two shoulder blades, which were itching to be released and feel the fresh air. These qualities could never be found within an ordinary human being, much less an ordinary high school boy who is currently running late for school.

Another thing that Eijun found really questionable was how that old man managed to fit the angel into an ordinary family. The brunette had thought that the geezer just flipped some weird switches around and changed the course of time so that the Sawamura's would have conceived a son. Apparently that was not the case, Eijun was actually within the body of the real Sawamura Eijun.

Coincidentally enough, the angel and the once living human boy shared the same name so it was ideally the perfect fit.

The human Eijun, had passed away due to a chronic illness that had taken away his life only after two weeks of diagnosis. But soon after the incident, the angel Eijun appeared and let himself be connected with the small boy, lending his angelic life force that soon created a linkage between the two. The body was then saved and thus, he had awakened within the boy's figure.

No one knew how Eijun had suddenly reawakened from the dead after passing away for a couple of seconds. Doctors say that it was "God watching over the young boy and letting him have another chance at life.", but angel Eijun pretended that he didn't know what had happened after waking up on a hospital bed.

His "family and friends" had huge tears falling down their faces as they bombarded him with greetings and questions. But the only thing that they did not ask, was how exactly he came back from the dead.

That made his job easier, but he had to stay in the hospital for a couple of days for reexamination before he was released.

Although Eijun didn't like the idea of being inside another person's body, he had no choice, if it was to eliminate the evil that had plagued this city, then he had no choice but to abide by the old man's requests.

Now that he was to live the life of this young boy, Eijun wondered if he really could continue on this journey as a first year student?

Eijun's smile faltered and he clutched at his chest tighter. I'll be good with your body, Eijun, don't worry, I'll make sure your high school life is how you wanted it to be.

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(Seido High School)

While he didn't really expected it, he had arrived at Seido High School, now fifty minutes late instead of the half hour when he had accidentally slept in. What a huge messy his has become, he couldn't believe that this was already happening, and he had mentally made a promise with the original Eijun that he was to make sure that his school life would be filled with fun memories and time out with friends.

He didn't expect that he would screw all this up because of a freaking alarm clock.

Eijun inwardly slapped himself at his incompetency. Great. Now everyone at school will think I'm a major loser who had the guts to skip out on class. Thank's old man, I really owe you one for NOT fixing up my stupidity for this! He growled, but then shook his head as another thought sunk in. No, stop. I'm not going to cry over this. I know what I'll do: I'm going to walk up to the front office, put on the best smile I can muster, and explain to them my situation. They'll be sure to take pity on me and let this whole ordeal slide by. Yeah, that's a brilliant idea Eijun! Good thinking!

Ah, sometimes he couldn't help but pat himself on the back for his geniuses.

He let out brash laugh as he stomped towards the office, with his back straight and his head held high, Eijun swung opened the door and said rather loudly, "Hello! My name is Sawamura Eijun, a first year student starting today at Seido High School! I'm sixteen years old, my favorite color is blue and I really don't like natto* that much! I'm hoping to start my year off with the best intentions possible with a huge bang! So please reconsider marking me down for my lateness!"

Yeah that'll be enough to convince them! Eijun chuckled internally, his eyes beginning to wander through the office members sitting behind the desk, who, as soon as Eijun barged in, soon masked the expression as if they had seen the boogieman.

"Sawamura Eijun-kun, was it?" A female voice spoke to him from behind the desk, and out of all the people in the office, she was the only one not fazed by his sudden outburst.

Eijun stiffened and nodded robotically. "Y-yes! That's me! Sawamura Eijun!" Oh god why did I just repeat my name?! This is bad, very bad. His anxiety was beginning to show its true colors, sadly, at this very moment.

The woman who had called out to him stood up, adjusting her glasses that was perched on her nose and gave him a small smile. "You don't need to be stressed out about this, the headmaster already stated that since it was the first day, that students will not be penalized by coming in late. So please relax." She chuckled.

The brunette heaved out a loud sigh of relief.

Thank god.

"R-right, I swear it won't happen again ma'am!" He bowed his head.

She nodded and beckoned him towards her desk. "So it looks like you aren't registered in any sports clubs is that right?" she asked him.

He returned her nod and walked up to the office lady. "Yeah, my parents feel as if I'll get myself seriously injured or something if I try to even attempt at one." Eijun laughed, but he knew quite well why they placed that restriction upon him. They didn't want a repeat of that incident in the past.

"I see," she sat back down and pulled out a small clipboard. After flipping through a couple of pages and scanning over them thoroughly, she looked back up at him. "Hmm, since you are most likely the last student to sign in, all of the regular dorms are already being occupied.".

Eijun stared at her in confusion, "Umm, is that a bad thing?" After a second of thinking it over, it finally hit him, "Ah! Does that mean I'll have to be booted out?! No way!" he screeched and pulled at the roots of his hair in frustration.

Can this day get any worse?! He thought angrily to himself.

She shook her head and chuckled. "No no, you won't be booted out. I'll just need to make arrangements with the sports department to see if they will let you into one of their dorms." she then picked up her phone and dialed a number.

Eijun once again sighed in relief, his hand coming up and gripped at his poor aching heart. He didn't know how much longer his poor heart could handle this sort of anxiety. Handling situations such as these was bad enough, how was he supposed to face off against this so called berserker once he came into contact with it? He didn't even want to think about it.

"Sawamura-kun?"

He flinched as his name was called, snapping himself out of his trance. "Yes?"

She smiled and stepped around the desk until she stood beside him. "Good news, it looks like you'll be staying in the dorms of Seido's baseball team for your school year. Now isn't that something?"

Eijun nodded. "Alright, that's fine with me as long as I have a place to stay." Plus it doesn't really matter who I stay with, I'm only here to perform my task.

"Okay, now will you follow me please? I am Takashima Rei, the assistant coach of Seido's baseball team. It's a pleasure to meet you, Sawamura-kun." Rei nodded and began to exit the office with Eijun following in tow.

He grinned, clutching his bag tighter. "Yes! It's nice to meet you to, Takashima-san!"

Rei chuckled at his enthusiasm, it was kind of rare to see this sort of personality, especially with the people she was around with everyday. It was almost refreshing.

"Umm, Takashima-san?" Eijun glanced up at her with curious eyes.

"Hmm? What is it?"

Eijun scratched his cheek absentmindedly as a thought struck his mind. "I don't have to be 'involved' with the baseball team do I? Like, wake up at the same time as them and go out to practice with them?" He just wanted to make sure.

Rei shook her head. "No, since you're not an official member of the team, there is no need for you to follow them to their practices, you're only sharing a room with them, that is all. So don't fret about it."

Eijun said nothing. But in his mind, he was thinking if doing a sport would liven things up in his life, it seemed like something that would keep his mind occupied while he was also hunting out for the berserker. But mom and dad said no, and if I want to uphold my promises, then I gotta abide by them… Even though the sound of baseball seemed exciting, I've watched some games on t.v with dad and it looked really intense to be standing on that mound! The pitcher seems like a cool position to play as! His smile faltered as himself and Rei made it to the baseball team dorms.

Well, I guess it wouldn't hurt to drop by for a few of their games. Its better than nothing I guess.

"Here we are, Sawamura-kun. You're assigned to room number 5." Rei scribbled some notes on to her clipboard, "You have the option of either attending lunch with the other players, or you may go to the normal cafeteria hall with the other students in the main building. Simple enough right?"

Eijun gulped as he felt his heart beat quicken, "U-uhh yeah… Thanks Takashima-san, is there anything else I need to know before hand?"

She tapped her chin with a pencil as she thought about it. "Mmm, there really is nothing else. Just don't get in the way of the players. I know that sounds harsh, but they are in the middle of training for nationals and I don't think they want any interruptions with their schedule. Got that, Sawamura-kun?"

The boy nodded, understanding the circumstance. "Yeah, gotcha." Rude, it's not like I'm a pest everywhere I go, Takashima-san! I just have a bubbly personality that's all! What's there to hate about that?!

Rei then handed a sheet of paper with his schedule and bid him a good first day at Seido High School as she began to make her way back to the office.

Eijun inhaled and then exhaled, "Well, here I go. I wonder what my roommates are like anyways? Oh please let them be gentle and caring!" He prayed aloud while climbing up the rickety steps of the dorm rooms and stopping in front of door number five.

I've made it this far, there's no backing out now! I'll live this life of mine to the fullest! And hopefully that damned berserker won't get in my way while I'm enjoying this moment too, that would so suck!

Alright, enough stalling from his inner monologue. It is time.

Eijun grinned as he placed his hand on the doorknob, the anxiety that had plagued him before was slowly starting to disintegrate, replacing that uneasy feeling with a sense of excitement. Beyond this door was his first steps in this adventure, and he couldn't help but feel anticipated towards this new experience, it was truly very exciting.

Then, as he turned the handle of the door, he expected a warm greeting from his roomates as he peered into the suspiciously, dark room. What he hadn't anticipated, was when someone jumped out from beside the doorframe with a hideous, bloodied looking face and then letting out a terrifying cry.

Eijun let out a girlish scream upon seeing it.

"Ahh!"

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*Natto: a traditional Japanese food made from soybeans fermented with Bacillus

The next chapter should be completed within the next couple of days, so please be paitient with me. This story will be focusing on character depth and how Eijun's story will unfold as he lives alongside his human friends~ Of course, the main plot will be the center of all this so I wonder how it will ultimately affect Eijun's life? Fufu..

I am also looking for a beta reader to assist me on revising my messy edits, so if you're interested please shoot me a PM a.s.a.p! Thanks again!