Author Note: This is my first story. XD
Chapter 1: Angelic City
Deep inside the research labs of Angelic Layer creator Ichiro "Icchan" Mihara was in the middle of a huge breakthrough to expand the technology of the Angels. He wanted them to appear more… life like. Almost make them seem… Human. When he told Shuko of what he exactly planed to do, she gasped.
"Ichiro… do you think that, that would be even… possible?"
Ichiro nodded and laughed, grabbing his love's hand, reassuringly "Shuko if you stand by me on this one, it will happen!" She smiled at this; she hadn't seen Ichiro this excited since she decided to marry him. She still remembers the first time he had asked "Shuko Suzuhara… w-will you marry me?" He had such a huge blush on his face, Shuko thought it was absolutely adorable.
Shuko nodded and agreed helping Ichiro with his new project.
Day 1 Part 1
Misaki looked around confused. Everyone else looked confused as well. Misaki Suzuhara, Kotarou and Hatoko Kobayashi, Ohjiro Mihara, Ringo Seto, Kaede Saito, Sai Jounouchi and even Tamayo Kizaki were all standing in a room all with their own angels.
Kotarou eyed Misaki a bit, lucky that Tamayo didn't notice. It had been about three years since Misaki became champion, and Kotarou noticed how the years had changed her. She was 15 years old and had grown quite beautiful, she had let her hair grow out to about a little over shoulder length and her side locks grow down her waist, they were braided. She had also gained her mothers lovely waves in her hair. Her body, he blushed, she had grown in bust slightly, a lot more than Tamayo, he though. She was still flat. She had gotten taller too. Her eyes were still the same though, cheerful and bright, till… those eyes met his own.
Kotarou looked down holding back the blush flashing over his face. Making it disappear quickly before Tamayo could notice. "Hello Misaki!" He waved and gave her the same friendly kindness he had always given her.
"MISAKICHI!!!" Tamayo screamed and ran over to swallow her in hug. Misaki blushed slightly, she missed this. Once Misaki became champion in Japan, other angelic players across the globe challenged her in an international game. She had come in first beating a very tough opponent from China. Then she had become a celebrity, always on interviews, TV spots, advertising, a film or two. She hardly had time from anyone, except for Ohjiro, who was always by her side. She loved Ohjiro so much, being that their popularity was so great and everyone just adored they're relationship. But deep in the recesses of Misaki's mind, she wondered what it all would be like with Kotarou by her side.
At this point she shook her head removing the though, feeling as if Ohjiro may read her mind and hugged Tamayo back. "Gosh! I miss you guys so much!" She smiled realizing how much she's been wanting to say that.
"Misaki you look so beautiful!" A shy yet cute voice said. It was Hatoko. She was as cute as ever! As so smart! Hatoko was now 8 years old, in 5th grade already. She was a prodigy and wanted to become a philosopher and had begged Misaki to make her Godmother of her first child. Hatoko had only gown about a foot and some inches. She cut her hair to shoulder length to replicate Misaki's.
"Mmm! Maybe with all this I could make a song about reunions!" Ringo said. Ringo had now become a multi-platinum artist. She was big in American and Japan. She looked the same besides now wearing normal clothes for once. There was a time after her first CD became a hit that the paparazzi caught a shot of her bending over to pick up something in a skimpy costume, "Ringo Bears all to the Public!" After that she vowed to never wear her performance clothes outside of a performance.
As for Kaede and Sai, they stood in the back, holding hands and talking amongst themselves waving once towards the group. They had become lovers and made they're relationship public recently. Some were surprised and other girls who had loved Sai were so overwhelmed with grief that they stopped trying to maul her at school (Which Sai didn't mind at all, saved her the energy.) Kaede was diagnosed with breast cancer and Sai has been along her side all the time.
As soon as everyone was settled Shuko and Ichiro entered the room. "Hello everyone! And welcome again!" Ichiro exclaimed.
"I have chosen you all to be apart of a very important project to expand the technology to Angelic Layer!" Everyone smiled and nodded anticipating what this will be. Shuko opened the door they had come out of wide to show everyone.
"I will have you all be apart of Angelic City!" Everyone stared. Seeing that It was a layer, with they environment-changing system. The layer resembled a smaller version of Tokyo. Every look so amazed to also see computer generated people walking around in it too.
"This will be a three week program, were your angels will be living like normal people, this is all to study human activity. To make angels more like humans. Well whenever you're ready we can get started!"
As Ichiro lead them into the room everyone couldn't help but notice the suits hanging from the walls. They came in specific sizes and all with small name tags in the front. They included all of they're names including Shuko and Icchan. Misaki wondered what this all meant and why they were here.
"Now this will be a 3 week program running to study human behavior and how it will come out through the angels. And I have made modifications, all you angels, can now speak." Everyone gasped at this, even Sai.
"Now wait a second!" Ringo shouted. "I have performances and concerts coming up! I can't be—"
"I told your agent to hold off all your shows for this, I'm sure you'd love to take a break from the paparazzi anyways." Ringo starred for a second and then just nodded, knowing how tiring they are.
"What about food and… showering?" Misaki said blushing, including Kotarou.
"Well when you put your angels to sleep that's when you can do that. See, it will work like this," At this point Icchan pulled out a chart with badly drawn illustrations on it, even when he looked at it he gasped. "Mihara…" He growled under his breath. "Ah… umm…"
That's when Shuko made her divine intervention. "Your angels won't be living out normal length days. They will be living 6 hour days, therefore when you complete their six hours, you may eat, sleep, and relieve yourselves. Like school, in a sense."
"Ah, so we don't have to stay here?" Ohjiro questioned which made everyone else realize if he already knew about this.
"Of course you have to!" Icchan said. "Otherwise the suits won't work!"
"Well, do we start today anyways? Because I mean, if this is allowing us to miss school I would like to start now!" Tamayo exclaimed excitedly.
"Well if you guys all think that you are ready?" Shuko inquired. Everyone look among each other, everyone seemed ready to go and all said:
"Yes!"