DISCLAIMER: the characters used from 07 ghosts belong to some rich, really imaginative Japanese people whose names I do not know. The O/C Ella is the product of my own sleep deprived mind. R&R
CHAPTER ONE – sinner
She didn't know what it was about the man she had been sent to track.
Something about him just made her want to punch him so badly every time he as much as looked over at her.
She hated the way he would acknowledge her presence with that perverted leer on his face.
And at that specific moment she mentally hated herself for allowing him to crawl under her skin. She hated him for how he had pinned her to a wall a few hours prior and confronted her, then to make things even worse Castor had appeared out of nowhere and overheard her cursing at Frau which led to her current predicament.
"I know how women like you work you hide behind that tough exterior, but let me tell you this Ella, that is hardly becoming of a sister. I don't know who you are or what you are doing here but some people are starting to feel rather suspicious about you. Cross us and I will see to it personally that you regret your actions." Frau's words kept swimming through her mind.
"That damn stupid bishop, who does he think he is making his idle threats against me?" she grumbled as she carried a pile of books through the library hunting out their correct spots. "And damn that Castor for shoving me in the library for inappropriate conduct, I am not a damn slave." She hissed as she shoved a book in its place and stormed off looking for the place of the next book.
She was itching to confront both the bishops and give them a piece of her mind.
Ella was not a believer, it was the reason she did her job so well. She refused to be blinded by any opinion of the world but it still didn't hide the fact that she herself was a fallen angel who was been used by Ayanami. She was nothing but a mere puppet in his eyes and all he needed was for her to provide him with sufficient information on what happened in the church with Teito and the bishops.
"Why do I always find myself doing others dirty work?" she muttered as she continued packing away all the books. "Why did I have to go and fall for that obnoxious arrogant ass when I could have still been up there watching over all these insects?"
Ella had fallen because of her stubborn nature and the object of her anger and frustration was the reason, allocated to watch over one of the seven ghosts though she saw it unnecessary and a sheer waste of time she ended up curious about the man she had been assigned. A perverted bishop named Frau who was the ghost Zehel. Though she would never ever admit to liking him at all it was the reason she had fallen from heaven. Her interest going beyond what the rules deemed acceptable. So like the many before her she too had joined the ranks of the angels with their wings stained black.
She was used to been used for personal gain because of her status. She may have been tainted but it didn't change the fact that she was an angel and in her human form she could hide her true form perfectly. Ella was a simple alias she went by in her human form, but since she had arrived at the church she had done nothing more than give the bishops a hard time. So she always found herself been punished by Castor and her punishment was the one thing she hated the most, chores.
The first time she had been punished in such a manner by the overly kind Castor it was because she refused to wear the nun's uniform and instead had opted to go and find some pants to wear. She had even gone as far as to cut up a dress and make a more comfortable outfit which lead to her been scolded. And he had been there the entire time with his infuriating smirk plastered on his face watching as she simply argued back every point made by Castor as to why the nun's dress code was to be adhered to.
"Ugh." She grumbled unintelligibly as she put the last book away, dusting off her improved uniform she had made.
Turning on her heel she stalked angrily out of the library and walked straight into the garden. Her wings where starting to pain from been hidden for too long and it was becoming increasingly difficult for her to hold her human form without stretching them out every now and again.
In the eyes of the angels she had once known she knew they had seen her as a sinner.
Checking around her she sighed making sure no one was watching her before she slipped her sleeveless coat off revealing her open shoulder blades as she felt her magnificent wings stretch out. She breathed out a sigh of relief as she with one strong movement hauled herself into the air, reveling in the sensation of freedom as the cool evening air brushed against her face.
"I never knew that affections towards humans where considered a sin, if I had known that I would have never watched over you." She muttered to the moon. Even though she was there she was still watching over Frau. Yet her loyalty to Ayanami was starting to dissipate with each passing day.
She may have fallen but Serenity was still an angel and she did still have good intentions. Growing weary she turned and headed back to the church quickly taking her human form and quickly decided on wandering around the church aimlessly till dawn. She sighed as she sat on the fountain and considered what to do with herself.
"Helping Ayanami won't get me back home anytime soon. The fact that I am not aging isn't helping me much either. The fact that I am physically stuck now in this place to watch over that man doesn't help me in any way possible because of these stupid things called emotions and the worst part is he is figuring me out, it won't be long until he knows exactly what I am and then I am screwed."
She was so stuck in her own thoughts she didn't notice the sapphire gaze that rested intensely on her form. She knew well enough that Frau wasn't a stupid man rather he was quite intelligent when it came to all the wrong things. She knew that falling for a ghost was the worst thing she could have ever done, it was deemed worse than falling for a human which she couldn't really comprehend.
"AARRGHH!" she growled out loudly clutching her head. "This is all too overwhelming to even begin to comprehend." She snapped at herself when she sensed she wasn't alone and looked up directly where the last person she wanted to see stood watching her with his infuriating smirk present on his face as he casually leant against a marble pillar.
He watched rather amused as she rose to her feet crossing her arms under her chest, immediately in a defensive position as she glared at him. "You know you shouldn't be out so late." He mused watching as the petite woman irked at his comment immediately.
"Go away Frau." She hissed under her breath.
"Ah why so hostile little lamb?" he taunted.
She stood shaking, her small hands balling into fists, her delicate knuckles turning white with frustration and anger.
"You!" she snarled out at him. She stiffened as he approached her stepping back until she felt the edge of the fountain against her legs. "Because of you I had to pack away all those damned dusty books for no reason and clean that hell hole you call a library." For the first time Frau noticed she was shaking as she hissed at him.
He couldn't do anything to prevent the smirk on his face, her anger was limitless and he found it deeply amusing to watch her seethe, she was even worse than Teito when it came to him. He eyed her in a suggestive manner knowing she was getting fed up with him as he got closer to her. He watched her eyes widen slightly as he produced a single black feather and held it up to her. Any normal person would have missed it but not him, he noticed and this caused his smirk to grow as a smug look crossed his face.
"Tell me Ella, what exactly are you?" he purred watching as she tried to take a step back forgetting she was leaning against the fountain until she grabbed his robe to steady herself from falling over the edge. With this he raised a brow at her and scoffed.
She remained silent, her brows knitted together tightly as a scowl quickly crossed her features. Her face had turned a deep shade of red at how close he was to her, yet the bishop wasn't sure if it was a blush or simply the fact that she was flushed from anger or even a mixture of both.
"Answer me." He demanded pulling her gaze to meet his.
He couldn't help but notice the anger that raged through her as she narrowed her eyes into a cold glare at him.
"I don't have to do anything for the likes of you." She hissed back in a low tone that was laced with venom. When she tried to move past him he used Zehel to stop her in her tracks. She eyed the scythe and turned to him, her face holding a look of pure disapproval.
"Now you don't have to make it difficult, I know you are well aware of where this came from as there are no birds around here at this time of the night." He snickered smugly.
"Let. Me. Go." She ground out between her clenched teeth.
"Well that is not very lady like at all. Tell me what do you think would happen if they really knew what you are? What I want to know is what your exact purpose is for been here Ella, if that's even your real name." he stated watching her flinch as he trailed the feather along her cheek.
"Some things are best left unknown." She ground out again as she glared up at him coldly.
Again Frau raised a brow at the small woman well aware of what she actually was, although he wanted her to admit it. It was rather cruel of him but he needed to know her intentions before he even considered leaving her alone. 'Like I will ever just leave her alone, she is just too attractive to be human, to perfect to be a mere human.' He thought to himself as he watched her shift around uncomfortably.
"You have no idea how badly I want to punch you right now." She hissed. "You know what scrap that." The growled hitting the bishop square in the stomach before he could realize what she was planning. As he bent to hold his stomach she ducked out from under his scythe and ran out of sight.
A/N: in case of any confusion… Ella's real name is actually Serenity. Ella is simply the name of her human form which she assumes to blend in with everyone. Her history will be covered in the chapters to come. If the reason as to why she fell seems vague, it's because as an Archangel she fell for a Ghost and even though the Ghosts are guardians it's forbidden so she was exiled which leads to her resenting Frau.
Before she was sent to find the church she was found by Ayanami who is the only one who knows her real identity. They made a deal and she slowly starts doubting that it was a good idea.