Chapter 1
"The Beginning"
''Hey the name is Sakura! I'm a sixteen year old White-Winged Angel in training. My ultimate goal is to receive and become a Golden-Winged Angel. See, there are three categories that Angels fall under. The Angels that are in training have white wings, just like me. Then there are the Angels that pass their training and receive beautiful golden wings. How I long to get mine but I don't think I'm going to get them any time soon. I've failed the last test of my training so many times, I'm starting to think that I'll never pass! Oh and before I forget, the third type of Angel are part of the darkness. The Dark Angels, the ones who betray God and work for the Devil. I've never came across anyone who has become a Dark Angel, but I hear they really fierce"
Sakura has black hair with blue eyes of the sky. She wore a white gown that reached her knees and always left her hair down. She sat on a cloud and pondered off into her thoughts as usual. Thinking about how she would receive her golden wings that she always longed for. Her goal was to make everyone proud and pass her training but failing was her specialty and she wasn't happy about it either. All her life she was told she was special, she was different from any other Angel, but she never took it serious. Sakura always thought of it as a little white lie to cheer her up. All the other Angels always looked at her differently and she could never figure it out. She just thought they were just staring at her because she was failing what was suppose to be the easiest task in training. She would just smile and as she turned, her smile would flip as it always does.
"Sakura are you done spacing out? Ready to focus?" Jin announced.
He was very handsome. He fell under the class of the Golden-Winged Angel. His hair was a dark purple and he had dark mysterious brown eyes. His outfit stayed the same, black shirt and white pants.
"Sorry!" Sakura stood up straight.
"You know if you fail one more time, something will have to be done." Jin took Sakura's attention before she drifted in her own little world again.
"Right!" She frowned.
"Well get going!" Jin pushed her and Sakura swooped down to Earth to try to pass this time.
"See, I've failed for the same thing over and over again. Instead of giving someone good fortune, I do the complete opposite."
"Oh, please let her pass this time." Jin shook his head and his golden wings sprawled out and he rose and took off.
Down on Earth, it was faintly still dark and the sun slowly peeked over the horizon. Morning was starting to be noticed and the city was still sleeping. The stars faded away and the clouds began to gather. In an apartment complex, a teen slept soundly in an empty place. As you would enter through the front door, a small hall way contained a computer on the right side and the phone on the left side. The bathroom was before the kitchen and the 2 bedrooms were at the end of the apartment. The kitchen sat on the left side of the room and then there was the living room on the right. It took practically the whole entire apartment. A sliding door was on the side of the living room, so if you were on the balcony and peered in, you would see the living room and the kitchen in the background. The couch sat towards the sliding door with its back to the kitchen. In the end, his complex was on the top floor, the last room on the front right of the building.
"Beep! Beep!" an alarm clock kept going off until a boy with red hair dropped his hand on the off button.
"Damn alarm clock" he muffled.
"Kazuma!" a faint voice behind his closed bedroom door was heard. "Are you awake yet?" she asked.
"Mom?" he sat up quickly and opened his door to a dark hallway. "Not again..." he said softly.
He put his bedroom light on and yawned as he scratched his stomach. He looked at the clock again and groaned. It was five-thirty in the morning and it was time to wake up. He was a junior, his third year in high school.
"I'm Nawa Kazuma. I live alone and it's been that way for three years now. My mom and dad deceased when I was just fourteen years old and I slowly forget about them. But lately I've been hearing mom's sweat nagging voice whenever my damn alarm clock goes off like a mad dog. And then I can swear I can hear my father's loud racking tantrum in his old office, trying to build something that I could never figure out. He was somewhat of a mechanic and was always creating something monstrous."
"Ring, ring" the telephone rang and Kazuma was about to lose it when he heard it.
"It's five-thirty in the morning people!" he pouted and answered the phone. "Yelp?" he answered and then there was a loud crackling sound with heaving breathing added in the background. "Hello." he asked and pulled the phone away from his ear as it got louder.
And then the line was dead...
"What the hell?" he placed the phone on it's receiver and slowly walked out of the room with such agony.
"Ring, ring" the phone rang again and he jumped.
"And this is why I'm a cold hearted bastard. It's idiots like this that do it." he murmured and the phone continuously rang till he picked it up again.
The same thing was happening, crackling and the breathing.
"Okay who ever this is, I'm going to kick your ass when I track this call!" he shouted.
"Calm down Kazuma! It's just me." the familiar voice rang into Kazuma's ear until he snapped out of it.
"Itachi!" he was still shouting and it was only five-thirty in the morning. - '
"Here's a question for you." he started. "Why do you always answer the phone in your underwear?" he chuckled.
"WHAT?!" he blushed and began to look around. "How do you know that? Are you stalking me damn it?" he was still looking around, like he expected Itachi to just pop out of no where but nothing.
"Nope! I'm just a very good guesser." he laughed and a sweat drop slid down Kazuma's face.
"Bam, bam" a loud pounding noise was coming from the front door.
"Keep it quiet you damn boy! People are still sleeping you know. Have some consideration." a withered old man demanded and then he soon left.
"Ittttt-aaaa-cchh--iii!" a blood vessel stuck out on his forehead and he gripped the phone and his fist.
"Beep...beep...beep..beep...beep..." a faint beeping sound came from behind him and he turned in a flash.
A small video device sat on his computer desk with a red light flashing. He put the phone down in amazement and walked towards the device. It was a small spy camera and this made Kazuma's face go pail and his blood began to boil. What was this doing in his apartment complex? And then it hit him like a pile of bricks. He peered in front of the lens and placed it down as he turned it off. Itachi was still on the other line but there was no silence, yet a loud laugh outburst was heard and Kazuma smirked.
"Good guesser my ass you peeping TOM! What the hell is this doing in my home?" he shouted but quickly quieted down.
"Well...you see...I brought it over the other day..."he started.
FLASHBACK
"What is it Itachi?" Kazuma scratched his head and pondered off into his thoughts.
"It's my spy camera to put in the girl's locker room." he grinned.
"You sick bastard! I like where this is going." Kazuma slapped his hand on his leg.
END OF FLASHBACK
"Ohhhh, now I remember. Hmph..." he bit his upper lip and his voice went in and out on certain words that he spoke.
"I simply forgot where I had left it so I used my computer to turn it on, and give a me a visual on where it was. I noticed it was in your apartment, so I decided to have some fun." Itachi chuckled and Kazuma slammed the phone back onto its receiver. "That damn Itachi..." he once again left the room and the phone rung as if it was in tune or on key with his movements.
He turned around and walked back with a large frown plastered on his face.
"ITACHI!" Kazuma yelled into the phone but it was some one else.
He immediately apologized and prayed to God that he didn't make who ever it was offended. Him and his stupid temper would just get the best of him and he begged for forgiveness and then his eyes widened.
"Nawa Kazuma, will you meet me under the cherry blossom tree in Muyo Park at noon on Saturday?" her voice was sweet, her words were soft, like a smooth melody that entered Kazuma's ear and echoed within his head and heart. (hahaha that totally rhymed ')
"S-s-sure Ms. Simouru." it was her!
Kazuma's ever lasting crush. Simouru Ayame. The light umber haired girl with the kind look in her green emerald eyes. His heart beat picked up and he tried to keep his cool. He only talked to her when it was convenient and this time it seemed like a personal conversation. He tried to think of something interesting to talk about but he couldn't figure out what to actually say to her. She was so beautiful and sweet, what could impress her? What could be an appealing thing he can ever say to her that would just make her laugh or say something that he can just feel good about.
Simouru Ayame was in his homeroom at school and she was the most popular girl in high school. She was very polite and every guy practically tripped over her, they treated her like a goddess from above. Watching every move she would make and made sure that nothing hideous happened to her. She was like a glass picture of beauty that always needed to be cared for so gently and cautiously. Even though there were so many guys who asked her out, she turned them down in a flash, leaving their hearts even more determined to require her love back to them and their mind broken.
"Mr. Nawa?" he snapped out of his daydream.
"Yes, well see you Saturday and I promise I won't be late." his face turned a shade of pink and both ends died.
(It was only Monday)
At School
"WHAT!!" Itachi sat up from his desk and slapped his hands on the desk. "You're the luckiest guy Kazuma. Being summoned by the most ever so popular Miss Ayame. What a piece of work she is." Itachi pouted.
"Saturday is the day I'm asking her to be mine." Kazuma kept rambling on about as a crowd of guys who were deeply in love with Miss Simouru, that were in class. They crowded around his desk and all were jealous and wanted details. "Well after all, I've been blessed with luck for three years now."
MEANWHILE WITH SAKURA
Sakura had found someone who was in need and decided to select him as her last task. He was having love problems and this was her one shot to make them go away. She swooped down while invisible to mere human sight, and entered the house of her only hope of success.
"Hello there." Sakura greeted as her wings sparkled behind her.
At first he didn't know what to make of it and freaked out. Throwing everything in sight and snatchable at her but she became transparent and everything flew right through her. He stopped and finally got the idea once he saw her sparkled white wings.
"So you grant wishes?" he asked.
"Hey don't get me wrong but I'm not a genie. I'm just here to fulfill your out most longing dream." she smiled and winked as her wings began to fold up as she settle her feet on the floor.
"Well..." he began to scratch his nose and pulled a picture of his crush out of his jacket. "I like this girl and I don't know how to ask her out." he began to sweat of embarrassment.
"Oh...my...that's your problem. You have no confidence. Just say what you want with confidence and everything will be golden." She tilted her head and gave a small smile. "Talk to her." she placed a hand over his head, a light was created and she said a little prayer for him.
It was something that ever Angel did right before they succeeded. It was to make good luck happen.
"Are you sure that's all you can do?" he squinted.
"Yep. Trust me." she spinned away and disappeared.
"Right!" he smiled back and called her up right away.
He was so excited and knowing an Angel was with him, he knew he would not fail.
"Hey can you come over? I need to ask you something very important!" his voice was tense and Sakura's face lit up.
"I'm going to get my golden wings this time. Nothing can happen to ruin that for me. NOTHING!! I just know it!"
Sakura remand by the house by taking a front row seat on the boy's roof. Down below, the two teens began to talk. She couldn't hear a thing but then she saw that something was defiantly chaotic between them. Chaotic love of course! The girl bowed and ran off in the opposite direction. The boy went inside and Sakura became transparent, sunk into the roof to the boy's room, and awaited him. He slowly opened the door and his expression was a mix.
"Well? How'd it go?" she asked cheerfully.
"You worthless Angel...you lying bitch!! You call yourself an Angel? What a complete joke." he snarled. "Get the hell out!" he screamed and Sakura was shaky.
"No..." she mumbled. "I don't understand. What did I do wrong?" and a bright light took her away.
She returned back in heaven and in front of Jin nor less. She knelt on the ground and looked up at him. He looked disappointed and sad at the same time and it was too complicated to read. His eyes glossed and his lips trembled just a bit for her to notice.
"I'm sorry Jin! I'll do better next time. I promise!" she cried.
"Sakura..I'm sorry too." he looked away and it felt like something heavy fell on Sakura's chest.
"Huh?" she looked at him and frowned.
"You are sentenced to become a Fallen Angel until you can make a mense and fulfill someone's wishes." Jin grinded his teeth together and Sakura's eyes went wide.
"Fallen...Angel? No God. Please give me another chance. I can do it. I'm sure I'll pass next time." she mumbled.
"Sakura forgive me!" he pleaded. "I take your wings to become one of the fallen!" he held his hand down on her head and a bright blinding light was created.
Sakura's white wings disappeared and she began to fall backwards through the light down to Earth. Tears broke from her eyes and followed her as she fell. She failed and now she was sentenced to be a Fallen Angel. She was now going to be a mortal girl with little power that she was left with. How could this have happened? How come she couldn't pass something so simple as giving someone such fortune. Was she destined to be a failer and become the fallen for ever? She twisted herself away from where she was falling from and looked down at the Earth. It was still very bright but it got darker as she grew near on where ever she was to land.
"JIN!!" she screamed and landed in front of a restaurant, face down.
It was down pouring now at seven o'clock and thunder echoed in her ears. Her face faced the ground and she became soaked in the rain and in her tears. She just laid there motionless, helpless, and the people on the side walk just passed her as if she was never there in the begin with. Her body was fragile and she felt so weak with her given mortal body. She sat up and looked up at the cloudy sky. It was dark and the rain continued to fall. The rain hit her face, sliding down to the ground. Droplets clinging to her long black eye lashes until she blinked and sending them off. She became cold and noticed a restaurant in front of the wet and cold world. Everyone stared at her as she took a seat in the back. She laid her head on the table and began to sulk. Water dripped onto the table, the chair, and the floor. She heard the faint whispers of everyone as they looked at her and she turned away from them all. A waiter with red hair came to the table and sat a menu beside her.
"Miss?" he looked down at her but no response came to him. "Miss? Can I get you something?" he asked and she lifted her head.
"I don't have any money." she whimpered.
"Then I must ask you to leave. Please go home. We are very busy." he said rudely.
"I don't have a home either. I'm sorry." she faced the table and pounded her fist.
"Don't stay here too long. Eventually you'll have to leave." he said solemnly, took the menu, and left.
"Kazuma, who is that pretty girl?" Itachi asked as Kazuma went into the kitchen.
Itachi and Kazuma both worked as waiters at the Tai-Chui Restaurant.
"Some homeless girl who decides to just come in here soaked, and take a table." he snarled. "We are very busy tonight." he placed the orders from his tables on the side for the cook.
Itachi fell backwards and stood up again. "Um...Kazuma." a sweat drop made its way down his face.
"What? What is it?" he crossed his arms.
"There are barely anyone here. So how are we very busy?" he noted.
"Well still." he huffed.
"In that case, the lovely vixen can stay at my place." Itachi grinned.
"You pervert!" he punched his friend's head.
"Well, I don't see you having a bit of concern for the poor beauty. There are weirdoes out there. She'll get hurt or much worse." Itachi stared at Sakura from the small door window from within the kitchen, with a certain look in his eyes.
"And I suppose you aren't one of those weirdoes." he laughed but it wasn't a playful laugh of any kind.
It leaned towards a serious attitude.
"Why don't you take her in then? You live all alone in that large space of an apartment." Itachi insisted and the hairs on Kazuma's neck stuck up.
"A-are you nuts? I can't do that!" he blushed and even though he knew it was the right thing to do, but still something told him not to.
"You're such a cold hearted ass." Itachi walked away. "Guess she's staying with me then. " he smiled and Kazuma smirked.
"Fine, she'll stay with me you twit." he shook his fists and went in front of Itachi and left the kitchen.
"He acts like it's torture to have a girl in his apartment." Itachi groaned.
"Miss." Kazuma approached Sakura as he did before, placing a menu on her table.
"Okay fine! I'll get out!" she shouted and walked towards the door but was held back with a hand lock.
She was pulled back into her seat harshly and Kazuma gave her a serious glare.
"What the hell buddy?" she bit her lip and looked down at the menu. "Didn't he take this back?" she remembered.
"You're not going back out there in the pouring rain all night and catch a nasty cold." he looked at the window that was full of streaming rivers of water, leaving its footsteps.
"Where would you like me to go then?" her face was stained with dirt and tears.
"You can stay at my place. I live alone in a six room complex not far from here. There's an extra room you can sleep in and can lock." he blushed a little and she smiled.
"I don't even know you or your name or anything about you." she giggled.
"My name's Nawa Kazuma, I'm 17, and I don't have parents. Even so, you're just going to be a guest who will pay half rent and you'll come up with the money by working here." he implied and Sakura's smile seemed to have an affect on Kazuma. "If you don't take this offer, fine with me."
"No! I will! Thank You!" she jumped up and hugged him. "Wow, no mortal ever showed me this much kindness." she thought. "My name is Sakura." She added.
"Okay, well, Sakura get off me. You're still soaked." he pushed her off.
"Whoops! Sorry Mr. Nawa." she giggled and Itachi came over and sat next to Sakura.
"Hey Miss." he began but was flung across the room by Kazuma. "Dumbass." he whispered.
"That was cold." she blinked several times.
"Nah, don't worry about him. He'll get over it. I'm saving you Sakura from a true pervert. Trust me." she smiled and she just stared at him.
"Here, wear my sweat shirt for now. It's all I can offer right now." he handed it to her. "My shift is almost over, just sit tight till then. Order something cheep to eat and I'll pay for it." he left her and she was secretly accompanied by Itachi.
"He letting you stay at his place?" Itachi glazed into her blue eyes.
"Um...y-yes. He is." she blushed and his brown eyes seemed to capture her.
"Wanna know something?" he got closer to her and she responded by leaning towards him. "You're very beautiful and I can see everything through that white gown of yours." he murmured. OO'
"EEEEEKKK!!" she screeched as her face became beat red, and covered her self under the sweat shirt Kazuma gave her and Itachi laughed.
"Itachi get your lazy ass back to work." the manager yelled as Kazuma waved with a great big smile on his face.
"Oh why must he spoil my fun." he groaned. "Well see you later." he smiled and got up and left.
"I can see what Mr. Nawa was talking about when he meant his friend was a true pervert. I never felt so embarrassed about myself in the longest time. I did what Mr. Nawa told me to do. As soon as I finished my meal, he came out of the kitchen with different clothing on. He looked even more handsome then he did with the other boring cloths he was wrapped in. He was all smiles until he saw me and my heart sunk. I didn't understand him at all. He was showing me kindness but it seemed like he was hating it so much. Did I upset him somehow? I guess I'm cursed and just make people angry with me. I even made God angry. He took me by the hand and we left the restaurant. It had finally stopped raining and the clouds cleared up too. The stars came out of hiding and so did the moon. I glazed at it from the farthest distance for the first time and Mr. Nawa gave me an interesting look that I can't get out of my head. We got in his car and he drove to a large building that wasn't too far from where we were before, as he had said to me. We went to the top floor and entered a dark apartment complex until Mr. Nawa turned the lights on. I was easily amazed and Mr. Nawa shook his head and went in some other room that I didn't dare to follow in. I didn't want him to be even more mad at me then he already was."
A faint pounding sound that water made, came from where Kazuma was. He came out and saw Sakura just standing in the middle of the living room. He shook his head and then scratched it. Sakura turned around smiling and Kazuma was caught off guard from it and looked away. Kazuma walked over to Sakura and took her by the hand again, leading her to the room where he had went in as soon as they entered his home. It was a bathroom and the shower was going. Steam came pouring out from the top and the sides and the mirror slowly became fogged up.
"Take a shower and then come see me. I'll find you some clothes to wear until we can get you some women's clothes." he implied and closed the door behind him as he left her there.
Kazuma went through his drawers to find something that she could wear to sleep in and his door bell rang. He left the clothes on the bed and opened his door to a smiling Itachi. He let himself in and looked around to see that the beauty that he had his eyes on, was around. Kazuma closed the door and Itachi pounced onto the couch. He took out a cigarette and lighter but it was slapped away by Kazuma as he sat next to Itachi. Itachi huffed and laid his head back on the back cushions of the couch.
"Why did you come here?" Kazuma did the same as his friend.
"Just came to get my camera back and making sure you actually took her home with you." Itachi said flatly.
"I told you I would." Kazuma became tense.
"When you said that, I began to wonder why you gave in so easily. All the other times I asked you to let my date stay over here for the night because of my parents, you always refused. Or when I suggest to bring your blind date that I pick for you to bring home, you also refuse on that. So tell me why you gave in for her?" Itachi exclaimed.
"Maybe because she's like me. If she's homeless, then that means she's all alone and doesn't have parents. I mean, I almost became homeless until my parents' will was found." Kazuma leaned forward and stared at his feet.
"Mr. Nawa I'm done!" Sakura appeared behind the couch and both boys looked behind in surprise.
"SAKURA! I left you a towel!" Kazuma yelled as Sakura appeared naked before them.
"What's a towel?" she didn't know what that was, it was a mortal accessory.
"Her name is Sakura huh..." he took that in acknowledgement. "Damn Kazuma you have it good!" Itachi's eyes were glittering at the sight.
Kazuma pounced on Itachi and covered his eyes. Itachi struggled and struggled but Kazuma kept his hands over his best friend's eyes. Sakura blinking in confusement and pondered off into her thoughts. Trying to remember if she ever used a 'towel' in heaven. Kazuma and Itachi fell off the couch and Kazuma pinned Itachi's face to the ground. Sakura just stood there, still in her thoughts.
"Oh, come on Kazuma. Stop trying to hog all the sight for yourself. You are so mean!" Itachi whined.
"It's not like that you perve!" Kazuma pushed Itachi's face a little more in the floor.
"Ow...ow! I'm not going to forgive you for this one." Itachi kept whining.
"FOOL! Don't just stand there!" Kazuma was losing grip on Itachi every second. "Go in that room and shut the door behind you. I'll be in there in a minute. Now GO!" he demanded and Sakura obeyed.
As soon as she closed the door, Kazuma jumped away from Itachi, who was practically crying. And not from the pain, but not able to see Sakura long enough. Kazuma wiped the sweat off his forehead and placed his hand over his face. Itachi got up and dusted him self and fixed his hair. Kazuma almost collapsed but walked over to the bedroom door, where he had sent Sakura. He put his hand on the door knob and quickly entered the room before Itachi could attempt anything. Itachi smirked and walked over to the door and put his ear against it.
"Hey Kazuma. What does Sakura plus bedroom plus you equal?" he chuckled.
"ITACHI JUST SHUT THE HELL UP BEFORE I SHOVE MY FIST DOWN YOUR THROAT!!!" Kazuma yelled through the door. "Here wear this for now. It's all I can give you." he pointed to the clothes that he put on his bed before he answered the door and looked the other way.
"Thank you." Kazuma turned around and Sakura dressed in his clothes made him crack a smile.
"Yeah, whatever." he flung the door open and it slammed Itachi to the wall.
Sakura and Kazuma looked at Itachi and then at each other. Itachi fell to the floor on his back and kept his eyes closed while he tried to subside the pain. Sakura leaned next to him and put her hand over his face. The pain began to go away and then Sakura felt a strange wave go pass her and cut her powers off long enough for her to be warned. Jin was in the window and she was the only one who could see him. He shook his head and she pulled her hand back. Itachi opened his eyes and sat up as he rubbed his head.
"Jin...?" Sakura kept looking at the sliding doors.
"I'm going to go now." he decided.
"Finally." Kazuma muffled.
"Oh, don't worry Kazuma I won't take your precious time with Sakura away." he winked and then he was thrown out into the hallway.
Itachi landed on his ass and got up and walked to the elevator. Kazuma watched him disappear behind the steel doors and then locked up for the night. Sakura was sitting on the couch while she twisted a piece of hair around her finger repeatedly. Kazuma shut the shades for the sliding door that led to the balcony and then sighed. Sakura stood up and walked up to Kazuma with a great big smile on her peached face. He stared into her blue eyes.
"What is with this girl? Why am I feeling like I do? And I just met her!" Kazuma kept asking himself.
"Why does he always look like he's in such pain?" Sakura observed.
"Come on...I'll show you to your room." he began to walk to the other end of the apartment complex and Sakura followed.
"Thanks a whole lot Mr. Nawa." Sakura said.
"Stop calling me that! It's so damn annoying! Call me Kazuma." he snapped and Sakura moved a step back as she jumped from the tone of his voice. "The sheets are clean like always and try not to trash this room. It was my parents'. If you need anything, you know where my room is." he explained and left her.
From the door way, the bed was located in the middle of the left side of the room. The window was directly straight ahead and on the right side of the room, a mirror was hung over a dresser.
Sakura hopped on the bed and laid down. She looked at the ceiling for the longest time and then turned on her side. A picture took a spot on the night table next to the bed and the moon reflected on its glass from the window. It was a picture of Kazuma's parents and Kazuma in the middle. He was a lot younger and looked incredibly happier. She turned the other way and faced the window. The moonlight shone on her face and she closed her eyes. Jin peeked in and then settled on the roof. He was sent down to Earth and wasn't sure how he could tell Sakura.
Kazuma laid in his bed, wide awake and kept looking at his clock. It was eleven o'clock. He sat up and walked towards Sakura's room. It was locked and he didn't know if it was locked or unlocked. He smiled at himself and went back to bed.
To be continued... '