A/N: Yay to another story! This one should be interesting, seeing as it's an angel/demon sort of story. I hope you all like it!

Disclaimer: I own nothing but the story and Night.

Angel, Demon, & Dragon

Chapter 1

"You both understand why you are being sent to the human world, correct?"

"Yes, sir."

"You both know your missions?"

"Yes, sir."

"You both know the rules. Especially no falling in love with any humans."

"We understand, sir."

"You both have your orders, so follow them to the full extent."

"As you wish, God." And with that, my partner and I left God's chamber. We took off, launching ourselves from the open area and taking to the skies. We glided through the warm air, heading back to our own chamber, where we were to prepare for our departure to the human world.

My partner, Roxas, is an angel, while I am a silver-armored dragon. Roxas and I resided in Heaven, where we served under God and carried out his orders in the forms of missions. God, also known as Sephiroth, had us as his best warriors and most reliable pair. Roxas landed first, his boyish features literally radiating beauty in the light of the setting sun. I landed gracefully shortly after, and trotted after my friend and partner.

Roxas and I got along very well, better than most pairs, like Sora and Riku, for example. Those two could argue like there was no tomorrow, but then make up and be fine the next second. Most pairs of angels did okay when it came to teamwork and things, but Roxas and I were the best at everything. We were the best with teamwork, magic, combos, combat, and just about everything else. I felt it was because since it's not a pair of angels, but rather an angel and a dragon, then we're just better that way.

Anyway, our mission in the human world was this: infiltrate their world and become a part of the community, and then find out about their world so we could better understand them. Also, we had to watch out for demons. We were capable of sensing them, but that wasn't always perfect. Some of the more powerful demons could conceal their demonic aura from us and any other beings that could pick them out of a crowd. I was just worried about Roxas. Sephiroth had warned us to not fall in love, and that wouldn't be a problem for me, but as for Roxas…I couldn't say. All angels that get partnered up end up being…mates, I guess you could say. Partners are bonded for life, and since angels are immortal, that means forever. That obviously didn't work with Roxas and me, seeing as we're two totally different beings.

"Night, are you okay?" Roxas's voice snapped me out of my thoughts. I looked at him as he packed his clothing. I drew closed the opening of my pack, which held some of my possessions in it, and smiled softly.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Just kind of looking forward to this mission, you know?" I answered. Roxas merely nodded in understanding. We hadn't been on a mission in a long time, maybe about 3 or 4 years. Things had gotten boring over time, and we were eager to start this one. True, Roxas would have to hide his wings and wouldn't be able to fly often, and neither would I, but this would all be worth it in the end if we had to fight.

The both of us loved a good fight, and for Roxas, using his twin weapons, a pair of Keyblades called Oblivion and Oathkeeper, was his best method of fighting. And when we combined our strengths, we were unstoppable. Roxas and I, by ourselves, were each a force to be reckoned with, but together…together we couldn't be stopped. Roxas finally drew his pack closed, and we flew off to the portal that would teleport us to the human world. We stood close by the portal, and then leapt through, ending up in a forest away from civilization. Roxas nodded to me, and I trotted ahead, leading the way to the city. I took in small sniffs here and there, reacquainting myself with the human world.

Roxas and I had been here once before, but it wasn't very long, just enough time to learn about the humans and some of their ways. You see, angels, demons, and humans live very differently. While demons live like animals, fighting for food and survival, and angels live peacefully without fighting except for training and demon fights, the humans live in a mix of both, with much strife in their world. The humans, from what we had learned, have had a lot of fights and wars in their time. Yes, angels and demons have had their fair share of fights, too, but that doesn't mean we're like the humans. After all, angels and demons have heightened strength, magic capabilities, and can summon their weapons to them out of thin air. Basically, angels and demons are the superior beings compared to humans.

Roxas eventually took the lead, taking off into a swift sprint through the forest, and we left for the planned residence we would live in for the duration of our mission. We were to attend a high school here in the local area, and just begin to blend in with our surroundings. It wouldn't be hard for me, seeing as humans accepted dragons in their surroundings years ago, and know they still exist to this day. The fact that I'm just a small dragon to them, and look like I'm not that powerful, is enough to basically make me an easy bully victim. But what they don't know is that I can fight back very well. Roxas would blend in easier than I would, considering his human appearance. He's also on the small side, obviously taller than me, seeing as I'm about two feet tall on my hind legs and 1 ½ feet tall while on all fours. Roxas is about 5' 7", so I typically perch on his shoulder while walking or in crowds.

We arrived at the correct address during the middle of the night, so as not to call attention to ourselves, and slipped inside. Thankfully, one of our fellow angels, Naminé, could control memories and manipulate them. She had skillfully used her powers to make the people near our temporary home think we had moved in earlier in the day. I flipped on a couple of lights in the house, and we began to explore a bit. The whole place was already furnished, so we didn't need to worry about that, thankfully. Roxas and I placed our packs on the floor by the bedroom door, and then looked around inside. There was already a bunch of clothes in the closet for Roxas, and they were all casual enough for school, but formal enough to go out in if need be. I yawned widely and stretched, tired from the long run to get here. We couldn't fly here, or else we would have been spotted.

"Tired?" Roxas asked me teasingly, a slight smile on his face.

"Kinda," I replied. "I'm ready to call it a night. After all, we start your classes tomorrow morning. We'll need a lot of sleep. Ugh, I'm not looking forward to waking up early."

"I'm sure you'll be fine," my blonde partner assured me with a teasing grin. His cerulean eyes showed some of his tiredness, though. "But you're right, we need sleep. Let's get ready for bed." Roxas began to get ready for bed while I curled up in the nest that had been set up by the bed. Soon enough, the blonde crawled into bed, setting his alarm for the next morning as he did so. We bid one another good night and fell asleep, ready for what may come.

X*X*X*X

The alarm came far too soon the next morning. Five in the morning is way too early! I groaned loudly, not wanting to even move, let alone get out of my nest. Roxas climbed out of his bed, and shoved me playfully, and I grumbled, but got up anyway. My blonde companion stretched his large silvery-white angel wings as far as they would go in the small bedroom, and stretched his arms as well. I yawned widely, and stretched out each limb individually, ending with each wing opening wide. I folded my wings, as did Roxas, and he began to get dressed. He pulled on a casual blue V-neck t-shirt that matched his sapphire eyes, and black denim jeans. I wasn't sure about him keeping his wings trapped like that, but then again, I could defend him if need be.

He slipped on a pair of green and blue converse, and then led the way down the stairs to the kitchen for some breakfast as I trotted after him. I looked through the fridge, which was fully stocked with plenty of food, all of which we would use. I decided on a couple of fried eggs as Roxas popped some bread in the toaster and pulled out a jar of strawberry jam. We ate quietly, not sure what to say. Finally, I broke the silence.

"You ready for this?" I asked.

"…Yeah, as ready as I'll ever be," he murmured. "How about you?"

"Hey, you know me, I'm as ready as you are," I laughed. We polished off the last of our breakfasts and headed towards the door, Roxas snagging his black and white checkered backpack on the way out the door. As we walked at a quick pace towards the school, or rather Roxas walked while I rode on his shoulder, I thought about the mission. I didn't always understand Sephiroth's intentions, and I probably never would, but I felt kind of strange about this mission. I almost had a pooling feeling of suspicion or dread in my gut about it. Sephiroth had said that we were to learn more about the humans with this mission, but there had to be a hidden agenda, or something that he knew, but we didn't.

Roxas and I were never ones to question orders, nor disobey them, but I just had this really bad feeling deep down, but I didn't know what the source was. I shrugged to myself; it was probably nothing, but then again, you never know.

We arrived at the high school we would be attending, and made our way to the front office to get Roxas's schedule. The woman at the desk was kind to us, and helped us by giving my blonde friend a map of the school to help him find his way around. I was already fairly certain we wouldn't need it, though. The woman wished us good luck, and then we left for our first class: trigonometry. It wouldn't be too difficult, seeing as we were quick learners. We had to be when we were being taught how to fight.

We walked into the class, and it was nearly empty, with the exception of a small amount of students and the teacher standing at the front of the classroom. The teacher had dark hair and brown eyes, and she was wearing an outfit made of leather that looked pretty…um, skimpy. She was clad in a short black leather skirt with a matching top that covered her chest only. She looked at us as we walked in, and motioned us over. We approached her, and she greeted us warmly.

"So, you're the newbies, huh?" she asked kindly. "I'm Tifa, and I'll be your trigonometry teacher this year. You're Roxas and Night, correct?"

"Yes," I said simply with a nod. Roxas added more.

"Yeah, that's us," he told her softly. "Are there assigned seats?"

"No, you're free to choose a seat wherever you want," Tifa answered. We nodded in understanding, and then Roxas walked over to the desk in the far back corner, next to the window. He dropped his messenger bag on the floor next to our desk, and I settled myself on the windowsill while he sat at the desk. Roxas and I murmured to one another quietly as we waited for the class to start, speaking in nearly silent voices about our mission. Soon enough, the bell rang, and students began to run into the classroom and take their seats. Tifa got up from her desk and began her greeting for the class.

"Class, today we have a new student and his friend with us, and they're new here. Let's help them to feel welcome, okay?" she started. She looked to us and motioned for the pair of us to come to the front of the class and introduce ourselves. I groaned internally, but jumped onto Roxas's shoulder as he started to walk to the front of the class.

"My name is Roxas, and this is Night, my friend," Roxas said, gesturing to me when he said my name. "We're from Destiny Islands, and we're happy to now be here in Twilight Town for a new beginning." Suddenly, the door flew open with a bang, and a very tall redhead burst into the room.

"Damn, sorry I'm late, Tifa!" he swiftly apologized in response to her annoyed face. He then turned his attention to us. "Well, who are these two unfamiliar faces?" he said, giving a Cheshire cat-like grin. Tifa rolled her eyes, obviously irritated by his sudden change in topic.

"These two are Roxas and Night, Roxas being a new student here, and Night is his friend," she explained. "And Axel, since you seem to have a similar schedule with Roxas, you'll be their guide to each of his classes." The redhead, obviously Axel, groaned.

"I seriously have to babysit?" he whined. "Why not have Sora do it? He's always so enthusiastic about newbies…" Roxas's expression darkened at the mention of 'babysitting', and Tifa's eyes narrowed to slits. A spiky-haired brunette looked up from his desk at the mention of the name 'Sora', so I figured he must be Sora.

"Axel, Sora doesn't have the same schedule as Roxas, and you do, so you're going to be his guide," Tifa snapped at him as Sora kind of shrank in his seat. Axel didn't bother with a retort, but instead walked to his desk, which was at the back of the room…right next to ours. Roxas turned to Tifa.

"I think we'll be okay, Tifa. We'd rather not be 'babysat' by some cocky jerk," he told her calmly, and I knew he was holding back what he really wanted to say. I wanted to growl at Axel, but I bit it back, settling with a glare. There were some stifled giggles as Tifa and Axel looked at Roxas, Tifa being surprised, and Axel looking pissed.

"Are you sure?" Tifa asked. "He'll do it, even if he doesn't like it." She threw a stern look at Axel when she said this. He ignored her and continued to glare at Roxas.

"If he must, then let him," Roxas replied. Tifa watched us for a moment more, and then shrugged.

"Well, it's settled. He'll be your guide around the school and to your classes for your first week here, and maybe longer if need be," she told us. We nodded in acknowledgement, and then went back to our desk. I remained perched on Roxas's shoulder the whole period, all the way until the bell. As my blonde partner took his notes for the class, I could feel Axel's glare on us the whole time. I finally sent him a death glare about ten minutes before the bell rang, effectively stopping his rudeness.

Once the bell rang, Axel crammed his stuff into his backpack and stood, towering over Roxas and me while Roxas calmly placed his notebook and pencil back into his messenger bag. As soon as we stood, Axel silently led the way out of the room, and we were quickly and easily able to keep up with him as he led us to our second class, psychology. I was eager for that class, seeing as I loved the idea of getting to know the depths of the mind. When we reached the class, Roxas and I split off from Axel to speak to the teacher. My friend presented his schedule to the teacher, an older, blonde man with hair that slicked back and a matching blonde goatee. He wore a lab coat for some odd reason, and a red scarf was wrapped loosely around his neck.

"Ah, so you two are the new students, correct?" he guessed. "Or rather, the new student and his friend. Roxas and Night, correct?"

"Yes sir," I said, looking eager. I was here to learn as much as Roxas was, I just couldn't apply as a student seeing as I don't look human.

"Good to meet you both," he said kindly. "My name is Ansem the Wise, but just call me Ansem. You may sit anywhere you'd like, just try not to cause problems."

"No problem, Ansem," Roxas assured him, and we took a seat in the back by the window again, just like in trig. Axel was seated in front of us this time. As Roxas pulled out his notebook for psychology and a pencil, the redhead turned in his seat to speak to us. His piercing acidic green eyes looked us over, but I noticed his focus was mostly directed on Roxas. My silver eyes narrowed to slits at him, but he either didn't notice, or he ignored me. I realized he had purple, upside down, teardrop-shaped tattoos underneath his eyes, one under each. They actually made his eyes really stand out.

"Can we help you?" I asked finally, breaking the silence between the three of us. Axel's gaze switched to me, and he spoke after a pause.

"I want to apologize…for earlier," he told us. "I'm sorry for saying that escorting you would be babysitting." I jaw almost dropped to the floor, I was that shocked. Axel didn't seem like the kind of guy to apologize, let alone so quickly to someone he hardly knows. Roxas's ocean eyes widened in surprise, but he didn't reply.

"…Well, then I'm sorry for calling you a cocky jerk," he finally said after a long moment. I flicked my eyes to look at Roxas, and he looked perfectly sincere in his words. Axel blinked, surprised. When he recovered from his surprise, he grinned and held out his hand to Roxas and me.

"Friends?" he offered, and Roxas smiled as he shook hands with the redhead. Roxas pulled away, and I rolled my eyes, but smirked slightly as I shook hands with him as well. "Cool. Well, now that we're friends, I'll introduce you to my other friends at lunch."

"Really?" Roxas asked, surprised. "What are they like?"

"Well, there's Sora," Axel began. "He's a brunette around your height, Roxas, with spiky brown hair and probably the most energetic and bubbly personality of anyone I've ever known. Well, maybe Demyx, but he's another guy you'll meet at lunch." Just then, the bell rang, and the Ansem started the class. Roxas wrote down everything Ansem wrote on the board and said, keeping up quite well with the lecture. I looked around and saw several students desperately trying to keep up with him, while the rest had just given up with the task. Axel was just doodling, drawing pictures of random animals, like tigers, foxes, wolves, etc. I guessed he didn't care about the class, had already taken it, or already knew the material.

I paid avid attention to the lecture, memorizing the notes and such, and practically hanging onto every word Ansem said. Like I said before, I love psychology. Finally, though, the bell rang, and everyone in the class except for Axel, Roxas, and me sighed with relief. In fact, I actually groaned quietly in irritation. Roxas smirked at me as he placed his notebook and pencil back into his messenger bag, and then we got up to follow Axel, who was patiently waiting for us next to his desk. He led us to our third class, English. There, Roxas and I met our English teacher, Leon. He was tall, with almost shoulder-length brown hair, and a scar across his face. He greeted us quietly when we showed him our schedule, and told us to sit wherever. We sat next to Axel again, and yet again by the window.

Axel was about to tell us more about his friends, but then the bell rang, signaling the start of the class. He scowled, but looked to the front of the class anyway. Roxas wrote down his notes as he had been, I stared out the window while tuning out Leon's lecture, and Axel resumed doodling again. As soon as the bell rang, Axel crammed his stuff into his bag while Roxas neatly placed his notebook and pencil back into his bag. Time for lunch, and time to meet Axel's friends. Come what may.

A/N: FINALLY! Damn, after over a week of working on this, it's finally DONE! Jeez, took me long enough…Anyway, I hope you all like this one, and if so, let me know! R&R, peoples!