AN: Well, I'm kind of getting into Angel Sanctuary a bit here because my friend Katie is buying the manga and I have been borrowing it. What I wonder about is the relationship between Rosiel and Katan. What I mean is, there has to be something. Rosiel was way too careful with Katan's casket to not care about him. And he stayed by his side even when he was a writhing mass of wires and flesh. Now who would you say is more devoted? Rosiel doesn't show it but I think he loves Katan (non-sexually. That's for Alexiel o.O). Anyway, since this is a fanfic, I must push my boundaries and screw up the tapestries of relationships. This is a yaoi fic, people. Hope you enjoy.

Pairings: Rosiel/Katan, Setsuna/Sara (those are just the major ones. Something could develop later I'm just not sure about it yet...)

Disclaimer: I do not own Angel Sanctuary or any other Kaori Yuki work for that matter. I wish I had the creativity to think of these things. Unfortunately, I don't. The characters belong to Kaori and all her beautiful creativity and I do not claim to own them. Thank you.

Forever By Your Side

Chapter One

Sora fukaku

Yume shiroku

Chigireta tsubasa

(Deeper into the blue sky

Illusionary dreams are whiter

Wings scatter to a thousand pieces)

The night was still but not altogether peaceful. Cherubim Katan stood atop a skyscraper in Tokyo, Japan. The wind was blowing ever so slightly and the Japanese city-that-never-sleeps was still bustling with activity. But that was beside the point. There was something that needed to be done and the night would be still enough when it happened. He needed to be awakened if there was any hope of saving heaven. Katan raised his hands in front of him and concentrated, forming sort of a misshapen glowing green "s" in front of him. Suddenly lightning flashed and that silhouette of an angel with three wings could be seen momentarily above another building. Another flash - another glimpse of the silhouette. And another. Then every light in Tokyo slowly choked and died. The Inorganic Angel was awakened from his earthen prison. Heaven could be saved.

Setsuna lay on the ground with his hair covering his eyes. He had just had the shit beat out of him just because he happened to be a freshman with a working brain and Kira's friends didn't like that. Well, whatever. It was actually a good thing Sara had shown up or he would have killed them anyway. His sister was his one and only weakness. And it was a good thing Kira was around or he would probably go nuts from all the stuff that was rampaging through his head. I mean, what kind of freak would be in love with his sister? What was he, a monster? Kira was always there to tell him stuff like "Yes you are an incestuous freak, but who cares?" or "It doesn't matter who you're with. It's none of their business. They just have nothing else to talk about." Kira was a good friend. Setsuna sat up and looked at Kira. "So I guess the blackout's finally over. The subway must be working again." There was a slight rumble under their feet as the train ran through a station underground. "Yeah. I guess so." Short answers were always in Kira's normal response bank and Setsuna was used to it by now. The only time he ever said something longer than 5 words in length was when he was lecturing Setsuna on how stupid he was being in chasing after his sister but if he was going to he might as well try to ignore the people that thought he was a freak. Kira was a good friend...

O-la Sanctus, E-u Sanctus, Ou est la Lumiere...Ah, c'est toi?

(Are we more holy, are we more holy, where is the light...is that you?)

Beauty, purity, and a bit of wonderful tainted insanity. Pray to God he can keep his wits about him long enough to save heaven. He was the only one who could defeat his sister. Yet she was the one that sealed him in the earth. Now he seemed to have a vengeful gleam in his golden eyes and his aura wasn't quite as sweet as it had always been. But Katan still loved Lord Rosiel. He had made him, of course. Poor Katan had been a grigor. A stupid bodiless soul sent to die after their energy ran out performing one simple task for an angel. But there were a select few who actually were blessed with intelligence. Katan was one of the lucky ones. And Rosiel had seen that. He had created him in somewhat of a self-image, but not like a twin. He had given him a body, gender, and a name. Katan. It meant "leader" or "to lead". And where was he? Waiting hand and foot on his Lord Rosiel, his master. But Katan didn't mind his job. Though he was punished when he did not do something according to Rosiel's orders because his morals as an angel and a Cherubim came into question. But that undying love like that of a dog remained in his soul because, after all, Rosiel had created him.

"Katan."

"Yes, Lord Rosiel?"

"Am I beautiful?"

"Of course. You are as radiant as the first day I ever laid eyes on you."

"Thank you Katan."

Rosiel came closer and wrapped his arms about the taller mans neck. He knew he wasn't truly as beautiful as Katan belied. But it was good to hear that he was beautiful. It saved him from complete loss of sanity. Katan was the only person capable of picking him up off his feet and carrying him farther away from the edge. That's right...picking him up off his feet...sweeping him off his feet...yeah that was it. Katan was the only one. Of course there was Alexiel but that was beside the point. Rosiel wanted revenge on her...he had wanted her and she had rejected him and she had sealed him away. She had sealed him away...there was no love left for her in his frozen heart. All he wanted now was for her to awaken and for him to kill her. But Katan kept trying to stop him. Why? He had tried to kill that girl - what was her name? Sara? - and Katan had opened a portal at his feet and despite his cries of protest he had dragged Rosiel through the portal and out of the danger of Adam Kadamon. His power had drained and he was going to die if he had stayed. That time magic was powerful. Katan had saved him on more than one account. And what he done to repay him? He had kissed him and tried to infect him with one of those horrible pills. He had tried to turn his Katan into a golem. Why had he done that? Was Katan not loyal enough? What was it? He knew Katan would spit out the pill. He wasn't stupid and he wouldn't allow his head to explode. Had he done it...just to kiss him? Well...maybe...

Setsuna came around the corner and then around a pillar in Anagura. Kira was there and he was talking to someone. Who was that? Whoever it was had the most backwards-ass hat he had ever seen. It had - what - two points? That was weird. He - or maybe it was a she - was talking to Kira and sort of flirting with him. Setsuna assumed he was a "he" because there were no breastsSetsuna wondered what they were talking about. They were talking in low voices and he couldn't hear exactly what they were talking about, but there was something strange about how Kira was acting around this guy. He seemed to know him but why would he know someone like that? When had he ever been to Anagura? Well there was a lot he didn't know about his past lives as Alexiel and there was a lot more he needed to learn. Suddenly, the weird guys stopped hanging all over Kira, said something - sounded like it was in German - and then snapped his fingers, melting away into the floor. There was a black feather left behind. Setsuna guessed that it was okay to step out from behind the pillar now. "Hey, Kira. What's up?" Setsuna tried to sound casual but he looked guilty and he was sure that Kira had known he was there. "So, you saw Belial? Or rather the Mad Hatter. You were there for a good part of the conversation," Kira looked coldly at Setsuna and he got a chill. "Well I guess there's no point in lying to you. Yeah I saw him. Who the hell was he?" Kira's gaze remained cold and he looked over Setsuna. He didn't say anything and turned away, heels clacking on the tiled floors.

Kaze takaku

Toki aoku

Sasurau kioku

(The current breezes higher

Eternity more sapphire

With our wandering memories)

AN: Well I hope this is good for the first chapter. I'm already working on the next chapter but it won't be up for a while. I want to keep you in suspense...you if you're, like, actually reading this and like it. Well, there will be more interaction later (between Katan and Rosiel I mean) and I hope you enjoy it. I hope there will be more dialogue too but I can't guarantee anything. I'm not so good with dialogue...Oh and just a side note, I had to delete this chapter and re-upload it because one of my friends (thank you, Josh) pointed out a grammar error and so I deleted it and fixed it. Same with chapter two. Thanks, Josh. That was really rather embarrassing. -'