Kaori: And now what you've all been waiting for! Drum roll, please!

(*drum rolls across the room*)

Kaori: Not that kind of drum roll!

Guy: (*drum roll*)

Kaori: Presenting the sequel to Forsaken: Angel's Grace!

Matthew: Enjoy the fic!

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^^*~Flonne's POV~*^^

"Flonne."

"Hey, Love Freak!"

That voice! It could only belong to one person….

"C'mon, Love Freak! I'm over here!"

I felt my heart racing as I ran to the direction of the voice. Although everything was dark around me, I pressed on. Nothing would stop me this time, not this time…

"Flonne… c'mon! What's taking you so long? Hurry up…"

The more I heard his voice, the faster I ran, and the faster my heartbeat became.

"Please… don't leave me this time…" I silently begged. "Don't leave me again…"

But as I ran for awhile, I noticed that the path was slowly changing. Again, I was seeing the scene that haunted me every night. It was that same dark, dreary field, broken by a single cross, with Master Lamington's bloody body below it. I could feel tears well up in my eyes as I yelled, "Master Lamington!" I was about to run to him when I heard a weak voice calling my name.

"Flonne…"

The voice of the one I fell in love with; Laharl's voice.

I turned to look for him, soon finding him nearby, leaned up against a rock. "Laharl!"

He was in terrible shape, his whole body covered in scrapes and bruises, blood dripping from the open cuts. When I came to him, his mouth was open as if he was trying to tell me something.

"Flonne… I… I…"

"No, don't waste your energy speaking! I'll help you…"

"No, there isn't any time. I just have to tell you how much I…."

He stopped at those words, his blood-red eyes closing as he fell silent.

"Laharl?!"

I shook him over and over again, trying to awaken him.

"Laharl! Laharl!"

I burst into tears as I leaned on his chest. "Please don't go… I love you…"

The last thing I heard was maniacal laughing ringing in my ears.

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^^*~Normal POV~*^^

It was early in the morning, 5:00 AM. The alarm clock in Etna's room was ringing, the alarm being a song that had the 'you're-gonna-die-in-10-seconds-so-say-your-prayers' ring to it. Annoyed, Etna smashed her hand hard on the off button, and slowly crawled out of bed, taking as much time as possible.

Etna was the Overlord of the Netherworld now, and it had been thousands of years ago when she had been crowned. Now, she was finally an adult in demon's years, and to her happiness, she didn't stay flat-chested. She was considered one of the sexiest demons of all time, just as she had imagined herself to be.

"If the Prince was here, he would freak out at how sexy I am," She said with a smile. Of course, being one of the sexiest demons if all time had its disadvantages, because suitors came and asked for her hand in marriage on a daily basis. (Even her own vassals found themselves proposing.) It annoyed Etna so much that she saw to it personally that all suitors were eliminated.

"I should go check on Flonne before I start my duties." Etna said when she managed to climb out. Before that, she brushed her hair and tied it up in two pigtails, her usual hairstyle, and put on her normal attire, definitely not wanting to be seen in her sleeping clothes.

Etna tiptoed to Flonne's room, and saw that she was still sleeping. The smile disappeared from her face when she saw a few tears trickling from her eyes. "Flonne…" She said sadly, sighing. It had been about a thousand years or more, and Flonne still hadn't let go of hope for Laharl's return.

Flonne had grown even more beautiful, and she too was no longer flat-chested. But she was continually plagued by nightmares, usually involving something bad happening to Laharl.

Etna sighed once more and gently shook the angel awake. "Huh?" What… Etna? Is that you?" Flonne asked in confusion. Etna chuckled.

"Yes. Who else would it be? You had another bad dream about the Prince, right?" She nodded. "Yes." As she opened her mouth to tell Etna what happened, she put a finger to Flonne's lips.

"You don't need to tell me, Flonne. I can't get it through your thick head that the Prince is gone, and that's about the only advice I have to give you. And I don't like hearing about these dreams, either. I worry about the Prince, too, Flonne, and I'm lucky that my dreams aren't as bad as yours." Etna removed her finger after saying those words, and Flonne nodded.

"I'm sorry Etna." That was the first sentence to flow out of her mouth. "You should go and attend to your business. Again, I apologize for burdening you with my problems." Etna walked out the door and made a gesture that gave Flonne the message 'don't worry about it.'

"Poor Flonne… I wish I could help, some how." Etna said quietly before she walked away, leaving to her throne duties and Flonne to her thoughts.

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Laharl slammed his fist on the giant table, causing it to turn over and several things to fly off the shelves. "You've made me wait long enough already! It's been a thousand years; look at how badly she needs me!" He was yelling. The woman who he was yelling at stared calmly into those blood-red eyes, which were burning with impatience and anger right now.

"Listen, King Laharl. You should be grateful that we let you stay here in your own body, with the behavior you're causing. With most people, they stay here as souls while we create a new body to house them. But things like this are… complicated, and will take time."

Laharl became even more infuriated. "Like I said earlier! You've made me wait long enough! A thousand years is more time than you need!"

The woman shook her head. "You don't understand. We still need to weigh out the sins you committed in your lifetime, and…"

"I already atoned for them, didn't I?!" Laharl was yelling at the top of his lungs now, looking like he was about to charge the woman down any second. Nearby vassals had to hold him back from doing so.

As they pulled him away, the woman sighed. "He really does care about her… His devotion is admirable."

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Kaori: Ok, that's Chapter 1! And yes, 'Angel's Grace' is multi-chaptered!

Matthew & Guy: Stay tuned for Chapter 2!