(Hello readers. This is a story that my friend Tsukiange and I created with her character Shizoku Hikari and my character Lie Kuriyama. Both are written in the point of view of the person who wrote the chapter and you can find this story on both mine and her pages with a link of our character images and what the villages look like on her profile. Let us know what you think and enjoy reading.)

Chapter 1

(Lie's P.O.V.)

"It had been five long years since I've been on the run," I thought to myself. Now according to legend, the Village of Angels was to be to the East so that it sees the sun's first light. I chuckled at that nonsense. Since I was little, I had heard a legend about how the clan of angels were direct descendants of real angels. Of how they banished demons. My clan was descendants of darkness and made deals with demons. We harnessed their power and unleashed it into the world in spite of the angels' efforts, but I needed their help.

I didn't like to admit it, but it didn't change the fact, I haven't been able to locate their village. I had decided to head towards their known allies in Konoha and see what I could find out from there. I headed southeast toward the thick forest in the direction I believed Konoha was.I liked the forest. It was dense, quiet, and full of shadows. At least it should have been. I could hear an annoying voice through the thicket. I was going to ignore it and continue my journey, but it was dead in my path. I continued forward but stopped right before I was visible and listened.

"Hand over the sword little angel and we may let you live."

"You'll never take this sword from me you filthy thug," a dignified yet fearful voice called.

This peaked my interest. I looked over the dirt mound I was behind to find two rough looking guys and a girl my age that dressed kind of like a pirate. I was about to dismiss her and leave when I saw the golden Holy Cross of the Angels glinting off her sleeves. Good, I'll save the girl and ask her to take me to her village elders as payment for her rescue.

I smirked knowing the perfect way to punish these clowns. I shoved my hands into the dirt casting the darkness out in front of the girl and her sword. The shadow started small and grew as I casted my voice out, "You dare to challenge one of my angels." The threat boomed like thunder as the shadow morphed into a dark angel.

"What, is this a joke?" The first man with green spiked hair asked. He reached his foot out to step on the shadow, "I'm not afraid of no shadow tricks." The girl also looked confused and afraid of what was happening before her. The man stomped on the shadow, but as his foot went down a dark hand materialized out of it grabbing his ankle.

"You're after that of which isn't yours. Now I will take something that belongs to you," my voice called out. A blade came out of the shadows and sliced his ankle clean off of his leg. The man screamed and the other man looked horrified. He grabbed his now handicap friend, "let's get the hell out of here man."

They both split and ran so I morphed out of my dark shadow.

"How pathetic," I mocked at how easy that was. I turned to the wide bloodshot eyes of the girl looking at me, suspicion in her brown eyes.

"Are you alright little angel?" She straightened up her back but still looked timid, "how did you know and who are you?" I chuckled, my hands in my pockets,

"One, you're welcome, two, you have angel wings on the back of your coat, and three, I heard him say almost everything."

I pointed my thumb in the direction the thugs ran off to, "oh and my name is Lie."

She raised an eyebrow, "Lie...?"

I sighed irritated, "Kuriyama."

"I knew it! Someone who plays around with darkness as easy as you did. You could only be one of those creatures who make deals with demons." She raised her sword to point at me but the sword was shaking and wavering in her hands.

"Yeah, yeah, one of those creatures who saved you of her own free will. Now princess. one day you will realize there are people in this world a lot more wicked than I. Although, I will deny it most days. Now put that sword down before you pull a muscle."

"I am already aware of that. That thing murdered my clan and I will stop it from doing it to others." her voice echoes as her glassy eyes start to shine.

I took in a deep breath. Damn so much for that idea. I looked down at the sad girl. "What's your name?" I asked breaking her trance.

"Shizoku... Hikari Shizoku." I looked down at her bowed head and turned my back and began to leave.

"Wait," her voice called out in a panic as she grabbed onto my sleeve, "don't leave! I haven't repaid you for saving me."

"Ha, there is nothing you can offer me Shizoku. I'll accept your thanks and be on my way." She creased her brow and pouted, kinda childlike and I sighed, "Fine, I'm on my way to your ally village, Konoha. Show me the way and we'll call it even. Don't get in my way., I will leave you behind."

"I was heading that way anyway, let's go. Oh Lie... How do you see with that thing on your eyes?" I smirked and followed the very chatty girl who I would come to call my friend into the cool afternoon.