-Chapter 2: The SUO / The World's End-
Chaney was walking away from his house, a large burlap sack slung over his shoulder. His directive was to deposite the insane amount of money that Ikaros created, a total of one hundred billion yen to be exact. He wasn't worried about spending any of it just yet, but wanted to be sure it was kept safe and out of the hands of any theives, or worse, Sohara. "If Sohara found out I had this much money with me... gah! I don't even want to think about what she'd make me buy for her!" Chaney shuddered at the thought of all the dreadful bags he'd have to carry. "Better get this done fast." There was only one bank that he knew of that wouldn't lose his money. The Satsukitane Underground Operation, or SUO to those who go there more regularly.
Sure, the SUO was run by an organized crime family, the Satsukitane clan, but they were deendable and the only people really trust worthy to hold this amount money. They were one of the hardest families of organized crime to get in contact with, and for good reason. They basically controlled Sorami town from the shadows. So how did Chaney know about them? Simple. He needed a job, they offered. They trained him in the art of marksmanship and had him go around and participate in various contests to earn money for the Satsukitane family. He of course got a cut as well.
As Chaney was walking down the street, he noticed people giving him odd or shocked looks. "What's up with everyone today? It's not the first time I carried around a big burlap sack." He chose to ingnore them as he continued walking. When he reached an alley tucked between a corner store and the local adult goods store, he ducked inside it and strolled over to a dumpster that looked rather out of place. Kicking it once, he confirmed whatever it was he was looking for. He grabbed hold of the handle that was usually used to move the dumpster, but in stead of moving, the handle simply moved with his hand, revealing a pad of numbers going up to nine. He punched in four random numbers and the sides of the dumpster unfolded, creating a flight of stares. He walked down them, and about ten seconds after, the flight of stares closed back up, making it seem like nothing had disturbed it.
When Chaney reached the bottom of the flight of stairs, he was met with a well lit room that looked exactly how any normal bank would. Random people were walking about, conversing and exchanging greetings. Gaurds were posted by the doors and near the back of the counters, all holding machine guns or pistols of different varieties.
When Chaney walked in, everyone trned to see who it was, only to freeze and take a step back. All conversation stopped as they stared at the boy, or at least in his direction. "Ah, Kurayami-sama, what brings you he-" one of the gaurds began to say but stopped and stared with a shocked expression on his face.
Almost imediately, five gaurds appeard in front of Chaney, all pointing their guns towards him. "Gah! H-Hey! What's the big Idea guys!?" Chaney yelled as he dropped the bag and waved his arms in front of him frantically.
"Kurayami-sama! Behind you!" another gaurd yelled, focusing his gun just passed Chaney's head.
"Eh?" Chaney turned slowly, only for his eyes to meet green ones floating in the air. Chaney's eyebrow twitched when he realized he'd been fallowed. "Ikaros..."
"Yes, Master?" The pink haired Angeloid said while floating in the air behind her master.
"Baka! You can't follow me around while you're flying!" Chibi Chaney said while he pulled Ikaros to the ground. "We're going home right now! I'll take care of the money later!" With that, Chibi Chaney dragged a Chibi Ikaros back up the stairs, all the while mumbeling unintelligibly.
-O-O-O-O-O-
Chaney let out a sigh as he sat cross-legged across the table from Ikaros. "What am I gonna do with you? You can't just go around flying like that, Ikaros. It'll freak people out, you know?"
"I apolagise, Master. I shall be more careful next time. Do you have any further orders for me?"
"I guess not... Right now I'm beat. Wait... how the hell did it get dark so fast? I could've sworn it was light out a few minutes ago... Oh well. Time for bed!" Chaney took off his shirt and plopped down onto his bed roll, not bothering to change anything else. "Hmm.. I wonder what it would be like to take over the world. If only, right? Anyways, goodnight, Ikaros." Chaney chuckled at his joke and rolled over onto his side. (A/N I know it was a bad way to inject it into the story, but I had to do it somehow and that's the first that came in my head)
-O-O-O-O-O-
"Cha-chan, wake up! Where were you yesterday, sensei was really mad at you!" Sohara yelled while banging on the door of one Kurayami Chaney.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm coming, I'm coming..." Chaney trugged towards the door, still rubbing the sleep away from his eyes. Chaney opened the door only to see no one there. "Huh? Sohara?" He looked around a few times before spotting something on the ground. "Eh? Sohara's clothes? She take up streaking or something?"
"Your take over the world will be completed shortly, Master." Chaney turned to see Ikaros satnding there with the same emotionless expression she always wore. "I began running a world domination program a moment ago."
"Y-you don't meen..." Chaney ran inside and turned on his TV, frantically switching the the channels with the remotes he held in both hands. Each channel was the same. No people. Just piles of clothes.
"Following an investigation, I concluded there was no one who would recognize you as being their king, Master. As a result, the program determined that all living people should be eliminated." Ikaros spoke from behind him, the card in her hand still glowing slightly.
"A... all living people...?" Chaney turned slowly to meet Ikaros' gaze, his own eyes wide with disbelief.
"Yes."
"Can you cancle it!?"
"I cannot. I was not created to do so."
Chaney bolted out of the room, leaving Ikaros behind, and sprinted towards his school. Passing by pile of clothes, tears began to roll down his face as he recognized some of them. He reached the school and slammed open the door to his home room. Nobody. Just clothes. "I just wanted... a normal life... of peace and quiet."
-O-O-O-O-O-
It was evening now. The orange rays of the sun showered the once happy town of Sorami. Two lone figures were in the park. One sitting on a bench, a girl's uniform from his school clenched between his fingers. One standing behind the boy, her light pink wings hung off her back.
"So everyone's really gone now, huh?" Chaney spoke, looking down towards the ground.
"I am terribly sorry. I was sure that you had given me an order." Chaney remained silent while Ikaros spoke. "What do you wish for me to do now? If it would please you, I could dispose of myself."
"Yeah... that would be most helpful." At her master's words, Ikaros took out a card, and it changed into a pink gun that looked more like a toy. "I've already had more than enough trouble."
Ikaros put the gun to the side of her head with a downcast look on her face. "Yes, Master."
Just as she was about to pull the trigger, Chaney spun around and grabbed her wrist, taking her to the ground with the gun a few feet away. "Master?"
"I'm kidding. I'm kidding. Forget that last order, okay?" Chaney said while shaking his head lightly. His voice slightly horse from crying.
"I cannot cancel an order."
"Why not!? You haven't done anything wrong! You were just following my order. So there's no reason why you have to go away, too."
"But, i cannot cancel-"
"Please! It's my fault everyone is gone!" tears began to freely fall off Chaney's face and onto Ikaros'. "What should I do? Don't leave me here by myself. Please, cancel that order, and stay here, by my side.." Chaney bowed his head so his forehead was resting on the dirt next to Ikaros'. His cries were soft and pleading.
Ikaros' hands rose from the ground and craddled the back of Chaney's head. "Yes, Master."
"I just wish this were all a bad drem.." Chaney's tears continued to fall. He buried his face deeper into the ground, resting his chin on Ikaros' shoulder.
-O-O-O-O-O-
"Take care of the angel." Chaney looked up to see the blue haired beauty that was always in his dreams for some reason. "Don't ever let her go."
Chaney snickered lightly at what the woman said. "No shit."
"Oi! Cha-chan! I have cleaning duty today..." Soahar's voice woke Chaney up with a start.
"Gah! Are you serious!? That was just a dream? Damn... that was dicey, even for me." When he heard a slight flutter noise, he turned slowly to see Ikaros sitting on her legs, holding a card that was glowing ever so slightly.
"Good morning, Master."
"Is that..?" Chaney pointed to the card.
"Yes. You said that you wished for it to be a dream, so I ran a program that made it a dream, and returned everything back to normal."
Chaney quickly stood up and out of his bed roll. "You can do that!?"
"Should I not have done that?"
"N-no, it's fine, it's fine! Good job! Outstanding!" Chaney grabbed Ikaros' hands, a huge grin spreading across his face. "But to be honest..." Chaney stood back up and turned around, collapsing back onto his bed roll. "I'm exhausted."
"Um, Master, did you wish for me to keep that part of the dream, too?" Ikaros said.
"Eh? Which part?" Chaney turned his head slightly to see the downcast look on the Angeloid's face as she scooted a little closer to him.
"When you said, 'Stay here, by my side.' Did you wish for me to keep that part of the dream as well?" Ikaros looked slightly towards the grond at her last words.
A small blush spread across Chaney's face as he heard her words. He shifted his weight so that the blanket covered everything up to his neck. "Ikaros, you do whatever you want with that, alright?"
"Uh, what do you mean by.."
"It's just what I said! Choose what you want, Ikaros."
Ikaros reached up and lightly held the chain that currently connected her to Chaney. "Yes, Master... what I choose is..." Ikaros stopped when she heard a light snorring noise coming from the boy. She stood up and knelt down over him, adjusting his blanket so that it snugly tucked under his body. She looked at his face and saw a happy, content look come across his features.
"I choose... to stay with Master. To stay by his side."
