Kiba

I landed in the alley between two buildings so I wouldn't attract attention to myself. It was a dark and tight space, and I knew that people wouldn't be crazy enough to go down it. I tucked my wings back and hid them. Even though people couldn't see angel wings unless via Bond or by the angel's will, I still didn't want to take chances.

Well, almost all angels could will people to see their wings. Fallens were incapable of doing that. I walked to the end of the alley, and peered out around the brick wall and jumped into the crowds of people that were walking along the sidewalk. What I saw was a step up from the dank alley I had just left.

There were many colors; not as many as the Realm has, but a good number of them. Noises also filled the air and I wondered how these people weren't deaf. It was very exhilarating to me though. This was something entirely new to me, and it would be new every day.

While I was looking up and gawking at the buildings, I felt something bump into me and I fell backwards onto the sidewalk. I opened my eyes, and saw somebody on the ground just like I was. It was the person who I just ran into. He opened his eyes, and I saw the color of them; sapphire blue and slitted pupils. A Fallen. He rubbed the back of his head with his hand and said, "Sorry about that.

I should have watched where I was going….Hey. Are you the new Messenger angel?" I stood up, and brushed the dirt off of me. "Uh, yeah. How did you know there was going to be a new Messenger here?" He smiled and said, "Rumors spread fast down here. So if you have a secret, you might wanna keep it to yourself."

He then stood up and brushed the dirt off of himself just like I had done. This Fallen wasn't much bigger than me, and looked around the same age. He had long gray hair that came just below his ears, and it seemed feather-light. He straightened his shirt and said, "Name's Masomi. What's yours, stranger?"

I looked at him. "Kiba." Masomi's eyes widened and he ran right up to me and said, "Kiba? As in Aikido's son?" I wasn't expecting him to suddenly run right up in my face, so all I could do was nod my head. He backed at and said, "Dude! Your dad's like, a legend! Even the Fallens here know about him!"

Here we go again. I was hoping my father's legacy wouldn't follow me on Earth, but I could see now it would tag along no matter where I went. I said flatly, "Yeah. He's something." People just kept walking by us, and acted like we didn't exist. To them, we were just everyday people.

Not a Fallen or Messenger angel. Masomi then said, "Well, Kiba. How about I show ya around Bay City? I know you Messenger angels know everything or whatever, but I also know that y'all don't study maps of Earth cities."

He was right. I knew almost nothing about this city. I said, "I guess I'll take you up on your offer." Masomi gave me a thumbs up and said, "Well, follow me then." He started walking off down the sidewalk, and I followed.

Kiba

It was pitch dark now, and Masomi had taken me down almost half of the streets in the city. I wasn't tired, but my legs were on fire. I was too used to flying everywhere instead of walking. Masomi on the other hand, didn't even looked bothered by the walk. He said, "Looks like we'll have to finish up the tour another day. Hey, you're going to need a place to crash for the night."

I rubbed the place above my knee as it tried to start cramping and said, "I suppose so. Do you know any places?" Masomi smiled and said, "I could get you a place almost anywhere in this city, but it might take some time to persuade the owners, so why don't you just crash at my apartment? I have two bedrooms and bathrooms and everything else, and I won't even charge you for rent."

I stood up straight and thought. This looked like it was the best I could do for now. I said, "Sounds good to me. Do we have to walk there?" Masomi laughed and said, "Yeah, but it's not that far. Just on the other side of that building."

He pointed to a tall building at the corner of the sidewalk that was not more than twenty feet from us. We walked the last little bit and rounded the corner. Now I was faced with a large apartment complex. It seemed nice and well-kept enough. Masomi said, "You just gunna stand there or you gunna come in?" I snapped out of my thoughts and followed him into the apartment complex.

My father couldn't get mad at me for staying with a Fallen, could he? At least it wasn't a human, and my stay here would probably be temporary. Masomi said, "My place is on the top floor." I nodded my head and followed him over to an elevator. I didn't like being crammed in that little metal box.

And could feel my wings itching to have me break out. But it didn't take us long to get to the top floor. There was one room on the hall, and I assumed it was Masomi's. I was right when he stuck a key into the doorknob and opened the door. I was surprised to see that the apartment was actually very nice.

One wall was nothing but a large window that looked out over the city. He said, "Welcome to Case de Masomi or something like that." I walked in and gawked at the apartment. It was really nice. I said, "I didn't think Fallens had things like this." Masomi laughed and said, "Hey, anyone can make themselves into something in this town. Not all Fallens live in poverty, most of them do, but not all. I just pulled the lucky straw."

He shut the door behind me and flipped on the rest of the lights. "Go on. Make yourself at home. The room over there is the guest room." I nodded my head and walked inside of the room. It was just as nice as the rest of the apartment. I placed the few things I brought with me on the bed and walked back into the living room.

Masomi was in the kitchen and fixing himself something to eat. He said, "So, what's it like being the son of one of the most powerful angels in the Realm that isn't a Higher Power?" It sucks. Nobody should ever be put through what I have to go through. But instead of what my mind spoke, I lied.

"It's certainly something different." Well, halfway lied. Masomi said something and then walked into the living room and plopped down on the couch with a sandwich on a plate. He said, "If you're hungry help yourself to anything in the fridge. Except the marshmallow crème. If you want some of that, you'll have to fight me for it."

I said, "I'm not all that hungry, but thanks anyway." I then sat down in a chair that was across from Masomi. He seemed too nice to have done a crime against the Realm that would have made him Fall. Then again, the Higher Powers would make you Fall if you sneezed. Or at least it seemed like it.

I stood up from the chair and said, "I'm going to turn in early. Thanks for allowing me to stay here." Masomi said, "No prob." I walked back to my room and closed the door behind me and turned on the lamp that was next to the bed. I then made my way over to the windows, and pulled the curtains open and looked out over the city. This was my new life, and I was going to make something of it.

Kiba

I was woken up by a loud beeping, and Masomi yelling, "Crap! Crap! Where's the fire extinguisher! Dammit!" I shot out of my bed and ran into the living room.

I saw Masomi freaking out in the kitchen, and a fire was going on the stove. "What did you do!" He pulled things out of the cabinets and said, "I don't know! Help me find the fire extinguisher before the sprinklers come on and soak everything!" I just stood in the living room. "Fire extinguisher?"

Masomi stared at me and said, "Dammit! I forgot you're new here. Ok. Ok. Look for a red thing." I looked around and found a metal, red canister. I asked, "This thing?" Masomi looked over the fire and said, "Yeah! That! Throw it here!" I tossed it to him and when he caught it, water started to come from the ceiling.

Everything was soaked in a matter of minutes. The fire had gotten put out though. Masomi stood in front of the stove, still holding the fire extinguisher. He dropped the metal canister, and I heard it ding against the ground. Masomi then yelled, "Not again!" I looked at him and around the wet room.

"This has happened before?" The sprinklers had stopped shooting water into the room at this point. Masomi said, "Yeah. It happens more than you think." He sighed and continued. "Let's start getting this place dried up." He tossed me several dishcloths, and I watched him starting to mop up the water in the kitchen. I followed suit and started in the living room.

Kiba

After hours of mopping up the water, Masomi finally decided that it was pointless to try and get it all cleaned up. He had called somebody to clean up the mess, and said that would wouldn't be able to return to the apartment until later in the night.

So to pass the time, he decided to finish up giving me a tour of the city. Lucky for me, there wasn't that much left to see. Now I had the entire city memorized since Messenger angels had photographic memories. How else would we hold all of the information we absorb?

Masomi said, "Since the sprinklers ruined half of the food in the house, I'm going to have to buy some more. So come on and we'll stop by the grocery store." I nodded my head and walked with him into a large store. Finally, he had gotten everything he needed, and we went up to pay for the food.

There was a young girl behind the register. She had brown hair and eyes, and was obviously human. She handed back some money to Masomi and we left out of the store. He checked the watch on his wrist and said, "I think the professionals I hired should be done by now. Let's head on back and see."

When we got back to the apartment, everything was dry and looked like it had when I first saw it. Masomi smiled and said, "Those guys never cease to amaze me." I didn't question who Masomi hired or what they did. He went and threw the ruined food away, and replaced it with the items we bought. It was safe to say that he really had done this many times.

I saw he was going back over to the stove, and was about to turn it on. I ran over there and stopped him and said, "How about we order something instead of cooking?" I really didn't want to spend another four or five hours wandering the city until the apartment dried again. Masomi shrugged his shoulders and said, "Eh. Ok." I let out a sigh of relief. Thank heavens.

lol. a little humor insight or whatever. HAPPY 2012 TOO! who's all ready for the zombies to come? i am! they're in for a big fight if they want my flesh. ^^ thanks to all that have read this so far. i'm not expecting much on this story and all of that, so it's more of just for fun. but it would mean a lot to me if i did get some reviews and such. ^^ -hint hint- well, enjoy your new years! read, review, and other things. ~Copperpelt~