Authors Pre Notes: So as I stated before I began to write this based off a dream I had. And I decided to write it in first person so this whole story is Hiromi's view and I was Hiromi in my dream. It was nice - I love my dreams and my friends want to be me and steal my dreams muhahahaha. Too bad dreams never come true. *sigh* ok well on with the story.

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Suddenly my head felt like it was going to split open, all I wanted to do was die. I fell to my knees and began to scream and in the back of my mind I was wondering why no one was rushing to help me.

I fell to the ground in pain and curled into a small ball before I totally blacked out.

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I groaned internally and opened my eyes only to be totally shocked. Where was I? I began to freak out and look around the room but my body didn't seem to move with my mind. Suddenly I turned slightly to the left and froze seeing my reflection in the window. That wasn't me!

Where I should have been stood a breath taking woman. She looked a lot like me but something was off. She was tall and skinny and she wore a blue ball grown and a silver mask but I could recognize my eyes - my large pupil less eyes glittering through the slots in the mask. I also saw that freckle - my mom called it a beauty mark but it only seemed to be there in the summer - right next to my eye. The woman who wasn't me smiled and touched her/my face softly.

I felt a surge of excitement. No not me. The woman did. This was so confusing! Suddenly the woman/me giggled very softly and muttered a name. WAIT! DID SHE JUST SAY MASASHI? What the fuck was going on?

Sighing the woman hugged herself and that's when I realized I had no control over my/her body. It was like watching from her eyes - a movie where you could do nothing but go along. The only difference was when watching a movie you could just leave if you wanted to but I was stuck oh and feeling her emotions like they were my own. Yeah that's something you don't see - err- do - oh whatever- everyday.

I heard the door open behind were I was trapped and I wanted to turn around but my body wouldn't listen. Suddenly two strong arms wrapped around my waist. I felt their strength and the woman's uneasiness. Not in a bad way but in a fluttering nervous way. And her excitement and her. I mentally blushed and left that thought hanging.

"Hime, you should be more careful," the voice whispered gently into my ear and I froze. Well mentally - of course my body continued it's relaxed stance but internally I knew those words. I had heard them - only slightly different - only this morning.

My body giggled and I began to fight for control. Slowly my body began to turn in his arms and smiling she looked up through her lashes. At this point I'm surprised I didn't black out. There in front of me was Masashi - only he was slightly different. He was older too and looked like he was dressed for some ball. that's when it hit me - the room, the clothing, even the look of the people - this was from a much earlier time. An earlier era or century!

"But Mashi, I knew it was you," my voice sounded off slightly but still like me. Oh that's what was different, she - this woman - was so soft spoken that her/my voice sounded lighter then mine. I mentally sweat dropped at this. (Like in Anime haha how do you describe that?)

"Sure you did," he muttered lovingly as he leaned his forehead against hers/mine. Slowly - so slowly I didn't see it coming - he leaned in and kissed me. I was internally freaking out since - in all technicality - this was my first kiss and I didn't even have a say so! And with Masashi no less!

Suddenly there was a loud crashing and my body whirled around - finally something I wanted it to do - to see what was going on.

"Tsk, Tsk, Tsk, little Angel. You shouldn't let your guard down," a cold voice drawled out. And oddly enough I shivered with longing - what was wrong with this body? She had some guy passionately in love with her and yet… I saw the man who spoke now. He had bleach white hair and looked to be about two years older then the woman I was currently… using? His eyes were a dark violet but they were livid with emotion - passion and lust. Suddenly the man disappeared.

I cried out both mentally and physically as a hand wrapped around my wrist and the man reappeared only to steal a kiss. The feeling with this kiss was different, I wanted it. Not her ME! What was wrong with me I didn't even know this man and this wasn't even my body! Suddenly Masashi's arms was around my waist and yanked me/her behind him and shouted a name. Tam something… slowly the scene before me faded to black and I realized my body had fainted.

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Instantly I jumped to my feet and looked around. I was somehow back. Back in my time but something was off - I was in my last class of the day! How had I gotten here! Everyone began to stare at me. Everyone including a very worried and very pissed off Masashi. What the hell was his problem?

"Wha- How-" I began to stutter out before bolting from the room tears rolling down my face and I think I heard my name yelled but I'm not sure.

Why was I crying so much today? I mean I never cried and what had that… that dream been about? Had it been a dream? It seemed so real! And how the hell did I skip a whole day of school without someone noticing something was wrong with me?

Running blindly I raced down the hall not watching where I was going. (Can you guess what happens next?) Suddenly I hit something very hard and very warm - that's all I noted before I was sent sprawling on the floor. Blinking away tears I looked up and froze. A boy with white hair and purple eyes stood staring - no glaring down at me. Wait was that a glare? I'm not sure… it looked oddly like Masashi had this morning but different - filled with anger, pain, and…. Love? Where had I seen this boy befo- OH! He was the man from the dream! This was too confusing - what was happening to me? Shaking slightly I jumped to my feet and raced away from the boy and away from my mental breakdown that was waiting to happen if I stayed for one more minute.

"Hey wait Hiro-" was all I heard from the guy. I had never spoken to him in my life and yet he seemed so familiar at the same time. What was happening to me and what did that damn dream mean?

Somehow I ended up at 'our' tree and collapsed there breathing heavily just as the bell rang letting people out of classes a good fifteen minutes after I had run away. I had stopped crying by now and my breathing was becoming regular but my mind was still lost in turmoil.

"Bye Romi!" Emily called as she raced off toward her house with Emma racing to keep up. What was that about? Suddenly two shapes seemed to materialize from either side of the tree.

"Come on Hiromi, we have that stupid ritual and I so don't want to be late and have MORE lines," Harumi groaned out sending a pointed glare at Hitomi.

"Hey it's not my fault - she agreed with me!" Hitomi cried out - neither seemed to notice something was wrong with me. Did I want them to notice? I had about five seconds to decide…

"Ok guys lets get this over with, oh and Happy Birthday," I replied a bit sarcastically. Apparently I decided I DIDN'T want them to know. I guess that made sense considering the slight chance that I was going crazy… As I stood up and smiled uncertainly at my sisters I totally missed the heated glare sent my way from a guy by the fence and the relieved stare from Masashi

We set off for home in a silent yet swift pace. I was lost in my thoughts of that dream thing today while Harumi was muttering some cheer and Hitomi was gliding on her skateboard absently and seemed to be in deep thought.

What had that dream meant? Was my mind trying to tell me something? Ha maybe it was a dream from a past life - yeah, right.(Yeah right!) maybe I was just sleep deprived. Bet that was it! I just needed a long hot bath and to sleep. For like a year.

In no time at all, or it seemed that way to me, we had arrived home.

"You girls are late! Oh dear! Now we have to rush - quickly head upstairs and get changed into the outfits on your bed - the elders are WAITING!" a young woman with reddish brown hair cried she was some relative but my mind was being a bit slow today since I was still fixated on that dream.

"Ok Miseo, we'll head up now sorry!" Harumi cried out before darting upstairs.

Instantly my sisters shot up the stairs and I blinked confused, "Elders? Why are they here?"

"Idiot! It' your birthday - The Passage Of The Angels - oh never mind just hurry!" Miseo cried out and all but pushed me up the stairs.

I took off for my room still confused but doing what I was told. Can you say out of it? As I walked in my room I spotted the long white gown and everything seemed to catch up to me. I WAS LATE FOR THE PASSAGE OF THE ANGELS!

"Shit!" I squeaked and jumped forward quickly throwing off my shoes and jacket and quickly changing.

I ended up wearing a long cream dress that looked oddly familiar. The skirt part hung loose and stopped just below my ankles causing my feet to peak out, the skirt joined the top with a soft frill and looked a lot like a tank top over a floor length skirt. I didn't change my hair but left it up in my usual fluffy pigtails. No make up, no need.

"GIRLS!" a voice bellowed from downstairs making me jump and bolt for my door. Suddenly my sisters doors flew open too. We all glanced at each other and grimaced. Each one of us looked worse than the last - well in my opinion at least.

Hitomi wore a dress that looked a lot like a wedding dress - awkward much! It was long and fell to the floor in a loose skirt that almost had a bell shape but not quite and was like five layers thick yet still seemed simple and thin. Her top was seamlessly attached to the skirt and had long sleeves that were puffy when they reached her shoulders. The only color at all in the dress would be a blue ribbon laced loosely around her shoulders and down the front of her dress.

Harumi however had it the worse of all. She was wearing what looked oddly a lot like a sheet. It was a strapless top that looked a lot like a towel and what seemed to be a sheet that flowed loosely down and flowed across the ground and was trimmed with gold.

"What are you wearing?" we all exclaimed at once.

"Me? Yours is decent I'm wearing a sheet!" Harumi wailed.

"Look at me mine is like seven billion year old dress!" Hitomi cried out.

"Um… aren't we late for something?" I muttered.

"OH WE'RE LATE!" Harumi shouted and grabbed our arms and dragged us down the stairs.

Suddenly she let us go only to throw open two huge doors and shout "We're here!"

I promptly tripped and landed flat on my face while Hitomi fell against the wall and let out a startled squeak.

There was a soft chuckle heard throughout the room and I promptly turned bright red. "Uh… What she said…" I muttered embarrassed to death.

"Come in young ladies it's time to start," one of the billion of old people stated. The room was simple and had a long mahogany table that sat at least twenty people and all were dressed in all black like we were dieing today or something… at the far corner of the room stood our cousin Miseo, the one from earlier, and she was holding a intricate glass box that was cut so many times you couldn't see what was inside but you could see three blurry shapes. Every member of our family was present save our mother since she died when we were seven.

Some people looked hopeful while others looked almost sad. I bite my lip nervously and frowned. Why were all the really sad looks directed at me? Maybe I was just being paranoid.

"Long ago three angels fell from heaven. After a long time their three young lovers grew so lonely that they begged to go down to Earth. Finally god let them go to their lovers. You have been told this story over and over all your lives but you are now ready to know what happens after ward," some really old guy who I figured was one of my grandfathers or great uncles or something.

Wait did he just say something else - shit I really should pay attention!

"And those angels are you."

After an awkward moment of me not knowing what was going on Harumi finally broke the silence.

"Wait.. We're angels?" Harumi asked in a blank tone.

"What - no way- it's not possible!" Hitomi cried shocked, "Are you all insane - what proof do you have!"

I just stared blankly ahead - what were they talking about? Angels us? WJAT THE HELL DID I MISS IN LIKE ONE FREAKIN SECOND OF NOT PAYING ATTENTION?

"Um… I'm sorry but… what are you talking about?" I asked in a whisper but the whole room turned to me and one person chuckled.

"Hiromi always has been the one to zone out, oh I remember her first-" one of the woman began to say but was interrupted with a soft clearing of someone's throat.

"As I said before once the three angels descended from heaven they were so lost and alone. It took many life times for them to finally run into their true loves. Once the three angels found the men who went by their true names of Akihiko, Kioshi, and Masashi. The girls have always gone by their true names - even in heaven - Harumi, Hitomi, and Hiromi. Every life time since then they have always been together since the age of sixteen when they could finally remember their past lives. Today is your sixteenth birthday and your memories will start to return so today we need to prepare you for your lives as Angels, defenders of good," the old man continued or rather repeated.

"See it's insane isn't it!" Hitomi cried out while Harumi looked unsure.

"Are you saying that that whole thing was a memory?" I asked totally ignoring Hitomi all I could think of was the man with white hair then something occurred to me, "Exactly how old am I? On second thought scratch that - how old is Masashi?" you can always count on me to ask the weird questions.

"What was a memory - Romi what aren't you telling me - wait are we even sisters?" Harumi was promptly freaking out and Hitomi looked scared but stayed silent.

"I had a… dream… but I was awake… it lasted all day and I was… someone else. It was weird like I was me but not me and Masashi was there and…" I replied my head starting to hurt, I absently placed my hand against my forehead and there was a collective gasp. "What now?"

"Hiromi what's that ring? Where did you get it?" Hitomi cried pointing to my ring finger where the wring that Carithian had given me was - oh no.

"I-I it's uh… someone slipped it into my bag this morning but I didn't I mean I hadn't realized I put it… what's happening to me?" I stuttered and tripped over my words but in the end I gave up and whimpered like some lost kid.

"Who gave it to you?" the old man asked me and I shook my head instead I held out the note for him to read. And personally I could care less how he reacted but I expected him to freak out over an Angel receiving a ring. Instead he began to chuckle softly, "He is jumping into things like always. That Carithian will never learn. Maybe it's what's best after all this is Hiromi we're talking about… yes. He wont be punished this time, Hiromi cancel any plans you had tonight you have to meet this boy," he stated like it was plain as day.

"What boy? What does that note say?" Hitomi nearly screamed.

"Wait you know who the note is from? But that's the name of one of the fallen angels - where am I suppose to go? Why is everyone being so secretive? And why does my head hurt so bad!" I cried out in pain at the end of my sentence and clutched my forehead before whimpering.

"Ah yes this is going to turn ugly if we don't release their powers soon. Miseo come forward!" the old man replied not answering either of our questions but pocketing my note without a second thought. Miseo one of our many cousins rushed forward as quick as she could without tripping. She held out the glass box with the blurry objects resting inside and the old man smiled.

"Young Angels it is time to renew your vows for another life, and to continue the passage of Angelic blood down our family line. Do you, the reincarnations of the purest Angels ever, accept the struggles that you have faced since the day you descended? Will you take up your arms and fight evil yet again on behalf of all things pure and good in this world? Do you choose to continue your journey back to heaven and remain by the sides of those you love? If you accept you simply nod but do not say a word, if you speak now terrible things shall happen. Do you accept?" the old man preached like he had said these words millions of times.

Harumi nodded eagerly and Hitomi opened her mouth to speak but shut it only to nod stiffly - even if she didn't believe what was going on she had had this ingrained in her head since we were small that we would someday have to go through this passage so she submitted easily out of habit.

I however looked around the room and saw that everyone was holding their breath and staring at me like they were worried. I didn't understand what was going on, I was confused, lost, and in pain. All I wanted was a strong set of arms to wrap around me like they had done all those years ago. Just then a flash of a memory erupted.

I was dressed in a cotton gown with long black hair and I was smiling to myself as a pair of pale, strong arms wrapped themselves around my waist.

Masashi… had he shown up again? I cringed as the memory evaporated and I was once again standing amongst family. A tear jerked its way loose as another crippling flash of pain erupted inside my head. I nodded quickly - I'd agree to anything as long as the pain stopped. Harumi and Hitomi were suddenly right beside me and all but holding me up.

The old man took the box from Miseo and walked up to our little band.

"Harumi the Purest, accept your stone," He stated and held open the box. Inside the box were three clear glass stones with H's carved on them and they all looked the same but Harumi picked up the middle one and held it close to her heart.

"Hitomi the Just, accept your stone," Hitomi reached in without thinking and pulled out the stone on the far left.

"Harumi the Courageous, accept your stone," I reached in and clutched the stone tightly and felt the pain ease as I clutched it to my heart.

Suddenly Harumi's stone began to glow a soft cream color and flashed white causing everyone in the room to shield their eyes. A collective gasp was heard through out the room while Hitomi and I just stared.

Harumi stood before us in the weird sheet dress but she had wings sprouting from her back - they were large and white and glorious. The top stopped just above her ears while the tips of the wings reached just past her waist easily and they were a soft white - as pure as snow.

Suddenly Hitomi's stone began to glow a Jay Blue color before another flash of white caused everyone to look away. When I could look again I saw that she too sported a set of wings but hers were slightly smaller then Harumi's. Hers stopped below her ears and the tips barely reached her navel and hers were a doves white - not as pure as Harumi's but still white.

Next my stone began to glow red and well you get the idea. Looking behind me - when I could look again - I saw that I too had wings. Oh the joy. Mine started at my shoulder blades and stopped at my waist but when I spread them they were huge! Unlike my sisters mine had a soft blue tint to them.

Oddly enough it didn't feel weird having wings rather they felt normal and the extra weight felt like it belonged. But we mustn't forget the super ultra freaky part of having wings suddenly on my back.

"Welcome to the rank of Angels."