~Angels & Demons~

~Chapter 2~

Disclaimer: I do not own Shugo Chara! It belongs to its original Owners.

Allison's eyes widened as the truth was finally revealed. So, he had been lying to her this whole time. He never loved her; he only did it because his father wanted him to. She slammed the door open, the tears already falling down her cheeks. Luke jumped as he turned to see his girlfriend standing in the door way, crying. Mr. Sky turned his gaze to Allison and sighed.

"What are you doing here?" Mr. Sky asked, his voice cold. He had never spoken to her like this before. Allison flinched.

"I-I came here to see Luke." She replied meekly.

"There, he's right in front of you. Also, must you eavesdrop on something that involves this family and this family only?" He didn't seem to care that the truth had been told.

"Allison, I can explain." Luke said.

Allison's eyes darted over to where Luke was. He was frozen as if he didn't know what to do. His blue eyes were pleading, and his blonde hair was falling into his eyes. He raised a tanned hand to brush away his bangs.

Allison shook her head, her brunette cascade of curls tumbling around her. She turned on him, her brown eyes filling with tears again. She dashed out of the room, hearing Luke shout her name behind her.

Rima set down her book and doggy-eared the spot she left off at. It was one of the rare times that she ever touched a romance novel. Usually, she would read those gag comics or mangas, but today she felt different. A look of anger flashed across her features before it was carefully covered over with an impassive expression. The story was getting so good! She stared blankly at the person before her, interrupting her from her daily dose of reading.

"What do you want?" She asked rudely, not hiding anything she felt at the moment.

The person smiled before speaking. "Well, we're going over to Amu and Ikuto's house."

Rima rolled her gold eyes and glared at the man. Sure, she loved him with all her heart, but sometimes… he just annoyed her. She didn't even know why, maybe it was because of how well he knew her? It never occurred to her why his voice irked her half of the time. She was probably in denial about their relationship. After all, they were married now. In fact, she was the one who moved their wedding from two months later to just two weeks later. So, why was it that he annoyed her so much?

"Am I annoying you?" Nagi, her husband, asked her.

"Actually, you are." Rima replied and crossed her arms across her torso.

Nagi chuckled and smiled once more. He absolutely loved this woman; she was so defiant. She would never accept that she really did care and love him with all her heart. She just wanted to get the last laugh. He remembered the bet they had made in Heaven when they were first assigned as partners.

"Ugh, why do I have to work with someone like you?" Rima muttered to herself, stomping her foot on the ground.

Nagi smirked. "What? Are you saying that someone of your status can't compare to someone of my status? Status isn't what sets people apart, talent is."

"Like you have any talent at all, cross dresser!" Rima replied.

"Whoa, no need to pull that card. I told you a million times; my family makes me look like a girl in order for me to participate in dancing. Even if we are angels, we have daily activities to, you know?" Nagi said.

Rima tossed her gold hair over her tiny shoulder. "Whatever, not like I care."

"I bet you do." Nagi muttered.

"What was that? If you have something to say, speak up." Rima whirled around. Her eyes flashed with anger.

"I said, 'I bet you do.' Let's make a bet then, Your Highness." Nagi hissed the words, 'your highness', stressing it a lot.

Rima's eyes lit up with interest. Hmm, Nagi was striking a bet? Interesting, she was so in!

"I bet you will fall in love with me." Nagi said, a triumphant smirk on his lips.

"It's not like that will ever happen!" Rima shouted, extending her silvery white wings and diving down into the clouds.

All Rima heard as she flew into earth was the sound of Nagi's laugh as it rang out across the sky.

The next thing you knew, Rima and Nagi had already fallen in love, hard. Nagi smirked at the memory and chuckled a little.

"What are you laughing about now, Nagi?" Rima asked, her brow still raised.

He shook his head, a smile still plastered on his face. "No, no, nothing at all, Rima."

Rima nodded, apparently satisfied with the response. She got up, leaving her book on the table, cover up. She slipped into their room and to the closet. As she closed the door to their room, she once again heard Nagi's quiet chuckle resound around the house. This time, she smiled.

"Director, I have returned." Tadase said, as he began to walk from the doorway to the Director's desk.

The Director turned around in his swivel chair. "Good, good."

Tadase produced a small black hard drive from his pocket as the Director's mouth opened to ask a question.

"Have you gotten what I asked?" The Director's voice rang out across the room.

Tadase nodded eagerly, a smile quirking up his lips. It was obvious that he was proud that he had completed the task correctly. "Yes, Director, I did!"

The Director rolled his eyes in disdain. Jeez, could this barely angel boy not be so annoying? Nope, that's impossible.

"Here it is, sir." Tadase said, handing over the black hard drive.

Greedily, the Director plugged the hard drive into his laptop and clicked on the one file that was in the hard drive. He began to pour over the information that appeared on the screen.

A video popped up of Saaya. She waved and smiled at the Director. It seemed as if she was video chatting with him at the moment, but it was only a recording.

"Hi, Mr. Director." Saaya said in an overly cheerful voice. "If you are watching this recording, you have gotten the correct information from me personally. I hear that you are looking for your daughter, Amu Hinamori, correct?"

There was a pause, as if Saaya was actually waiting for a response. "My team and I have found the location of where she resides." Saaya rattled off a random address.

"Here, she lives with her husband, Ikuto Tsukiyomi. Their friends, Utau, Kukai, Rima, and Nagi, all reside near the same neighborhood." She rattled off both couples addresses too.

The Director smirked and nodded. "Good, I have all the information I need." He said, and clicked off the lap top. He unplugged the hard drive and handed it to Tadase.

"Tell her, I thank her for her services once again." The Director said, and turned around to face the window of his office once more.

Tadase bowed low and replied, "Yes, Director." With those words, he left the office, closing the door with a click.

After changing quickly, Rima laid down and opened her book again. Her eyes began to skim over the page quickly as she took in the 'cliff hanger' her husband had unknowingly (pft, more like knowingly) left her at.

Luke reached out and grabbed Allison's hand. He stared at the back of her head with a worried expression. Slowly, Allison turned around, her face streaked with tears.

"What do you want now, Luke?" She asked. Her voice was scratchy and unrecognizable.

"Allison, please don't be like this. I really do l love you, Allison." Luke said to the brunette girl.

Allison put a hand up to her mouth, her eyes widening in surprise. Luke had said the three words she had always wanted him to say. Luke took both her hands, pulling her close.

"Allison, please say something…" He searched her brown eyes.

"I… I-

"Reading again, Rima?" Nagi asked, interrupting her.

Rima's glare flickered up to his own smirk. She narrowed her eyes. "Are you trying to distract me?" She hissed.

Nagi widened his eyes in mock horror and shook his head. "Of course not, Rima, where would you think of such a thing?!"

Rima rolled her eyes. "Shut up, and leave me alone, Nagi." She said, turning back to her book.

"Love you too, Luke!" Allison shouted,

Luke smiled and leaned down, capturing her lips with his. "I'll love you…"

"For an eternity, forever and always." Allison finished for him.

Rima closed the book with a snap and turned to Nagi. "Alright, let's go."

"I called Rima and Nagi over." Ikuto said to Amu.

Amu nodded. "I called Utau and Kukai."

Ikuto nodded too and walked over to where his pinkette was standing. "What's up, Amu?"

"It's nothing really. Why do you keep asking me the same question over and over again?" Amu answered with another question.

"I'm worried. Isn't that what a husband is supposed to do?" He asked, wrapping his arms around the pinkette's small waist.

"Yeah, you're right. I'll tell you when the others get here, okay?" Amu said, tilting her head a little to look Ikuto in the eye.

Ikuto nodded and buried his face into Amu's silky pink locks. He took a deep breath, and his nostrils filled with the scent of strawberry shampoo. He smiled and rested his head on hers.

Ding dong, Ding dong!

Ikuto lifted his head off of Amu's. "The others are here, huh?"

Amu nodded, moving from where she sat near the window. She left the warmth of his embrace and pouted. "Yeah, I'll go get the door." She smiled and left the room.

Ikuto followed right behind her. "I'm coming with you."

Amu frowned but didn't say anything. "Alright, you open the door. I'll go prepare the food and tea."

Ikuto nodded, moving to the front door as Amu walked into the kitchen. He opened the front door, a lazy grin making its way onto his face.

"Hey guys, welcome!" He said to the four people standing in front of the door.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever, move!" Utau said, as she shoved her way into the living room along with Rima.

Kukai smirked. "Hey, dude!" He said and walked into the living room after his wife.

Nagi nodded and said a quick, "Hello", before following after Rima.

Ikuto shook his head, and Amu appeared out of the kitchen. She held a tray of teacups and a teapot. Next to it, there were all sorts of snacks. She set the tray down in front of her. Utau and Kukai instantly leaped in and began eating the snacks. Rima smiled and shook her head good naturedly. Nagi just plain smiled. Amu laughed a little, and Ikuto put his arm around her.

"Alright, down to business." Nagi said, looking at Ikuto.

Ikuto nodded, as he looked from each of them. "Amu, do you have something to say?"

Amu hesitated before she spoke, "Lately, I've been having a bad feeling that we're being watched…. And that something bad is about to happen. I've never really had this feeling after I married Ikuto, but it suddenly turned up again this week."

"I do too, I feel as if something is going to come back and haunt us." Rima added in.

Utau nodded in agreement. "There are no other words to explain how we feel exactly right now."

"Why do you think you're feeling that way?" Kukai asked, leaning forward in his seat.

Utau shrugged. "Maybe the…" She trailed off, not wanting to complete the sentence.

"The Director is back." Amu finished for her.

A round of gasps filled the living room. Every one stared at Amu with surprise and absurdity written all over their faces. Amu blinked then composed herself again.

"It's true, he is back." A voice sounded as Amu opened her mouth.

Every one turned quickly to the open door, a silhouette of a man in the door way. The man smiled a crooked sort of smile and threw back his head as he laughed.

"I'm back." The Director said as he charged forward straight for Amu.