Author's note: Edited

Words in italics are thoughts

Words in bold are actions

Words in bold and italics are flashbacks

Enjoy

Reborn: Part 2

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'What's that?'

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'Is…that? Is that rain?'

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'It's rain!'

Green and blue eyes suddenly open to grey fluffy sponges being squeeze dry from the heavens above. A pale hand shields her eyes from the water's aerial assault. 'Wait…if this is rain, then that means,' thinks Abigail as she quickly sits up looking at her surroundings. Abigail notices she was on a sidewalk, and notices the school to her right.

'I made it!' A smile brakes out on Abigail's face, she got up looking for Jake and Kiki. But she didn't see them. She spins around until she came upon Jake sitting on his knees panting while looking upset. "Jake!" yells Abigail waving at him, but he did not respond. Jake just sat there fisting his dirty wet pants.

"Jake?" inquires Abigail walking over to him. As she got closer she notices he was whispering something. "Jake?" she inquires again kneeling before him as he whispers. "I couldn't save her."

'Couldn't save who,' thought Abigail looking confused for a second, 'wait he couldn't be talking about…' "Jake, I'm here. You saved me." Abigail said about to touch him when a delicate hand beat her first. They both look up to see Kiki soak to the bone like them, with a distraught face. "Kiki!" said Abigail standing up with Jake.

But she didn't get a response from her like she didn't get one from Jake. Kiki look brokenly into Jake's solemn eyes. Pop! Abigail gasps while Kiki shakes violently as tears trail down her face, then slowly at Jake whose face turned to the side. Jakes eyes were close and his face void of emotion, he slowly turns to Kiki. Pop!

"Kiki!" Abigail yells as Jake's face turned to her with the same expression as before. He slowly turn to Kiki again and stop, with a gentle grasp, the hand coming to slap him the third time. Kiki tries for a fourth but he stops it too. She yanks her hands free, hit his chest once. Then Kiki explodes into a flurry of punches, as tears stream down her broken face. Jake took them with a solemn face, he then lightly touch them and Kiki collapse crying into his chest. Jake catches her and cradles her softly to the ground, shooing her.

"Abby!" Cries Kiki as she grips Jake tightly, he held her while rubbing the small of her back. Tears slowly drip from his eyes while he said, "I'm sorry…I'm so sorry. I'm sorry I couldn't save her." Kiki wails became louder while she holds onto him. "Guys…It's ok, I'm fine, I'm here." Abigail said as she went to place a comforting hand on Kiki's back.

The moment her hand made contact it went through them. 'Huh?' Abigail thought as she made many attempts to touch them. To see, she goes through them again; 'what's going? Why can't I touch them?' thinks Abigail as she steps back tripping over a rock. She rubs the sore spot, glances up to gasp at the sight before her.

The eighteen-wheeler, parked with a traumatize driver sitting on the sidewalk. Bystanders stood horror struck on both sides of the road at figure covered with a black trench coat soaked by the mixture of rain and blood from the pool forming around the body. The ends of red hair peak out from under the coat. "That's me." whispers Abigail. She races quickly to a nearby hedge and dry heaves. She sits back shaking slightly, 'I'm dead, I'm actually dead. That's the reason why they couldn't see me, because I died.'

Tears roll down Abigail's face as she brings up her knees. She didn't notice two people coming up from behind. "Little girl." Whispers a voice, Abigail turns around to see two men. The red head and albino, from earlier, "Who are you?" Abigail asks getting up from the wet grass, "How can you see me?"

"That's not important little girl," hiss the albino as he step closer to her, "And our identities aren't important, but what is you coming quietly with us." said the red head as he swiftly appears on Abigail's right causing her to jump away. 'How did he get there? He was right behind the albino man the whole time…I saw him!' Thinks Abigail as she felt an itch to run for her life.

Suddenly her head felt heavy, as she slightly falters while backing up. 'What's this feeling?' She notices a hue of black and red around the two men, the hues reminding her of a wiggling bacterial cell membrane. 'What's that?' As if they were reading her mind they answer, "Humans call it aura. And to answer the next obvious question yes we can read your mind."

Abigail gasps in shock when that question did come to mind, "What are you?" she whispers horrifically as they chuckle from the scent of her fear. "Now that is a good question…we been called many things like entities, freaks, mutants, and mythical beings. But the most common one we have been called, and my favorites, demons." answers the red head getting a hazy chuckle from his albino friend.

Abigail's heart stops when she heard that and turn tail conceding to the feeling of running. The two men chuckle at the joy of the hunt, and they ran quickly over to the fleeting Abigail. The albino stop in front of her with a big grin, Abigail did a quick skidding stop and tries to go back the other way. However, the red head lock his arms around her, "Didn't I say it would be easier to comply?" he teasingly ask causing Abigail to cringe from his foul mouth.

She struggle while yelling at him to let her go, and he just laugh at her as the albino came up. Abigail's struggles gradually died down when she realize that the albino was in kicking distance, "Actually struggle all you want, it's making this more fun." said the red head while laughing and the albino man laugh too. 'This is it!' Thinks Abigail when she sends her foot to the Albino's pride and joy, which was wide open for attacks.

He grunt in shock while doubling over from the sudden assault, "What's wron-agh!" starts the red head but was stop when Abigail back head butted him in the face. He let her go grabbing his face yelling in pain, trying to stop the blood escaping from his nose. The moment she hit the ground, Abigail wobbly move away from the two while grabbing the back of her head, 'I knew he had a hard head, but not THAT hard of a head!' She angrily thought as she tries to soothe the pain.

"Why you…" grunts the Albino while getting up, and Abigail quickly forgot her pain and kick the man down then ran away from her injured almost kidnappers. The Albino growls in pain while holding his aching stomach, "Where did she go?" howl the red head after he came over the shock and pain of the sudden assault. "She went that way." Wheeze the albino as he breathes through the pain. "I can't believe she did that!"

"I know she looked like a weakling and easy prey," said the Albino getting up from the ground slightly hunch holding his stomach, "I'm going to get that witch." Growls the red head as he ready his own self to go after her, "Wait we can't kill her, the boss wants her back alive." said the Albino reading the red head's murderous gaze. "I know. But he never did said to bring her back unharmed." Seethe the red head as the albino caught onto the loophole, "True…then let's roughen the little girl for a little bit." said the albino as the need for revenge burn in his eyes.

In a flashing step they were gone, after their new prey. Abigail run, dodging people on sidewalks trying to find a safe hideout. Dark spots where blinking in her vision and she shakes her head as she remember the two reasons she was running. She glances behind her seeing they weren't there, but she knew they were fast. They would eventually catch up if she didn't have moderate space between them.

Her lungs were burning, her chest constricting, her eyes stinging, and legs slowly turning into lead. Abigail knew after running for about four to five blocks straight with no break, that she would soon collapse. 'The Hawkins store,' thinks Abigail when the sign came into view, 'I need to make it there then I can hide in the alleyway next to it. So I should be good for a little while.' With this new thought, Abigail pushes her body harder seeing the store getting closer.

She made a sharp turn around the Hawkins store into the alleyway, stopping at a rusty old trashcan with a wooden crate right next to it. She lean onto her knees coughing a storm as her lungs try to suck in well needed air. She sits down on the crate, concentrating on breathing. After a couple of minutes of more coughing, she lean back on the wall breathing heavily as her adrenaline died down, her heart calmed down, and her legs became heavy numb lead.

'Ok, what can I do next? I don't have much time till they find me, so where can I go that's a safe heaven, where they can't touch me.'

Abigail sits there quietly thinking, as the rumbling bustle of outside strangely soothes her. She then sits up quickly as she whispers, "Church…they're demons. If they step onto holy ground then they'll burst up into flames!"

'That's what I do…go to a church and I'll be safe.'

Abigail smiles softly at her little fool proof plan; she quickly stands up when she was ready. However, she did it too quickly being reminded of the little stunt from earlier. The world around her doubled and spin, she leans onto the wall for support while holding her throbbing head. 'Bad idea,' Thinks Abigail as the little black dots return in her vision.

She stays like that for a few seconds till her world came back somewhat stable, and the black spots slowly died down. She pushes softly off the wall testing her ability to stand on her own. After standing and nothing happen, she took a few hesitant steps seeing that she was okay Abigail continue on. She came to a turn and went to take the right.

WHAM!

Abigail found herself spinning around with a throbbing pain on her cheek.

Thud!

Abigail groans as her vision was blacking in and out before her. In her blotchy vision she saw four to eight pair of shoes come towards her. She then heard the familiar gruff laugh and hissing chuckle. "Didn't I say it was better to agree or something like that. You're making this harder than it should be little girl." Growls the red head while smirking at a daze Abigail.

Abigail slowly grips her hands into a fist getting up until she felt a painful spike in her stomach. She screams as she rolls into the wall nearby to see the albino placing his right foot down, "That was for earlier you witch." Hiss the albino as he wickedly smiles at her. "That punch was for earlier too, you're tougher than you appear…impressive. But sadly, you gave us no choice," said the red head with a mockingly sad face, "We have to punish you for it." Finish the albino.

Abigail groans a no, as her vision became blurry and her body refuses to move. She watch horrified as the two blurry figures move towards her. "Hey." Said a velvety voice from behind them, both figures turn and they mumble something but she didn't understand because her hearing gave out as she slowly drift into unconsciousness. The two blurs, from what she could tell, where apparently arguing with a stranger.

Everything for her became dark when she fell into the sweet embrace of unconsciousness when the two blurs charge at the heroic intruder.

The red head and albino walk up to Abigail's body about to do more damage, "Hey." said a voice from behind. They turn around to face the mysterious person with crystal grey eyes from earlier. "It's the angel kid." The red head said with an amused smile. "What do you want kid?" spitted the albino annoy that their fun was interrupted.

The young boy glares at them for the insult, but the glare melts away, "Isn't it obvious, I came for the girl." The two look back at Abigail, seeing she was slowly blacking out. "Sorry kid, but she's ours. We got to her first, so scram off to a playground." Said the red head as he turn back to Abigail ready to take her away. "I'm afraid you don't understand I came for the girl…and I won't leave without her." Angrily replies the young boy as he glares at the red head.

"No…you misunderstand angel boy…"

"Archangel, to you sorry excuse for an entity."

The albino's eyes flash angrily but then turn into an interested look, "Archangel…you must be a newbie." He looks the young boy up and down and snorts, "Gill, we have a novice Archangel." Said the albino in a mockingly impress voice. Gill, the red headed man, turn around and shake mockingly saying, "Oh no Krill," he then straighten to his full height looking down at the young boy, "Wait…he's not a novice archangel, he's a yearling archangel." Gill scoff as if he was insulted to be talking to one.

"What's your name?" hiss Krill as the young boy glares daggers at Gill. "It's not important, but if you must know…Zack." Answers the young boy, "Even though it will be useless to you when I kill you two." Gill and Krill look shock at Zack and growls at the threat, "Is that a threat kid?" bark Gill while he flexes his hand.

"That wasn't a threat," answers Zack as he held his open palm before him, "It's a promise." A big double edge blade sword appears in his hand. Gill and Krill both growl insulted at the threat the yearling Zack made and charge at him, as their fingernails morph into claws. Zack shields himself with the flat side of his weapon when they jab their claws at him.

He pushes them back than swings his blade at them, they dodge his assault and then they attack at him too. He would then block and repeated the cycle a couple of times. Gill and Krill jump back from another slash of Zack's blade, "You're pretty good for a yearling."
Commented Gill as if he was impressed with the boy.

Zack stood defensively in front of Abigail, "And the same with you." Concedes Zack as he quickly glances at Abigail seeing she was unconscious. "But it doesn't matter…it's time we got serious." Krill jeers as he flexes his claws with a predatory grin. "I was just getting started." Zack remarks holding the blade just below his eyes prepared for their onslaught. Gill and Krill both chuckle and said simultaneously, "We'll see."

Suddenly they disappear from the spot.

Zack stood there, his senses on alert while studying his surroundings for the faintest movement. He felt a spark and move, just in the nick of time, out of Gill's attempt to stab him at the back. Zack quickly brought his sword up in response to another spark, due to Krill's aerial attack. Quickly both demons disappear from sight again.

Zack quickly looks around to see anything. He swiftly turns to a sound to see an alley cat rummaging in a trashcan. Zack suddenly flies into a brick wall as gristly chuckle echoes off the walls. He achingly groans getting up to find himself hurling again into an array of trashcans.

"You shouldn't have put your guard down boy." Jeers Krill watching Zack slowly get up from the pile. Zack charges at Krill swinging his blade, for it to meet only air. A chuckle buzz from the right and he turn to the sound to feel a stingy sensation on his left shoulder.

Zack flies into another wall and slumps into some crates. 'Damn, they're fast' Thinks Zack as he grips his profusely bleeding left shoulder blade. "Even though your pretty talented kid…you have no chance. You're going up against two demons. So I suggest you leave now if you want to live." Said Gill as his claws drip with Zack's blood.

"That may be," comments Zack getting up from the spot, "That doesn't mean that I should go and leave an angel in your grubby paws." Gill's eyes flash angrily as he charges blindly at Zack, standing his ground. In the twinkling of an eye Gil was upon him bringing down his next blow. A flash of grey swept over Gill, who reeled back yelling in agony while holding his newly severed arm.

"Gill, you idiot!" yells Krill stopping right next to his injured comrade. "He took my arm…he took my bloody arm!" yells Gill as he glares daggers at Zack. "We can see that buffoon." Retorts Zack riling up Gill to attack blindly again, but he was stop by Krill. "Don't he's messing with you. He's using your anger against you." Said Krill as he looks at Zack blatantly smirk at them.

Gill sits there looking confuse until he finally comprehend what his friend meant, "Oh…you're a smart little brat." Said Gill getting up from the ground standing next to Krill. "Guilty as charge." Mockingly replies Zack. "We'll wipe that smirk off your face kid." Said Gill as he and Krill prepare to charge again. Zack took a defensive stance with his blade ready to swing.

The two fallen simultaneously charge at Zack, with their claws armed. The three found themselves in another sets of attack, block, attack, block-fighting style with one another. The two demons had an infallible tag team going on allowing them to cut Zack. Then the three parted taking a breather and they repeat the process about three more times. Suddenly Zack found himself corner, panting tiredly as Krill and Gill slowly creep on him.

They both laugh at Zack's tire form, Krill appear beside Zack, too slow to react, send the boy flying into the wall. Zack slump down on the ground holding his torso up while breathing hard.

"Zack…it's been fun." Gil said as he cracks his knuckles, when Krill chuckles, "but we have to go, so any last words?" Zack looks up at them angrily, that morphs into a victorious smirk as he stops the breathing hard and tighten his loose grip on the sword. "Send me a post card."

Gill and Krill look at Zack baffle. Punctually, Zack jumps into the air, splitting his sword into two blades resembling elongated butcher knives, torpedoes down onto the two. "What?" Krill and Gill shouts in exclaim when a flashes of silver slice through the center of their bodies. Zack kneels behind them with his two blades fully extended wingspan. They all stood there for hours.

Zack casually connects the blades together, signaling Gill and Krill to dissolve into two tiny piles of sand. Zack stands up glancing back at the remains and walks over to the unconscious girl. He kneels before Abigail, checking her over to see how bad the damage was. Seeing only that she would have two big bumps, and may be a serious headache when she wakes up later, she was for the most part fine.

He release the hilt of his sword allowing it to vanish from sight, Zack scoops up Abigail and stumbles a little from the new added weight straining his tire muscle. He walks out the alleyway joining others in the crowded sidewalk. No one pays him no mind, as if he was invisible to their eyes.

During Zack's walk he stumble every once in a while, but for the most part he was balance. He came to an intersection that was before a blocky square building with little outdoor patio sets situated around it. The light turn green and he cross with everyone else, but strays from the group heading to the restaurant. He sees a young woman in a nice dark brown turtleneck long sleeve sweater with a golden belt around her waist, with light tan pants, with matching dark brown high platform shoes. Zack walks up to the woman and cough to get her attention. She turns around revealing honey brown skin complimenting with her auburn hair. Her brown eyes look horrified at him and at Abigail in his arms.

"Kiara?" Zack ask weakly, feeling like he would collapse any second.

"Yes," answer the young woman with a concern face, "Zack?"

Zack nods as he stumble forward feeling exhaustion taking over. Kiara caught him as he fell, softly asking, "What in heavens happen to you?"

R&R