Kaname's POV
"What do you think of Zero?" I inquired to my parents.
"He's a good man, but what are you thinking Kaname? We both understand you love him, but think about him. Do you think he will enjoy staying in our home?" I could see the worry etched on my parent's faces, and I knew they meant well.
"I didn't know what I was thinking, but what's happened, happened. I want to change the current situation, but I am feeling so contradictory. Right now my emotions are in turmoil." I could see the worry in their eyes now.
"Kaname," my mother's soft voice was sincere, "I know it must be hard on you right now, so I impart you with some words. Do what your heart tells you, and you'll find your way. Even if what your head says is wrong, you need to listen to what your heart is saying. You may not be taken where you planned, but you will find that it will be easier on you." Her words were moving, and I knew these words were to be remembered vividly.
"Thank you mother. I will remember these words, but that doesn't exactly solve the situation." I sighed softly watching my mother smiling.
"We can only hope for the best in these times." I watched my mother and father walk off. When I couldn't see them anymore, I looked down. I could see Yuuki and Zero. I could see the pure joy emanating from those two. At least I know he can smile, but when will I get to see that smile myself. I sighed rubbing my temples, anticipating a major migraine in the near future.
Back To Zero's POV -in the pool-
After racing in the water, of which I had won, Yuuki started floating around. I decided that since she was only a child; she wouldn't say anything about my wings. I stretched them to their fullest loving the feeling as I fleshed them out. It felt good not to have my wings so restricted all the time. I swam under the water testing out if I could swim with my wings. Turns out that they became very ruffled and ugly. I laughed at my own stupidity, and Yuuki popped up from the water behind me. "Ne, Zero. Why are your wings red? I thought angel wings were supposed to be white like snow." I could feel her fingers touching my wings, and I shivered. I wasn't used to the feeling of someone's hands going through my feathers. It felt way too personal, and I didn't think it was such a good idea for a little girl to be invading my personal space. I turned around effectively dislodging her hands that were in my wings earlier.
"I'm different from the other angels. I don't like the color of my wings. It makes me feel..." Out of place? Horrible? Grotesque? A monster? What could I say to a little girl? I had been looking downwards with my wings surrounding me defensively.
"Why don't you love the color of your wings? I love them. They remind me of the sun when its rising. Its really pretty." While saying this she made a motion of sweeping her hands through the air as if acting out the action of the sun rising. I laughed softly finding the sight very cute. To think that a little girl praising my wings would lift the weight off my shoulders.
"If you say it like that, there is no way I can't love my wings now." She smiled at me, innocence just radiating off her. I picked her up by the arms and swung her around. She laughed seeming to have fun when I did this. I remember when I used to mess with Ichiru when we were younger. Ichiru... The thought of my brother made me think. What am I going to do now? Should I plan to escape? Wait! Should? I need to plan to escape. I don't belong here in the underworld. If I stayed too long, I would eventually perish. I need to plan an escape quickly. No angel ever stayed in the underworld long enough to know how it affects their body. It might take a long time for me to finally die or it might take only a while.
But what would Ichiru think? His brother goes missing, and he doesn't know. What would Ichiru do? I hope he figures out I'm missing, and hopefully he comes to help me out. "Zero!" I snapped out of my thinking realizing that Yuuki was waving rapidly in front of my face. "Zero! What is bothering you?"
I smiled. "Nothing is bothering me." I put her down when she started squirming to get away.
"Liar! You have lines in your forehead. Like this." She looked me straight in the face and scrunched up her eyebrows trying to imitate.
"It's nothing for you to worry about. It's personal issues." Yuuki went red in the face.
"All the adults are always like this. I don't want to swim anymore!" Yuuki swam over to the side with swift strokes and angrily exited the pool.
"Way to go Zero. Piss off a little girl that may have been your first friend." Sighing I also decided to leave the pool. Looking at my hands and seeing them pruning just about decided it for me. Exiting out of the pool room, I peered into an empty hallway. Looking to the left and right, I tried to remember which way I came from. Scratching my head, I decided to chance it. "If I die here, I blame Kaname." I walked down the left side.
Ichiru POV
I got home late at night. Taking off my shoulder bag, I threw it into the corner of our room. I rolled my shoulders getting the kinks out from the laborious day I had today. After Zero had left in the morning, I had made my way to my job. Zero had to guard a person, and I had the wonderful job of providing the money for our rent. I didn't see the reason for angels providing their own sweat and blood to pay rent for a place. God should have made houses in heaven when he first decided to make angels. I sighed rubbing my temples from the headache I acquired from my job. To support both me and my dearest brother in this money-is-everything world, I bounced from job to job. From six to eight, I ran around the neighborhood passing out the mail. From nine to three, I worked a cashier at a convenience store near our place. From eight in the night to two in the morning, I worked as a host. The hours I didn't work, I used them to get as much rest as I can. I don't get a lot of breaks, and I rarely see Zero because I'm usually sleeping. It was odd to come home to an empty apartment.
I didn't mind it. I never really saw Zero at home these days. I yanked off my clothes and went into the bathroom for a quick shower. I got out and plopped onto my bed. Groaning into my pillow, I remembered that I had to work a double shift at the convenience store tomorrow. All my hours were back logged, and I could tell I wouldn't be home at all after this day. I waved my hands leaving a note for Zero. I wouldn't want my dear brother to worry about me unnecessarily. With a few waves, the note was written.
'Wont be home tomorrow. Don't worry about me
-Ichiru'
I yawned out loud and the flipped onto my back. Curling my blanket around me, I fell victim to sleep.
Zero POV
I was still wandering around. From how long I have been walking, I could definitely say I was a very lost person right now. The hallway I had somehow walked down when I exited the pool led me to the outside gardens. The crescent moon was high in the sky, and the light could only filter down through the clouds. I wonder if it rains in the underworld. The clouds looked very ominous. A harsh wind blew, whipping dead leaves around. I had to close my eyes and cover my face. "Ooh, what do we have here?" I opened my eyes and looked upward. Perched on a tree branch, a man stood. From what I saw, the man's eyes striked me the most. His glowing steely aqua eyes had an intense anger in them. I hadn't even known this man, but I already knew I should be on the caution. "An itty-bitty angel... What brings you to the underworld?" I stared at him deciding not to answer. I didn't want to provoke him. "You won't answer me? It's ok. I won't hurt you." The man smiled, but his eyes had a sadistic glee to them.
The man jumped off the branch decidedly landing in front of me. He stared right into my eyes, maintaining eye contact. It seemed he wanted to intimidate me, but he knew it wasn't working. He backed off with a fierce glare and stalked off. I could only wonder. What the hell just happened? Shaking my head, I walked the direction I just came from knowing very well I wouldn't be able to fight anybody here. Staying in the gardens would find me more trouble like the last guy I encountered. I guess no one would want to get along with an angel... An angel? How did that guy know I was an angel? My wings weren't even out. Was it my aura? No, that couldn't be it. No one should be able to sense my aura because it was so weak now. I couldn't use much of my powers down here anyway. I was practically a human... Then it struck me how real this was. I was practically a human! How would I be able to fight let alone defend myself? Sure I knew some self defense, but it wouldn't make an impact against demons. I would have to get very close to them for there to be any impact. I felt like wringing Kaname's neck. It was his fault that I was here in the first place. I didn't even know why he had decided to drag me down here. Did he want to start a war with heaven using me as hostage?
"So many questions that I can't answer. It's so..." I had no word to describe what I felt. I stumbled over a tree root and fell face first into the ground. "Ouch." I rubbed my cheek because I had apparently scratched it up when I fell. I pulled my hand away, finding that there was blood on it. "I scratched myself pretty good." I sighed looking up from where I sat on the ground. The tree root I tripped over was huge and bulging from the ground. I looked all around noting that the garden was silent. The moonlight didn't reach the part of the tree I tripped over so I scooted closer to the tree. There was a pit between the root i tripped over and another. That would make a great spot. I leaned against the trunk with my back. I was blanketed in the darkness, and I was getting really tired. The day finally caught up to me. Feeling my eyes were heavy, I decided that I could sleep here. Hopefully no one would find me. I blinked one last time making sure I was blanketed in darkness before I fell asleep.
So did I take too long to update? I have the worst attention span when I write. I wanted to say that I was a gamer first, before I decided to start writing. So I'm not exactly dedicated to writing like most fanfiction authors are. If you want me to update faster, say something. Otherwise I'll just keep balancing my life like usual (school first games second sleeping third and eating in between all) Yea I don't really have much of a social life.