"Someone please!" Takano, Yukina, and Kirishima jumped at the voice. "Please anyone!"

"It sounds like Ann-Chan." They all ran in that direction, panicked, wondering why the Hospital was so deserted. They were surprised to see Ann-Chan on her knees trying to lift Onodera.

Ann-Chan spotted them. "Please help me! He's losing too much blood." Takano quickly went over and picked up his Angel. The floor was painted with Onodera's blood and a man was picking himself out of the water.

They headed back in the room to see a dazed Nowaki and a pissed of Hiroki.

"That son of a bitch!" Hiroki rushed Takano. Both Kirishima and Yukina quickly grabbed his arms before Hiroki could reach him.

"Whoa! Stop Hiroki!" Kirishima bellowed.

"He hurt my Mate!" Hiroki bared his teeth. Takano narrowed his eyes and used his body to shield Onodera.

"Hiroki, it was an accident." Nowaki tried to calm him "I startled him."

"That doesn't matter; no one harms what's mine!"

Nowaki came from behind and hugged Hiroki. Kirishima and Yukina both let go of his arms and backed away. Nowaki kissed his neck, smiling. "Hiroki, why don't you always act like this?" Nowaki signed. Hiroki jerked.

The next thing you knew Hiroki punched Nowaki in the head. "Idiot!"

Nowaki grinned. He quickly held Hiroki before he could escape. "I'm fine it just took me by surprise, I promise you." Hiroki grumbled, relaxing a bit.

"Nowaki, I need your assistance." Takano asked impatient. Nowaki nodded.

"No way, Nowaki isn't-" Nowaki whispered something in his ear that made the man blush. Hiroki scowled and stormed out the hospital.

"Put him on the bed please. Ann-Chan, help me." Ann-Chan nodded. Nowaki pushed the others outside so that they could examine Onodera.

"My God, you weren't joking. He's pretty broken up." Kirishima said. Takano nodded grimly.

"Can you guys fill me in on who is he?" Yukina asked.

Kirishima explained about how Takano has been meeting up with his Black Angel. Takano then explained what happened when his Angel suddenly appeared before him, torn up and broken.

"Was he injured in the war?" Kirishima wondered.

"I don't know, Nowaki said he was attacked by a group. Pieces of his black armor were still on him. Maybe?" Takano was frustrated that he didn't know. "But I don't think it was Angels, it looked like his armor was clawed off."

"Demons have been known to get aggressive and among their own kind too. Wonder what he did to piss them off so much."

"He does look weak, maybe because he was easy prey?" Yukina wondered.

Kirishima shook his head. "How bout we find out when the guy wakes up? It's better than guessing like this." Everyone nodded.

Takano remembered about Ann-Chan. "Ann-Chan knows him by the way; apparently when she was alive she and Onodera were to wed."

"Onodera?" Kirishima asked.

Takano nodded "That's his name."

"Do you know how he died then?"

Takano shook his head. "Ann-Chan said when they were both thirteen there was an invasion upon their keep. She was in her room when they killed her, she doesn't know what happened to Onodera."

"We will find that out later then, what worries me the most is his wings. My God how did he survive that?" Kirishima's own wings fluttered.

"He's stubborn." Takano said softly. Yukina and Kirishima agreed.

Ann-Chan came out. "I need your help." They nodded and entered the room. They had Onodera strapped down to the bed.

"What are you doing?" Takano asked horrified.

"We are going to give him the elixir, he's lost to much blood and his wing is bleeding again, if we don't stop this quickly we could lose him." Nowaki explained.

Misaki came in then. "This one right?" Nowaki nodded. Misaki handed the elixir and left the room.

"Takano I need you to hold this arm, Kirishima the legs, and Yukina the other arm." The three went to follow orders, knowing that this was going to hurt like hell. The elixir was for emergency's only, it completely healed the body but for a terrible price. The body undergoes extreme pain, it felt like someone was clawing your skin and tearing at your insides.

"Nowaki, is no other way?" Sadly Nowaki shook his head. Nowaki opens Onodera's mouth and lets out only one drop of the elixir. That was all that was needed.

-Ritsu

A sharp pain tore through his chest, his heart squeezed by a cruel fist. He went rigid and released a cry of pain. Sweat beaded over his skin, while his blood thickened to ice crystals. He was throbbing, aching and burning. He roared, thinking that a Demon must have found him and was torturing him again. He fought, someone was holding tight to his arms and legs. Why wasn't he losing control? Right when he needed it. There was no anger, only pain.

Ritsu felt another wave of pain sweep over him, worse than before. He fought harder, determined to free himself.

"I'm here, I'm here." Ann-Chan tries to calm him as he convulse.

"Ann-Chan?" Ritsu rasped. Why was she here? Did they capture her too? He fought harder, they would not touch her! He roared again.

Ann-Chan started crying. "I'm here, don't worry, I'll always be by your side. I won't leave you; you're safe, calm down Onodera, please." Ritsu's body kept twitching, his body going through the healing effects. Soon it was over and Ritsu was able to breathe again. They let go of him and he felt Ann-Chan claim his hand. "You're safe, don't worry." Ritsu breathed deeply, trying to catch his breath.

"Mr. Onodera, my name is Dr. Nowaki; I need to inspect your wounds if you would let me?"

Ritsu hesitated but nodded, Ann-Chan didn't let go of his hand. It gave him reassurance that the guy wouldn't harm him.

Nowaki looked under the night gown and saw that the stabbings were completely healed. Not a single mark was left behind. "Now your eyes..." Nowaki lifted the band aid up a little. He was disappointed when the black marks around his eyes were still there but luckily they did heal a bit. Nowaki touched the torn wing, pleased to see that it had grown back a little as well.

"It's going to take a while but your eyes will heal, don't worry about that." Nowaki smiled. "You'll be good in time. Now I studied the chemical I found on you and saw that it makes shifting useless, if you don't mind can you try to shift for me?" Ritsu was shocked that he couldn't. So that why I couldn't earlier…those fucken assholes will die for this.

Nowaki took in his reaction. "So you can't, don't worry the elixir already took most of the chemical out of your system it'll be a while before you can shift again." Nowaki left leaving the three leaders, Ann-Chan, and Ritsu alone.

Ritsu felt better than he had in years, his eyes still burned but at least the pain in his body was gone. His wings were numbed but he knew his right wing was still torn.

"Onodera tell me what happened to you. How didn't you become a Demon?" Ann-Chan broke his thoughts. Ritsu clenched his fists, he didn't want didn't remember.

Ritsu shook his head. "Sorry Ann-Chan, I can't tell you."

"Why not? It's important!"

"Sorry…"

"At least tell me did you survive that invasion?"

"…Yeah." Ritsu wished he died there instead. "Where am I?" Ritsu quickly changed the subject.

"Oh, right, you're in heaven." Ritsu cringed. He forced a smile. "I knew you'll end up in heaven Ann-Chan, you were always helping everyone." Ann-Chan beamed at the praise.

"If I may," Kirishima popped in. "What happened to you?"

"That is none of your business." Ritsu said softly.

Tense silence.

"Can you guys leave us alone for a while?" Takano asked. Everyone looked at him questioningly. "I just need to talk to him real quick." After a while the group left. Kirishima whispered that he wanted in on what they talked about later.

Ritsu tensed for a fight. Takano smiled. "My name is Takano Masamune."

Ritsu cocked his head. "Why do I care?"

Takano chuckled. "Well you see while you were talking with Ann-Chan I gave orders that you were to be given a room next to mine. We're going to be neighbors. You can't trace right? And I doubt you'll want to spend all your days here in the hospital. So you'll be staying close to me and I'll be your caretaker."

Ritsu frowned. "Why not leave me with Ann-Chan? I don't know you."

Takano smiled. "Of course you know me; I'm the guy who has been visiting you for a few years now down by the Cherry blossom trees."

"Ah, so you're my stalker."

Takano burst out laughing. "Stalker? Really? Why am I not offended by this? Why am I actually enjoying myself?"

"You're telling me?" Ritsu turned serious. "I don't need a baby sitter. I'll be fine, just leave me with Ann-Chan."

Takano smirked. "You see Ann-Chan will be busy with the Hospital for the remaining of the war, I can't leave you alone, what if you accidently inured yourself? Come on don't be a wimp."

Ritsu clutched his fists. He was annoyed with this guy.

Takano grinned. "I thought you were so innocent when you sat in your cherry blossoms but it's the opposite. You seethe with emotion."

Ritsu wasn't used to socializing. And this asshole was really getting on is nerves. Thinking he was all high and mighty. Ritsu never backed down form a challenge. "Fine, I'll make you regret ever thinking of crossing with me."

Takano smiled in victory, luckily Onodera couldn't see it.

-Takano

Onodera was released from the Hospital at night fall. Everyone went to ready for war. Ann-Chan promised Onodera that she would visit soon. Onodera merely nodded and let himself be shifted to his new room with Takano.

Takano helped Onodera sit down on the bed." If you need anything just yell out I'll be able to hear you next door."

Ritsu didn't say anything.

"I mean it don't go on by yourself you might accidently bump into something."

"Yeah, yeah." Takano saw that he was too tense.

"Relax would you? You're going to hurt those wings if your shoulders get too stiff."

Onodera looked away, not caring in the least. Annoyed Takano grabbed his shoulders and massaged. Onodera let out a soft moan, both of pain and pleasure. Takano jerked at the sound.

Takano didn't know why he did it, maybe it was because he looked so vulnerable or maybe because he looked so beautiful his heart ached. He couldn't stop himself if his life depended on it.

He kissed him.

Ritsu drew back quickly

"What?" Takano asked innocently. "It was just a light peck on the lips."

Ritsu bared his teeth. "Do that again and I'll kill you."

Takano chucked, did he see a light blush? Or was he just seeing things? "Good night Onodera, I'll keep the key, ok?" He walked out the door. He couldn't wait for tomorrow's torture. He never knew that his little Black Angel was such a cute devil.