A/N: Sorry this chapter took so long. I was typing with an injured finger…it was painful. :'( Anyways, I hope you enjoy.

The blood rushed from my face. I was absolutely terrified. I took a step back, bumping into Rin. "Grace?" he asked. Either he was worried about me, or questioning the fact that I had a father and still grew up in an orphanage. You're right, Rin…my dad did abandon me.

The man who was in front of me took a long stride towards me. He raised his arm and backhanded me to the floor, "You fool! What have you done?"

I looked up at him defiantly, "What you didn't have the courage to do!"

"By doing this you've just shown our secret to the entire human world! I can't undo what you've just done!" he yelled at me. I stumbled to my feet, "I would say I'm sorry, but I'm not."

"Grace, are you ok?" asked Rin, taking a step forward. My dad glared at him, "I told you to watch him, not fall in love with him!" he growled.

"If you really didn't want me to come here, why did you untie my ropes back then?" I asked, trying to change the subject.

He turned back to me, "Because I didn't expect you to do something so idiotic!"

"You mean saving the entire human race?" I yelled back.

"You shouldn't have done it! I thought I could trust you!"

"The father who I've never met before shouldn't talk to me about trust!" I practically screamed.

That took him off guard, "You never missed me before." His voice was suddenly quieter.

"That's not true! If you were there the whole time as Cho, then you know what I went through! You knew and you still didn't try to help me. You didn't once think of taking me away? Of saving me?" I felt tears slide down my face. My father's face contorted in pain.

He looked down, "I-I promised your mother that I wouldn't ever speak to you." I stumbled backwards from the weight of his statement.

"What?" I gasped.

"Your mother was the only person I ever truly loved…and when she died, she asked me not to intrude on your human life," he mumbled. He raised a hand to his face.

"That's stupid!" I yelled, "Why would my mother want me to never meet the only family I have?"

"Because she wanted you to have a normal, human life!" he yelled back.

"That's impossible!"

"I still watched over you!"

"That doesn't matter! You did nothing!" I screamed. I raised my arm and my sniper rifle appeared in it, coming out of nowhere. I pointed the barrel directly at his head. I pressed it to his forehead.

He stared at me, "What are you going to do?" That only made me angrier. My finger trembled on the trigger. My gun was warm in my hands, my magic flowing through it. No matter how much I tried, I couldn't bring myself to pull the trigger. I dropped my arm, my gun vanishing, and fell to my knees. I let my wings slump against my back. I drooped my head. "Why did you leave me alone?" I breathed. I curled up, feeling strangely alone.

My father knelt beside me and touched my arm, "I'm sorry." I looked up at him, my heart tied in a knot.

"Sorry won't cut it!" snarled a voice. I looked to my left and saw Rin staring my father down. My father stood up and frowned at Rin.

"Rin, don't!" I said desperately.

"What kind of father leaves their kid alone for all that time in such a horrible place?" Rin growled.

"I don't think this is any of your concern, demon-boy," said my father, glaring at Rin. I stood up and grabbed Rin's hand, "Sorry, dad."

"You would choose a demon over your own father?" he said, outraged.

"As far as I can tell, you're the demon," I snarled. His eyes went wide. A plethora of different emotions flashed across his face. Anger, horror, sadness, regret…

"Fine," he said, his shoulders sagging. He sighed, "If you really think that, I'll leave. Clean up the mess you made." His body shimmered and faded into golden light. I let out a sigh of relief. I tightened my wings around me. It was something I did when I was nervous or scared. Having my own two wings wrapped around me gave me comfort and a sense of security.

Rin must have noticed my discomfort, because he pulled me close to him. I leaned my head on his chest and closed my eyes. "Sorry," he whispered to me.

I half-laughed, "I should be the one saying that."

"Grace, that was your dad?" Konekomaru asked. I nodded, "He's what you humans call God." They stared at me.

"Seriously?" asked Bon skeptically.

I nodded again, "Seriously."

"I figured that when I met God I'd be dead," said Izumo.

"I figured he'd be surrounded by shining, golden light and I'd hear angels singing or something," said Shima, sounding a bit disappointed. Then his eyes lit up, "Hey, Grace, you should sing. It'll perfect the experience."

"No," was all I said. Shima looked even more disappointed.

It had been a few hours after the whole betray-your-father fiasco. I was surprised at myself. I wasn't angry, but rather proud. I'd stood up to the man that was always above me…always bring me unemotional notes and looking down on me. I'd broken free of the hold that he had on me, and that felt great. Right now, though, wasn't the time to think about that stuff.

"Daiki is part-angel. He had angelic blood in him, artificially acquired. He's very dangerous," I said, my gaze drifting over the crowd of exorcists and soldiers below me. "Stay away from him if possible. I'll take him."

"Can you do that?" a man asked.

I looked at him and smiled, "Of course I can. Now, we don't know what to expect. All we know is that they're coming…we don't know what their plan is. Be ready for anything and everything."

I heard some of the soldiers murmur. "I've already given out your position orders. All I have to say now is good luck and don't die," I said, stepping off of the platform. I sighed and stretched my arms and wings above my head. I flapped my wings a few times and then tucked them close to me.

"That was inspirational," said Rin, walking towards me. I crossed my arms and smiled wryly, "I'd like to see you do better."

"No thanks. I don't have any intention of standing up in front of everyone," he said, shaking his head. He placed his hands on my hips and smiled down at me, "Are you ready for this…whatever this is?"

"I think so. Will you help me?" I asked. Daiki was probably as powerful as me if not more so. If father hadn't left me to deal with this situation on my own, (taking care of his 'children'…the ones he chose to give angelic power to), then I wouldn't need to worry. He could probably slap them on the wrists and send them home like the powerful man he was, but he was angry with me…with good reason, too. I just had to suck it up and deal with all of this on my own.

"You didn't even need to ask," he said. He leaned down and kissed me gently. I smiled. It was nice having someone else in my life. I'd been alone for as long as I could remember, so having Rin and my other newfound friends was like my own personal heaven.

"Grace! Rin!" yelled a voice. I looked over and saw Shima waving to us. I grabbed Rin's hand and we walked towards the others.

"Where are our positions?" Shima asked. I frowned, "This is way too dangerous for Exwires like you guys. You're not part of this."

"What?" Izumo said, clearly offended.

"No offense, but you and Rin are Exwires too," said Bon, his arms crossed over his chest.

"We both know that there is a world of different between you guys and us…literally speaking," I said.

"Come on! We didn't even get to do anything on our field test because of you running away. Please?" said Shima.

"I believe we are stronger than you consider us to be," said Konekomaru, pushing his glasses higher on his nose.

"I don't know if I'll be able to, but I want to help as much as I can," said Shiemi shyly.

I shook my head, feeling my resistance crumble, "Just…stay away from the angels…ok?" I would let them be in the room, but not near our enemies.

"But we want to fight!" said Shima, sounding excited.

"No," was my final answer.

"You heard the angel," said Yukio, "And honestly, I agree with her. We know how dangerous these people are…I don't think it's a good idea for you guys to get too close."

I nodded, "Right, well…that's that."

That's when I heard a strange rumbling. I tried to discover the source and soon found out that the rumbling sounds were coming from the walls. I tensed up and looked around us. "You hear that?" I asked Rin.

He nodded, "What is that?"

"I don't hear anything," said Shima, scratching his neck.

"Me neither," said Izumo, crossing her arms. I shushed them. My rifle appeared in my arms. I aimed it at the source of the sound: a certain spot on the wall. I fired one powerful shot, bright light shooting from the barrel. There was a loud squeal. When the smoke from my shot cleared, a goblin fell dead to the ground. It disintegrated. It was a big one, too.

As one, all of the exorcists reacted, calling to each other and preparing for battle.

"Demons? Really, Daiki?" I asked no one in particular. I turned to Rin, "We need to find Daiki…I doubt he'll bring along the twins. They failed him once and he's not fond of disappointment."

He nodded, "I'll follow you."

I turned to the others, "Alright, guys. I take it back. Fight all you want. Just don't die, ok?"

"Alright!" shouted Shima, whipping out his monk's staff.

"I think I know the fatal verse of goblins," said Bon, grinning. I nodded and beat my wings powerfully. I soared into the sky, Rin drawing his blade. I hovered above the battle. Demons of all types had poured into the main hall. Exorcists were battling them, summoning familiars and chanting phrases. I saw swords shine and guns lighting up the entire hall. Demons screamed. Some men were already down. I scanned the crowd, looking for Daiki. I spotted Angel battling with a greater demon, slicing it open easily. Worthy of the title, I thought.

I watched as another demon raised a fist to slam him to the ground. I aimed and fired a shot. Angel turned around and spotted me. He smiled and nodded. I winked at him, but I wasn't sure if he saw it because he had to slash out at another demon.

That was when a flash of red lit up the corner of my eye. Plowing through the crowd, downing humans and demons alike, was Daiki. "Rin!" I yelled down.

"I see him!" he shouted back. I aimed my rifle, but Daiki sensed me too quickly. I saw him stare at me and smile through my rifle's scope. I let loose a powerful blast from my gun, but he vanished. He reappeared in front of me in an instant.

"Well, that's not very nice, now is it?" he asked. I should have expected this. I knew about Daiki's teleportation, but that didn't stop me from being too surprised to attack. He knocked my rifle out of my hands easily. I growled and turned back to him, flapping my wings at a constant rate. It pissed me off that he could levitate without wings.

"It isn't nice to point a gun at your own brother," he cooed. I heard a scream from directly below us, but didn't look away from him. If I did, I would probably end up dead.

"You're not my brother. You're just a fake…you're not anything special," I snarled. I knew that would piss him off. He had a complex about not being as strong as true angels, and it bothers him when anyone mentions his falsehood. He looked really angry right now, just as I wanted him to be. When he was angry, he was sloppy and relied completely on his own rage. It gave me the upper hand. I grinned, but stopped when his face went blank. "Trying to make me angry? It won't work. You always were the one to spot others weaknesses…and not your own!" he shouted. I expected him to lung at me, but he didn't. Instead he shot downwards. I was too late to realize what was happening.

"Rin!" I screamed.

Rin looked up and his eyes went wide as Daiki plummeted towards him. He tried to raise his sword, but he was too late. Daiki struck him with his magic. A brilliant red light shot from Daiki's fingertips. He touched Rin's forehead and Rin's eyes went wide.

"No!" I screamed. I shot towards Daiki, but there was nothing I could do. Daiki dodged my attack a leapt away from Rin.

"What…what happened?" asked Rin, stunned. I stared at him, pushing tears away. A bright red symbol was glowing on Rin's forehead. I knew what it was.

"It's too late now, Grace," he said, grinning widely. He cocked his head and stared at Rin, "Well, little demon…should I kill you slowly or quickly?"

"What are you talking about? I feel fi—" Rin's words were cut off by a scream. He doubled over in pain, clutching his head and writhing. He fell to his knees,

"Rin!" I shouted again, running towards him. I wrapped my arms around his head and held it close to my chest, "Stop, please stop, Daiki? Why are you doing this?!"

"Because that stupid man is weak…he became too fond of humans. Worst of all, he became too fond of you!" he shouted.

"What?"

"Ever since I was young, it was always you! Grace this…Grace that. Whenever I saw father, he was always talking about you!"

"This is all because of jealousy?!"

"NO!" he screamed. Rin yelled out, tossing and turning on my lap. "It's because of revenge!" Daiki yelled. Rin was sweating and his eyes were rolled back in his head.

The tears I'd been trying so hard to keep in finally fell down my face. They splashed against Rin's chest. Daiki knelt beside me as I sobbed, "Want to know something interesting?"

I looked up at him angrily, "I want you to stop this!"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. I'll tell you anyway," he said, grinning at me wickedly, "There's a way you can save him..."

"What?"

"Follow me, angel," he said, rising to his full height and striding towards a nearby door. You're right, Daiki. Rin is my weakness. I'm afraid of how you'll use it against me. I'm afraid.

A/N: Ok, I wrote this entire chapter with an injured finger…I'm serious. Doesn't that deserve a review? Please? If you look up 'desperation' in the dictionary, you'd see a picture of me. O.o Please?