Kura: Hiya everybody! In Hawaii's time, I managed to finish the chapter before Sunday...but I have no idea if this was posted before Sunday...T^T Too bad...
Berry: ...hmm...
Kura: Well...anyway, in this new chapter, several new Angel characters have been introduced but you never know if they're good or bad. Of course, one that you know is a total jerk.
Berry: ...hmm...
Kura: And now, to the review replies! XD
summer-girl-san: Thank you for saying so and well...I just really hope that this chapter is good! Sometimes I feel like I don't have much inspiration that much...eh, it'll come some day, right? :D Oh, I do hope you enjoy this chapter and thank you for taking the time to review! XD ENJOY!
xSnowflakesx: You really think so? believe that Mahou Shugo Chara is starting to suck, mainly cause of the writings so I was thinking of redoing it. And thank you for forgiving me! T^T I do hope you enjoy this chapter since it was a bit rushed...well...nonetheless, ENJOY!
Kura: And...ENJOY!
Chapter 21- New Comrade
As you all remember, Mikan, Natsume, Hotaru, Ruka, Berry, and Suzune are all on a quest to search for the children of the prophecy. Yuu, who was once with them, had decided to stay at the village Pacimägix to protect a friend of his and stop the Angels of Heaven from forcing her to return. Then, just a day after, they got a new friend, Youichi: a young Demon child who had escaped from an unknown area where he was being tortured for reasons unknown.
Finally, a few days later, the group separated with the Angels and Demons in one group and the twins by themselves. Both had agreed to meet at the next village which is said to be a few days away but time was against them as they ventured into a Demon's territory. Thankfully, they made it out alive.
They are safe…for now. A Demon had followed them but there is no information on if he would be a friend…or a foe.
But we will not be talking about our favorite children right now. We go back a few months ago. We go back before Mikan met Natsume, Ruka, and Aoi. We go back before Mikan met the Haruno's. We go back before Mikan had been reunited with her sempai, Tsubasa, and her best friend, Hotaru.
In fact, we go back to the past…just a few days after Mikan had left with her grandfather to go to Priestess Nadeshiko's shrine. It was on that day that the Angel's arrived to get Mikan and force Yuka to appear with the capture of her daughter. Their plans were foiled when they find an empty home and no trace of where the little girl is.
They had angered the Elder Angels, or as they liked to be called, the Top Angels of Heaven. They had wanted to find Mikan and force her to become a weapon to use against Yuka and the Demons. They thought that she would be powerful as she is the daughter of Azumi Yuka. Fate was against them…
And now we see them in a meeting just a few short days after they were informed that Azumi Mikan had escaped. Anger flowed through them and tension was in the air but they were calm and patient. They would talk it out…
~.~.~
"We must find that child; if Azumi Yuka was to find her again and train her, that girl could become a formidable opponent!" An elderly man cried out. His silvery white hair shimmered in the low light and glowed in the slight dark. His silver eyes shone with determination and were fearless. "No matter if the two are Angels like us!"
Another man, equal to the other's age replied, "We know that, Daiki, but she is too much like Yuka. It seems like she too is an expert in staying hidden." The man said.
"You are completely wrong about that, Hisao. We had learned that she is a clumsy little girl; at least, according to my darling observers." An elderly woman named Chouko stated. "My little butterflies tell me that she is very naïve as well and quite slow. There is no way that she would have the intelligence and stealth of Azumi Yuka." Chouko hummed softly and several butterflies flew around her, their colors dancing around the room. "It just seems as though she just left…like she knew we were aiming for her…She is just a lucky child…"
"But even so, we must be careful." Daiki, Hisao, and Chouko looked at the eldest man there. He was motionless and his eyes held wisdom that not even they have. His fingers twirled a small stone in the color of a silvery white. He gave a soft and knowing smile. "That child may have an Alice that nobody here in Heaven has…" He said softly as he continued to twirl the stone. Isn't that right…Izumi…?
Then in the right, a child walked forward only by a step. He had walked closer to the glowing circle that was powered by their Alices and magic; an old power that other Angels and Demons no longer use. "This child…I shall take care of her. I can arrange Persona to find her and bring her back."
The elderly man frowned and shook his head. "No…Persona's Alice is too fearsome. We shall not have him find her…especially if that clone manages to be found by Yuka. She will just take out the Alice stone from him and he will be reduced to no more. You very well know that."
The child glared at the man. "Perhaps…but he is much stronger than that traitorous woman…" He whispered softly.
"…Kuonji…your heart still holds hate for that woman…let it go. She may be your enemy but she is only trying to stop this war; a goal that is similar for me and you. She may be a traitor but her daughter is not. Do not hold hate for that child." The elderly man said.
Kuonji said nothing but stepped back, his eyes looking dangerously angry.
Chouko huffed. "Anyway, we still need to finish this issue; is the child dangerous or not?"
"She is; and her blood states that she is!"
"Enough of that Daiki," Hisao roared. "A child is innocent until proven guilty!"
"Then do you wish to have that child meet with her mother and destroy all of our means for hope? This war is to be finished, I tell you! Azumi Yuka is only trying to do the impossible which would destroy us all!" Daiki cried out, anger clear in his silver eyes.
Chouko tched, "Our only hope is that the child of the prophecy will appear soon! That child will surely lead us to victory!"
"Yes…" Everybody turned back to the elder. "That child is indeed our only hope…but we must not be too hopeful. Just because that child has the power to stop this war, it does not mean that this child will help us. There could be a chance that the child will stop this war but at the same time, the child will not. It all depends on how the child is brought up. The parent could be Demon haters…or they could be ones who have compassion for Demons…"
"Well let's hope that it is the first." Daiki said darkly. "Any Demon lovers should be damned to hell! They don't know the true evil those Demon's possess! We had known this since before this war had started!"
Hisao nodded. "That is true…only the hold for peace stopped us from destroying them completely…" He muttered. "But now that we are fighting, we had realized how strong they truly are. We once believed that they were weak and pathetic creatures. Who knew that they had powers that could even be beyond our strongest warriors?"
Chouko sighed. "That's true…by the way, if we find the child of the prophecy, including the Demon's side, what will we do? Will we kill the Demon one? Or will we spare that child?"
"I think…" Everybody but the elderly one looked at Kuonji whose eyes flashed with a strange emotion. "…It would be best…to kill that Demon child. Otherwise, this war might even end with the Demon's in victory's side. We would not want that…"
Immediately, the other Elder's agreed. The eldest said nothing. His eyes dazed over as he thought back to the past and he smiled. "I do not wish to kill, even a Demon child…but if it is for this world's safety…then so be it."
Mutters of agreement passed through them all. Kuonji's eyes flashed with happiness. A sense of danger was in them but it disappeared just as quickly as it had arrived. "You have made the right choice Ryuuki-sama…" He said as he gave a mocking bow and later, faded away.
The magic circle below their feet never wavered as Kuonji's magical mind form disappeared. The rest of the Elder's turned to the Eldest, Ryuuki.
"Ryuuki-sama…" Chouko started but Ryuuki held a hand and his smile never faltered.
"The world works in wondrous ways…many which can be disastrous…but there are also those that would work out for the better. I never asked for this war. I had always hoped that perhaps what those Angels saw that fateful day when the Demon, Kuro, killed the human child was all a misunderstanding…"
"How can something like that be a mis-" Hisao glared at Daiki, making the man quiet.
Ryuuki smiled sadly. "We often see things and misunderstand. Like how I misunderstood once when I thought those two human children would one day destroy Heaven those many years ago…I have regretted it ever since then…especially after I have never seen their wonderous kind smiles ever again..." He said softly. "We always see things we really want to see. Maybe that day, the Angels hoped to have seen that act so that they would have an excuse to kill a Demon."
"Ryuuki-sama; there's nobody in Heaven who would-"
"You are mistaken Daiki." Ryuuki said, closing his eyes. "Hatred always takes form in our hearts, even if we do not like it. That's why all these years…we have never really tried to make peace with the Demons." He said before opening his eyes and he saw the room disappear in front of his eyes.
Finally, he found himself in a strange room. There were no doors to the room and only one large window lay behind him. He looked at the strange contraptions on his shelves to the desk in front of him where he saw a picture of two children, both with dark blue hair and blue eyes. They were laughing happily while the boy was pulling on a younger Ryuuki's long and silvery white beard. Ryuuki looked much younger though and the present Ryuuki smiled. "Do you believe so too…Nadeshiko-kun…Nagihiko-kun…?"
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Back to the present, we go to Tsubasa who muttered curses as he continued to run silently away from his hunters in the dark and starry night. He could feel their power; the Angels power and they were coming after him.
Then suddenly…
"GOT YA!"
"GAH!"
Tsubasa gasped as he felt the wind get knocked out of him as somebody crashed their body to him in an attempt to stop him. The two fell to the ground, rolling around until they came to a stop, hidden behind several bushes.
He smelt the faint scent of sakura's and then felt soft breathing near his right ear. His breath shortened and his heart gave a leap of panic but also something else…
"Lower your Demon aura. Don't let it show…" He heard a girl whisper to his right ear and he blushed, still not opening his eyes. He complied. Then he felt her Angel aura lower until there was nothing left. Instead, all he could feel was her body close up against his and it felt…so…strange. He never had a girl this close up to him except for the hugs he got from Mikan.
But then, Mikan was like a little sister so he never felt this weird…well…at least until after since he did have that crush on Mikan before. He felt so scared of Hotaru back then though…and he did get over that crush.
Thank god Mikan never knew he once liked her that way.
After what seemed like hours, the girl sighed and her breath tickled over Tsubasa's ear and he shivered as a tingling feeling went past him.
"Sorry about that; but if I didn't do anything or tell you to lower your aura, you've would've been killed in seconds. You're lucky I was assigned to this team for this mission." She said softly as she lifted herself off of Tsubasa and the Demon boy felt himself missing the warmth the girl had.
He opened his eyes and found himself staring at kind brownish-pink eyes. He stood up as the girl watched him with curiosity in her eyes. He said nothing, letting his bangs cover his eyes and then opened his mouth to speak-
"That's a cool tattoo you have under your eye."
Tsubasa stared at her, his dark blue eyes showing disbelief. Then he glared at her. "If you had it, you wouldn't think it was cool." He said coldly.
The girl blinked in confusion. "O-Oh…sorry…?" With one last glare, Tsubasa turned to leave when the girl stopped him. "You know, you could say thank you at least. I did save you."
"I didn't ask to be saved." Tsubasa said coldly. The girl huffed.
"But at least I did! You could say thank you!" She cried out.
Tsubasa turned to her to retort back when a memory flashed in his mind.
"Tsubasa…kindness and help will come when you least expect it. You always have to be thankful for those because it means that there are those who want you alive. Don't ever believe that I'll always be here for you…someday I'll be gone from your life. When that time comes, always be thankful for the help and kindness you receive."
"…Okay Sora-san!"
Tsubasa closed his eyes before opening them again and looking at the girl. "…Sorry…I'm just frustrated today…but thanks…" He said softly.
The girl's eyes softened. "It's alright…I'm gonna guess that you hate the war and escaped from your home?" Tsubasa laughed and nodded. The girl grinned. "I hate the war too. This mission was my chance to escape for good!"
"How were you going to do that?" Tsubasa asked.
A grin appeared on the girl's face. "No idea!"
THUD
The girl blinked as she looked at Tsubasa who fell to the floor in a comical manner. She sweat dropped. "…Umm…you alright…?"
"Yeah…" He stood up. "If you had no idea, why did you think you would be able to escape…?"
She grinned again. "It was thanks to you that I did!"
"Huh?"
The girl smiled at Tsubasa warmly. "Thanks to you appearing, I managed to go along with everybody, saying that I would capture you. If everything goes well, they'll just think that you killed me." She said.
Tsubasa stared at her. "…Now I'm the bad guy…"
"To them, yeah." Tsubasa sighed at her remark.
"Well…what are you gonna do now?"
The girl shrugged. "Just wander around the world maybe…I didn't think I'd ever be free…" She said happily. Tsubasa blushed at her smiling face but yelped when she suddenly looked at him. "Hey, can I come with you to wherever you're going?"
Tsubasa looked at her eager eyes. "…U-Uh…I-I…"
"Well it was thanks to you I've escaped. The least I can do is help you with whatever you're doing, right?" She said happily.
"…I-I…uh…s-sure…" Tsubasa looked away, blushing slightly. WHY DID I SAY YES, DAMMIT!
The girl cheered. "Oh, I forgot; my name's Harada Misaki. I'm originally a student in the Heaven Gakuen Alice in well…Heaven! I hope to get along with you!" Misaki said, smiling brightly.
Tsubasa smiled back. "I'm Andou Tsubasa-"
"Wait; you're an Andou? Wow…I didn't know their son was against the war…" Misaki said in awe. "It'll be awesome being with ya!"
Tsubasa blushed before nodding. "Yeah…"
"What are you doing anyway?"
"I'm searching for an Angel woman. Her name's Yuka or somethi-" He stopped short when he saw Misaki's disbelieving face. "What…?"
"Y-You're…searching for Azumi Yuka…? The traitor of Heaven…? Why?" Misaki asked softly.
Tsubasa looked at her. "My friend needs healing…An Alice hit him and it's spreading…my friend's mom said that Yuka can heal him…" He said softly.
Misaki eye's softened. "Oh…" She said softly.
An awkward silence surrounded them before Misaki looked at Tsubasa with smiling eyes. "Umm…well…shall we get going?"
"H-Huh? Oh…yeah." Tsubasa said. He turned to leave and Misaki followed behind him. Her eyes scanned the boy in front of her and her thoughts were empty as she continued to stare at him.
…He's interesting… She had finally concluded that thought and smiled. "So...how do you plan to find her?"
"Honestly...because I don't know her and her aura is unfamiliar to me, I'm not sure. But before my friend's home got destroyed by Angels, I managed to obtain something that would help me in my quest. It's this." He said, holing up a strange contraption. It was much like a compass but...there was something different...An Alice stone was placed in an empty hole and it the surface seemed to be able to move, pointing towards the west. "I'm guessing this is Yuka's Alice stone since Mikan's isn't this light colored."
"...Mikan...?"
"Yeah, Sakura Mikan; she's the daughter of Azumi Yuka." Tsubasa said, examining the compass.
Misaki's jaw dropped. "A-Are you serious? Azumi Yuka had a daughter? And that's Sakura Mikan?"
Tsubasa blinked and turned to Misaki. "You know Mikan?"
"W-Well...no...but I knew Hotaru; she once accidently said that Mikan was her best friend."
"Wait, you know Hotaru?" Tsubasa asked.
"YOU know Hotaru?" Misaki asked, her eyes wide with shock.
The demon male nodded. "She was one of my best friends besides Mikan when I left the Demon realm and before I had to go back. Man...was she scary...she actually said once that if I did something bad, she would get rid of my Demon blood. Of course, Mikan didn't really understood what that meant."
Misaki blinked. "Doesn't that mean that she'll make you Human?" She asked.
The male before her sweat dropped. "...Wow...I didn't think there was anybody in this world that was a dense as Mikan at this age..."
"HEY!" Misaki cried and Tsubasa laughed. Misaki huffed and glared at the teen who continued to laugh. "Jerk..." She muttered as she stopped past him.
Tsubasa, still having the giggles, tried to catch up to her. "Hey, don't be so hard. I was just joking." Misaki said nothing but stuck out her tongue, making the Demon boy laugh harder.
Misaki looked at the laughing Tsubasa before a certain thought pooped in her mind. Now that I think about it...why does the Andou heir hate the war...? I would've thought that the heir would also be one that would help lead their army...so...why? Misaki turned to the Demon boy who was still chuckling. A kind grin was on his face and a light blush covered her cheeks before she smiled. Nah; with that kinda face, there's no way he could be a blood-thirsty murderer. She thought to herself.
All of a sudden, Tsubasa stopped. Misaki blinked, realizing that the Demon boy was no longer moving and looked back. Tsubasa's eyes were wide before he quickly bent down and started searching around the base of a large tree trunk. Huffing, Misaki walked back to him. "What are you doing?" She asked.
He did not answer and instead continued to look for this unknown object. Misaki stared down at him. "...Oi...Andou..." She muttered, hating the fact that he simply ignored her.
The teen blinked and looked up. "Huh?"
"I asked what you were doing..."
"Oh; I'm honestly not sure." Misaki nearly tripped and fell after looking at the confused face of Tsubasa.
Her eyes showed disbelief as she glared at him. "Then why on earth did you stop moving, got on your knees, and started looking for some object or whatever that you don't even know what it is?" She asked.
Tsubasa shrugged and looked at the tree's trunk. "...I'm not sure why...but there's something here..." He muttered before he placed a hand on the trunk. "I think there's...something...Hazuki did once say that this area was where she usually felt an Angel's presence that was similar to Yuka's..." He whispered.
Misaki stared at him. "...So...what you're saying is...that...?"
"Yuka-san must've been here quite a lot...but for what reasons would she even come here...?"
"Do you have a right to know?"
The two froze before their heads slowly turned, their eyes wide and in front of them they saw a woman with beautiful black hair and crimson red eyes. The two gulped as they stared into those eyes. "W-Who...are you...?" Misaki whispered softly, the red eyes piercing right at her.
The woman gave a sly smile. "Who am...I? Perhaps your friend next to you knows. Isn't that right, boy?" At that, Misaki turned and looked at her newly found friend who's eyes were wide.
Tsubasa was in shock. He didn't think he would see that same shade of red eyes. He never thought that he would see those piercing red eyes so quickly but yet, here they were, staring right at him but he knew...he knew it wasn't who he believed it was.
Aoi was still very young...
Natsume was a boy...
But this woman...who looks just like them...it has to be that! She has to be...
Tsubasa gulped as he realized who she was. But...she's...she's no longer in this world...she's no longer alive! She's dead! "Harada was right to ask...who are you? I have a guess but...that can't be possible because...that woman...she's...she's already dead! There's no way she's you!" He cried as he glared at the woman.
The woman's sly smile turned sad as she sighed and looked up at the night sky. "That's true...the identity of this woman should no longer exist as a living...and yet...here I am..." She turned to Misaki. "How I truly envy you...I always wished that I was an Angel instead. Even being a human was much better for me than being a Demon." The two teens were silent. The woman continued, "Fate can be so cruel, can it not?"
"You still didn't answer our questions!" Misaki cried.
The woman looked at the two and smiled. "Why do you not ask your friend of his guess. He may be correct."
Misaki turned to Tsubasa. "Do you know this woman?" She asked as Tsubasa glared at the woman in front of him.
He did not answer at first and then finally, he did, saying, "I never met her...but I knew of her thanks to Hyuuga Natsume, a Demon who's searching for the two children of the prophecy. But of course, he with Hotaru and Mikan so he's not doing anything bad," He added after seeing Misaki's shocked face. "He just wants to stop this war too...just like us...isn't that right, Hyuuga Kaoru-san?"
Kura: DONE!
Berry: ...what?
Aoi: MOM'S ALIVE!
Kura: Maybe.
Aoi: WHAT?
Kura: Bye and please review! I kinda rushed in this chapter but that's mostly cause I was finishing it at around midnight so I'm kinda tired, especially since the morning before, I woke at four in the morning...right...well...BYE! XD