Hell: Sorry we haven't updated in a while. Busy with school and all that stuff. And lately I've been getting ideas for a bunch of one-shots. So that has also taken my time as well.
Anyway, here it is! Oh, and this one has not been beta'd… Until now! By Centaurgurl08!
Of Storm and Fire
Chapter 26:
Far Away From Here
"Yeah," Tenshi said with a smile, "I like boys, but girls are hot too."
Kohaku's eyes widened as he took in all that he heard.
Shi-chan is bi? He likes boys?
His heart did crazy flips, and he felt his cheeks growing red. Excitement and joy was spreading through his chest, and he almost felt like that was the best news he had ever heard in his life.
Why am I feeling this way? He wondered. Then it suddenly came together, and he gasped at his own conclusion.
Kami-sama, he thought in amazement, I'm in love with Tenshi-chan...
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"Alright, that's enough." Tenshi sighed, blocking his chakra off from his Ittans. The two who were sparing stared at him in disappointment.
"Aww, do we have to Tenshi-sama?" Xixi asked, stepping away from the golden wolf he had been fighting moments before.
"Yes. That's enough for today... for the week... Heck, for the month!" Tenshi exclaimed, rubbing his temples.
"Are you that tired, Master?" Mimi asked, rubbing Tenshi's shoulders.
"Well, yes and no." he replied, rolling his neck. "See, you all feed off of my chakra, and you have been pretty much non stop for the past week and a half. You see, everyday I use chakra, whether I'm doing ninja stuff or not. And with you five feeding off it like you have been, it makes me use a little more then normal. But," he took a breath, shaking his head, "stupid Datenshi has brought it to my attention that I don't distribute my chakra evenly throughout my day. So in order to train me in distributing it evenly, he is blocking off most all of my demon chakra so I can't use it. So about 2/4ths of my average chakra is gone. So I have a limited amount of chakra and for the past two days, I have had to tap into my reserves. This isn't good because my reserves should only be used in battle. So I need about a few weeks to recover."
"A few weeks? What about our training?" Kiki whined. Tenshi turned to her, an apologetic look on his face.
"I'm sorry, Kiki-chan. But I need rest and about a month should be long enough to finish Datenshi-san's training. Plus, I'm behind on my Oourjironoki studies, and Chuuin exams are in four months. I have to study and train within at least three months. If you want to practice your heaven powers, I'm sure nii-san, nee-san, and nee-chan will help you all. And you can drag 'Haku-jaa'ku off his lazy bum and make him help you too."
Cici shook her head, hopping on top of Riri's own head, her favorite place to sit. "But we all like training with you, Master."
"I know." he sighed, scooping up Xixi as he turned into his mouse form and Mimi as she turned into fox form, "Maybe a break for you five will do you some good too?"
All the Ittan's shrugged, not really wanting a break from their training and master.
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Tenshi groaned loudly, pulling his warm covers over his head to block out the bright rays coming through his window. He seriously wondered if he had enough power yet to block out the sun for a little while. At least till noon.
Tenshi loved sleep. Sleep was one of his best friends he had besides his jerk of a friend Kohaku. He hated being woken up from sleep, he would rather wake up on his own, slowly. He liked cat naps during the day, even if they only lasted five minutes. He knew that was the two cats inside him influenced it in a way. They were cats, they liked sleep and cats naps as well. Often when Tenshi wanted to talk to them, they were asleep. When he was in battle, they woke up and stayed up. Often Tenshi found Datenshi answering him in his sleep when he asked him a question.
But anyway, thing is Tenshi likes sleep, and the stupid sun was keeping him from that wonderful sleep.
"Master!" a voice yelled outside his door and he groaned, really not wanting to deal with his Ittans this early in the morning. "Master, master! Wake up!"
Mimi and Kiki both burst through the door into his room and scurried over to his bed.
"Master, master!" Kiki yelled, jumping up on the bed and onto him, "We're bored and need something to do!"
Tenshi groaned, covering his eyes with his arm.
"Then go entertain yourselves." he muttered.
"No." Mimi whined, crawling up on the bed, "We need you to tell us what to do. You are our master."
"Mimi is right, Tenshi-sama." came a deep voice from the door way, and Tenshi knew it was Riri.
"Egh." Tenshi huffed, uncovering his eyes, "You guys can be so annoying. Do you guys know what time it is?" he short of snapped.
"It's 11:06 in the morning, Tenshi-sama." Mimi said, raising an eyebrow at her master. He blinked, his lips forming a pout.
"Oh." He sat up, Kiki quickly sliding off his chest and he looked around his room. All of his Ittans were in his room and looking at him expectantly. He shook his head.
"Fine, Riri, go find Masami and tell him I told you that you are with him to day. If he goes on a mission, go with him, help him. If he trains, train with him. Just do whatever he does. Keep yourself busy." he told the golden wolf. "Cici and Xixi, go with Atsuko and her team. I know they have a simple mission today, and then they are going to train. I know Atsuko will love to have you two with her. Kiki, go find Kataro, he's been saying recently that he wants to do a certain training with you. And Mimi, go to my Chichiue's office today and help him there. I've heard him complaining that he's been getting a lot more work then usual lately. It would be great if you could help out. While you are doing that, work on your meditation we've been working on, the one were you meditate yet do other things at the same time." He told them all quickly. They all nodded and with a wave, both male Ittan's turned to leave.
"Thank you, master!" Kiki cooed, and all three girls moved forward and kissed his cheeks before leaving the room.
Tenshi shook his head, scratching the back of his neck. He didn't know what he was going to do. Maybe he would go bug Kohaku to death or visit Aunt Sakura up at the hospital.
Datenshi. Chuushin. He called out in his mind, but got no response.
"They must still be asleep... or ignoring me." he muttered, swinging his legs over the side of his bed. Now, since he was awake, he might as well get out of bed.
He stood and stretched, thinking about what the hell he could do to busy himself, when a black and silver box caught his eyes. The box Hidan had given him.
He looked down at his feet at the edge of the bed were he had put the box. Somehow, it had managed to move towards the edge so the corner could peak out. He stared at it before picking it up and sitting on his bed, the box in his lap.
He opened it slowly, taking out the golden, metal band. He turned it over in his hand, running his fingers over it. It was really light, different from how it looked. He had a distinct feeling that this golden item was very important and that he had to take care of it.
People died holding this for me. They must have died protecting it and whatever info they had with them. This has to be deathly important.
He reached in the box and pulled out the neatly folded up paper inside of it. He opened it and read it again.
'A place sacred and grand,
Close to where the secrets of the kaleidoscope wheel lie
Is the sanctuary of the ten'yo,
Where you'll find the legend
And the blood you bare.'
He reread the paper three times, only to be left still confused on what it meant.
What does it mean? What is baa-chan trying to tell me?
He ran his fingers over the paper, feeling it carefully, as if that would help him figure out the riddle.
'Sacred and grand', 'secrets of the kaleidoscope wheel', 'sanctuary of the ten'yo', 'legend and the blood you bare'. He picked out the lines that seemed the most important. He put the golden item up and moved over to his desk, setting the paper on the desk and pushing the box with the golden band back under his bed. He moved back to his desk and sat at it, studying the paper. He grabbed a small separate sheet of paper and a pencil. He carefully wrote down the lines he picked out and stared at them instead. He was going to treat this riddle like a shinobi secret code, and he was going to break the riddle down as much as he could.
Hmm, he tapped his pencil on his desk, the word sacred is stronger then grand. He circled the word 'sacred' and scratched out 'grand'. He then started circling words that were strong, that stood out.
'Sacred', 'secrets', 'kaleidoscope wheel', 'ten'yo', 'legend', 'blood'.
His eyes narrowed on the paper, and he thought deeply and quickly, running a thousand different things in his mind all at once.
Sacred secrets seem to fit together. So, the sacred secrets of what? He bit the end of his pencil, Kaleidoscope wheel...? What is a kaleidoscope wheel? He shook his head. Alright, wait Tenshi. Think first. What is a kaleidoscope? He leaned back in his chair, A kaleidoscope... is a continually changing pattern of shapes and colors and/or a continually shifting pattern, scene. Alright, got that. He braced his forearms on the desk. I know what a wheel is. So kaleidoscope wheel is... a continually changing pattern of shapes and colors and/or a continually shifting pattern wheel? He blinked, staring down at the paper.
He didn't quite get what that one meant, but he decided to skip it for now.
Okay, ten'yo. That means godsend; heaven's gift. And I do wield heaven powers. So I guess it's talking about my powers? His brow furrowed, No, the heaven powers all together. It's talking about all of them.
He brought his right hand, which was holding his pencil, up by his face, and he tapped the end of the pencil against his cheek.
Legend and blood. Hmm... legendary blood? Or... He looked back at the riddle, Legend and blood you bare? Ten'yo legend and blood? Ten'yo legendary blood? Egh, bad grammar, doesn't sound right... Ten'yo's legendary blood? He looked up at his night sky ceiling. Ten'yo is referring to heaven powers. So heaven powers legendary blood? And it said 'that you bare' so it's talking about the ten'yo I have? The legendary ten'yo blood I have. Well, all the angels before me are related to me so... Yeah, that fits.
He scratched his cheek, It said 'sanctuary of the ten'yo'. If it's talking about me, my sanctuary is my room. He spun around in his chair and looked at his room. He frowned deeply.
But what about that kaleidoscope wheel thing? What does that have to do with my room? He thought for a minute ...Maybe, it doesn't mean my room. But then what does it mean? ... Well, the kaleidoscope wheel is more important right now. He nodded his head, turning back to the riddle on his desk.
I've never remembered hearing of a kaleidoscope wheel before. But then why does it seem like I have? He bit at his lower lip, concentrating deeply. Kaleidoscope wheel... Sacred secrets... Close to where the secrets of the kaleidoscope wheel lie... Sacred secrets of the kaleidoscope wheel... secrets of the kaleidoscope wheel lie... Kaleidoscope--...
Eh, lie rhymes with eye, did you know that? Datenshi suddenly said.
--wheel eye...
Tenshi's eyes widened greatly and he gasped.
Kaleidoscope wheel eye!
"The Mangekyo..." He jumped up in surprise, "The Mangekyo Sharingan!"
His heart raced in his chest at his accomplishment.
Pisst, took you long enough, brat. Datenshi growled. Tenshi blinked, sitting back in his chair.
Datenshi... Why are you up so early?
It's hard to remain asleep when you're thinking so loudly, cub.
Oh, Tenshi blushed cutely, Sorry, Da. But I have to thank you. If it wasn't for that random comment, it would have taken me longer to figure it out.
Anyway, you aren't done yet, kid. There's still more to that riddle. You've done well so far.
Tenshi nodded sharply, turning back to the riddle.
Alright, it means Mangekyo Sharingan. So... Close to where the secrets of the Mangekyo Sharingan lie. Hmm... A place sacred and grand, Close to where the secrets of the Mangekyo Sharingan lie, Is the sanctuary of the godsend; heaven's gift, Where you'll find the legend, And the blood you bare.
He scratched the back of his neck, close to where the secrets of the Mangekyo Sharingan lie, is the sacred secrets of the ten'yo, where you will find the ten'yo's legendary blood that you bare.
"So, is it talking about an actual place or...?"
I would say place, cub. Chuushin popped in, It fits better.
Tenshi nodded, Yeah, but where is this place?
Think, brat. Where do you Uchihas keep your secrets?
Tenshi blinked, Huh?
That journal of yours. Where do you hide it? Datenshi asked.
Under... Tenshi glanced at the floor, the floor boards. But how does that help me?
Chuushin sighed.
You threw him ahead of himself, aniki. He groaned, Tenshi, the riddle says, 'sacred and grand'. What is a place that is sacred?
The angel thought for a minute staring at his hands. A Shrine? A Temple?
Correct. He could feel Chuushin smile. Your father spoke of a Shrine owned by the Uchiha clan. What was it called?
The Nakano Shrine... The main temple... He cocked his head to the side, Is that where it is?
What are we doing here? Let's go find out, brat. Datenshi said with a smirk. Not a second after was Tenshi up and getting dressed faster then he ever had before.
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The koneko looked up at the Temple before him, a slightly nervous look on his face. He looked back at the riddle in his left hand, and then his eyes trailed to the box in his right.
I hope this is right...
He walked up the steps and opened the doors to the temple slowly. He stepped in the room and looked around, taking in all he could.
It wasn't much different from what he thought it would look like. It looked normal, nothing different.
Is this really right?
He walked further in, glancing around.
"Think, brat. Where do you Uchihas keep your secrets?"
"That journal of yours. Where do you hide it?"
Under... the floor boards.
He looked down at the floor, eyebrows furrowed.
Eh, I can't see under the floor boards... I don't have the Byakugan. His eyes widened, A Hyuuga! Kohaku!
He turned quickly, wanting to hunt down the youngest Hyuuga and drag him to the Temple to help him. But he stopped half way out the door and slowly turned back around.
Wait a second...
"Under the 7th (from top) tatami mat on the right side, then three over to the left! Heehee!"
His eyes scanned the room, finding the 7th tatami mat and locating what he remembered to be the Uchiha Clan's secret meeting place. He scrambled over to it and stood on top of it, staring down intently.
"This is the meeting place..." he muttered. He thought deeply for a minute. He shifted his right foot on the mat and suddenly felt a strong pulling feeling on his left side. His eyes moved in the direction that the pull was coming from, and the gears slowly turned in his head.
"--then three over to the left!"
He spun on the heel of his foot and briskly moved three tatami mats to the left. When he got to the 3rd mat, the pulling feeling was then pulling him down. A tingle like feeling spread through his body, causing his eyebrows to rise ever so slightly.
He stepped off the mat, placing the box on the ground, and dropped to his knees quickly. He wedged his fingers under the mat and lifted up, flipping the mat over. He blinked when all he was met with was brown floor boards.
"Nani?" he muttered, cocking his head to the side.
He stood, eyes sweeping over the bare floor before him.
But... it should be here, right?
He stepped on the bare floor, shifting his weight multiple times, but nothing happened.
Take off those blasted sandals. I don't know why you bother wearing them. Me and Chuushin don't like them and you don't either... Datenshi grumbled.
Tenshi quickly did as Datenshi said, tossing his sandals towards the main doors of the temple. He stepped back onto the bare wood and flexed his toes. There wasn't any difference, and he frowned deeply.
"Under... the floor boards."
Hang on.
He closed his eyes and relaxed his body. He pushed very little chakra down to the soles of his feet. He cleared his mind and put all his senses on high. Once he was sure he was ready, he slowly pushed the chakra past his feet and started to spread it over the bare wood. He knew that it took good chakra control to do what he was attempting to do, but he had faith in himself.
Not a few seconds after he spread his chakra, did he hear the wood make a hollow creak. He shifted his weight, hearing every sound the wood made. He opened his eyes and looked down at the floor.
There's not a floor right under these boards. There's space in between, unlike all the other boards in the room.
He hopped off the boards and raised his right foot. He pushed chakra to his right foot and brought it down hard on the edge of the boards where the edge of the mat had been. Like a see-saw, when Tenshi foot struck the edge of the board, the opposite end went flying up, and the angel quickly lifted his hand and caught the board before it hit him in the head.
He pulled the board up and back and laid it on the ground. He walked around it and looked at what the board and the tatami mat had been covering.
Carved into the middle of the cement block was a small, perfect circle with the symbol for heaven in the middle. Wings were carved on either side of the circle. Twisting, curvy lines spun around the circle and wings and went to outline the cement block. Far below the bottom of the circle was what looked like a handle carved into the cement.
Tenshi gently tugged on the handle, but nothing budged. He sighed deeply. He was about to complain when a piece of paper caught his eye. It was on the back of the boards he removed. He grabbed it and opened it, eyes narrowing on the paper.
'Access is not yet given,
For there is a broken path he had chosen
Now you must walk it alone,
And in this daily crucifixion
His kindred plays,
Near the broken bygone
And the pulverized kinship,
Anguish was never far
And its ghost remains,
There is nothing there for you anymore
Just your voice means more to him than you know,
Do not question it
He possesses your answer,
He will find you.'
"The hell?" Tenshi huffed, raising an eyebrow at the paper.
Ugh, that makes no sense. Chuushin sighed.
"It's a freaking riddle! It's not supposed to make sense, retard!" he snapped back at the golden lion. He felt Chuushin glare at him.
This one's longer then the last. Datenshi told them, ignoring his younger brother. Tenshi scowled.
He didn't like this at all. He just went through a lot to just figure out the first riddle, now he had another one?! He folded the paper angrily and stuffed it in his pocket.
"Might as well fit this place back up, since I can't get in that place yet." he whined, placing the board back and the mat back as well.
He picked up the black box and stared at it for a minute, before stepping out of the temple, closing the doors, and heading back home.
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It had been two days since he got the second riddle, and Tenshi had yet to figure it out at all.
He pressed his face down into his pillow in frustration, tempted to just scream into it and possibly suffocate himself. The riddle was driving him insane. He had stayed up most of all the night before trying to figure it out, and the two demons were not helping by arguing with each other and sleeping most all the time. He had at least figured out that the riddle was talking about someone besides himself. An idiot could have figured that out, so he didn't count it as much of an improvement.
He knew his grandmother, Mikomi, wrote the riddles. He could tell by the hand writing. But he wondered why the hell she wanted to torment him like that. Why couldn't she just give him what he needed instead of making him try to figure it out? He seriously wondered why all of his elders in his life, including the dead ones, insisted on testing his skills and capabilities. How come they couldn't just make things easier on him? Why did they have to make his life so hard?
He groaned into his pillow, opening on dark eye to look out his window. His Chichiue had come in and opened his window again, like he does every morning, and Tenshi wished that just once, his blond parent would forget to open it. Just once.
'Access is not yet given,
For there is a broken path he had chosen
Now you must walk it alone,
And in this daily cru--'
"Gaaah!" he yelled into his pillow, smothering himself. He had memorized the stupid riddle and now it would randomly pop up in his head. It did that in his sleep and drove him insane. But now that he was awake, it was much worse.
He shook his head, picking himself up and swinging his legs over the side of his bed.
What does it mean, 'broken path'? And 'he had chosen'? Who is she talking about? He wondered, staring down at his bare feet on his floor.
I don't know, cub.
Tenshi mad a face. Well duh. If you did, I don't think I'd be wondering that, now would I?
Chuushin didn't respond.
The koneko stood up, stretching his arms out at his sides.
'Daily crucifixion'... I wonder what that me--
He froze, staring with wide eyes at his reflection in his window. He could see outside perfectly, and he could see his reflection just as well, though a lot more dimmer then the rest. His eyes dilated, and, with the sharp eyes he got from the two demons, his blood line trait, and his Chichiue, he looked over the Uchiha estate.
Far off in the distance, old and rotten looking, were two thin, long boards crossing each other, like a cross. And Tenshi noticed that if he raised his arms like he was stretching his shoulders and back at the same time, his reflection made it look like he was being...
Crucified...
'And in this daily crucifixion'
Oh, it fits! Chuushin exclaimed, every day, Tenshi, when you wake up, you stretch like that, and in the same spot every morning. Daily crucifixion!
Before Chuushin was even done with his sentence, Tenshi was fully dressed and running out his bedroom door.
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Out of breath, the youngest Uchiha stared at the old boards that turned out to be beams a few yards away from him. He had ran all the way to where he had seen the cross, ignoring his Otousan when he had called out to him. He had been in a rush to get there, but now that he was there, he didn't know what to do.
What now?
He was very sure the riddle was referring to what Chuushin had pointed out to him. It fit very well. But the part after that...
'His kindred plays,
Near the broken bygone
And the pulverized kinship,'
He frowned.
Kindred? Who's kindred?... Kindred... His look alike? Maybe?
He stuffed his hands into his pockets.
'Access is not yet given,
For there is a broken path he had chosen
Now you must walk it alone,'
He looked behind himself and at the messed up path he had ran down. Things had fallen down all in it, and it took him a while to figure out what was the path and what wasn't.
"Does it mean that path?" He cocked his head, "It does seem pretty broken... And I did walk it-- run it alone."
But what it if doesn't mean a real life path? What if it means a metaphorical path?
He look back at the cross and then down the rest of the path.
'Near the broken bygone'... Bygone means past. Near the broken past? 'And the pulverized kinship.' Pulverized, destroyed. Kinship means family. Near the broken past and the destroyed family.
He stared down the path, noticing that said path was a street. He blinked, glancing around.
"Oh, 'Tousan told us not to come in this part of the estate." he muttered, taking a step back. But he stopped, body stiffening. "The reason he told us not to come here was... the same as the part of the main house we can't go into..."
Near the broken past and the destroyed family! My ancestors where killed here! The murder of the Uchiha clan was here. Destroyed family, destroyed clan! Broken past. The broken past of the Uchiha Clan!
Without thought, Tenshi's feet moved him forward into the part of the Uchiha estate his father told him not to go into. His eyes took in everything. The smashed in windows, broken lanterns, destroyed doors, everything.
'Anguish was never far'
He felt an undying weight suddenly on his shoulders, and it made his chest hurt. The part of the Uchiha estate was so... depressing. Dark and gloomy. It was everywhere.
'And its ghost remains'
That means that anguish used to be stronger here. It was always here, but now it has faded. It is not as strong, but its ghost remains. The ghost of anguish.
He stopped walking, looking around himself.
"Yes, the ghost of anguish for sure." he said, craning his head back.
Alright, you've figured out that much. Now for the rest. Datenshi barked, pushing him on.
He nodded, starting to walk again, but this time, towards the exit of the gloomy part of the Uchiha estates.
We still have: 'There is nothing there for you anymore
Just your voice means more to him than you know,
Do not question it
He possesses your answer,
He will find you' and, ' His kindred plays,'
We need to figure out who the riddle is talking about.
Well clearly it has to be someone that has something to do with the Uchiha Clan.
Tenshi rolled his shoulders and licked his lips.
Well, my whole family has something to do with the Uchiha clan. He rubbed the back of his neck. That helps a lot... he said sarcastically.
No, Tenshi. Let's be more picky. Chuushin suddenly said and. Tenshi could feel the demon's ears stand up in complete attention. This caused Tenshi to knock out everything else around him so he could pay complete attention to Chuushin. So, he didn't hear his name being called out.
Let's not count the new Uchiha's. Meaning you and your siblings. And the riddle is saying 'he' right. As in a male. So this person is a man.
Tenshi nodded, agreeing and not paying attention to where he was going, nor the voice calling out his name.
This guy has to do something with the Uchiha clan. Apparently he knows me... My voice means--
"Uchiha Tenshi! I know you are here, answer me!" a deep voice yelled out in an almost panicked manner.
Tenshi turned on his heels, looking behind him with surprised eyes. Because he was so busy with Chuushin, he didn't notice that he had walked farther into the gloomy part of the Uchiha grounds, and he was being followed.
"Otousan?" he called out, knowing whose voice it was. He heard a loud sigh with his sharp ears, and only a few seconds afterwards, the Head of the Uchiha Clan was standing in front of him with a concerned look on his face. Tenshi blinked up at him.
"'Tousan, what's wrong?" Tenshi asked, staring up at him. Sasuke's face suddenly turned stern.
"Tenshi, I've told you not to come over here. It's off limits." he barked. Tenshi blinked before lowering his head.
"Gomen, 'Tousan. I was just curious..." he mumbled, not looking up at his father like a beaten puppy.
Sasuke sighed, putting his hand on Tenshi's head.
"It's alright. I just don't like you over here." he rubbed Tenshi's head gently before letting go. "My family... The clan had died here when I was little. I don't want you around it, that's all. Because that was then and this is now. I don't want to see nor think of that anguish with the family I have now." he said quickly. Tenshi stared up at him, and then smiled lightly.
"I won't go back in here, I promise, Otousan." he said, nodding all the while.
"Good." the elder Uchiha said, grabbing his youngest son's shoulder. Sasuke led him out of the area quickly, not once looking back.
"What did you need anyway, 'Tousan?" Tenshi asked, walking behind his father.
"You told me you wanted some information on our clan, right?" Sasuke asked, without looking back at his son.
"Yeah."
Tenshi had asked him for that a month ago. He had wanted to know more on his own clan, more about his blood line trait and different things about his clan. He didn't want to ask his father about it, he'd rather find it out on his own. So, he had asked Sasuke if he had any documents that could help him with that.
"I thought about it and decided that I'm going to let you look at them. Only if you take good care of them and give them back." he said sternly. Tenshi nodded happily.
"Hai, of course." he said quickly, excitement coming up in his gut. Sasuke nodded, and the rest of the walk was in silence.
You know, your father seemed really relieved and happy to hear you respond to him earlier. You don't think...
Tenshi's eyes zoned in on his fathers back.
'Just your voice means more to him than you know,'
It fits! He grinned at his discovery, 'For there is a broken path he had chosen, Now you must walk it alone,' that path led to where his family was killed. When he was little, he ran down it, towards them. I had just walked down that same path. He comes over here at least twice a week, so he takes that path a lot.
'And in this daily crucifixion, His kindred plays,' the crucifixion is when I wake up every morning. His kindred means his look alike. I look like him; I'm called his look alike sometimes. When it says 'plays' it means in which the roll I play. I play the roll in the daily crucifixion. The only reason baa-chan put that was to get me to the cross and the path, also, to give me a hint to who she was talking about.
'Near the broken bygone, and the pulverized kinship,' we already know what that is. Where the clan was killed. Broken past and destroyed family, clan.
'Anguish was never far, and its ghost remains,' Anguish is not as strong as it used to be where the clan was killed, but its ghost remains. So some can still come here and feel the anguish, like my father.
'There is nothing there for you anymore, Just your voice means more to him than you know,' There is nothing at that place that I can get. Nothing for me, just for my dad. My voice means more to Otousan than I know. Meaning he values me and the rest of the family greatly. It's a hint to who the riddle was talking about. Just the voices of his loved ones are all he needs to know that we are okay.
'Do not question it, He possesses your answer, He will find you.' Okay... so don't question how he has the answer, he just does. He possesses it, that doesn't mean he knows it. Baa-chan was able to put, 'He will find you.' because she, like all the other angels, can see into the future. She saw this happening, all of this, and saw him seeking out me. Also, it can mean that I don't have to look for the answer; he'll show it to me without noticing.
Tenshi nodded to himself, proud of himself. He had figured out the second riddle.
So I have to stick with 'Tousan still he shows me what I need. From there, I can move on...
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"Follow me." Sasuke said, leading his son down the hall to his study. "I have the documents in here. Let me get them for you." Tenshi nodded, following his father at his heels.
Tenshi watched the older raven closely, watching for any signs of the answer he needed.
Sasuke walked over to the closet in his study. Grabbing a ladder, he pulled it over and into the closet. He stepped up onto it to get to the top shelf. Tenshi watched him from behind as he reached up to two boxes on the top shelf. His dark eyes narrowed as he noticed his Otousan hesitate for a second when the back of his right hand brushed up against an oak colored box. But Sasuke quickly grabbed the dark brown one next to it and got off the ladder quickly. Tenshi then noticed a wing faintly carved on the oak box his Otousan's hand had brushed. He stood up straighter, but then the closing door of the closet blocked his view of the box.
"Here." Sasuke said, handing his son the box. "These are all the documents. Be sure to return them to me when you are done," he paused, lips tightening, "today." he added. Tenshi raised an eyebrow at his father.
"'Tousan, do you not want me to look at these?" he asked innocently. Sasuke shook his head with a sigh.
"It's not that. I just think you are too young to care about stuff like that." He looked back at his son, "But you are an Uchiha, and Naruto, who happens to be a half demon's, son. That half demon blood in you and your siblings makes you grow much faster then any other regular ninja child. That plus Uchiha blood, and for you, two demons in you, I should say I am not surprised." His dark, thin eyebrows relaxed, "But I can't help it that I am. You're growing up too fast, smiles." he ruffled his son's hair, and Tenshi swatted his hand away in a playful manner.
"Do I make you feel old?" he asked, and Sasuke glared playfully.
"You wish, child. But I know one thing, you and your siblings combined are giving me and Naru-sama gray hairs." he grumbled. Tenshi couldn't help but to giggle.
Sasuke shook his head once more, rubbing his thumb on Tenshi's right cheek.
"Tell me when you are done, okay?" he said. Tenshi just nodded and watched as his father left the room.
Once he was sure Sasuke was at the first floor, two floors under himself, he set the box down and pulled out a few things, scattering them across the table as if he was deeply researching.
Alright. I have to get back in there and see what that box was. He thought, looking at the closet.
But you have to do it without your Otousan knowing or anyone else catching you. Datenshi informed him. Chuushin agreed.
Don't worry guys. I can do this.
He quickly and quietly grabbed the ladder and opened to door to the closet. But then he noticed that, even with the ladder, he was not tall enough to reach.
And don't you dare use any chakra or heaven powers! Chuushin snapped, Your father will sense the chakra, and because of how much you have over used your heaven powers in the last week, you are more then likely to fall while levitating.
Tenshi rolled his eyes. Fine. I'll just find a bigger ladder.
Little did Tenshi know, that would be harder then he thought.
He had to go out of his father study and down one flight of stairs to their library just to get a big enough ladder. But he had to be extremely quiet while doing so. He knew his father was taking a nap; he usually did when he was home at this time, and he didn't want to wake him. Getting the ladder upstairs was hard and challenging, but he had managed it. But what he hadn't planned was for the door bell to ring.
In a flash, the koneko zipped down the stairs as fast and quietly as he could. He opened the door, just to find out it was just a package that they got for Hikari. He had rolled his eyes, brought the package in, and then had to sneak back upstairs in hopes of not waking his father.
But he soon took it as a game and started to tip toe around, acting like a spy of some sort.
He got into the study and kept on sneaking around, slowly going up to the closet.
Sneaky step…quiet…stealthy…slyly... I need theme music…I must have theme music! He yelled mentally. He felt Chuushin rolling his eyes.
Oh Kami, shut up Tenshi and get the damned box! He snapped, tried of the angel already. He had been saying the same thing over and over again since the time Tenshi's big toe had touched the first step at the bottom of the stairs.
But then Datenshi started to sing, Dun dun dundun dun dun dan dan dun--
Shut up! You're not helping! Chuushin screamed, frustrated by both ravens already.
Tenshi giggled, Alright. Take a chill pill, Chuu. I'm getting it.
Within a few seconds, Tenshi had the box and was sitting on the floor in the closet with it.
Chuushin groaned loudly. It took you that long to just do that?! He moaned.
Tenshi smiled, rubbing the back of his neck mentally.
Eh, gomen.
He opened the box quickly, looking inside the box. There was a lot of old objects A few small Uchiha fans, tiny lanterns, small cutting knifes, and stuff like that. There was a tiny box that matched the box that held the golden object in the box. It was the size of a ring box, and Tenshi grabbed it and opened it. It was a silver pendent like object, but it was a circle with wings. The symbol for heaven was in the middle of it. It matched the markings on the cement block in the temple. With the pendent, was a little folded piece of paper.
Another riddle, I'm guessing. Tenshi groaned mentally, opening the folded piece of paper.
'This is part of the key to open the sanctuary of the ten'yo,
You are almost there
But you can't do this alone,
For you need him to make it whole
Nothing has changed,
He will never stand and watch you wither
After everything he stands by you,
And through all the years he's been with you
He will never let you down,
He lives by this code
To never surrender,
For you and he are one.'
Tenshi stared at the paper, rolling the pendent in his hand. Again, the riddle was talking about someone, a male. And from how it sounded, Tenshi could guess it had to be someone really close. And he doubted his father was who this riddle was talking about.
Oh, this is easy. Mikomi started to slack off. She could have done better then this! Datenshi fumed, growling under his breath.
Easy? Tenshi thought, cocking his head to the side mentally.
Yeah, Tens. Chuushin jumped in, his voice warm, Just read it over again, and let your mind wander. Don't try to think what it means. Just see what your mind comes up with as you read it. Sometimes you think too much.
Tenshi frowned, not getting what the blond demon was saying, but did as he said anyway, closing his eyes.
'--But you can't do this alone, For you need him to make it whole' He relaxed, and the bracelet around his ankle came dimly to his attention. 'Nothing has changed; he will never stand and watch you wither'
"No, he can hurt you Tenshi. I won't allow you--one of my team mates to get hurt! I won't stand aside and watch!"
'After everything he stands by you,' He saw a flash of purple behind his eyelids. 'And through all the years he's been with you, he will never let you down,' He saw tan-ish skin and short brown hair. 'He lives by this code to never surrender,' He then saw lavender eyes, and a smile grew on his lips.
'For you and he are one.'
Tenshi grabbed his right ankle, fingering the ankle bracelet. Kohaku-jaa'ku... He thought, warmth spreading through him. He looked down at the bracelet, warmth on his cheeks.
So, I have to get him, don't I? Neither demon answered. That was easy. He stood up, pocketing the pendent and putting up the box and setting everything back the way it was.
Alright. I'll get Kohaku tomorrow.
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Tenshi ran quickly up the stairs to the Hyuuga manor, a small back-pack slung over his shoulder, holding the box and the pendent inside. When he got to the main doors, he knocked once and then did not wait for someone to answer the door. He opened the door and burst into the main Hyuuga home.
He looked around, using his senses to search for the youngest Hyuuga and then took off towards the kitchen. He passed by Tanaka, who was going down the stairs to answer the door.
"Well, hello Tenshi." he said in a slightly surprised voice.
"Hi, Tanaka!" Tenshi called back, still running to the kitchen.
He could hear two voices in the kitchen, and he knew who they belonged to.
"Kohaku-jaa'ku!" he yelled loudly, sliding into the kitchen.
Said Hyuuga jumped, nearly dropping the pans in his hands. He hadn't sensed Tenshi come into the house at all, nor come near it. So it surprised him when his name was called out in such a loud manner.
"Tenshi-chan..." he gasped, blinking at the boy in the kitchen doorway. Only a few seconds after Kohaku took in Tenshi's appearance, did a light blush filter on his cheeks.
Tenshi, in his mad rush to get dressed that morning, had thrown on an almost skin tight, black mesh shirt with sleeves that went to his elbows. The shirt was a little bit short for the angel, so it showed a small strip of his pale skin in between his shirt end and his shorts. He had the Uchiha clan symbol on his back. His shorts rode a little low on his hips, and they were as black as his shirt. They went down to his knees and had many pockets. But they were pretty snug on the top of his thighs and butt. He wore black sandals, and his gloves were on his hands.
Kohaku couldn't help but to blush lightly. Tenshi looked cute, as he normally did, but he look pretty hot for a 12 year old in those clothes. Kohaku concluded that Tenshi looked good in all black.
"Kohaku!" the angel flung himself at Kohaku. The Hyuuga only had a second to put the pans down on the counter before he had an arm full of Uchiha.
"What is it, Tenshi?" he asked, grabbing the other boy's shoulders gently as the koneko hugged him tightly.
"I need your help!" Tenshi yelled, pulling back from the older boy.
Kohaku blinked, about to ask 'with what?' when he was jerked forward by the koneko.
"Tenshi!" he yelled out, catching his balance, "I'm helping my Okaasan right now!"
Tenshi froze, slowly turning to look at Kohaku's mother.
"Oh," he blushed cutely, rubbing the back of his neck, "Hello, Ten-Ten-san."
Ten-Ten smiled, nodding to the youngest Uchiha, "Hello Tenshi-chan."
"Uh..." Tenshi bit his lips nervously, "Can I borrow your son for a little while?" he asked sweetly. She smiled, rubbing his head.
"Of course you can. Just don't break him, I need him later." she told him. A wide grin broke across the Uchiha's face, and he giggled.
"Ah, no worries! I won't!" he cooed, and then started tugging Kohaku towards the door.
Kohaku blinked, and then started tugging back on the Uchiha.
"Oi, baka! Let me at least get changed into different clothes!" he yelled, trying to stop Tenshi from walking to the door. But the angel was really strong.
"You look fine, jaa'ku." Tenshi said, not even looking back at the older boy. Kohaku scowled.
"I'm in clothes that you would wear just around the manor!" he snapped. Tenshi then looked back at him.
Kohaku was just in a simple dark purple kimono top that showed the top part of his tan chest. He had a small black robe around his waist that was tied in the front. The ends of the kimono top were tucked under the robe, and he wore black shorts with no pockets that went just under his knees.
Tenshi blinked at him, and then shrugged his shoulders. "You look fine to me." he said, then started to pull the Hyuuga back towards the front doors.
"Wha--!" Kohaku blinked, then glared at the Uchiha's back, "I don't want to go out in this!" he hollered, trying to pull away from Tenshi without hurting him.
Tenshi got to the door and turned to face Kohaku, a serious expression on his face.
"Kohaku, we don't have time. This is something serious I need your help in. Oourjironoki business." he said in a low tone.
Kohaku blinked, then his brow furrowed. "Oourjironoki business, eh? Fine." he grumbled, and then followed Tenshi out of the house, after putting his sandals on of course.
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"So, you solved those two riddles, and you got this last one that told you that you needed me to help you get to that... ten'yo thing?" Kohaku asked. Tenshi nodded, sliding open the doors to the temple.
"Yeah. Apparently, you are part of the key to getting in. Or, we are together. That pendent I showed you is the other part." Tenshi told him, taking off his sandals. Kohaku did as well.
"So this... golden object... You're trying to figure out what it is?" The Hyuuga moved the golden bracelet like object in his hands, running his fingers over the small dents in it.
"Hai. Put that back." the angel ordered, taking it from Kohaku and placing it back in the box and into his bag.
Kohaku followed him over to where the correct tatami mat was and watched as Tenshi removed the mat and the boards.
"Can I see those riddles?" he asked. Tenshi nodded, handing him all three riddles. Kohaku looked at them closely, a frown on his face.
'A place sacred and grand,
Close to where the secrets of the kaleidoscope wheel lie
Is the sanctuary of the ten'yo,
Where you'll find the legend
And the blood you bare.'
Access is not yet given,
For there is a broken path he had chosen
Now you must walk it alone,
And in this daily crucifixion
His kindred plays,
Near the broken bygone
And the pulverized kinship,
Anguish was never far
And its ghost remains,
There is nothing there for you anymore
Just your voice means more to him than you know,
Do not question it
He possesses your answer,
He will find you.'
'This is part of the key to open the sanctuary of the ten'yo,
You are almost there
But you can't do this alone,
For you need him to make it whole
Nothing has changed,
He will never stand and watch you wither
After everything he stands by you,
And through all the years he's been with you
He will never let you down,
He lives by this code
To never surrender,
For you and he are one.'
"We're one, huh?" he muttered, a small smile tugging at his lips. He glanced over at Tenshi, who was placing the pendent against the carving on the cement that matched it. He pressed it down, and it snapped into place. Both of them blinked in surprise.
"Well... alright then." Tenshi muttered, leaning back on his heels to study the cement block.
"I don't think the second riddle is needed anymore, Shi-chan." Kohaku said, dropping the riddle onto Tenshi's lap. The angel scrambled to get it and glared up at his best friend, but Kohaku ignored him.
"This one," he held up the first riddle, "is the main, key riddle. We need to focus on this the most."
Tenshi rolled his eyes, "Well duh, jaa'ku."
"And the third one... We need this one too, because I think it should tell us how to get inside, correct?" he asked the angel. Tenshi smirked at him.
"You just like what it says about you on there." the raven said in a teasing voice. Kohaku glared, a light blush on his cheeks.
"No!" he snapped, looking back at the riddle, "It just seems like its use is not over yet." He sat down next to Tenshi, glancing at the cement block.
"'For you and he are one.' There has to be something more to that than just a hint to who the riddle is talking about, right? Something deeper?" he asked the angel. Tenshi nodded slowly, looking at his best friend.
When you are one with someone, you are in sync with them, am I correct? Chuushin put in, his voice questioning. Tenshi voiced what the demon had said, and Kohaku nodded.
"Right. So is she saying that we need to do something at the same time?" Kohaku asked, staring at the riddle.
Tenshi sighed. "Must you make things difficult, baa-chan?" he muttered. He felt Kohaku stiffen beside him.
"Baa-chan?" he asked, giving Tenshi a questioning look.
Tenshi's eyes widened. Oh crap! I said that out loud!
"What do you mean 'Baa-chan', Tenshi?" he pressed on, moving his head closer to Tenshi's.
Tenshi nervously rung his fingers together, his eyes darting around, avoiding Kohaku's gaze. "Uh... there's something I didn't tell you about when I told you about the angels and all that stuff..." he muttered.
Kohaku's eyes narrowed. "Tell me now Tenshi. I'm listening." he snipped, and Tenshi flinched.
"Uhh, well... you see," he took a deep breath and looked up at the Hyuuga, "The angels travel down a bloodline. Meaning the Ougonmitsukai is my grandmother, and all the angels before her related to me." Kohaku blinked at him before sighing deeply.
"I figured." he muttered.
Tenshi raised his eyebrows. "What? No yelling at me for not telling you before? No questions? Just an 'I figured'?" he asked, raising his hands.
Kohaku nodded. "Yeah. I mean, I had been thinking about all of the angels before you and thinking about the time frame of each one. It makes sense that they are related to you. It makes more sense on how you are the Oourjironoki." he told the younger boy.
Tenshi gave him an annoyed expression before looking away.
"Fine. Fine, fine!" he put a hand in Kohaku's face, "Just be all smart on me, and throw your genius at me. I don't care!" he half whined, half snapped. Kohaku rolled his eyes.
"Anyway," he chirped, pulling down Tenshi's hand, "Let's figure this out, shall we?"
They spent the next ten minutes trying to figure out what to do. Within the first five minutes, Kohaku became annoyed and stuck to glaring at the cement block and crossing his arms over his chest.
"You know, pouting isn't helping us at all, jaa'ku." Tenshi said, not once looking up at the older boy. Kohaku shifted his glare to Tenshi's head instead of the cement, and Tenshi smiled, "Sorry, but you can't make my head explode that way." he muttered, and Kohaku huffed, moving more to the side of the cement block.
Tenshi hit his knee hard with his hand, half pouting half glaring at the thing before him. "I don't get it! What are we supposed to do?" he cried, shaking his head, "I put the pendent in, now what?!"
Kohaku's eyes narrowed in on the handle on the block. Then he sighed deeply. "Did you ever think to flip the lock, baka?" he groaned.
Tenshi stared up at him.
"Huh?" he said dumbly.
Kohaku rolled his eyes and reached forward. He grabbed the handle on the block and turned it clock wise. There was a click sound, and Tenshi blinked cutely.
"Oh..." his lips made a tiny 'o' shape, and Kohaku rolled his eyes once more.
"Moron." he muttered. Then he tried to pull the cement door up, but it didn't budge. His eyebrows went up to his hair line, "Nani?" He pulled again, but nothing happened. "Damn it! We aren't done yet!" he cursed, crossing his arms in frustration.
Tenshi stared at the pendent in the middle of the block for a while, the gears turning in his head.
Kohaku shifted his weight, bringing his legs out from underneath himself and spreading them out before him. His ankle bracelet caught Tenshi's eyes, and the boy's midnight orbs widened.
"I got it!" he yelled and slammed his hand down over the pendent. This caused Kohaku to jump and look at Tenshi, startled.
"What?" he asked, watching the angel.
Tenshi pushed chakra to his hand, and they both watched in fascination as his chakra covered the pendent and then spread through all the carving on the cement block. Kohaku's eyes widened, and he grabbed Tenshi's hand, pulling it back. The white chakra on the block faded away.
"Wait!" he ordered when Tenshi gave him a bewildered look. He grabbed Tenshi's hand in his own and smirked, "For you and I are one." he said, and Tenshi slowly grinned.
"Yeah!" he chirped excitedly.
Tenshi pressed his right hand against Kohaku's left, and they paused for a minute. Kohaku shook his head, removing his hand.
"No," he said. He then took Tenshi's hand and placed his left hand behind Tenshi's right, his palm against the back of Tenshi's hand, "This way."
Tenshi stared at their hands, noticing how Kohaku's hands were bigger then his own, covering up his in every way. He blushed lightly before nodding. He then quickly pressed his right hand against the pendent, and Kohaku placed his left hand over Tenshi's right, covering up his hand completely. Then, Tenshi started pushing chakra through his hand as he did before. A second later, Kohaku started pushing his chakra through his hand. They both worked together to channel Kohaku's chakra through Tenshi's hand and weave it with Tenshi's own chakra.
They watched as their chakra mixed and spread together through the engravings. The cement door started to glow, but neither boy pulled their hands back.
Without much thought, Kohaku's fingers curled in, and he weaved his fingers with Tenshi's own, holding Tenshi's hand. Tenshi held his hand back, and they both pushed more chakra through together.
Suddenly, the door popped loose, and both boys grabbed it, pulling it up. They looked down the hole in the ground.
There were stairs leading down into what they guessed was a room. They put the door down, and Tenshi stood up first, taking the first step down the stairs.
Kohaku quickly grabbed Tenshi's back-pack and followed.
"It looks dark, so be careful, Shi-baka." Kohaku muttered, just getting a nod from Tenshi.
But then suddenly, Tenshi froze, and a blue-ish white light in the form of a circle appeared before him. Kohaku looked over Tenshi's shoulder, eyes squinted.
"What is that?" he asked. But he wasn't answered as Tenshi suddenly lunged forward without any control. He let out a surprised yelp as he was pulled towards and through the light.
"Tenshi!" Kohaku called, grabbing the angel's pale hand only to be pulled in with him.
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Tenshi landed with a loud 'thump!' on hard ground. He groaned as pain shot up his back and let out a soft 'oof!' when something heavy was dropped on top of him. He looked up to see a mess of brown hair.
Kohaku landed on something soft and warm, and his body liked the feeling right away. He looked at what he was on, and his eyes met midnight orbs.
Kohaku was lying on top of Tenshi, his body covering the younger boys. Their legs were wrapped together, and one would consider this an intimate position if the atmosphere wasn't so awkward.
Both boys' faces turned red, and Kohaku quickly got off the angel, muttering an apology.
Tenshi sat up, and Kohaku kneeled next to him. Tenshi dusted off his front and looked up at Kohaku, who was looking around with wide eyes. Tenshi looked over his shoulder to see what Kohaku was looking at, and his eyes widened.
They were in a huge room. The lighting was dim and there were statues everywhere. The walls were a dark red color with some gold in it. The floor was a dark marble, and small rugs were in different places. Pictures hung on the walls, along with small statues and trinkets. The room was beautiful and very detailed, leaving both boys to gap at it.
"Wha..." Kohaku gasped, and then he sucked in a lot of air, "Holy hell! We like teleported without actually doing anything!" he yelled, standing up. Tenshi stood up after him, looking around.
"Where are we?" he asked, inching closer to the older boy.
"I don't know..." Kohaku breathed, taking in all his surroundings. The room was beyond beautiful, and it faintly reminded him of Tenshi for some reason.
"Ah! What was that?!" Tenshi gasped loudly in his ear and grabbed his arm tightly. This made Kohaku jump.
He didn't notice that Tenshi had been getting closer to him, and he blushed when he noticed that Tenshi was hugging his arm like a scared child.
"What? What did you see?" he asked calmly to his best friend. Tenshi nodded his head to a tall gray statue not far from them. They couldn't tell who the statue was of, but it was tall.
Kohaku turned on his Byakugan and looked over there, seeing nothing.
"I don't see anything, Shi-chan." he told the angel. But then, he felt Tenshi tense even more.
"Did you see that? Over there, by that golden statue of a dog!" Tenshi whimpered, pointing at the statue.
Kohaku looked closely, and he saw something move. He stood up straighter.
"Who's there?!" he called, glaring at the spot he saw the movement. He saw it again, and he felt a tingle in his brain and on his markings.
Wait a minute... That tingling means I'm using a small heaven power that comes naturally.
He saw it again, but this time to their left, and he swore it was a hand, but he could see the statue behind the hand in a haze.
"...A ghost..." Tenshi muttered, burying his face into Kohaku's shirt. "I don't like ghosts..."
In his mind, Kohaku thought the same thing, though he was not scared of ghosts.
He reached around and grabbed the angel, his guardian side kicking in. He pulled the angel around and held him against his chest, one arm holding him and the other out in front of them. He spread his legs, getting ready for anything. The only thing on his mind was to keep Tenshi safe and protect if needed be.
"Who's there!? I saw you, I know you are here!" he barked, looking around sharply.
"Ah. The Oourjironoki and his fourth." a male voice said in the front and to the left of them.
Tenshi jumped, his hold on Kohaku got tighter, and Kohaku turned sharply to the voice, only to have his eyes widen.
There, standing before them, was a boy who looked about 15 with faded blond hair and pale skin. He had faded green eyes, and he had the Ittan markings on him. He had two cat ears on top of his head and a long thin tail. He wore a simple dark blue kimono, matching pants, and a white belt. But what surprised the two boys was that they could see right through him. He was transparent.
"...A ghost..." Kohaku muttered, paling a little.
The boy grinned. "Got that right, kiddo! I'm Fufu! The first angels, the black angels, first Ittan!" he chirped, swaying back and forth.
Tenshi was panting staring wide eyed at the ghost. He let go of Kohaku and instead leaned against him.
"I think I need to lie down..." he panted, resting his head against Kohaku's shoulder, "That means NOW!"
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Hell: There it is. The end of chapter 26.
Kitsune: In the next chapter!:
Tenshi and Kohaku talk and learn about the Ittan ghost, Fufu. They discover the reason for the room, and Tenshi finds out the reason for the golden bracelet. But they're going to meet more then just the one ghost, Fufu. They're going to meet a few... spirits too. And both Tenshi and Kohaku learn something knew about the raven haired demon inside of Tenshi. Datenshi is the WHAT?!
Lines for next chap!
"There is no need to be afraid. I'm supposed to greet every angel that comes here! It's my job!"
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"You little son of a bitch! I'm going to run your face into the ground!"
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"I'm finally able to meet you face to face, Oourjironoki."
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"You mean to tell me that... you're just like... Kohaku?"
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"It is your connection to the ones that come before you. Once you have them all, you will be very powerful."
Hell: That's all of them. We'll try to update as soon as we can!
Review please!!