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~ Benevolent Malice: The Thin Line Between Love and Hate ~
Chapter 2: The...Ominous...Escort- Ruby Moon
"Here
he is." two white-cloaked guards said in unison as they thrust Syaoran
forward roughly. Then they turned away and left, showing no sympathy.
Syaoran
stumbled forward and fell on the white marble floor.
He
grit his teeth, slightly looking over his shoulder at the guards, "...damn
jerks."
Syaoran
saw a shadow fall over him. He raised himself on his knees and saw...
"Kero..."
Syaoran saw the large lion-like creature standing in front of him.
Keroberus,
the Messenger, looked down at Syaoran with a sad, yet grave expression.
"I'll
open the portal to Malicifer's realm now..." Keroberus mumbled quietly and
turned away, his tail swaying side to side weakly.
"Gaki—I
mean...Li!" a voice caught Syaoran's attention.
Syaoran
turned his head and saw Kinomoto Touya flying toward him. Touya set his feet
down before Syaoran and willed his white wings to disappear.
"You,"
Syaoran grumbled. "Coming here to curse at me before I leave?" he
asked Sakura's brother sardonically.
"Urusai!
I came..I just came...t-to say...dom..domo arigatou..." Touya said with
some difficulty.
He
obviously never really liked Syaoran...but he could never thank Syaoran enough
for saving his little sister, Sakura.
"...
..." Syaoran shrugged his shoulders indifferently, looking at the white
marble floor.
That
meant '...your welcome, you egotistical jerk.'
"Even
as much as I like to see your ass out of here...If there's anyway of bringing
you back, I'll do whatever I can." Touya promised sincerely and gave
Syaoran a hesitant pat in the shoulder.
"I'm
going to Hell, I don't need you touching me--I'll get enough nightmares down
there." Syaoran said, his tone tainted with mock.
Touya
curled his fist. A big, red stress mark popped on his head, "Why
you—!!!"
They
glared at each other, thunderbolts struck between them.
Fighting
was a daily routine for Syaoran and Touya...but now they wouldn't be able to go
through their fights anymore...
Touya
didn't want to admit it, but he already missed the brown-haired brat...
Touya
huffed and turned away sharply, "Damn gaki..." despite the fact that
Syaoran was almost 20 years old, almost eligible to become the Archangel of
Battle...
"...Bye,
Li Syaoran." his tone was softer.
Syaoran
sharply turned his head away and glared at the floor, thinking, Everyone
calls me 'Li Syaoran' like..like I'm dead already!! Syaoran shut his eyes,
wishing it was all a bad dream.
...it's
like they'll never say my name again...and they probably won't...I'll be
tortured in Hell for something I didn't do!!! he clenched his teeth.
With
a sucking whirl of wind, a golden portal with ancient writings on the edges
appeared in mid-air before Syaoran.
Syaoran
felt his heart get stuck in his throat and his stomach drop as the golden
portal awaited for him...the infamous portal-way to Malicifer's Realm...
"...all
right, kid." Keroberus didn't make eye contact with him. Keroberus had his
occasional fights with the anti-social Li Syaoran every now and then...
...but
he never thought SYAORAN would be damned to Hell.
"Take
care of yourself..." Kero mumbled.
"...yeah.
You, too," Syaoran murmured to Kero. "...stop eating so many cookies
and sweets."
Kero
flushed red and a stress mark and sweatdrop came on his head at the same time,
"...urusai!"
Syaoran
swallowed and straightened his back...if he was going to Hell, he would NOT
look intimidated.
I
was supposed to be the next Higher Archangel of Battle... Syaoran
thought proudly, yet he felt his stomach twist and turn with dread and fear.
...I
won't let whoever this 'Malicifer' is get the best of me! he took a step
forward and—
"SYAORAN!!"
Syaoran
whirled around, seeing Sakura struggling to fly with her damaged, banded-up
wing.
"Sakura!"
Touya jumped and caught Sakura in mid-air. "What are you doing, kaiju?!
Your wing isn't healed yet!"
"Syaoran!!"
Sakura struggled to get out of her brother's arms, but he held on tightly. Her
wings slightly fluttered as if she, herself, would dive into Hell with Syaoran
"Sakura..."
Syaoran looked at her and then looked down toward the ground sharply.
"Leave, Sakura! ...I don't want you to look..."
"You're
innocent! He's INNOCENT!" Sakura looked at Syaoran, then at Touya
desperately. "He CAN'T go in Rajual's place! He CAN'T be damned to Hell!
It isn't FAIR---!!!"
"Well,
nothing's ever fair, honey!" a cheery voice echoed.
The
angels and Keroberus looked around, bewildered by the voice that emanated out
of nowhere...then suddenly...
A
magenta-haired, magenta-eyed female stuck her out of the golden portal from behind
Syaoran.
Syaoran
gasped and looked over his shoulder without fully turning around, staring at
his demoness escort.
"Konnichiwaaaa!"
the playful demoness greeted cheerfully. When her eyes locked onto Touya's, her
smile widened and eyes lighted up. "Wai! You're a CUTIE!!"
"...
..." a blush crossed Touya's face. He blinked, surprised.
"Are
YOU the one coming with me???" Nakuru asked hopefully, looking at Touya,
almost ready to jump out of the portal and pounce on the brown-haired angel Touya.
"N-NO!!
...thank God." Touya mumbled to himself thankfully.
For
some reason, he knew that he would DEFINITELY be in Hell if he had to be with
HER.
"Aww..."
Nakuru slightly pouted with disappointment. "Well, YOU'RE welcome by any
time! Just give me a call!" she winked at him.
Touya
slightly paled and frowned with disgust. Yet silently, he thanked God again
that he wasn't the unlucky one to have HER as an escort...
Nakuru
turned her eyes toward Syaoran, who had his back to her...she noticed that his
hands and arms were bound behind his back with silver rope.
He
was looking at her over his shoulder.
"Hey,
there! You must be the new prisoner!! ...eh heh...I meant 'GUEST'." Nakuru
looked at Syaoran with a cat-like grin and waved at him cutely. "I'm
called Ruby Moon--but you can call me Nakuru-chaaaan! Your kawaii escort!"
Syaoran
could only stare, his body frozen.
The
pink-haired demoness didn't look like a demon, but her large black butterfly
wings gave her a dark look...
"Well,
don't keep us waiting!" half of Nakuru's body hovered out of the portal as
she wrapped her arms around Syaoran's shoulders from behind tightly.
The
cute demon girl pressed her cheek against Syaoran's and gave the shocked
Kinomoto Sakura a 'peace sign' with her fingers, still holding tightly onto
Syaoran from behind.
Nakuru
smiled as if she and Syaoran were posing for a picture.
"Thanks
for the toy!! —eh, I meant, thanks for the BOY!!" Nakuru winked and pulled
backwards as she disappeared into portal, taking the cast-away angel, Li
Syaoran, with her.
"Bai-bai!"
her voice echoed cutely once more.
"Ahh!"
Syaoran unintentionally let out a surprised yelp as he was forcefully pulled
back.
He
sank through the golden portal that felt like ice-cold, heavy liquid. He
sharply took in a breath from the cold as heavy, awful shivers ran down his
spine.
Still
being held by her elder brother, Touya, Sakura struggled more than ever despite
her pained, injured wing.
"DAME
YO!!" Sakura screamed out and painfully shot out her hand just as the
portal to Hell closed too immediately for her. "SYAORAN!" she yelled
out as he disappeared behind the portal.
That
was the last of Li Syaoran, the Son of the Higher Archangel Yelan, her sarcastic,
hard-hearted, yet true friend, she would ever see...
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Preview for Chapter 3:
Syaoran
felt the rushing adrenaline of falling. Then he and Ruby Moon fell though
another golden portal and everything lighted up...
...then
he realized that he was officially in Hell...he felt all hope drain from his
heart.
He
was so far from Heaven... *blink blink*
Suddenly
Syaoran saw the rocky, reddish ground...they getting so close...and yet Nakuru
showed no signs of stopping or even slowing down!!
Syaoran's
eyes widened with fear, he would hit the ground soon...
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Author's Note:
How
do you like it so far? The next chapter will be with...ERIOL! ^_^ YAY!!
I'll
do my best to make Eriol into a cool character since I like him and Syaoran so
much.
~*~ Glossary ~*~
Gaki: Brat; twerp
Urusai: Shut up
Kawaii: Cute
Dame yo! : Stop!; No! (emphasized strongly because of the 'yo' at the end)