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Disclaimer: I don't anything………….and my hair is getting split ends (someone send me some conditioner, please).
Words in italics are characters' thoughts.
~ Raphael's Price (Part 2) ~
Raphael carried chibi Rosiel-sama all the way back to his house. He dumped the chibi down on a sofa and went to the kitchen.
"So, Rosiel-'sama', would you like to have a drink?"
The chibi stared at him, "You knew all along that I was…"
"Off course I know. The only person that can make Katan so anxious is you."
Chibi Rosiel-sama stood up suddenly. "I want to find Katan. I'm going to ask him why he said those stuff and then I will punish him!" The chibi began walking towards the door when Raphael suddenly stepped in front of him, blocking his way.
"Unfortunately, Rosiel-chan, Katan has already gave you to me, remember? You are mine now and you must obey me." Raphael crossed his arms firmly.
"No! I don't want too!! I want Katan!!!! Kaaataaaaan!!!! "
"Shut up!" Raphael yelled. Neighbours will be thinking I'm molesting a kid……
The chibi shut up and began throwing miniature fireballs everywhere. Those aimed at Raphael were deflected easily, but those that made contact with furniture……
"Hey, stop it! You're burning my house up!" Raphael tried his best to put out the small fires. "Stop it!"
Chibi Rosiel-sama did stop, because his power had run out (his powers had been reduced to a five years-old's level, remember?). He was tired now, after an emotional morning and he wanted Katan so badly.
Raphael, glad that the chibi had stopped, quickly exited the house and locked the door. Rosiel is not stupid enough to burn himself and he can't get out of the house. He'll be safe in there. I'll just keep him there until Katan gets really worried. Then, I'll return Rosiel back to him and Katan will be even more indebted to me. Raphael then went to see how Katan was doing.
Back at Raphael's mansion, chibi Rosiel-sama had nothing to vent his anger on. He was seething, ready to burst. Then he saw a big glass vase in one corner of the room. Walking over to the vase, the chibi lifted the vase (which was nearly as tall as himself) and threw it down on the floor as hard as he could. With a loud smash and plenty of clinging and clanging, the beautiful vase was reduced to pieces. But the chibi felt better. He began looking for more things to smash………..
Meanwhile, Katan was in Rosiel-sama's room, pacing to and fro. He was trying desperately to come up with a good plan to get the chibi back. The sight of the strawberry shortcake waiting on the table only made his heart ache more. I need a good plan……It would not be easy to outsmart Raphael……That man could see through me as if I were a wine glass……But, everyone has his own weakness, right?……And Raphael's weakness is……ah……I've got it! But I need to get these and those……Katan continued pacing as he perfected the plan in his head.
Raphael, who 'happened to be' passing by, saw Katan pacing anxiously and grinned. He was just about to call out to Katan when a maid (are they called maids? I'm not very sure about this…) came up to him.
"Raphael-sama," she greeted him politely.
"Yes?" the archangel asked impatiently, angry at being interrupted.
"Some angels are complaining about loud noises from your house. They suspect thieves or trespassers."
Raphael was dumbfounded for a moment. Then, it struck him. Loud noises……my house……chibi Rosiel……darn kid!!!
"I will take care of it right away," he replied to the maid who bowed and retreated to attend to other duties. Raphael then quickly went back to his abode.
As he approached his house, Raphael heard loud bangs and crashes emitting from the building's interior. He threw the door wide open and was ready to yell at chibi Rosiel-sama when, suddenly, a very big, hard and breakable something made harsh contact with his forehead. Raphael fell flat on his back and saw stars spinning around his head.
After a moment, Raphael got up slowly. Feeling the bump on his head tenderly, he entered the house. The chibi was no longer throwing things (coz' there was nothing else to throw) and was sitting amongst piles of shattered furniture, glaring at Raphael.
Raphael gave the chibi a glare of his own and said, "Nice going, Rosiel-chan. You managed to do more damage than Mikael ever did. What do you want now?"
Chibi Rosiel-sama looked back at him defiantly. "I want Katan. And a strawberry shortcake."
Raphael rummaged in an unharmed cupboard, searching for a balm for his forehead. "I can't give you Katan, but I have a shortcake in the kitchen. Let me get it for you."
The archangel then went into the kitchen and took the delicacy from a shelf. He secretly spiked the shortcake with sleeping drugs before handing it to the chibi. Within minutes, chibi Rosiel-sama was asleep.
Raphael carried the chibi too an empty room and locked the door. At least he won't be wrecking my house anymore……he thought silently as he left the house again, leaving orders for his house to be cleaned up.
~ @__@ ~
Meanwhile, Katan was busy preparing for his grand plan. Using his good looks and a few tricks learned from Rosiel-sama, he had gotten a few beautiful angels to help him. His plan was simple. Dress up as a female, get a few other girls and seduce Raphael. Make Raphael invite them to his house. Find Rosiel-sama while the other girls flirt with Raphael. Simple. Easy. Elementary. But he would have to cross dress. And Rosiel-sama would see him…
Dilemmas, dilemmas. But it was a dilemma that got him in this situation I the first place, and now, he would not allow another dilemma to stop him. Taking a deep breath, Katan reached for the clothing he had purchased earlier. For Rosiel-sama's sake……
It took Katan a long time to get into the unfamiliar clothing (which included a wig). When he finally succeeded he look at his reflection in the mirror….and he was stunned. Long blonde curls caressed a fair face and fell down past his waist to brush his hips. Pale blue silk clothes accentuated his naturally fair skin and wrapped themselves around Katan's body in the way only female clothing can, showing off curves Katan didn't know he possessed. And when he opened his eyes slightly wider, he looked like an innocent and pure angel, but if he narrowed his eyes and pouted, he looked slightly evil and malicious. Perfect. Rosiel-sama would approve…… Turning away from the mirror, Katan went to meet the other angels in his plan.
~ @__@ ~
Raphael was walking aimlessly, bored and listless. Then, he saw a bevy of exceptionally beautiful angels heading his way. Automatically, he changed his direction to meet them. He ran a mental eye over each of them, liking what he saw, and giving them each a look of approval. Then his eyes widen slightly as he saw a familiar face among them. Katan? What is he doing dressing up like that?……He does look beautiful, though, I never knew he was that slim……this could be fun……
Then, purposely averting his eyes from Katan, he laid his arm over one of the other angel's shoulder. "Going anywhere, ladies?"
~ An hour later ~
Katan looked around from his seat on the couch nervously. Okay……So far the plan succeeded……we're in his house……Raphael doesn't seem to recognize me yet……but where's Rosiel-sama? Katan let the other girls flirt with Raphael. That was part of the deal with them. He himself was seated at the edge of the group. Then, as silently as he could, Katan got up slowly and tried to get away unnoticed.
Too bad. The moment he turned his back to them, he felt a familiar hand on his shoulder. Turning his head, he felt strong arms encircling his body and pulling him back to the couch.
"Where do you think you're going, ne?" Raphael murmured into Katan's neck, sending shivers down the latter's back. Raphael's cheeks were a light shade of red, courtesy of the wine he had drank.
Katan blushed furiously, cheeks redder than a tomato. "Uh……nowhere. I just want to look around your house. It's so big and beautiful," he said as femininely as he could.
"Not as beautiful as you." Raphael pushed Katan onto the couch, pushing all the other females off. Raphael caressed Katan's face tenderly while the said females tried to distract him, glaring daggers at Katan, which Katan returned with desperate looks. But the archangel ignored them all and lavished his attentions on Katan.
~@__@ ~
Chibi Rosiel-sama opened his eyes slowly, his pupils adjusting to the dimness of the room. Stupid Raphael……how dare he drug me……my head hurts like hell…… As his mind slowly registered his surroundings, the chibi heard loud noises coming from the other side of the door. Curious, the chibi got up to investigate. On finding the door locked, he simply melted the lock with his powers and pushed the door open.
~ @__@ ~
Katan trembled at Raphael's touch. For the first time in his life, he felt helpless. As Raphael's hand brushed the more sensitive parts of Katan's body, Katan saw the 100% sober and amused look in Raphael's eyes – and realized that he had danced right into Raphael's trap. No……someone…anyone…save me………Rosiel-sama……Then, suddenly-
"Raphael, Katan, what are you two doing?" chibi Rosiel-sama asked innocently. "Raphael, are you molesting Katan?"
Two heads whipped up to stare at the chibi. "Rosiel…sama?" The chibi walked to Katan's side and pulled Raphael away. Then he said, "I don't want to play anymore, Katan. Let's go back now." And holding Katan's hand, both of them left the house with a surprised archangel and seven blissful angels inside.
~ The next day ~
Raphael arrived at Rosiel-sama's room where chibi Rosiel-sama and Katan were having breakfast. Katan was trying to get the chibi to eat his cereal and they were close to having another argument.
"Morning, guys……and gals." Raphael winked at Katan while chibi Rosiel-sama grinned.
"Ohayo. What can I do for you?" Katan asked warily.
"I came here to reclaim my payment."
Chibi Rosiel-sama's eyes darted from one man to the other. "What payment?"
"You can't have Rosiel-sama," Katan said protectively.
Raphael held up his hands. "All right, all right. Don't get angry. But you realize, don't you, that you owe me a lot?"
"Hai."
"Since I can't think of anything that I want right now, I'll just take Rosiel-chan out to play." Raphael bent down and held his hand out to the chibi. "Wanna go play?"
"Will you give me a strawberry shortcake?"
"Yes."
"Okay. I'll go with you." And the chibi trustingly took Raphael's hand.
As Raphael and chibi Rosiel-sama walked out, the archangel said over his shoulder, "Don't worry. I won't kidnap him. And no one will find out about this." Coz' if anyone knows about this, there will be nothing else for me to threaten Katan with……
And so, Katan was left wondering what Raphael would claim next while chibi Rosiel-sama happily ate strawberry shortcakes, accompanied by a flirting Raphael.
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_ Ack. I think I portrayed Raphael wrongly. Well, this is what I can do, having read only 16 volumes and not watched the anime. I don't even know what happened in the end. Anyway, Raphael fans who think I portrayed Raphael wrongly, feel free to tell me. Yes, I'm giving you permission to flame me all you want. Don't be too harsh, though. (Stares at split ends sadly) I wonder what conditioner does Rosiel-sama uses?