War of the Angels
ch. 2 - an odd coincidence
Disclaimer: Angelic Layer is CLAMP's, not mine.
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Where were they?!
Misaki looked, frantically, for Hikaru, before hearing a tiny voice. "I'm right here."
Misaki looked down to her right, seeing Hikaru glancing up at her. "Hikaru!!"
Hikaru leaped onto the Layer, glancing around. "So, where's my opponent?" The other Deus was sobbing, crying "My Angel is gone! Gone!" as Misaki stared at her own Angel.
"Hikaru...y....you're alive...! You can talk!!" Misaki exclaimed with surprise. The angel merely shrugged. "Yeah, so?" Misaki's eyes were wide. She always spoke to Hikaru, but now.....
"What's this?! One Angel has vanished from the Layer! The battle is postponed!"
Hikaru gave another shrug. "Guess that answers my question."
With a swift leap, Hikaru landed on Misaki's shoulder and sat down. "What now?"
"All with Angel cards, report to the front desk if you are missing your Angel. Any other Deus please leave the arena...." Misaki blinked, stood up, and obeying the announcement, left.
Outside, Misaki noticed no one else was leaving. She turned to go back in, thinking she had done something wrong, but was stopped by her own Angel.
"No. The announcement told you to come here. Stay."
Misaki nodded. "Um, okay..." She walked over to a nearby bench and sat, watching as a young man ran up to the arena, calling out "Chief Mihara! Chief Mihara!" at the top of his lungs.
Misaki blinked. "What an odd man! Oh, well." Hikaru nodded. "Mihara...Hm."
"Eh? Hikaru, you know this Mihara?" Misaki said, surprised. "Not exactly, but I've heard the name before..." "Oh. ...Kay, then."
Now, a steady stream of sobbing Deus came out of the arena, holding each new "Angel Egg" boxes, a note on each:
"Make this new Angel until our search team recovers your own. Thanks, Piffle Princess."
One of the Deus saw Misaki, and glaring with teary eyes, came over and kicked her.
Misaki gave a small cry of pain, and Hikaru glared coldly at the Deus. "Leave her alone!"
Suddenly, all in earshot stopped dead in their tracks and turned toward the small Angel.
"You TALK!" one of the younger Deus cried, running forward and picking Hikaru up. "Look, this Angel moves without any help!" Misaki blinked as Hikaru struggled, yelling curse words at the child.
Another Deus, a child with long black hair, gently took Hikaru from the elder child and handed her to Misaki. "She's safer with you, Misaki." The child began to walk away.
"Wait!" Misaki called, realization dawning on her. "Hatoko!"
Hatoko turned, Angel Egg tucked under one arm.
"Suzuka is...?!" Misaki said, seeing the sadness on her friend's face and the Egg. "..Yes."
Misaki looked down. "I'm sorry." Hatoko blinked. "Sorry for what? You're the only Deus that was in that arena, that was left with an Angel. ...A living one, at that." Hikaru pouted as she sat on Misaki's lap.
Soon, Misaki was again, alone on the bench. Sighing, she leaned back, greeted by a cry of pain.
Sitting up and looking behind her, she quickly got off the bench.
There was Suzuka, living and breathing, just like Hikaru.
And she looked angry.
ch. 2 - an odd coincidence
Disclaimer: Angelic Layer is CLAMP's, not mine.
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Where were they?!
Misaki looked, frantically, for Hikaru, before hearing a tiny voice. "I'm right here."
Misaki looked down to her right, seeing Hikaru glancing up at her. "Hikaru!!"
Hikaru leaped onto the Layer, glancing around. "So, where's my opponent?" The other Deus was sobbing, crying "My Angel is gone! Gone!" as Misaki stared at her own Angel.
"Hikaru...y....you're alive...! You can talk!!" Misaki exclaimed with surprise. The angel merely shrugged. "Yeah, so?" Misaki's eyes were wide. She always spoke to Hikaru, but now.....
"What's this?! One Angel has vanished from the Layer! The battle is postponed!"
Hikaru gave another shrug. "Guess that answers my question."
With a swift leap, Hikaru landed on Misaki's shoulder and sat down. "What now?"
"All with Angel cards, report to the front desk if you are missing your Angel. Any other Deus please leave the arena...." Misaki blinked, stood up, and obeying the announcement, left.
Outside, Misaki noticed no one else was leaving. She turned to go back in, thinking she had done something wrong, but was stopped by her own Angel.
"No. The announcement told you to come here. Stay."
Misaki nodded. "Um, okay..." She walked over to a nearby bench and sat, watching as a young man ran up to the arena, calling out "Chief Mihara! Chief Mihara!" at the top of his lungs.
Misaki blinked. "What an odd man! Oh, well." Hikaru nodded. "Mihara...Hm."
"Eh? Hikaru, you know this Mihara?" Misaki said, surprised. "Not exactly, but I've heard the name before..." "Oh. ...Kay, then."
Now, a steady stream of sobbing Deus came out of the arena, holding each new "Angel Egg" boxes, a note on each:
"Make this new Angel until our search team recovers your own. Thanks, Piffle Princess."
One of the Deus saw Misaki, and glaring with teary eyes, came over and kicked her.
Misaki gave a small cry of pain, and Hikaru glared coldly at the Deus. "Leave her alone!"
Suddenly, all in earshot stopped dead in their tracks and turned toward the small Angel.
"You TALK!" one of the younger Deus cried, running forward and picking Hikaru up. "Look, this Angel moves without any help!" Misaki blinked as Hikaru struggled, yelling curse words at the child.
Another Deus, a child with long black hair, gently took Hikaru from the elder child and handed her to Misaki. "She's safer with you, Misaki." The child began to walk away.
"Wait!" Misaki called, realization dawning on her. "Hatoko!"
Hatoko turned, Angel Egg tucked under one arm.
"Suzuka is...?!" Misaki said, seeing the sadness on her friend's face and the Egg. "..Yes."
Misaki looked down. "I'm sorry." Hatoko blinked. "Sorry for what? You're the only Deus that was in that arena, that was left with an Angel. ...A living one, at that." Hikaru pouted as she sat on Misaki's lap.
Soon, Misaki was again, alone on the bench. Sighing, she leaned back, greeted by a cry of pain.
Sitting up and looking behind her, she quickly got off the bench.
There was Suzuka, living and breathing, just like Hikaru.
And she looked angry.