{{Authoress' Note : Woo! Love is in the air! Yeah! I suppose you guys have
figured out that I love romance. I love all that mushy stuff. Except
romance novels. Hate 'em, hate 'em, hate 'em. I'm not sure why though. On a
side note I'm hoping this fic isn't too confusing. I mean, it's the first
time I've actually made a serious attempt to write a fanfic. I find it sort
of hard because I could only work within certain boundries, (that being the
environment of the DMC game). That's why I decided to take them outside the
game. And I explained before why I had a love thing going on in the fic. I
couldn't help it....I love romance. It's just so sweet. Darn all these Yuu
Watase mangas. Thay're making me all soft.
I really love using Arson. He's so adorable to me. I love the fact that he's very childlike and immature, but can be almost as serious as Dante (Ya know...when he's actually being serious) and can act very mature, so his personality goes nice with Xyphos'. (Or in my opinion it does.) I'm so proud that I got 2 chapters actually finished in the same week! It makes me really happy.
I like to look back and think, "Man, this fic was never supposed to be this long!" But with Bustahead's help, (If you don't know by now, she's a great author and friend of mine) I decided to continue it. It was fun doing the character swap too. I just wonder how I'm gonna have this story end. Or when will it? I have other stories that need to be worked on too, ya know! =P I keep talking as though it's ending now. FEAR NOT READERS! It probably won't end soon. (I have a bad habit of making things go on...and on.... and on.... as you probably have found out.) I have a nice ending planned out that I eventually will get to. AND YES THIS DOES HAVE A PLOT! AND A POINT! Well.....maybe not so much the point....oh....I'll be quiet now. Just keep reading and you'll see what happens to our star-crossed lovers. (Oh, and Dante too. XD)}}
Chapter Eighteen : The Angel Descends
Xy flinched as a yell echoed through the hallways. She shook her head with a little smile on her face. "Forgot the fire demon thing....all we have in this school is cold water."
Arson walked back in the class, looking sullen and said. He sat down with a sigh as the preps, or otherwise known as the "Giggling Girls" began cooing and playing with his hair again. Without warning, he stood up abruptly. "KNOCK IT OFF ALREADY!"
Mrs. Ore, being the meanie that she is, yelled. "I SAID STOP YELLING! THAT MEANS SHUT UP!" Arson glared at her, his eyes turning a faint tinge of red turning to a coal black. Even with the many brown bangs in front of his eyes, Xy could see the change. Anyone could. She knew instantly what was happening. He was getting mad. Real mad. Pissed, even.
"I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF HAVING MY HAIR PULLED! SO JUST QUIT IT!"
Mrs. Ore began making the matter worse. She seemed to not notice that his eyes were coal black at the time, and a faint red aura surrounded him. Or maybe the others couldn't see the change? Xy wasn't sure, but she figured he was about to explode at any moment. She didn't realize he could get so angry so quick. The aura began to get brighter. Xy decided she had to get him out of here, fast. Getting up, she put her hands on his shoulders reassuringly. "Calm down, alright?"
His shoulders jerked, and for one second she was afraid he was going to lash out at her. To her relief, he sighed, plopping down in his chair. The aura has dissipated, and his eyes had gone to their normal brown. He looked pathetic, and weak. Resting his head his in his hands, he shivered as if from severe cold. "I'm sorry...." he whispered, his eyes on the ground, looking very upset. Xy shook her head and smiled.
"Let's get out of here."
Grabbing his hand and putting the other on his back, she walked him to the door. But of course, Mrs. Ore hadn't finished.
"WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU KIDS ARE GOING?!" she sputtered, her fat pig face turning bright red. "DO YOU THINK YOU CAN JUST WALK OUT AFTER YELLING AND DISRESPECTING ME?!"
Xy turned, giving her sweetest smile to her teacher. She knew she would regret this later, but right now it didn't care.
In her sweetest voice, Xy said her sweetest victory. "Ya know what Mrs. Ore? Screw off." From the corner of her eye, Xy saw Arson give a little smile. Turning her back on the teacher, she lead Arson out of the classroom and eventually away from the school.
"See? School wasn't that bad was it?" she said cheerfully. "Too bad I won't be able to go back for a while. Oh well..... that Mrs. Ore had it coming."
Arson said nothing, but did smile again and nodded. Xy smiled as she found herself in front of her house. "Good thing my mom's at work, eh?" After fumbling through her blue jean's pockets for her key, they made their way inside and up the stairs to Xy's room. Xy sat Arson on the bed and got a out a chair and sat across from him. She gave him a hard stare, and after thinking for a minute opened her mouth.
"So what was that? Why did you get the aura? I had a clue but..." she stopped, fumbling for words. Arson looked sort of ashamed, and didn't look her in the eye. "No answer? Well..... are you going to go with those girls?"
He ended his silence finally. "No.... they annoyed me....all that hair pulling... I'm sorry. I just didn't mean to get mad so easily..."
Xy chuckled. "It's alright. No need to apologize. They make everyone mad, anyways."
"Heh. It was pretty horrible though....I thought they were just joking...but I was wrong..."
"I DID tell you what they were doing."
"Well, I thought that was a joke too. I mean, how could they like me? I'm a curse for God's sake..."
Xy sighed, getting up from the chair and sitting next to Arson on the bed. "You know it's not. You've gotta stop putting yourself down. Come on man, cheer up! You've gotta be the most depressing person I've ever met." She stuck her tongue out at him, smiling. He just sighed and lowered his head. She moved back behind him, and draped her arms around him, hugging him from behind.
He grinned mischievously and looked back at her. "Hey Xy, you never did answer my question!"
She blushed lightly again, but got the courage to say it this time. "We should. I mean....I want us to be together...I guess..." Xy scratched the back of her head. She was surprised to see that Arson was looking at her in bewilderment.
"You don't hate me? After everything I've told you? Despite being a demon?"
"Hell no! Why would I? I mean...the demon part is sorta unbelievable....but we have been through a lot. And I mean A LOT. Why would I hate you just 'cause you're a little bit....ah....different?"
"...and even despite my past?"
Xy nodded, and smiled when Arson nuzzled against her a little. But then he stiffened, his eyes becoming large.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing....please excuse me..." He got up and raced to the bathroom. Xy chuckled as she sat on the edge of the bed.
"Man....he's a weird one..."
Arson hunched over in the bathroom, shivering, but sweating at the same time. White flashes of pain shot through his body. He looked at the door nervously as he heard Xy walking around in her room.
Xy nearly jumped out of her skin as she heard a bottle crash onto the floor tiles of the bathroom. She nearly ran to the bathroom door and knocked hard. "Arson, you okay?" She jumped again as he let out a screech of pain and sent another bottle crashing. She hoped he wasn't naked, and swung the door open. "Arson?"
He cried out again as feathery white wings shot out of his back, unfurling themselves and causing his shirt to get ripped to shreds in the process. He calmed down, breathing heavily, as the pain died away. Sunlight seeped in through the one window, hitting the wings and making them seem brighter and even unreal. As you can guess, Xy was paralyzed. She wasn't sure what to do. The demon thing was easy for her to accept, (having become one and all) but ANGELS too? She wasn't the most religious person in the world but this was a blow to the head. She was concerned about that obvious pain he had felt, but was hesitant to get close.
She barely uttered a small, "...woah..." she was so surprised. Arson looked up her face, his eyes wide and looking frightened. He tried desperately to fold the wings up, but they seem to have a mind of their own and instead spread out fully, taking up the whole bathroom and displaying the awesome beauty they held. The sunlight that hit Arson seemed to make him the replica of a statue of an angel. Xy backed up a step, unsure as to whether she actually wanted to touch the wings. She didn't know what these feelings were, but the way he looked so holy made her feel like she wasn't supposed to see him, like he was forbidden to human eyes. She shook her head. 'Am I going crazy?'
Before she could think much on the matter, Arson stood up, carefully, as not to hurt himself more. He looked closely into Xy's eyes and hesitantly reached out to her. She didn't - and maybe couldn't - move. "What....happened to you?"
"Sshh....come on Xy....this is perfectly normal....honestly..."
"How can those things be considered normal? You a freakin' ANGEL for crying out loud!"
He winced at the tone of her voice - her disbelief - and nodded, his now golden-streaked brown hair flopping into his eyes. "Xy...there's something I didn't tell you...I'm....I'm...half angel too...." Xy sorta had already guessed that, but held back a retort. She still couldn't believe it - an angel AND a demon? That was crazy. Everything had gone insane. The fact that she was actually looking at something - someone - that couldn't possibly exist was unnerving. Arson saw her confusing and hugged her close, sitting himself and her on the floor with her in his lap.
"I know it's unbelievable.....but it's true...."
"But...why didn't you tell me?"
"Well....I didn't want to scare you off or anything. I mean...I didn't think you believed the demon thing - or at least you didn't act like it - so how would you believe I was half angel too?"
"I guess you're right....I don't think I would have."
Arson gently rubbed her back, unsure what to say next. "I'm sorry....I really am..."
"For what?" she asked, looking up at him.
He looked back at the wings. "For all this....You see? I'm a freak..."
Xy giggled, and Arson looked surprised. "You're not a freak, you just caught me by surprise there." She hugged him tight, being careful of the wings. "Besides....I think they're cool." He looked at doubtfully, and then tried a smile. His wings folded over them both, acting like some sorta blanket. Arson rested his head against the tiled wall, looking content.
"You know Xy....you really are great..... I mean.... anyone else probably would've called a priest onto me to try to banish me to Hell or something....but not you...."
She couldn't help but laugh at that. "You know that sounds really stupid, right?"
"Yeah, but..." he suddenly froze again, stopping in mid-sentence.
Xy looked concerned. "What?"
"I feel something.....a very powerful presence."
"Dante, maybe?"
"No......this one is different.... I think... I think it's Mundus." he confirmed, his face becoming serious. Xy gaped for a moment, but closed her eyes and leaned against Arson's chest. She couldn't believe this was all happening. She was lost in confusion. How the hell could he be in her world? He was so powerful.....who knew what he could do. But since Dante and Arson had come home with her - and they were real, real bleeding, breathing beings - she knew it was really him. Who else? Xy held on tight to Arson, feeling all of his muscles becoming tense.
'As long as I'm with him.....I'll be fine.'
I really love using Arson. He's so adorable to me. I love the fact that he's very childlike and immature, but can be almost as serious as Dante (Ya know...when he's actually being serious) and can act very mature, so his personality goes nice with Xyphos'. (Or in my opinion it does.) I'm so proud that I got 2 chapters actually finished in the same week! It makes me really happy.
I like to look back and think, "Man, this fic was never supposed to be this long!" But with Bustahead's help, (If you don't know by now, she's a great author and friend of mine) I decided to continue it. It was fun doing the character swap too. I just wonder how I'm gonna have this story end. Or when will it? I have other stories that need to be worked on too, ya know! =P I keep talking as though it's ending now. FEAR NOT READERS! It probably won't end soon. (I have a bad habit of making things go on...and on.... and on.... as you probably have found out.) I have a nice ending planned out that I eventually will get to. AND YES THIS DOES HAVE A PLOT! AND A POINT! Well.....maybe not so much the point....oh....I'll be quiet now. Just keep reading and you'll see what happens to our star-crossed lovers. (Oh, and Dante too. XD)}}
Chapter Eighteen : The Angel Descends
Xy flinched as a yell echoed through the hallways. She shook her head with a little smile on her face. "Forgot the fire demon thing....all we have in this school is cold water."
Arson walked back in the class, looking sullen and said. He sat down with a sigh as the preps, or otherwise known as the "Giggling Girls" began cooing and playing with his hair again. Without warning, he stood up abruptly. "KNOCK IT OFF ALREADY!"
Mrs. Ore, being the meanie that she is, yelled. "I SAID STOP YELLING! THAT MEANS SHUT UP!" Arson glared at her, his eyes turning a faint tinge of red turning to a coal black. Even with the many brown bangs in front of his eyes, Xy could see the change. Anyone could. She knew instantly what was happening. He was getting mad. Real mad. Pissed, even.
"I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF HAVING MY HAIR PULLED! SO JUST QUIT IT!"
Mrs. Ore began making the matter worse. She seemed to not notice that his eyes were coal black at the time, and a faint red aura surrounded him. Or maybe the others couldn't see the change? Xy wasn't sure, but she figured he was about to explode at any moment. She didn't realize he could get so angry so quick. The aura began to get brighter. Xy decided she had to get him out of here, fast. Getting up, she put her hands on his shoulders reassuringly. "Calm down, alright?"
His shoulders jerked, and for one second she was afraid he was going to lash out at her. To her relief, he sighed, plopping down in his chair. The aura has dissipated, and his eyes had gone to their normal brown. He looked pathetic, and weak. Resting his head his in his hands, he shivered as if from severe cold. "I'm sorry...." he whispered, his eyes on the ground, looking very upset. Xy shook her head and smiled.
"Let's get out of here."
Grabbing his hand and putting the other on his back, she walked him to the door. But of course, Mrs. Ore hadn't finished.
"WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU KIDS ARE GOING?!" she sputtered, her fat pig face turning bright red. "DO YOU THINK YOU CAN JUST WALK OUT AFTER YELLING AND DISRESPECTING ME?!"
Xy turned, giving her sweetest smile to her teacher. She knew she would regret this later, but right now it didn't care.
In her sweetest voice, Xy said her sweetest victory. "Ya know what Mrs. Ore? Screw off." From the corner of her eye, Xy saw Arson give a little smile. Turning her back on the teacher, she lead Arson out of the classroom and eventually away from the school.
"See? School wasn't that bad was it?" she said cheerfully. "Too bad I won't be able to go back for a while. Oh well..... that Mrs. Ore had it coming."
Arson said nothing, but did smile again and nodded. Xy smiled as she found herself in front of her house. "Good thing my mom's at work, eh?" After fumbling through her blue jean's pockets for her key, they made their way inside and up the stairs to Xy's room. Xy sat Arson on the bed and got a out a chair and sat across from him. She gave him a hard stare, and after thinking for a minute opened her mouth.
"So what was that? Why did you get the aura? I had a clue but..." she stopped, fumbling for words. Arson looked sort of ashamed, and didn't look her in the eye. "No answer? Well..... are you going to go with those girls?"
He ended his silence finally. "No.... they annoyed me....all that hair pulling... I'm sorry. I just didn't mean to get mad so easily..."
Xy chuckled. "It's alright. No need to apologize. They make everyone mad, anyways."
"Heh. It was pretty horrible though....I thought they were just joking...but I was wrong..."
"I DID tell you what they were doing."
"Well, I thought that was a joke too. I mean, how could they like me? I'm a curse for God's sake..."
Xy sighed, getting up from the chair and sitting next to Arson on the bed. "You know it's not. You've gotta stop putting yourself down. Come on man, cheer up! You've gotta be the most depressing person I've ever met." She stuck her tongue out at him, smiling. He just sighed and lowered his head. She moved back behind him, and draped her arms around him, hugging him from behind.
He grinned mischievously and looked back at her. "Hey Xy, you never did answer my question!"
She blushed lightly again, but got the courage to say it this time. "We should. I mean....I want us to be together...I guess..." Xy scratched the back of her head. She was surprised to see that Arson was looking at her in bewilderment.
"You don't hate me? After everything I've told you? Despite being a demon?"
"Hell no! Why would I? I mean...the demon part is sorta unbelievable....but we have been through a lot. And I mean A LOT. Why would I hate you just 'cause you're a little bit....ah....different?"
"...and even despite my past?"
Xy nodded, and smiled when Arson nuzzled against her a little. But then he stiffened, his eyes becoming large.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing....please excuse me..." He got up and raced to the bathroom. Xy chuckled as she sat on the edge of the bed.
"Man....he's a weird one..."
Arson hunched over in the bathroom, shivering, but sweating at the same time. White flashes of pain shot through his body. He looked at the door nervously as he heard Xy walking around in her room.
Xy nearly jumped out of her skin as she heard a bottle crash onto the floor tiles of the bathroom. She nearly ran to the bathroom door and knocked hard. "Arson, you okay?" She jumped again as he let out a screech of pain and sent another bottle crashing. She hoped he wasn't naked, and swung the door open. "Arson?"
He cried out again as feathery white wings shot out of his back, unfurling themselves and causing his shirt to get ripped to shreds in the process. He calmed down, breathing heavily, as the pain died away. Sunlight seeped in through the one window, hitting the wings and making them seem brighter and even unreal. As you can guess, Xy was paralyzed. She wasn't sure what to do. The demon thing was easy for her to accept, (having become one and all) but ANGELS too? She wasn't the most religious person in the world but this was a blow to the head. She was concerned about that obvious pain he had felt, but was hesitant to get close.
She barely uttered a small, "...woah..." she was so surprised. Arson looked up her face, his eyes wide and looking frightened. He tried desperately to fold the wings up, but they seem to have a mind of their own and instead spread out fully, taking up the whole bathroom and displaying the awesome beauty they held. The sunlight that hit Arson seemed to make him the replica of a statue of an angel. Xy backed up a step, unsure as to whether she actually wanted to touch the wings. She didn't know what these feelings were, but the way he looked so holy made her feel like she wasn't supposed to see him, like he was forbidden to human eyes. She shook her head. 'Am I going crazy?'
Before she could think much on the matter, Arson stood up, carefully, as not to hurt himself more. He looked closely into Xy's eyes and hesitantly reached out to her. She didn't - and maybe couldn't - move. "What....happened to you?"
"Sshh....come on Xy....this is perfectly normal....honestly..."
"How can those things be considered normal? You a freakin' ANGEL for crying out loud!"
He winced at the tone of her voice - her disbelief - and nodded, his now golden-streaked brown hair flopping into his eyes. "Xy...there's something I didn't tell you...I'm....I'm...half angel too...." Xy sorta had already guessed that, but held back a retort. She still couldn't believe it - an angel AND a demon? That was crazy. Everything had gone insane. The fact that she was actually looking at something - someone - that couldn't possibly exist was unnerving. Arson saw her confusing and hugged her close, sitting himself and her on the floor with her in his lap.
"I know it's unbelievable.....but it's true...."
"But...why didn't you tell me?"
"Well....I didn't want to scare you off or anything. I mean...I didn't think you believed the demon thing - or at least you didn't act like it - so how would you believe I was half angel too?"
"I guess you're right....I don't think I would have."
Arson gently rubbed her back, unsure what to say next. "I'm sorry....I really am..."
"For what?" she asked, looking up at him.
He looked back at the wings. "For all this....You see? I'm a freak..."
Xy giggled, and Arson looked surprised. "You're not a freak, you just caught me by surprise there." She hugged him tight, being careful of the wings. "Besides....I think they're cool." He looked at doubtfully, and then tried a smile. His wings folded over them both, acting like some sorta blanket. Arson rested his head against the tiled wall, looking content.
"You know Xy....you really are great..... I mean.... anyone else probably would've called a priest onto me to try to banish me to Hell or something....but not you...."
She couldn't help but laugh at that. "You know that sounds really stupid, right?"
"Yeah, but..." he suddenly froze again, stopping in mid-sentence.
Xy looked concerned. "What?"
"I feel something.....a very powerful presence."
"Dante, maybe?"
"No......this one is different.... I think... I think it's Mundus." he confirmed, his face becoming serious. Xy gaped for a moment, but closed her eyes and leaned against Arson's chest. She couldn't believe this was all happening. She was lost in confusion. How the hell could he be in her world? He was so powerful.....who knew what he could do. But since Dante and Arson had come home with her - and they were real, real bleeding, breathing beings - she knew it was really him. Who else? Xy held on tight to Arson, feeling all of his muscles becoming tense.
'As long as I'm with him.....I'll be fine.'