A Demons Angel
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Silent Sage: Hey everyone!! Sorry for the long update, but for all you Kouryu/Kohaku fluff lovers, you're going to love this. =3
This chapter is dedicated to White-Winged-Sihde who wrote Messanger. After I read the fourth chapter, I suddenly got inspiration to write this chapter. =D Thanks!
Disclaimer: I don't own WISH, the people of CLAMP do.
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Chapter Two: A Visit from the Past
Kohaku sighed softly as she cuddled the item of warmth next to her. Bringing her face closer, she noticed something odd. 'Odd…this thing is warm…and it...smells good…and it's…breathing!!' Quickly looking up she saw she was in the arms of Kouryu. Nuzzling his face in her blonde hair, tightening his grip on her waist, he sighed softly in bliss.
A huge blush formed on Kohaku's face, he was holding her extremely close to him, and she could feel every warm, hard muscle under his tight, thin leather clothing. Her blush was increasing, as she tried to wriggle out of his incredibly warm and wonderful grip…
Kouryuu stirred slightly, his grip around Kohaku never wavering in the slightest. The blush on the amber angel grew until her face was the color of a ripe tomato. Carefully, she tried to slide her way out of his death grip. Cautiously, she lifted up a slender black sleeved arm from her mid-back. It was almost off of her, but he grunted softly in his sleep before bringing his arm back around her waist, pulling her inhumanly closer to her, burying his head into her silky blonde hair.
Kohaku squeaked, her body immediately freezing as the sleeping devil held onto her tightly like a child and an adored stuffed teddy bear. She was barely breathing as she lay in the young demon's muscular yet lean arms.
For a moment, she allowed herself the sinful pleasure of remaining still, leaning against his warm body, her head resting lightly on his broad shoulders. The night's event suddenly flooding her mind, a happy smile gracing her angelic face, making it more ethereal, 'Thank you…' she thought, closing her eyes for a moment.
Kouryu's POV
'So bright…Why is it so fucking bright!' Kouryu sleepily opened up his garnet eyes and dazedly looked around. He turned his head to the left, then to the right, and did that procedure again until his dazy gaze landed on the unsuspecting Kohaku, whose head was still on his shoulder. "Yo," it was his way of saying 'good morning' before he closed his eyes and went back to sleep.
Kohaku sat there, her blushing face back to its pale color; the blush disappeared thanks to the fright of Kouryu waking up.
It took Kouryu a moment before realizing something. Kohaku was sitting on HIS lap. HIS. LAP. Jerking his head up in shock, his garnet eyes reopened to see Kohaku, who immediately brought her head up once she saw Kouryu was awake.
They stayed still, looking at each other. Confused garnet locked with frightened amber. They blinked simultaneously before Kohaku jumped out of his arms which had slackened in grip. "I-I'm so sorry!" Kohaku apologized as she got up and turned away, covering her blush as best she could.
Kouryu nodded, examining the angel in front of him for a moment, 'No…she HAS changed.' He was right. In the darkness, he was far too worried about Kohaku and her mental stability to actually check her out. In the daylight, she seemed even more ethereal. It looked the last few years had done her good. Back when he had last seen her, she still looked like a young teenage girl, who was extremely naïve with how the word was. Now, now, she was an adult. Fully able to use her powers efficiently and full of wisdom. He also noticed her hair had grown out a little. She still had her bangs like Hisui, but she allowed her hair in the back to grow to her elbows. It was carefully tied up with a white, silk ribbon.
'Heh, she really does look up to Hisui. Mimicking her right down to the hairstyle,' he thought to himself absently before grabbing Kohaku's hand before she could flee. He pulled her down and felt some satisfaction as he saw the hint of scarlet red on her adorable cheeks. "Nope, don't forget, I'm staying here for a while and I'll need a guide in the human world since they change EVERYTHING every few decades or so." A pause for dramatic effect. "And YOU'RE it."
"I am?" she squeeked, blinking at him in confusion.
"Yup," he nodded before getting up and, with some reluctance, freed her from his grasp. "I'll be back after I freshen up a bit. See you later my little angelic tour guide." He nonchalantly walked away to go see Kokyo and Hisui, knowing they would want to see him face to face before he could stay in the house.
Kohaku was left to her thoughts as she watched him walk away, a sense of loneliness flooding throughout her body now. 'Don't…don't leave…' she thought, growling in frustration because she couldn't say it out loud. Sighing, she murmured a transformation spelling, making her wrinkled clothes from the other day transform to fresh new ones. Wiping off some pretend dust on her sleeves, Kohaku made her way to the garden to do her morning watering of the plants.
"Hey everyone!" Kohaku chirped happily as she gracefully flew toward a small clump of trees were, forgetting the feeling of loneliness she had just a moment ago.
She rose up her arms, getting ready to summon water spirits, but suddenly, a large sprout of water appeared a few feet in front of her. The aura of the person controlling the water was familiar. Too familiar.
Immediately, three people appeared from the house. Hisui with an unused teapot in her hand, Kokyo with a fish skeleton in his mouth, and last but not least, Kouryu, who had a damp towel around his neck.
"Touki…" Hisui murmured while Kokyo growled in frustration.
"What's that little brat doing here? Didn't she and those other blasted archangels cause enough trouble?" Kokyo, only restrained by Hisui, grumbled, nibbling on his fish bone.
Kouryu, seeing Kohaku was trembling slightly in fear, immediately flew by her side as the water archangel appeared in a graceful flourish.
"Well…as usual, I see an unusual house setting. Two angels and two demons," Touki said calmly, watching them all with icy blue eyes. In the last hundred years, Touki's demeanor had not changed at all by the way she was coldly looking at her. Her physical appearance had slightly changed over the past few hundred years. Her once shoulder length, cerulean blue hair had grown down to her waist. It flowed down her shoulders like a crystal clear waterfall. Her height was still the same. Slim and petite. If it wasn't for her attitude, she would've attracted more attention from the male angels. All in all, she was still the same hard-ass Touki everyone remembered and uhh…loved.
Her icy gaze remained fixated on Kohaku and a flash of surprise sparked through her eyes as she Kouryu standing extremely close to the shocked angel. Kokyo and Hisui, she could understand, but Kohaku and Kouryu? That was weird since Kouryu loved to bother the young blonde angel.
"Touki, how are you?" Hisui said pleasantly, smiling at the angelic guest.
Touki nodded in Hisui's direction, "Just fine. How are you and Fire-bomb Kokyo?"
"Well, there are always surprises," Hisui said enjoyably, making the ex-heir to Hell's throne look at her.
The cerulean haired angel nodded, before getting back to business as usual. "I was sent here to check up on you and…ahem, get a vacation." She said the last sentence nonchalantly as if it was no big deal.
"Archangels get vacations?!" Kouryu and Kokyo said simultaneously, both stunned at this new revelation.
"Yes, it just happens very rarely," Hisui said, before walking away to the kitchen. "I'll get some refreshments out. Milk for you Touki?"
Touki nodded once more, before discreetly glancing back at Kouryu and Kohaku. "You two seemed to be hitting it off."
Kouryu and Kohaku glanced at each other before realizing how close they were in proximity, and moved away from each other in a rush. They were each trying to cover up their blushes.
It was all for naught though. Touki, having an extremely keen eye, saw it all. 'So…another angel is falling in love with a demon, and vice-versa...Interesting…' Sighing, she shook her head, realizing they were in denial about their feelings. She glanced over at Kokyo who seemed to be watching them intently also before noticing she was looking at him. He twitched before shooting one of his infamous death glares at her. She merely brushed it off as if it was a kitten's glare which infuriated the demon even further.
The water archangel rolled her eyes at Satan's son before flying off toward the house. She landed on the deck and walked passed him with ease. She tilted her head slightly and gave him a smirk before walking inside to talk to Hisui.
Kokyo growled, ready to blast the smart-aleck angel with a fire bowl if it wasn't for Hisui calling him into the dining room. "Damn," he muttered as many curses in a variety of languages as he Touki into the dining room.
Kouryu and Kohaku stayed in the garden, their eyes trying to avoid each other. Kohaku hesitantly looked up at Kouryu as he did with her. "Why did you rush out here when you saw Master Touki?"
Kouryu snorted, trying to put up a false charade, "If she took you away again, who was I going to bully for all eternity?"
Kohaku nodded sadly, 'I should've known…' Turning away, she swiftly flew toward the house. Landing on the deck, she looked back at Kouryu, "Come on, Master Hisui probably wants you to come in too."
The raven haired demon glanced back at her and nodded in response before he flapped his large black wings and flew toward her. Before he could come face to face to her, she immediately walked away. Leaning against the doorway, his gaze dropped toward the floor, his lively garnet eyes an inky purple. He was feeling rather depressed now. 'She's still in love with Shuichiro. There's no chance with being with her.'
Hisui, Kokyo, and Touki had been talking before they sensed that Kouryu and Kohaku had been talking about the confused angel and depressed demon.
Touki took a small sip of her warm milk as she sat with the ex-archangel and her lover in silence.
"They've changed," she said quietly, looking down at her steaming cup of milk.
"Yes, they have, but…" Hisui lingered off, not sure how to properly state the condition the two were in.
"Those two twits don't want to admit they like each other," Kokyo blurted out, annoyed at the silence.
Hisui chuckled, "Yes, I suppose what you said will work." She sighed softly, taking a small sip of her tea. "It's sad. They're both miserable because they think the other doesn't want them. In result, they're both trying to ignore each other."
Touki nodded before adding, "Yet…no matter how they hide it, it's obvious they really like each other. You could tell that by how much he loves to tease her, and the fact that he defended her when she had her powers stripped away."
Hisui silently agreed, wondering what they should do about the two.
"Feh, just set those two bimbos in a dark closet and they'll start to realize their feelings soon enough," Kokyo said, taking a gulp of his tea. He was about to say more, but the presence of Kohaku and Kouryu inside the house made him shut up.
Kohaku appeared from behind the doorway before settling herself down next to Hisui. She had a disappointed look on her face as she stared downward toward the gleaming wooden table. Everyone in the room knew what was going through her blonde head, but didn't say a word. Kokyo simply sat there, a bored look on his face, but a little worried. It was obvious Hisui was worried, so that made him worried.
Touki calmly drank her milk, her normal stoic look on her face. Even though she looked emotionless as always, she was silently worried about Kohaku. The poor, young angel already had it bad enough falling in love with a human and then getting left behind every time the human died, and finally realizing she wasn't meant for him. Now, she had fallen in love with a demon who was also trying to ignore his feelings for the angel. She mentally rolled her eyes. Even though she absolutely refused to acknowledge the mere presence of Ransho and his declarations of love for her every time they were alone, she knew she loved him, and vice-versa. So why wouldn't these two admit too? By the way they kept secretly looking at each other when the other was looking somewhere else; it was obvious they loved each other.
The ex-wind archangel smiled warmly as she sat a cup of steaming hot milk with honey in front of Kohaku. "Is something troubling you dear?
"No, I'll be alright. I guess I'm just feeling tired," Kohaku smiled up at Hisui, trying to cover up her insecurity.
Hisui laid a reassuring hand on Kohaku's shoulder, and was about to speak when Kouryu barged in. "I smell cake!" Immediately, he sat down on a cushion, next to Kohaku, intent on getting a slice of cake.
Hisui looked up and smiled, "Yes, I made a cake a little while ago. I think it is nearly done cooling." She gracefully stood up and walked toward the kitchen. Touki benevolently stood up and walked toward the kitchen, "I will help you Hisui. I think you'll need some more help with the plates." The two angels glanced over at Kokyo. He looked coolly toward them before it dawned on him what they meant. "Yeah, I'll go help you guys too." Quickly, he stood up and rushed toward the kitchen.
Kohaku and Kouryu glanced at each other before quickly looking away, a blush on their faces. Together, they sat in silence, unsure what to do or talk about.
In the kitchen, two angels and a devil were watching the angel and demon sitting nervously next to each other.
"It's not working…" Hisui said hesitantly as she carefully sliced the cake into even pieces.
"I should just go in there and make them get together! It'd be faster then just waiting!" Kokyo growled, snatching several plates from the cupboard.
Touki remained silent for a few minutes, carefully gathering the forks for the cake. "I suppose we will have to be patient with them. They're still young and confused," she said, carefully placing the forks next to the plates.
"Tch, waiting is boring," Kokyo snorted, watching Hisui place the slices of cake on the plates.
"You waited for me, didn't you?" Hisui smiled as she looked fondly up at him.
"W-well, yeah…but…Bah, whatever!" Kokyo turned away, a blush on his face. Hisui grinned amiably before placing the cake onto a tray and carrying it toward the dining room. She looked behind her back, "Kokyo, would you be a dear and get the tea from the stove? I have my hands full. Thank you!"
Touki calmly followed the blonde angel, smirking at Kokyo as she disappeared behind a corner.
Kokyo grumbled once more, pouring the tea kettle into a floral decorated teapot. Carrying it carefully in his hands, he arrived, he found the two angels already sitting down. Touki had reheated her warm milk with a quick spell and was calmly drinking it. Hisui was already handing out the cake to a Kouryu who was glad for the distraction.
Kohaku was stilling looking at her lap, her warm milk slowly cooling down. 'What am I going to do…?'
