"Oh God…Ken…" Ran gasped, staring in horror.

The previous brown eyes of the brunette's were now flaming red, watching him with hateful eyes. Saliva dripped through his teeth and tongue licked his sharp teeth in a hungry matter.

He jumped when the werewolf attacked, barely dodging a snap to his torso. What came next was unexpected as Ken slapped him across with his thick bushy tail, sending him sprawling onto the ground once again. He groaned and picked himself up when he felt hot breath at the back of his neck. He gave a curse before bringing his elbow upwards, colliding with a hard jaw.

A loud howl rang in Ran's ears as he rolled aside and prevented himself from getting stampeded on by large paws (not to mention claws). He went back onto position on his feet and reached to his waist, only coming to realize he wasn't on a mission and didn't have his katana on him.

"Shit…"

He watched as Ken stood his ground and Sangre landed beside the growling werewolf.

"Are you missing something?" Sangre asked in a creepy voice. Ran kept a stern look on his face, rising up from his bent position.

"The only thing I missed was killing you when I had the chance to", Ran hissed back.

Sangre returned a hoarse laugh and patted the wolf's head. "Looks like your friend here turned tables on you."

"Don't change the subject! And get your filthy hands off Ken!" The redhead hissed again. Sangre grinned back this time and removed his hand from the wolf.

"If you want him back so much, let him get you", Sangre said.

At that moment Ken sprinted away from Sangre's side and charged towards the stunned redhead. Ran brought his arms over his head to brace himself from the attack when he only felt wind brushing past him, followed by himself lifted off the ground and falling face-flat into the ruff of fur.

He wheezed as the fur started entering his lungs and pushed himself upright, coughing and nearly falling when he found himself sitting back on Ken's back.

"Ken…!" Ran shouted through chokes.

The wolf cocked his head and gave what Ran suspected was a grin from the wolf.

"You are starting to freak me out you freak! One minute you're attacking me, another minute you're back to normal!" Ran yelled. The wolf squinted at Ran's voice which was bursting his eardrums. "Anyway do you even know how to get out of here?"

Ken shook his head when the sound of fluttering of wings caught their attention as it drawled dangerously close. Ran turned over his shoulder, and to his surprise found Teufel flying right behind him. For a moment there he feared the devil was going to send him back to the ritual area, but was totally stunned when Teufel reached over and pulled the bands, and it slipped off easily.

"Come on! If you get off him he'll be able to move faster!" Teufel yelled. Caught between the decision of refusing and accepting the tip, Ran flapped his white wings a few times before taking off into the air with Teufel beside him and the werewolf running at a faster speed below him.

Loud squeals and screeches echoed not far behind; the Wicks were close. Teufel made a full turn and uttered some wordswhich sounded real pissed.

"Teufel!" Ran called out.

"I'll catch up later! Go now! I'll hold them off long enough until you reach the Gate!" He shouted back.

"Are you crazy? No matter how great you are going against your own a thousand times more than you won't do a thing!" Ran growled and flew to the devil's side.

"I'll do whatever it takes to save you!" Teufel hissed, "even if it means my life."

Ran was totally speechless. In the start he wanted to use him, now he wanted to save him. How wrong is that? Ran stood there, unmoving. Teufel glanced at the redhead whose head was down, bangs shielding his eyes.

"Why? Why do you want to save me? We're enemies!" Ran shouted and Teufel could tell from his tone he was shocked and hurt, but by what?

Teufel lifted his chin and silver eyes locked onto violet.

"Because you saved me from this place. You finally showed me I must do what I should have done a long time ago. Face my shadow and break the name I was called before. Aishiteru, Ran", Teufel said, and lowered his lips against Ran's, totally catching him off guard.

For what seemed like hours ended in a few seconds, and Teufel broke off the kiss.

"Go. I'll meet you at the gate once I'm done with these few."

Ran was slow in his reaction when a barrier was formed in front of him, separating the two apart. Ran watched through the glass-like barrier and stared in horror as the Wicks were getting closer, and he could see them rushing like an army of ants towards the devil. Ran hit the glass with his fist, not caring about the pain.

"I'll get to the Gate, I promise", he heard Teufel whisper.

Even though he tried to refrained, a scream escaped his throat as he watched the Wicks engulf Teufel in their numbers.

Double-faced Devil
Ken cringed at the sight of the devil getting attacked by his own minions. Some were too busy trying to break the barrier which was the only thing preventing the Wicks from getting the redhead. No matter how reluctant he was, he barked up to get Ran's attention.

Ran looked over and Ken was in a shock of his life. He gulped when he saw a tear flowing down the pale cheek.

"It's weird, why am I crying?" Ran said in a trembling voice, furiously wiping away the tears which fought to come out.

The werewolf gave a low whimper and urged Ran to follow him. Ran seemed to understand, and swallowed hard before having enough courage to hover beside the werewolf, ignoring the sounds behind which proved and unknown victory.

Double-faced Angel
The two reached the Gate, and Ken was about to jump over it when the Gate moved by itself, creaking as if it was alive. That scared the brunette.

/I never knew this thing was alive/ Ken growled. But of course, he mentally slapped himself. Anything which comes in would have to be something else to get out.

The Gate continued creaking, not acknowledging the two to go past it. Ken searched for another route, only to find the surrounding with walls; Gate only way to get out.

He growled and attacked, only to get a counter when the Gate bent, angle hitting the werewolf back. Ken shook his head and got back onto his feet, ready to fight again.

"It's no use Ken. Only if you're strong enough will you be able to break that. It's not plain metal", Ran said, landing beside the large wolf.

Ken gave a grunt to say 'I don't care' and he charged again. He managed to hit it with his shoulder, which was a huge impact and caused the Gate a dent. At that moment the Gate stopped moving, staying still as it was when he first saw it.

Ken huffed in the way which sounded like success and ran back to the redhead who was shocked at the curved area of the Gate. Another grunt was the warning before the werewolf darted up again and slammed full force into the Gate, causing the bent to be wider.

Ken barked to signal the redhead it was big enough for him to go through, but the werewolf himself might have to break a shoulder before gaining access. Ran flew to Ken and looked at the werewolf in question.

"How do you get out?" The redhead asked.

"By opening the Gate, of course", an all-too familiar face with evil smile said.

"Sangre", Ran muttered and faced the devil.

"It's a pity Lord Teufel has to be…expelled from Hell. His father warned me how he might turn out. No matter, he's perished, and you have no choice but to go with me or that werewolf dies."

Ran grasped the situation immediately. It was either giving himself up or risking Ken's life for his own. The werewolf was too large to squeeze through the bars of the Gate. It was definitely a decision between life and death.

"No one's dying Sangre!" All of them heard before an explosion came in front of the red-haired devil.

Ran and Ken coughed at the smoke and squinted when it subsided. The first thing which came contact with was the eyes which saw blood and the nose which smelled it.

Standing tall in front of the two of them was Teufel, blood all over him, even across his face. The silver hair also collected blood, and some had traveled down and was dripping off like a spoilt tap.

"Touch a strand of his hair and you can perish with Father, Sangre", Teufel hissed.

Sangre laughed at it as if it was a joke.

"Father? You really think he's perished? He's sealed. Well think again, Teufel. He was never perished or sealed and I don't need that messenger as sacrifice. Everything was a play, Teufel", Sangre laughed. "Anyway, you didn't exactly make the best brother."

The three near the guy stared in shock at the words.

"Betraying father, I don't think that was part of our plan", Sangre sneered. "After all, we knew you were going to do it anytime, right Father?"

The three's attention turned to the figure forming behind Sangre. Teufel growled when the black figure came to produce his father.

"Father", Teufel snarled, fists clenching into tight balls, his nails were causing his palm to bleed.

"Shut up! You have no right to call me that! You are disgrace, just like your mother", Saturn boomed. "Falling in love with an arch enemy!"

"So this was your plan? Make me find the angel and make the sacrifice to show I really am fit to be called Hell's messenger!" Teufel shot back.

"You have never been Hell's messenger. Why do you think Sangre's here as my son? Because your mother gave birth to him and didn't die. That was when I knew something was wrong. I kept Sangre as a secret and faked you as my real son. It was only after you came when your mother died. She didn't tell you about Sangre, did she? Because she was killed. She didn't die on her own, do you know why?"

Teufel dreaded the reply.

"She was same like that thing behind you. She was half-blooded. True messengers only respect their own kind."

Teufel looked away, cursing under his breath. Ran frowned and stepped out from behind the devil.

"That's not true! It's not the reason he's half-blooded he likes something like me. I like him too, because he has a heart, and you don't" Ran growled.

"You are in no position to speak you me, you piece of trash!", Saturn roared.

"And you are in no position to tell me what to do jackass", Ran replied and locked his fingers together and chanted.

"You are nothing but a weak thing, angel."

Saturn said and did a chant with quicker words and sent an attack towards the angel in less than a second. Ran dodged and continued chanting, in between his hands forming a bright-colored ball.

"I'll show you what's weak then, Hell!" Ran shouted as he sent the ball towards Saturn only to be cut in half and missing him. Saturn returned a smile as the ground shattered on either side of him.

"Your powers are useless against-" He cut off half way while shifting away from an attack.

Teufel went over and grabbed Ran, not caring about the protests from the redhead.

He lifted his hand and said a few words which got the Gate to open. Ken immediately ran out and Teufel followed behind. He concentrated on the chant he was now doing, which would send Ran and Ken back to the world above.

Sangre was not far behind with Saturn and was also doing a chant which would prevent any of them from leaving.

The final word of the chant was shouted and Teufel tossed Ran to the werewolf. Ran yelped when he fell against the furry body. He stared in shock as a white light surrounded Ken and himself.

Sangre shouted as well, but the spell didn't seem to work.

Teufel smiled. "Your friends helped. Great job Ken, now you two can go back without anything stopping you."

"Teufel! Come on!" Ran shouted.

Teufel simply shook his head.

"You belong there. I'll see if I can get to you sometime."

Ran stared in horror as the light formed a barrier around, preventing him from getting out. He pounded the barrier with his fist.

"Please, don't leave me the second time…" He cried. Teufel raised a hand and placed it against the barrier and whispered a good-bye before the light blinded the redhead with the image which would haunt his dreams forever.

I'm sorry this chapter was late. Check out my user page PLEASE. That's where I do my updates and know I'M ALIVE. Really. I do it. CHECK IT! Anyway... This chapter was short. 'sweat drop' a little sad ending. :( Anyway, I did art for this fanfic! Anyone wanna see? Hm... But it sucks. I'm a beginner at drawing, apart from the fact I started drawing anime since I was 11. Har... but I'm still a beginner! I'll e-mail to ya if you want. :) But I'm warning you, it's terrible plus it's on foolscap paper so there'll be lines. -.-lll

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