Chapter 1

It had now been ten years since Syaoran had been cast down to Earth as a fallen angel. He grown accustomed to his life among the mortals although contact between the mortals and he were very rare as he live in isolation. Even though he was a fallen angel, he was still an immortal and that had its perks. He still had an 18-year old's figure and his hair was chesnut brown and no matter what he did it stubbornly stayed messy and in disorder. His eyes were bright piercing amber and his basic outfit was a sleeveless black turtleneck and tan cargo pants. Sturdy boots and black wristbands completed it. Since his arrival here ten years ago, he had not left the borders of the forest much. People were afraid of the forest and he liked that because that meant they stayed away. Isolation suited him.

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Syaoran's POV

I knelt down before a quiet stream and proceeded to splash water on my face. Having just awoken, I was still a bit drowsy and the cold water helped me to become alert. Sighing, I looked around as I dried off. What would I do today? I had no purpose, no goal, nothing I wanted to accomplish. Deciding I might as well explore the forest, I headed towards a shadowy part that I had never yet seen. It was a bit pathetic, having lived here for ten years and still not having explored. I supposed I had never really had had the motivation to explore. Well, no time like the present, I thought as I entered the shadows.

After walking for nearly an hour, I decided to take a break. Sitting up against a tree, I leaned back and closed my eyes. That was when I heard it. A sound so slight that I wondered if I had imagined it in the first place. But no, it sounded again and this time there was no mistaking it. It was the sound of a barely suppressed sob.

"Darn it!" I whispered angrilyas I punched the tree trunk. There goes my peaceful afternoon of alone time. I didn't come here to help people stuck in this forest but my conscience wouldn't let me leave until I found the person. I blamed it on my days as a Celestial Angel. As I sighed soundlessly, I heard the sob again. Groaning, I headed towards the person, listening intently for the sobs that were my only guide. Suddenly I halted. I was in a small, okay, tiny clearing. All my senses told me the person was here but there was...nothing.

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? POV

I whirled around and my eyes widened in shock. Someone had heard me! But I thought no one lived in this forest! Slowly I calmed down. It's okay, chill, he can't see you. I felt a twinge of bitterness at that thought but quickly brushed it off. Getting up, I studied the person who had chanced upon me. He was tall with messy chestnut colored hair. He had the most captivating amber eyes I had ever seen and right now his brow was furrowed in puzzlement. I nearly laughed at the look on his facebut stopped myself in time as I remembered that just because he couldn't see me didn't mean he couldn't hear me. As my eyes trailed down from his face to his figure, my pupils widened for the second time today. He had wings! They may not be in the best of shape but they were wings nevertheless. So, he's not just some regular person now is he? Just then I did something I still don't now why I did. Maybe it was because he interested me, maybe it was because I was lonely, maybe I was just crazy but whatever the reason, I went up to him right then and there and whispered into his ear.

"Hello..."