Disclaimer: Don't own Rebirth, but Serry, Dom, and Asher are MINE!

Fallen Angel

Chapter 7

A.N. Eiji is an actual character from the original Rebirth. He shows up in volume 12. I wasn't planning on using him but I was told by my friend K.K. that he should be included, and since she is helping me write this chapter (and possibly many others) I decided to listen. Oh, and I am not naming any more chapters! Too Hard!

"Delvi protar hin elenin,

Yl ela aria thalla hin infineti"

Remi could hear the song; hear its beautiful melody. She ran through the blinding light trying to find the singer. 'I know this voice,' she thought. 'Mom... .' "MOM! WHERE ARE YOU!" She ran faster. She ran until she saw a figure ahead of her. 'Almost there...' She reached out, and touched the woman. Her hand came away bloody, she tried to scream but couldn't, and...

Everything changed. Again, she was in the rocky clearing outside the castle. Again, she stood between them, and, again, she was falling. Falling into oblivion...

"AAAHHHHHH!"

Remi jerked out of her dream, recognizing the scream as Serry's. Without a second thought she grabbed one of her new "toys" and ran out of her room into Serry's, which was diagonally across from hers. She burst into the room, which was the same as hers, except it was blue and black (they had always had similar tastes in design), to find Serry holding her favorite knife with her opposite hand outstretched, pinning the intruder with her power.

She cautiously approached her friend and her attacker, weapon at the ready. It's blade gleamed bright and new in the murky light. As she got closer she thought that, 'No...It couldn't be...is it... ?' "Eiji?" she said out loud. Before she could be answered, however, the doorway to Serry's room was suddenly filled with people, including Millenear, Beryun, Rett, and Deshwitat.

"What the hell is goin' on kid?" asked Rett, his broadsword naked in his hand.

"Not sure," she replied. Remi turned to Serry, "What happened?"

"Th-that bastard was leaning over me when I woke up!" Serry shouted. She spun onto the figure still held, what looked like painfully to Remi, against the wall. "What the hell were you doing, you perverted jackass! I should skin for this! No! I will skin you for this, WITH OUT A BLADE!" Serry advanced on the now whimpering man.

Remi leapt forward and grabbed her arm, "Wait!"

"Why?"

Desh answered, "Because we, unfortunately, know this idiotic monkey-boy."

"Oh. Well, in that case..." She released her hold on him. Eiji hit the floor with a loud thump and an odd cracking noise. Remi winced. Serry then turned around to the waiting crowd at her doorway. "False alarm everybody. Go back to bed and be ready for the usual 5 a.m. wake up call." There was a loud collective groan. Remi frowned and also turned around. "MOVE IT, TRAINEES!" she shouted.

"YES, MA'AM!" The group replied mechanically as they dispersed.

With that taken care of both Serry and Remi turned back around to find Millenear kneeling next to the fallen ninja. You know him? came Serry's mind-voice.

Yes...We never expected him to follow us Remi shrugged. "Oh..." Serry said out loud. They moved closer, just in time to hear Eiji whine, "You all left me."

'I do not want to listen to this,' Remi thought as she marched over to him and pushed Millenear away. She rested her blade against his throat and whispered, "If you want to live, you will stop whining, then you will apologize to Serry, then you will shut up and allow yourself to be led to a room, and you will stay there. Right?" Eiji just stared at her. "Say yes," she instructed.

"Yes."

"Good monkey-boy." She began to walk out, ignoring everybody's, except Serry, amazed stares. "Night everybody! See you all in the morning!" She went back into her room and collapsed into the bed, tucking her blade under the pillow. "Mother Night and may the Darkness be merciful," she whispered, "I'm surrounded by morons."

Rem...?

Hmmm...What is it Serry? Is that idiot being difficult?

No, but are you sure you should have done that?

Done what?

Well...threaten that guy with your blade. Your companions were already suspicious, but...now...

Don't worry, Serry. They will find out soon anyway. Besides, I can always chalk it up to lack of sleep and being awoken rather rudely Remi sent a hint of amusement along with her thoughts.

She felt Serry giggle. If you say so. Well then, sweet dreams. Or, at least, sweeter than normal for this...time of year...

Thanks, I'll try. Night. She felt Serry draw away and sighed. "Yeah, I'll try." She drifted back into an uneasy sleep, fearing the memories to come.

"Delvi protar hin elenin, Hope is a safe anchor,

Yl ela aria thalla hin infineti"—The beautiful guiding star that is forever