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Flashback-Angel looked up at them crimson tears streaking her face. "This isn't right…I was supposed to die."

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"Angel!" Rath yelled as he ran toward her. "Angel you did it! You killed him! We've won!" Pulling her into a tight hug. Blade appeared beside his brother.

"You did quite a job on him, there Angel." Blade said, looking at Dracula's body. He looked over at the Reikai Tantei. "Oops we've got company."

"They're alright. They're demons." Rath said, still holding Angel.

"Never thought I'd hear those two sentences together." Blade laughed. More of Hell's Angels started congregating, cleaning up after the fight.

"He spoke." Angel whispered into Rath's shirt. "He spoke as he died. I felt power in his words."

Rath pulled away. "What did he say?"

Another tear trickled down Angel's face. "May you live forever."

"BASTARD!" Rath yelled. Everyone turned to face him. "That despicable, disgusting horrid…" He stopped when he noticed Angel's tears flowing again. "I'm so sorry Angel. We'll find another way. I promise."

"What's going on?" Blade asked, the Reikai Tantei following him curiously.

"The words of a dying vampire are a last resort which allows the vampire to curse their enemy before they die. Normally they use the curse to bring death upon their enemy. Dracula used it to assure Angel's eternal life." Rath growled.

"You mean…" Blade started

"I will live forever. I am still immortal." Angel said, her voice, calm, deprived of emotions. "I'm sorry, but I need some time to myself." Angel spread her wings, flying off.

"That's what she meant." Kurama said to himself. He rubbed his neck where Angel had bit him to discover that the puncture wounds were no longer there.

"What do you mean?" Rath asked.

"After her fight with Dracula, she said she was supposed to die." Kurama said, as he said this, he looked to the sky where he could see Angel flying high, off into the distance.

Angel dragged her dagger across her wrist. She only caught a glimpse of blood before the wound closed. Angel let out a dry sob. "I'll never be able to go home. I'm never going to speak with my mother again. I'll never be able to hug my brother and sister again."

"Why did this have to happen!" She screamed at the heavens. "What I have done that I have to suffer like this! What sins, tell me!" She fell to her knees. "I'm so alone…" She whispered into the wind.

Angel crept into her room, not wanting anyone to notice her presence. She quietly packed up her belongings, only taking what she needed, and things that were of emotional value. She closed her bag, and took out a piece of paper. She began to write a note to Rath, explaining why she had to leave.

"Angel?" Rath placed a hand on her shoulder. "Everyone is celebrating your victory. You should too." Rath looked over her shoulder, he noticed her note. "You're leaving." He said quietly.

"I need to leave. I can't stay here." Angel whispered. "I don't belong here anymore."

"You belong here as much as any of us do. You're the greatest slayer we have here. You killed Dracula!" He nearly shouted.

"But, I am nothing like you. I would stay to watch you grow old, die, and never change myself. Staying here would only remind me off the disgusting creature I am." A tear rolled down her cheek, dropping to the floor.

"You are not disgusting. You are the most beautiful person I have ever met. Even after all the trials you've been through, you've stayed strong, you never let you mind give in to your body. You are no creature." Tears were now streaming down Angel's cheeks. Rath reached over and brushed her tears from one cheek, his hand coming back stained with blood. Angel eyes widened when she saw. She wiped her other cheek with the back of her hand.

"You see this!' she screamed, holding out her bloodstained hand to him. "You see what I've become! Now, even when I cry, even when I cry to escape reality..." Her voice crept to a whisper. "My tears will forever be stained red, forever remind me of the monster my body has been turned into." And before Rath could say anything Angel swept from the room, taking her bag with her. Angel stormed down the stairs, looking around at everyone's happy faces. She closed her eyes, taking a deep breath to stop her tears, before silently slipping out the door.

Three Months Later

Shiori Minamino opened the door, to find someone that seemed familiar standing at her door step.

"Oh, hello. Can I help you?" She asked.

"My name is Rath. Ummm, you met me the time Angel came here?" Rath said looking over his shoulder nervously.

"Oh yes! I remember you. Come in." Shiori stepped out of the door way to let Rath enter.

"You haven't seen Angel lately have you?" Rath asked as soon as the door closed. Shiori shook her head. "Good." Rath said, causing Shiori to look confused.

"You see, Angel has…well, she started attacking people again. We think it's because of the curse that Dracula put on her." Rath sighed. "I wouldn't have believed it, but I saw it myself." Rath pulled a dagger from his bag. "This dagger is made of alloys that harm vampires, it makes wounds that do not heal right away. If she comes here, use this to wound her, and call us." He handed her a card. "Do not take pity on her. She will kill you." Shiori nodded shaking. "You will tell your son this as well." Shiori nodded again. "Good, well I need to leave. Please be careful."

Shiori sat down in her kitchen, thinking about the girl that had saved her life just a few months ago. "She seemed so nice. I can't believe she started killing again. She saved my life, after all. It's a shame." A knock sounded at the door. "Oh Shuichi, must have forgotten his key." Shiori stood and walked to the door.

She opened the door to find Angel standing there, shivering in the wind. Her clothing was tattered, and she had wounds across her arms and legs.

"Shiori, please. I need your help." Angel said, as she stumbled towards the door. Shiori let out a shocked yelp. "Please, let me in. They'll find me. They'll kill me."

"Alright dear come in. You look cold. I'll make you a cup of tea." Angel smiled at Shiori's kindness.

"Thank you. I knew you would be kind to me." As Angel walked in, Shiori closed the door, she picked up the dagger that Rath had given her.

"Who are they dear?" Shiori asked as she walked towards the kitchen, trying to stop her body from shaking.

"Hell's Angels. They think I've started killing again."

"You haven't?"

"No! The curse that Dracula put on me made it so that I no longer need to drink blood."

"But Rath said..."Shiori covered her mouth with her hand.

"So they did come here. They told you to hurt me didn't they? Cowards having someone else do their work for them." Angel spat. "I haven't killed anyone. But they won't let me speak with them. They're going to kill. I don't want to die as a monster." Angel buried her face in her hands.

"You're not a monster dear. In order for you to be a monster you would have let you body win over your mind. You conquered the monster." Shiori said putting down the dagger.

"Even if you don't think I'm a monster, hell's angels do. Rath does." Angel said. "He told me he loved me. But now, he won't even listen to me. He's the one that did this to me." She gestured at her wounds.

"Oh my." Shiori sat down at the table. She reached over to Angel and took her hand. It was ice cold. "I'm going to go get you some clean clothes; you are as cold as a corpse." At this comment Angel threw her head back and laughed.

"Vampires are known for that." Angel said, grinning

Shiori disappeared for a few moments, and returned with a beautiful dress. "This used to be mine, but I don't fit it anymore. I saved it in hopes of passing it down to a daughter. You should have it." She said handing the dress to Angel.

"I can't accept this. It is far too beautiful for you to just give to me." Angel said.

"You saved my life Angel. You deserve many beautiful things, they match your soul."

Angel threw her arms around Shiori. "Thank you so much." She said quietly, hugging the older woman tightly. "You have no idea how much this means to me." Shiori hugged the young vampire back, giving her the first motherly hug she had felt in years. Angel didn't want to let go, for fear to the world's evils would snatch her back up.

"Mother I'm home!" Shuichi called from the front door. He walked into the kitchen to see the vampire that he was just warned about with his mother. "Get away from her!" He yelled, unsheathing the dagger that Rath had just given him. Angel turned to see very anger Shuichi. Shiori stood in front of Angel.

"Leave her be Shuichi. She has done nothing wrong."

"Mother! She's a murderer! She's a monster." Shuichi growled. Angel head hung upon her chest hearing those words. Shiori stalked towards Shuichi. "I've summoned Hell's Angels, they will be here any minute to put you out of you misery."

"Young man! This is unacceptable. I would have thought you would know better than to jump to conclusions about people. You're smart enough to know judging people by the title they're given doesn't make them evil."

"As beautiful as that was Mrs. Minamino, Angel is evil." Rath said, walking up beside Kurama. "Thank you for calling me." Kurama nodded. "She has been killing people that resembled her mother. I remembered that you were very kind and thought that you might have been in danger. I was right." Rath said drawing his sword.

"You told you loved her. Now you are going to kill her." Shiori said. Rath looked over at Shiori surprised she knew.

"I loved her. But that was before she turned into the monster she is now. Before she killed Blade!" Rath yelled. Angel's eyes grew wide.

"Blade? Blade is dead? No…that can't be…"Angel said to herself. "I would never kill Blade."

"Quiet! No more. I will end this!" Rath lunged at Angel. Angel tried to protect herself, but she was unarmed, and still wounded. She released her wings and swatted Rath away, but his sword sliced her wing, leaving a deep gash. Rath pulled out a dagger, preparing to throw at.

"No! Stop this!" Shiori yelled, stepping into the battle. But Rath had already hurled the dagger in Angel's direction.

"Shiori, move!" Angel threw herself on top of Shiori.

"Mother!" Shuichi ran towards Angel and his mother. Rath stepped forward raising his sword. "That is enough. No bloodshed in this house." Kurama said coldly, his eyes daring Rath to challenge him. Rath glared back, but sheathed his sword, he knew better than to pick a fight with a demon.

"I'll be back for her." Rath snarled. He then swept out of the house.

"Mother, are you ok?" Shuichi asked.

"She's unconscious." Angel said, kneeling on the floor. "She hit her head." Angel looked at Shuichi's mother, then back at him. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have come here. I have put you and your mother in danger. That was wrong." Angel moved to get up to leave, but fell back to the floor. 'ouch, that hurt' she thought to herself

"You're wounded. You were hit by the dagger." Shuichi said, turning her to look at her wounds. "This is going to hurt." Before Angel could say anything, Shuichi pulled the dagger from Angel's wing. She let out a low hiss. "I'm going to go get some things to tend to your wounds. If my mother wakes up, please let her know what is happening." Angel nodded, watching the teen walk off. 'He cares for his mother very much. I can understand why, she is very caring. She reminds me of my mother, except she's not sarcastic.' That thought brought a soft smile to her lips.

"What are you thinking about?" Shuichi asked as he walked back into the room caring a rather large first aid kit.

"Your mother. She is a very kind woman. Very accepting." Shuichi nodded.

"Yes, she is a wonderful person."

"Don't you think that if she could accept me, that she would accept you, the real you?" At this question Shuichi looked up, and finally locked eyes with Angel. He broke away after a few moments, not answering the question. He pulled out several long rolls of bandages as well as some cotton, and hydrogen peroxide. "Oh no, you're not putting that stuff on me." Angel waved her hands in front of her. "It'll sting!"

"You can handle being stabbed, but not some hydrogen peroxide?" Shuichi raised his eyebrow at the vampire.

"Yes! I mean no…." Angel stopped to think. "I rather dislike both options."

"Well, I won't put it on your stab wound, but, I do need to clean your other wounds."

"Fine. But first, could you please take Shiori to her room. I think it would be best for her to be in bed." Shuichi nodded, picked up his mother and exited. As soon as he had left the room, Angel quickly ran her tongue over the wounds she could reach, letting them heal. 'Hah, like I'm going to let him put that stuff on me!'

Shuichi walked back in the room to find Angel sitting, innocently staring at the ceiling. He looked at her suspiciously.

"You've done something you shouldn't have." He said as he sat down next to her. He took her arm, to start cleaning her wounds to find that they were no longer there. He looked at her other arm. "You've healed?"

"Well, not all of my wounds have. I can't reach wing…" Her voice trailed off.

"Reach?" He looked at her confused.

"Ummm…you're going to be grossed out by this…" Angel started. "I can heal my wounds by, well, licking them."

"I've seen worse ways." Shuichi took some bandages and began to clean the wound on her wing. She let out a hiss of pain.

"You could have given me some warning you know." Angel complained.

"For someone who is supposed to be strong and brave you complain a great deal"

"I haven't been wounded like this before. The last time I felt pain like this was when I was turned." Angel's voice softened. "You know, I know nothing of you, how should I know that you won't stab me in my sleep."

"You saved my mother. I am in your debt."

"Oh, that's why you're being so kind." Angel looked back up at the ceiling. 'Why else would he be kind to you? In his eyes you probably a monster, a threat.'

"You're not a monster." He said softly as he bandaged her wing. She looked over at him. "I can see it in your eyes." She stared at him, her eyes showing her pain and suffering that she could not escape. "Why didn't you heal yourself before?" He asked looking away. It was to difficult to look into her eyes.

"It takes to much energy. I would be too weak to protect myself. But I was safe, I decided it would be the best time to heal myself." She smirked "Also I really hate hydrogen peroxide."

"There." Shuichi finished bandaging Angel's wing. He ran his fingers down Angel's. Angel gasped. "Sorry, I did not mean to hurt you."

"You didn't hurt me. My wings are just sensitive." Angel said blushing.

"They are all so your weakest point." Angel looked over at him. "I've done some reading."

"So you know all about me, but I know nothing of you. That doesn't seem fair." Angel pouted. "I don't even know what your real name is. I mean of course I know your human name."

"It's Kurama. My name is Kurama." Angel smiled.

"See, now I know something. Tell me about the makai." He looked at her. "I did some reading too."

"Well, what do you want to know about?" Kurama asked.

"Tell me about the theif Youko." Angel said. "He was a fox demon like you right?"

Kurama stopped himself, 'Should I tell her? Should I trust her?'

Angel looked at Kurama, who seemed to be debating himself. She stood. "I'm sorry. Here I am, in your house asking you extremely personal questions. I should probably go." She began to walk towards the door, but her knees gave way. Before she could reach the floor arms wrapped around her waist.

"You are tired and hurt. You should stay here until you have healed." He said, steadying her, keeping a hand on her waist. "Besides this house is being watched right now. As soon as you got far enough you would be attacked. Come, you can sleep in the guest room."

"Thank you." Angel whispered. Kurama lead her to her room giving her one of his shirts to sleep in.

"Good night Angel." Kurama said, walking out the door.

"Keaira." She said after He turned and looked at her. "My real name is Keaira."

"Well then, good night Keaira."

"Good night Kurama."

Well, this chapter sucked…Ok, so next chapter will be better I promise. Until then, I'm thinking about bringing another character in. If you have any suggestion I'd be glad to take them. Just give me the info (eye hair height personality whether they are human or not, you know the basics). If I don't get any I'm going to use my friend's character, so just review and leave a character.