Dark Angel

By Erin DeMond

Chapter 1

Jenny took a deep breath of the cool night air, catching a flower petal in her palm as it fell from the Sakura tree she sat under. She gazed at the petal for a moment in thought, her sapphire eyes sparkling in the light of the full moon. The blossoms of the cherry trees always looked so fragile: just like the shards of her broken heart.

She didn't know why she was even bothering to bring back the heartache. Hiei was gone and there was nothing she could do to change it. Besides, he couldn't see how much it hurt her; he was in America. With Raven. Her so called "friend." But what kind of friend took your love away from you?

Blowing the petal from her hand and wiping tears from her eyes, the girl stood up. 'I just need to take a walk…or something…' She told herself. She had promised her heart already that she wouldn't think about it, and she was willing to do almost anything to carry out that promise.

As she walked along the sidewalk, her thoughts drowned out the sounds of sirens and yelling. But that didn't mean she couldn't feel it when she was slammed into by someone running around the corner. The force of the impact sent her to the ground with a 'thud.'

"Ow, ow, ow…." She hissed, cringing at her sore tail bone.

"Heh, whoops…Here," Someone said. She looked up into deep amethyst eyes and her breath caught in her throat. The boy before her, clad in a black trench coat, black jeans, black boots, his unruly hair just as deep a purple as his eyes, had jet black feathery wings protruding from his shoulder blades. He held out a gloved hand to help her up. She quickly blinked and swallowed the breath lodged in her throat, taking his hand and letting him pull her to her feet.

"Sorry about that…Didn't watch where I was going." He apologized with a flirtatious smile. "You're alright, I hope?"

Jenny nodded, trying to find her voice.

The boy leaned down for a moment, his face inches from hers, making a blush rise in her cheeks. "Y'know…you're pretty cute." He concluded. "How'd you like to go on a date with Phantom Dark?"

Her blush grew darker as she racked her brain for an answer. "Sure…okay…" She blurted out at last. Dark smiled again.

"Alright Angel, I'll see you tomorrow then." He winked. "At least I hope so." And with that, he closed the distance between them and kissed her.

Chapter 2

"Hey Jenny, I'm making cocoa. Do you want some?" Rikaru shouted up the stairs.

"Sure!" Jenny called back. She sat upstairs on her bed, brushing out her midnight black hair. She blushed as she thought back to the boy with those beautiful jet black wings. He was so handsome, the way he smiled, and so charming…

She shook her head fiercely. What was wrong with her? 'I shouldn't be thinking about him…For all I know, it could've been a dream.' She thought.

Flashback

"Alright Angel, I'll see you tomorrow then." He winked. "At least I hope so." And with that, he closed the distance between them and kissed her.

End flashback

"But it sure didn't feel like a dream…" She murmured to herself, lightly touching her lips with her fingertips. She could feel another blush creeping up into her cheeks as she remembered just how his lips felt against hers. They were so gentle, so caring… "NO!" She shouted, throwing down her hair brush. "Stop thinking about him! He's not important! I won't make another mistake; I will not fall for him." She told herself forcefully, glaring at the brush as though it were cruel and unforgiving. Sighing, she slid off her bed and went downstairs to get her cocoa.

"Is it ready?" She asked Rika, making her way towards the living room.

"Not yet," Rika replied. "But you do have a note." Jenny sunk down into the couch comfortably.

"I do? Who's it from?" She asked curiously. Rika came in smiling, a folded piece of paper in one hand and a beautiful red rose in the other.

"Dunno, but it came with this." She said, handing Jenny the rose. "And it's addressed to," she glanced at the back of the note, "Angel."

Jenny blinked as she twiddled the rose in her fingers. 'Angel?' She thought. Her heart pounded against her ribcage as she remembered: Angel is what Dark had called her after he asked her on a date. She grabbed the note from her sister's hand.

"It wasn't signed or anything?" She asked. Rika rolled her eyes.

"You ask too many questions." She pointed out. "Just read it, would you?" Jenny shrugged and opened up the folded paper, still holding the rose in her other hand. It read:

'Hey there, Angel. I almost forgot to give you the rose. I find it quite a good thing that I remembered it, eh? Catch you tomorrow; I've already started to plan where I'm taking you.

Dark'

Jenny refolded the note and set it carefully on the couch beside her. "Rika, you little sneak, you told me it wasn't signed!" She growled. Rika only smiled.

"So who's this Dark guy?" She asked, clearly evading the subject. Jenny lowered her gaze to the rose and swallowed down the lump forming in her throat.

"Don't get any ideas, Rika. I told you, Hiei ended it all. I'm never going to have another boyfriend." She said, matter-of-factly.

"Oh, sure. You say that now, but I can't believe how you lie to yourself sometimes! Is he cute?" Rika asked. Jen was about to retort to the first comment, but the answer to the question came out of her mouth first.

"He's very handsome, really…very charming, to say the least." She said, blushing faintly.

"Just answer me this one last question: does he have a hot bro or just a friend? Y'know, one that'd be interested in me?" She asked stupidly. Jenny found herself wondering how boy-obsessed one person could possibly be.

"Rika, think about what you just asked me." She pointed out. "If I just met him tonight, do you honestly think I would know?" She loved her sister dearly, but sometimes Rika could be quite the ditz. (In every caring aspect of the term.)

"Well, you should find out."

Jen sighed. "It's on my list of things to do." She said with a yawn. "I'm ready to crash. It's been one helluva day and bed is starting to seem like a really good idea. She got up off the couch, taking the note and the rose with her, and headed for the stairs.

"Night!" Rika called after her.