AN: Wow, chapter 10 already! I had a reveiw ask if Kyo died before he became an angel, The answer is no. When people die, their souls are brought to heaven, where they join the angels. Angels are more like servents though. So if Tohru died, and Kyo went to heaven, they might not see each other. But, I already have that figured out... So no worries! It's all in like chapter 15. ; Anyway, hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer: ...You heard me the other 9 times, why is this different?!
Tainted Angel Feathers
Chapter 10
It was the end of the month, Yuki knew, but he decided to wait. For an odd reason, he didn't think that it was time to leave to Earth just yet.
Well, for the first reason anyway.
Yuki decided to get a short assasignment to clear his head of all the bad vibes he had been getting recently. And so, with the Father's permission, he was sent down the China to help a young man pass his college finals.
'You're such a book smart young angel,' He rememberd the Father say a few days earlier, 'I'm sure this will be a simple task that will occupy your time untill you feel ready.'
Yuki smiled as he glided past the clouds down to China, following the directions to his human's house.
'I will not fail you Father.'
Haru sighed and rubbed his eyes as he looked at the crystal ball. Everything was getting kinda boring now. It started to get intersting when Kyo nearly threated Tohru's boss, but after that, it kinda slid back into normal. Or as normal as one would say if they had an angel with them.
"But to think, Kyo in love." Haru shook his head and smirked, "You sly cat. Then again, she IS a cute one. But still, Kyo letting her sleep in the same bed as you. Haha, I never thought you had it in you." Haru snickered and looked at the crystal globe before his face returned to a serious, yet depressed expression,
"But..."
He shook his head and leaned back against the chair crossing his arms, "If you are in love with her, and she loves you back, that wil seriously complicate things."
His frown darkened in sadness, "An angel's job is to protect the human, not fall in love."
The globe started to cloud abit with a red and grey color, "This is against the rules.."
"A forbidden love...
like Romeo and Juliet...
Only this isn't two families.. but two different worlds..."
"And they speak normally, instead of that weird accent and exageration of words."
Haru's eyebrow quirked and he turned to see Hiro, one of the Dominions. Haru frowned,
"Were you listening?"
"Well yea, of course I was. There isn't a law against that, is there?" Hiro's voice dripped in sarcasim as he plopped down next to Haru on the couch.
"No, it's rude. How'd you get in here?"
Hiro looked at him frowning, "I came through the door you moron, after all, it was open wide to the heavens. Why do you keep it open anyway? You think someone important might walk in and say 'hello'. Keh, or you're just waiting for people like me to walk in and listen when you're talking to yourself. There's medication for that, ya know."
Haru's eye gave an alarmingly noticable twitch and Hiro's mouth shut.
Haru stood up and grabbed Hiro by the collar, "Well Mr hot stuff why don't you just mind your own fucking buisiness and leave, you're welcome has been too long anyway." Hiro's eyes widened and he gulped.
"Or maybe I should just kick every inch of your sorry ass like you deserve."
"HARU!"
Hau's face faultered and he tilted his head to the door to see who else came to his house unwelcomed.
Kisa looked at Haru with sad eyes and she folded her hands together as well as her tiny cute wings, "Please Haru? Don't hurt Hiro.."
Haru sighed and grumbld dropping the younger angel to the ground. Hiro winced when his butt made contact to the ground and glared at Haru before standing up and crossing his arms.
Kisa ran over to Haru and hugged him tightly, Haru's face softened and he returned to his white self.
Kisa smiled and took Hiro's hand, "We really just came to see why Yuki was so busy the last two months.. and why you lended him the crystal ball."
Haru smirked, "Well, there was an assaignment Yuki was suppose to go on. But he lost it and turned out that Kyo, the banished angel, found it and took off to Earth. So now Kyo's gaurding the girl who was assigned, Tohru, and Yuki is waiting to go down and help."
Kisa and Hiro looked at each other, then to Haru, "So, the riddle.. it was Kyo?"
Haru nodded, "That's right."
Hiro snorted, "That stupid guy? I'm surprised Yuki wasn't down there sooner."
"Hiro..."
"What? It's not like he wasnt banished without a reason!"
Haru glared slightly, "The reason was, Kyo turned his back to fight of an dark angel, and Kohaku ended up on the dark side because of their trick. Therefore, Kyo ended up banished."
Hiro quirked an eyebrow and Kisa mumbled, "But that doesn't sound fair.."
Hiro grumbled, "That because it wasn't. The Father banished him for something else, didn't he?"
Haru shook his head, "No. Nothing else."
Kisa looked up, "Maybe the Father planned it."
The two boys looked at her in shock, "What!?"
Kisa looked down blushing in embarrasment, "I mean to say, maybe the Father banished Kyo so he could get the assaignment to gaurd Tohru... If so, then maybe Kyo wasn't guilty, just part of the plan."
Haru crossed his arms, "That would make sence.. but why banish him?"
Hiro looked up, "Maybe.." Kisa and Haru looked to him as he continued, "He knew the dark side wouldn't suspect him, but Yuki, his most trusted angel."
"Where's Yuki now?"
"He's on an assignment to gaurd a college student. Finals are comming and the Father said his booksmart will help him."
"A college student? All of us angels are intellegent, why send Yuki on such an unimportant job? To trick Akito and the Dark one into thinking that the college student IS the important one?"
"Preciesly" Haru nodded hearing Hiro's thought.
"So what now?" Kisa asked. Haru turned away and sat down on the chair infornt of the crystal ball. Hiro and Kisa followed his actions and did the same, looking at the round glass as it clouded to show an image, "We wait.. and watch.. and hope this goes accourding to His plan.."
The moon.
That's what Kyo loved the most about the night, it was the moon. The giant moon seemed to calm his nerves, look after and and protect him, even why he was afraid. The calm and harmonious glow could put him to sleep. Like the light in the darkness, that's what the moon was to Kyo.
Even as a child angel, he would look at the moon for hours, calm and reassured, even heaven gave him stress at times.
And when he was banished, he would lie amoung the stars and clouds watching the moon as it seemed to drift away from him, hence morning came.
Kyo brushed awy one of his orange locks and placed his arm back behind his head to support it against the rood tiles. A heavy sigh escaped him and his ruby eyes glued back on the moon, mesmorized.
"The moon is so small here on Earth.."
"Is it big in heaven?"
Kyo jerked upwards and turned his head so fast he was surprise he didn't get whiplash. His eyes focused on the sleepy looking girl who was climbing on the roof. Kyo looked back at the moon, "Yeah."
Tohru walked steadily to where he was and sat down, "How big?"
Kyo smiled, "Big enough so that you would try to reach out and touch it."
Tohru smiled at his answer and pulled her knees to her chest, wrapping her arms around her legs and looking up at the moon, "It is beautiful though, isn't it?"
Kyo almost said that so-old line, 'not as beautiful as you,' But instead, he just nodded and darted his gaze at her for a second.
His eyes slightly widened. She wouldn't know it, but she really was beautiful right then.
Maybe it was from where he was sitting, or because he was thinking she was, but right then, she was like.. an angel. One he never thought would be one.
The light on her skin made her glow, and her brown silky hair drapped across her shoulders. Her greenish blue eyes twinkled with the stars and her contagious smile was on her lips.
She was wearing blue silky shorts and a matching tank top and barefoot, but Kyo's mind didn't register any more before he realized he was staring, and Tohru was looking at him in confusion.
"What is it Kyo?"
Kyo looked away, his face flushed from embarrasment, "N-Nothing Tohru."
'Smooth, real smooth, she's never suspect a thing.'
Tohru smiled and rested her head against his shoulder, "My mom used to say, when you feel alone and afraid, to look at the moon. Because someone out there is looking at the moon too, and they are thinking of you. She said when she looks at the moon, she thinks of me...I wonder.." Tohru' eyes softened, "If she's looking at the moon as well."
Kyo looked at her feeling warm droplets on his shoulder. His eyes widened seeing she was crying softly. Her wrapped his arms aorund her nervously, "Hey... don't cry okay? I'm sure she is and uh.. I don't think she would want to see you cry.. right? I mean, she wanted you to know that someone else is looking at the moon and you should feel happy, not sad. So.. stop crying okay?" Kyo brushed away her tears after whispering the last few words. Tohru blushed abit looking at him.
They sat like that for a new moments, and Kyo gulped abit , "T-Tohru?"
Before another word was spoken, Tohru shot up in horror,
"OH NO I LEFT THE BATH WATER RUNNING AGAIN!" with that, she rushed off the roof waving a quick good-bye to kyo and darted into the house.
Kyo took a deep breath before pounting on the tiles, " Damnit! Damnit! Damnit! Damnit!" He sighed and rubbed his hand together before leaning back on the tiles. The faint sound of the water turning off and rustling was heard, before he drew his attention back to the moon,
"Should I tell her? How I feel? Or would it be best if I didn't?
I wanna tell her, so badly, to tell her that I love her.
But if I do, I would hurt her, wouldn't I? Who could love someone like me anyway?"
With the horrible thought in mind, he glared at the moon,
"No one, that's who!"
Tohru sighed as she leaned back in the warm water of her bath, "Oh mom.. what is this feeling? Do I love Kyo? Does he.. love me? The day at the store, was he jealous? Or doing his job?"
She sighed watching the steam rise up in the room, "Why would he love me anyway? He's an angel, and I'm just a clumsy, awkward, silly, not so bright, normal girl.."
She washed her face with the warm water, whiping away the tears, "He's so kind and brave, and handsome and caring... Why would he love me?" She stood up out of the bath and wrapped a towel around her body stepping out the tub and draining the water,
"He's an angel, I'm just a normal girl."
Yes, yes I know, another short chapter. Gomen! Gomen! I' having writers block now, T.T School is starting so I dunno if I'll update as much.. I hate school with a passion.
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