Author's note: HUZZAH! I've come back... with a vengence! I'm lucky to have made it this far and hope to please all my loyal reviewers! The excitement builds! So now I am proud to present the fourth chapter to my fanfic! Note: I do NOT own any of the original Juvenile Orion characters, except the angels Taharial and Trgiaol in the earlier chapters. ENJOY!

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Chapter IV:

Loves

Itsuki lay stretched out on the roof, watching the clouds move lazily across the sky. They reminded him of so many things; lazy fat women walking their fat poodles, bulbous frogs leaping their way across pale opal Lilly pads, fast streetcars zooming across the blue street. It was times like these that he could actually think and understand. Things just seemed to come together when he was alone; by himself and secluded.

"Hey… You lost in thought again…?"

Itsuki sat up suddenly and looked to the dark form at his side, ready to attack if need be. But instead he saw Kaname stretched out beside him, his eyes calmly trailing the sky. For a moment he could only stare. For once in what had seemed like their eternal friendship, for the first time, Kaname actually appeared almost... peaceful. It was then that he realized he was gawking.When he was able to form words, they came out croaked and languid.

"I-- I thought you wouldn't show…"

"And miss the chance to see you do something interesting? Not likely."

There was something in the way Kaname said the words that brought a light flush to Itsuki's cheeks. There was something in his smile that made him melt.

"Well…?" Kaname started, getting up into a sitting position, "Are we heading out or are we just going to cloud-gaze?"

Itsuki immediately stood up. Wiping away his blushing cheeks and mock saluting Kaname, he stated clearly," Of course sir! Anytime you are ready!"

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It had taken nearly an hour to walk there, but they finally made it.

"What-- the Hell--- is this?" Kaname looked at Itsuki, but saw that his eyes were moving lazily across the landscape. He turned back to look at it more thoroughly himself.

Chunks of land appeared to have been torn to nothing but tiny bits of rock. The land was barren and scarred. All had been laid waste to.

"Amazing, isn't it?"

Kaname looked over to Itsuki who's eyes were calm and tranquil.

"I suppose, if you could say that," he whispered. He remembered suddenly how his and Mana's parents were decimated by the angels' attack. He suddenly felt weak.

"This isn't what I brought you here for," Itsuki replied, turning to face Kaname, "I brought you here for something much more astounding."

Itsuki took a few steps away from Kaname and started walking towards the wasteland.

"You see over there?" Itsuki pointed to a point where the land formed into a bowl shape, " That's where we found it."

Kaname looked at him with one eyebrow cocked. "It?"

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Mana Kirihara sat alone in the apartment. Her aunt had gone out to buy groceries and she had insisted that Mana stay at home and relax.

"You've had a long day," she had said with a smile, "You shouldn't strain yourself."

Looking back on those words, she realized it had only seemed a long day. All this morning, she had felt sick to her stomach. She even felt so sick that she had to leave near the beginning of the day around 8 o'clock.

Ever since yesterday when Tomonori-sensei had asked her if she had sensed anything, she felt as if there was something following her; something dark and luminous ready to reach out and snatch her soul away.

"Just…. Relax…" she told herself. But all the same, she just couldn't bring herself to close her eyes.

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Kaname looked around the small E.G.O. lab located in the crater with interest. It was made of a few tents with some machinery hauled into it. A quick job for a quick find.

People backed away from him slowly due to the fact they could sense his Darklore powers. He didn't pay any mind to them. He was used to getting weird stares all the time.

"Itsuki, tell me what the Hell you brought me here for. I told Mana I'd call her this evening."

Itsuki cringed. He wasn't sure what he felt. Was he jealous of Kaname for having Mana… or was he jealous of Mana having Kaname? He decided not to look over himself at the time. There were more important things to think about.

"You know how you are the incarnation of the demon… Baal, was it?"

Kaname slowly nodded his head. He didn't like to be reminded of the infernal being he represented, but indeed there was no denying it.

"We found someone who claims to know you."

They stopped walking when they finally came to a large aquarium, about 7 feet tall and 4 feet across. It was dark and unlit, yet despite that fact, Kaname could tell there was someone-- something-- inside it. Breathing... ever so softly.

"Turn on the lights," Itsuki said silently, as if being careful not to disturb the beast that lay inside.

Someone in the corner flicked on the lights.

Suddenly a loud screeching, as if nails on a chalkboard or a diamond on glass, filled the room. A few people started to panic, but Kaname stood his ground. There he saw the most horrifying-- yet most beautiful-- sight in his life.

A pale white humanoid demon, with huge tattered black wings, stood against the background of the green tent. Its claws flexed and its massive jaws quivered. A long red mane trailed down its back and ended it the tip of a long, barbed, snakelike tail. It's delicate insectinoid face and coal-black eyes took in Kaname's figure with exreme intrest. It looked like a gigantic white bat, hungry for human flesh.

Kaname couldn't take his eyes off of it; it fascinated him so. He even began walking toward the aquarium for a better look. Somehow, this thing seemed extremely familiar to him. When he was finally in arms length of touching the glass case, it opened its gigantic snaggle-toothed mouth and spoke…

"My love, my Baal… You have returned to me…"

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DUN DUN DUUN! Okay, okay, I know I changed the name "Bael" to "Baal". I apologize for anyone out there who goes "GAH! What the Devil!" Well, I'm sorry. But when I tried to look up some info on the name, I couldn't find ANY. So I tried different searches and found tons of info on the name "Baal". According to some of the info, he was a demon general. I decided to use that name instead of "Bael". I'm sorry for any confusion. I just hope you'll all find it in your hearts to forgive me... Also note: This new character belongs to me along with Taharial and Trgiaol. Well, anyway, I'll be trying to get the next chapter up soon!