AN: Whoo!

DISCLAIMER: Juvenile Orion does not belong to me, nor do its characters. But my created characters ARE mine. Thank you.

Chapter 12:

Revolutions

Itsuki wiped away his tears and stood up, yet his head told him to sit down. His legs were unsteady and he thought that at any moment he might topple flat onto his face.

Taharial, with Amou at his side, slowly floated down to perch on top of the tank that Balan had been kept in.

"My dear sweet Israfel, if you would be so kind as to be the fire to light the fuse?"

Taharial held out Gabriel's Horn for him to take, and as he stared at it's beautiful golden surface, his mind went blank.

'If I refuse, they die. If I agree, they die, along with all of the rest of the humans in existence.'

The vision that he had had before, of him standing on the blackened beach with the Horn in his hand suddenly flashed in his mind.

"Israfel, you are testing my patience. Play the Horn or see your friends die."

"P--Please… tell me why you are doing this…" Amou whispered, feeling small tears of frustration well up in his eyes.

"I want every single imperfect human gone! I want to be left with my own agenda of never having to wipe their sins clean so that I may be with--"

"Angel of Purity, stop this nonsense."

Taharial's eyes flickered to the entrance of the tent, and there he saw his object of desires, his Trgiaol, enter the room.

Trgiaol walked gracefully, almost as if he never touched the ground, toward Taharial. As he passed the almost dead Kaname, the crying Itsuki, the somber Isshin, and the wide-eyed Tomonori, he shook his head in disapproval.

"Taharial, look at them. This isn't the world you were created to destroy. Your job is too help them cleanse their spirits and help them on their ascension to being a better person."

Taharial's gleaming silver eyes remained stolid, yet he couldn't help but soften them as he felt Trgiaol come nearer. Oh, how he longed to be forever embraced by him. How he longed to stare into those lovely black eyes for eternity, touch those beautiful hazel strands of hair, feel his small and fragile body curled up beside him.

"Please, Trgiaol I'll do anything to be with you… I love you…"

Trgiaol, for the first time since Taharial had gotten hits stupid plan of his going through his silver head, smiled.

"And I love you Taharial. And that is why I must do this…"

Trgiaol reached around his back and grabbed one of his large manila wings. With one swift tug and all the force his little body could muster, a sickening ripping sound echoed throughout the silent tent.

His left wing fell uselessly to the ground.

He did the same to his right wing, and as they lay uselessly on the ground, he fell to his knees and held back tears of pain.

Taharial could only stare, but then as he realized is Bird Angel was in pain, dropped Amou's hair and flew with all the speed his wings would allow over to the fallen angel's form.

"Taharial… Please… don't… hurt…. Them…"

Taharial lifted Trgiaol to his feet, and as he turned to the others to speak, his eyes were no longer crazed or wild.

"I… am sorry…. There is no repentance for what I have done to you. There.. Is.. Nothing that can be done…"

His eyes fell on Kaname's slumbering form.

At this point, Itsuki was as mad as Hell, and ready to kill just for a taste of blood.

"Sorry? You say you're sorry and that's all? YOU CAN'T JUST SAY SORRY! IT WON'T BRING HIM BACK!"

Suddenly a wave of energy emitted from Itsuki's body, and almost knocked everyone flat on his or her bums.

Itsuki suddenly stared at his hands, at this strange wave of energy, then looked back up at the angels.

Trgiaol just smiled.

"Perhaps you have a recessive trait of having powers just like your sister. Her powers are rather strange…"

"How do you know about Haruna..?"

Trgiaol's smile widened, despite the pain in his back.

"I am an Angel, Itsuki…"

Taharial smiled down at his small counterpart, and as they began to walk out of the tent and into their new world, he had to ask, "Will he be able to do it?"

Trgiaol nodded.

"He'll figure it out."

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"Tsukasa! Tsukasa!"

Tomonori ran over to the tank and yelled up at the unconscious boy. He was safe! Thank God, his Tsukasa was safe!

His eyes slowly fluttered open, and he scooted over to the edge, smiling down at Tomonori. The blood mussing his hair was unbecoming, and the few bruises that lined his cheeks didn't help him.

"I'm fine, Tomonori-san."

He wobbled to his feet, nearly falling.

"Jump down and I'll catch you. I promise."

After being through so much, Amou wasn't afraid of a little seven-foot jump, but he didn't want to give Tomonori any more of a heart attack.

Gingerly he jumped down into Tomonori's arms, and for a moment, he held him there, so glad he was safe.

"Tsukasa… I don't want you to be in anymore danger… I was so scared that someone had stolen you away from me forever…"

Tsukasa looked up at Tomonori with his large brown eyes and smiled.

"I can take care of myself, Tomonori-san…"

He stood on tiptoes to kiss Tomonori, but not on the cheek. Oh no. In all of this, as he watched Baal and Balan and Kaname and Mana and Itsuki, he realized one thing.

He had fallen in love with the priest.

And so had the priest with he.

It was a wonderful feeling, this kiss. It had seemed they had both waited so long for it, and despite Tomonori's priesthood, despite Amou's angelhood, they were in love.

Suddenly, Amou pulled away.

"Please.. We need to see about Kaname!"

Tomonori nodded swiftly, and as they both rushed over to their fallen friend, both of their hearts raced quickly. Perhaps out of concern; perhaps out of the rush of true love."

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Itsuki held Kaname's dying form close to him. He didn't care how much blood got on his shirt; he wouldn't let him go.

"Please, Kaname… If you die, I'll never forgive you… I'll hate you forever…"

Yet he knew it was untrue. Kaname was all he had left, besides Haruna. But she was his sister, and really, there wasn't much of a connection between them.

He needed Kaname.

He loved Kaname.

"Please… I love you…"

Suddenly, the same warmth that Mana had in her fingertips came to his, and he could feel the warmth spread all around Kaname's cold body. His eyes widened as he saw the deep gash that Baal had given him in his chest disappear, leaving a bit of blood on his chest.

And then his eyes fluttered open.

"I-- Itsuki…?"

He heard the voice he had never thought he would hear again, and practically huggled the life out of him.

"You bastard, I thought you were going to leave me!"

"Did I hear you say… you loved me…?"

Itsuki's eyes widened, and he released Kaname and blinked as if he had no clue what he was talking about.

"Me? Love you? Come on… I mean--"

Kaname raised a hand to silence him.

"I always knew you did. You don't have to play dumb."

For a moment, their eyes locked. Itsuki's larger hazel optics seemed warm and comforting for Kaname's charcoal ones. And he smiled.

Isshin was the one to break the silence.

"Where is Kirihara-chan?"

Kaname's eyes strayed from Itsuki's over to the pile of rubble where she lay. In all this chaos, her death had almost been forgotten. For that, Kaname felt rotten.

"She is… over there…"

He pointed to the ruined machinery, and Isshin, Tomonori, and Amou ran over to see her.

For the longest time, Itsuki kneeled beside Kaname who had been able to get to a sitting position.

Silence.

"She's dead, isn't she…?"

Kaname felt the weighing silence close in on him.

"Yes."

Itsuki could tell Kaname was ready to cry again, so he held out his arms and pulled him into a close hug.

"I'm sorry… Even though I was jealous, I didn't want her to die."

"I know… But… I have to move on. I can't let my life end because of this. I know I must forever cherish her memory and hope that she's in a better place."

Itsuki smiled.

" I know she is."

AN: Well, here's pretty much where all the importantness ends. Chapter 13 could sort of be counted as an epilogue type thingy, so read on to see the magnificent ending!

Karasu Star: Hey... hehe, I'm going to say that... THIS ENDING ROCKS! Die, Mana, Die... Haha... And, uhm, TOMONORI X AMOU! Yeah, and, before I go, I want to rub it in your faces that I got to read this before you guys did :P

I apologize. She's kind of... messed up in the head. Well, read on and don't forget to review!