Author's Rants: HAHAHA! Good news for me and bad for you! I found a new game to play and I'm TOTALLY addicted! It's Ragnarok Online (and I'm on a free server!). So most likely not finish this by the end of the summer, but then again I make this stuff up as I go along soooo...

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My Twilight Serenade

Chapter 6: Eternal

It was around midnight; the night was filled with stars since the watery storm has ended. There was a small bonfire just a little outside of the Ellison May campus. The blazing fire burned with the same immense power as the one gazing into it, Asakura Hao. He had a seducing evil grin as his eyes were glued to the inner blaze. "You can only flap your wings so hard my dear..." He stretches his arm towards the flame, not being burned and waved it around slowly in the fire. In his eyes he was seeing the sleeping iron maiden still in the same spot where he left her. And in his eyes he was stroking her head. His smirk widened.

"The harder you flap and the farther you sore...only brings you closer...to me..."

Little Jeanne's silver eyes flutter open and she lets out a loud but petite yawn. Sitting up and rubbing her eyes she finds she's back in her dorm. "What happened? My head..." Setting her head in her hand flashbacks of that rainy day flashed through her mind; the walk with Hao, resting her head on his shoulder, and his big cocky grin.

She perked her head up; blushing furiously. "Why that...EVIL! Taking advantage of me like that! UGH!" Jeanne flopped back on her bed and watched the fan above her, entranced again. "How could I let my guard down like that...?" she asked herself in a soft but serious tone.

"Like what?"

"NEH!" Jeanne pranced up and turned her head towards the voice, seeing Hao standing in the doorway with his bag around his shoulder and had a confused look on his face. Jeanne frowned. "How long were you standing there?"

He walked towards his canary; tossing his bag on his bed, then sitting on it. "I've got to hand it to you..." he started. "I'm usually the one sleeping in during class." He chuckles. "Sleeping in!" the angel squeaked. The poor girl was panicked. She flung out of bed and rushed to the closet, tossing off her casual outfit she wore yesterday, not giving a hoot that Hao was still in the room. The devil just chuckled more.

"Relax! I talked with the headmaster...you don't have to rush." said Hao, not peeking at his roommate.

"Talked with? More like threatened I bet." muffled Jeanne as she stuffed herself in her white blouse. "Why must you be so negative about my actions, my dear?" He turned around, towards her while she was still changing.

"HAO!" Jeanne shrieked. She grabbed the nearest piece of clothing and covered up her lower half, desperately trying to cover her petite pair of panties. Hao could only laugh as he covered his eyes and turned away. "I apologize...hehe." The angel finished putting on her uniform and walked to the dresser on the other side of the room to brush her hair. "Yeah I bet..." she mumbled. Hao sighed and stood up, swinging his bag over his shoulder. "I'm disappointed in you Iron Maiden."

Jeanne paused and glanced at him. "Why is that?" she asked curiously. "Because you always happen to find the good in people and yet-" Hao was interrupted by Jeanne who snatched her bag and walked to the door. She turned the knob and opened in the door, pausing at the threshold. "...You have been consumed by darkness." she forms a fist. "There is nothing I can do...you are the angel of death...I am the angel life. We are enemies by nature." Jeanne now bites her lower lip. "I can't find any goodness left in you after a thousand years of deceit...no matter how hard I try." and she left the dorm, closing the door behind her, leaving Hao standing there dumbstruck.

After of few moments of utter silence the angel of death snickered and smoothed his hair back with his left hand. "Well...they do say that opposites attract."

The Iron Maiden strolled across the long campus to the main building. Usually she took most of this walk with her twin friends but they were nowhere to be found. So the silver haired angel was forced to take the, what seemed to be five mile trip from her dorm to the North Wing by herself.

Approaching the building she saw her friends, leaning against the railing looking a bit upset. Emily was sobbing softly and looked like she was going to burst into more tears while her sister comforted her by rubbing her back and hugging her every now and then. Jeanne saw the sadness in their eyes and approached them. "What is it?" she asked them concernedly. Emily just continued to sob and Alyssa gazed up at her angelic friend. "We just got a call from our father...our mother just died..."

Jeanne stared in sympathy. "I'm very sorry..." she said to them softly and comforting. Emily sniffed hard. "No...She was always very ill...it would've happened eventually..." said Emily in between her sobs. Jeanne put her hands together, like she was going to pray. "I'm sure God is welcoming your mother with open arms..." preached Jeanne.

"Yes... I sure our mother would've wanted her misery to end... she wasn't afraid of death... I'm sure she's in a better place...right Emily?" said Alyssa, turning to her sister smiling sweetly.

"..Yeah..." said Emily, ceasing her sobs and wiped her tears. Jeanne smiled at them. When the twins were able to go on Jeanne said she'd catch up. As they left the angel stood there, staring at the concrete stairs that led to the door. She stood there for a few moments before Hao walked up behind her. She knew he was right behind her so she didn't even bother to flip out.

"What is it like? To die?" she asked him blankly, not even facing him.

"Paradise...an eternal slumber where everything you possibly want comes true."

"If that's so...why do you always reincarnate yourself?"

"Because..." Hao passes her and slowly walks up the cement steps. "You bring life...I take them...we're at constant war and we can't die because we always have something left unfinished." He stopped when he reached the top of the eight stairs. Jeanne gazed up at him; half surprised how serious he really was; and half wanting to hear the rest.

"As long as there is life and death...

We are eternal..."

ChibiLaryla:gonk: Another short chappy! I'm so sorry :major gonkness: Hehe...but anyway! Please read my other ficcy! A Wreath of Roses :D

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