Author's Rants: Mwahahaa! I finally have games to play. Besides Ragnarok I've realized that I haven't beaten Xenosaga 2. (It's not that I'm stuck...I've just stopped playing it...) There's also Legend of Dragoon now! (I was stuck for years... now I'm not!) So anyway, chapter seven.

Disclaimer is still here.

My Twilight Serenade

Chapter 7: Incomplete

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

We are eternal..."

Hao's words echoed through Jeanne's ears all morning. And all throughout the day she felt uncomfortable.

'Eternal life; a great punishment for a great sin...have I really committed such sins to deserve this...?'

A Few Months Later...

"Ahhh! I love fall!" exclaimed Hao as he stretched and let out a large yawn. He, Jeanne, and the twins were outside of the main building, enjoying the cool weather. A little while ago, the two finally introduced themselves to their god; pleasing Hao much and making his large ego grow even more as they were around. Eventually Jeanne had to bring him back down to earth. So they basically became friends, making all the girls major jealous of them. The four stood near a small grove to trees which were going through their transformation and slowly pricking themselves from their home branch.

"Yeah! October is probably the best month of the year!" said Emily enthusiastically. Her sister just chuckled. "Indeed...plus preparations for semester final exams are starting." Alyssa's words brought a dark cloud over Hao and Emily's head. "Oh! Why do you always have to bring down the mood!" complained Emily.

"Heh! A few tests won't bring me down. Besides, Halloween is this month, meaning–"

"Wrong." Jeanne said cutting off her roommate.

Hao froze. Then turned to his canary and pouted. "Neh?" The angel glanced at the demon boy. "Hao...Halloween is a holiday for celebrating the dead and for the dead to purposively rise among the living." Hao cocked an eyebrow. "Yeah...so?"

Emily placed her hands on her hips and smirked at him. "Are you really that stupid?" And Alyssa frowned. "It's a devil's holiday...it's strictly forbidden to celebrate that here." Hao sighed, disgusted. "Oh right...forgot where I was..." Jeanne wanted to giggle, and wanted to toy with him some more. "Also, at Christmas, it's twenty-four hours of pure worship and celebration of Jesus Christ."

This made Hao sulk and shiver. "Ooh...why must you do this to me my dear?" Jeanne patted her rival on the back. "You should've thought of this when you decided to come here Hao."

The two girls looked puzzled. "Why do you not like Christmas? It's the best time of the year." asked Alyssa. "Yeah...I heard that it's probably the best day here on campus too." asked the other, joining in. Hao frowned and rubbed the back of his head. "Umm...yeah...the holiday just brings bad memories." He lied. He couldn't really tell them he was demonic.

A bell rang, signaling students to go to their next class. Alyssa and Emily went on ahead, leaving the two alone. Hao leaned against a tree, sulking down to the ground. The silver haired girl turned towards him. The way Hao looked was a little, the way his bangs covered his eyes and what was visible looked totally expressionless. It was like he was upset. This, of course threw Jeanne completely off guard. "H-Hao?" she started to reach out to him, but paused when the long haired boy let out a chuckle.

The angel blinked in confusion. "W-What's so funny?" she asks, slowly pulling her hand away. "Back there...you were starting to sound like me." he answered, his chuckle turning into a laugh. Jeanne's face went from confused to disgust real quickly. "What do you mean?" she asked with a sour face.

He stood up and stretched. "When you tried to make me more miserable than I already was..." He smiled brightly towards Jeanne. "Something I would've done!" And just when Jeanne thought she had him, the tables turned once again and she was the one looking stupid. "W-Wha!" The demon chuckled and rustled her head a bit. "Hehe, it looks like I'm starting to rub off on you my dear." and then he let out a laugh, as he has triumphed over his dove once again.

Jeanne quickly pulled her act together as she cleared her throat. "It doesn't matter anyway. I'm a servant of God. So no matter how many pit holes you pull me in...I'll still be saved." Hao only pouted in disappointment. She would usually pull out the "religious card" whenever he would win. Without thinking Hao reached out and placed his hand under her chin, lifting it quickly. He then brought his face towards her to where they were only inches apart. "Don't think you'll always be saved my dear..." Jeanne blinked in astonishment. Usually Hao never pulled anything like this. "Because your delicate wings will break from always trying to escape the storms. And when that happens...I'll be there to catch you...and never let you free again!"

Jeanne stared at him, half shocked and half afraid. His eyes looked so deadly, like a snake eyeing down its prey. This was one of the few times he was actually really serious. And once Hao saw the fear in his angel's eyes he quickly let go of her and stepped away, turning his back towards her. Jeanne stood there dumbstruck and Hao was embarrassed on what he did. And the two stood like that for what seemed like endless hours to them when it really was a few minutes.

The iron maiden took a step back. "Class is starting soon..." The brunette turned back towards her, looking his usually laid back, calm self again. "Religion class isn't it?" Jeanne nodded. "Yeah...I think I'll be skipping it...again." The girl sighed. "Suit yourself..." and the silver haired iron maiden twirled back and headed towards the North Wing.

Hao kept his eyes locked onto her until she disappeared from his sight. Sighing he jumped up on a tree branch on the tree behind him. Hao gazed at his hand, smirking evilly. "I think I scared her too much..." He let gravity drop his hand as he lounged on the branch and closed his eyes, his cocky smirk still on his lips. "But... she acts different around me...as if I'm the only one who can bring out the true her. As if she is incomplete without me..." He sat still for a few minutes before tilting his head up, gazing at the red, orange, yellow, and dark green leaves as the blocked out the sun rays.

"She sure is strange...that Iron Maiden.

And it makes me want her even more..."

Later on...

The school bell rang, ending another school day. The three girls chattered as the strolled out of the main building. As they talked Jeanne glanced at the small grove were she left Hao earlier. "Is he still there...?" she asked herself, gazing at that one particular tree.

"What is it Jeanne?" asked Alyssa. Emily saw what her friend was staring at. "The tree?" The iron maiden walked to the tree filled with colorful leaves. The twins shrugged and followed her. As Jeanne approached the maple she gazed up. "Hao? Are you still there?" she called.

No answer.

The iron maiden frowned. When the two caught up Alyssa was the first to ask. "Did you leave Hao up there?" Jeanne nodded. "Yes. He said he was going to skip and he was here when I left." Emily tapped her foot on the grass, looking like she was going through some serious thinking. "Maybe he's asleep?" asked the long haired twin. "Asleep eh?" Emily answered, her expression looking very mischievous.

Jeanne and Alyssa stared at the short haired blonde in dismay. Emily giggled evilly. She lifted up her foot and slammed it into the tree. She continued the process over and over. "HAAAOOOOOO! Wakey, wakey!" Emily called as she kicked the stuffing out of the poor tree. The two other girls just stood there in horror. They were too afraid to try and stop the other who was going berserk on a tree.

She kept going at it until she heard a small yawn. "There! I known that would wake him up!" Emily stopped and looked mighty proud of herself and expected phrase. "G-Good job Emily." said her twin.

Hao jumped down and scratched his head. "Hello ladies. Is school over already?" Jeanne nodded. "By the way...what was that banging sound?" asked Hao. Alyssa pointed at the tree behind him. Hao blinked and glanced back but horror struck his face. What he saw was a footprint implanted deeply in the bark of the tree. He turned back, his bangs covering his eyes. Jeanne could easily tell that to him, this was another reason to annihilate all humans.

"Well, we'll see you tomorrow." said Alyssa, also seeing the anger Hao was trying to hide. Jeanne waved. "See you later." Alyssa smiled sweetly as she dragged her doppelganger away.

The iron maiden faced Hao again, grinning. "Are you alright?" she asked. Hao swallowed his anger and smiled back. "Yeah. I'm getting better at holding my grudge against these filthy humans." The angel could just shake her head and walked off towards her dorm, knowing Hao would follow.

When he caught up to her he would glance at her every once and a while. Seeing how quickly she switched from afraid to calm. Hao chuckled. "What's so funny?" asked Jeanne, glancing up at him. "Nothing my dear. You're just so strange sometimes." he answered. The girl cocked an eyebrow. Hao just rustled her head, loving how cute she looked.

'And it makes me want you even more...'

ChibiLaryla: xD Lustirific! Haha, well, chapter seven is down...I don't know how many more is left... ;-; might as be neverending... (No...it'll end. xD)

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