Chapter 4: Rebirth

Normal POV:

Angel flew through the clouds, her plaited pinkish-purple hair slayed gently in the air.

She smiled as some birds flew close to her; tweeting their greetings.

Angel clicked her fingers as a scroll appeared in her hands. "Now let me see where these girls are located right now…..oh goodie, they're all buried next to each other since they're friends," Angel said to the birds flying next to her.

The birds chirped cheerfully.

Angel nodded. "Thanks! And good luck to wherever you're going too!" she called as the birds flew away.

She smiled and faced her front again. She shaded her eyes from the sun as she spotted something up ahead.

She flapped her wings and sped up a bit to catch up with the figures. The six figures stopped and faced her.

Angel came to a stop a few meters away from them; floating in mid-air she crossed her arms. "Greetings ladies, what a surprise to meet you here."

The redhead of the girls glared at the pinkish-purple haired angel. "Angel," she growled.

Angel laughed and eyed the redhead's bat-like wings. "What a cold respond."

The raven-haired girl spat. "What do you want now?!"

Angel huffed with amusement. "Nothing really; what are you demons doing here?"

The six demon girls snarled at her.

"We can ask the same thing," the other girl snapped that has white hair with grey streaks.

Angel smiled and narrowed her eyes. "I asked first, now answer."

The redhead growled again but replied unwillingly, "We're going to harvest souls."

Angel raised an eyebrow a bit curious. "Which souls?"

"Do we really have to answer you?" the blond asked.

Angel stared at her emptily. "Yes."

"Just tell her, we don't have time," the brunette muttered to the grey-haired next to her.

A black scroll appeared in the grey-haired girl's hand as she looked through it. "We're assigned to harvest the souls of Akatsutsumi Momoko and Belle, Gotokuji Miyako, Matsubara Kaoru, Oshima Yuko and Karuna Kenero; they are all situated in Japan."

Angel rested her hands on her hips. "Well, you guys can go home now, I'll handle this."

The grey-haired crushed the scroll in her hand as the six demons glared at Angel.

"Listen," the redhead hissed as she hovered closer to Angel. "I don't care if you're an angel or not, you cannot just go around and say 'I'll handle this', harvesting souls is a demon's job and an angel's job is–."

Angel rolled her eyes. "I know…I know…our job is to take the souls you harvested and turn them into a new living being, but I'm doing this harvest."

The redhead grabbed Angel's collar and looked at her with a glare that could scare off a lion but Angel just yawned with boredom. "Don't act so high-and-mighty now. Satan told us to harvest these souls, not some angels who think they can do whatever they want and whenever they like!"

Angel just pushed her hand off her and fixed her collar. "Squeak all you want, I'm taking these souls."

"What makes these souls so special that an angel will go out of their 'comfort zone' to harvest them?" the blond demon asked.

Angel sighed dramatically. "Sweetie, of course a demon like you who only listens to Satan's orders won't know."

The raven-haired girl shot a fireball at Angel but she floated out of the way.

"Just tell us!" the raven-haired spat.

Angel smiled. "Those souls are going to become angels."

The brunette slapped her hand over her eyes. "Great, more angels."

"Even so, we cannot let you get them," the redhead said, "If they're really going to be angels Satan would have known."

Angel narrowed her eyes. "The Lord's order," she smiled and unrolled her white scroll for them to see.

The redhead bit her bottom lip before narrowing her eyes at the angel then turned away from her. "They're yours," she muttered.

Angel smiled.

"C'mon!" the redhead growled at the other demons as they flew away. "Let's report back to Satan."

Angel grinned and looked into her scroll, her eyes widen. "Oh no! It's almost time for them to rebirth!" she cried and flew at top speed towards the girls' location.

…..

Angel smiled as the Daiyuexuan writing brush disappeared in her hand; she stood up and dusted her hands. She looked around at the spell symbols she wrote on the ground in many circular forms. In the middle of the patterned symbols, underneath the soil are the new selected angels.

Angel walked to the edge of the symbols, off the ground where it'll interfere with the rebirth spell.

It's night-time in Japan as the moon light shone into the clearing where the girls are buried. Forest surrounded the place; it was peaceful there where no one will bother their spirits.

Angel kneeled down on one knee, closed her eyes and clapped her hands together. She started to chant the rebirth spell as yellow light started wrapping around her. A '天' symbol appeared on her forehead.

The spell symbols slowly peeled itself off from the ground and started dancing in circles above the place where the girls are buried.

In the centre of the whirling symbols a hologram appeared: an angel with pink wings, she was surrounded by fire, next to her was a red fireball. The image faded as another picture appeared, another angel with blue wings, surrounding her was water, and next to her was a figure that looks like a mermaid. The next image that appeared was a purple winged angel surrounded by ice mixed with shadows, flanking her was two dolls with black misty thing hovering over them. The next angel was a green winged one, surrounded by trees and plants, a big cherry blossom tree behind her. Next was a white winged angel surrounded by mountains, a big orange bird flew in the background. The last image was of a grey winged angel with wind blowing in her surrounding, her wings suddenly turned into a black colour, next to her were a three headed ghostly creature.

All the holograms appeared again and sank into the ground.

Angel's voice started to rise as she chanting faster; the symbols swirled quicker and glowed, lighting up their surroundings.

Angel's eyes opened slightly, her hazel eyes glowing in a furious gold. The symbols shone brighter and brighter until everything is a blind.

"REBIRTH!"

The symbols give off one last blast of light before zooming into the ground, the earth glowed for a moment before every light faded away.

Blossom's POV:

My eyes shot open and I gasped.

"Fire," I wheezed. But I was no long in the burning building, the heat was gone and my surrounding is cool.

The air was stuffy and everything was pitch black, I waited for my eyes to adjust the darkness but it never did.

I tried to sit up but my forehead bumped against something that made me fall back on my back again.

"Owwww," I groaned and rubbed my forehead. I reached out my hand and touched something smooth and flat above me.

I rolled over to my right but bumped against something hard and smooth again.

I frowned and started feeling my surrounding.

"What in the world….." I murmured. After a while of feeling around I realized I was trapped in a box.

My frown deepened, wondering why in the world I would be in a box. I sighed and pushed against the lid, but it didn't budge; I pushed harder, but got the same result. I tried again, this time using my legs to push with but the lid didn't even move a millimetre.

"Hey!" I yelled, but my voice somehow sound muffled. "Hey, anyone out there!"

No reply.

"Hey! This isn't a nice prank!" I shouted and banged my fists against the lid. "Let me out, now!"

But all I could hear is my own voice, I couldn't even hear a click from the outside.

'Where am I?' It was getting hard to breathe and it's getting stuffy and warm with my breathing. I'm taking deep breaths now, trying to get as much oxygen in my lungs as possible.

"Hey….I need to get out." I rasped. I pounded the lid furiously with all my strength, the lack of oxygen is making me weak.

My hands fell onto my stomach as I panted, at this rate I will suffocate.

But then I noticed I wasn't wearing the cloths I was wearing this morning. I felt my sleeve and collar….no wonder I was getting hot, someone changed my short sleeved shirt into a long sleeved one and my mini skirt into a dress.

'No wait…..is this …a kimono?' I thought when I felt the belt and the shape of my split down collar.

I inhaled deeply, I'll worry about that later, right now I'm getting really hot and suffocating.

I started banging the lid of the box again. "Please! Let me out!"

I need air…

"Someone! Help!"

I wheezed. My lungs were tight…

"Please…."

I stopped banging as my arms fell to my side. My head felt light and airy.

"I need….air…."

Is this what it felt like when drowning? Or when someone is choking you to death? Wait…what am I doing here in the first place? Wasn't I in the burning apartment saving that kid? Did I pass out or something? Or is it because I'm de….

I gasped. 'I'm dead…'

I felt around my clothes again, a kimono…..it must be a white one, a kyokatabira…or else why in the world would someone change me into a kimono for no reason.

That's when I felt the triangle-shaped headband.

"Oh my word…." I was still panting for breath.

Note: Japanese corpse is dress in a white kimono called kyokatabira if I'm correct; also with the triangle-shaped headband, a small carrying bag, a walking cane, a string of prayer beads in their hand, and finally: coverings for the legs, arms and back. I got this information from the internet just so you know. But I'm just going to write about the kimono and headband.

But if I'm dead then why am I here? I have to get out, or else I'll really die the second time.

With a yowl I pushed the lid again. Now I know why it's heavy, because it's all soil tightly packed above the lid. In the manga I read the zombies seem to climb out from the earth so easily then why is it so hard for me? No! I have to concentrate, manga won't help me right now. But doesn't this mean I'm a zombie now? Wait! Focus! What if I bite my family or friends when I see them? I'll turn the whole world into World War Z at this rate! No…no…no…you have to stop thinking about those stuff, Blossom, you read too much manga…

I froze. Blossom? Is that my name, but I remember my name is something else….why can't I remember my real name?

Suddenly I heard scrapping sounds above me.

"Is someone there?" I called.

The scrapping sound got closer, it's the sound of someone digging the soil.

Joy rose in me as I waited; someone is going to save me. Is if knowing what's going to happen, my lungs tightened with excitement for air.

After a few minutes the scrapping sound was right above me. My patient reached its limit as I gave the lid a mighty push, it moved!

I sat up, throwing the lid off me. A girl leaped away from me in surprise and dropped the shovel she was holding as the cold air washed over me. I inhaled deeply, never had the air smell this nice; I gulped in deep breaths as fresh oxygen filled up my lungs.

"HA!" I exhaled with delight. "Never have I loved the air this much!" I gasped.

I looked to my side at the girl who dug me up. We stared at each other for a few seconds before I jumped out from my coffin and hugged her.

"Thank you so much!" but I gasped and leaped away from her. "Wait, get away from me, I'm a zombie now and I might bite you!"

The pinkish-purple haired girl raised an eyebrow at me. "Huh? Zombie?"

"Yes," I backed away from her. "I don't want to end this world and that'll happen if I bite you!" I clasped my hands together and looked up at the sky teary-eyed. "I want my family and friends to live in peace. Oh! And all those cute sempai will be so ugly if they are to become zombies!"

"Woah…woah…woah…" the girl walked towards me, holding her hands up to calm me. "What zombie?"

I back away from her. "Me!" I pointed at myself, "I'm a zombie!"

She rested her hands on her hips. "No, since when are you a zombie? You're not even dead."

I started calming down. "I'm not?"

"I'll explain later," she said and picked up the shovel she dropped when I popped out from the ground.

A shovel appeared floating in front of me. "How'd you do that?" I gasped before slowly taking the tool into my hand.

"I'll explain that later too," she said and started digging again. "Help me dig up your friends first."

My eyes widened. "My friends?"

"Yeah," she jerked her head towards something. "It's been nearly a week since you and your friend deceased."

I looked towards the direction she jerked her head and saw six grave stone lined up next to each other. I approached the stones and read the names: Kaoru…Miyako…Yuko…Kenero…Belle…..Momoko.

'Oh…I remember now…my name was Momoko, before I…' I turned to the girl. "Why couldn't I remember my name?"

"Oh because," she threw another shovel-full of earth aside before continuing, "I washed away the memory of your name when I casted the rebirth spell. The Lord probably wants you to have a more angel-like name and 'Momoko' definitely sounds too human."

"So….you mean….I'm an angel now?"

"Precisely," she glanced at me then looked at the ground. "Now you really should start digging or else your cousin and friends will really suffocate like what nearly happened to you."

I gasped and immediately started tunnelling into the earth.

After digging for a while my shovel hit against something hard. But before I could clear out the rest of the dirt on the coffin, the lid spurts open. A figure climbed out.

"Belle?" I whispered.

The brunette turned around and growled before leaping at me with a shriek.

I screamed as I fell back with my attacker on top of me. "Help!" I cried to the girl who was still digging.

She looked over at me and glanced into a scroll that she got out from nowhere. "Em, let me see…Belle….your cousin….agh, no need to worry."

I frowned. "What?"

Then I heard that familiar giggling. I looked up and saw Belle smiling down at me.

"Cousin Blossy!" she pulled me into a tight hug before pulling me to my feet. "Blossy look at this!" she pulled out Mina and Jack out of nowhere.

I stared at them for a while. "Yeah, it's Mina and–"

Suddenly Pumpkin Head Jack lifted one of his vine hands.

I screeched and leaped back. "Wh-what the hell, it just moved!"

Belle giggled. "Peace and Crackers, it's Mina and Jackie; awesome right?" she said as the two dolls jumped onto the ground and smiled at me with a sort of spooky smile.

Belle peered at my face. "You're kinda jumpy," she clap her hands, "Maybe a treat will calm you down!" she clicked her fingers as a plate of strawberry cake floated in front of me.

"Oh thank–NO!" I swatted the cake away.

Belle gasped as the cake floated into her hands, she looked at me with teary eyes. "You…don't want it?"

I shook my head.

She sunk to her knees, the plate of cake rested on her lap. Mina and Jack were patting her back comfortingly. "You're the first to ever reject my cooking; even Cupie won't be that cruel…" she stared at me as a tear rolled down her cheek.

I gulped. "I do want it, but that appeared out of nowhere and too many strange things happened today. First I was trying to save a kid in a building of fire–"

"That was a week ago," the girl reminded me – she was still digging.

"And I'm suddenly in a coffin suffocating–"

"I dug you up," the girl pointed out.

"Then I thought I was a zombie like the manga, Green Being, I was reading–"

"But you're not," the girl added.

"Then she *pointing at the purple-haired girl* said I'm not dead and I'm an angel at the same time–"

"Which all of you are," she cut in.

Before I could carry on with my speech I heard another coffin opening and soil falling onto the ground. I turned and saw that girl have dug up another person.

I watched as a hand reached out from the rectangle-shaped hole and gripped the earth on the edge of the hole, seconds later a blond-head popped up.

"Jeez…I still feel seasick," the blond stood up on wobbly legs, climbing out from the hole. She looked around with confusion. "Eh, where am I?"

"Bubbles!" I gasped and rushed to help her up. "Don't tell me you're also…"

Before I could finish I heard the soil not far away burst open.

Bubbles and I both yelped and jumped as there was another explosion of soil, followed by a third.

Dust floated around us from the explosion.

"My word! Why the hell was I in a coffin?!" I heard a familiar voice snap.

"Same here…wait, who's that?" another voice spoke.

A cold hand suddenly rested on my shoulder.

I screamed and hugged Bubbles next to me, startling her and making her scream too.

"What?" a third voice spoke.

I turned and looked at the figure slowly. The dust settled as I recognized the purple outlined white-haired girl.

"Blackrose," Bubbles and I exhaled as we released each other.

Blackrose shrugged before looking around as the dust cleared away.

I watched as Belle came in view with along with two more figures.

"Cousin Blossy!" Belle waved wildly. "It's Cupie and Bree Bree!"

"Buttercup and Brianna?" I gasped and rushed towards them, Bubbles and Blackrose followed.

"It is you!" I cried as I flung myself at the two girls.

"Blossom, I have no sweet for you!" Brianna gasped as I held them in a death hug.

"Wait, why are we here?" Buttercup asked as she pushed my off her.

Then we heard a cough.

I turned around and saw the girl who dug me up.

"I'll explain that," she said, "My name is Angel, nice to meet all of you."

"Thanks for digging me up," Bubbles bowed slightly, "My name is….Bubbles?"

The girl named Angel smiled as a scroll appeared in her hands. "I now that, I know all of your names."

"How did you do that!" Buttercup gasped and pointed at her scroll.

"Don't be surprised," Angel assured, "Or else you won't be able to handle more surprising things after this."

"Like?" Brianna crossed her arms.

"You're all dead," Angel beamed.

"What?!" Buttercup, Brianna and Bubbles gasped.

"You seem happy," Blackrose said in her low voice.

"That's because you're all going to be my fellow angels now," Angel's smile never left her lips.

"You mean every single one of us is dead?" Brianna rested her hands on her hips. "Impossible, there's no way all six of us died on the same day."

Angel shrugged and unrolled her scroll. "Oshima Yuko, died on 21 July -, struck by a truck while saving Kuriko, her angel name will be renamed as Brianna. Akatsutsumi Momoko, died on the 21 July -, died in an apartment complex that's on fire while saving a boy, her angel name will be renamed as Blossom. Akatsutsumi Belle, died on 21 July -, died when inhaled poisonous gas spread throughout the restaurant while she offered the last mask for Lucy one of the cooks, her name will remain Belle. Gotokuji Miyako, died on the 21 July -, drowned after saving her granny when their ship wrecked, her angel name will be renamed as Bubbles. Matsubara Kaoru, died on 21 July -, died when falling off a cliff while saving Shou her little brother and a squirrel, her name will be renamed as Buttercup. Karuna Kenero, died on 21 July -, died in a plane crash while saving Emi her co-worker, her angel name will be renamed as Blackrose."

Angel looked back up at all of us. "Well, it's quite clear on here."

None of us uttered a word.

"Well," with a poof the scroll in Angel's hand disappeared, "If there are no more questions I better take you to meet The Lord." A pair of pale yellow wings sprouted out from her back. "Now let me see your wings, they must be ready to fly."

"How do we even get our wings out?" Brianna crossed her arms, "That is if we do have them."

"Oh you have them alright," Angel laughed and flapped her wings a few times, "Just try to feel your new joints on your back."

I frowned and did as she said, surprisingly I felt them. I gasped when they suddenly popped out; it feels like two more arms grew out from my back, it feels strange but familiar at the same time.

I admired the beautiful pale pink feathers on my wings. I glanced over at my friends, all of them had managed to bring out their wings too and each of their colours is different.

Belle had light purple wings; Bubbles' wings are a very light shaded blue; Brianna had pure white wings; Buttercup had pale light green wings and Blackrose's wings are grey.

"Well…"

I turned back to Angel as she studied us.

"Your colours are indeed unique," she stated, "Most angels have yellow or orange wings. *smiles* Seems like The Lord was right, you are suitable to be guardians angels."

"We're going to be guardian angels?" Bubbles gasped with delight.

"Only when someone wants a guardian angel," Angel added, "And unless they say the right summoning words or else you won't become a proper guardian angel."

"Oh…" Bubbles' wings dropped.

"Don't worry, maybe someone will summon you soon," Angel beamed.

"Maybe," Buttercup highlighted out the word from Angel's sentence.

Angel flew up into the air and faced us. "Now follow me, I almost forgot I need to take you to The Lord. We've wasted enough time."

I took a deep breath and flapped my wings, my whole body lifted into the air with ease. I squeaked and flew higher into the sky, soaring in circles smoothly like as if I'm used to flying all my life.

Belle appeared on my right giggling. "This is so fuuuuuuuuuuuun!"

"No, it's awesome!" Buttercup shouted from my left. Brianna, Bubbles and Blackrose soon joined us.

"I've always wanted to fly like this!" Bubbles squealed.

"You bet!" Brianna did a back-flip. Even Blackrose was smiling from ear to ear.

"Now…now…" Angel suddenly flew right in front of us, making us all skidding to a halt in mid-air.

"I know it must be amazing to be able to fly after being a flightless-human for so long–"

'That's a bit mean.' I thought.

"–but we really have to go see The Lord."

"Oh sure," I nodded.

I glanced at the others, when I saw them nod I gestured Angel with a wave. "Lead the way."

I'm done!~

Next chapter will be about the boys and when their school reopens.

And '天' means sky in Chinese.

Please review and tell me your thoughts

~Blackrose in the Moonlight

My other stories:

'Secret Around the Corner'

'The Living Ghost'

'Two Masked Life'

'The Green Winged Angel' (Buttercup one-shot)

'Not a Devil but a Girl' (Bubbles one-shot)