AI - I stop, clutching my heart-shaped box and looking down crying. 'I dont care, I dont want to know about whoever this girl is. All I want is for you to leave me alone...' -because I know if you are with me for any longer then somebody is going to get hurt...- 'Now...!'
FANG - 'But I can help you... What if you get killed again? I will not let you die like I let her!!!' I know that her dieing wasn't my fault, but I still felt it was.
AI - 'I can take care of myself.' I said coldly as I stopped crying, I ran off again. -Maybe it was my fate to be alone...- 'Only a heart once broken finds peace to heal...' I stop to see the street performer I sang with last time, and he handed me a key. I looked at it. -It looks like my heart-shaped box...- I put it in the key hole and opened it to find a heart shaped ruby necklace with the same crest on the book I found. -Amazing...- I walked back to Club Cupid, spoke with the new manager, and got ready to sing on the stage. 'Play something like this...' I hummed some notes and the band started playing some hard rock. I leaned some, still slightly sad. -But its for the best... this ones for you fang...- 'When my goblet's filled with flame Quench your driving thirst for fame Looking back in shame Wont set you free again... With your beating heart to blame Me for tearing down your game Wild beast to tame Won't let me flee again... Touch me taste me hold me close to your beating heart. Hushed plea no mercy boldly ghost to your bleeding art... Singe me lynch me force upon me your beating heart Fringe plea for ecstasy forge it on me your bleeding art Prison key forever free whore for your breeding art Crimson sea to drench me pour it on me your bleeding heart...' I spun around smiling yet crying, then walked off the stage, giving the old hag a quick glare. -Bitch...- Then I stepped outside. and my necklace glowed some.
FANG - After she left I sat down and cried, I couldn't believe that she wanted me, then I saw the bat woman getting ready to shoot me with a dart. ouch that would hurt. so I waited until she fired, dodged, then threw the knife through her heart, she said 'It is too late, there is an assasin waitin for p---' then she died, I pulled out the knife, wiped it off, then grabbed the dart launcher and the darts and ran off to look for Ai.
AI - I ran off to the market, and walked around, and then a group of men came from around the corner and started to rap their arms around me. 'Hey babe where you from?' I bit one of them and shoved the other one away, then I stopped to go face to face with a strangely familiar man. 'Hello Princess Ai, miss me?' He said, I looked in shock. 'You do not remember me? Come come, its me, Nora... From the second revolution of Ai-Land... We have come to seek revenge, Princess... You, the last royalty, shall parish for our well being to take your place...' I ran to a building, then tripped, and looked at him. 'Nora... I remember you now... I THOUGHT YOU WERE ON THE SIDE OF THE HUMANS?!' He walked slowly towards me and grabbed my face. 'You seducing me will not get to me to change sides, I know now i was wrong to fall for a mistaken princess...!' he shoved my head aside and kicked me away. 'We shall now redeem ourselves with sweet revenge...!' -End the pain, go ahead... It will be the best wish to be granted so far... For Fang's sake...- I closed my eyes to what could have come next, as Nora grabbed my head again and forcefully kissed me...
FANG - I found her surrounded by a group of men, and one was forcefully kissing Ai. I pulled out the darts, and in seconds all of them were dead. 'Are you okay Ai?'
AI - I closed my eyes tight and started crying then quickly said: 'IM FINE!'
FANG - 'What is wrong' -man, did she want to kiss that guy?-
AI - 'Its just-- That was Nora... An old friend, he would have never done this to me... He is no friend of mine now, but its all so shocking... for it all to happen like this when hes helped me through all of the hardships of my mother Lilith...' I stop crying, stand up, then start coughing.
FANG - -oy vey, i killed her friend... how could i- 'Why are you coughing, do you need water, or anything else?'
AI - I quickly got ahold of myself, and leaned in towards you, kissed you then fainted some-what. 'fang...?'
FANG - -Why the hell did she kiss me? did she think I was like that guy, Nora.- I thought about asking that, but decided not to 'What do you need Ai? Are you dying? I cannot let that happen!!!'
AI - 'I'm... sleepy...' I closed my eyes and fell asleep atop of you. -Fang...-
FANG - -Hmmmm, maybe they drugged her- I put you off of me, and carry you to a hotel, check in, then put you on the bed, I sit on the couch thinking...
AI -
I sit up and rest my head on my hand. -Where... Am I?- I pick up the blanket and smell it some. -Hmm... smells nice... Actually come to
think of it, it smells like...- 'Fang!' -This room... This bed... Its starting to come back to me... I... kissed him...!- 'OH SHIT!! I
came on to him... Yes, I was completely exhausted and passed out in his arms, But still... UGH! I cant remember what happened next...!'
-I didn't screw him did I...?! I fell down on the ground and patted down my dress. Oh good... I must have been good... Hmm...- I stared at
the ceiling. -Fangs room... Last night... He went looking for me... In the rain soaking wet... His shy look... his concerned look... Even
his look when he's angry... Seeing him--No matter his mood, his look always affects me the same way. Something inside me just clicks.-
I picked up my heart shaped box and looked at it. -My heart shaped box... Keeps pulling me towards itself... But my real heart keeps
pushing me towards Fang...- 'You're supposed to be on my side, right?' I said to my box as if it could respond. 'Gimme some advice here'
I then grabbed a large T-shirt and went to the bathroom to take a shower.
FANG -
I wake up and notice one of my t-shirts is gone -Ai probably took it to take a shower- and sure enough my super avian hearing picked up the
water turning on.
FEW MINUTES LATER
Ai came out of the shower with my t-shirt on and saw me looking at her...
AI - I put back on my heels then stared at you for a while. -I just remembered...- I looked up at you from where I was sitting by you, blushed and kicked you away from me. 'WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME LAST NIGHT AFTER I PASSED OUT!!?'
FANG - 'last night after you passed out, I picked you up, flew you to this hotel, FAR away from those guys, got to the room after paying for it, then I put you in the bed and I sat down on the couch thing and fell asleep. What did you think I did? Rape you? I am not like that!!!'
AI - I closed my eyes blushed then covered your mouth with my hands. 'Okay I believe you, now shut up and listen!' I sighed quickly. 'You may hate me-- But I got a part-time job working late at night... but I'm being good...!'
FANG - I took your hands off of my mouth 'Where did you get a job? Depending on the place, I may go to protect you. We don't want to risk another run in with the assasins...'
AI - 'They arent assassins, they are furies... Back where I lived, they weren't exactly very popular with the guys...' I stood up and walked towards the door. 'I have some clothes at my job, I'll change there. Bye..!' I smiled, waved, blushed, and ran out twards my job.
FANG - A few minutes after Ai left, I went out, and took off into the air to follow her, flying is the best thing in the world. I spot her in a few seconds, thanks to my super vision, and I followed her...
AI - I ran into Club Cupid, greeted my new manager quickly, then went to go change, I put on a baby angel costume with fake wings and got a guitar and mic and went out on stage, and started singing. 'Hey this life is never fair The angels you need are never there...' -I know now what my mother was, and why she died...- 'Oh but sometimes he comes to me In the dead of winter, dead of night...' -she was an angel and my father was human...- 'Hes all that I can see Hold on to me, hold on to me...' -This was why they never spoke of her... if she was an angel then that means...- 'We all get our glory our little bit of fame... But there's no truth at the heart of any of it... Just the brilliance And the passion And the bitterness remains...' -... I am part angel too... But what will my wings be meant for when they come...?- 'I will protect you from the night, it will never fall... I'll protect you from the truth you wont hear it all...' -Will they be to fly away from the ones I love or to fly to them...?- 'I am... The center of the universe...!' I ran over to the power panel and turned off all the lights and ran out to the back exit and ran my was to the forest trying not to cry. -Where will they lead me now...-
FANG - I watched her enter Club Cupid again... Why did she have to be attracted there, then I heard screams, and saw the lights go out and saw Ai run into the forest, I flew after her, and caught up to her, landed and said 'Please stay away from club cupid. If you want to get naked, there are more respectable ways to do it. The furies proba...' I stopped as I saw her wearing the angel outfit...
AI - I stopped and stared at you very seriously. 'I'm not a slut, okay? I made an agreement with the manager that I am not doing anything but sing, again. The pay is good, its high-class, and I have a friend there I cant let her go...' I looked at you with a sad princess look.
FANG - 'Ok, I am just telling you, that it is more civilized to get naked on your own, then in a club with many other people, and if you like it so much, why are you leaving? and please stop with the sad princess look...'
AI - -I cant believe him...! Does he think...?!- 'You think I cant take care of myself? You think I want to do that? What do you think of me because right now you are starting to sound like you think less and less of me by the second...' I looked away from you angry now. 'There, fine, I wont look at you at all then...!' I crossed my arms over my chest.
FANG - Uggggggggh 'Fine I guess if you can take care of yourself I will leave' I snap out my wings and fly far far away
AI - -Okay what just happened...? What did my stupid arrogant mouth get me into this time...?- 'No need to be sad Ai, he wasn't right for you anyway...' I said to myself silently trying not to cry. I walked the rest of the way jumped down and went into the library. I picked up my book and flipped through the pages. 'Wow... the more I learn the more that's added to the book... so this really is my book...' Right after I said so a man from the club walked up to me. 'Ai, I'm Takeshi, remember me? I work for H.T.A. would you consider performing on a bigger stage? We would take care of you and protect you from the fans and everything else needed... You can trust us, you can trust me...!' He smiled and held out his hand. I scrunched up my face and punched his face. I was not in the mood for being sympathetic. 'YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TRUST IS!' I said and walked off to the next aisle of books. -The only one I feel I can truly trust right now is Fang...- 'But Ai, you would be the center of the universe...!' I stopped and remembered my song... 'At least consider the offer...!?' I looked away from him. 'Fine... I'll think about it...' I said to him, the walked out of the library ignoring the front counter man and went to a side bar for some sushi.
FANG - I kept flying until I got to HollyWood and then went and got some McDonald's -Me and my temper, I should have stayed I shoul--- I looked down and saw the blood blossoming on my shirt, then the street started to tilt, and I closed my eyes...
AI - I walked up to the sushi bar and a man waved over at me. 'Hey you look new around here..! Let me treat you to some sushi...!' Then he walked up and payed for it and got me several dozen things of sushi. 'So do you like sushi?' he asked. 'Uh-huh!' I replied. 'Do you like me...?' He wondered. 'Uh-uh.' I said to him through a mouthful of sushi. 'drat... Come on! here i'll treat you again. Let me be your sugar daddy.' He said to me. 'Sugar daddy?' I asked. -Is he offering me money?- 'Dont play stupid you know sugar daddy... I will take care of all your needs and you take care of all mine...' He reached out his hand to my shoulder, and grabbed it and shoved it on the bar tabel. 'Oww!' he screeched. 'Dont touch me...' I said, he spoke quietly but I heard him. 'uh... never mind...' he whispered, as he opened his empty wallet I walked away licking my fingers clean and I closed one eye to think. -Now where would Fang be...? Think think think...- Just as I said so, I opened both eyes ater blinking and some how found myself on a roof top. 'Hey whats going on here?!' I said as I fell off I grabbed onto a water pipe line and my back got whacked by a metal bar from a flag pole, and little wings sprout out from my back breaking my fake ones. -What am I...?!-
FANG - As I fell to the ground, I thought of how I had failed Ai and how I had failed... her, but now I will finally be with her again... with that happy thought I closed my eyes
AI - My wings grew as I held tighter to the water pipe, the pain hurt so much. -I have wings...!?- Then they stopped growing, as I fell I tried my hardest to get them to work. The big white and blood pink wings only flapped but did not allow me to fly. -I'm going to die all because of my stupid mouth...! ... Fang...- As I thought of Fang I landed smoothly on my feet. 'Great now my clothes are a mess and I have no clue what these wings mean... Things have been coming back to me little by little... but these wings I have no idea what they mean... I wish they'd go away...' I said to myself, leaning against the wall, and slid down to the floor in a sitting position, grabbed the top of my dress to cover myself from it ripping, and started crying under the spewing water from the broken pipe.
FANG - I am in line to be judged at heaven... Well on the steps to heaven, I am doing pretty well too. On each step God tells a joke- racist, dirty, sexist, or any other thing that could prevent you from getting into heaven- there are one hundred steps, if you laugh you don't get into heaven. I was on the 90th step and still hadn't laughed.
AI - I flapped my wings without noticing, and I started flying upwards. The clouds seemed so much darker and evil than normal. I flew up and in the corner of my eye I could have sworn I saw Fang. I flew up and as I did so my clothes changed to a black angel outfit. I closed my eyes smiled and silently started tearing... 'Fang...' Next I knew I found myself on a bed in the same black angel outfit. 'Where am I...!?'
FANG - I heard something 'Fang...' It sounded like... like... Ai God finally asked me what my one wish was after all one hundred steps and I had been thinking about that... finally I said 'I wish I could live again and appear where Ai is...' and God snapped his fingers, and I saw Ai on a bed in a black angel outfit, with REAL wings... 'Ai... Is that really you?'
What does Ai's wings mean? What happened to Fang? Does this mean bad news or good? And will Ai ever find out about her past? Find out in the
next chapter!
Chapter 4 - Pink Blood And Black Hearts