-Chapter 3: A Trip to the Beach-

"Look Sohara, you have to believe me!"

"You're telling me she fell out of the sky?"

"Hai."

"And she keeps calling you her master?"

"Hai."

"And she has wings?"

"Hai."

"Baka!"

Kurayami Chaney was currently trying to explain the situation he found himself in concerning Ikaros to his friend/neighbor, Mitsuki Sohara. The discussion went on for about five minutes before it seemed Chaney had finally convinced the stubborn girl. Of course, that was until she called him a baka and sent him crashing through two stories of their school with her killer karate chop.

"That was uncalled for, you know!" Chaney yelled up through the hole that formed by him crashing through the floor. He got up and dusted himself off. Stepping out of the crater, he turned around to see a pair of green eyes looking at him through glasses. "Ah, Sugata-senpai, did I land in your club room?" Looking around he quickly realized that he in fact, did land in the New World Discovery Club room, and right on top of Sugata's computer, no less.

"Chaney... I hope you have the funding to fix the damages, as well as pay for my laptop." Sugata said as he adjusted his glasses.

Chaney broke out in a cold sweat and started laughing nervously. "Y-yeah! N-no problem senpai!" He started to back away slightly before he realized something that would get him out of this mess. "Oi, senpai, how about we make a deal?"

"Hmm? A deal? What do you mean?"

A small smirk appeared on Chaney's face that for some reason unnerved Sugata. "In exchange for smashing your laptop, I'll show you something that I found. Something... from the New World!" he finished his statement by extending his arms with his palms faced up. Something that you would see a villian do at the end of his evil speech.

Sugata's eyes widened as he took a step back. "Wh-what are you talking about? You have made contact with the New World?"

Chaney nodded once and chuckled. "Come by my place after school and see. Bring Sohara too."

-O-O-O-O-O-

"Welcome home, Master." Ikaros said as Chaney walked through the front door to his house.

"Yo, Ikaros." Chaney greeted as he gave a small wave and took off his backpack, tossing it down next to the front door as well as his shoes. He walked over to the short table that was in the center of the living room and plopped down on one of the plain gray cushions that surrounded it. "So are you guys coming in, or what?" He slightly tilted his head to see Sugata and Sohara still standing at the doorway, each looking at Ikaros with a different gaze. Sohara's more of embaressment and Sugata's more analyzing.

Sugata was the first one to snap out of his daze and speak, "You've really outdone yourself Chaney. This does seem to be a resident of the New World." He stepped inside, coppying Chaney's actions up until he calmly sat down next to the boy.

"Cha-chan... who is this?" Sohara was suddenly surrounded by a purple-like aura as her hand raised in a chopping motion.

"Eh?" Chaney turned just in time to see Sohara's hand swipe down and collide with his face, sending his head to the floor, cracking the wood in the process. "Ow ow ow ow ow!" Chaney sat up and rubbed the spot where his head hit the hard wood floor. "That hurt, you know! Oh yeah. So, Sugata-senpai, does this make up for the computer? Or do I still have to get you a new one?"

"While this girl is rather strange, and although it seems like it, I can't be sure if she is from the New World." Sugata adjusted his glasses while he studied Ikaros. In his eyes, she looked like a regular girl. Ikaros was currently wearing the clothes that Chaney had bought for her the previous day. She had on a light blue sweatshirt made of a light material, under that was a white spaghetti strap tank top with a black lining. She wore a blue, jean-style skirt that fit tight and anded about mid-thigh. The only thing that Sugata could really tell that was off about her was her strange colored hair and her non-emotional face. As well as the fact she was taking the head off a wooden doll repeatedly and putting it back on over and over.

"Heheheheh..." Chaney started to chuckle lightly as he stood up and cracked his knuckles. Sugata raised an eyebrow in confusion and Sohara just sweat dropped. She knew he had something up his sleave. He always acted strange when he did. "Hey Ikaros, can you take off your jacket please? Oh, and make sure to spread 'em wide."

Sohara blushed a deep red when she heard Chaney say that last part. She was about to yell at him when she looked over at Ikaros who was taking off her jacket slowly. Once the jacket hit the ground, large, light pink, angelic wings sprung from her back. Sohara and Sugata's eyes widened as they watched Ikaros stand and seem to stretch her wings a little. "Thank you for allowing me to stretch, Master." The Angeloid said with a bow.

"I already told you that you could keep them out as much as you like while you're in the house. No one's gonna see." Chaney said with a light smile as he sat back down.

"Yes, Master."

"Very impressive, Chaney. This more then makes up for the destroyed laptop." Sugata adjusted his glasses again as he stood up and made his way towards the door. He suddenly stopped and turned towards Chaney. "If I'm correct, you live alone don't you?" Seeing Chaney nod he continued, "Perfect. Ikaros will stay with you then. Turn in a report to me every once in a while to tell me how she's doing."

"Eh!? Why do I have to turn in a report? I already have enough work with my other classes!" Chaney protested to the white haired teen in front of him.

"Calm down you two. Oh, I know! How about we all go to the beach to calm our nerves, okay?" Sohara said, interjecting herself into the conversation. "It's been a while since we've been on vacation together, Cha-chan. This could be fun."

"Now that you mention it... alright, let's do it!" Chaney thrust his fist in the air to solidify his statement. "What do you say, Ikaros? Wanna go to the beach?"

"What is a beach?" Ikaros said to Chaney with her head slightly tilted to the side.

"Yup. You're definately going." Chaney said with a sweat drop rolling down the back of his head. "You too, senpai." He pointed at the retreating white-haired boy with a sly grin on his face.

"Well, since you invited me, I suppose I will join you."

-O-O-O-O-O-

"Dammit Cha-chan... why did you have to invite everyone? It was just suppose to be me and you..." That's what Sohara was currently thinking as the group was riding on a train to their intended destination. The beach.

"Are you mad, Sohara?" Chaney said with his head propped up on his arm.

"Wh-what? No no, I'm not mad. Why would you think that?" Sohara waved her hands in front of her defensively.

"I apologize, Mitsuki. I know you wanted to come here with Chaney." Sugata said as he adjusted his ever-sliding glasses. "Although," he turned to Ikaros, "I think Ikaros would've came either way."

Ikaros nodded at Sugata's statement. Chaney let out a sigh popped his neck a few times. "Well, regardless, we're almost there. Ahhhh, I can smell the relaxing sea air." A content smile made it's way onto Chaney's face as he took a deep inhale. "This is gonna be great."

(A/N I'm gonna skip to night time because it follows canon up until then. Minus the perverted aspects)

-O-O-O-O-O-

The same blue-haired angel from all of Chaney's dreams crouched down over his prone form. "The angel... how is she?" The woman said as Chaney sat up.

"Oh it's you. And you mean Ikaros? She can be a real handful..." Chaney said, scratching the back of his head.

"I see... then-"

"But.." Chaney cut her off as she started to speak. "she's also really fun to be around. I really like having her around." Another smile made it's way onto Chaney's face. Soon turning into a full blown grin.

The woman nodded and started to float away. "I didn't send her to you so you could have fun. Remember... trapped... by the sky..." Chaney was about to say something but was cut off by a big gust of wind created by the woman flapping her pure white wings.

Chaney opened his eyes only to be met with the familiar greenish-blue ones that belonged to Ikaros. "What the hell are you doing?" Chaney whispered as he sat up and nudged Ikaros off of him. "Shouldn't you be asleep with Sohara?" He began to push the girl out of the room so he could return to his slumber.

"Master, may I ask you something?" Ikaros spoke quietly. Chaney nodded once to signify that he was listening. "What is... sleep like?"

Chaney froze in his tracks. "Huh?"

"We Angeloids weren't made to sleep or dream. So I don't know what they are or what they're like..." Ikaros looked down to the floor.

"Then... what have you been doing while I went to sleep?"

Ikaros tore her gaze away from the floor to settle on Chaney's hazel eyes. "I have been by Master's side. Until aster wakes up and opens his eyes... always..." Ikaros looked at the ground again.

Chaney just looked at her for a few moments, not believing what she had just said. He finally moved towards the door and slid it open. His sweat pants were ruffled by the gust of wind that came in. "Well, I'm already awake for today. How about we take a walk? Your wings must be pretty cramped from keeping them in that jacket all day. No one will be out at a time like this, so you can get in a good stretch."

Ikaros looked up and nodded. "Yes, Master."

They had been walking along the beach in a comfortable silence for a good half an hour. Ikaros was walking slightly behind Chaney, her wings spread wide while she watched her feet splash in the shallow water of the ocean. Chaney was walking with his hands behind his head and taking long, but slow steps. All-in-all, they looked like a cute couple out for a late night (or early morning as it was now 3 AM) stroll. Chaney would occasionally look back to see what Ikaros was doing. Most of the time he would see the pinkette either splashing the water with her feet, or looking up at the clear and beautiful night sky. A small smile made its way onto Chaney's face, but quickly vanished as he looked to the stars. "Trapped by the sky, huh? Whoever created Angeloids... I'm coming for them. Sooner or later, I'm gonna find 'em, and I'm gonna kick their asses... But also... I guess I'll have to thank them too, for letting me meet Ikaros. Maybe that blue-haired girl from my dreams can shed some light on the subject."

"Master, is something wrong?" Chaney was snapped out of his thoughts when he heard Ikaros' voice from in front of him. He realized he had stopped walking in his trance while he continued to look at the stars.

Chaney shook his head lightly and walked up beside Ikaros. Not stopping, he took her hand and continued to walk. "Nothing's wrong Ikaros. Let's keep going." After about ten minutes of hand-in-hand silent walking, Chaney stopped again and spoke with his eyes shadowed by his hair. "Can you really tell me nothing of Synapse?" His monotone voice peirced Ikaros' ears as she as well stopped in her tracks.

"I am sorry Master, but I have no data stored in me as to what Synapse is." Ikaros said, looking down at the ground in disappointment for being able to help her master.

Chaney sighed and his mood instantly lightened. "Ah, oh well. Let's enjoy the rest of the night (early morning), neh?" He smiled at Ikaros who was now looking back at him.

As Chaney turned back around and continued to walk, Ikaros looked down at their still connected hands. A light feeling came over her and her reactor seemed to flutter slightly. She, of course, had no idea what this meant, and wrote it off as a minor malfunction that she'd have to attend to later.

As they walked, Chaney began to feel tired, as he was not use to getting up this early. He let out a loud yawn and stretched his free hand above his head. "Master, are you tired? I can take you back, if you'd like." He heard Ikaros say from slightly behind him.

"N-no Ikaros, I'm fine." Chaney laughed nervously before continuing to walk. "Dammit! Get ahold of yourself man! You can't fall asleep now! I'd feel too gui-" Chaney's thoughts were interupted when he suddenly fell face first into the sand.

Ikaros was slightly surprised by her master's sudden fall, and moved to pick him up. When she did, she heard the loud snoring of Chaney, signaling his decent into slumber. Ikaros hoisted sleeping teen into her arms and carried him back to the beach hut, all the while, trying her best not to release the grip she still had on his hand. She didn't notice, however, the fact that Chaney's hand tightened it's grip on her own.