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Chapter Twenty-Seven

Lance of Light

Rei was once again watching Asuka sleep. In the past hour, the redhead had fallen asleep, her hand still intertwined with Rei's, and the latter simply lied there in the silence, listening to Asuka's soft breathing and the sound of the rain outside.

Now, Rei was thinking as to how Asuka had been able to get an Angel's Tear, let alone claiming one, and as to why Father Louis wanted the girl to have it. The Father seemed to have hoped that Asuka will join them and share their hatred for her kind.

It didn't work that way, too bad for them, Rei thought a small smile working on her face.

A new thought made her frown. How the Hunters did have been able to find an Angel's Tear in the first place? It's not like those objects where even easy to find, nor has have been records of the fabled artifact…

Asuka murmured something in her sleep, drawing Rei's attention. Then the girl started to twist her head and clawing at the bed sheets with her hand as if trying the get away.

Rei then realized that Asuka was having a nightmare, something that she had only heard of and from what she know so far, nightmare were never pleasant.

"Asuka, Asuka wake up,"

"No…let me go…," Asuka said, clawing away from her, "Let me go…"

"Asuka, wake up,"

Rei noticed the Lance of Longinus, which was leaning against a wall had started to glow a brilliant white almost blinding, and Rei could feel her skin cracking like the glass of a mirror with spider webs like cracks on the smooth skin.

"Asuka wake up," Rei yelled shaking the girl's shoulder.

Then Asuka's eyes were snapped open and the light quickly diminished, leaving Rei weakened and gasping.

Asuka glanced at Rei, noticing the spider webs like cracks on her face, cracks she knew wasn't there when she had fallen asleep. She quickly seated up.

"Oh! Rei, are you alright?"

"I…I'll be fine," Rei answered, sounding exhausted.

Asuka was confused as to how Rei got so…exhausted.

"What happened?"

"It would seem that the Lance's Power is tied to you," Rei answered her.

Asuka glanced toward the Lance which was innocently leaning against the wall, looking as ordinary as ever.

"How?"

"When I tried to wake you," Rei said, "It lightened up and the light weakened me. The lance of Light, guess it's true to his name."

Asuka stared at her for a few minutes.

"You know what it is?"

"Yes," Rei continued, the cracks disappearing from her skin, "The Lance of Longinus, an Angel's Tear. It was known to have disappeared from the world and reappearing over the centuries. This was one of the reasons that no one could keep records of it. The same thing as my sword."

The said weapon appeared in her hand, the black bladed sword in her hand, looking as normal as any sword, but a dark flames seemed to be seeping from it.

"Your sword also?" Asuka asked, looking at the blade.

"Yes, it is the sources of my powers," Rei told her, "Not that I'm weak without it, I'm strong without also, but it fuel me with mystical energy. This is one of the reasons why I can use Judgment of Darkness and other dangerous dark magical spells. It's tied to me, just like your Lance, must be why I'm weakened from your Lance's Light. But it's only half of its power."

"Half…?" Asuka questioned, "What happened to the other half?"

"My sister, Mei has it," Rei told her, "It's the Light side of the Angel's Tear Power. Together, they are known as the Ying Yang Sword."

Asuka frowned at her, "How did they get separated?"

Rei looked down at the Sword, "Mei and I are twin sisters so…it might have something to do with that…I don't really know…but this sword chose me."

"D…Did it show you anything?"

Asuka noticed Rei's sharp look at this. The vampire knew that something was wrong, she could feel it.

"What did you see Asuka?"

The redhead remembered the terrible images that she had witnessed, and felt fear creeping up on her again.

"I…There were skeletons everywhere, and the moon was blood red," she started, "Then, there was something flying in the sky…I didn't know what, but it's scared me more than anything…and those red eyes…"

She felt Rei's hand on hers, squeezing it for comfort.

"I saw Misato's grave…Lilly was there, but she looked beaten and defeated…and you…you were…"

Rei took her in her arms, "its okay Asuka, you can tell me."

"You were dead."

Asuka's body tremble a little as she closed her eyes, leaning her head into Rei's shoulder.

"Don't worry Asuka," Rei's voice said in her ear, "I'm not going to die. That I swear it."

"Promise?"

Rei parted from the hug, and Asuka saw the smile on Rei's face.

"Promise."

"Now that's just too sweet," a voice announced.

Both Rei and Asuka turned toward it, finding Lilly leaning against the window, a mischievous smile on her face.

"Lilly…when did you get here?"

"Just now," Lilly answered, "Misato's in town too, she wants to put the old man you knocked out in the hospital no doubt."

"He had it coming," Rei murmured darkly, "He better be grateful I didn't kill him."

"Sooo, did I interrupt anything?" Lilly asked, a grin on her face, "I heard you guys making promises, and you're both in bed…"

Asuka's face light up like a tomato, and Rei shook her head.

"Knock it off Lilly."

"Fine, fine," Lilly said, laughing, "You're going to tell me what happened to your face?"

The cracks had been fully healed except for one on her cheeks which was quickly disappearing.

"An accident with that," Rei told her pointing at the Lance.

Lilly looked at it, and touched the wood briefly before quickly pulling back as if burned.

"Thing's feel like sunlight against my hand…wait, Rei is this what I think it is?"

Rei nodded.

"Great Scotts…where did you…how did you…?"

"Hunters had it," Rei answered, "Now, it's Asuka's."

Rei looked at Asuka whose face was returning to normal.

"Guess you more than I thought Asuka," she said, tapping the said girl's back.

"Er…thanks," Asuka answered, "But you said Misato's here?"

"yeah, she should be coming here any minutes from now," Lilly told her.

Misato did arrive a few minutes later and gave Asuka a hug while Rei filled in on what happened at the Cathedral underground.

"I…Misato….I want to go back to Japan."

"Why?"

Asuka stared straight at the older woman.

"I'm no Hunter, not like the rest of the Monastery," the redhead said to her, "it's just not right, for any of us to stay here anymore. We are already outcast from them."

"In Japan, we won't have any of the Monastery support," Misato told her, "We will be on our own."

Asuka had a brief flash of the grave bearing Misato's name, but an unknown strength seem to grow within her, filling her with confidence.

"Well, we've made it this far on our own," she grinned, "and this time, we have Rei and Lilly on our side."

"Damn right you got us," Lilly said, "After all, differences aside, we make one hell of a team."

"A very odd one I might add," Rei said.

Misato stared at the trio in front of her, knowing how crazy the idea sound. It wouldn't make the remoteness senses to anyone else why mortals' enemies bind together…but Misato knew that they weren't enemies anymore.

They were allies.

"You've got your mother's guts that I'll I'm saying," Misato said to her, "but…I wouldn't have it any other way."

"So, we are going back to Japan?" Asuka asked.

"Yeah," Misato told her, "We're going back to Tokyo-3."

Asuka smiled and nodded.

"You know that means you'll have to go back to school right?"

The smile disappeared from Asuka's face.

"Great Misato, you've just ruined my good mood," she muttered.

Rei chuckled.

"But after three months away, I'll look forward to see the Stooges again…I can't believe I just said that,"

"I still don't get why you call them that," Rei said as the rest roared with laughter.

"Rei, have you ever turned on a television?" Lilly asked.

Rei shook her head, "Never saw the need for it."

"Good Lord…you're so old fashioned, emphasis on old."

"I'll kill you Lilly."

Just light hearted fun.

Jacques0 out.

R&R.