Caress: Where the hell were you?!

Riuko: I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! My mom was writing grant reviews, y'know, a grant? Where someone submits what they've been doing with their research and what they've found? Well she had to write 9 reviews and she needed total concentration, so I couldn't get to the computer room. My poor mommy. *sniffles* She works so hard. My friend also asked me to post her story, Blood Alchemist on my user, so I had to get rid of grammatical errors, which with her stories, can take around a half hour. I also-

Caress: Will you shut up and get on with the story!

Riuko: LET ME HAVE MY RANT MOMENT! Anyways, I also had an idea for an Unwind fanfic. Man that was a good book. And I'm busy planning my sixteenth birthday party which will be the best freaking party of my freaking life! There's going to be swimming, movies, video games, and loads of chocolate and Pocky! Okay, now I'm done.

Train: Finally!

Riuko: Hey, I'm back aren't I! Now do the disclaimer.

Caress: Riuko doesn't own Black Cat.

Caress POV

When I finally found a secluded clearing in the forest, I collapsed against a tree and doubled over in pain. I just couldn't take it anymore. It hurt so much. Why'd it have to hurt so much just to spread some freaking wings?! I felt a warm liquid stream down my back. Damn. I thought I had a couple more hours until my back opened up. The truth was, the scars on my back weren't from that fire almost twenty-two years ago; they were from the wings I have to spread every freaking month!!! Damn it! Why'd grandmother have to be a freaking- my thoughts were cut of as the first bone burst out of my back, causing me to cry out in pain as my flesh tore open, then the second, just barely missing the tree. Then, a transformation took place amongst the swirling, bloodied feathers. I soon bore a long white dress decorated with roses and crimson ribbons. My long, blond hair was slightly caked with blood, and tears rolled down my cheeks from the pain. I wrapped my wings around myself and sobbed. I was an angel.

Train POV

When the princess and I came back without Caress, Sven seemed a little shocked. He was slightly more shocked by the fact that the princess and I had worked together to get information.

"Where's Caress?" Sven asked.

"Onee-san said she be back in a few days."

"A few days?!" The princess merely nodded. "Why didn't you stop her? She could be going off and getting in trouble again." Sven shook his head.

"She promised she'd be back in two or three days," replied Eve. Sven sighed again.

"So, which direction did she go?"

"Towards the forest," I replied. "Why?"

"Train, I think you were right. Caress has been acting different lately. Maybe this has to do with it." I nodded.

"Yeah, probably."

"Let's go after her."

"No." Sven and I both looked at the princess. Shocked.

"What?"

"No. Onee-san obviously doesn't want us to know what she's doing. She probably believes that what she's doing would alienate herself further or get us hurt."

"We should still-"

"No," said Sven. "Eve's right. Whatever it is, Caress wants to deal with it on her own. And we'll let her for now. For the sake of getting close to her so we can help her, we'll ignore it for now."

"Fine," I muttered.

Caress POV

"Why? Why does it have to hurt so much?" I groaned, as bloodied feathers continued to swirl around me and tears continued rolling down my cheeks. "And worst of all, why does my personality have to change? Grandma and mom were always aggressive."

"That's because you were supposed to take my place as an Angel of Love." Said my grandmother. "If it hadn't been for that demon, you would have."

"But if I had, I would've died a few years ago," I sobbed.

"Now mother, you're just making it worse." My mother scolded.

"Not my fault you went and got your body destroyed." My grandmother snapped.

"Mom!"

"Stop it! Just stop it!" I cried. "Why can't you two leave me alone?!" I pulled my wings in tighter.

"I'm sorry hon'. Please forgive us." I turned my head in the other direction, refusing to look my mother's spirit in the eye.

"Fine, be that way. Come on Aurora. She obviously doesn't want to talk." My mother sighed, but obeyed and allowed her spirit to be sucked back into my body along with her mother's. 'I hate being part angel.'

Riuko: Finally. Sorry it's short, but I haven't posted for soooo long and I really needed to get this chapter out. It plays a crucial part in the story…. That and I got writer's block.

Caress: Pffft. You think that's bad, try having-

Riuko: It is bad! Writer's block is what all authors fear the most. Except me. Spiders scare me more. Anyways, writer's block is the worst thing that can happen to an author!

Train: Geez, go on another rant why don't you.

Eve: R&R.

Riuko: And please read Blood Alchemist. Angsty really wants feedback.