Kate sighed as she sat up in her bed. It had been about a week since she was diagnosed with amnesia. Her mother and father had accompanied her to therapy sessions in order to try and recall things she had forgotten. Of course, she knew things such as where she lived, who her parents were, what her favourite things were.
Heck, she had even found out who Keith was. But she still couldn't understand how and why she thought this boy, who was supposed to be dead, was so important to her. Maybe she had become one of those 'I-see-dead-people' people in the week before she was shot and maybe she saw him.
But somehow he felt more important than that. He was special in some weird kind of way. Keith…. He felt like someone she could relate to, someone she cared for, someone she was….. In love with.
Kate shook her head as she walked around Pueltown. Now she was just being ridiculous. In love? With someone who was dead? That must be something a mental patient thought, right? Maybe she really was mental.
Kate sighed, what was she supposed to do? She wanted to know why she could get this dead Keith off of her mind. Why couldn't she think of anything else? Unconsciously, the brunette had walked towards a large tree. It was the first place she had actually met Keith.
Kate stopped, looking at the tree in wonder. She knew the tree, she remembered it somehow. Something came to her mind, a person, a shadow more like, sitting in front of the tree, looking up at Kate in shock. There was no face on this shadow, but she knew it was a gentle shadow, nothing to be scared of.
Sighing, the brunette sat down in front of the tree. She pulled one knee to her chest and placed her arm over it, breathing deeply as she lifted her head to look to the sky. It was clear and sunny, partly cloudy as she scanned over them….. Almost as if…. She were expecting to see someone.
Finally, the brunette closed her eyes, suddenly feeling rather tired as the sun shone down upon her. Humming in content, Kate closed her eyes, leaned back on the tree and allowed sleep to overcome her.
From the shadows, Keith stood with his arms folded across his chest. It had only been a week since he and the others had become Angels of Darkness in Seren's army. They had been worked none stop and he had definitely bulked up. His muscles caused his black shirt to cling tightly to him, while his baggy trousers blew in the wind.
Don't get him wrong, the black was so much better from the white and honest, he enjoyed hell more than what he did with heaven. I mean, in heaven he never got to kill anyone for invading and trying to kill his friends, in hell it happened pretty much every other day.
Keith smiled. Sure he enjoyed hell, but he was still watching over Kate, trying his hardest to figure out how to change things and make things right again. He wished Seren hadn't taken her memories of him. He wished he could be human again and just hold the girl in his arms once more, perhaps it would get rid of his obsession with her.
The red head's smile slowly fell as he stood the red of the day just watching the girl as she laid beneath the tree. At one point he had even walked over to the tree, brushed her hair from her eyes and sat in the tree, looking down at her with a small smile on his face.
He left the tree, however, when he noticed someone watching the brunette. A shadow, hiding in the alleys, it was tracing Kate's sleeping figure with every single minute. His eyes narrowed as he tried to get a good look at the person, but Keith couldn't get too close without his presence being noticed.
Kate hummed slightly in her sleep as she dreamed of a boy with fiery red hair and white wings protruding from his back. He was smiling at her, holding his hand out as if to tell her to trust him and go with him.
If Kate could have, she knew she would have taken that hand. She would have taken the hand and quickly turned away all in the world that would try to convince to stay if only she could actually take that hand.
The brunette groaned in annoyance as she opened her eyes. The sun was starting to set and Kate wondered just how long she had been asleep for. With a sigh, Kate sat back up, hissing as she did so, her small pocket knife was digging into her leg as she slowly stood to her feet.
Kate huffed, she wanted to go home but something began drawing her towards the small church on the edge of town. Kate began walking, unaware of the two shadows that were following her, one sinister and one wanting to protect.
The brunette turned on her heel when she heard something topple over. Kate raised an eyebrow, looking around but seeing nothing as she did so. Keith stood in the shadows, his eyes going from Kate to the other shadow before going back to Kate.
When the brunette finally made it to the church, she walked inside to see two, oddly dressed people standing at the alter praying. Kate looked at them, eyes wide when she suddenly saw two pairs of large white wings sprout from their back.
With a silent squeak, Kate quickly rushed out of the church. Was she going crazy? Were angels real? If angels were real then didn't that mean demons were too? All these thoughts rushed about in Kate's head but one thought made its way to the front as Kate looked down in complete shock, eyes wide as she did so.
If angels were real that meant there was a large possibility she had met Keith!
Kate quickly rushed away from the church, to one of the nearby gardens. She huffed as she fell into one of the bed of flowers, their petals kicking up in the setting wind as she thumped onto the ground.
Seren looked up from one of the nearby trees she was sitting in. She did love human gardens, flowers especially, they were pretty and so delicate, almost like the souls she crushed in hell.
Shrugging her shoulders, Seren looked at where the source of all the petals came from and was surprised to see Kate laid in the middle of a bed of flowers. She held her hands over her face and was breathing heavily. Tears seemed to be pouring from her eyes as she did so.
Seren's eyes snapped to the shadows, she was surprised to see Keith following the brunette haired girl, but was even more shocked to see another shadow following the girl.
"They're real," Kate spoke as Seren tore her eyes from the shadows and quickly looked back at the girl. "All of them. Angels, demons…. Keith…. Why can't I remember?!" Kate yelled in anger as she hit the ground with her fists and punched the ground hard as she gritted her teeth.
Seren blinked in shock. She wasn't expecting the brunette to remember that angels and demons were real so quickly. With a small smile, Seren stood from her seat on the tree and spread her wings wide.
With a flash of black lightning, the black haired girl was gone from her spot on the tree. Kate screamed slightly as the black lightning flashed before her. She quickly sat up, eyes looking around desperately as she tried to locate the source, but found nothing.
"Seren," Keith chuckled as he shook his head slightly. He looked back up with a confused expression when a hum came from Kate. She was looking at a small black feather that seemed to have appeared from nowhere.
She stared at it for a moment before her hand reached out to it hesitantly. Something wanted her to pick the feather up, but another part of her knew there would be consequences and it scared her dearly as she slowly and delicately grasped the feather.
In a flash of black all of Kate's memories flooded back into her mind. Including an image of a black haired girl smiling at her before whispering an apology for having taken her memories.
Kate fell back on the ground once her memories returned, a large grin on her face as she remembered everything, she knew who Keith was and boy was she happy to have found that out.
"Thank you," Kate whispered as a small stray tear fell down her cheek as she stood to her feet. "I'll definitely see you one day, Keith, I promise," the brunette added as she smiled at the sky before standing to her feet.
"Finally," a voice came as Kate's eyes snapped wide open, looking at the person standing in front of her. Blue hair, matching eyes and a white coat. Kate knew this look all too well. "Finally, I found you," the man smirked as he looked at Kate.
"I-Ice," Kate whispered in shock as she looked at the man. Ice was her ex fiancé. They were to be wed, until he betrayed her and the Union. "What do you want, Ice?" the brunette asked in anger as she reached around, ready to pull out her pocket knife. She was told never to carry her gun the Union supplied in case something was to go wrong and the police found out.
"Just to send a message to the Union. I know they've been watching me," from the shadows Keith watched the exchange with an angered expression. He wanted to help her but without an order from Seren he couldn't do anything.
"Keith," a voice spoke up as Kellyn, Isaac, Rythmi and Seren appeared next to him. The red head turned to them in confusion as he looked them all over.
"What are you doing here?" Keith asked in worry.
"To stop you interfering with Kate's fate," Seren answered as she held her hand out. Black vines made their way from the ground as they wrapped around Keith and the group silently watched the exchange.
"What message?!" Kate asked, anger filling her body as she glared at the blue haired man. Ice didn't say a word as he pulled a gun from his back pocket. Kate's eyes widened immensely as she quickly pulled her knife out, she knew things were going to end badly.
It all happened so quickly. A loud bang had echoed around the area. Kate felt her left shoulder going numb as her blood ran cold. A small smile came onto her face as Keith's eyes widened in shock. Seren turned her head from the scene, she hated human violence, despite being a demon. Rythmi covered her mouth with her hands as Isaac and Kellyn closed their eyes.
"So, this is how it ends," Kate whispered to herself as she tenderly touched her shoulder. She looked at the sky and loudly called one red haired boy's name. Keith felt tears well in his eyes, he was unable to help the girl.
"This isn't meant to be," a calm voice spoke as Keith's eyes widened. A white haired angel had appeared behind Keith with another angel besides her.
"You aren't meant to die at this time," the second angel spoke as Kate smiled slightly. "We can help you," Kate shook her head at the offer and quickly unsheathed her pocket knife.
"Thank you, but I'm going to let everything take its course from here. If I'm to get rid of Ice, I do not care if I am to die. Thank you for your offer, but I would like to end this now," Kate answered as she looked at the angels. A small smile graced her face as she did so.
The two angels hesitated. The girl would go to hell if she were to die now instead of being taken to heaven, so they should-,
"I don't care where I end up. Heaven or Hell, either's fine for me," Kate stated as she brought the knife closer to her. The two angels sighed and nodded their heads as they quickly faded away. Kate finally felt her shoulder beginning to sting, she knew her time was limited.
In a flash, Kate had sprung from her spot in the field and was quickly in front of Ice. The blue haired man's eyes widened immensely as he looked down at his stomach. Kate had plunged her knife into it and had twisted as she smirked up at the man.
"If I'm going down, I'm taking you with me," Kate smirked as she fell forward onto the field of grass in front of her. With what little strength she had Kate rolled herself onto her back, looking up at the darkening sky as she did so.
Seren quickly released Keith from the vines as Rythmi and the others walked towards the still brunette girl. Keith fell to his knees a few feet away from her as he looked at her in shock.
Kate blinked a couple of times, tears filling her eyes as she smiled up at Rythmi and the others looking down at her, their black wings spreading wide as they did so. Seren folded her arms, leaning back on a vine she made appear before smiling down at the girl.
Kate recognised her as the girl who took her memories from her, but couldn't help smiling back at her. Keith forced himself to his feet as he slowly walked over to the girl, kneeling down next to her as he gripped her hand.
Kate looked at him, her smile widening slightly as she did so before sniffing a little, small stray tears falling from her eyes. Keith kept a tight grip on her hand as he held it to his cheek, feeling the girl's softness once more.
"Please, look after me," Kate smiled as she closed her eyes, looking at the red head. Rythmi gripped Isaac's hand as tears slowly filled her eyes. Kellyn smiled slightly at the two of them.
"Always," Keith whispered as he leaned down and gently planted a kiss on the brunette's paling lips before pulling away. To their surprise, Kate had left her body with a smile on its face as the brunette's soul slowly started to appear behind Keith, who stood to his feet and gripped her hand.
Seren sniffled slightly as she wiped her eyes.
"Are you crying?!" Kellyn asked in shock as the black haired girl shook her head.
"Of course not! There's just something in my eye!" Seren answered with a growled as she looked up before smiling widely. Kate giggled at the girl as Isaac slung his arm around her, bringing her into a hug before she picked him up with one of her vines and dragged him down into hell.
The group laughed as Kate was guided by Keith and his friends towards a large black portal. She followed him through it and was surprised to see a large mansion in the middle of, practically, nowhere. She turned to Keith with a confused look on her face.
"Welcome to Hell," Seren smiled as she walked away from the group, ready to kick Kellyn's ass.
"I swear I'll talk to you if I make it out of this alive!" said brunette yelled as he was thrown around by the vine. Isaac sweat dropped at the boy while Rythmi sighed, shaking her head.
Keith and Kate giggled slightly as Isaac and Rythmi walked to leave the two of them alone. Keith wrapped his arm around Kate's waist and began guiding her towards the building.
"You'll love it here," the red head smiled as Kate grinned up at him, planting a small kiss on his lips.
"I already do," she whispered as the two walked inside the large house. Ready to spend eternity together as they did so.
A week later on the news. It was annoyance that Katherine Jones had died in a fight against Almia's most wanted criminal. The Union and her family grieved for the girl a month later as Kate and Keith watched from a distance.
Kate smiled slightly as she looked at the funeral. Her little sister kept turning to look at the brunette, she knew her sister could see her and her sister was happy that Kate was finally happy.
And honestly, neither of them would have it any other way.
Especially Keith. He finally had the girl he wanted to spend eternity with, right next to him, right in his arms. Until the world ended.
And that's it guys. This story is now finished. Hope everyone enjoyed it, please review with your thoughts. I'm aware it's not one of my best stories but it was worth a shot and I had fun writing this.
Kate: For those still reading who haven't already please check out Pokemon Ranger Shadows of Almia and Distorted Mayhem.
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