Wanna Trade Wings?
Chapter 5: Build me, Savor me, Calm me
~Let's Build a Home in This Wasteland, and Call it Ours~
It had been a week since the battle between the Angels and the Demons had started. The week had been long for those who were fighting, but longer still for the odd couple in the secluded cave. They had slept through it, as they were both used to sleeping for days at a time. But the moment Dino was awake and glowing, Hibari, too, woke up. The two looked at each other briefly, then stood. "Morning, I guess," Hibari murmured. "... What's that?" he asked, indicating to the body in Dino's arms. Dino looked away.
"A demon found its way into the cave," he sighed. "I took care of it, though."
Hibari looked at the face of the bloodied form, and snickered, "Orgelt's been done in, huh?"
"You knew him?" Dino sighed.
"He served the brother of our messenger," Hibari said, waving Dino away. "He's nothing important to me."
"Ha! Thought he didn't seem like much," the angel laughed, dragging the body out of the cave. Hibari caught the feather that parted from the wing, and buried it in his cloak with the others, his eyes narrow.
"Do you lose feathers naturally, Dino?" he called. The angel glanced back at him as he tossed the body aside, then returned, looking confused.
"My feathers?" he repeated. "No way. My feathers represent the purity of my heart~. I only lost that one earlier because I had touched you... I doubt I could lose another. Come on, I mean, I'm an angel!" Hibari considered the fact that Dino hadn't noticed that he'd been frequently dropping feathers, and the demon grinned as he wondered whether Dino was going to become a fallen angel. That, to him, would be a splendid development.
"Purity, hm?" the demon hummed. "Y'don't say..."
Dino shrugged Hibari's comment off, and moved over to the inlet that they resided in, before starting to dig into the wall. "Kyoya, help me out with this," he said. The demon obediently walked over to him, and took a hold of his tonfas, before beating a large hole into the wall. "That good?" he asked. "What are you even trying to do?"
"Do you remember?" Dino murmured. "Humans would make homes. They wouldn't just live in a pile of sticks- they'd make houses from rubble. It's the one skill of theirs that truly impresses me."
"Same here," Hibari said. "But are you suggesting we... make something of this cave?"
"We could put in a little effort so that no one- no one at all- finds us," Dino offered. Hibari glanced back at the wall, and began to beat on it more roughly, eventually causing a small rockslide that revealed a nice, water-carved room on the other side. Hibari walked into it, awed at the sight. A small pool of water glistened a bright teal color, small creatures turning and flipping about within it. There were gashes in the roof- as if made by the claws of a giant machine, and as Hibari looked around the cave, he found that the walls were as smooth as silk. Immediately, the demon felt at home in the dimly lit room, and he sombered over to the pool of water, then sat down, and cupped his hands, picking some of it up. The water trickled down his pale arms, and although the cold temperature made Hibari shudder, he was refreshed by the cool element.
Dino watched the scene, intruiged by the demon's prowess. Watching each droplet of water as it streamed down the demon's arms, gleaming brightly as it refreshed the ravenette, oh, the sight was enticing. And as Hibari looked back at him with those steely gray eyes, Dino, too, was forced to shudder at the chill that shot up his spine. Dino walked up to his friend, and he sat down beside the demon, his lips turning up into a smile. "Water," he said, reaching out and touching his fingertip to the surface of the pool. Hibari nodded.
"What's inside it?" he asked, pointing to one of the shiny creatures inside the fluid. Dino chuckled, however, and Hibari quickly grew flushed. "What?" he protested. "I don't know what it is!"
"They're fish," Dino answered. "One of the only creatures left on this foresaken land."
"Mm," Hibari hummed. "But birds are still-"
"Birds?" Dino interrupted, incredulous. "Kyoya, you've seen a bird before?"
"Well, yeah," Hibari said. "My pet crow, Kurou, who used to be a skylark... and I once saw a macaw when I came to a jungle in my search for a fern for Lord Xanxus."
"Wow," Dino breathed. "I've never seen a bird in my life."
"Well that hardly makes sense," Hibari snickered. "Here... I'll show you."
The demon stood, and focused his energy as he summoned Kurou towards him, and soon, the crow emerged from a temporary portal on the ground and landed on his arm. Dino smiled, and applauded the appearance, his eyes sparkling with amazement. "Wow, it's beautiful, he said, walking closer. He reached out, and Kurou gave an annoyed caw, but settled as the angel stroked his back. Then, suddenly, to the shock of both immortals, the bird's feathers brightened until they were a beautiful tan, brown color. Even as it hopped down Hibari's arm and on to his fingertips, this color stayed, and the bird began to warble in a sweet melody, almost drawing tears to the demon's eyes.
Hibari could not believe that Dino's touch had reverted Kurou to his old self. But, being fond of this form of his bird, Hibari sat down on the ground, smiling. "I suppose I can't call you Kurou any more, huh, little guy?" he murmured. The skylark chirupped, and nuzzled into Hibari's hand, before flying to Dino's shoulder and tweeting sweetly.
"Hibari, Hibari!" the bird called to its master. The demon gave Dino the warmest smile he could ever give, and came in, then gave the angel a tight hug.
"Thank you so much," he whispered. "You're... you're an angel."
Dino blushed, and reached out, gently rubbing Hibari's back, and suprised by the lack of pain as he touched the being. "And you're a demon, Hibari."
"Sometimes...," Hibari began, uncertain. "Sometimes I wish I wasn't," he admitted at last. Dino reached out, and wrapped a hand around one of Hibari's horns, running his fingers down to the pointed tip. He could've sworn that they used to be longer. But, remembering the anger of Hibari when this was last pointed out, he didn't voice his opinion, and instead moved his hand down and felt along the thin wings, feeling each of the little nicks that had been created by their lack of fighting. It was then that Hibari, too, reached up, and cupped Dino's cheek. "Your skin is flawless," he commented. "I envy you." Dino just gave a small grunt to acknowledge Hibari's remark, and he allowed Hibari's clawed hand to trail up further. and Hibari looked longingly at the ring of bright light above Dino's head, then reached up, and he wrapped his hands around it, but, as the object was just light energy, he could not physically hold it. He leaned up, and his lips brushed against the halo, which caused Dino to gasp as the energy sent a wave of negativity and fear through his body. This was unacceptable. Dino shoved Hibari back, gasping as he reached up and touched his holy crown. The ring had dimmed slightly, but it was thankfully not gone. Hibari would not be allowed near it again, Dino thought with a trace of bitterness. "I'm sorry," the demon murmured, closing his cloak around his body and playing with a feather that had been stored within it.
"It's all right," Dino sighed. "But don't you ever kiss me again, hear me? To an angel, your lips are death. The kiss of a demon will shut my eyes forever."
Hibari was hurt. He had done his best to display his affection for the angel, and now he was being told that he couldn't do so because it was deadly? He wasn't pure evil, in his own mind. To him, any demon could redeem themselves and fall in love. Wait... Love? That wouldn't just take his demonhood away- that would, maybe, make him rise into an angel!
~I Didn't Think it Possible, but I Think I Might Fall For You~
Dino gazed at Hibari with his longing, caramel eyes, feeling a bit guilty. He hadn't realized that he could hurt a demon's feelings until he'd actually done so, and after the fact, he felt sorry. The words that he'd spoken were cruel- even demonic, and with that fact, Dino felt a feather part from the collection of purity that resided within his wings. Hibari snatched the feather into his hand, and Dino trembled, wondering how many feathers he'd lost without knowing it. Was he going to fall? The mere idea made the angel clutch his halo in astonishment and anxiety. Would he dare to fall for Hibari? No! It couldn't happen!
"Kyo-"
"Di-"
"-ya?"
"-no?"
The two paused, awkward. "You go first," Dino murmured. Hibari shook his head.
"You."
"... It was nothing," Dino sighed. "What is it?"
"... Nothing," Hibari answered. "Just... it was stupid."
"Same here," Dino replied. "... You know, I'm sorry, Kyoya... for yelling at you." The demon looked up. "I didn't mean to hurt you." Hibari shook his head.
"If my lips cause you pain," he breathed. "They will never touch your flesh again." A noticably large scale fell from Hibari's dragon-like wings, and the two continued to stare at each other with wistful eyes before they turned around to think to themselves.
Meanwhile, in the Earth's Atmosphere...
Belphegor flew up to Kikyo, grinning in a sinister manner. "Hey, Kikyo, I'm bored," he husked, holding his hands together as if mocking the angelic gesture of prayer. He then parted his hands, and between them came knives, held in suspension by wire. "Let's fight." Kikyo looked at Belphegor, sad that his supposed acquaintence would suggest such a thing. But, remembering the words of God, Kikyo flew back, and took a poisonous, purple flower from his cloak. As Bel through his knives, Kikyo threw the rose, and the two slaughtered each other, falling to the ground together as they drew their final breaths.
-End Chapter
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