Author's notes:

Okay guys, this chap's just introductory and a little boring, so please bear with me.


Chapter 2: The Dream, Mischief and Blue

'…Will you give me salvation?'

'... PLEASE! PLEASE!...'

'Where must I go?...'

'I can't leave, not now… My-my children…'

The murmurs endlessly flowed through the atmosphere, some fearful, others full of aguish, and so many emotions unknown. The haze was thick, and a lone traveler walked slowly but surely, taking little to no notice of the murmurs. The traveler was a lone girl, with thick flowing black hair that went to mid way her back. Her hair was held back by a purple hair band and she had pitch-black eyes and fair skin.

She walked and walked, until the voices abruptly stopped and she seemingly had reached her goal.

The whole scene was dark; with the only thing without the girl was a large, mystical looking mirror with runes on its golden frame. She looked at it to see herself reflected back. She stared at herself for a few seconds before blinking. But when she opened her eyes, her reflection was replaced by a figure forged out of pure light wearing magnificent black robes.

The front of the robes held some characters that rippled like shadows, changing from one language to another. The ripples brought different letters or characters of languages the girl couldn't understand, but at last, some Japanese Kanji replaced the other letters, they read "Shinigami" and then came English letters that formed the word "Azreal".

'HACHOOOOO!' The girl sneezed and she fell down from the chair, spreading flour everywhere. She was resting her head on a messy kitchen table filled with ingredients for making cake, and at the far opposite corner rested an inexpertly made black-forest cake.

The girl sat up rubbing her eyes.

'Urgh… Note to self Helen, never attempt to cook something for the first time and master it in one night.' The girl named Helen said to herself while rubbing her head. She vaguely remembered her dream and was about to contemplate about how absurd it was when she spotted a digital clock sitting innocently on the kitchen-counter.

Her heart nearly stopped. 'OH NO! I'M LATE!' She yelped and dashed off to her room to freshen up and get dressed. She thundered down the stairs after getting ready to find her mother up and ready with a piece of toast and her lunchbox in her hand.

She took the toast and lunchbox saying, 'Thanks Okaa-san! You're the best!' And dashed away at break-neck speed; only pausing at the door to stuff the toast in her mouth while putting on her shoes. She dashed out of her house and was making decent time.

She turned a corner and found a boy with flowing golden brown hair, emerald eyes and olive skin tone wearing the Raimon uniform running full-pelt as well. She recognized him instantly as one of her best friends Adonis Heart, otherwise known as Addie.

'Hey! What're you late for?' Addie asked Helen as she caught up.

'Fell asleep on the kitchen table after finally baking that cake for Otou-san.' She said. 'What about you?'

'Late rehearsal for the upcoming school event, private though.' Addie answered, panting slightly.

'Last one to school is a rotten egg!' Helen chimed a little while later while smiling mischievously at Addie.

'You're on!' Addie said grinning. He knew very well that Helen was a very competitive person and loved competitions .So they looked determinedly forward and yelled at the same time.

'Legacy of Darkness!'

'Sonix Jet!'

Helen was covered with a swirl of darkness that burst into many ravens made out of fluid shadows and flew at full speed. Addie sped alongside her covered with a golden sonic shock-wave. They raced along, only slowing when turning corners.

They almost reached the school when they made a tricky swerve and turned a corner when…

WHAM!

They both collided painfully with a boy about their age and went crashing down on the road.

They got up groaning with pain. 'Are you alright?' Addie asked Helen.

'Yeah, fine, no real damage done.' She said rubbing her arm. 'Hey, are you okay?' Addie asked the boy they collided into.

The boy was pale, with short, silver-grey hair and purple eyes. He got up and was looking totally beside himself with rage. 'OKAY? I'M DAMN WELL NOT OKAY, WITH YOU TWO IMBECILES BULLDOZING ME FOR NO REASON!'

'What's with the attitude? He was just asking if you were hurt!' Helen said heatedly.

For some odd reason, he looked more enraged at the statement. 'I DON'T NEED ANYONE'S COMPASSION! I'M FINE BY MYSELF!' He yelled at them.

'WELL PEOPLE WON'T SHOW YOU COMPASSION IF YOU ACT LIKE A BIG FAT JERK! DIDN'T YOUR PARENTS TEACH YOU TO BE THANKFUL IF SOMEONE SHOWS YOU SYMPATHY?!' Helen yelled back.

At that the boy clenched his fists and looked like he was grinding his teeth, but also his eyes turned a violent red. Helen saw that and was a little startled, but she was still boiling with anger.

'NICE MAGIC TRICK! BUT THAT WON'T SCARE ME THAT EASILY!' She snapped at him and he raised his fists. She was fully ready for a fight when Addie shoved his wristwatch in front of her. Only a few minutes left.

'What's the matter little miss Boiling Tar, got scared?' He taunted as Helen and Addie turned away.

'Nothing. Unlike you we have things to do that actually matter.' Addie scoffed.

'And the name's Helen Bane, Bozo and this isn't over!' Helen called.

'I don't care what your name is, you're both gonna pay!' The boy said shaking his fist at both of them.

'Hmph… "Didn't your parents teach you?" Hah! Who needs them?' The boy thought as he skulked along the road kicking at a stone. He walked along the path, going to his home while his eyes steadily turned back to their original purple color. He was there to have a look at a new school he got himself admitted into.

But he then felt a familiar feeling of being followed. He closed his eyes, his anger steadily building. After a while he turned around suddenly and kicked the stone at the thing that was following him.

It was something that closely looked like a wolf-cub with an inky black coat and some streaks of red like blood along his mouth and neck. It caught the stone in its mouth like a puppy catching a ball thrown by his owner.

'Real clever' the boy scoffed. 'But stop following me! I don't have room for pets!'

The boy didn't know if it understood him or not, but the wolf-cub wagged its tail and went away.


'Natsumi-senpi'll skin us alive if we're late for soccer practice!' Helen said hysterically as they ran into the school ground. They went to the soccer field and skidded to a halt near the field where they usually met before practice. The whole team of Neo Raimon was gathered there, which consisted of the first year and second year students.

But what they saw was so appalling that they were left temporarily speechless.

The whole field was left in tatters. Craters and scorch-marks everywhere, some splashes of reddish brown that looked like dried blood.

'What happened here?' Helen asked her teammate Donatella Celeste, a second year student with long orange hair tied in a ponytail with chocolate brown eyes and pale skin. She usually had a big innocent smile on her face, but she looked positively faint with fear.

'No one really knows.' Answered Inara Rumie a.k.a Rin, a girl with long yellow hair with a bang that goes to her shoulder and bright red eyes. 'We arrived here and the field was like this. Natsumi-senpai went to report this and Hikari-senpai went to call the authorities.'

'It looks like someone was playing here with a wrecking ball and flamethrower.' Sukira Penelope, a usually cheerful girl with violet hair tied in two side buns, bright grey eyes and fair skin said while examining a particularly deep crater.

'Who on earth plays with a wrecking ball and flame thrower? You need your brain checked, Sugar.' Anissa Setsuna said bluntly. She had tan skin, blue eyes and black hair that went below her waist held back with some flowery hairpins.

Sugar pouted and said, 'That's not very nice!' But Setsuna didn't notice her; she was far too busy scribbling on her palm while analyzing the scene.

They talked urgently among themselves for a while when Hikari Natasha, a pretty girl with long curly golden hair, a long bang and two outward feathers, silvery blue eyes and a peachy skin tone approached them. She said, 'Natsumi-senpai told us to go to our classes. The police are coming.'

'But how did anyone get in here?' Helen asked her best friend. She just shook her head and said, 'No one knows, the gates were closed when Natsumi-senpai came, and it's not only here, some other places are messed-up like this place.'

'Really mysterious…' Namekaze Yuki, a quiet girl with electric pink hair in a bob around her chin, light-blue eyes and pale skin worriedly.

So with that, they all went to their homerooms for classes, though they had a lot of time before the classes started. (Curse Endou-senpai and his idea of early morning soccer practice for their juniors.)

But while they were leaving, Rin noticed a silhouette of a person from the corner of her eye. She turned around quickly to find that nothing was there.

'What's the matter Rin-chan?' Natasha asked her.

'Nothing, Senpai.' Rin said and started walking towards her homeroom.

'It couldn't be, she lives in Kyoto.' She told herself.

The students started to arrive, but they were all perplexed by the curious destruction of their school field and grounds. Before the bell rang, the whole school was talking of only the subject.

Helen was sitting at her usual seat beside the window, and she couldn't help but stare at the school field.

'Worried?' Natasha asked her. 'Yeah, who wouldn't be?' She replied.

'Don't be worried Nell-chan, the police are investigating and the culprit will be caught in no time.' Natasha said soothingly.

'Always the optimist. You're almost worse than Endou-senpai Nats-chan.' Helen told her while shaking her head. Natasha just smiled at her friend.

'OK class, settle down.' The teacher said after entering the classroom. They all stood up and bowed to him and he bowed back.

'Now, class, I want you to meet two new students who will be joining us today.' The teacher said to the class at large.

There was a murmur of interest as he instructed the new students to come in.

'Who could they be?' Donatella thought when the students came in. One was a boy with jet-black hair and small bangs on his forehead, azure eyes, tan skin and a cut on his jaw that went to his cheek. The other boy was the same boy who Addie and Helen bumped into.

'You!' Helen exclaimed and she heard someone exclaim something as well.

The first boy was looking at Donatella with a politely confused look. But the other boy was smirking quite mischievously.

'Ryuu?' Donatella asked again. But the boy shook his head and said politely, 'I'm sorry, but I don't know who you're talking about. My name is Minami Aoi, not Ryuu.'

'But-but…' Donatella said, a little unsure now.

'Please, class, if some of you know them, please catch up with them after class. Now, please introduce yourselves boys.' The teacher said.

'My name is Minami Aoi. It's a pleasure to meet you all.' Aoi started bowing in front of the class. 'I come from Kyoto and I used to study in Manyuuji.'

'He lived in Kyoto like Ryuu, but I remember that he was homeschooled.' Donatella thought, still thinking that the boy was her childhood friend Kamiya Ryuu.

'My name is Aranthe Shanto. I really hope we can be friends.' Shanto said, also bowing but still with his mischievous smirk. 'Please take your seats.' The teacher instructed.

They both took their seats. 'Just lovely.' Helen thought when Shanto sat down right beside her.


'Please come in.' The teacher instructed and In came a girl with peachy skin, ankle length black hair held in a loose plait with a purple ribbon and blood-amethyst colored eyes walked in.

'Mika-chan! How are you? It's been so long!' Rin exclaimed standing up from her seat. Like Aoi she looked politely confused and said, 'I'm really sorry, but you must be mistaken. My name is Minami Fuyuna, not Mika.'

Rin looked at her wide eyed and sat down, really embarrassed as the whole class was snickering. Fuyuna bowed and introduced herself.

'But she lived in Kyoto too! She looks the same as Mika, so why is she insisting that she's Minami Fuyuna?' Rin wondered.

So, the classes commenced, and two people still were wondering, 'What happened to my old friend?'

END


So what did you think?

Confused or frustrated? Don't be, all will be revealed in time, in due time (Muhahahaha!)

Anyway, I am sorry to say that OC submission and the story is put on temporary hold. My exams are coming, and my mom will kill me if I don't do well. So please don't mind. Everyone who's OCs didn't appear will come in the story soon so be patient.