Chapter 5: The Angel

Every time I think of this story, I wonder if it'll end up being too short or dragging on too long. My long chapters might make less chapters than I originally planned. I want at least 10, because I don't know how long this'll be. I know the result, but still working on the middle.

When I finish, someday (probably never) I'll do a rewrite. I was reading it over, and it needs rewriting.

So, Review time:

Scorpius: Yeah, I know I can write her name as one word (I do that with mine), but it just is weird for me. Otherwise, I would write Tianyi. I thought that her name was Luo for the longest time, though, because I read another fanfiction that called her Luo… Thank you for your feedback about the POVs, and I think I'll take up your idea. And sorry, no. WRONG! Tianyi is not the music witch, nope. Keep guessing! The hint is in her appearance. (I feel like that's a huge hint, but you can judge that.) And I don't judge about wikipedia reading, I do that too.

Anisademon: You're welcome, I take happiness in finding your reviews :). Spanish is your first language? Well, *laughs awkwardly* you can sort of tell from my cultural notes and the previous review I answered up there that my first language was Chinese. I spoke fluently for like the first half of my sad miserable life (lol), but then I started taking speech classes because my first grade teacher couldn't understand a word that came out of my mouth (my english was terrible) and now, I'm kind of terrible at it because English took over my life. And um *another awkward laugh*, spoiler alert, but characters are kind of, sort of, going to die… And a lot of characters are going to die for plot reasons… So sorry! Don't kill me! *hides behind corner* Please keep reading?

Guest: Aww, thanks~

Sorry for the long paragraphs I call answering reviews.

Mhm~ So. I think Rin and I will be able to survive. We have this great plan~

Me: Rin, you ready?

Rin: Uh, yeah. I think. Wait, no. Yep.

Me: *annoyed* Yes?

Rin: Yes.

Me: Good. Now in 3, 2, 1-

Len: *storms in on a crazy rampage*

Me: GO!

Me and Rin: *Throws every banana we can find at him*

Len: DIE- Oh, bananas. *sits down and begins eating*

Me and Rin: *high five*

Rin: Hell yeah-

Me: *shows her oranges*

Rin: *grabs oranges* Omnomnom.

Me: *sneaks away* YES! Road roller's all mine now!

Ciao~ Enjoy the story!

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A couple of months had passed. The number of witches had dwindled, but not by much.

Rin yawned. They were finally stopping for the night. The forest was dark, with the occasional sound of animals darting around. She was on guard duty and was desperately trying to stay alert.

She heard a rustle behind her and turned, expecting to see Len. Ten people were stationed around the large group at the moment, and Len was one of them.

It wasn't Len. It was Miku.

"Hello, Miku-sam-" With a stern gaze from the tealette, she corrected herself, "Miku-chan."

"Better." Miku smiled. She was wearing traditional witch clothes, no longer the princess gown. A black, loose dress with leggings, covered in a defensive spell. Her hair was in a ponytail, no longer the lush, long twintails that she had worn before.

Miku had also removed all her jewelry, except for a slightly glowing clear jewel seemingly embedded in the hollow of her throat. It had a slight gray tinge and was usually almost completely covered by her dress, which unlike the standard uniform, had a small turtleneck. "Miku-chan, what is that?" Rin's curiosity finally got the better of her. She had been wondering about it for a while. When Miku glanced at her in mild surprise, she quickly spoke. "I apologize for prying."

"No, it's fine." Miku smiled. She glanced down and ghosted her fingers over the jewel. "This is an Element jewel."

"Element jewel…?"

"Yes. Elementals only activate their power in an emotional time. For me, it was when my parents left me on the island. I was five. And they were just gone." She pressed against it, and it's glow grew stronger for a moment before returning back to its original glow. "I was devastated. And with that, I activated my power. Wind began swirling around me when I knelt on the floor. I remember M-miki," Her soft expression faltered, "I remember her gasping. She was about our age. She told me that my eyes turned gray and then the wind just rushed to the hollow of my throat. It was painful, like sharp needles were stabbing me. And then it was gone, and the next thing I knew, my maids were crying with joy and everyone was rejoicing from the Wind Elemental powers occurring again. This jewel represents me, my power." Her expression darkened. "Rin. I'll only tell you this, but you must keep it a secret."

"H-hai." Rin gulped, curious.

"This jewel is… a weak point. Elementals are hard to kill. We have strong magic and amazing regenerative ability. This," She whispered, pointing at the jewel, "is a foolproof way to kill a Elemental."

"Miku-chan." Rin shook her head, bemused. "Why are you telling me this?"

"I don't know either, Rin." Miku's expression was calm again when Rin looked back at her. "I just have this feeling. You have a lot of potential and you're trustworthy."

"I'm afraid you're wrong there, princess." Rin chuckled sarcastically. "I'm a hybrid." She removed her fingerless black gloves, flashing the birthmark to Miku. The broken heart.

"You're stereotyping yourself, Rin." Miku was undaunted. "Let me tell you this." She leaned in close. "The first of my magical line and bloodline were both hybrids." She whispered, before retreating back into the midst of the camp.

Rin blinked. "Magical line?" She muttered. "Elemental?" She gazed after Miku's disappearing figure. "And blood line? The first Royal?"

Rin continued to ponder before a quiet boo, scared her. She quietly clamped her mouth shut before turning around. She couldn't wake the whole camp.

"Len!" She hissed.

"It was too tempting." A voice laughed by her ear.

She spun around to face him, only to realize how close he was to her face. A rosy blush began to heat both of their cheeks as they stared at each other, sharing the same air.

"U-uh." Len stammered, beginning to back away.

"Oh, for Magia's sake am I tired of this. It's been months!" A louder but still quiet voice sounded behind Rin. She felt a push on her back, and she stumbled forward, crashing on top of Len.

And effectively sending them both to the ground, lips crashed together.

At the moment, their eyes were still wide, staring at each other. But Rin soon began to enjoy it, the feel of his hair tangled through her fingers, the taste of his lips. When she closed her eyes, he eventually began to relax, sneaking his arms around her waist.

Their heaven was interrupted by a light cough. They broke away, their faces burning. Rin rolled off of Len and they both stood up, facing their offender.

Neru stood there with a disgusted look, though seemingly happy for the first time since they set off. "I know I initiated it, but it's thoroughly revolting to watch you two eat each others' faces off."

Though Len's blush deepened, Rin retorted. "Yeah, it isn't so pleasing watching you and Rei do that too."

"Whatever. Rin, Len, you're off guard duty. Just make sure to get a room if you do that. Or a tent." Neru winked suggestively before she walked away.

Can someone please explain to me why I saw tomatoes with blond hair running around?

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Rin still wouldn't talk to Neru in the morning. Instead, when they gathered their equipment and marched on, she stayed extremely close to Len. Even Miku noticed this. During a break, Miku pulled her aside.

"So!" The princess' eyes sparkled mischievously. "What's going on between you and my otouto, Rin?"

"N-nothing." Rin shied away. Miku pouted.

"As the princess, I order you to tell me!"

"T-that's abusing your power, Miku-chan!"

"Anyway, I fully approve of him being your warlock!" The princess announced.

"Eh?!"

"If you tell me what happened!" Miku finished.

"But-"

"If you won't tell her, I will." Rei made his presence known, surprising the two witches who had been engulfed in their conversation. "Apparently, Neru told me that-"

"No!" Rin tried to run away, but Miku quickly created a wind barrier around her. "Miku-chan!"

"-your little friend and my best friend were making out while on guard duty." Rei finished with a smirk.

"THEY WHAT NOW?!" Miku squealed. Many of the others turned to her in surprise. She waved them away.

"Neru pushed me!" Rin whined, her voice muffled by the wind.

"But you could have just gotten off of him rather than making out!"

"..."

"Ha! Admit it Rinny, you like my brother!"

"What's with the nickname?!"

"Don't change the topic!"

As the two girls bantered back and forth, Len walked up to Rei. He glanced at them in confusion. "What's happening here?"

Rei ignored that question completely. "Do you like Rin?"

"Eh?!" His face was immediately a crimson color, taken aback.

"Knew it!" Neru emerged from the nearby bush triumphantly.

…

And for the next part of the walk, Len and Rin now avoided each other.

…

"The fog is getting thick." Miku commented, pushing her way past a thorny bush.

"Yeah." Rin, walking besides her, agreed.

"It's creepy." Neru shivered.

"It's just fog." Rei raised an eyebrow, naively.

"Nothing is just something in Magia, Rei." Miku replied darkly.

As if on cue, a witch named Cul rushed to them, almost crashing into Miku. She was one of the witches that Miku had sent to scout ahead. She dropped down on one knee as soon as Miku almost tripped over her. "I apologize for my recklessness, my lady. But there is something strange up front and the rest were captured."

"Bring me there." Miku ordered softly. The crowd followed as Cul led their princess through the forest. The fog got heavier, making it difficult to see anything except for the white that blinded them. The temperature was also rapidly decreasing, making it hard to breathe, almost as if they were ascending.

Cul stopped. "Look."

In front of them was a fluffy cloudy barrier. There was an open door from which light seemed to emit. A few feet in front of them, a ghostly girl with white wings stood. Long platinum blond hair cascaded down her back.

"So…" The girl spoke, her voice airy. "You were really witches. Huh. No sense in killing you now that I know we were supposed to protect you."

Is she what I think she is? Miku thought.

"Y-you're an angel." Miku breathed.

The girl snorted. "Of course, Princess of Witches. I never expected you to be dumb." She turned around. She wore a plain white dress and held a pale bunny close to her. She seemed young. The light colors that she wore emphasized her yellow eyes.

"So, witches-"

"Mayu!" A voice called. Miku vaguely saw Len freeze in the corner of her eye. "Mayu, what are you doing?" A young woman appeared from the light, looking similar to Len.

"Lenka-nee!" Even their names sounded similar. "Sorry…" Mayu now sounded innocent. "We have guests though."

"Oh!" Lenka brightened. "Witches! Drafted humans!" She scanned the crowd before freezing, her eyes wide in shock. "Len?!"

"L-lenka-" Len choked out.

She rushed forward and the two blonds met in an embrace. And Miku spotted Rin, turning away, her eyes downcast. Jealousy?

…

After entering the city, Miku let the Drafted wander the city. Soon, everyone had left, only leaving Rin, Len, Miku, and Lenka at the entrance.

"So," Len cleared his throat. "I'd like you two to meet Lenka-"

"Your old girlfriend?" Miku blurted bluntly. Rin flinched slightly.

Both blonds stared at her incredulously before leaping away from each other. Lenka's ghostly form shimmered slightly now that it was sunny in Heaven's City. "Eww, no! Gross! We're not incest!"

Rin immediately relaxed. Oh. This was his sister?

"So," Lenka coughed awkwardly in the silence. "I'm Kagamine Lenka. May I ask who these two are?" She asked, turning to her brother.

"Oh. Well, this is Miku-nee-"

"Nee?" Lenka raised an eyebrow.

"Right. She's my adoptive sister."

"I've been replaced?!" Lenka gasped dramatically.

"And, err, the Princess of Witches."

"Wh- Wait." Lenka stopped the drama. She turned her eyes to Miku. "If your adoptive sister is her Royal Highness," Rin stifled a laugh as Miku scoffed at the title. "Then that means… YOUR ADOPTIVE PARENTS ARE KING MIKUO AND QUEEN LILY?!"

"Um… yes?"

"Whoa." Lenka breathed. And suddenly, she completely switched moods. "And who is this? Not your other adoptive sister?"

"No, this is my um…"

"Aha! You finally got a girlfriend?!"

"T-that's not-"

"Denial…" Lenka sighed.

"I know, right?" Miku agreed.

Rin just stayed to the side trying to cover her blush. Though as Len was too speechless to say anything, she stepped forward. "Um… I'm Rin."

"Oh." Lenka turned serious. "Sorry 'bout that, Rin-chan. But my brother can be very stupid. And annoying. And-"

"Ok!" Len finally broke in, exasperated.

"And if he ever bothers you, just call me to beat him up." The angel finished.

"O-ok." Rin wasn't sure how to reply.

"So, what's your last name, Rin?" Lenka asked with a friendly tone. "I know that Miku-chan is a Hatsune."

"I… Um…"

"Hybrid." Miku hissed.

"Oh." Lenka shut up.

"So," Len tried to change the subject. Rin was grateful. "So what exactly are you, Lenka?"

"You don't know about Angels?" Lenka asked. When all three shook their heads, she sighed. "Alright. Let me explain."

"Angels are… People who had a goal in life that they never fulfilled. A good goal. We are created to protect the witches and humans. And destroy the evil. If we do good enough, we are reborn into a new life, and are given another chance to complete our goals. The elder Angels tell us that we are lucky. Angels are always former humans. We are given a chance to be a magical creature. Our counterparts, the Demons, are people such as… serial killers. Murderers. They are Demons who were given a chance to take out their anger. On us. We fight them for our goals. They fight us for the pleasure of killing. We represent the good and evil in this world. We... and the Demons... are currently the most feared creatures in West Magia."

"I…" Lenka stared down at her hands. "I don't know what my goal was. But I want to complete it."

"I see…" Len thought. "Then what about Mayu?" He wondered.

"Mayu…" Lenka smiled. "Is one of our best soldiers. She is one of the few who remembers her goal in life. She told me that in life, she just wanted a real family. She died very young. Her mom was dead from her birth and her father was abusive. So much so that this little girl at age ten kept an axe under her pillow. One day, her father killed her while beating her up. She was holding that little bunny. It was a gift that her mother wanted her to have. She was reaching out for the axe and then… he snapped her neck."

"Oh." Rin covered her mouth.

"Yeah… that's why I take care of her-"

"Lenka-nee!" Mayu came running. The little girl wore armor over her white dress and held a rapier. "We need to go! The Demons slaughtered about 100 witches to the east of here!"

"What?!" The Drafted exclaimed. Miku frantically asked. "Do you know who was there?!"

Mayu didn't even make a comeback. "A survivor who called herself the Witch of Leaves said that they belonged to groups led by two witches named Merli and IA?"

"No!" Rin gasped.

"Let's go." Lenka stood up.

Rin tugged on her sleeve. She rose, and fire blazed in contrast with her blue eyes. "We're coming with you."

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Wow. Mostly fluffy chapter. But informative. I finished this way earlier than expected.

Yay?

Anyway, this is way shorter than my huge one back there. And sorry, this one only focuses on Miku's group, but then again, they are the main characters.

I'll try to incorporate multiple groups next time.

My Angels make their appearance! Don't worry, Mayu has a significant role. Well, not really…

Read on to see!

Read and Review!

~Hana