Chapter 3

Disclaimer: I own none of the characters that appear in PoT. Perhaps, this story is from inspirations, from everywhere and anywhere, above and beyond.

A/N: I've made a grave mistake of using their surnames. I figured I would be using their given names instead since I have given them each official names. Sorry for the change!

It was no use. The child could not be found! Even Seiichi was feeling a little disheartened. He ordered the rest of the angels to care for the remaining ones while he decided to go on a baby hunt by himself. His friends or otherwise, lovers, were busy, as far as he knows and he couldn't really disturb them with matters of a single child, no matter how precious, the universe still needs to be run.

Somewhere slightly further from the Arc, a pair of silver wings floated in the air, seemingly to carry a little (naked) baby boy on tow! The little boy giggled and clapped his hands as he admired the sight of him being above ground, though he was floating at a meter above ground, but it was high enough to entertain this little boy. The wings took a small turn down into the grassland and not too far off a clicking sound could be heard. A pair of closed eyes was checking on the last pictures of summer of that year that he just took when he felt something amiss. Along the corridors down the road he spied a tiny shadow growing smaller that looked something like a pair of wings… A child perhaps? Syusuke, otherwise known as Raziel Seraphim of Mysteries, opened his cerulean eyes. He chuckled, for this is going to be interesting.

When the Seraphim of Death sweeps past you like a death plague, no angels dare breathe or move, bowing low to him as he flew past, they wondered what had happened to make him so upset; it's been a while since he threw such a fury for the Death Lord is often calm and cheery albeit a little scary. They shivered. It's not just 'a little' scary.

Seiichi stopped in his tracks for there were none left. It led to the Wilderness where many of the Celestial Creatures dwell. Some came to live with the angels as familiars. Normally specific angels with knack of Beasts would sometimes call a particular familiar to them, when in times of need would this trait be evoked. They would then have a Bond which they will maintain till the End of the angel's life.

Seiichi sighed; the Wilderness was wide and far. He decided to finish searching the Capitol, city and nearby towns before going into the Wilderness; it was his last hope.

"Seiichi!"

Seiichi turned as Syusuke descended from the skies with his short blue robes that came to rest slightly above his knees. He had a silver rope tied thrice around his blue robes and a single jade piece that hung from it. His brown hair was tied up in a high ponytail that came to rest at his shoulders while Seiichi's blue hair was half-tied in high ponytail, the rest cascading down until his hips.

Syusuke landed softly on the stone floors, running towards Seiichi with his camera hung over his shoulders, his lightning blue wings with gold trimming fluttering behind him. He wrapped his arms around Seiichi's neck and hugged him tightly.

"It's been a while," murmured Syusuke, "I've missed you. All of you." Syusuke had been away to deal with The Bermuda Triangle which was caused by sudden activity of devils in that area. Normally sending a Dominion to deal with it was protocol but rumors had that Leviadon, a Prince in the ranks of Demon, had a part to play. He headed the Dominion which was in charge of demon control and was recently back. The devils were gone and the activity of Leviadon was disrupted, but Leviadon was not gone, much to the upset of Syusuke but balance has to be upheld.

"I missed you too. We all did. Keigo was getting a little frumpy but Genichirou cheered him up, a little." Smiled Seiichi, as he touched nose to nose with Syusuke. They were about the same age, around 750 000 years old, give or take; Seraphs don't normally keep track of their age.

"Keigo, frumpy? Saa… Now that's a sight to behold." Syusuke hugged Seiichi a little tighter before letting him go, he wanted to show a picture to him.

"Syu? I'll have to leave you for a moment. I have to find a child." Seiichi said, a little unwillingly.

Syusuke opened his eyes, "I saw, for a moment. I had to take a picture to prove that I wasn't hallucinating. It really is a sight to behold! Look, Seii!"

Seiichi couldn't say no. The picture was a bundle of Celestial Creatures huddled together, as if to protect something, but they were all asleep and quite soundly too.

"Did I mention I saw a pair of floating wings?"

"Syu! Why didn't you say so?"

Syusuke giggled, he did like to play his own taste of fun. "Because I like to see a flustered Seii-kun!" He knows how much the children means to him. And he did put one and two together- a pair of floating wings and a flustered Seiichi could only mean a missing baby. But what interest him was the wandering of the baby, for it is unheard of for a child to fly off by itself after it is Hatched. Most stay within their globes after being born for the angels at the Arc to move them to the Haven.

Both angels lifted off to search for the child, where Syusuke had followed to, bringing Seiichi with him. When they had arrived, it was as the photo portrayed a huge sleepover party on the soft grass of the Wilderness, under The Great Oak Tree. Upon reaching further into the center of the sleepover, Seiichi finally found the child. The child had his hands on a Himalayan cat. As they pried him from the celestial cat, he murmured, "Ka… Pin…" Seiichi held the tiny angel in his arms as the cat flew up to place himself next to the child before continuing his sleep. The child lifted his arms, now wide awake and to the surprise of Seiichi, smacked him straight in the nose. He sniffed his nose and crunched it up before cuddling with his cat.

At that Syusuke snapped a photo and laughed, "Seiichi! Seems like the child adores you!"

"So it seems… So it seems…"