HEY GUYS! Thankfully, I finally managed to get this chapter up. Apologies for the long wait, I was busy and even if I had time I was rather lazy so... sorry xD. I did suffer writer's block at some point and had no idea how to continue but, meh. Anyway, hope you guys enjoy!

~Angel's PoV~

I am walking in a large meadow. The lush green grass spreads into the distance where it meets the sparkly blue water of an ocean. There are colourful flowers everywhere in the meadow. The flowers give the entire place a sweet scent. The sky overhead is a sapphire blue, dotted with fluffy white clouds floating about. A brilliant peach-coloured sun hangs over the entire meadow. It is not like the annoying sun in Ariant, bright, relentless and the heat blistering. Instead, it's cool and not too bright. This is pure, unspoiled beauty.

'Where am I? Why am I here?' I ponder as I walk. I seem to be the only one in this picturesque place. I look at my pigtails and realize it isn't pink. How odd. Instead, it is brown. I also notice I am not wearing my dress-up suit, just plain normal clothing, like what the Nova citizens wear. Why am I not in my Angelic form? I seldom switch out of it. Eskalade normally demands I be in Angelic form all the time. As I walk, a name comes to mind. Tear. I am Tear now. Not Angelic Buster, but just Tear- the cursed Nova girl without magic. Yes, that's me. But why am I like this now?

I see a figure in the distance. It looks like a male and he seems to be gesturing to me, waving frantically. I assume he wants me to come over so I quicken my pace and run towards him. As I near him, I notice his features, light blue hair, a muscular build. Most notably, he has bright blue eyes. Ugh, I could stare into them for hours. Like me, he is wearing plain normal clothing.

When I am next to him, he talks. 'Hey Tear, I've been waiting for you.' Who is this man and how does he know my name? Then, he steps forward and he locks me in a tight embrace. I find myself hugging him back. Who is this man and why am I doing this? Instead of resisting this, I seem to enjoy every moment of this. He leans in to me and kisses me gently on the cheek. With a free hand, he strokes my hair and gives me a sweet smile. 'I'm here for you Tear, forever.' He whispers into my ear.

I am half in bliss, half in shock. Is this my future? Is he my future lover?

My thoughts begin clearing, and I realize this man has a name. this man's name is… is.. K-

*THWACK*

'ARGHHHHH MY HEAD!' I shout. I find myself lying on the floor of my bedroom. I instantly sit up and a sharp pain shoots through my head. It feels like I just cracked my skull. I must have been rolling about in my sleep and fallen off my bed while dreaming. Damn, why did it have to end? It was such a pleasant dream. I was walking around in a beautiful meadow and came upon a beautiful man. We were in an embrace and I was enjoying every bit of it. His name, well, K… K- ah damn, now I can't even remember the details of that dream! All I know is that I was enjoying it until I fell off. Oh well, all good things must come to an end. I sigh and pace around my room.

I look up at the clock. Meh, its 4.30am, still way too early. I hope I didn't wake up anybody when I shouted out loud. I'm not in the mood to go back to sleep so I quietly open my bedroom door and head out into Pantheon. A nice walk about in the wee hours would help me calm myself, I think. Plus, Eskalade's unusually jumpy and I should calm him too. 'I'm bored Angel! I wanna go out!' he whines. Oh well, might as well. I creep out of my room, careful not to make too much noise.

It's dark outside and the town is virtually empty. I walk past the Great Temple where that pervert Cartalion is standing guard. 'Hey cutie, where ya' going out at this hour? A pretty girl like you shouldn't be out so early, it ain't safe. How about you come in with me and I'll keep you safe, entertain you? Sounds like fun, don't you think?' he winks at me and tries to get close to me. I instantly step away.

'Uh, sounds cool, but um, I've got business to attend to. None of your concern. So uh, see you Cartalion!' I quickly jog away. The quicker I get away, the better. I probably just want some time alone, without any distractions or pesky monsters. I slowly pace around the outskirts of Pantheon. I try recalling memories of my dream. Damn! Why can't I remember? All I remember is that near-perfect man.

I sit down on the floor and gaze past the shield of Pantheon, into the night sky. A certain blue-haired man drifts into my thoughts. I feel my eyelids getting heavier…

'Hey Kyle, Veldie, will we be friends forever?'

'Ha ha, it's possible. Why do you ask Tear?' Velderoth says with a grin. He and Kyle are play-fighting with their swords. We are at the Heliseum Hideout and I am lazing around on the ground.

'Well, just wondering. You and Kyle are progressing into knights and sometimes I just think I'll be left behind, not being able to do anything. It's a really depressing thought.'

'Hey Tear, don't worry. Veldie and I will be here for you always, no matter what. We'll always be the Heliseum Force right?' Kyle puts his sword down and sits next to me, placing an arm around me. Comforting enough. When Velderoth is distracted by a pretty butterfly flying by, Kyle quickly leans in and gives me a quick kiss on the cheek.

'Kyle! Wha-?' I feel my face turn a bright shade of red. Kyle quickly places a finger to his lips. He smiles and continues his play-fight with Veldie, leaving me with a hand on my cheek and a rather red face.

That was my first… to put it, 'romantic encounter' with a boy…

~Kaiser's PoV~

Woah, is there somebody sleeping out on the floor in the middle of the forest? That lump on the floor looks too human to be a creature. Odd, for the past year or so I've walked around early in the morning every few days and there's never anybody out and about. Who could be here? I walk there and see the mystery person's identity. Well surprise surprise, it's Miss Angel, sleeping soundly. I kneel down next to her. 'Angel, wake up, wake up!~' She doesn't stir. Sigh.

Well, I guess I sould let her sleep. What's interesting is why she's out here though. She does have her own room to sleep in. I walk around here occasionally in the morning when I can't sleep and there never is anybody out at this hour. So it surprises me that she's out here sleeping. Bleh, whatever, she probably wants some time alone too.

I look at Angel. She looks so… peaceful when she sleeps. At this stage, she seems so… fragile, like a little child. So much like… Tear. I've said it again many times but she really does remind me of her, so much it's as if she IS her. But I know that's not possible.

~Angel's PoV~

The scene shifts. I am standing with Kaiser down a long hallway. It is cold and feels very grim.

'I've been waiting for you.' A voice echoes down the hallway. I hear footsteps slowly heading our direction from behind us. But when I turn around there is nobody. Out of fear, I grip Kaiser's hand and lean on his shoulder. He seems to have no response.

'How very touching indeed.' The voice is so near now, it seems like it's right behind us. Both of us instantly wheel around.

And then we saw him. No longer the same person as our childhood friend, now wielding a giant sword and behind him a huge army of specters crowding the hallway.

'Velderoth…' Kaiser whispers. 'So this is how it'll be?' he brandishes his sword.

I instantly jump forward to help him but to my horror, I find I am rooted to the spot. Velderoth seems to know what happened to me and laughs cruelly. 'Unh!' I scream as I struggle but I am still stuck to the spot. He slowly walks towards Kaiser

Without warning, Velderoth raises his sword and simply drives it through Kaiser. The silent scream never escapes me. With his last seconds of life, he turns to me with tearful eyes.

'Angel… why?'

I wake up screaming, jolting up from my position on the floor. The tears are streaming down my face freely. I feel a strong pair of arms grip me.

'Angel! Angel! It's alright! Don't cry!' Kaiser's there, shaking me. It's odd, seeing him like this when I'd just seen his cold lifeless body, stabbed by Velderoth. I am suddenly scared something bad will happen to him. That was the scariest thing I'd ever seen. Without hesitation, I plant my face in his chest and start sobbing.

'It's all fine Angel, don't worry' he whispers into my ear. He gently wraps his arms around me. I feel so weak now, as though… as though I am Tear again. The fear of losing Kyle is too immense. I don't know why I am feeling this but I don't want him to get hurt. I hold on to him tighter.

~Kaiser's PoV~

I gently loosen my grip. Angel isn't crying so much now. But I still find it weird how she suddenly is all emotional. I've never seen her like this, what could have brought it on? I would ask her but that might just be rude. Bleh, whatever. I'm curious and I ought to know, maybe I can make her feel better. For some reason, I feel uncomfortable seeing her so distressed.

'Hey Angel… are you fine now? So what's going on? If you don't want to tell me it's fine but I want to help you.'

There are still tears in Angel's eyes and she's still sniffling. Thankfully, not full-out sobbing like just now.

'Ky-K-Kaiser, I have something to tell you…' she breathes and gets a hold on herself. 'I-I'm really scared I'll lose y-you… I-I dreamt that I did and i-it's so distressing!' she hiccoughs and moves herself closer to me.

I'm shocked. I certainly didn't expect that. Do I really mean that much to her? I feel my breathing getting heavier.

If it was even possible, she leans even closer to me. One of her pink pigtails in my hand and I find subconsciously myself twirling it, almost playing with it.

'I-I like you a-a lot K-Kyle…'

I don't even register the fact that she addressed me by my personal name, much less wonder how she knows. I'm too absorbed by the situation.

Why am I doing this? Why am I not resisting against this?

She's so b…beautiful…

Her face is barely an inch from mine. I can see the teardrops clinging to her eyelashes.

She closes the distance between us and our lips meet…

For a moment I feel bliss. I forget about everything for a moment. All I register is that I am enjoying this and I don't want it to end.

But abruptly, it does.

~Angel's PoV~

I suddenly part from Kyle. I can't do this. No. I cannot.

'A-Angel?' he whispers. There is a hurt look in his eyes.

'I-I'm sorry Kaiser. I shouldn't have done that. Sorry for this.' I quickly turn and run as fast as I can. Kaiser doesn't chase me. He just stays in the same position.

Don't get attached. I can't do this. I cannot get attached to Kyle.

~Kaiser's PoV~

I watch Angel's retreating figure as she disappears into the distance. A small teardrop comes to my eye. For the first time in many years, I find myself sobbing quietly.

I really enjoyed that. I wanted it to last.

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