Fan Fiction ❯ The Sad Angels ❯ Our last hope...The Ashes Angel ( Chapter 5 )
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Chap 5. The Ashes Angel
Once we arrived there was a boy doing homework, with his earphones on, hearing music.
“Kairi, are you sure this is the home?” Suzaku asked me, suddenly Seryiuu grab the three of us and make us hide. Afterwards the kid took off his earphones and look around, and then he put them back again.
“We have to be careful” Seryiuu said softly.
“Don't exaggerate” I said and I walk away from him “he is just a kid”
“WHO ARE YOU?!” I strange voice yelled at my back
I look around to find the same boy stand up looking at me in shock.
“y-you can see me?” I asked already knowing the answer. He just nodded “oh, umm” I whisper under my breathe “this wasn't supposed to happen”
“Answer me!” The boy yelled.
“Well, I'm your guardian angel” I lied to him.
“And the who are those?” and the boy pointed to the rest of my angels
“They… they… are my trainers”, I said finally coming something to my mind
Seryiuu just said “tell the truth”
“WHAT TRUTH?! YOU WERE LYING!” the kid yelled I heard Suzaku say something of how Seryiuu always blew it.
Then we all witness as Seryiuu went close to the kid and grab his hand, of course the kid was about to faint.
“All of you leave, I need to talk to him” Seryiuu whispered to us
“Leave?” Ohkami said
“Just do what I say!” first time Seryiuu raised his voice
“But we can't leave” Suzaku said firmly
“Then I will”, he said grabbing the kid and extended his wings and took him flying
“Seryiuu you shouldn't do that!!!” I yelled as hard as I could
“What do we do now?” Suzaku asked
“Wait” Ohkami answer simply.
~*~*~*~*~POV Seryiuu~*~*~*~*~
This boy is so… strange; I can sense the sadness mixed with hate, but still what intrigue me is his soul, so pure, it is full of light. Why? If he has become one of the sad angels is because he was mend to die, because he's life… this is one of the hardest puzzles I ever had. Oh there is a good place to land.
“Why did you take me here?” he asked me calmly. I look at him; he is shaking.
“Are you cold?” I ask worrying, but why I worry? I don't know him…
“Yes, is really cold in here” he said shaking even more.
“come close to me I can heat you up” I don't know why I just say that, my mouth is betraying my own mind… he come close and seat right beside me, I cover him with my wings and he leans his head on my chest.
“I'm so tired” he just said as he closed his eyes.
“Of what?” I ask him tenderly, I have never been tender... what's going on with me?
“Of living” he simply stated. “But I can't give up… I'll keep trying”
“Why you keep trying?” I asked “is easier to let go…”
“Because there won't be anybody to take care of my little brother” he said opening his eyes again “I can't leave him… even if it hurts even breathing…”
“What happened to you?” I ask him hoping he will open to me
“Well, it's a long story...” he said and then sighted looking down and getting up from my chest.
I held him close” I know is hard... But it will help... to not finish like I did”
“What do you mean?” he look at me with his big, grey eyes … why is that his eyes make me feel so strange?
“I died… I suicide…” I mumble
“So you might now what I feel” he said with his eyes now fill with tears and he now seated in my lap leaning his head in my chest again, I still cover him with my wings and he started narrating…
“I was 6 years old when my mom gave birth to my little brother, dying at labor… my dad died months after. So my brother and I were totally alone… we went to live with an uncle but he died, in an accident when I was 7 … nobody wanted to take care of us because they thought my brother was cursed…”he stopped and I look down to see he was crying
“Its ok” I soothed him and clean up his tears...
“T-then we were sent to the orphanage” he said continuing “many people wanted to adopt me because I'm rather smart, but not my brother and I refused; I wasn't leaving without my brother.
Finally some businessman said he will adopt me and my brother if I won him in a chess game. Which I did.” He sighted and said under-his-breath “the biggest mistake ever…” he then looked at me and continue “he beated me…”
Just those 3 simple words made me sick; how he could stand that without letting go… he is so different. “I endure it for 5 years, he use to tell me that if I told anybody he would do the same to Ryou, my brother. Since I was smart enough I trick him. Somehow he gave his company to me. And he was destroyed... I thought I wouldn't suffer anymore… but I was wrong.”
“Life turn out to be rather lonely” I said knowing what he felt
“Yes, I wish to…” he looked at the sky “be able to turn into ashes and let the wind carry me away…”
“You know I don't know your name” I told him softly
“Oh, yes, my name is Zhane” he told me closing his eyes.
“Well, Zhane I have to tell you…” I grab his hand “you are one of us”
He open his eyes in shook “you mean I have to die?” he ask me scared
“Yes… but your dream will be accomplished; you will be able to fly away…” I said into his ear, softly.
“No!” he suddenly stand up “I won't leave Ryou after all we went trough!” and he looked away to a faraway bird flying alone… it was starting to darken
I stood there looking at him… he, is just like me… proud enough to hold on, but weak enough to wishing to leave, but I couldn't stand too long…
~*~*~*~POV Zhane~*~*~*~*~
Could it be so bad? ... But then Ryou… what I should do? Tears start numbing my eyes…
“We will figure this out, I promise…” the angel covered me with his wings and hug me “I know what you feel… you don't know what to do… and when I ask that same question I grabbed a knife and ended my life… but you…” he held me close, how does he know what I'm thinking.. I start sobbing bitterly I want to go… but I can't. I feel his hand whipping my tears away.
”Zhane is late I think we should go now” he said to me
“No… I want- to figure- this out -before seeing- the rest of the angels” I manage to say between sobs.
“Very well then…” he now holds my hand “tell me what you feel”
“I feel confuse”
“We can bring your brother with you but it has to be before midnight or we will have to leave… and I don't want to leave without you.”
“You mean my brother; can also become a sad angel?” I ask not believing in his words
“Yes, it is possible but he has to agree and you have to convince Kairi which is rather easy” he said looking to my eyes “now we have to go”
“Take me, then.” He carry me and lift me with him through the air, this is so beautiful… I close my eyes, so tired…
~*~*~*~*~POV Seryiuu~*~*~*~*~
I notice Zhane sleeping in my arms… he looks so peaceful… I really don't know if the gods will leave me to bring his brother too, but I won't leave without him… and I don't want him to be sad, he has suffered enough.
His house is forward, I shake Zhane up “Zhane, wake up, we already arrive”
He rubbed his eyes and we landed “come on, we have to tell the rest” I said and I gave him a little pat on his back.
~*~*~*~*~POV Kairi~*~*~*~*~
“Finally!!” I said at seeing Seryiuu and the boy enter the room.
The kid looked back to Seryiuu, who nodded.
“Umm… who is Kairi?” he asked shyly
“Me, why?” I answer back
“Well I talk with Seryiuu and if I have to go with you, I will... “Yes!! I'm so happy” I said interrupting, “let him finish Kairi!! Ohkami said.
“T-thank you…, umm as I was saying I will go with you, but there is a thing… my brother has to come with me” he said a little softer
“oh.. yeah, sure” I said not really hearing then I realized “WHAT?! You mean take your brother, as angel!
“Yes…” he answer
“But we can't do that, the gods won't like it!” I told him, and I saw astonish as Seryiuu put his hand the boy's shoulder and said “we can change the rules, don't we?” the boy looked at him and smile.
“No way!” Suzaku said” we are not disobeying the gods”
“Well, then I will refuse to be a sad angel” Seryiuu said defying “and you know I can”
“Are you willing to stop being an angel just for me?” the boy asked.
“I told you I'm not leaving without you” Seryiuu said and then smile at him as the boy came close to him.
“Seryiuu think on what you are saying!” Ohkami begged
“B-brother who are you talking to?” a pair of green eyes looked to the boy,
“To the angels, Ryou” the boy said kindly. “Really is there angels, in here?” the boy's eyes lighten “can I see them?”
“Yes, just remember what I taught you and close your eyes” the little boy did and then open them up again.
“Awesome!! There are four angels in the room!! You are so lucky”
“Ryou, would you like to become an Angel too?
“Really? Yes I want!!!” the little boy came close to his brother and hugged him.
“See, Kairi they can't be break apart, and if they don't come together, I will refuse to be a Sad angel.” Seryiuu said
“Very well then, have it your way they can come, but if the gods get angry it is your fault” I said losing all hope to make him understand.
“Zhane and Ryou welcome to the Sad Angels” Seryiuu said while kneeling to be in the height of little Ryou.
“You, Zhane will be called `The Ashes Angel' ” he said and two wings appear at Zhane's back and his clothes changed.
“And you Ryou will be…” Seryiuu started “the Fate Angel” his brother finish for Seryiuu, and wings appear over Ryou's back, so white they almost seem made of light.
And then the 6 of us were vanish into the middle world.
“Where are we?” Zhane asked frighten as he came close to Seryiuu
“in the middle world, little one” one of the gods answer
“Seryiuu, we have to talk of your actions” other god said.
At this moment both new angels were hugged to Seryiuu who held them with his wings. “if this is for a punishment, then I ought to do it…” Seryiuu said
“Punishment? Oh Seryiuu, dear we won't punish you, we want to congratulate because you surprise us” one god tell him
“We thought that this task was, either a failure or that probably Kairi would be the one who do it” other god continued “you changed destiny”
“well, then are we finally going to heaven?” Suzaku said
“yes, my angels now, you can” the God answer
and a beam of rainbow-colored light appear,”step in, my angels and you will go to heaven” one of the gods instructed
3 of us were around the beam and suddenly The God said “Seryiuu, come on, get to the beam, my child”
Seryiuu, who was sitting on the floor with the two new angels at his arms, said “I'm already in heaven” he said smiling. “this is all I ever wanted, a kid that understood what I felt and a beautiful, naïve soul full of light, there is nothing else I want” he smile and a tear of joy fall to Ryou's face. and Zhane also said “all I ever wanted was peace in my heart and now I have it,”
The rest of us climbed to the beam, and I saw the three of them being surrounded by a white beam… and that was the last time I saw them
And everyone got all they ever wanted.