Your Guardian Angel

Chapter 14
In The Calm before The Storm

He pulled away after a few seconds that was eternity for me and wiped his bloody hand on his pants as if he's done it all before. Rein had was in the process of discarding the body and I couldn't help but continuing to stare at Len. His features kept changing, this wings kept darkening, his eyes grew more vicious, his clothes melted into a black t-shirt and trousers. More and more into a demon. But, when I looked at Rein. He was the exactly color opposite of Len. His now visible wings were beautifully white and his shirt looked as if it belonged on one of those bleach commercials. Above Rein's head was a halo and above Len's...was a halo? Wasn't he suppost to have horns?

"Rin, feeling any better?" he asked, when he caught me staring.

"W-what are you?" I asked, confused and scared. Who wouldn't be in this situation?

"I'm Len Hatsune," he said, simpily. "And I am a devil."

"She can see your halo," Rein pointed out. "He's a fallen angel. Used to be your twin brother's best friend."

"R-Rinta's f-friend?" I asked, stuttering.

"Yeah," Len admitted. "L-kun was me."

"B-but..." I looked down. "L-kun was Rinta's imaginary friend."

"That's because at the time, only Rinta could see me," Len explained. "I was his guardian angel. But he's dead now so, now it's my job to protect you." My fists clenched.

"But why me?" I asked, a bit on the yelling-insane side.

"Because you were born without a guardian angel," Rein said. "You were suppost to be a still birth, yet you're alive. And who had to pay that price? Rinta." My heart could have stopped. Rinta? Paid a price? What?

"We were the sons of your dad's guardian angel," Len said. "So when your dad found out you were going to be dead from the start, he wanted both of you to live. He did the only thing he could do." Both their faces turned dark.

"Make a deal with our mother," Rein said, in a hushed voice. "The Queen of the Demons."

"That makes no sense!" I said. "Why would an angel fall in love with a devil?"

"Obviously, our mother had more power as a queen," Len said. "And she wanted at least either myself or Rein as a devil, so what was the best choice for an heir? Make a powerful hybrid." Still no sense!

"How does this fit in with me, though?" I asked. Tears started to well up in my eyes. No one was making any sense and I wanted answers!

"Your dad made a deal that if you were brought back to life, she'd half one of us become a devil prince," Rein said. "So Rin. You are devil born which is why you never had a guardian angel."

"O-okay...but my brother..." I said, quietly.

"He had to die for me to become a devil," Len said. "She knew from back then I had a crush on you and she used it against me. When she killed Rinta, she told me that there was nothing to keep me tied to you now. And as a normal little kid, I threw a tantrum and destroyed several angel buildings. I was casted out and became the devil prince. Rinta was assigned to the Cheriie's daughter and had nothing to do with you..."

"But...aren't angels forgiving?" I asked.

"Our mother threatened to kill off more people if they didn't reject one of us," Rein said. "Len was just the first to mess up." I understood now. It was all my fault... Rinta dying was all my fault.

"It's not your fault," Len said. I looked up at him and he looked away for a bit. "Sorry, I was just wondering what you were thinking..."

"W-wait...i-if Teto was a devil, then Lily..." I said, looking at the two of them.

"Lily?" Rein said, bitting his lip. "Lily is our mother's second hand man. She's been watching Len and I ever since she became the leader of the school." Len patted my head and took my ribbon, looking it over.

"G-give it back!" I commanded.

"Just hold this for now," he said, giving the ribbon back. He took an extra hair tie from his pocket and tied my hair back. "It's to confused them. Just relax."

"Len, if you're here then what about Rei?" Rein asked. "Wasn't he down there with you?"

"Meiko's helping him, but I don't know very much about that demon," Len admitted.

"Len, what's going on?" I asked.

"We're in the calm before the storm," he said. "Rein, pick her up and let's find Miki." Rein nodded and scooped me up bridal style and they started- no I'm not insane- flying. Through the halls. Okay, either I'm seriously going insane or something...but I know this isn't some kind of dream. It would have already woken me up. I looked behind Rein and saw the blood filled hall, the cold air sending shivers into my back. That's when the window cracked and a body was thrown into the wall.

"Rei!" I shrieked. His white, blood tinted feathers filled the hall. "Be careful!" Rei was struggling to stand up, but a plant root stuck into his heart and ripped him apart from the inside.

"Holy shit!" Len cursed. "Rein, hurry!"

"Catch her!" Rein yelled, throwing me foward; only a second before he felt to the same faith as Rei.

"REIN!" I shrieked. Len didn't stop, just kept running. "Len! What's happening? Rein! Oh my God!" Len groaned in pain and tripped, sending us crashing into the ground.

"Don't do that!" he hissed. "I'm a devil, damn it!"

"S-sorry!" I cried out, but it never reached his ears. He was struck from behind. "LEN!" I shrieked so loud, my throat was hurting. But, it was enough to knock me out.

This place...it's so cold... So cold it hurt... It felt as if I was encased in ice. I tried to move, but I couldn't. I tried to yell out, by I couldn't. This place...it was white. It was like a never ending room of white. It was so bright, I couldn't even see myself. It was as bad as being in complete darkness. I understood one thing, thought. I need to get out of this place. I tried to yell, but nothing came out. How was I gonna get out? I hate this place. So much, it scares me... What if I could never get out of here again? Before, this would probably heaven. Not moving, not seeing, not feeling. But...now... I want to go back. But why? Something is keeping me attached, but what?

"Rin!" My name echoed through the empty space. "Rin! Can you hear me?" Who is that? "Rin! Come here!" I looked around and watch the floor start to turn softer, a greener colo, until it turned into grass. Before long, I was sitting in a field of grass, the warm sun over me in the bright blue sky. "Rin! There you are!" I looked behind me and was instantly ambushed by a small boy. "I missed you! Why aren't you saying anything?" He smiled at me with his bright blue eyes and messy dark blonde hair.

"R-Rinta?" I asked. He nodded and hugged me tighter.

"Yeah!" he said, happily. "Do you like it here? This is my heaven." He sat back and picked a flower. "I grew up here." I looked at him closely and saw his features change until he looked fourteen like me.

"Wait, Rinta, this is heaven?" I asked.

"My heaven," he said.

"What am I doing here?" I asked, a bit scared. "Am I dead?"

"Sadly, nope," he responded. He stood up and picked me up bridal style. "But, I brought you here because I wanted to see you again. It's a good thing too because your soul was floating through limbo." He carried me for few minutes until a beautiful summer house appeared in the distance. "In here." He let me walk on my own and I went inside. The inside looked so familiar, so scary yet safe. "We used to live here, remember?"

"I-I don't," I said. "Not very much."

"Well, this was our summer home, love." I turned to the side and saw my parents. If I could cry, I would, but I couldn't.

"Mama! Daddy!" I called out, running to them. They greeted me with open arms and I felt so happy. I got to see them again... my beautiful mama... my strong willed daddy... my cute twin brother... But why? Why do I still feel like it isn't complete? As if this wasn't all what I wanted. Was this me being selfish?

"I'm so glad to see you again, love," Mama said, kissing my head. "And you're finally safe here, away from that devil." Devil. I pushed myself away.

"What did you say?" I asked.

"She said you were finally away from that devil," Daddy said, looking at me strangely.

"I never thought Len would fall like that," Rinta murmured. "Oh well." I glared at him. "What?"

"There's something wrong," I said, frowning. "I want to go now."

"No way, you just got here," Rinta said, pouting.

"Rinta, shut up," I hissed. "I WANT TO GO." He turned away and went up to his room, the loud lock on his door closing with a click. "Mama, Daddy can you get me out?" They frowned and shook their heads.

"We don't want you to go, Rin," Daddy said. "You belong here with us."

"I'm not dead, Daddy," I said, trying to control my mixed emotions. "I want to go."

"Then why don't you just follow me?" I turned around and the feeling of dark chocolate (which, btw, is my favorite kind) filled in the room. "I finally found you, Rin."

"Len!" I tried to run to him, but I crashed into a barrier, blocking me from him.

"Damn it," he cursed. "Should saw this coming..." I pounded on the barrier.

"Len," I cried. "Get me out of here!"

"I want you to sin as much as you possibly can," he told me. "Anything you can do, do it." He hissed a bit and turned around frequently. "Damn it, I don't know how much longer I can take of being in here..." I started to curse. I slapped my parents, I did everything I could. I wanted to escape from heaven.

"Bad girl," Len said, with a smile. He punched through the barrier and quickly yanked me out. "Let's get going." He held me bridal style and ran towards a well I hadn't seen before. "Hold on tight." He jumped through the hole and held me closer to him.

My eyes shot open and fresh air filled my lungs. Len's arms were still wrapped around me, but that's not what freaked me out. It was the fact we were in bed together. Naked. WHAT THE F- Len let out a groan. He released me from his arms and sat up. I felt my face flush when I saw him half naked. He looked around and it turns out, we wee in his room. Okay, back to the naked thing. WHAT THE HELL?

"L-Len?" I asked. He turned to me with a sleep, sexy face that made me flush even more. "WHY THE HELL ARE WE NAKED?" He coughed a bit and looked away.

"Well, the only way I could retrieve your soul was to connect with you," he said, embarrassed. "And by the way, you have a really sexy body." He winked at me and I didn't know whether to slap him or hide under the covers.

"You're such a perv!" I squeaked, pulling the covers over my head. He's just lucky I love him... He chuckled and kissed me through the sheet.

"One more thing," he said. "You might not be able to walk for a bit."

"NOT COOL LEN!" I shrieked. He laughed even harder and removed the sheets from my face.

"It's almost eleven at night," he said. "Do just wanna go back to sleep?"

"...something tells me neither of us are going to be sleeping tonight." He gave me a sexy smirk before he turned off the light and kissed me.