rlm@0: Hey guys,
rlm@0: this is my first ever fan fic so I'd really appreciate feedback on it.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: It's based on the Angel/Dust manga by Aoi Nanase. It's currently being
rlm@0: serialised in the Newtype magazine and for indepth information on the
rlm@0: storyline, plot details, translations and images etc. check out my site at
rlm@0: http://www.asgard.gen.nz/anime/aoinanase/
rlm@0: The story is incomplete and I'll post it on the ML each time I complete a
rlm@0: chapter (if thats cool)
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: And here we go... please to be not dissing TOO much ^_^;
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Disclaimer:
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: This story is written in a parallel universe to the Angel/Dust story.
rlm@0: Characters and concepts remain intact but as Angel/Dust is, as yet, incomplete
rlm@0: (31.03.01) the events within this story may not follow the thread of the actual
rlm@0: manga.
rlm@0: This is a yuri fan fic… i.e. love/sex between two females. If you are against
rlm@0: such goings on, you have been warned. Please do not expect to find gratuitous
rlm@0: sex scenes; sex is only used within this story as an expression of love.
rlm@0: Characters, concepts and Angel/Dust are copyright to Aoi Nanase.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Composed to the sounds of Gatecrasher Wet.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Chapter 1
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Staring up at the sky Yuina sighed. It was a warm spring evening and the
rlm@0: darkening sky above already glittered with stars. All around, the city lights
rlm@0: were coming on and the dull roar of traffic and humanity seemed to be more
rlm@0: muted. Yuina noticed none of this. Lost in her own world, she slowly trudged
rlm@0: home. She was not looking forward to a night of sitting in her room, alone.
rlm@0: Listening to her aunt getting ready to go out, smiling and nodding to whatever
rlm@0: she said. Not wanting to get in the way.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: She always felt like she was in the way. Soon after her mother died, her father
rlm@0: had asked his sister to look after his daughter until she graduated from high
rlm@0: school. Yuina had always felt like she was in the way. Always felt that she was
rlm@0: causing people problems just by her very existence. Over time, trying to be
rlm@0: perfect and un-obtrusive had become part of her nature. She went through the
rlm@0: motions of life in a shell. She had cut herself off so much from life, she no
rlm@0: longer even sang.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Yuina used to love singing, and she sang very well indeed. Being able to play
rlm@0: the piano at an early age, Yuina had developed a strong music talent. It had
rlm@0: all shattered during middle school. Even though her talent was recognized
rlm@0: during a try out for the school choir, someone else got the lead role and
rlm@0: Yuina's confidence has deserted her.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Walking through a deserted playground Yuina saw a swing and went and sat on it.
rlm@0: Pushing herself, she gently rocked back and forth, staring up at the sky.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Little bird, why don't you sing for me?
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: There was a slight breeze blowing, and through it Yuina heard the whispered
rlm@0: words. Frowning she looked around, trying to find the speaker.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Sing. Please sing for me. Sing so I can be with you!
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Shaking her head Yuina muttered to herself "I'm hearing things."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: There was a soft laughter.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Sing for me.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "But I don't sing anymore!" Yuina replied, brushing away a lock of hair that
rlm@0: had escaped its bindings. Unsure and a little scared she whispered, "I can't
rlm@0: sing."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Oh but you can! I've heard you sing Yuina. Sing so beautifully that the heavens
rlm@0: have wept.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "You've heard me sing?" Again Yuina frowned. Standing up, she began pacing
rlm@0: around the playground, trying to find the source of the voice. The breeze had
rlm@0: picked up and leaves flew across the ground. Yuina's long hair waved out behind
rlm@0: her, slowly coming loose from the ribbon that that bound it up in a braid.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Yes I have. Through space and time have I heard you sing. Now please, sing for
rlm@0: me again.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Coming to a stop under a cherry tree Yuina gave up looking and shook her head.
rlm@0: She must be going mad to start hearing voices like this, but, then, she always
rlm@0: wondered whether she was mad. Nothing made sense in her life. No one wanted her
rlm@0: and she could never do things right. She must be mad!
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Laughing to herself Yuina said, "Okay, I'll sing."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: There was a soft sigh, whether it was the wind or the cherry tree above
rlm@0: creaking against the growing force of the wind Yuina did not care. Searching
rlm@0: for a song to sing, she noticed a cherry blossom floating past her. A song came
rlm@0: into her mind, and lifting her face up to the sky, she began to sing.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: At first her voice sounded rusty, off key from dis-use; but slowly it grew in
rlm@0: strength and clarity, musical words spilling from her lips as she sang with
rlm@0: pure joy about the coming of spring. The renewal of life to a barren, dead
rlm@0: world. The wind had grown and now blew with enough strength to whip off the
rlm@0: cherry blossoms from the tree and send them streaming around the singing girl,
rlm@0: who noticed none of it, too lost in the power of the song. Deep inside, Yuina
rlm@0: began waking up. The words of the song struck her. "I'm singing! I'm singing
rlm@0: again!"
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Yes you are Yuina! Thankyou! Thankyou!
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: There was a flash of blinding golden light and everything around her turned a
rlm@0: shade of gold too bright to behold. Then something fell from the sky. A
rlm@0: feather. Then another feather, and then more feathers until the sky swirled
rlm@0: with feathers and cherry blossoms. Gasping in delight Yuina stared up, arms
rlm@0: stretched out and slowly turning. Something large drifted down amongst the
rlm@0: feathers, and crying out Yuina watched as it fell to the ground near her feet.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "An angel!"
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: What else could it be? Female of form, long legs, slender hips, full bosom and
rlm@0: the longest pearly hair; the most arresting features were the huge white wings
rlm@0: attached to the figure. Although, this was a strange angel indeed for it wore
rlm@0: clothes quite alien to any depiction of an angel Yuina had ever seen before.
rlm@0: The wind died down and with it the wings disappeared. The ground around them
rlm@0: was covered with cherry blossoms and feathers; gulping, Yuina slowly approached
rlm@0: the inert figure, wondering what she was to do.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: She was saved from having to make a choice when a groan came from the figure.
rlm@0: Slowly the female sat up, wincing and looking around with a slightly dazed
rlm@0: expression.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Where..?" it whispered to itself, and at the same time Yuina haltingly asked
rlm@0: "Are… are you alright?"
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: The female looked at Yuina and then a slow smile formed on her lips. "Yuina!"
rlm@0: she whispered, the name breathed out with an almost sensual joy. Stepping back
rlm@0: Yuina replied, "Yes? How do you know me?" The female laughed and carefully
rlm@0: stood up, brushing off a cherry blossom from her arm. Stepping towards Yuina
rlm@0: she said "Thankyou for singing for me Yuina."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Blinking in shock, it slowly registered to Yuina that this female was the
rlm@0: source of the mysterious voice. "Who… who are you!"
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "I have no name… although… you may call me by my hierarchy code… Seraph," the
rlm@0: female replied, again taking another step closer to Yuina. Before Yuina could
rlm@0: say anything Seraph said, "Yuina, I need your help. Will you make contract with
rlm@0: me?"
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Contract? What sort of contract?" Yuina felt confused. Dazed by the beauty of
rlm@0: Seraph and by these strange events. "This contract…" Seraph whispered, and
rlm@0: before Yuina could do anything, Seraph placed her hands gently onto Yuina's
rlm@0: shoulders, bent her head, and kissed her.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Yuina stood still, unable to believe that she was being kissed, and by a female
rlm@0: no less! She couldn't move though. Couldn't break the kiss or protest in any
rlm@0: way. She was finding this kiss far too pleasurable. Seraph's full lips were
rlm@0: soft against hers, caressing her lips. When Yuina felt Seraph's tongue gently
rlm@0: stroke her bottom lip, she shivered. Seraph broke the kiss then, and all Yuina
rlm@0: could do was stare up at her beautiful face.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Stroking Yuina's cheek, Seraph smiled and whispered "We are one now."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Chapter 2.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0:     "Miss Akiho? It's time to wake up Miss Akiho," a voice called, and groaning
rlm@0: Akiho Kudou rolled over and opened her eyes. She saw her maid Okudzume staring
rlm@0: anxiously down at her. Groaning again Akiho said, "I'm going to sleep some
rlm@0: more, go away!" There was a silence. "But Miss Akiho, your father wants to see
rlm@0: you at breakfast."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Akiho sat up and cursed. "And I shouldn't keep dear daddy waiting should I?"
rlm@0: Swinging her legs off the bed, Akiho stretched and stared out the huge French
rlm@0: windows that lined one wall of her spacious bedroom. "Now Miss Akiho, you
rlm@0: shouldn't speak of your father like that," Okudzume admonished, laying out her
rlm@0: mistress' new school uniform. "I can talk about my father any way I please.
rlm@0: It's at least one grace I can allow myself!" Akiho said, bitterly hating how
rlm@0: much of her life was dictated by her father.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: All her life Akiho had done what her father had told her to do. Never wanting
rlm@0: to dis-please him in any way. Never wanting to lose his good opinion of her.
rlm@0: Always wanting to be the best for him. She had even given up her best friend
rlm@0: for him.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Akiho could remember the event well enough. It was when she was in middle
rlm@0: school. Her father had learned of the trials for the lead role in the choir and
rlm@0: wanted her to get it. He had know that her best friend would be trying out for
rlm@0: the position and her told her on the day of the trial "Don't let Hatori's
rlm@0: daughter win Akiho. You are a Kudou so don't let me down!"
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: When her best friend had been chosen for the lead role Akiho had been consumed
rlm@0: with envy. She had complained, saying that she, a Kudou was better! Knowing
rlm@0: that the school would not go against someone as powerful as her father, she had
rlm@0: been given the lead role.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: It had been an empty victory.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Oh Yuina, I wonder whether you can ever forgive me?" Akiho whispered,
rlm@0: remembering how at the time she had lorded her victory over her best friend;
rlm@0: while deep inside hating Yuina. She had known very well that Yuina was far
rlm@0: better in singing than she could ever be.
rlm@0: From that point on they had grown apart, and soon after Akiho had been
rlm@0: transferred to a private boarding school for the rich. Making her way to the
rlm@0: bathroom ensuite, Akiho wondered whether she would ever be given the chance to
rlm@0: make up for her mistake.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: An hour later, Akiho bowed to her father as she entered the breakfast room.
rlm@0: Sitting at the shokutaku, her knees bent beneath her, Akiho let a servant serve
rlm@0: her with an assortment of raw quail eggs, grilled fish, miso soup and rice.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Good morning Akiho, I trust you slept well?" her father asked. "Hai otousan,"
rlm@0: she murmured, taking up her chopsticks and delicately picking up a piece of
rlm@0: fish and placing it in her mouth. It tasted delicious, but to Akiho it was
rlm@0: another reminder of how her father's riches could control all aspects of her
rlm@0: life.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "I'm glad. Today is your first day at this new high school and I hope it goes
rlm@0: well for you." Rustling the papers he was reading, he put them down and looked
rlm@0: at his daughter. She was a petite creature, resembling her dead mother in
rlm@0: appearance. A good child most times, he was slightly disappointed that she had
rlm@0: not been born a male. Unfortunately her mother had died giving birth to her,
rlm@0: and being too busy to bother with finding another wife, he had given her care
rlm@0: over to nannies and governesses.
rlm@0: If she continued to be a dutiful daughter, he would make sure she married well.
rlm@0: Daughters were good for sealing deals through marriage, if anything.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Gently patting his mouth with a napkin, he said, "I have a gift for you Akiho."
rlm@0: The door opened and a woman walked in. Looking at her, Akiho felt very
rlm@0: self-conscious, the woman was extremely beautiful. Long straight black hair
rlm@0: reaching just past her knees and a svelte, neatly rounded figure dressed in a
rlm@0: fashionable suit. She walked to her father's side and bowed, before turning and
rlm@0: bowing to Akiho. "This, is Sahaku. I've arranged that she becomes your new
rlm@0: homeroom teacher at the school. Her ultimate task is to make your life easier.
rlm@0: Please listen to whatever she says."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: You really mean her job is to watch over me and make sure I don't do anything
rlm@0: that would harm the Kudou name Akiho thought, inwardly shaking with fury.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Her father then stood. Akiho immediately stood up and bowed. Pleased, he said
rlm@0: "This is your first day at school. Do well and don't disappoint me."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Half an hour later, her father's limo rolled to a stopped in front of her new
rlm@0: school. Waiting for the chauffer to open the door, Akiho stared at the
rlm@0: sprawling building and the groups of students making their way to classes. This
rlm@0: was the first time since middle school that she had been to a public school.
rlm@0: Although she wasn't exactly a snob, she felt she had nothing in common with
rlm@0: them. Being brought up in the lap of luxury, she had developed an appreciation
rlm@0: for the finer things in life. Even that didn't stop her from wishing she had
rlm@0: more friends, but most were intimidated by her father's wealth and standing.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: That was one of the many reasons why she loved having Yuina as a best friend.
rlm@0: Yuina had looked past the wealth and fame and seen her for who she was; smiling
rlm@0: to herself she realized that Yuina probably never saw the wealth at all. Yuina
rlm@0: had been a good friend, and she Akiho, had gone and ruined it all.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Life is a constant battle Miss Akiho, those who are ruthless succeed,"
rlm@0: murmured Sahaku, and with a start Akiho stared at the woman sitting next to her
rlm@0: in dismay. Sahaku smiled and answered her un-spoken question "Yes, I read
rlm@0: minds. More specifically, your mind."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "What? Why… how?" Akiho asked, confused. "We are connected Akiho. Connected in
rlm@0: a way that can only make the both of us stronger," Sahaku replied, sliding
rlm@0: closer to her, her skirt riding up her thighs. Reaching out with a slender
rlm@0: hand, Sahaku stroked Akiho's smooth cheek, black lacquered nails gently
rlm@0: scratching at each stroke. Held immobile by the rhythmic strokes and the
rlm@0: mesmerizing glitter in Sahaku's eyes, Akiho could only watch.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: She didn't feel afraid. She felt almost resigned to what was to come. Sahaku,
rlm@0: for all her subservient exterior, was turning out to be as controlling as her
rlm@0: father. By the looks of it, she had her father wrapped around her fingers and
rlm@0: no amount of complaint from Akiho would sway her father from his faith in the
rlm@0: woman. This realization was enough to make Akiho silently scream inside.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Yes connected Akiho. Together we will fulfill both our dreams," Sahaku
rlm@0: whispered. Capturing Akiho's face in her hands she knelt forward and nipped
rlm@0: Akiho's ear, before trailing soft kisses across her cheek, and then onto her
rlm@0: mouth. The kiss was a shock to the senses. Akiho could feel Sahaku inside of
rlm@0: her, inside her mind, learning everything there was to her. The invasion was
rlm@0: less disturbing in comparison to the surge of desire that coursed through her
rlm@0: at Sahaku's kiss!
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: She could hear Sahaku's laughter inside her head… no, not Sahaku. This
rlm@0: creature's name was Lucifer, a being from another world. Come to earth on a
rlm@0: mission, a mission that she was irrevocably involved in now no matter what.
rlm@0: "Submit to me Akiho! Become mine and I will give you everything you could
rlm@0: want!" The pressure, the desire to please, the pleasure of the kiss; it all
rlm@0: became too much for Akiho. With a groan, she gave way.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Chapter 3.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Seraph no! You can't come to school with me!" Yuina protested for the fourth
rlm@0: time, stopping and glaring at the woman. Cocking her head to the side slightly
rlm@0: Seraph said "But we made a contract. Now I have to be with you all the time."
rlm@0: Yuina groaned, "How am I going to explain your presence to my teachers?" "What
rlm@0: about your friends?" Seraph asked, and Yuina winced. "I have none." Looking at
rlm@0: her Seraph smiled and said "Alright. Just remember, if you need me, you must
rlm@0: invoke my key." Nodding, Yuina quoted it, having learned it by heart thanks to
rlm@0: Seraph constantly mentioning it. "There, see? I know it. Now go away!" Blowing
rlm@0: Yuina a kiss and winking, Seraph vanished into thin air.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Gaping, Yuina made a mental note to tell Seraph that she couldn't just vanish
rlm@0: like that, especially in public! Smiling at a shocked bystander who had
rlm@0: witnessed the scene she said, "Oh she does that all the time! She's a magician
rlm@0: ehe!" before beating a hasty retreat.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Taking a huge breath of relief, Yuina made her way to her homeroom. Seraph
rlm@0: really had stuck to her side after that kiss, so much so that she had woken up
rlm@0: this morning to find Seraph sleeping beside her. That, and the fact that Seraph
rlm@0: was virtually naked had caused Yuina to almost have a seizure. Blushing at the
rlm@0: memory, Yuina found her seat at the far corner of the class and sat down.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Seraph had hit sore point earlier about her lack of friends. After losing her
rlm@0: best friend in middle school, Yuina had stayed away from her classmates. Kept
rlm@0: to herself and never participated in any of the school activities. She had
rlm@0: never minded the lack of friends; but now with Seraph in her life, everything
rlm@0: seemed so much more different. Suddenly, life seemed worth living again.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: There was a stir, and looking up Yuina saw a beautiful woman enter the class.
rlm@0: "Hello. My name is Sahaku, I am to be your new homeroom teacher until Ms
rlm@0: Yamazaki, your old homeroom teacher is discharged from hospital," the woman
rlm@0: introduced herself. The class greeted her, and smiling she opened the door and
rlm@0: ushered a girl in. "Let me introduce you to a transfer student. This is Kudou
rlm@0: Akiho."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Staring at the new girl, something clicked and with a gasp Yuina cried
rlm@0: "Aki-chan?" Akiho glanced towards the girl sitting in the far corner, and felt
rlm@0: her world tilt. "Yuina!" Glancing between the two girls Sahaku softly asked,
rlm@0: "You know each other?" "Yes! This is Yui-chan. We were best friends at middle
rlm@0: school. May I sit next to her teacher?" Akiho asked, looking at Sahaku, her
rlm@0: eyes pleading. Nodding her ascent, Sahaku watched as Akiho tripped over to the
rlm@0: corner and sat at an empty desk, the two girls soon talking to each other. Eyes
rlm@0: narrowed, Sahaku called the class to order and began the lessons.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: At lunch break Akiho and Yuina found a quiet spot for themselves in the school
rlm@0: gardens.
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: "Oh Yuina I never imagined I would ever get to see you again!" Akiho smiled
rlm@0: happily, drinking in the girl's features. Yuina had grown so beautiful. Her
rlm@0: long pale blond hair reached just past her knees, her pale face dominated by
rlm@0: her huge violet eyes. As she spoke, Akiho was again entranced by the soft sweet
rlm@0: quality of her voice. "Do you still sing Yuina?"
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: She watched as a slow blush spread across Yuina's cheeks. "Not since recently
rlm@0: Akiho, but… but I was never as good as you." Akiho smiled to herself; Yuina was
rlm@0: still the same as ever; willing to let Akiho take credit for things she didn't
rlm@0: deserve. "No I'm not Yuina. You should have gotten the lead role in the choir."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Yuina's head shot up, surprised at what Akiho had just said. "It's true Yuina.
rlm@0: I envied you so much; you were so much better than me. I couldn't handle your
rlm@0: getting the role so I spoke to the teachers and they gave it to me because of
rlm@0: who my father is," Akiho sighed, looking away. "I felt so awful once I realized
rlm@0: how cruel and wrong I had been. I… I've been wanting to say sorry for so long."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: Smiling, Yuina sat next to Akiho and wrapped her arms around her friend and
rlm@0: hugged her. "Oh Akiho it doesn't matter anymore. I just hope we can be good
rlm@0: friends again, like before. I've missed you!" Surprised and pleased at the same
rlm@0: time, Akiho returned the hug and smiled. "I've missed you too Yuina."
rlm@0: 
rlm@0: From the shadows of nearby a tree, Lucifer watched, her hand clenched to the
rlm@0: trunk of the tree, slowly shredding it. Jealousy flooded through her; no one
rlm@0: could share Akiho's affection with her. They were hers and hers alone. Yuina
rlm@0: Hatori would bear close watching.