Tittle: Angel's Flight Chapter Eight: Of Hearts and Wings Rating: PG Author: Lady Hiko Email: ladyhiko@yahoo.com Random rantings: 1.You never truly loose your mind until you work here. 2. Death to all loud speakers! 3. Death to all icee machines! *** Chibi Hi *** really doesn't mean anything other than it's going back to the all knowing third person point of view, just like in the beginning of this story. `````````` The wind blew about her as she rushed into her first real day of work. Yesterday was a nightmare; they had her on a computer training for the up front registers for 3 hours and now she was going to work in the café. Their registers are completely different! What a total waste of time! So, stepping into the café in the odd little uniform of black slacks and white three-quarter sleeved top with 'suit' collar, Angela sighed. She really didn't like the prospect of work, not after that really long and well, boring, training stuff she had to do. She would rather be at home, typing on her computer perhaps. She would be on the net, speaking with her best friend in the world, Jamie. You don't know Jamie, now do you readers? Well first of all, to set things straight, Jamie is a girl. That's right, a girl. (AN: Sorry Mina.) She is roughly 16 years old, and oddly enough has blue hair. Yep, Michelle and Ami aren't the only ones people. What's odd about her hair, aside from the fact that it's naturally blue, is that its curled masses sweep wildly about, giving the impression of the hair of Medusa. She's tall, slender and of course, tends to look like Ami, but has silver eyes. Where do these people get their odd appearances? Who knows. She's currently living in America, Wisconsin to be exact. Now you're probably thinking, if Angela just arrived here, how'd she make a friend in America? Jamie was Angela's best friend growing up. During the time that she lived with Damion and Jarod, she had lived next door, and had accidentally stumbled into the house when Damion, Jarod, and Angela were trying to call entrance into the gates of time, sending her with them. Oops. This of course led her to figure out Angela was a sailor senshi, much to her envy, hence the screen name of S_Capricorn69. Ironic, huh? Well, eventually they had finally decided to head into the past, which would have the end result of changing the future. Now they couldn't leave Jamie there to rot and be melted into and away with the rest of the future, now could she? So she pulled a few favors with Damion and Jarod (*cough* cleaned the house for a month *cough*). After, Jamie was allowed to be taken along, but left in America for safety measures, and the fact that the only Japanese words she understood were Konnichi wa, Konnichi ha, Konban wa, moshi moshi, -chan, -san, -sama, baka, and Kami, didn't hurt either. So there she was, standing in front of the counter, staring at what she thought was her boss. Something seemed off though; she seemed too young to be manager. With a slight blush on her face, she reached over the counter and tapped the girl, emitting a small 'hi.' Finally gaining the girl's attention, which was named Katie, Angela continued, "Hi, I'm Angela." The girl didn't seem to know what Angela meant by that. "Angela Hopeno, your new worker." It seemed to click then. "Ooh," she said, drawling out the word as it took on new meaning, " that Angela...Hi, I'm Katie, I'll be your new assistant manager." "Assistant manager? I thought you were the manager, where is she?" "Sorry, she's on her day off, one of the few she has in fact. I understand you're a night worker. She sent you in at this odd hour (10 am, very odd shift by Little Caesars standards) so you wouldn't be taught bad habits by the night workers." "Okay..." "Here's your apron and cap, they'll also be a part of your uniform. We'll start with sheet outs, do you know what they are?" "No." "Then I'll show you." And that is how it went for the rest of the evening, the only hitch mainly being that instead of corn meal in the bottom of the pan like how it's supposed to be, she almost used hot peppers. That would be one mighty spicy pizza crust. Eep! And for once, no one attacked all week. Hmmm...I think that we might have a record here! Of course, school was a little awkward. I mean, with Ms. Ajax knowing what she was, and of course the thump on the other side of the wall was a little disturbing. At least this way, with Ms. Ajax knowing, she could at least get some new information on her father. The evenings with work went along unhitched, Angela meeting a new person every day. Kami how many people were there? She checked the schedule slip, 8 including herself. Jacob. Who's Jacob? Just then she heard a male voice outside. "Sorry I'm late." "Hi Jake, it's no problem. It's dead in here anyways," came the voice of Katie. "Eh, it'll pick up around 6." The guy replied. ~~~~Angela~~~~ Then he came around the corner. His eyes, oh how hypnotizing they were, giving me the feeling of being drawn into their chocolaty brown depths, dark chocolate brown depths... The evening was funner than I had in weeks, spent mostly talking about our families. Of course, I had make up some stuff about mine, without letting on to my other 'after school activities.' By the end of the evening he asked if he could come over, and hang out. We ended up in the basement, playing pool. He lost horribly. And then he kissed me. It felt, well, so hard to explain. It was brief, momentary, just him letting me know he liked me. But in that brief instant, I felt like I was burning, though it could have possibly been just my face, for I had a crimson blush after that. Afterward, he asked me out, and I said yes. He went home, and I headed straight to the computer, to email Jamie on what happened while it was still held fresh in my memory. It was entitled: JAMIE! PLEASE DEAR GOD, READ THIS! And it went like this: 'Jamie! I have the greatest news! I just met this coworker of mine, I mean, we've seen each other before, I think, but this is the first time we ever worked together...Anyhow, we were flirting a little bit *blushes*. His name is Jacob...Jake. We ended up trying to compete whose family was screwier. Don't worry, I didn't tell him about you-know-what. What's funny is that his grandma actually talks about weed, but that's beside the point. First of all, he asked if I wanted to hang out with him tonight, and at first I *ACTUALLY LAUGHED AT HIM!!!!!* I thought he was joking. I mean, he is the ONLY guy worker at Little Caesars, and I am a new employee...who'd want to hang out with me? After a while of joking, he goes to the assistant manager, I like her, she's funny. Then he asked me again if I wanted to hang out tonight, and watch a movie. And he said he was serious. I turned red and tried to joke it off, and after a while, I relented. He came over to my house after he got my number...which reminds me, I should really get his...anyhow...Kami he is hot!!! ... Te he... ^.^; ...got a little off the subject there, didn't I? Anyhow, there weren't any good movies on today, so we played pool instead. I lost once by the fault, and creamed him the second time. *BIG CHEESY GRIN * We talked a bit afterwards, and he was purposely trying to make me blush! Not that that's really hard, all he had to say that I was beautiful, and looked very beautiful when I blushed, and I would turn bright red. And of course you know me; I was embarrassed that I was blushing, so I turned even more crimson. He wanted to know about me, and tried asking a rhetorical question, "What would you do if a guy asked you out? Would you say yes or no? Or would you do it out of pity or be nice or if you liked the guy?" I, of course, wanted to know more at what he was getting at, so I said, "Like what do you mean?" His reply was, of course, " I mean if a guy like me asked you out, what would you say? Would you go out if you liked him, or just to be nice?" I said that I'd probably go out with them. We talked more about our pasts, and past relationships, and I did mention that I am normally not like this when I played pool. He asked me what I was normally like, and I said that I was normally guy bashing. His reply was akin to, "Oh, that makes me feel a whole lot better." Just joking, he was. Oye, I'm reversing sentences! o.O; Anywho, I mumbled whenever we were talking about past relationships that I was sweet sixteen and never been kissed and well... well...HE KISSED ME! We were sitting on the pool table, and he kissed me! Me! Angela! A hot guy kissed ME! And then he said, "Well that takes care of that problem." I blushed deeper, and again he told me how beautiful I looked when I blushed, and of course, to make me to blush harder, he said, "You're attracted to me." He did that with that smile of his, oye, I could melt...Hey! I can't help that he's irresistibly cute!! He was actually kind of in awe that I found him attractive. What could I say, I couldn't deny it, now could I? ... Te he! Umm...We did kiss a little more while in the basement, no tongue or anything mind you...te he...And then he asked me out. ... I said yes. Kami! I can't believe it! All of this happened in ONE day!!! Sigh...when he kisses my forehead, and even my nose, I just wanna melt...I can't help it! Sigh... That's all I'll say for now. Ja ne! ~ Angela I am sending a telepathic message...JAMIE...MUST...WRITE...ME...BACK...!' I couldn't help it. It was like he sucked me in. I just couldn't wait for tomorrow! I'd be working with him again! ***** Chibi hi ***** Life was simple for the next few weeks; Angela got up, went to school, came home, and went to work, where she and Jake would sneak kisses behind the walk in fridge in back. Not the best thing to do, but she couldn't help it. To her, life was bliss. No fighting, a great boyfriend, school was going well. Life was perfect. The senshi couldn't figure how they kept on missing her, but through some careful research, they figured out where Angela lived. (Actually they hunted down Melvin and got it from him.) So they went there every day, trying to catch her on a day off, confusing Damion and Jarod on their days off. When they couldn't find her, they would try to hack into the school's computers to find Anthony's home address, but the computer would always goof up and go haywire. Eventually, they did catch up to Angela. She was actually not at work, but at the bar of the Crown Arcade and didn't seem too happy about it. They were going to go by her, but their other missing suspect beat them to it. So considering that they needed observance, they hid in a nearby booth, hiding behind a row of games. ~~~~ Angela ~~~~ I don't have to work today, and I feel eyes peering at the back of my head. Who the heck is behind me? Eh, oh well, it doesn't matter. I've got nothing to hide. I can feel them. All five are there I can feel it. Funny that they'd hide behind a Sailor V game. A blond steps up in front of me, leaning down apparently to get a good lock at me. "Hmm...so, you're new around here, aren't you?" he asked. His voice sounded uncannily familiar. I looked up, Andrew. I've never seen him myself before, but knowing how much he was in the senshi's minds, it doesn't surprise me how easily I identified him, like as though I had seen him every day of my life. It's odd. Now that Damion's and Jarod's past forms have died, I now have their memories. What an odd life. But still, technically they shouldn't even exist. Why are they still here? I feel a new presence approach. Mother taught me well, very well in fact. I don't have to be within five feet to test their auras like how she still does now. Hmm...she's probably trying to test me now. I think I'd better move down the counter a couple of feet. As I went, that presence still followed me. It's strange. I feel as though I know it, but don't. Maybe Andrew's is interfering, for the presence is yuumei, semi-dark. Confusion, he heavily reeks of it. I know that presence isn't going to leave me alone. So from my new spot on the bar, I looked up at Andrew, forcing a convincingly natural smile and said, "Sorry about that. Yes, I am new here. Umm...mind doing me a favor?" "Like what?" he asked, almost flirty, although I pretty much know that he sees me only as a little sister, if he really believes me to be the age I look. "Can you get me a cup of coffee, some milk, and something vanilla?" "Sure," he said, wondering why I'd ask for something like that, but seeing it as being the time that it is, they don't have French vanilla coffee yet, and I just really need some right about now. Having that out of the way, I finally turned my head towards my follower, letting an exasperate, "What do you want," escape out of my mouth. It was Anthony, of all the people to see right now I had to see Anthony. I let out an agonizing groan. "Is something the matter?" he asked. "You look awful." That was the last thing I needed to hear right now, and it wasn't just because of how insulting that sounds. Though I know that he was being sincere, well, it's hard to explain. You see, for some odd reason I do sort of like him. He seems cute and sweet enough, but I just don't want him to see me like this. You know, I'm one of those people who have to make it look like they're in control all of the time, even if they're going crazy inside. Ask Darien, he could tell you about that. I think that too much of him still lingers in me. Although I wish I could say it was just that, I know it isn't so. My problem is Jake. I don't know what it is about him. He's become like a drug to me, something that drives me crazy at night that I feel I cannot do without. I feel as though I go crazy every waking hour after school I'm not with him, and I haven't had my dose of him today. Now for any crazed hentais out there, I'm going to set you straight right now. Jacob and I do nothing other than just kissing, nothing more than that, so please, get your mind out of the gutter. Now with Anthony here, those two feelings are clashing, and let's just say that my stomach isn't too happy about it. Where is Andrew with my coffee anyways? "I'm fine," I grunted to him, to finally answer his question. "You don't look it," he said, his face full of concern as he felt my sweaty forehead. Just then Andrew plopped my coffee, milk and a small bottle of vanilla extract in front of me. It was like Nirvana was calling to me as I saw it. Swiftly I mixed the ingredients together, probably giving a good impression of a madwoman in the process. "Are you alright?" came Andrew's question at my weird behavior, and probably feverish look. "Yes, yes, I'm fine." I swiftly replied, gulping down part of the contents. It seared its way down my throat, for it was still so hot, but I didn't care. With the heat came comfort. Immediately putting down the coffee, I proclaimed, "I'm fine." Now that that's done, on to next order of business. Without even looking behind me, I called over my shoulder, " I know you're behind me. You're behind V. machine number four. If you want to talk to me, get out from behind there, because this is really starting to annoy me Rei." Okay, so maybe, just maybe I sounded a bit harsh, but my nerves were on end, and it was so damn hot in there. I couldn't help it. I could now see them in the mirror, their stunned faces as they got out from behind the V. machine. "How'd you know it was us?" Serena asked, her face skewed in puzzlement. "Your odango was showing." "Nice going Meatball head!" Rei yelled. Sure, I lied. But I really didn't need to confirm any suspicions they probably had. Andrew, feeling how awkward this had got, stumbled off into the kitchen area as the girls came up. " So tell me, what do you want?" I asked, feeling as though I should at least amuse them. "Uh...uh..." Serena stuttered, like how she always does when she's caught. "We were wondering..." Lita began. "If you'd like to go shopping with us." Mina finished. Now here's the thing. No matter how down, no matter how tired I am, I always like to go shopping. Scratch that, I LOVE to go shopping. Food for the soul, that's what I say. Could I refuse an offer such as that? I think not. "Sure, I'll go!" I blurted out, sounding like I hadn't in years. Ami nudged Mina in the background. "Minnnnnaaa...Where are we going to go shopping?" "Oh that's easy. We'll just go to the Juuban Shore Side Mall." Nodding to the door, she nudged a "Come on," and started heading towards the door. Of course, I followed, leaving my money on the counter to pay Andrew. As I left, I caught out of the corner of my eye, Andrew and Anton eyeballing my cup. Then Andrew sniffing it to see if it were spiked. Funny, isn't it? I'm not drunk, just emotionally unstable, so to speak. ~~~~~ Have you ever heard the saying 'Shopping heals the soul'? Well, if you haven't, they should make it one. Let's just say that shopping lifted my pains away. ~~~~~ Serena ~~~~~ I just couldn't believe how that girl could shop, and they said that I was bad! "Where does she get all that money?" I asked, seeing how that credit card just ever so easily slid into another slider at another store. It was like as though it had no limit...I wonder where I could get one? "I don't see how this is possible! According to my calculations, if she keeps this rate up she'll have spent three thousand US dollars by the time we get to the end of the mall. Someone's gotta stop her!" Ami yelled over the loud beeping of the cashier. Thinking of the possible consequences of stepping between a rampaging teenager and her credit card, I swiftly stepped back. ... Hey! Don't look at me like that! I could loose an arm here! ... Does anyone have a spare yoma around here? ~~~ Mina ~~~ You've gotta be kidding me, right? Ami actually wants one of us to go in there?! Yeah right! Where's Diamond and his demented eye anyways? That would stop her in place! Seeing that I'm not going to take her on, I stepped back also. ~~~ Rei ~~~ Since having the psychic powers that I have, I predict that I will in fact loose a limb if I get between Angela and her shopping rampage, therefore I will step back. Maybe Ami or Lita will have better luck. ~~~ Ami ~~~ Cowards! Everyone's stepping back around me! They don't think I can do it, do they? They're nuts! I don't think even Mercury could get between her and that credit card! It's like taking on Serena when she's eating cheesecake with Mamoru-san! It's suicide! Sorry Lita, looks like you're the one left with the task. I take a step back. ~~~ Lita ~~~ Suddenly I feel all alone as the sound of the cash register echoes off the walls. I look around me. The people have dropped like flies! Chickens! You're leaving this up to me?! ... Well, I am the strongest of all of us...and if nothing else there is always Sailor Jupiter... Fine, I'll do it. With that set in mind, I stepped forward to do the daunting task of separating a woman from her credit card. Step back boys! There might be pieces of my flesh flying here! Slowly I crept up behind the *preoccupied* girl, hoping to pull off a sneak attack to avoid injury. My hand slunk up the counter, tip toeing to get to the credit card before she could swipe it again. Almost there... Damn! Just as my fingers were about that infernal piece of plastic she swiped it once again. I fell over in shock. Angela turned around, smiling saying, "All done!" If I weren't already on the ground, I would have fallen over again. Nearly stepping on me, she looked down and asked, "What are you doing on the floor?" "Nothing," I said, peeling myself off the floor, happy not to have lost a limb. Yes, I know I am a great and powerful senshi, but hormones do things to girls, and this girl's hormones have gone haywire! Walking over to the other girls, I heard Angela ask, " So, where to next?" Next?! There's a NEXT place?! You've got to be kidding! ~~~ Serena ~~~ Next, huh...hmmm...where SHOULD we go next? ... I know! Out to eat! That's ALWAYS a good idea! "How about we go out to EAT?" I proclaimed. Hey, I was getting hungry here. Even if I'm not shopping, shopping is still tiring work! "Hmmm.... I know! How about some pizza!" Mina yelled. "AAAck! Anything but that!" Angela yelled, drawing attention to us. "Minnna...She works at a pizza joint!" Rei yelled at Mina. "Sorry," she reprimanded. Dropping her head in defeat, Angela replied, "If pizza is what you guys want, that's what we'll eat." ````About the same time, throne room, Anthony```` Once again I was called to Alsessaly, well the Alsessalys, with the slimy serpent that they happened to call Jacob. Bending on one knee, I once again asked the rhetorical question, "What do you wish of me?" As if I didn't know, he either wanted to know my progress, or for me to do a task. Anyone with a few more brain cells than Jacob could figure that out. "I want to know your progress with the senshi," he asked, drawling out the words as if it were old business. Bingo! I was right on target! "No knew news, your majesty," I replied, waiting for a blow to the head, which was very plausible, but seeing as I was preoccupied with the matter of her and Jacob, and the fact that I didn't like it, I certainly couldn't get anything else done, now could I? "Very disappointing, I must say," he mumbled. "Now Jacob, we must do something about this Angela, she appears to be slipping out of your grasp." "What do you mean?!" Jacob cried in an outburst. "She's addicted to me like a drug!" "Ah, but you see, she is out with some friends and doesn't seem attached to you whatsoever," spoke the younger one in his usual drawl. "You must hurry up!" Yelled the older one, slamming his fist into his hand to punctuate it. "If you don't get her soon, you won't be able to control her ever again!" "Yes master," Jacob seethed, placing a fist over his heart as he bowed deeper. "I shall take care of it tomorrow at work to not arouse the senshi's suspicion." ~~~~ Rei ~~~~ It's strange, to be riding in the back of the car with her, this Angela. She's dropping us off at the temple, as asked, but we didn't tell her where it is. Hmmm... Closing my eyes while folding my hands in supplication, I began to chant inwardly, to try to seek into her soul. Slowly the world began to fade into black, as it always does, as I felt myself sinking in to her psyche. The first thing I was greeted with was warmth, incredible warmth, searing like the great fire itself. The areas around me felt red, crimson red as I let my psyche wander within hers. I have to find out about her. She's not who she claims she is, no one is, I can feel it. The darkness of her red, symbolizes lies, deceit, but something about it...a mission, purpose. Soon I came upon an unknown, almost like a door, as if she was trying to keep something hidden, maybe even from herself. The barrier, I guess you could call it that, was weak, as if she didn't think anyone was strong enough to get through it, or maybe just to stop it from getting to her in everyday life. It didn't take much energy to get through it. And upon blasting through it, I was greeted with flames, gargantuan flames engulfing the area and everything in it. And then it was like the door was slammed in my face, sending me flying out of the 'room'. I could hear her, no, feel her say, "I know what you're doing Rei and I wouldn't go there if I were you." And then I felt myself being forced from her psyche, thrown out of her mind. I awoke to find us at the temple; my head drooped on Lita's shoulder. "Are you alright Rei?" she asked. "Yes, I'm fine." I mumbled, stepping out of the car. I was in such a daze from being forced out of her mind, I didn't even notice as the black Le Baron convertible sped away. "Are you sure you're alright Rei?" Serena asked, staring at me questionably as I clutched my head. "I'll be fine. Just someone help me up the steps, okay?" I snapped back unintentionally. "Ok..." After being helped up by the girls, I was ready to speak. "So what did you find out, Rei?" Lita asked, already having known that I was inside Angela's head, considering mine had landed on her shoulder. When in contact with another, it's not hard to tell when one's psyche has left its body. I still shook as I spoke. It's energy draining to read two psyches in a day, let alone being kicked out of one! "Nothing. I couldn't find out anything, not on Angela, not on Anthony." "Are you sure?" she questioned while the others leaned in. "All I saw were flames, enormous flames. Their souls were confused, are confused, as if they were concealing something, something terrible, something irreparable. Anton's soul was shrouded dark flames, blue flames. It was so cold, but bright...So very confusing. And Angela's was warm, cluttered, like she wasn't entirely the only thing in there. Now don't get me wrong, she's not insane or anything, no multiple personalities, but it was like she didn't even know who she was. So confused, but she had something in there, an inner barrier. It was like she was blocking something, maybe even from herself. I broke that block and it was like being consumed by fire, hateful vengeful fire. Was this her past? I don't know. She booted me out, right out of her." "She booted you out? She booted YOU out?" Serena replied alarmingly. "That's impossible!" yelled Mina. "Not entirely," mumbled Ami. "You weren't the only one testing, Rei." "What did you find out?" I asked, thoroughly interested. "It's all confusing really. I couldn't get much either; my computer kept on getting jammed, kind of like what that new senshi did to it. But what I did get, however small, is that she and the senshi have similar energy, like as though she was or at least was related, to one of us. I couldn't figure out who though." "Related..." Lita began. "...To one of us?" Mina finished. "Could she be another one of Serena's? I mean, she does have blue eyes and black hair like Darien." Lita asked. "I don't think so, but..." Ami replied, but I wasn't listening. Something kept on flashing in my mind, those flames, like the sacred fire at my temple, bringing back memories about our first account, things that I hadn't even realized. >*>*>*>*>*> Flash >*>*>*>*>*>* "... considering your mother doesn't know of your existence yet. I don't know, do you think I should let her in on our little secret Miss Hino?" I thought I heard him say, not believing it. "Don't use that name!" I heard her bellow back at him... >>>> End Flash >>>> "Could she be related to me..." I questioned, asking myself more than anyone else.