Asuka held onto the helicopter by one arm as they soared away from the burning wreckage. The thick smoke poked at her eyes, and her grip began to weaken from the smoke inhalation. She couldn't use her other arm to grab onto the helicopter's leg, for it held onto her companion, Kemono. The boy was much bigger and heavier than her. To only add more weight, that demon Maō gripped onto Kemono's leg with inense pressure. Kemono grunted from the pain brought to his already bleeding leg. From the helicopter, her sensei and senior, Kiriya and Daidoji.

"NO! I WILL NOT BE DENIED MY CONQUEST BY YOU HUMANS", Maō roared.

"Hang on Kemono", Asuka yelled, but also coughed.

Kemono watched through squinted eyes as the ninja fought to hang on. She couldn't stop coughing from the dense fire's ashes. Sudden flashes of memories went through Kemono's mind. All were focused on Asuka. From him first introducing himself to the Hanzo Ninja, to her giggling at how he slipped on a water pale and it ended up on his head, to the time he beat her at a game of poker, and as simply as when she grabbed his hand and joyfully pulled him to school so they wouldn't be late. Why was he remembering all of these things now?

They didn't match up with anything. These memories were happy, and peaceful. Looking at their situation, and what was happening, this was far from happy or peaceful. Then it struck him. If they didn't make it out of this, or if they didn't stop Maō here, there would be no more happy or peaceful times. Kemono tried to come up with a plan. However, he was never a great planner. With nothing left to try, Kemono put on a determined face as only one solution came to mind.

"Asuka, you gotta let me go", Kemono told her.

"What", Asuka asked. "NO!"

"Asuka, this is the only way we can make it out of this! Maō can't be allowed to escape", Kemono told her.

"Just hang on Kemono! We'll get you to safety", Asuka told Kemono. "We'll make it to safety, and we'll stop Maō together!"

Kemono knew deep down that she wouldn't last long enough for them to make it to safety. Her grip was already weakening, and Maō didn't show any signs of letting go. The boy looked to the demon at his feet. He gave Kemono that, "You Will Die", kinda look. As Kemono stared back at Asuka, she had that, "I Won't Give Up', kinda look.

"Asuka, you don't have to save me this time", He told Asuka.

"No, I have to", Said Asuka. "I promised myself that I would!"

"Asuka...You already did."

All reality seemed to decrease its speed to super slow motion. The spiraling of the helicopter propellers, the breezing wind, the jumbling smoke, it all slowed down as Asuka and Kemono locked eyes.

"You already saved me Asuka", Kemono told the kunoichi. "You gave me a home, you gave me friends, and you gave me love. That's more than I deserve Asuka."

Asuka began to well up with tears hearing Kemono spill out his entire heart to her. He grunted a bit as Maō's grip tightened around his leg.

"I never dreamed that I would meet a girl like you Asuka. It's like you were an angel sent down from heaven just for me", Kemono said as one tear shed from his eye. "But there are other people who need you more than me."

"No...Please don't...", Asuka pleaded, knowing very well what Kemono was going to do.

"Kemono continued, "There's other people who deserve you more than me. And you deserve someone better Asuka. You deserve an angel too. I would have liked that person to be me Asuka."

"Please...Don't Kemono...", Asuka sniffled.

"Don't cry Asuka, you know how reckless I am", Kemono tried to joke to ease up the agonizing sadness they both felt. "I'm all speed and no brain, I'm a hazard to your health. I'm not meant to be a ninja, or an angel. Just keep looking...You'll find your angel...Just...Just...Carry on my wayward."

In one swift moment, Kemono tossed himself from Asuka's grip. She scrambled to reach for him again, but Kemono was already out of her reach.

"NO I WILL NOT GO BACK TO THE UNDERWORLD", Maō protested.

All shouts from the demon king were ignored as both he and the boy fell back into the burning temple. Asuka watched, still in slow motion as they grew farther and farther from her reach.

"NOOOOO", Asuka shouted.

Without thinking, Asuka did the most stupid thing she could do. She let go of the helicopter. Just as she was about to throw her life out the window, a thick rope wrapped around her waist. The rope came from her senior Daidoji.

"What are you doing you fool", Daidoji shouted as her and Kiriya sensei pulled Asuka into the safety of the helicopter.

"KEMONO", She called as she watched him fall into the inferno.

Kemono, in his own vision, was saddened that he had to leave Asuka, but he was happy that Maō would be stopped, and happy that Asuka would be safe. With a small smile, and one last tear from the other eye, Kemono shaped his fingers and his thumbs into the form of a heart. He tapped it three times against the right side of his chest. Asuka didn't need a translator to know what he was telling her. That was the last she saw of Kemono before he disappeared into the flames, and the before tears completely flooded her eyes.

"KEMONOOOOO", Asuka shouted into the burning night.

Hello everyone, I know I said I wouldn't start on a new fic until I finished my Love Hina one, but I came across this anime and absolutely fell in love with it! for all of you that know Senran Kagura, I know what you're thinking! But let me explain! I didn't necessarily start liking it because of the pervertness, or the lack of clothes. I actually got into it because of the ninjas. In case I haven't mentioned it, or if you haven't picked up on it yet, to me ninjas, ARE FUCKING BADASS! If I was anything in a previous reincarnated life or something, I would have been a ninja. Anyways, back to the topic of Senran Kagura.

Besides the fact of them being ninja's, I adored how cheery and upbeat the characters are. Even if the story seemed kinda rushed, I ended up watching all the episode in just three days. When I went to good ol' fanfiction to see what there was to read, I was disappointed to see very few fics about Senran Kagura. And that's how I ended up here. For those of you that have read some of my previous fics, I write better with OCs involved. And I KNOW, an OC paired with a main character seems pretty cliché and unimaginative. However, I have big plans for them.

My sister, "AnimeBabe33.1", has recently got me into the Supernatural Fandom. I've only seen a few episodes and...It's Pretty Sad and Fucked Up...But That's What Makes It So Good! All you Supers know exactly what I'm talking about. It's one of those shows that hits you right in the feels. The reason I brought this up is to preview what kind of emotions you're gonna be feeling (Or at least what I'm aiming for), as you read some of these chapters. I know I didn't explain a lot, or write much in this prelude, but I hope I put enough to get some people interested.

If you're willing to stay for at least a few chapters, I know I can make my OC a likable character. Hopefully with my OC character, I can write something that involves both love, acceptance, hardship, and sadness. WHY?! CAUSE I'M JUST THAT DAMN EVIL...And because I'm watching Supernatural with my sister. I hope you all stay and watch as I write on. If you don't like this one, I hope that you read some of my other fics then. But more than anything, I encourage you to read my sister's Supernatural fic, "Love at the Hampton Inn Hotel". Take care everyone.