Angel vs. Demon

Extra Chapter #6 – She's the One (Kiseki's POV)

Author's Note:

Hello again~! Yeah, it's another A/N in the beginning, but I thought this chapter might be kinda confusing (because it's different from the rest of the Extra Chapters) so I just wanted to let you all know…

This chapter, in Kiseki's POV, is not another story from his past or anything like that. It actually takes place after Ame moves in with Moka, Kenta, and Kiseki. This chapter contains lots of romantic/lovey-dovey scenes; it's for all you people out there who demanded more AmexKiseki. Hopefully this'll satisfy you~ Alright, now that you know, you can continue on with the story! I'll talk to you again after you've finished reading this chapter. :)

- ACookieZ

Just like every other morning, I heard the insistent knocking on my bedroom door.

"Good morning, Master," the maid's voice greeted me from outside of my door. "Please wake up… All your friends are already awake and waiting for you!"

I grumbled and rolled over on my bed. She didn't need to remind me; it had almost been 4 years since Ame and Kenta first moved in with us. Kenta was finishing his studies at a nearby academy for animal-demons, and he seemed to be fitting in well and was fairly content.

Ame found something to do as well, even though I absolutely despised the idea of her being away from me for any length of time (even though I got to see her every day after her work and on the weekends). She had applied for and gotten a job as a teacher at a nearby school for young monsters, children from the ages of 6 to 14. Ame got along terrifically with her students, and the monsters at that school loved her. The children were all she would talk about, even when she arrived back home. My pride wouldn't let me admit it to her outright, but I was irked by the fact that I had to share my beloved Ame with so many other monsters (even if they were merely children).

As for myself, I had basically taken over a part of my father's estate and inherited the title of "Master of the House". And as the Master of the house, I was expected to get up bright and early to entertain my roommates and eat breakfast with them. I didn't really mind (since I got to see Ame every morning at breakfast), but as much as I wanted to get up and start the day off with seeing my adorable Ame's face, I really didn't feel like springing up just then. The maids ruined my morning mood completely… and – just to piss them off – I liked to lie in bed for a little longer than they told me to.

The knocking, however, persisted. It got increasingly louder and firmer.

"Please, Master, breakfast is almost ready!"

I closed my eyes, held my breath, and stayed silent. I knew they couldn't come in without my permission… it was against the house rules. And I could tell specifically – just from her voice – that the maid that was speaking to me that morning was one of the younger, more perverted maids. Thank God they didn't have to help me dress anymore. I was older, wiser, and more than capable of managing my own outfits. And, frankly, I was getting quite sick of the maids peeping at me while I changed.

This maid's name was Phoebe, if I recalled correctly. She wasn't one of the new maids; I had caught her on more than one occasion peeking at me from behind my changing curtains. Even though it happened so many years ago (back when I was still a teenager), I still decided to irritate her for a little longer, just to make things even between us.

Finally, I noticed that she had stopped knocking on my door. Another female voice spoke, much to my surprise.

"Here, Phoebe, let me. He can be so stubborn sometimes, I'm sorry."

My ears perked up. It was Ame speaking; she was outside my door!

"Are you sure, Miss Kanmuri?" Phoebe asked, her voice sounding funny. She almost made it sound like she didn't want Ame in my room. "The Master could still be sleeping…"

"Oh, he's not, trust me." Ame replied. I smiled; she knew me too well. Hmm, so she was going to come in and deal with me this morning? I could handle that. Maybe I could even have some fun with this…

Ame opened the door to my room without knocking, and I heard her gentle footsteps approaching my closet. She was humming as she rummaged through my clothes, probably picking out the ones she thought I might need today. She always checked the weather; I never did. That was one of the reasons why she always kept track of what I wore, in case the weather was bad or something. Had it been any other reason, I would never have allowed her anywhere near my clothes. It irritated me to the extreme when women (like the maids) decided on what I should wear. Ame was fine, though; she wasn't like most women. I waited till she arrived near my bed before I rolled over onto my back, groaning miserably.

"Oh, c'mon, Kiseki… don't be such a big baby." Ame chastised, smiling at me as she walked towards me with her arm full of my clothes. "Time to get up and have breakfast!"

I narrowed my eyes till I was squinting, and stared at her through the crack between my lids. "Uuugh, no, Ame. Don't come near me."

An expression of hurt flashed across her face briefly, and I felt slightly guilty. But it comforted me in an odd way, knocking that I had the power to be able to affect Ame like that. I knew that she truly did love me. We'd begun dating a few weeks after she'd arrived at my doorstep, and I had actually started enjoying my days more at this mansion (used-to-be-hell-hole); I'd been looking forward to each day with her.

I faked a cough and groaned. "I think I might be sick, Ame. You should probably leave; I don't want you catching it."

A look of understanding, then worry crossed her face. "Oh no, Kiseki! We've got to get it checked out. This isn't good…" She rushed up towards me, her arm still full of clothing, and attempted to feel my forehead for a fever.

Fighting a smile, I waited till the last possible second and – before she could even touch me – I sprung up and grabbed her. Ame let out a little shriek of surprise, and my clothes few everywhere onto the floor as she was forced to let go. I caught her in my arms and let both of us fall back onto my bed. I held this girl tightly against my chest so she wouldn't be able to escape; I held my arms encircled around her torso. She lay on top of me on the bed, peering up at me from beneath her long lashes while she tried to stifle her giggles.

"Kiseki!" she cried in mock-outrage, trying to sound stern and angry but failing miserably. "How could you lie to me like that? You aren't sick at all, are you?"

I grinned mischievously, kissing the top of her head. "I feel so much better now, actually. I think I might even go down for breakfast~"

Ame scowled at me adorably. "You made me drop all your clothes on the floor!"

"I could help you with your clothes, too," I grinned, wiggling my eyebrows at her suggestively. "They could go together with mine down there on the floor."

Ame shook her head and laughed, then pushed herself off of my chest. Her back faced the doorway, so she couldn't have noticed, but I saw the hateful, evil stares that Phoebe was giving Ame. I quickly got up and shielded Ame's unprotected back from the maid's murderous glares.

"Alright, I'll behave now, I promise." I said, both to appease the maid and my girlfriend. "I'll be right downstairs in a few minutes."

Ame nodded, and then looked up at me. Suddenly, before I could react, she brought my head down towards her and pecked me on the lips. Her cheeks were flushed pink as she rushed out of my room and down the stairs. I smiled as she left, and touched my lips where her kiss had lingered. I suddenly felt so grateful that it was Sunday… I'd have Ame all to myself for the entire day. She wouldn't be rushing off anywhere anytime soon…

The maid gave me one more wistful glance before departing. Sighing, I gathered my clothes off of the floor and changed, eager to head downstairs and dine with my friends and family.

"Took you long enough, Kiseki," Moka said as I sat down in my usual spot at the breakfast table. I brought a glass of tomato juice with me, and grabbed a few pieces of bacon to put on my plate from the middle of the table.

"Moka, what a surprise," I replied, sipping my juice. "It's so rare to see you here. Aren't you supposed to be managing your company or something? Where's Tsukune…? He should be doing that with you as well…"

Moka sighed, plopping down in her seat next to Ame's. Both girls sat across from me. "Tsukune's got business in the human world. It seems that a couple of monsters had been sighted near the shores of the beach… he's sent a crew there along with him to sort things out."

Tsukune and Moka were founders of an organization that implemented peace between humans and monsters. There were too many strange occurrences in the human world, and many of them were created by monsters. With nobody there to fix thigns, the monsters go on a rampage and the humans are terrified and baffled. Moka and Tsukune's organization helped keep the delicate balance between the monster world and the human world. We were maintaining the "golden scale", like the harbinger Apollo had once told us. Except now it didn't directly involve Ame and put her in danger, much to my relief.

"I seldom get to have a day off," Moka continued, biting into her toast, "so I'm gonna try to enjoy today as much as possible. You know, rest and relax for the entire day… I'd probably have to join Tsukune sometime tomorrow, though…"

I felt bad for Moka she was very busy, that was for sure, and today she thought that she was going to rest and relax. Too bad she didn't know what I had in plan for her…

"Well, I'm done with my breakfast," I announced suddenly, pushing my palte away and standing up. I looked across from me and saw that Ame was still busy chewing away at her egg omelette. Moka was finished, though, like I was. Perfect.

"You finish your breakfast, Ame," I told her, trying not to smile or sound suspicious. "Take your time. Moka nad I have something to discuss…"

"We do?" Moka asked at the same time that Ame said: "You do?"

I sighed and pulled Moka out of the dining room. I made sure we got far enough so our conversation wouldn't be within Ame's earshot.

"What is it, Kiseki?" Moka asked, looking curious. "It must be something pretty serious for you to hide it from Ame…"

"Hmm. Anyway, since you're so tired and worn out from work, I'm just assuming that you'll need plenty of rest indoors… right? So you should probably stay inside the house for the entire day." I smiled at her, trying to make my statement more of an offer and less of a command.

Moka raised her eyebrows. "What, you're not letting me leave our own house?"

"Don't worry, sis. You'll only have to stay inside till the late afternoon…. I have a job for you to do."

"A job!" Moka exclaimed. "As if I'm not busy enough…?"

I hardly ever begged for anything. But here I was, pleading with my own family member. "I just need you to babysit Ame for the day… please? Just make sure she stays inside – without following me – till dinnertime. You're free to go after then."

"Ame's not a kid anymore, Kiseki. Why do you need me to babysit her?"

"I'll be gone for most of the day," I whispered, clenching my hands nervously. Moka still didn't seem satisfied with my answer, so I sighed and decided to tell her the truth. I leaned down slightly towards her and whispered the real reason in her ear.

"Oh my gosh!" Moka gasped when I finished. "You're gonna – I can't believe this! Oh, just wait till everyone else hears about this… they're all gonna flip. Ame's going to be so shocked!"

I grinned at her sheepishly. "I know. It might not be the best time for it right now, but…"

Moka shook her head and slapped me on the shoulder. "No, no! Go for it. I'm assuming that you want me to keep it a secret for now?"

I smiled and nodded. I was looking forward to this… to Ame's reaction, really.

True to my word, I was out for most of the day. I came back briefly for lunch (mostly just to check up on Ame and to make sure that Moka was doing her job), and everything seemed to be okay. Moka was doing a fine job of distracting Ame… and Ame (being the dense, trusting person that she was) welcomed all the distractions and told me that she was overjoyed at spending so much time with Moka.

"Isn't it so nice of her to hang out with me on her rest day?" she'd told me, grinning at me from above our lunches. "She watched movies, talked, made snacks, and walked the dogs twice already!"

Ah, the dogs. That was another thing that Ame had brought into the household. She had a real passion for animals, as well as children. A few months after she's settled down, and we'd already adopted numerous pets. The maids and servants were always grumbling and complaining at how much fur and feathers there were everywhere. The scales and the slimy couldn't get out of their tanks, thank God, so the maids and servants didn't have to worry about them too much. Feeding all the animals was horrendous, though. I swear they ate more than we did.

I shook my head to clear it. I wasn't back home now; I was in town, in front of the area's largest, most expensive jewelry store. It sold mostly rings, and I was anxious to pick one out.

"Hello, sir," the monster behind the desk greeted me, smiling. "What can I do for you today?"

"I'm looking for an engagement ring," I declared. Just saying that had me so satisfied… Engagement ring. Engagement ring.

"Well, sir, we have a large variety over here," she said, gesturing to the right side of the shop. There were numerous displays, and tons and tons of different rings. I didn't even bother looking at them.

"I want something unique," I stated, "something that no one else would ever wear. It has to be a delicate balance between two elements… almost like it had been split in half, then reunited again."

To normal creatures, my statement must have sounded insane and utterly baffling. But the woman seemed to have understood. We were in the monster world, anyway; lots of strange requests were made here. I'd once heard of a guy who asked for a ring that had ogre fur on it… how disgusting.

"I've got the perfect one for you!" the woman cried, leaping up. She took a box out from underneath the display tables, and held it open for me to see. "The blue gemstone is sapphire; it is believed that it contains healing and soothing properties. The red gemstone is rare type of ruby. Pretty, isn't it? It's very tough and sturdy, not to mention glittery. The two white gems to either side of the two are diamonds, of the strongest, hardest quality! Look at its size, as well… it's hard to come by these days."

"It's perfect," I breathed.

In the monster world, we didn't judge a ring by karats or its worth; we usually evaluated it by its size, toughness and rarity. The bigger the ring, the harder the material and the rarer it was, the better the quality, as we saw it. It was much simpler than the human stuff that Ame tried to explain to me.

The blue and red gemstone was attached side-by-side, almost as if it was combined into one gemstone. The middle was shaded a purple color (probably due to the two gemstones overlapping each other in layers), and the diamonds looked indestructible. It was the perfect thing for Ame.

"I'll take it," I decided, grinning at the sales assistant. She looked very happy (probably because she just managed to sell a super-expensive item to a customer within the first few minutes), and spent the next few minutes wrapping it up for me and asking me questions.

"Is it for your girlfriend?" she inquired, smirking at me.

"She's not just a girlfriend," I told her, feeling slightly irritated. Everyone made it sound so easy, so simple: a girlfriend. Ame and I (along with all our other friends) had been through so much more together… it was an understatement to say that we merely "liked" each other.

"Really?" she asked.

"Really," I confirmed in a sure tone. "She's the one."

"Well, I'm happy for you, sir." She handed me the wrapped box. "Have a nice day!"

"Good day to you, as well," I replied before exiting the shop.

I grinned broadly as I headed home. Ame was going to freak out when she saw this! Taking a deep breath, I realized that I was going to freak out too. This was so uncomfortable for me; I seldom felt this way. Shaking my head in bemusement, I smiled again. Ame… she truly was the one for me.

"Kiseki! You're back!" Ame exclaimed joyfully as I opened the door. She flung herself at me and attempted to tackle me in a giant hug. I said "attempted", because I didn't feel any hurting pressure whatsoever… Ame was a lot more fragile and human-like without her powerful charms.

"What took you so long?" she asked, pouting up at me. I stifled a gasp. Ame was prettier than usual today; she had on accessories and makeup, and was dressed in a beautiful flowing pink dress.

"She was getting bored of me," Moka added, grinning at me from behind Ame. I gave her a look, and Moka returned with one that said that she hadn't given anything away. I breathed a sigh of relief, and took one of Ame's hands in my own. The ring was tucked safely inside of my jacket; I'd made sure of that.

"It's getting dark," I said, dragging Ame towards the back door. "We should eat dinner now."

"Wait, we're going out for dinner?" Ame asked, halting in her steps. She narrowed her eyes and turned to glare at Moka. "Was that why Moka insisted on playing dress-up with me? I was wondering why she was acting so strange… you guys were planning something behind my back, weren't you?"

I gulped nervously, and my breathing quickened. No, this was not how it was supposed to go. I didn't count on Moka preparing Ame for anything, and I was grateful that she had, but Ame was starting to become suspicious… that was definitely not good.

"Relax, Ame," Moka chirped quickly, glancing at me. "Kiseki called me beforehand – say, a couple of hours ago? – to tell me that you guys were going out to eat. I guess I forgot to tell you about that…" Moka shrugged her shoulders in apology.

"Thanks for the cover-up," I mouthed at her while Ame's back was turned. Moka winked at me, and gave me a thumbs-up.

"It's okay," Ame said, her suspicion gone. I laughed inwardly; this girl trusted me too much. "Let's go out to dinner!"

"Hold on," I murmured, pulling something out from my pockets. I spun Ame around, then tied a blindfold around her eyes.

"Hey, what's this?!" she complained, reaching up to her face.

"The, err, restaurant is a surprise." I said, smiling. Ame huffed, but allowed me to lead her out of the mansion and towards the designated area. She trusted me enough that she didn't even hold a hand out in front of her to feel her surroundings; both of her hands clutched mine tightly as I led her down cobble stairs and over dewy green grass.

"It doesn't feel right," she said, sounding slightly panicky. "Are you sure we're in the right place?"

"Positive," I answered, stopping her. "In fact, we're here."

In one smooth motion, I swept the blindfold off of Ame's eyes. I held my breath as she blinked and surveyed our surroundings. I'd spent an impressive amount of time looking for a place like this near our mansion… it was difficult to find somewhere near our house where Ame hadn't been already. This place, however, was secret. It was hidden from most monsters in this area; very few knew about it. The little hideout was even close to a small river! Both Ame and I could hear the water gurgling not too far from here.

The place was an abandoned garden/meadow of some sort. There was a canopy of curly green-leafed monster vines overhead, a sparkly fountain filled with flowing water in the very center, and countless flowers that bloomed all around (they smelled quite divine). There were even tall green hedges, small trees, and bushes that surrounded this area, so that it seemed enclosed and safe from intruders. I had hired a dozen or so monster workmen and gardeners to trim the greens and buff up up the garden before dinner; it had taken them merely a couple of hours to get it done and have it ready. Now, everything looked immaculate and perfect.

After the gardeners left, I had gotten more workmen to come and place a round table and comfortable chairs in the garden, and redecorate everything. They had draped a tablecloth over the table, set up bright little fairy-lights that intertwined in the canopy, and basically polished up the whole place. After that, I'd hired a few chefs and cooks to prepare a delicious, gourmet meal for us, right here on the table in the garden. I just hoped that Ame liked everything.

"Oh – wow, Kiseki…" Ame gasped. I saw her eyes turning watery as she covered her mouth with her hands. "This… is this for us?"

"For you," I gently corrected, squeezing her shoulders. "I wanted tonight to be something special. I thought you might like this."

"Like it?" Ame cried, laughing. "No, Kiseki, I love it. Thank you – thank you so much. I just can't believe this… nobody's ever been this thoughtful towards me."

I resisted the urge to shake my head in disbelief. Her last sentence should have been my line… she was the most important person in my life right now.

I gently steered her towards the center of our garden, near the table full of food and the fountain. Ame didn't sit down to eat right away, though… instead, she turned around and hugged me tightly, burying her face in the crook of my neck. I wordlessly hugged her back. We just embraced for a couple of minutes, simply drinking in each other's company and all the noises and smells around us. The gurgling of the water, the chirping of some night creatures, and the tinkling of fairy bells seemed to come together like music; it formulated a brilliant, soothing, romantic song for us.

I inhaled a deep breath. It was now or never.

I gently untangled myself from Ame. Her bemused eyes rose to meet mine as I pushed her slightly away from me. I'd always hated how awkwardly long it took an average man to get a ring out and get down on his knee; his woman would've already known what he was about to do once he'd reached into his coat pocket, if she hadn't already guessed beforehand… So, in one swift motion, I did both. Before Ame could blink, I was down on my left knee with the opened box and the ring in my hand.

A surge of excitement and love filled my chest as I stared into her eyes. It was a beautiful shade of violet, the color one would get when one mixed sky blue and blood red together. Ame wore her hair up today, and strands of her light, wavy curls fell down in tendrils that framed her face (along with her swooping side bangs). Her hair was a nice, natural-looking shade of light gold. The color was so bright that it almost looked blonde, and it practically glistened in the fading light of the sun. Ame herself was glowing too, looking stunned and beautiful.

"Ame Kanmuri," I whispered, my voice sounding sure, confident, but gentle. "I might've been slow to realize it, but you've had me under your spell from the first day we met. I'd never in my whole life dream of finding anyone who understood me so well and accepted me for who I am, but I've found her – I've found you. You've changed my whole life, Ame… you changed me. I love you, with everything I've had, have, and will have. You mean so much to me, Ame… I promise to cherish you and everything about you for all of eternity." Then, I said the momentous four words: "Will you marry me?"

Ame was practically in tears by this point; her eyes were glistening and she could barely talk.

"Yes..." she whispered, smiling for me through her tears. "Yes, I will marry you."

I stood, and extracted the ring from the box. I placed Ame's left hand over mine as I gently but firmly slipped the ring onto her finger. I couldn't help but grin from ear-to-ear… I felt like I was on the top of the world, the luckiest guy on Earth. It was amazing how happy this one person made me; every cell, every fiber in my body jumped for joy. Ame had agreed to be mine… this tender, delightful, brilliant girl was mine!

Ame threw her arms around my neck, and I stooped down to kiss her. I brushed my lips past her wet cheeks, kissing the tears away as I made my way to her lips. The friendly fairies and pixies danced around us and plucked their harps, the little river gurgled and sang, and the enticing flowers bloomed all around us; it was a moment never to be forgotten.

"I love you," I whispered to Ame, resting my forehead against hers.

"I love you, too," she replied, her eyes filled with love.

She was the one… she was the other half that made me whole.

Author's Note:

Hellooo~ :D

I hope this sweet/cheesy chapter met your expectations. It might not be accurate or probable, but I went with my gut here. Hopefully you enjoyed it. :)

I did feel it was kind of abrupt to jump to the Epilogue "20 Years Later" before... so here's to make up for it :) I DID think of plenty of stuff that might/might not happen in the Shuzen residence after Ame's arrival, but I felt like the story was dragging (they'd already graduated, the world was already saved, etc. etc.) so I hurried it up a bit. Hopefully you'll all understand x)

BTW, this chapter is a liiittle bit special, for one important reason: Ame's physical descriptions are finally revealed here! Yeah, I know I should've described Ame's looks sooner, but the chance just never came up (and I didn't want to shove it in the story). You guys might've assumed that Ame had black eyes/hair 'cause her name is Japanese, but the rest of the Rosario Vampire characters also have Japanese names but they do not appear Asian at all (at least in anime form). I do understand why and am not confused about it, but I just decided to go with that; Ame stays as an anime character with her hair a bright yellow and curly, and her eyes a shade of purple. Get it, 'cause blue & red makes purple, and those are her angelic/demonic colors? ;D *sigh* I might be getting into the details here, but just for the record, Ame's a little shorter than Moka but taller than Kurumu/Mizore. She's somewhere in the middle. :)

As you all know, this is the last chapter! I left this for last because I thought it completed the entire story :3 Yup, it's officially come to an end! Thank you all so much for sticking with me up to here~ Leave all your thoughts/comments for me to read; I truly love all your support. If I ever write anything new, I promise to let you guys know (by updates and such)!

Once again, thank you so much for reading. It's you guys that keep me going :) I wish you all the best~!

- ACookieZ