Lips of an Angel

Angel and a Rescue

"This behaviour was unacceptable Mr. Atlus. You are a star student, I would never have expected this from you."

I scoffed and rolled my eyes, avoiding eye contact with the goofy-looking principal. "I was only doing what I thought was right. He's my friend and was being cornered so I defended him because he's not the strongest person in the world."

Sure, I got in trouble for it, but defending my angel was my top priority when I saw Luke cornering him with two of his huge lackeys. I won obviously, being trained in tai-kwan-do, jujitsu, and karate really came in handy, as well as full-blown street fighting power. And of course here I was, being confronted by the principal for my 'unexpected, unacceptable behavior.'

"...because of that. I'm sorry."

"I'm sorry sir, say that again. I didn't quite catch that."

The principal sighed in frustration. "You're a very good student Jack, I wish I could only tell you don't do it again but I can't, it would make other student think they can do the same things and get away with fighting so I'm suspending you for the rest of the week. I understand you have plenty of colleges looking at your talent in things so I'm going to pull a few strings so this isn't put on your record and you can keep those colleges. This is the best I can do Mr. Atlus. Get your things and leave the premises. I can only do so much."

"Thank you sir." I nodded to him and left the office. I passed my seventh period class and peeked inside. My angel was sitting quietly at his desk, head in palm, staring blankly out the window. I inhaled sharply at the bluish, purplish, finger shaped bruises on his delicate skin; on his face, neck, and wrists. I looked away and continued to my locker. Maaku Lucas would regret the day he laid a hand on my angel. He was just lucky I didn't kill him. And I probably would have had someone not stopped me from pounding his face into the ground. I grabbed my wrapped package from my locker and slammed it shut, smirking at my accomplishment. A few missing teeth, broken nose, black eye, major concussion, and I was going to have everyone that respected me sign over his blood stain on the concrete in my name. Minus the suspension, yes this was a very good day.

I brushed my fingers over his bruises and frowned. "I'm sorry, I couldn't protect you."

He gave me a watery smile and grasped my hand.

"You don't speak whilst we dwell in this dream world."

He slid his finger on the white floor and like tracing through sand, words appeared.

My voice doesn't exist in this realm.

I stared at him in confusion and he smiled back at me and wrote again.

You cannot hear my true voice yet. You are not ready, you have not found your true self yet.

"My true self?" He smiled once more and waved to me.

I banged my head on the shower wall in frustration. What did he mean I haven't found my true self? I turned off the water and toweled dry furiously. I finished brushing my teeth and went back into my room to put on my uniform. There was nothing true to find. I mean, I was a snobby little rich kid whose parents died in an accident and left him alone with his maid and cook. Typical sob story, nothing special right? Was there something my parents hid from me? A secret? This was making my head hurt.

"Master Jack?" A voice and a knock drifted through my quiet room,"it's thirteen past eight, if you don't hurry you'll be late for school."

"Okay, Mikage." I answered and something sparked. School... "What the hell am I doing?" I chuckled humorlessly. I almost forgot, I don't have school, I got suspended. Is this what my angel does to me? I took off my uniform and hung it back up in my wardrobe. "Mikage!"

Footsteps approached my door,"yes, Master Jack?"

"I need you to go snooping in the city's database for me. I need you to find a Fudo Yuusei in the school's roll and in the city's residential system. And also confirm that reservation for Saturday." I informed her. "Report to me when you have that done, I won't be going to school for the rest of the week. I have a few more errands to run again today."

"Yes, Master Jack."

Suspension wasn't the worst of the problems. Hell, it wasn't even punishment, today was Friday.

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The school was in an uproar once someone caught wind of Jack's suspension; even more so when everyone found out it was because of the quiet new kid. Angry whispers circulated around homeroom but the object of anger just stared out of the window, oblivious to anything directed his way.

"Quiet class!" Sensei walked into the room and the hushed whispers ceased. "Fudo Yuusei." Yuusei turned his head and looked at the teacher."You have a call in the front office, please go now or you'll miss the lecture."

Yuusei stood and grabbed his stuff, glares and stares following him out the door. He headed toward the front office wondering who could be calling him. The was no one to call him.

He opened the door and the reception lady smiled at him. "Fudo-san, just take the phone over there and press one on the keypad," she pointed to the phone on a round table,"and the principal would also like to speak with you when you are finished."

Yuusei nodded and sat in the chair by the table. He grabbed the phone off it's holster and pressed one. "Hello?"

"Hello Yuusei."

Every tense muscle in Yuusei's body relaxed. "Jack." He breathed.

"Glad to hear your voice love, I was beginning to think you hated me. You never talk to me anymore." Yuusei knew what he meant and smiled.

"I'm sorry. You got in trouble because of me."

"It's okay, I enjoyed pounding that bastard's face into the ground. I planning to have people sign over the blood stain."

Yuusei laughed lightly, conscious of the reception lady boring her eyes into the back of his head. "Well, there's obviously a reason you've called the school to speak with me."

"I didn't know if you had a cell phone and I decided to get you out of history."

"Stalker." Yuusei muttered. "Well what is it? I have a meeting with the principal after this and I still have to take history notes for you."

"Wait for me out front after school and ask your father if you can stay with me tonight at my house because I want you to go on a date with me tomorrow. To make up for me saving you."

Yuusei's heart jumped. A date? "Um...yeah! I'll ask right after this. But I really don't want to miss the lecture so we'll talk about a few things later okay?"

"Okay. See you after school love." Yuusei put the phone down and typing randomly started up. Eavesdropper, he thought. "Is the principal ready to see me now?"

"Yes, let me page him." She pressed a button on her desk and said,"Takashiro-san, Fudo-san is present." Yuusei could hear a faint 'let him in' before the signal cut off. "Go ahead young man." Yuusei nodded to her and opened the door on his far left.

"Come in and sit Fudo-san." Yuusei sat in the chair in front of the principal's desk and looked at his hands in his lap unable to look at the pug-faced-obviously-didn't-age-well-principal. "Now I hear that you fell victim to bullying that caused the fight yesterday. What can you tell me about it?"

"Nothing sir," Yuusei muttered softly,"Maaku Luci-Lucas has been pestering me and trying to get me alone but I wouldn't follow his wishes and he advanced on me whilst I was alone yesterday. Jack had made it just in time before something bad could have happened." Yuusei shivered. The principal could take it one way but something supernatural and very dangerous could have happened.

"Well that's not nothing. Have you known Maaku-san before he transferred here?"

"No sir. I have never met him." It wasn't the complete truth, he hadn't met him but his father had mentioned him. He was a very dangerous person and not even human. He had come to feel the joys of being on earth but he may have to return to the clouds with his father. "Well, I'm sorry to have taken your from your lessons Fudo-san. Here's a pass and you learn more." Yuusei nodded and took the pass and left the principal's room, not noticing the dark look that followed after him.

"Is that...Jack Atlus's car?" Girls squealed as the white Camaro pulled up to the school parking lot. Jack stepped out of his car sporting a black blazer, a white polo, black denim, and sunglasses.

"He's obviously here to take me home." One girl said.

"Yeah right! In your dreams bitch!"

"You're too ugly!"

"He's not taking you either!"

"Who says!"

Jack rolled his eyes at the catfight going on and took off his sunglasses to search for the spikey raven hair. He spotted Yuusei sitting on a bench alone, staring at the books in his lap.

He smiled slightly and walked over to him and sat down. "What did your dad say?"

Yuusei jumped and looked at him before he relaxed and smiled. "You know, 'hi, how are you' would be okay too."

"Man, you're going to be a bitchy wife. Are you fairing well on this fine day?"

"Very, kind sir, and I don't think I will be a 'bitchy wife' only for you."

"You're going to be a wife only for me." Yuusei shook his head.

"My father said he was okay with it so long as you can keep your head straight."

"Please, my head is always straight, are you ready?" Yuusei nodded and stood with Jack.

They ignored the watchful eyes as they walked, the hushed whispered as the got closer, the screams of outrage as Jack wrapped a sly arm around Yuusei's waist, and the near stampede as Jack opened the door and helped a fully capable Yuusei into his white Camaro before taking off.

Boy, do I suck at timing. I was supposed to update this morning but that didn't happen; the title was supposed to be Angel and a Date but that didn't happen; and there was supposed to be this epic date scene thing this chapter but that didn't happen. So you see a lot of things were supposed to happen this chapter that just didn't happen and now I feel bad. Well the upside to this whole 'didn't happen' senario is that all of the epic cool stuff will happen next chapter~ and also to make things even worse I won't be updating any stories until the second week of summer, nor will I be posting any new stories until the third week of summer -1: not solstice time 2: inside jist to one of my readers 3: ignore the no new stories-. So yes, important exams and testing coming up so study, study, study. I will not be held responsible for your 'distraction', I have my own distractions. Now I know some of you may be upset about my month long hiatus but it means I get to update three major stories in one day and the week after that I get to post 4 new stories. Busy, busy, busy! So please understand why I'm doing this. Have fun until June 10 guys!