Disclaimer: I do not own YUGIOH, and I only used popular angel names, does not have any reference to the bible.

Most people picture heaven as a place of light and purity, without anger, hostility, greed, and other negative human emotions. The realm of angels is pictured as a place of perfection… But what is a world without problems and disputes?

"You bastards! What the hell is wrong with you?" Shouted the only now conscious male in the cell, of a group of three that where thrown into a previous hour before.

There where six people that where standing on the other side of the cell. One pair just looked down on the small group. The female of the two looking down at them spoke up.

"How dare you speak in that tone at us! After all we did for you?" she sneered at the wild haired blonde.

At this comment the dark skinned blonde grew angry. He narrowed his sharp lavender eyes at the annoying hag in front of him.

"What you did for me?…you mean when you had me locked up for well over 70 years of the beginning of my life, barely giving anything to survive on, tortured me when ever you got the chance, or is that what you consider 'did for you' was love and affection? Mother?" Spat the young looking man.

" Shut your mouth you freak" Shouted the now identified woman. "don't ever call me that!"

The others that also resided in the cell with the smirking blonde, were starting to wake up from all the yelling.

The woman's mate looked at her. "Keket, calm down, there is no reason to get yourself so riled up before these 'creatures'. When you get irritated, your feathers become a mess." said the lavender eyed man.

"Abasi….." She took a deep breath. "Your right, in another hour or so we will never have to deal with him again." She said, as a pair of pale wings shifted on her back. The wings shimmered in a beam of sunlight that somehow made it's way in to the cell's.

The white haired male in the cell got to his knee's and looked at the previous pair, that where on the other side of the bars.

" You know 'Keket and Abasi' are the most appropriate names for the pair of you. Even though your 'angels". He sneered at the two.

"Watch what you are saying Akefia, we tried to set you straight but, you refused our teachings." stated the darkest male of the group.

"Well sorry for not being as 'straight' as you wanted me to be, Father." He spat at the older male.

A small woman walked up to the cell, it was the mate of the dark male, she was almost the exact opposite of him, she was an albino white and her eyes were a warm brown. They where filled with tears.

"Akefia, please, we only tried to give you a regular life. And that it didn't matter that you have black wings." she was suddenly cut off.

"What the hell are you rambling on about, Layla? It so dose matter if an angel is born with black wings, it shows that they are tainted." shouted Keket, her wings poised out to her sides.

The male of the third pair stepped towards the arguing females. He looked as if he had seen many centuries, he had a thick beard that was an aged silver grey as was his hair.

"That's enough, we wouldn't be having this issue if you and Abasi had just treated them like the rest of the children." he lashed out coldly.

"You shouldn't be talking like your perfect Aknamkanon! If you were, you wouldn't be here with the rest of us!" the dark male spat, while his mate held his arm as if to keep him in check.

"Bes, calm down" she whispered to him.

The shortest female stepped up beside Aknamkanon, she had tri-color hair, which her sons mimicked in color but not in style.

"We accepted our son for who and what he is, the only reason Atem is with your brats is because of the fuss you made!" She snapped.

"Well that's a first, never thought that the 'Dark and Mysterious' Miabe would lose it protecting a freak." snarled Keket.

This continued for quite some time, and the three males in the cell watched it in boredom.

"So… is this the most they've spoken up like this in front of you two?" questioned the shortest of the three, though made up for his height with his gravity-defying hair.

The blonde looked at him with a scowl planted on his face.

"Are you kidding me? I think that this is the first time that they have talked to me in several years. I don't even really know why they are even here." He shrugged, then he added in as an after thought. "Your name's Atem right?" He received an affirmative nod.

"Really? Mine wont shut up and leave me alone!" Akefia snorted. "Wanna trade, Marik?" he asked.

The blonde just laughed. While Atem just grinned at the two.

The rare noise of laughter seemed to have caught the attention of the white winged ones.

Layla and Maibe smiled at the sight, it was a rare sight to see the younger ones with their true emotions shown in front of others. Though Keket looked like she was going to blow another fuse at the scene. She was about to throw another fit, when three other angels stepped into the room, she immediately stopped her actions, for if she was ever seen acting like that in front of a higher status angel, she would be up to her neck in trouble.

"In another hour it will have come the time to deal with these three in the correct manner. The hour you were give to say your good byes has now come to a close, it is now time for you to leave." Informed he one with blonde hair, blue eyes, otherwise known as Michael.

"Well, I have no reason being here any longer." Keket 'choked" out, as she turned to leave with her mate.

"I have to say this, she's always being good at acting. I wonder if she was an 'Entertainer' in a past life?" Marik wondered out loud with a strait face. The other two where behind him smirking and trying not to snicker at the face the woman was pulling now.

The said woman now lunged at the cell, though was stopped short when her head came into contact with the iron bars. This scene was watched and both Abasi and Marik who just shook their heads.

"Well look at that, she's out like a light, poor thing must have been in distraught." Snickered Akefia.

The other two pairs stepped over the deranged woman to say their final good bye to their sons. After that bore fest was over, and all the 'parents' had left, the archangels stood at the door to the holding cells to make sure that the other six had left.

"Well, now that's over, what happens now? We know that we are not accepted here, and none of us have committed any crimes that are in need of punishment. So we are not under any penalties that are to keep us imprisoned, exiled or executed. Why are we here?" questioned Atem.

The second of the archangels to speak had phoenix red hair, and light brown eye's. "We understand this and we know that you are not of the fallen. Though the majority of the population is becoming more and more agitated. And it's unfortunate to say it is because of your appearances." He was interrupted.

"How can they be like that? None of us deserve this treatment, we cant help that we were born with black wings." Grounded out Akefia.

"We understand what your situation is. We are just looking at both point of views, so that we can find a solution of benefits for both parties." The red head finished.

"I thank you Raguel, for making an opening for the next topic." the third stepped up. He had grey eyes and jet black hair. "What we are going to do is a very rare in occurrence. Since all three of you where born into heaven, you didn't have to go through judgment to either heaven or hell. Your beings of neither light nor dark, so you would have been classified as middle beings." He concluded.

"You still haven't answered the question." Marik pointed out.

The dark haired male contemplated what the true answer was.

"We are going to send you three to the second layer of Limbo, you will not be judged there." Was his answer.

"O.K. … So exile." Akefia shorten the description.

"No, you can keep in touch with your relatives and friends here and be able to visit, just not live here." The dark hair angel replied, while pinching the bridge of his nose, keeping a headache at bay.

The three dark males contemplated what they were just told, the two fair haired males decided that they where content with the decision, while Atem remained sceptical.

"Thank you Raziel, now with that out of the way, may we start our way to your new home?" Michael questioned.

"Might as well, it's not like I have any fond memories of the place. Do either of you have any?" Marik asked

Akefia shrugged his shoulders. "Not really, just one. And it wont keep me here." he concluded.

"It's about the same for me as well." Atem agreed "though it almost feels like we are being relocated like animals."

Marik nodded in agreement.

"Then we can start, please follow us." Raguel stated as he opened the cell door.

The younger males followed the higher status men out of the holding facility. Once they made it out the doors, three sets of black wings stretched out, having been in a cramped cell, for who knows how long. As they kept on walking towards their new home and life, many other angels where gathering around the group.

The dark angels looked back at the crowd. They were used too being stared at, let me rephrase that, I mean glared at, but the looks that they where receiving, showed that there where different opinions though out the crowd, some looked happy, others looked confused, and few who were just there. Though nothing was said as they continued towards the gates. When they reached the gates, they started to open too just enough for them too get through. None of them looked back.

Once they had exited the gate, Akefia and Marik spotted another person standing beside the gateway, his appearance was staggeringly different from what the darklings have ever seen. His wings seemed to be in tatters as if they had been injured in battle and healed wrong. His face was also marred by many scars from what looked like burns, and bites and a few deep gouges from claws. His hair was almost a metallic grey though cropped short enough to stand on end.

"Ah … Remiel, it's good to see you once again. Though it looks like your job has not been an easy one." commented Raguel.

Remiel chuckled at it. "Yes, it is at times difficult, though far more interesting than being the one to take notes at all times." He replied.

"Well I am sorry to say that we are not here to visit, but on business." Michael interrupted.

"Ahh yes, I take it that you three are the ones being relocated?" Remiel stated

"Some one else noticed it" Atem whispered to Marik, who was snickering.

"Oh no, we are just new here and getting a free tour…. WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK!" Akefia shouted.

"O.K., well then lets get going, it is quite the trip to the second layer." Remiel shifted to an almost defensive position.

"Oh don't worry over him right now, he's always like this , always miserable. Just watch out when he bares his teeth at you.!" Marik cackled as he dodged a fist.

"Shut the hell up, you hairball!" Akefia lunged at the blonde.

Atem grabbed Akefia's shirt collar as he went by.

"Come on, lets get going. You can maul each other later." He sighed

"Fine, let go of me!" Snapped Akefia.

Remiel just shook his head at the whole scene. When the group calmed, he turned and took flight, and coaxed the younger angels to go in front of him. They went into descent, they saw two other gates when they got through a layer of clouds. One was less grand then the ones that they came through, though they it felt a lot more welcoming. While the other was almost as large as the gates of heaven, they held a the air of corruption and vile auras around it.

Marik looked around at the surrounding area unsurprised. "Is this the first layer of Limbo, where judgment takes place?" He asked.

"Yes it is, when we get to the second layer you will be on your own." Remiel answered.

"Why was the second layer created?" Atem Questioned.

Remiel looked at him then looked at where he was going as they were ten meters away from landing.

Once they had landed he answered. "It was made because the gates of heaven wont open for those who have committed any sin, no matter how light, but for those who are not condemned to hell, can live here." He ended.

"So… it is heaven for the average Joe." Marik simplified.

"Yeah… that's about right." Remiel sighed at how his answer was down played.

After the explanation was finished, they where in front of the front of the gates, their guide turned to them.

"Well I might see you guys, might not, from some of the stories I have heard." Remiel stated.

"It was nice to meet some one who wont cringe away from us." Atem told him.

Remiel chuckled. "Well, it helps that I have seen weirder and freakier." The rest of the group just looked at him as if he were nuts.

"Well have fun in starting a new life." he waved as the gates opened.

Atem waved back while Akefia reluctantly raised his hand and Marik nodded his head. Then the three men turned and entered the gates.

As they went through the gates, they heard the soothing sound of running water. They were in a clearing that was surrounded by large trees, level ground, ankle length grass, and right in the middle of the clearing was a small noisy creek.

"Well, I don't know about you two but I like the place already." Marik proclaimed.

"Yeah, I do too cousin," Akefia agreed. "This is the first time I have seen you relaxed at all." Marik just gave him a crazy grin.

"Wait a minuet! You two are Cousins?" Atem was astonished. "But you two don't even look related."

The two fair haired men glanced at each other with wild grins in place, they turned back to a now nervous Atem.

"You mean to tell us that you don't know our families history? Man you must have been living under a rock or something!" Akefia chided. "Look at our eyes, they are the same color, no?"

"Almost seven generations ago, there was a huge sibling rivalry between twin brother and sister, when they were too select their respective life partners. They didn't like the other's choice. They went their separate ways and the families have issues between one another and have been fighting ever since. Accept me and him." Marik educated Atem about the family history. "You must have been locked up or something for you not know."

Atem looked at Marik with a weary eye. "First, now I see the similarity in you two, but not in looks," he stated. The other men snickered. " Two, how did you know I was locked up?" The other two were in shock.

"But how your parents were responded? Man, I had no clue that you had been locked up. It was meant as a joke!" Marik scrambled behind Akefia to avoid Atem's dirty looks.

"Hey what do I look like a shield?!"

"Yes."

Atem just shook his head at the sight.

As they started out of the clearing and taking in the sights, wondering if they were in a deserted realm. They heard and felt numerous crashes and roars from some giant animal. Then they heard two roars chorusing through the air. Make that two giant animals. In the middle of the noise the dark angels heard a yell.

"Will you two stop it, we all know you love each other!"

The seemingly fallen angels looked at the area ahead of them.

"Wanna go check it out?" Atem inquired.

"Sure, why not?" The others chorused

And so they started their new life with curiosity, good thing they're not cats.

End chapter 1

Names and meanings:

Keket= Goddess of Darkness

Abasi= Stern

Maibe= Grave

Layla= Born at night

Bes= Brings joy

Raziel=Secret of god

Raguel= Friend of God

Michael= Defender

Remiel= Leads too Judgment