Can you see my wings? 23

A/N OH MY KOREAN JESUS. THIS SONG. THIS FUCKING SONG. IT IS SUNG BY DAVID TENNANT AND CATHERINE TATE. THE DOCTOR AND HIS COMPANION. SINGING A DUET. I CAN'T. UNABLE TO CAN. I HAVE LOST THE ABILITY TO CAN. 'WE GO TOGETHER'. LAST CHAPTER.

- We go together and we know that whatever we're stuck like nails and glue-

Kyoya POV

This is it. Sailing through the violet sky over Italy towards an abandoned and broken looking village. It all felt like a dream. If I wasn't here under these circumstances, than I would be marvelling over Italy's beauty. The lights that dotted the cobbled streets and the stretching skies, it all looked so romantic and beautiful…

"Look alive, sunshine!" Yelled Nickolas, snapping me back into reality. I narrowly evaded a rather tall tree and got back into formation. Time seemed to drag on, and I began to image all kinds of terrors that they could be inflicting upon the two closest people I had. Sure, Seraphim used to annoy me to no end, but she is the closest thing to family that I have, and I love her like a big sister. I couldn't bear to let her go.

"FOCUS GUYS, 10 MINUETS TILL LANDING!" Yelled Kim. Sylvester was carrying Nickolas and Midori was carrying Kim. I gazed ahead, my eyes eventually adjusting to the growing dark. Yes, there was the small dilapidated village that housed such fear. What about Alice? I haven't seen the real her for so long… And where did she belong in my family? What am I to her? This isn't the time or the place to think about these things. "SWITCH TO EAR PIECES WE'RE GOING IN!"

"Rodger!" We called back. I pressed a button on my ear-piece.

"Can you all hear me?" Asked Kim over the raging wind around us.

"Loud and clear."

"Excellent, land in that yard in 4, 3, 2, 1…" I started slowing down and I landed on my feet shakily. We didn't have much time for flying practice. A handful of raven coloured feathers floated down from my wings. I was starting to see patches of scaly black skin underneath the remaining plumage. Midori and Sylvester went ahead of us to check out our surroundings and they returned shortly.

"All clear around the laboratory." Said Midori with a frown.

"Isn't that a good thing?" Smirked Shino.

"Not at all. We found disabled cameras, bugs and traps all around the place, just waiting for someone to walk along and get blown sky-high." Said Sylvester, This made me frown as well. I mean, why would you disable it? What's the point?

"So we took a look and well…" Midori sighed. "There's a ball tonight." I stared at him in surprize.

"A ball? Like, with dancing and shit?" Asked Adele. They nodded and started leading us towards a nicer looking building in the centre of town. There was a line of people walking quickly into the building. They wore long coats to battle the cold, but here and there you could see a flash of shiny shoe or bit of stocking.

"Oh dear God it's a ball." I muttered. "What the actual fuck?"

"Oh how the hell do we get in now?" Adele sighed. That was definitely a problem.

"Change of plan." Said Nickolas, scanning the area.

"What are you doing!" Kim hissed under her breath.

"Oh I think you know." Nickolas chuckled darkly.

"I hope you're not seriously going to-" Sylvester was cut off by Nickolas pointing at a large group a few metres away from us.

"Shit." I breathed as Sylvester and Midori took out the group, not letting any of them make a sound. We helped them drag the people into the bushes and strip them of their overcoats and shoes. I wore a rather large black over coat and I managed to find some decent shoes that fit me. We were all now left with the problem of our old sneakers.

"Just tie the laces together and hang it around your neck, hide them under your coats." Midori said like it was the most obvious thing in the world. We stood again, looking presentable enough to enter. Adele looked at me funny.

"You really need to stop looking so attractive, Kyoya." She sighed sadly. I suppressed laughter as we walked into the building. It looked abandoned inside, but I saw an old man, leaning back in his chair.

"Good evening." He tipped his hat back and looked at us with scrutiny.

"What's your name son?"

"Ootori." I said calmly. I had been to many social gatherings, so I knew what reactions I got. He raised his eyebrows and flicked a light switch to his right. A section of wall slid away smoothly, filling the room with light.

"Go right in."

"Thank you. Have a pleasant evening." I said with a small smile. Once we were all inside the secret door clicked shut behind us.

"Thank God you're hot and wealthy." Breathed Kim. I was used to complements, but it seemed almost embarrassing coming from the stoic Russian. I turned my attention to our surroundings. Dim lavender coloured halls lit only by old gas lamps and candles. There were mahogany doors that were all locked. We followed a pair of giggling girls to a coat room. I swore under my breath and I pushed everyone back.

"Okay… We can't go that way. Adele where are we?" She pulled out a tattered map and her eyes hazed over as she stared at it.

"West wing. We need to get to the south wing to get to the other experiments." She took the lead now, walking confidently through the lavender hall. She brought us to another mahogany door.

"It's no use Adele, it's locked." Said Midori. She shook her head and waved her hand over the brass handle. There was a soft click and Adele opened the door without even batting an eyelash. There were a few surprised sounds but we followed anyway. Every wall was cream coloured and sad looking. Cracks in the walls, not enough light. Perfect. I saw the others beginning to shed their coats.

"Keep them on you idiots." I hissed. "If we're caught, we need an alibi." They complied. Adele began walking again, quicker this time. She stopped at an intersection abruptly and shushed us. She listened for a few seconds before shoving us unceremoniously into the shadows. A woman dressed in blue walked passed, gun holstered at her side. She looked lazily over the hall and left as quickly as she came. I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding.

"Careful." Said Adele sharply. I nodded curtly. We advanced slowly, avoiding guards and camera spots that Sylvester and Midori had found. We found the corridor, finally. Adele unlocked every door and cage. We helped out the kids there and in no time, we led them to a safe house. We would get them to safety later, for now, I needed to save two mad girls. We found purple walls once again and walked as casually as we could into an empty parlour.

"Great, how do we find them?" Shino grumbled.

"Leave that to me." Adele closed her eyes and breathed deeply. She stood again, sniffing the air.

"Um…" Said Kim. We followed her again out the door. A guard came charging at us when they saw us emerge. Nickolas yelped and we started sprinting down the hall.

"SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT!" Yelled Midori. We began shedding our coats and kicking off shoes. We managed to hide for a minute and lace up our sneakers again before the door broke down. We ran through another door. Midori and Sylvester disappeared, double checking the explosives set around the building. Guards crashed into us as we fled, attempting to bring us down. We, being light on our feet, dodged and ran up a steep staircase. We burst through the double doors directly into the ball.

Oh fuck.

I saw black wings and a crimson skirt burst through the scared crowd, followed by charcoal grey wings and deep blue skirts.

"YOU TOOK YOUR SWEET TIME MY BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN!" It was Seraphim, grinning madly from ear to ear. She flung her arms around Adele. I welcomed Alice into my own embrace and I kissed the top of her head gently.

"I missed you too Kyo, but let's run away first." Midori and Sylvester appeared again and we began our mad dash for freedom.

"This definitely isn't the time to tell you this Alice, but I-"

"SHUT YOUR GOD-DAMN BEAUTIFUL MOUTH AND RUN YOU STUPID FUCKER." Alice screamed as she ripped off her swishing blue skirts to reveal black shorts and she kicked away her shoes. All I could do was laugh. The exit was just ahead. Then there was somebody there, blocking our way. He clutched a sword in his hand and he wore a white suit. He threw away the jacket and gave us a menacing look. We had to stop quickly.

"Let's dance sweet heart." He narrowed his eyes at Seraphim as black wings sprouted. Seraphim had ripped away her skirt to reveal black shorts.

"I was saving the last dance for you!" She grinned again and snatched Shino's sword. "COME AT ME BRO!" Midori and Sylvester snatched up Kim and Nickolas as we took flight. We managed to evade the guards. I threw open the door and ran through the doorway.

I was free now.

But we had left Seraphim.

"SERA!" Screamed Adele. I turned and saw Seraphim still fighting.

"LEAVE ME!"

"I WON'T! NOT AGAIN, I WON'T LET YOU DIE!" Adele ran towards her again but someone slammed the door shut in Adele's face. "GREGORY! LET ME IN! DAMN YOU GREGORY! DAMN YOU!" She cried, slamming her hands against the door. But I knew that it wasn't Gregory closing the door. Midori pressed a button.

"We've got 5 minutes before this place blows!" He yelled, snapping us back into reality. The next part went slowly.

Adele wouldn't move. Alice tried to pull her away. I can't leave Alice or Adele. We'll die. I tried to pull them away. She wouldn't go. Not long now before this place will explode. I can't leave them. The door opened and Gregory burst through it, bleeding. A moment. I took flight with Alice. Gregory and Adele stayed down there, fighting. I kept flying. Then fire. A loud noise. I can't see, or breathe. I could still hear slightly. I heard a girl scream. Then I heard a voice, as clear as a summer day in my head.

"I told you, didn't I? Fire set's us free." Adele.

Can you see my wings now? They're not white anymore. They're not black anymore. They are burning amber into the night sky.

Goodnight.

- Sayonara, it's over for now -

A/N Thank you everybody who read this story, and may I say that it has been fantastic. And you know what? So have I. It's been an absolute pleasure, and I hope to see you again soon.

Love always,

The 5TH ARISU

The End…

For now.