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Day in the Life Of...

The sunrise was perhaps, one of the most beautiful things to be seen by the eyes of man. At least, that was what one Kieri Suizahn thought every time she awoke to see it. It had become something of a habit to the former citizen of Heaven, to watch the sunrise and sunset whenever she could. It tended to remind her that the world she now resided in, Fragaria, could indeed be a great place to live in, and dulled the ache of not being able to see home again. But the angel's thoughts were not focused on such things at the present time. No, instead she was currently putting all her effort into the most difficult, time-consuming, and pain-staking task she could ever have thought possible:

Making pancakes.

Having little experience as it was with Medius lifestyles, especially the concept of cooking, the task was proving to be far more frustrating than previously imagined. She was only glad that she had instructions, provided by what was called a 'cookbook', to help make it easier on which ingredients she needed to actually use. Already though, her clean white undershirt that she normally wore underneath her assigned angelic clothing was stained with flour, a bit of egg white, and some of the batter she was currently mixing in a bowl. She turned to the cookbook again, holding the bowl steady in her arms, and was surprised to find that the batter had the same look and texture that was described in the recipe. Wow... I'm better at this than I thought... She prepared to set it down and follow the next step when...

"Good Morning Snowy!" The call rang loudly nearby, causing Kieri to let out a startled gasp before a POP! sound was heard and Kieri the Angel was no more. Instead was Kieri the Snow Bunny, a small white-furred rabbit with long floppy ears, and a pendant in the shape of a sun around its neck. This was no ordinary ability, but a curse placed upon the angel by the Water Guardian Toski. Kieri tried to reach out and prevent herself from falling but instead of reaching the countertop, the bowl of batter which she had so carefully prepared fell on top of her head, covering the unsuspecting bunny as she fell. Her decent was cut short by a pair of claw-like hands grabbing her in time, as the bowl loudly clashed with the floor.

Her savior was none other than her long-time crush, Buwaro. The fire-demon picked her up and said "Sorry Snowy..." looking sheepish.

"I-it's ok Buwaro... I was just surprised. Good morning." Kieri tried to reassure her friend and object of affection with a smile. It succeeded, with Buwaro giving his own loving smile in return before licking along one of her ears at the stuff covering her. "B-B-Buwaro!? W-w-what are you d-d-doing!?"

"You taste delicious Snowy," Buwaro said happily, as he licked off the batter from her. Kieri blushed heavily at the comment, and the fact that Buwaro was now trying to give her a tongue-bath in order to eat the substance covering her up. Highly curious by nature, though, it couldn't be helped, and it made Buwaro who he was. Kieri wouldn't change that for anything.

"Heh, if Buwaro wasn't Buwaro, I would totally have smacked him upside the head for that comment." Buwaro and Kieri turned to see a small furred creature making its way up to them, Rhea the Jakkai. Curled around the end of her tail was Buwaro's pet rock, Thadius. "Morning you two."

"Good morning Rhea! Good morning Thadius," Buwaro said happily his tail wagging.

"Good morning Rhea..."

"Yeah, yeah... Looks like Kieri could use a bath. Get going, I'll take care of this," Rhea said setting Thadius down on a table and moving to clean up the mess.

"Ok! Come on Snowy, let's get you all nice and clean!"

"R-really, it's ok Buwaro," Kieri said blushing. Even though it was a harmless enough thing, and would be much easier for her to get clean while as a Snow Bunny, Kieri couldn't help but feel that it was something personal, even intimate, about taking a bath with someone else.

Once in the bathroom, Buwaro began to prepare a bath like Rhea taught him. At first it had been a hassle, despite Kieri's reassurances and Rhea's threats, for Buwaro to take a bath. He simply didn't like water. Even heated, past the point where no normal, sane person could handle it, made him feel uneasy. However, the key to it was eventually the bubble-bath, which Rhea enticed him with. After that, it was child's play to have him clean up, but it then became a hassle to get him out of the tub, considering Buwaro wouldn't rest until every last bubble was gone.

Buwaro placed Kieri into the bathtub, before getting some of the bubble-bath and pouring it in. Once a sufficient amount was placed, Buwaro began to lightly rub at Kieri's fur, making sure that his claws wouldn't hurt her. Kieri merely blushed, enjoying the carefulness of Buwaro's touches, feeling the slightly sticky substance being washed away. Once it appeared most of it was gone, Buwaro carefully removed Kieri from the bath, making sure to pop quite a few bubbles in the process, and reached for a towel with his tail. With a look of concentration, he began to dry Kieri's fur until it was all poufy. "All clean Snowy!"

"T-thank you Buwaro..." Kieri said as she concentrated and resumed her human appearance. Her clothing was also cleaned from the impromptu bath, though she couldn't have explained it even if she wanted to. Her pendent was hidden once again, as she held the towel Buwaro used to dry her. "Let's go and see if Rhea needs our help."

The two returned to the kitchen to see Rhea already sitting down and eating some grains from a bowl filled with milk. Similar bowls could be seen for both Kieri and Buwaro as they both took their places at the table. While Buwaro busied himself with the spoon ("Look how shiny it is Thadius!") Rhea spoke to Kieri. "So, what were you doing up so early Kieri? That stuff was pretty messy."

"Oh... I was trying to make pancakes. I thought they would have been good, seeing as I followed the recipe exactly..." She gave a sigh. "I was hoping to surprise you two... you always prepare breakfast for us Rhea, so I thought that I-,"

"Eh, save it. I appreciate the effort though. Might have been interesting to see how it came out though..."

"Pancakes? You mean that stuff that covered Snowy? It was delicious," Buwaro said excitedly, a bit of milk and grains around his mouth. Kieri smiled and blushed at the comment, as Rhea tried to get Buwaro to clean up himself ("Use the napkin idiot! The napkin!"). Kieri and Rhea continued to eat slowly as Buwaro hastily gobbled down every last morsel.

As Buwaro waited for Rhea and Kieri to finish, he eyed his bowl and spoon. Carefully, he picked up the spoon and took a sneak look to Rhea and Thadius. He knew Thadius could keep a secret, and Rhea wasn't looking at him... Carefully he moved the spoon closer to his mouth... "No Buwaro, it's not food," Rhea said without even looking in his direction, already knowing what the fire-demon was trying to do. It seemed no matter how many times she told him, he couldn't get it through his thick skull. Buwaro pouted as he set the spoon down, but sneakily (At least, to him) he picked up the bowl... "No Buwaro, that's not food either," Rhea said, already feeling a headache start to form.

"Aww..." Buwaro set his bowl down only for Kieri to pick it up with hers and took it to the sink. She gave him a small smile at his silly antics and proceeded to wash the dishes. Rhea soon came by with hers, and as Kieri washed, Rhea dried them, using her tail to put them away.

"Ok, well, I need to head into town to pick up supplies for the week... what are you guys going to do," Rhea asked.

"Thadius and I are going to take care of our rock collection," Buwaro said excitedly. It was one of the first things he had done once they had settled down from their journeys, was to build up a new Medius rock collection, seeing as he couldn't exactly go back into the Ring of the Slightly Damned, in order to get his old one. While it was no where nearly as impressive as the one in Hell, where there were almost nothing but rocks, the various rocks he did find were all sorts of cool with different kinds of rocks, rocks with some colors on them, and one that even had moss growing on it that reminded him of his sister's bonsai tree.

"I was going to do some gardening..." Kieri said calmly. Gardening was one of Kieri's favorite pastimes on Medius. A far cry from the way of life she had known growing up as a warrior of Heaven. It gave her a peace of mind to focus on the task and she secretly liked to think that the flowers that bloomed were a reward of itself for her careful work.

"Well alright... Make sure Buwaro doesn't do anything too stupid Kieri. I'll try to be back as soon as I can," Rhea said putting on her jacket. Fall was starting to come quickly, and it was slowly starting to get colder with each passing day, though not nearly enough, apparently, for her winter coat to start growing in. Making sure she had her money with her, Rhea stepped out of the house the unlikely trio called home and headed to town. It wasn't too far off from where they lived, a few hours at most during bad weather, but they couldn't exactly live too closer either seeing as it would be impossible to explain to anyone passing by why there was a Demon, Angel and Jakkai living together.

Most times it worked out though. The town's Trouble Center, which was the trio's main source of income, happily welcomed the 'costumed' Kieri and Buwaro, and it quickly spread around that the duo were not only very helpful, but easily recognizable to anyone which made it much easier to seek help. If anyone saw through the 'disguises', for lack of a better word, no one ever seemed to speak up. Whether it was because they chose to accept it or didn't want to start a panic, the three didn't know, but it made things all the more easier on them.

Kieri breathed the fresh air, as Buwaro happily ran out with Thadius in tow to his rock collection. Kieri smiled at Buwaro's playful antics, before heading to a small water pump. Carefully, she filled a watering can and once it was full, carried it with her to some nearby plants. These plants wouldn't bloom until winter, but she cared for them all the same. Carefully, she began to water them, watching the water flow into the ground around the stems of the flowers to be absorbed. Her mind relaxed and she absently wondered what her family would think if they saw her now. She was sure her parents would never approve of the life-style she had chosen for herself, never mind the fact that she was living in the same house as a demon from Hell. And her brother... well, she wasn't exactly sure WHAT Kazai would think of her choice, but she was sure that he would definitely not be pleased.

It was thoughts like this that reminded her of why she had chosen to settle down with the two of her friends, instead of trying to find her brother. She had always known that her friendship with Buwaro would be looked down upon by her fellow Angels, and if anyone had ever found out her true feelings for the purple-furred demon, it would raise an uproar the likes that Heaven had never seen since the Great War started. But it was only after her encounter with the Seraph called Denevol did the true magnitude of her fears come to light. The battle had left its permanent scar on her thoughts, though it did nothing to hurt the feelings she had for Buwaro. Rather, they seemed to have grown in the aftermath of that fight.

No, the battle between the two of them only heightened the fears for their safety of simply being together. Denevol had outright attacked Buwaro simply because he was a demon. She could not completely fault him for that. Ever since she herself had been a child, the Angels of Heaven have been taught that demons were the bane of all existence, fearsome monsters without conscious, seeking only to destroy all in their path. She had believed that too, until she met Buwaro and his kind nature. And she had learned she was not the only one who had gone against what the Angels of Heaven taught. Darius had been a perfect example of that.

No, what scared her the most was the fact that Denevol had not bothered to listen to her try to defend Buwaro, insisting that he was not like other demons, but also condemned her as well, calling her a traitor to her people. That had struck deep, and it brought a connection between her and the Angel Darius much closer than she realized. But Darius had disappeared from Heaven's watch, and from what she had read of his diary so far, spent the rest of his days living in the Ring of the Slightly Damned, just outside Hell's gates. His diary was the only record that remained of his 'traitorous acts' against Heaven's teachings by raising three orphaned demon children, and since it seemed no one other than her, Buwaro and Rhea knew what was inside, it would remain a secret from all the Angels, possibly until the day she died.

But it would not be so easy for her. She could not openly display to the world her feelings for Buwaro. It would have to be kept a secret from everyone they couldn't trust. And while Kieri wanted to believe she could trust her family to understand, she was not so naive as to think they would. She wanted to believe that unlike the Seraph, her brother would not attack her, but she couldn't fault him for trying to kill Buwaro. It was something that her family had been doing for generations, trained as Demon-Slaying warriors. But she was also uncertain if she could raise her sword against her twin in order to protect the one she loved, and she never wanted to find the answer to that question. It would be easier to stay away rather than risk such a thing.

Kieri gave a grieving sigh. She missed them all terribly, and she was beginning to wonder if Kazai was even still on the continent of Fragaria. But she was determined not to risk either Buwaro's or Rhea's life like that. As painful as it was to be apart from her family, she couldn't bear to think that she might lose Buwaro again as she almost had against the Seraph. Her feelings had grown to that great a length and nothing would change them.

"Snowy! Look what I found!" Kieri looked up from her musings to see Buwaro running up to her, a mound of dirt in his claws. "Look, look! It's some kind of wriggling thing!" He held the dirt pile down and Kieri could see an earthworm poking its head out, moving about as through trying to find an escape. "I found it near my rock collection."

"Oh. It's just an worm, Buwaro..." Buwaro tilted his head in confusion before opening his mouth wide, intending to find out if this 'worm' thing was anything tasty. "N-no! Buwaro, you don't eat them..." Kieri said quickly her hands reaching out to grab his arms and keep him from eating the creature.

"Really? So, what do I do with it then? It's not a rock..."

"You can place it in the garden..." She shifted to left Buwaro place the dirt pile next to a flower. The worm, as if sensing it's freedom, wriggled out and burrowed under the ground, leaving the two to themselves again. Buwaro looked to where the worm had disappeared and them to Kieri before giving her a crushing hug. "B-Buwaro! Um... why are you..."

"Cause I haven't hugged you today yet," Buwaro said happily as Kieri fought down her blush. As Buwaro skipped back to Thadius and his rocks, Kieri began to resume work on her garden, her thoughts much more light-hearted then they were before.

After dinner (Which for Kieri consisted of a salad she had proudly managed to make herself), the angel found herself outside, staring up at the stars. She could feel the restlessness of Buwaro and knew that it would only be a matter of time before they all decided to go 'exploring' more of the world they were a part of. She enjoyed these outings, though sometimes it would be a cause for Rhea to lose her patience with Buwaro's curious nature. Still, it wasn't often that she would look up and have such a clear view of the night sky, so Kieri allowed herself to stay up for awhile longer. Each twinkling star seemed to dance before her eyes.

"It's a nice night," came a voice and Kieri looked to see Rhea sitting next to her, looking up at the stars as well. "It kind of reminds me how me and Ramirez would stay up and look at the stars... even though half the time he fell asleep on me," she chuckled. "So, what are you thinking about?"

Kieri was silent as she pondered her thoughts. "Sometimes it feels... like this isn't real. Like it's all a dream and I never want it to end. I really care about you and Buwaro, and... it just feels..."

"Hey," Rhea interrupted, "you know we won't be going anywhere. And we'd never leave you behind either, of course. It's important to keep emergency food around you know," Rhea finished with a glint in her eyes. Kieri paled a bit from the implication of her curse when Rhea said in a flat tone, "It's a joke. Jeez, you angels are way too uptight... YAHH!"

Rhea's scream was the result of Buwaro dropping Thadius on her tail, while he said, "That's not funny Rhea! I'd never eat Snowy! Yah!" The tables were turned as Rhea tackled Buwaro to the ground knocking him on the head.

"That doesn't mean you get to abuse my tail, moron! Always with the freaking rocks!"

"Hey, don't be mean to Thadius!"

"Please... you two..." Kieri said nervously, mostly unnoticed as the Jakkai and demon began to wrestle on the ground. Kieri sighed, knowing that when they got like this it would be better to just let them tire themselves out. In no time, Buwaro was on his back, with Rhea on top of him, both worn out.

"Ugh... This isn't worth it... I'm going to bed already..." Rhea said yawning before brushing herself off of dirt as she headed in. "Don't stay up too late!"

"Meanie," Buwaro said, sticking his tongue out at the retreating Rhea's back. "Come on Snowy, let's head to bed. Tomorrow is a new day!" Buwaro held out his hand to her which she took, blushing.

"Ok... " She turned up to the sky once more to see a star streaking across the night, before disappearing on the horizon. Smiling, she headed with her love back into the house, feeling more at home than ever before.

A.N. - Hello! I wrote this story some time ago for Chu herself to read! Apparently she liked it so I figured I would share it here too. It has been awhile since this was originally written, and I'm keeping to the original to upload. Naturally, I know the story has progressed much, much further, but I had written this around the time of the 400th Page Milestone, so everything up to there is accurate. Everyone Enjoy my twisted thought process!