“HEY LOVE!!!” Ah fuck it all. I looked up & saw Clear behind me. His sister was in Skyfall's grade, she got held back because she set a small fire in the girls’ bathroom while I was in there. “What is it now Clear? Can’t you see we’re busy?” he put his hand on my shoulder, sneering at Night. “Night Owl… what you doing here huh; flirting with your girlfriend here…” he patted my shoulder, as I hit his hand away. “You can’t do what you’re thinking in school, you naughty, naughty boy.” Night glared at Clear. “Move along Lightning Bug…” I saw the vein pop out of Clear’s head. “Try to say that again while using Star Blade huh!?!” I was confused. “Night Owl… Lightning Bug…? Were you guys not cool on Earth or something?” Night calmly looked at me. “You could say that; after this demon burned down our home we were never on good terms. We fight every time we meet; you could call it a rivalry. The same is with his sister & Skyfall.” I nodded. “Uh huh… so why are you still here Clear?” he smirked & whispered in my ear.

“Heard you got the Angel Weapon, Lipstick Love… I hope you know how to use it next time we meet on the battle field.”

“Tch yeah right; also, there won’t be any fighting while I'm alive got it.”

Night smiled. “You see, the only reason I haven’t killed you yet is because Angel Face forbids it Lightning Bug.” Clear clicked his tongue, kissed my cheek & left. “Later Love.” When he left, I began to grumble. “The term handsome devil doesn’t apply to him at all.” I wiped my cheek off & looked at Night; he was seething. “You ok, you look upset…” he nodded. “Yeah… I am fine.” The bell rang & it was time to go home.

“HEY MAMA WAITS A SEC!!!” I turned around & saw Roy running towards us at full speed. “Hey Roy, what's up?” he put his hands on his knees & was painting. “You… said you'd… walk home with me… today… is that ok still… phew!” I smiled, but then I remembered. I have two angels living with me & they have no idea how to behave around humans. “You guys ok if I h-” Skyfall raised her hand. “Um… Skyfall…” she smiled & clapped her hands. “Some girls said they would take me & Flora shopping today. Can I go? PLEASE!!!” I put my hand on her head & looked at Night. “You ok with that, I don’t wanna leave you alone at the house alone.” He smiled. “It is ok with m-” “SEE YA!” Skyfall shouted before running off towards a group of girls. “W-Well... if it is ok with you Roy, I would like to go with you…” Roy was beaming with joy, a huge smile spreading across his face. “YAY, WELL C’MON SLOW POKES!!!” he grabbed our arms & drags us next to him. I was smiling along with him as Night awkwardly walked with us. “So… what happened with you today Mama? What about you Nightfall? Anything exciting go on in class?” I shrugged. “Eh, I dealt with Clear again, but other than that it was ok… what about you?” he twiddled his fingers, something he does when he's nervous. “Well… I stood up to Ash Tray-I mean Cinder today when she was bothering Skyfall in class. Didn't freak out either.” I patted him on the back. “Atta boy, sooner or later you’re gonna be just like your old lady here!” he smiled.

“So Night, where are you from again?”

“Japan… near Tokyo… I think.”

Roy’s eyes lit up. “That’s so cool!!! Hey you two should stay over for a little bit, how about it.” I looked up & saw we were at the Well Oiled Machine Repair Shop. I glanced at Night; we had training tonight. “Oh Sweetie, we’d love to but-” “IS THAT MY LITTLE ANGEL I HEAR OUTSIDE?!?” we heard a voice that made us all jump. I don’t know how I saw this, but I saw a black blade with white spots; I guess it was Night’s Angel Weapon. “I don’t know what the hell that is, but put it away. Now.” I growled. He glanced at me. “Its name is Star Blade.” As Night put it away & I noticed it was in the shape of a belt. “Humans wouldn’t be able to process it if they saw it for what it really was.” Huh, you learn something every day. “THERE SHE IS!!!” I was picked up & grabbed by a large man. He hugged me tight as I saw Night silently panicking below me. “Bubba put me down; c’mon I have a guest! You're scaring him, the poor thing!!!” he put me down & smiled at me. Bubba’s real name was Bobby, but he said that when he was little he could only say ‘Bubba’ so the name stuck. He was Roy’s older brother... like 15 years older. He became Roy's guardian when their parents died. He was a heavy set guy, but his height made him seem a little chubby, bald headed with an oil stain on his cheek. He wore a larger version of the jumpsuit Roy wore, but his had sleeves. He was really strong, so he did the heavy lifting. I saw a scratch mark on his right eye. “You got into a fight again didn't you?” he shrugged. “Punks were messin with my baby brother-" he smacked Roy on the back, who jumped. "Took a knife to them, but it turned on me.” He walked over to Night, looking at me in question. “Who’s this, your boyfriend?” I felt the color come into my cheeks. I took a deep breath, resisting the urge to change. “Absolutely not- I mean no Sir.” Night spat out the words quickly. “Bubba no…” Maybe it’s because of my powers, but I could see a pink glow around him; I guess that he’s embarrassed too. “No way Bubba, it’s not like that…!” he chuckled. “Well, any friend of yours is a friend of mine, c’mere you!” he picked up Night & hugged him, slowly setting him back down. After talking for an hour with them I stood up. “Thanks Bubba, but we have to go now. Night’s sister is home alone ok… that, & I don’t know if the house is in shambles or not." Rouy got panicky, clinging close to me. “W-Why don’t you two stay the night… please?” Roy’s hair got smoothed down by Nightfall. “I am afraid we cannot; my sister will be worried if we are not home soon.” Bubba sighed as Roy looked like he was about to cry. “Ok then Angel, be careful ok & Nightfall, take care of her for me will ya?” Night nodded, as Bubba called Roy over to him.

That was 2 months ago; in January. March rolled around & I was coming back from school with Night. I hadn’t had a real assignment yet, but I think I was prepared. I was able to understand Lipstick Love better & could roll out some wicked attacks. Anyway I looked up at Night as we started talking about what happened after school. “So did you like it? I know Roy dragged you away from me to football try-outs.” He smiled, breathing a little hard. Roy had somehow convinced Night to try out for the football team with him. With his fangirls cheering, he got in; sadly Roy didn’t since he was too small. “I never knew… that a human... & such a small one at that... huff… could have that much energy.” I began to tease him. “Sad, I was hoping there was some stamina in that toned body of yours.” I saw the pink glow around him. “Quiet please…” I smiled. “You know what… I think I'm getting new powers… AH!” I tripped & fell on top of Night. His face was so close to mine. I saw the pink glow around him brightened. “A-Are you ok Angel Face?” I nodded, standing up, but then I heard a terrible scream. “AI, PLEASE HELP ME!!! I DON’T WANT TO DIE!!! HE’S HURTING ME!” I put my hands on my head in pain. “Angelica…!” He knelt next to me, not sure what to do. “It hurts… make it stop… Night… help me dang it!” Night put his hand on my shoulder. “This is the wavelength I was talking about a few months ago.” When the screaming died down, I noticed I had transformed & the I saw a black trail in front of me, leading me somewhere. “What the heck is that?” I touched it; it felt evil & gooey. He seemed confused. “What is what…?” I shrugged. “You can't see it? How can you not-there’s this… black path in front of me; kinda like inik, but with pink spots in it. It's gross looking. It's taking me somewhere... you think I should follow it?" he nodded, changing to his Angel form & unsheathed his sword. “Yuki, come…” suddenly a large black bat descended from the air. I fell on my ass, shocked by the immense size of this thing. “Who the frick is that?” he smiled at me, petting the bat.

“This is Yuki, my helper & pet remember?”

“YUKI IS NOT THAT BIG IDIOT!”

“He can change his size as needed.”

Night got a confused look on his face. “What is that…?” he was looking behind me. I turned around & saw this beautiful pink & black timber wolf headed towards me. It was as large as a full grown horse, a heart formation on its back, a black collar that said ‘Ai, Angel of Love’ on it. It came up to me, its tail wagging happily. “Who's Ai Night?” he smiled. “You, it is your re-name, so humans cannot tell your human identity… it means Love in Japanese.” I nodded, petting the large creature. “Why hello there, are you here to help me?” it barked, licking my face. I jumped on it & petted his head. “If you can see the black path, follow it ok…” it barked again & ran off at an abnormally fast speed. “YOU'RE A FAST ONE AREN'T YOU!!!?” I pet his head & noticed Night flying above me. “Yes, it is a rush… we are here.” My new friend halted in front of… WELL OILDED MACHINE REPAIR SHOP!!!

I slid off my wolf & stared at my friend’s home. “This can’t be right… no one here can be abused… it's impossible. This has to be a mist-” Almost as if to prove me wrong, I heard a crash & Roy yelling. “STOP, LEAVE ME ALONE… IT HURTS QUIT IT!!!” I became panicked, grabbing Night by his collar when he touched the ground. The heels made me taller, but he still had to bend down to look me in the eyes. “Why the heck didn't you tell me this was where the call came from? Why didn't you warn me the countless times we came here huh?!?” I was seething with anger as he shook his head, no emotion on his face. “I did not know. Now you should do your job instead of complaining about it.” His voice was cold… it scared me to be honest. I let him go & ran into the house, breaking down the door. No one was on the 1st floor or the garage, so I ran up the spiral staircase. “This has to be a mistake… please let it be a really big mistake & all one big, crappy joke.” When I reached a door, before I could grab the handle, it flew open, someone flying at me; I caught them without hesitation. We-well, I, slammed into the wall behind us, creating a dent in the shape of a heart; strangely enough, it didn’t faze me. “It’s ok… you're ok, I got you h-Roy?” it was Roy, completely naked, bruises covering his wrists, arms, chest, thighs, & he was bleeding from his ass. His pink hair dye was coming out, revealing his naturally blonde hair underneath; his purple contacts were even out, showing his big blue eyes. He looked incredibly frail in my arms; like he’d break at any given moment. Bubba was standing over him, a sick grin on his face. “C’mon, what did I tell you, next time you want to have Angel & her boyfriend over, make sure they sleep over got it? I wanna tap those asses got it… I'm tired of yours. But it is tight.” Roy was crying in my arms. He opened his eyes & looked at me in a daze. “You… you're my angel right…?” I nodded. “Please… you gotta help… me… I don’t know how I knew to call you but…” he whispered. I gently laid him down on the ground. When I stood up, he hid behind me; guess he could see me… which means he was the one who called me. Damn it… why Roy; why didn’t I see it earlier? Why didn't you tell me? “Don’t worry Sweetie… I got it.” I got out my lipstick & uncapped it. Ok the fact that it sounded a lot more baddass in my head means I need a break from all this training. Bubba finally noticed my presence. “WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU HUH?” Bubba asked, pissed. I put on my lipstick, sizing him up. “My name is Ai & I'm the Angel of Love. God doesn’t like it when you hurt His child.” Bubba laughed, cackling nearly. “What makes you think I give two squirts of piss?” I shook my head. “Maybe this’ll change your mind.” I blew a kiss at him & it exploded. When I looked up, he was glued to the wall in black lipstick. He was struggling. “WHEN I GET OUT OF THIS YOU'RE FUCKED LITTLE G-” “Don’t bother trying to run; Lipstick Love in that form is stronger than anything on Earth.” he struggled regardless. “Urg, let me go now damn it!” I walked up to him, my heels hitting the ground hard. Something over took me because I didn't know where I knew these words from… it just seemed right. I lifted his head with one finger & spoke. “Bobby ‘Bubba’ Sparks; for abusing your younger brother Roy Alexander Sparks physically, emotionally & sexually, the personal punishment is death. If you repent of your sins right now & give your life to God our Father, you may be saved… do you wish to repent?” he spit in my face. “Screw you bitch…” I sighed, wiping the spit out of my pink eye. “You failed judgment, so now you die…” I turned my lipstick into a sword, totally going Star Wars all up in this bitch & raised my hand, but I was stopped by arms wrapping around my waist. “STOP IT, PLEASE DON’T HURT HIM!!!” It was Roy of all people. “Roy…” he was crying again. “Don’t do it… I know I called you here, but don’t kill him please! He’s all I have left in my life! You gotta ask God to spare him!” I lowered my hand & looked at my friend. “I know you look like my friend Angelica. I know you're not her & you probably aren't anything like her, but please… he's all I have left.” I ruffled up his hair. “You’re way too kind for your own good, ya know that.” He smiled bitterly. “Yeah, I get told that a lot.” I looked back at his brother. “Bobby, you will live, but I will have your soul in the mean time.” They tensed up. “H-His soul…? BUT YOU SAID-” I held up my hand to stop Roy, smiling at him. “He will not die, however if I get called back here for him, then your soul will be delivered to Father.” I blew another kiss to capture the soul; it flew to me & became a hair clip. I used my sword to cut him down & went downstairs.