Winds of Change (DxD)

Volume 1 - Chapter 5 - Episode - Akeno Himejima

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Akeno Himejima

4 years old

"Mom! Dad!"

I called out to my parents.

"Hmm? What is it, Akeno?"

Mom asks me, she's the coolest mom in the world, she always makes me my favorite food.

"Can we go to the park later?!"

When we went before, there were so many kids like me. I was able to play with them.

"Sure, we can, right, dear?"

Mom says and looks over to my dad.

Dad was reading the noosepaper? (Newspaper) but after mom asked him, he looked up at her and smiled.

"Of course."

"Yay!"

I couldn't help but start jumping around, happy that we could go again. Dad got up and put the thing down on the table and walked towards me. He started patting my head.

"We'll all go together."

He says with a smile.

"Mmm!"

...

5 years old

"Mom? Where's dad?"

I don't know how many times I've asked this question.

"He's working right now, dear."

Mom had a sad look on her face, she missed dad too.

I found out on my 5th birthday that I wasn't human, well, a full human. I was something called a Fallen Angel. I was surprised that I was part angel, but my parents decided to explain the truth to me.

It was hard to understand, but I tried my best, I also understood that I couldn't tell my friends at school about this. If I did, they would call me a liar and stop talking or playing with me.

"Oh..."

I couldn't help but reply a bit dejected, he's always away working.

"He'll be back, dear, don't worry."

Mom told me and hugged me.

...

6 years old

Dad arrived home from work with a man in a suit. Mom looked like she knew him and greeted him like they were old friends. Mom walked back to me and the man looked in my direction.

"So, this is Akeno-chan, huh? Aren't you a cute little thing?"

He reaches out to me, but I run and hide behind my mom.

"Ahh— I scared her, I promise I'm not scary!"

He started making funny faces and I couldn't help but laugh. I finally left my mom and greeted the man.

"My name is... Akeno Himejima, 6 years old..."

I was still shy around the man. He just smiled brightly at me.

"I'm Azazel, your dad's friend and boss."

"You're the leader of the Fallen Angels?"

I was excited and scared to meet the leader of the fallen angels, he's also my dad's friend! That's so cool! He cocks his brow and turns towards my dad.

"She knows about that?"

The man called Azazel looked surprised.

"We decided to tell her the truth last year, she's kept it a secret since then. Akeno is a big girl now, right?"