Kage Ni Kakureru Shizutâzu

Chapter 9

Once again, as time passed, things weren't easy and because of what the angel did, Daku seemed more angry at not being able to enter the Neko's mind but he never acted upon it so far as Ochitsuita acted like always. Not that she went back to being delusional but it was too keep Daku happy and to keep Shizuka safe because he would quickly put the blame on her sister, not that he has done it before but anything was possible. She did not want to take that risk.

It wasn't long until they felt they could leave Daku as, over time, they have slowly been getting detached from Daku. They were testing their grounds before expanding it to the point where they felt that it was okay to be without him.

Now Daku was no fool, he knew that something was up at first but since they never acted upon it. He pushed it aside as he knew that they needed some space so he allowed it. Soon it got to the point where he had forgotten about his initial thought and kept going on like normal but he was also very frustrated because something was blocking his dream powers from the Neko. He tries every single night but to no avail, he wasn't going to give up on it but he decided to rest from it a bit, to catch his thoughts and think clearly once he relaxed completely.

Soon it was summertime and school was finally over and it was time to leave. Shizuka and the angel had to make this quick before Ochitsuita got second thoughts because the spell that the angel did would go away soon as it wasn't intended to last forever.

Once they're up there, they won't have any connections to the world that they grew up in. They couldn't even say goodbye to Daku, nor see him one last time. That's where Ochitsuita wasn't being a good, happy camper so they were trying to convince her that it was better this way.

When she reluctantly gave in, the angel grabbed their hands and teleported them to what people like to call Heaven. He slowly let go of Shizuka so that she could try out her wings as it didn't weigh her down like it would in their world but he carried Ochitsuita bridal style because she couldn't fly, yet that is.

The Neko watched as Shizuka could finally fly freely. Shizuka was grinning like mad as she tested her wings out. Seeing her rejoice in happiness, it made Ochitsuita smile but she soon let it fall.

She felt weak.

They soon arrived and she could feel the effects starting to happen. She felt the angel shift the position so that she wouldn't fall off and be more comfortable, which she did appreciate. When they arrived it was indescribable and more beautiful than a person could ever imagine.

There was so much white and gold and quite a few light blues, pinks, and yellows. There was so much life.  (Breezy: ... And here I was trying to not give any sort of description... Ignore this if you don't want to attempt picturing it, it's not that important.)

As they entered, she saw her twin walk alongside them and she glowed. In fact, everyone did because they had nothing to be sad about, no storms, no troubles, no enemies, just pure happiness. She felt like an outsider, she didn't belong there but she felt peaceful and she enjoyed it.

Once they arrived at a room, the doors opened and they were happily greeted, the angel put her down on a chair as her sister sat beside her. Surely, Shizuka felt safe being here but she felt intimated, afraid, she was powerless here, weak and a part of her wanted to be with Daku but she remembered why they came here in the first place so she placed her brave façade on.

"Welcome to Heaven young ones. We know of your current situation and we couldn't deny the opportunity to help two untouched souls," Said one of the angels, defiantly female. "Now, we're also quite aware that one of you is also in her own personal conflict," Said another angel, this time male. The Neko winced internally at what he said but didn't show that it bothered her as it was somewhat true.

She then froze at feeling someone touch her head gently, snapping her out of her thoughts. She felt like she wanted to lean toward that touch as it felt nice. "Fear not, young Neko, we won't do you any harm. We're here to shelter you, to take care of you and your sister," Oh how she wanted to rip their throats out each time they call her 'young Neko'.

She only allowed the angel that visited them to call her that because he was related to her sister. "Ochitsuita is my name. Please don't call me young Neko," Said the Neko. "That's Shizuka, my sister." She explained. "Oh, I am sorry if we offended you, we do not mean it as an insult," Said the angel as he moved his hand away from her head, to which she internally frowned as she liked the warmth it gave. She wanted to apologize, part of her knows that they mean no harm, but she can't just drop her walls out of nowhere.

To be Continued...
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Breezy: Okay, here's what I'm going to make it clear, NO ONE that's alive truly knows about how Heaven looks like, so I'm not going to bother giving a description, use your imagination for all you want, but I'm not going into further detail.

Shadow: Yeah, while that is true, I still added something in to help the people who do want to make something up.

Breeze: ._.