Utapri Short Stories

Zero - Part 1

Haru is a girl who always believed that she needed to be perfect in everything she did. She always believed that she needed to help everyone who came her way, and sometimes because of that she ended up forgetting to take care of herself. She was facing a very delicate moment and didn't want to disturb anyone with her problems, so she suffered alone.

Seeing the situation of the girl, the archangels in heaven decided to send a guardian angel to take care of her closely. They wanted to send someone more experienced, but Ryuya, the chief angel, insisted on sending his younger brother as a last chance for him to redeem himself, or else he would lose his wings to turn a Fallen Angel. Yamato hated the idea, but angels shouldn't feel hate.

Yamato was an extremely clumsy and stubborn angel. His stubbornness caused him to be expelled from the royal guard of the warrior angels, where he could fight against real demons. It was his greatest wish, but he failed. In fact, since he arrived in heaven they treated him as a failure, like a zero on the left. And it made him feel very bad.

Going down to Earth was exactly what he wanted, but he didn't think he would do it like a guardian angel. He was almost accepting the idea of ​​being a fallen angel. He had found the small garage where his human lived, paying the cheapest rent she could find in that city. He peered out the window and saw the young lady working late at a human computer, very focused... Or not. She seemed to notice that he was watching her.

But how could she know he was there? Humans shouldn't be able to see angels... Maybe she just felt his presence...?
"Who's there??" The girl jumped up and looked around with a confused but not aggressive expression. Yamato took a deep breath and decided to kick the bucket at once and reveal himself to her. He knocked on the garage door and when the girl opened it, he showed his best smile. "Hello, I'm Yamato, your new guardian angel."

But her reaction left him confused. "What kind of ridiculous flirt is this?" The girl blinked in confusion. "Should I know who you are?" She looked him up and down, but the boy, much taller than she, was not intimidated. "Already said. I am your guardian angel. You need me. Need help right?" And he shrugged, imagining Ryuya's expression when he saw that he basically broke all the rules of angels when he presented himself like this.

"Is it a prank?" Haru seemed to be looking for something behind him, but there was nothing there. "You don't even have wings. This is ridiculous." And her comment made the boy spin, looking for his own wings. "What?! Where are my...?!" And he had a small outbreak, cursing the archangels over and over. Haru seemed to be concerned now. "Are you alright? Do you want me to call a doctor? Or... your parents?"

"No." Yamato shrugged, making a childish pout that made the girl giggle. "You don't have to call anyone. Just tell me your problems so I can help and get back to heaven." And he rolled his eyes, entering the garage and leaving her indignant. "Hey! You can't go in like that! This chair is mine! Get out or I'll call the police!" Haru spoke irritably, but without shouting because she didn't want to wake up the old lady who rented the garage for her.

"Police? You can try." Yamato laughed and saw the girl take a tennis racket to threaten him. "You don't have to hit me. I won't hurt you. I am an angel." He said simply, surprised by her attitude. "Now I understand why you are all alone in this garage." And rolled his eyes with a heavy sigh.

"You don't know anything about me! You don't know anything about my life! You can't judge me! Shut up!!" She spoke a little louder and tears appeared in her eyes, making the angel hesitate. "Hey... It's okay. I'm here to help you. I don't know much about you, but I want to learn more. I want to help you." He smiled more gently this time, not understanding why he changed his behavior.

Haru felt completely crazy about doing this, but she left the racket aside and said to the boy to prove he was an angel. If he did, she would let him stay in the garage with her until he got back to heaven. Yamato rolled his eyes and took her outside, then climbed onto the roof in the garage and jumped out, scaring the girl. His wings did not appear as they should, but he was not hurt by the fall because being an angel.

However, Haru was on the sidewalk watching him do this and a car ended up losing control on the road, heading towards her. By the speed of the car, he would end up killing her when it hit her, but Yamato was faster and when jumping to save her, his wings finally appeared and he took off with the girl in his arms. "So...? Do you believe me now?" And he smiled full of confidence.

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~ Originally posted at _utapri.stories on Instagram

~ Chapter cover edited by me