The Fallen Angel Himari - Chapter 32 Festival

When the time of the festival did arrive Vivian left with Haru after making sure Rei had left with her friends safely. Vivian was wearing a beautiful pink kimono while Haru had dressed casually. Reiki and Fumiko had left early to go play games leaving Vivian and Haru to themselves. Vivian was going to meet up with everyone later so she wasn’t in a hurry to look around.

When the two arrived it was packed with people so Vivian held onto Haru’s hand so she couldn’t lose him. But for some reason, Haru felt a chill down his back. Vivian knew exactly what it was and turned around, “Aya I know you’re there! Get out here.”

Aya’s pink curly hair bounced with each step she took as she ran up to Vivian, “Vivi you look good in a kimono!” Vivian turned red at the nickname Aya gave her. Seeing her embarrassed Haru laughed and teased, “That nickname suits you since you’re so cute!”

She pouted at Haru’s remark and Aya and Haru kept taking turns teasing Vivian until she couldn’t take it anymore, “Stop! No more you two devils in disguise!” Vivian stopped in front of a shooting stand and Haru and Aya followed her as well. Vivian looked at the prizes and her eyes twinkled when she saw that she could get some vacation tickets for the summer. Vivian paid for the game and her eyes sharpened as she pulled the trigger. It hit right on target and Vivian continued playing until her game was over. 100 percent accuracy.

Aya was amazed while Haru shook his head, “Of course, perfectionist.” Vivian won four tickets and looked happy looking at them. Haru smiled and congratulated her, “Now you and your siblings can go!”

When she heard that her eyes became teary, “But I want to go with you!” She clung onto him and didn’t let go. Haru patted her head and crouched down, “Okay Vivian but what about the other tickets?”

“I’ll give them to Kiroko and Chizue.” She decided quickly without hesitation. Haru stood up and held her hand, “Okay then.” Vivian got candy while they both watched Aya fail at games. Vivian saw Aria holding a sign for another shooting range greeting customers with Serina, “Hi~”

“Aria!” Vivian ran up to her but was dragged back by Aya, “You stupid dog!” Aya pointed at Aria and she turned red with anger. “Aya Suzuki! I, Aria Takahashi, will never back down to you! Now let go of my friend!”

Vivian could see the sparks flying between the two and it wasn’t romantic. Vivian remembered when she first met Aria and she was flaunting about how rich she was. ‘It must be that their families are up against each other. Then why am I apart of it?! (-`^-)’

She wasn’t trying to be a part of it so she looked around for Haru. When she saw him he was buying food not at all worried about her, ‘Stupid glutton! Asshole pervert!’ Aya and Aria continued fighting while Vivian snuck out. She definitely didn’t want to miss the fireworks with Haru. But there was a crowd surrounding them as they were watching the two fight each other so Vivian got lost.

She kept walking even though she knew she was lost. Finally, she approached a huge cherry tree on a small hill. Vivian looked down at the festival below her but quickly turned around and stared at the cherry tree with sharp determined eyes.

“Get out.” She heard a shrill laugh behind the tree and Ami and Aiko stepped out from both sides. “Come play with us Vivian, hehehe…” Vivian glared at the two and spoke freely, “Are you done Mikazuki?”

They both laughed and spoke at the same time, “Oh? We were found out already? This sucks I guess, I was gonna reveal myself and then kill you and your friends.” Their insane laughter grew but Vivian didn’t waste time. She transformed into Destruction and clutched her scythe as if her life depended on it. She swung down but at the last second Aiko and Ami disappeared. Her eyes were filled with bloodlust as she whipped her head around but she was kicked in the stomach harshly.

She slammed into the cherry tree behind her and coughed up blood. She felt something warm and sticky trickle down her head. Des felt dizzy but she forced herself up.

At the same time, Haru finally saw Aya and Aria fighting so he broke the two up. “Hey, where’s Vivian?” He looked around for her but discovered she was nowhere to be found. Takemi and Eva arrived with Kiroko and Chizue as they met up at the entrance.

Rei and her siblings ran over when they spotted Haru and Himari’s friends. Seeing everyone together Haru had a bad feeling. And a tearing pain in his head like when he found Himari with Aya.

He stumbled but started running. Kiroko, Chizue, Takemi, and Eva ran with him as well leaving everyone else behind. As he got closer he smelled blood and feared the worst. Unfortunately, his fears were true as he ran up the hill to Des being attacked by Mikazuki. Reiki and Fumiko caught up running as fast as they could. Kiroko turned towards Haru and Takemi with a fierce expression. “You two don’t meddle in this any further. Go back to the others and keep them safe. In the end, you’re still humans so I don’t want to be responsible if you die.”

When Haru was told this he immediately rejected, “No way! Although this is a fight for the Laxis I’m still her master and I need to make sure she’s safe!” Kiroko tsked and ran out with Chizue. Haru ran up as well but that left Takemi with taking care of the others. Eva ran after Takemi and called after him “Please wait! Wait for me!” Since Eva was only a healer she was useless in the battle so she ran after Takemi. Meanwhile, Kiroko darted and restrained Aiko by her wrists with her fiery flames. But when she closed in on her Ami came up from behind and severed one of her cupid wings off. Kiroko shrieked in pain. Her grip loosened on Aiko so she used it to her advantage and held her down while Ami prepared to cut the other one off. But before she could cut it off Chizue threw herself at her, making her cut at only air. Fumiko followed shortly behind Chizue while Ami picked Kiroko up and used her as a body shield. Vivian and Reiki ran behind Ami but Ami and Aiko disappeared before Vivian could get to them. Before anyone could even collect their thoughts Mikazuki appeared behind Vivian and stuck her down with her blood-soaked sword.

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The whole world turned dark and Vivian heard voices screaming her name but each time she tried to fight back it felt like she was becoming more entrapped in the darkness. Every particle in her screamed in pain but she still fought and struggled against the tide. She opened her mouth and screamed but the darkness filled her lungs and nothing came out. Vivian struggled harder until she looked up and saw a bright white light. She fought her way towards it and was enveloped in a warm gentle light. She slowly opened her eyes and saw she was in a hospital.

Vivian sat up but when she did she noticed something warm and heavy resting on her legs. Vivian ran her hands through Haru’s brown hair. Some of the ends were dyed in purple when she looked closer at it and a soft smile spread on her face. When she examined her body more closely it seemed more severe than Vivian had imagined. there were multiple machines and tubes connected to her body. She wondered how she wasn’t in pain at the moment but quickly forgot about it when Haru rubbed his cheek against her leg, still in his dream world.

She smiled warmly at his action and sat up and leaned down. Her soft lips met his warm squishy cheeks. He stirred and smiled while Vivian blushed. She kept going through his hair and listened to his steady heartbeat. His eyes slowly opened and he sat up and rubbed his eyes. Haru’ssmilespread across his face and he wrapped Vivian up in a tight hug. “You’re finally awake! I was waiting for you for forever!”

Vivian’s eyes darkened as she recalled something, “Haru how long was I out?” When she got attacked it was only a couple of days until Christmas Eve and she had been preparing to do something for it. Haru looked down sadly and spoke, “…It’s been a couple weeks now so it’s already the middle of January… I’m sorry, I know you wanted to spend Christmas together…” Vivian’s fists tightly clenched the bedsheets and she bit her bottom lip.

She took a deep breath and regained her calm. “So where am I now? This place looks like a hospital but for some reason, I don’t get that kind of vibe here.” She looked around and Haru replied, “We’re actually at school but we’re just in an extended ward for the nurse’s office I guess.” He seemed to remember something so he added on, “This reminds me soon we’re gonna start using our abilities with our classmates like training. To help us hide it and become like regular students and soon some classes, including ours, are gonna go on like government requests. It kinda sucks to do dirty work though just so our existence isn’t leaked to the rest of the world. If it was they could easily say we had no involvement with each other and there would be a huge target on our backs!”

Haru seemed mad by the thought of it but Vivian nodded in understanding, “Seems about right. To be honest I would do the same if I were in their shoes. Although it seems unfair to use just remember that we should be glad for a shield.” Haru pouted and pretended to look angry and that made Vivian chuckle. Her small hand reached out and patted his soft hair. He started blushing and Vivian moved over on the bed, “Come take a nap with me. I know you’re probably tired from staying by my side.” Haru climbed in with her and only fell asleep after he heard her soft rhythmic breathing.

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A couple days of consistent check-ups Vivian was finally allowed to go home and back to school. She wasn’t really in a rush to go home so she stayed back for a little bit. One day Vivian was watching T.V. and eating onigiri as Rei did her homework next to her when a news channel caught her eye. She heard something about how a couple of months ago somewhere in the suburbs a couple had gotten attacked right in their own front yard and the male had died in the hospital, while the female had become delusional and suicidal. Vivian turned the T.V. off and tilted her head in Rei’s direction.

“Serves them right.” Rei had stopped doing her homework and scowled at the blank T.V. screen. Vivian smiled and asked softly, “Would you like to see your mom? No matter how good of a life I try to give you I still can’t change the fact that you are related to such scum.”

Rei fidgeted and took a deep breath to relax, “Okay, but Reiki and Fumiko are gonna come with us too.”