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I can't... tell where I am... Am I dead? Am I in Heaven or Hell? Probably Hell since I left my sisters so willingly. But Heaven's a possibility, too. My Angel saved me. My Angel! Where is he? I want to be with my Angel! But my eyes won't open, and I can't move. Why? Will I be like this forever? Thinking, but not moving. Never to have contact with anyone but myself. Wait! There's someone. I feel someone touching my arm. Is it my Angel? Will he be there for me when, if, I wake up? Please be there for me, my Angel. I could feel my lips tremble, trying to speak. I could feel my fingertips tingling, trying to reach for the person next to me. I could feel my eyelids trying to open, but it felt like they were covered with crust.

I heard someone come into the room where I was. Was it even a room at all? Or just my imagination? "How is she?" I heard a man speaking. His voice was deep and commanding. His voice was frightening, yet calming all at once. "She's better. I think she'll wake soon." This man's voice was softer, more angelic. Was this the voice of my Angel? "I think there's something wring with her. I smell Reaper on her." A woman's voice, high pitched, almost like a child's. "I smell it too, but just faintly" man 1 replied. Was that a bad thing? It sounded worse, coming from the man, rather then the girl. "I... can't smell anything on her." Man 2 whispered, his soft voice, gentle. It would have sent chills down my spine, but my back still had no feeling in it. "Well that's normal." the girl said, "You can't smell anything on your partner. I don't know why though." So my Angel was here! That was good. I tried harder to get feeling into my body so I could see him. "We'll be leaving now. Call for someone when she wakes." The man said. I was thankful that he was leaving, but I didn't want anyone to be there when I woke up. I wanted it to just be me and my angel. I heard foot steps turn, a door shut, and then nothing. It was like I was at the hospital again. I wished I could have shuddered then, but I was unable to.

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It had been about two hours or so. I had been counting as the numbness in my body started to fade. My Angel left once, for about half an hour. I would have begged him not to leave, but I still didn't have full control over my mouth. When he left, it felt as if I were being choked. It was so strange. It felt like I had on bracelets and anklets that were way too small for me and they just kept getting smaller. When he came back, everything was okay. The bracelets and anklets were taken away along with the person choking me. It had been about an hour since then. I just needed a few more minutes, then I would be awake. I could feel it.

Minutes later, I was ready to open my eyes. I opened them slowly first, trying to see where I was. It was bright, very bright. Then I opened my eyes all the way and blinked a few times. I slowly sat up, barely able to move my body. I was so weak and tired I almost didn't want to get up. I wanted to go back to sleep. I looked for my Angel. He was asleep on a small couch. The kind of couch you would see in a hospital. He was sitting up with his head laying on the back of the sofa. I slowly got up, I was so sleepy, though, hadn't I just been asleep for what felt like forever? I walked to him, and looked at his angelic face. I sat next to him on the sofa and touched his arm. The warmth of his skin shot up to my shoulder. The last thing I had remembered was that I had laid my head on his shoulder, then I was asleep.

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I woke to the scent of something sweet. It was a candy shoppe aroma. I pushed myself up into a sitting position. I was on the same couch that I had fallen asleep on. There was just something missing. Was my Angel gone again? He couldn't be gone since I wasn't choking. I rubbed my eyes, trying to see better. Someone sat beside me. "Good morning, Sleeping Beauty!" The voice of my angel. He was smiling at me, holding a cup filled with some liquid that had to be the origin of the sweet smell. "This is for you. It'll wake you up." I took the cup from his hands and smelled the liquid. Definitely the source of the sweet smell. "Thanks..." I mumbled. I took a sip of the liquid in the cup. It was delicious. It had a slight coffee taste to it, but it was much to sweet to be coffee. "This is good." I smiled back to my Angel. He told me, "Ismene made it. I have no idea what it is, but she said that it'd be good for you." I wonder if that was the girl I had heard earlier.
"Nao, do you know who I am?" I didn't know who he was. That was sad. But how did he know my name?
"How do you know my name?"
"I know because I had someone do some research on you while you were, um, asleep. But, you still haven't answered my question."
"You are an angel, right? You're the angel that saved me."
"Not exactly. I am what you'd call a Guardian. I am something like an angel, yes, but I am not."
"Well, what do Guardians do exactly?"
"We heal people. We prolong life, and by keeping humans alive longer, we ourselves live longer too."
"So as long as you heal people, then you will live a long life."
"Correct."
"But you didn't heal me. Why is that?"
"Because you are my partner. We belong together. Two halves to one whole. I turned you into a Guardian, so we could be together forever."
"So, I'm..... a Guardian?"
"Yes. You will under go training and you will learn the guardian rules."
"But how come I don't have wings like yours?"
"You'll get your wings soon. You may have to wait a bit longer, but getting your wings won't cause you pain. Other forms of becoming a guardian lets you get your wings instantly, but it will cause you pain."
"Oh... But I will get them?"
"Yes! And they will be beautiful!" I giggled a little, and took another sip of the sweet coffee. We were quiet then. We sat in silence for a few minutes until someone opened the door. "Hiya! What are you two doing in here? Hope I'm not intruding on anything! Hee hee! How are you Nao? Feeling refreshed? Is that medicine helping? I hope so. Akira! How are you?! You haven't done anything naughty, have you? You're too young to be doing things like that!" She must be Ismene. What a blabber-mouth! "Hello Ismene. Nao is fine, and all we've done is talk. Nothing naughty about that, now is there?" Ismene frowned at Akira. "I don't believe you. But whatever! It's none of my business anyway! I was just checking in." She leaned down and whispered something into Akira's ear. He nodded to Ismene when she backed away and he thanked her. She skipped out the door, leaving Akira and me alone again.
"What was that all about?"
"That was Ismene. The female Guardian instructor. She was checking in on us, didn't you hear her say that?"
"No, not that! What did she whisper to you?"
"Oh, nothing important. You'll find out soon, though." I hated surprises, be it small or big. But, that was unimportant now.
"So, your name's Akira?"
"Oh, I'm sorry! I never did tell you my name."
"It's okay. I like that name. My dad had that name, too."
"Oh really? No information was found on your dad. We researched both you and your family."
"You didn't find anything on my father? Well, it's not surprising."
"Tell me about your father."
"Maybe another time. I'm tired again. Can I sleep now?" It was strange being so tired. Hadn't I just woken up?
"Yes. Rest your head here." He put a pillow on his lap for me to sleep on. I put my head down on the pillow and the last thing I saw was Akira's concerned face.