Chapter 7:

Just us

Angels cry for help


Key closed the TV with a little bit of anger in her heart.

"I think enough happend today!We don't need to know more at this point.Also,if you came with me,do you plan on sleeping here?" said Key as she sighted a little bit looking confused at Takada.

"I told you from now on I will protect you,so yes I will stay right here." said Takada making a pleased face.

"Oh!You sleep on the floor then!" said Key giving him a little smirk.Takada looked at her pretty annoyed,but he gave a "Alright" look at her right after,so Key started preparing some sheetings,so he wouldn't sleep on the rusty,cold floor.

After everything was ready Key settled down in her bed and Takada on the sheetings she put on the floor.She put her head on the pillow and looked at the celling for some hours.She was thinking about all the stuff that happend,everything she had done in just a day.She hurt a lot of people.All of the dark toughts invaded her mind.Little tears would come out of her starry eyes every now and then,but she eventually fell asleep.Takada on the other hand had no problem sleeping.He had worse sitations in his life and killed a lot of people.At first he was most likely like Key,but with time he was numb to this kind of stuff,so it took mere minutes for him to fall asleep without a second tought.

The night was long.It felt like an eternity for Key.Even after falling asleep she woke up several times over the night.Every time she either got out of bed and looked outside on her window at the nocturn sky or continuted to look at the celling of her apartment.

Finnaly a new day came and she woke up pretty early in the morning.Takada was already up before her and waiting at the doorstep.

"Aah?!What are you doing?"

"I am waiting for you,of course!We have training to do!" said Takada puting his hands on his hips looking like some sort of boss Key had to follow.

"What?!We never spoke about any training?"

"You know what happend last night and with all the commotion with the other angel,there will be more people coming after us.I tought it was obvious."

"You are kind of right,but no.It wasn't so obvious and what will we train exactly.We can't show our powers anywhere.People might see us!" affirmed Key getting a little bit worried.

"No,no,I know a place and we won't train only our powers.You need to know other types of weapons too and need to be in form to fight everything coming your way."

"I see,but atleast we should eat before all that."

"Yeah,you are right,I guess." affirmed Takada as he went back in the main room of the apartment and pit himself at her table.

Key then cooked some eggs and Takada got one and Key put herself 3.He made an annoyed face at her as Key smirked a littlea and then they started to eat.

After finishing the meal,Key got changed while Takada was waiting outside of the apartement.Key put on some sport pants and cropped t-shirt.She also got a bag and put some sandwiches and some water bottles and then they headed out.It was a bright day with the sun iluminating everything in their way.Key was still trying to get her mind off of things even on the way to Takada's place,but it was still hard.On the way Takada also tried to talk to Key about different stuff to help her like some stuff about her life now and even before she was an angel.She responded to him with some vague information as it was pretty hard for her to talk about this.Then they finnaly got to the place.It was an abandoned building.The celling was half broken and it looked old and rusty on the inside.There wasn't much of anything in the rooms of the building,but when they got to a pretty spacious corridor,Key noticed a shooting range and a cold shiver ran through her body.

"Wait!So i am going to have to learn how to...shoot?!"

"Yeah.That should be no problem.You have killed some people with your powers,right.Killing more with a gun or a knife shouldn't be a big deal."

"...but i didin't want to kill them.It was just self defense at most or a mistake.I don't want to actually use a real murder weapon!" said Key while stuttering a little bit getting pretty nervous.

"You are gonna be fine.After all,you need this for your own safety.Take it as more safe defense,alright."

"Mhpm...alright i guess." said Key while looking down at the dirty floor with her lips starting to tremble.

Takada looked at her with no emotion and took a gun out of closet placed in that corridor.

"You seem to know the place.Is this where you train?"

"More or less,but i train more with the knife here as i don't really use guns all that much,but for a starter like you,they are great." said Takada giving a small smile back at Key like they were doing something normal as he gave her two small pistols.

They both then turned to the shooting range that had some targets waiting for them.Key picked up the guns Takada gave to her slowly.It was the first time she has seen a gun so up close to the point she got it in her own hand.She changed hed view to the targets while her whole body started to tremble.She couldn't even look right at the targets and then behind her back a firm hand touched her own.Her body started to calm down as Takada was holding the hand she had the gun in with his own and then said slowly "Look at the target.Imagine that you see nothing else than that target.It is a red dot in a black void and the gun is just a dart you have to throw.It won't hurt you.I am here to help.".

A small sweat dropped on her hand as everything went black and only the red dot remained.She sighted,closed her eyes and then she shot.Time slowed down as the bullet was aproaching the target.As Key opened her eyes she saw that it almost hit right in the middle,but it was a little far off.She wanted to say something about it,but Takada clenched his teeth and said with a strong sent in his voice "Again."

Key looked at him for a second then looked back at the target.She then shot another one.The time didn't slow down for this one and Key didin't close her eyes anymore.A little bit of confidence was built into her,but she still didin't hit the red dot in the middle of the target.

"Damn it!" said Key while looking down at the floor again.

"It's alright.I think you will get the hang of it soon enough." said Takada as he took the gun out of her hand and showed her how to reload it.She then tried it herself and shot again and again and again until the brezee of the night could have been felt and the white trail of the moon could have been seen on the nocturn sky.Key's tireness was catching up to her as she was barely holding the gun anymore.The smell of gunpowder was so strong it envaded her nose leaving her no choice,but to stop shooting.

"It seems like you are tired.I think it's enough for today." affirmed Takada as he passed a bottle of water to Key.

"Oh right,it just seems I am tired!I tought we will be here until tommorow at this point!" said Key getting all fired up at him.

"Wow,wow,you could have just told me you wanted to stop earlier,you know,but you still did a great job."

"You just seemed so concentrated on training me...but thanks either way."

"Of course I was concentrated,I want you to be strong,so you can protect yourself when i won't be there to protect you."

"That is sweet of you." said Key looking back at him with a pleased smile and then changing her view to the floor in embarrassment.

They both packed up and started walking towards Key's apartment.The road seemed smaller this time around as they both kept on talking,getting to know each other better.They laughed and talked until they arrived at the apartment.

"You can stay at my place today too,if you want.I don't mind!" affirmed Key as she opened the door.

"I don't want to be much trouble,so i will sleep at my place,but if anything happends,you can call me." said Takada as he took a phone out of his pocket.

"You are no trouble really!" said Key waving her hands as her cheeks were getting all red.She then also took her phone out saying "...but if you insist,i guess i am just gonna take your number.".

Takada opened his and showed Key his number.

"We are all set then!Even if i am no trouble i want to give you some time alone.See you tommorow,Key." said Takada with a firm voice as he went out of the apartment.

"See you,Takada." said Key blushing and closing the door slowly.

She then jumped right into bed and put her head on the pillow.Her cheeks were still red as she was thinking about Takada.She then closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

The night was long,but this time she was feeling a little bit better,even if she was going down a dark path now,she atleast finnaly had someone alongside her.