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Worth	By : Valisilwen Category: +S to Z > Saint Beast Views: 1336 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own Saint Beast, nor the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.

Chapter List
- 1-Worth
- 2-Confrontation
- 3-Attack
- 4-Almost Escape
- 5-Pain
- 6-Return
- 7-Explanation
- 8-Truth
- 9-Comfort
- 10-Love
- 11-End?
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Ruka could only watch after Rei as his lithe, graceful form slowly and gradually disappeared from sight. He didn't know what was going on with Rei, but he did know that Rei was hiding something from him, and that knowledge truly hurt Ruka. Rei was always open with him never kept anything hidden, even going so far at times as to insist that Ruka read his mind in order to get his point across. And now, not only did Rei just lie directly to his face, he flinched away when Ruka tried to touch him! Ruka almost flew after him and demanded an explanation as to his odd behavior, but decided in the end to let Rei sort out what he needed to on his own. Later, he would think back and fiercely regret that decision with every fiber of his being.

Rei quickly flew away from Heaven's Palace, trying to pretend he hadn't seen the hurt look on Ruka's face when he'd taken off. He knew Ruka knew he had been lying. Ruka always knew. But he never pushes, Rei thought, smiling sadly to himself, that's one of the reasons why I lo—CRACK!

Rei was so startled by the loud noise that forgot to flap for a few seconds and dropped several feet, catching himself just before he hit the tops branches of a small forest. In a way, however, that was a good thing, for being closer to the ground allowed him to see the source of the noise, and the source was just as surprising as noise itself had been. It was also just as distressing.

The noise had been caused by w hip lashing out and breaking a think tree branch clear off its trunk. The wielder of the whip was none other than Kira, the half-angel.

Kira and his younger brother Maya, who was also a half-angel, had dwelt in Heaven for a long time until they decided, on the eve of the Saint Beast selection ceremony, to descend to Earth in an attempt to find their human mother. They had returned to Heaven a few days ago at Yuda and Gai's request, Yuda because he wanted to check up on them, as he had grown quite protective of them when they live in heaven, and Gai because he missed Maya, to whom he had always been close. They had left Heaven's Palace to return to Earth earlier that day, which was why Rei was surprised to see them, but upon closer inspection of the situation, Rei saw why they had been delayed.

Kira and Maya had been separated and backed up against a group of trees by a group of six other angels, one of whom appeared to be wielding a whip, similar to Kira' s, but instead of being made of woven black leather, it was made up of a long, thin, flexible vine covered in curved, sharp thorns. Kira's whip had apparently severed the tree branch while deflecting an attack from the other angel's whip.

Kira and Maya had always been bullied by other angels for being half-human. It was one of the reasons why they had left heaven in the first place. But, this, this goes beyond bullying, Rei thought to himself, this is downright dangerous! That angel is using his powers and his weapon! He could seriously hurt Kira and Maya!

Rei was just thinking of going back to fetch the other Saint Beasts to help Kira and Maya, when one of the angels standing beside the one with the whip threw himself at Kira, catching him off guard and sending them both sprawling to the ground.

"Nii-san!" Maya cried as he watched his brother and the other angel grapple about on the ground. He tried to move away from the trees and get to his brother, but when he moved the vine whip struck just a few inches away from his face, forcing him back against the trees.

When Rei saw the angel raise his whip for a blow across Maya's face, he acted on pure instinct. He dove down threw the tree tops, landing right in front of the small redhead and wrapping his arms around him, protecting Maya with his body. It took all his self-control not to scream in agony when he felt the whip slash across his back, slicing right threw cloth, skin and muscle, the sharp thorns ripping and tearing the flesh from his back .

Rei released Maya and fell to his knees, breathing heavily and feeling warm blood flow down his back. He tried to concentrate on keeping his breathing steady, so he would not pass out from the pain. Out of the corner of his eye Rei saw the angel who Kira had been fighting with get distracted by his sudden appearance, which Kira used as an opportunity to shove the angel off of him and run over to Maya and Rei, enveloping Maya in a protective hug.

"Maya, you're not hurt are you?" the golden-haired angel asked hastily, worriedly examining his younger brother's face for any sign of injury.

"N-No, Nii-san. B-But Rei-san..." Maya looked down at Rei, his expression a mix of worry and confusion.

Rei looked up at Maya and smiled, trying not to let the pain show on his face. "Maya, are you sure you're alright?" He asked breathlessly. Maya nodded mutely. Rei sighed in relief. Thank Zeus, he's not hurt, he thought.

Rei slowly stood up and turned to face the offending angels, keeping the immense pain off his face and fixing his expression into one of cold anger. When he turned he heard Maya gasp and Kira wince, so Rei guessed his back must look as awful as it felt. He looked up at the gang of angels, who by this time had all clustered together behind the one with the whip, and realized with a shock that he recognized a few of them. Rei didn't know all of their names, but he knew they were all middle ranked angels and that the name of the one with the whip, who appeared to be the leader, was Stheno (2). Rei had only met Stheno once at the Holy Spirit Festival, but he remembered that his powers included a moderate control over greenery and plant life, which explained his vine whip.

Stheno looked at Rei and smirked haughtily, "Well, well, if it isn't Suzaku no Rei-sama, one of the six Saint Beasts. What are you doing in middle rank angel territory all by yourself? Are any of your fellow Saint Beasts with you?" As Stheno said this he glanced around, but he did so mockingly. He knew Rei was alone. If he hadn't been, the other Saint Beasts would have dispatched him the minute he'd injured Rei. Especially Ruka. He had always been the most protective the the feminine angel.

Rei held his head high, willing himself not to feel fear, or at least not show it. While he, Kira , and Maya may have all been high ranking angels, they were still outnumbered two to one, and Rei himself was injured. He knew that should it come down to a fight, they would probably not win.

Still, Rei managed to keep his voice steady despite his fear as he asked, "Just what do you think you're doing, Stheno? Using one's powers against another angel is strictly forbidden! You know this! Why would you attack and deliberately attempt to harm a fellow angel?"

Stheno's arrogant smirk turned into a sneer of contempt. "'Fellow angels?' Since when are those filthy half-breeds over there my 'fellow angels?' Those two have the blood of humans in their veins, which makes them no better insects. And like insects, they must be...dealt with," he said, snapping his whip, "quickly, so that they don't contaminate anything else in heaven with their filth."

Rei looked at Stheno in shock. "How can you be so cruel? Kira and Maya have never done anything to you! How can you treat them like this?" Rei could hear Maya whimpering behind him in response to what Stheno had said, and it broke his heart. Although he had never been especially close to Kira or Maya, and in truth disliked Kira quite a bit, he could not understand how anyone, especially an angel, could speak like that about their fellows. Maya and Kira may have been half human, but they were still angels, and they did not deserve this.

Stheno's sneer returned. "I can't believe an angel of highest rank, the Saint Beasts, is actually trying to protect this filth, Suzaku no Rei-sama," Stheno said Rei's name in a mocking fashion, causing Rei's cheeks to heat in anger, "Well, if you play with filth, you'll inevitably become filthy as well, so I we'll just have to...deal with you as well as the half-breeds you're protecting." Stheno's smirk grew wider and he slowly started walking toward Rei, his whip twitching in his hand.

Rei felt a shiver of fear run down his spine. He did not like what Stheno had just said, and he disliked the look Stheno was giving him even more. Rei glanced around, looking for an escape route for the three of them, but it was then that he realized that, while his attention had been focused on Stheno, the five other angels that were with him had completely surrounded them, giving them no avenue for escape.
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