Presence of an Angel

Chapter 1

Yay! More contestshipping! :D

It's been a while since my last multi-chapter contestshipping story... So, in honor it been my 5 year anniversary and October, here's one of my newest stories with an intertwining plot with "What If I Can't Let Go?"! I hope you guys will like this AU story! I have plenty of plans for this story, so please look forward to it. :)

Enjoy~!

Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon

May's POV

"I didn't do anything wrong!" I protested, my hands balling up into fists. I desperately looked up at the higher angel running this trial. "As a guardian angel, aren't we suppose to watch over the wellbeing of humans?"

The higher angel looked down at me with a blank expression and merely shook his head.

"Preventing harm to a human is fine," he stated. His eyes narrowed. "Preventing a foreseeable death is risky but still acceptable, but being seen by a human is unacceptable."

I bit my lip, knowing he was right. Being seen by human was strictly forbidden, but I was always careful, someone must have caught sight of me without me knowing. Unless it was... I shook off that thought. Eye contact didn't necessarily mean he had seen me.

"Going to the extent of showing yourself to help a human. You do understand the danger put towards our kind if any word of this incident were to leak out, right?"

I didn't get any chance to react as the scolding continued.

"Humans are bound to get hurt and die eventually –"

"That is why guardian angels intervene!" I argued.

The higher angel frowned. "It appears your naivety doesn't understand the fragility of humans."

I froze, knowing I should have apologized, but my stubborn nature caused my impending punishment. It was too late now. I'd face this penalty accordingly.

"Your punishment is to spend time living as a human to reflect upon your actions. You will be sent down promptly in fifteen minutes."

What?

"I accept my punishment," I said automatically, using the words to end the trial.

With that, the tension of the room vanished and I numbly left the room, trying to process what had happened. I was sentenced to live as a human? I've only heard rumors of this punishment being given to any angel, I had no idea it actually existed.

"May!"

I turned to see my friend Brendan, who was also a guardian angel, making his way over to me. His smile vanished when he caught sight of my face.

"What happened at the trial?" he asked, placing a hand on my shoulder. "Is everything okay?"

There was a silence as I tried to formulate an answer. I couldn't quite grasp the scenario itself, so I struggled for a moment. I was always among humans, trying to help them in little ways, keeping myself hidden. But now, I was going to living and directly interacting with them? I didn't know if it was fear or excitement that was causing a turmoil inside me.

"I'm going to be human," I finally whispered out.

"What?" Brendan asked. Clearly, he was a shocked as I was.

Going over what happened in the trial, I could tell that Brendan was growing worried for me. We had known each other since forever, so it was understandable.

"This is dangerous," Brendan protested, pacing in front of me. "You know how many dangers there are in the human world? You wouldn't survive –"

"Brendan!" I interrupted him. His eyes flickered my way, startled. I offered him a soft smile. "I'll be fine. I'll figure things out and take care of myself."

"May."

A stern voice broke into our conversation as another angel appeared. He must be here to transport me. I hugged Brendan quickly, but as I tried to let go, he tightened his hold on me.

"I hope you'll be back soon."

"Me too." I replied. Freed from his embrace, I headed after the other angel.

Steeling my nerves, I knew things were going to be very different from what I was used to. I didn't have any other choice. Taking a deep breath, I gave the other angel a nod.

From there, everything went by rather quickly. A blinding light caused me to close my eyes as I was being transported back to earth. Something felt different as I shivered as darkness took over. Whatever this feeling was, it was new to me. Succumbing to it, I felt my conscious slowly fade away before darkness only remained.

When I opened my eyes again, I was sitting on something prickly. Blinking, I let my eyes adjust to the limited light and noticed I was in a small park. Glancing down, I was able to see grass. Skimming my hand over the blades, I felt it tickle my palm. Did it always feel like this?

I was still dressed in the plain white dress that I always wore, but there were faint green stains on it now. Where had those come from?

Despite being familiar with the human world, everything felt different now that I was living in it as a human. So many questions milled around in my brain, and I wasn't sure what I was needed to do now.

"Are you okay?" a soft voice asked.

I blinked in surprise, turning towards the sound. There was someone out at this hour? How was I supposed to react? As I stared at the black haired girl standing a few feet from me, I felt like I recognized her from somewhere. Thinking about all the encounters of people I've had recently, I realized how weird it might be since I still didn't answer her question.

"I'm fine. Thank you."

I really hope I didn't sound suspicious.

She held out her hand, and I took it with my own, letting her help me up. Without letting go, she gave me a thoughtful look.

"You're not human, are you?"

My eyes widened as I yanked my hand back. Did she know I was an angel? I thought I was acting like a normal human.

"How do you know?" I asked, wrapping my arms around myself protectively. "Can you tell by looking at me?"

A smile appeared on her face. "Ah, no. I'm just attentive. That, and I can sense you're different, your aura isn't like everyone else."

"Oh. Okay."

There was something definitely familiar about this girl. Tilting my head slightly, I tried find her place in my memories. A distinctive memory suddenly jumped back out at me, a relatively recent one that was related to the reason I was cast out to be a human.

I was wandering around the sides of a busy street, watching people on their late night dates and hurrying home from work. I was hoping it was going to be one of those calm nights where I could simply enjoy watching one of those romantic movies somewhere. My senses told me otherwise though.

Approaching a dark alley, I could see the figure of a man, and through limited light a glint of metal – a knife?! – in his hands. Feelings of sadness and hatred oozed from him, impending trouble was certain.

On the other end of the alleyway, I spot a girl with her headphones hanging around her neck, simply walking without knowing the dangers of this man. She didn't hear the footsteps echoing hers as she tucked a strand of her black hair behind her ear.

"You're that girl from alleyway last week. I'm glad you're still alive. Humans usually live such short lives."

The girl in front of me gave a small nod to confirm my words.

Glad I was finally able to remember this, I suddenly shivered. Untying the jacket around her waist, the girl offered it out to me, which I appreciatively took and wrapped around my shoulders. Was this the feeling of... cold? As an angel, I could feel emotions, but that was about it. Temperatures would never affect us, but I guess it'd affect me now since I was human.

"So this is what being cold feels like," I murmured.

She moved over to sit on the bench. Following in suit, I did the same. We sat in silence, simply taking in the night, as I let my brain process all of this.

Realizing I left her question unanswered, I decided that this girl seemed nice enough for me to share the truth with her. The other angels wouldn't know.

"You're right, I'm actually an angel." I quietly told her. "The truth is... I got in trouble for doing something I wasn't supposed to do. So now I'm stuck as a human until the higher angels think I've learned my lesson."

"You're okay with telling me all this?"

I shivered as a breeze swept by. Shoving my arms through to properly wear the jacket, I snuggled into it, enjoying the warmth it maintained.

"Mmhm," I hummed. "I saved your life, I think I can trust you."

Something about her made her seem trustworthy. Maybe since she was helping me right now, despite all the potential odds. I watched as her hand reached to touch a bandage on her arm. That was probably from the incident in the alleyway.

Trying to maintain the atmosphere we built up, I thought back to the shows I've seen and asked her a question.

"Don't humans usually act more surprised when they hear stuff like this?"

She laughed. "I guess for most people but I'm different like you. I'm actually – if you count my spirit, past and memories – over three hundred years old. Nothing surprises me anymore."

"Really? I don't know about human years, but I'm really old too! I don't act that way according to the higher angels though." I perked up, seeing something we could both relate to. Perhaps she was an exception among human. It didn't explain how she knew I was different though. "Wait, how do you know I'm different? Like, how can you sense it?"

"I can summon ghosts," she confessed. "Well, just a single ghost, but it just a feeling that I get depending on who I'm around. It's kind of hard to explain."

The two of us continued to chat, and from there, we figured out what was going on that night in the alleyway. The man had intentions of killing her, but that was when I had intervened.

As his footsteps quickened, I panicked, knowing death was waiting for this girl if I didn't do anything. Knowing I couldn't directly get involved in this scenario, my eye caught a streetlight hanging above us all. Using my angelic powers, I caused it to flicker, hoping it would illuminate the alleyway enough for someone to notice and help.

As the energy ran through me, I cringed, knowing I didn't know how to fully control not being visible while handling electricity. The chances of someone spotting me in a dark alleyway were low. I would risk it.

"Hey! Look out!"

I looked up, seeing the scuffle between the girl and the man. There was another guy with a Butterfree, running towards them, probably to help her. As they were talking, I felt his green eyes flicker my way.

Our eyes connected just before the light flickered out.

Knowing I didn't need to be here anymore, I fled, hoping that he didn't actually see me.

"Thanks for helping," the girl said. "It would've been a shame to have lived another life where I couldn't contact Jack when I already have all my memories. I'm sorry it caused you to be stuck like this though."

I waved her off. "No worries! I'll be back as an angel protecting you all again in no time."

"Do you need a place to stay? I have a spare bedroom in my apartment." she offered. "You're more than welcome at my place."

"That'd be great!" I clapped my hands together, happy to have my accommodation taken care of. Thank goodness I ran into this girl again. Looks like my time as a human wouldn't be too bad after all.

"What's your name? I'm Violet, but you can call me Vi."

"May," I replied, brightening up. "I hope you don't mind watching over me while I'm a human, Vi. I didn't know humans could feel so much. Like this pounding in my chest... I think it's called a heartbeat?"

"Yup."

I grinned. "Cool! Looks like watching those shows on TV while I was an angel has its perks! I told them I wasn't waste time."

Anyone also reading What If Can't Let Go? notice the differences in how the back alley event was told? ;)

Prepare to see plenty of fluff and awkward moments for May... along with Drew! XD

I'd love to hear some positive feedback. :) Hope to see you all next chapter!

Thanks for reading and have a wonderful day!

~Skitty13