Something is Not Right

It was Natalia who first noticed it. She turned around head jerked up.

“You sense it too?” Izumi asked.

“Yes,” Natalia said.

“Which one?” Liz asked. The other two angels looked at each other.

“What?!” they asked. Liz pointed at the front door.

“I heard two people outside,” she said. That caught Himeko and Yoshiko’s attention. The latter gave her a strange look.

“Are you serious?” she asked. She pulled out her phone.

“There’s still no signal,” the angel said. The other angels looked at their phones as well.

“She’s right,” Himeko said. She looked up at Liz.

“How is this even possible?” she asked. The other angel shrugged.

“Fuck if I know,” she said. Suddenly, they heard the door open. The angels turned to see a girl’s head poking around inside.

“Hello?” she asked. “Is anybody in here? Hello? Hello?” At first, the angels looked confused. Izumi took a step forward.

“No, don’t!” the others whispered.

“Hello?” Izumi said back. The girl took a slower step inside, looking around.

“Nancy don’t!” a boy whispered behind her.

“It’s fine,” Nancy said. “There’s no one in here.” Izumi looked confused.

“We’re here!” she shouted back. A hand reached out and grabbed Nancy on the arm. She gently tugged away from him. The angels looked just as confused.

“Do they not hear us?” Natalia asked, blinking.

“Apparently not…” Izumi said, waiting at the couple at the door. Liz made weird face.

“But how?” she asked. None of the angels had an answer for this. That’s when Izumi remembered something else from earlier.

“Hey, Natalia didn’t you sense something else wrong a moment ago?” she asked. All eyes fell on the lead angel. It took a moment for it to register in her brain.

“Ah!” she said, hitting her fist in her open palm. “I can’t sense Masayuki anymore.” There was a long pause.

“How long ago was that?” Himeko asked. Natalia counted up in her head.

“I’m not sure. About… twenty minutes. Maybe?” she said. A heavy silence filled the room.

“How did we lose the kid?” Liz asked.

“I don’t know,” Izumi said. “But I think I might have a clue.” She turned her attention to the hallway. Baby Doll still lay unconscious on the floor.

Meanwhile, Nancy had walked into the seemingly empty apartment. Her boyfriend and the baby had no choice but to follow her inside. The angels would have to worry with them later. They had a bigger problem to deal with on the other side.