Chapter 1

This is the first chapter of Angel's Doubt

Summary
Immediately we meet one of our protagonist's, Force Caluanthes, along with his entourage Ziz and Riku. Though he blatantly ignores Ziz, he is quick to pay attention to Riku when they pass under Cherry Blossoms. Force says that he'll look them up for Riku later believing that they are not your regular Cherry Blossom while Ziz argues that they are.

Ziz asks Force if he intends to go to the country party dressed in his gaudy clothes comparing him to a "bird of paradise," claiming that it is humiliating. Riku disagrees as does Force.

We then meet Eiri Lawrence who has already joined the party. Other party goers are starstruck when the see The Eiri Lawrence, as he has graced them with his presence.

Meanwhile, we find Force has become even more gaudy as Riku adds more flowers to his outfit. Ziz tells Force that Eiri will also be attending, though this does not seem to bother Force. Ziz exclaims that he couldn't possibly let Eiri see Force in clothes that make him look like he's lost his mind, and that The Noble Caluanthes Family's fourth sons bad reputation keeps getting worse.

As Force enters the party we see the difference between our protagonists. Force is quickly surrounded by friends Euram the mathematician professor, Schaffner the philosopher, and Jack Drum the poet. Eiri imediatly becomes intreged by The Caluanthes Family's fourth son. Eiri then meets Svejk, the host of the party, whom has invited him. Force on the other hand did not recieve any such invitation, this doesn't bother him as he claims, "it's a pain to be invited and then have to listen to a never ending welcome like that."

Eiri debates with Yoneda if he should leave the party and go for a walk as he's already lost both cufflinks dancing with ladies as well as recieving a small scratch. Yoneda over reacts and over bandages Eiri's hand.

Eiri almost seems jealous of Force and his carefree lifestyle as he talks to Yoneda before noticing Riku going into the lake. Yoneda assumes that he is about to attempt suicide and yells out the window scaring poor Riku leading to him falling into the lake. It all turns out to be a missunderstanding. Riku notices that Eiri is missing his cufflinks and offers him a pair. Eiri, thinking that they are either keep from parents or are his masters, can not except them. Riku assures Eiri that they are paper and that he made them. Riku then explains that he was walking across the laketo get a Cherry Blossom branch as he could not reach the ones on their side of the lake. Eiri breaks off a branch and gives it to Riku calling the flowers "False Cherry" and that its repayment for the cufflinks.

Riku rushes off with a towel of Eiri's to meet up with Force and Ziz. In the cairrage Ziz and Force find out that it was Eiri who had helped Riku and Riku discovers that he had dropped the "False Cherry" that Eiri had given him, this does not come as a shock to Force and Ziz.

Eiri and Yoneda discuss the carftsmanship that Riku put nto the cufflinks, they then begin to talk about the story behind the "False Cherry" that had been rewritten by Jack Drum. In the morning before Eiri's departure, Force approaches him to return the towel that Riku borrowed. Eiri admits that he wishes to be friends eith Force but Force does not return these feelings, however he appreciates the kindness that Eiri has expressed to Riku.

Characters in Order of Appearence

 * Force Caluanthes (Debut)
 * Ziz (Debut)
 * Riku (Debut)
 * Eiri Lawrence (Debut)
 * Euram (Debut)
 * Schaffner (Debut)
 * Jack Drum (Debut)
 * Svejk (Debut)
 * Yoneda (Debut)