"Calypso stop!" I scream. My lungs bursting from the effort. I couldn't even see her anymore. I hovered in the air. My wings beating behind me. I had lost sight of her. Why was she always so difficult? She was the wild child, while I was the more normal one. I descended until my feet touched the ground. The golden grasses of Heaven brushed against my feet. I turned my head all the way around. Searching for even a glimpse of Calypso's white wings. I couldn't see her anywhere.
Where was she?
Tonight was my ascending ceremony. I was going to be a full-fledged angel. My wings would no longer be a vibrant white, they would be a beautiful radiant gold. I had been waiting for this moment for months. There was nothing in my life that I wanted more. I wanted to fulfill my destiny and become one of Heavens Guardians. That was all I cared about.
Who was I? I really didn't even know. My past life had been washed from me ever since I opened my eyes to Heavens amethyst skies. I couldn't remember who I was, or what I was. Everything was optional here. When I awoke, I had brown hair and brown eyes. Over the course of a year, my eyes had changed to a radiant purple. All Heavens occupants had eyes like mine. It marked us for what we really were. Guardians.
Not everyone here in Heaven had eyes of deep purple. Only the ones He has selected. The other people in Heaven are just regular people. They died and were sent here. They cannot even see us unless we want to be seen. For some reason I had been selected. I don't know who I was before, but I thank that it allowed me to become what I am now. I was in service to the ruler of all creation.
I loved my life here on Heaven. Fields of golden grass rolled on for miles. Orange trees filled those fields. There was nothing more beautiful then Heavens lands. It indeed was the promised land. It was made more fun because of my wings.
My wings were pure white. They expanded way past my shoulder blades and I could unfurl them at will. They allowed me to fly through the air at the speed of a bullet. How much fun it was when I realized I had wings. Nothing compared to flying, nothing! My halo rested above my head. I didn't mind the halo, I didn't even really notice it being there.
I do not know anything about my past life. Whether I had a family or not. I do not know any of those things. Only my name, Isabella. I shortened it to Bella because Isabella sounded so formal. I was a young angel. Angels really don't have ages. I have only been in Heaven for a mere two years. I still had much to learn. I was going to my Ascension ceremony tonight. Calypso was supposed to be helping me not worry.
Yeah, what a good job she was doing. I scanned the skies once more. Trying to see even a glimpse of her small lithe form. She was nowhere to be seen. I sighed and opened my wings. I rose slowly in the air. If I couldn't find here then I would just go home. I flapped my wings and away I soared. I rose as high as I could without losing sense of the ground. Pink clouds consumed me as I flew. I passed small villages on my way.
The regular people of Heaven have a name, Untouchables. That just simply means that we don't interfere with their lives. They have earned their place here in Heavens wall. It was not our place to meddle. That suited me fine. The lord had his own plan for these denizens. They couldn't see me unless I wanted them too, which I didn't. I flew overhead unseen.
I last made it to my home. Calypso was already there waiting.
"There you are Bells!" she said happily. I almost got angry, but this was Heaven. There was no reason for anger here.
"There you are. I thought I lost you." I say. I walked over to my best friend and hug her too me. Her small body closed around mine. Her wing tips brushed across my nose. I laughed.
"Hey watch it!" I said still giggling.
"I lost you out there and decided to come here and wait. Boy did you take a long time getting back here!" she says. Her arms folded across her in the attempt at looking mad. I laughed at the sight of her.
"I lost you! So I just decided to come home." I replied.
Home. Home was a place where I could sit and think. A place where I felt at peace. My home was a tree. I didn't choose it, it chose me. Most things here in Heaven are there not because we want them but because we need them. This tree was what I needed. It was open, so I could fly at any moment. I no longer needed sleep or food so basic commodities were no longer needed. I had everything I could ever need here.
Calypso leaned down onto my fuzzy couch. I walked over and sat beside her.
"Are you scared?" she asked me. Calypso had arrived here a few months after me. Her ascension wasn't for a few months yet. She was just as scared as I was. We knew nothing about this ceremony.
"Yes." I whisper.
She looked at me for a moment then tried and smiled. "Hey listen, everything will be alright. We were chosen for a reason you know!"
I couldn't help but smile back at her. "Of course. We should spend less time worrying and more time being excited. I wonder who will be there?" I asked.
We spent a few minutes chatting about the possible arrivals. I knew my mentor Gabriel would be there. He had been with me since I arrived. He would be the one to help me ascend tonight. I felt at ease at the thought of that. Everyone knew of Gabriel and his sword. He was one of the Lords mightiest fighters. I was glad that he had selected me.
I poked Calypso in the side, "You just want to see Gabriel."
Calypso's face went bright red. I knew she had a crush on my mentor. Every new Angel pretty much did. The man was all brawn and muscles. I was the odd one out, I didn't think of him in any way other than respect. I didn't mind the other girls' crushes. Romances were normal in Heaven but not common. When you had everything at your fingertip why did you desire anything else? I hadn't met any Angel here that caught my eye. They were all nice and everything but they just...weren't for me.
"That's not fair. I want to see him all the time. Not just tonight." she says giggling. I let her enjoy her thoughts for the moment. I loved seeing her like this. Smiling and happy. It let us think that things were okay. But the truth of it was, things were not okay.
A few months ago, me and Calypso were out flying. She and I spent a great amount of our time flying around Heavens Wall, especially around the Gate. We had spotted Micheal and a few other High Beings surrounding a spot in the wall. Me and Calypso had dropped instantly to the ground. We edged our way around until we were close enough to see and hear everything.
Micheal was pointing at the wall. It was blackened and crumbling. It looked like something was eating it away, like it was crumbling. We knew nothing of how or why this could be happening. We strained our ears to see what was being said. Micheal had turned around to face his group. I could see the fear on each of their faces.
"Something is happening," Micheal said, his voice booming loud and clear. "Hell's denizens are somehow getting through."
"How is this possible sir?" a tawny haired Angel asked.
"I do not know. His lordship has not bestowed this information on me." Micheal replied.
A female Angel with fiery red hair stepped forward. "They are finding a way through."
Who? Who is finding a way through?
Micheal gave the woman a cold hard stare. Wow, I didn't think Angels could even feel those kinds of feelings.
"What makes you think that Lilith?" he asked her.
"Look at the walls, they are crumbling. Something is pushing through. We must do something or else Heaven will be corrupted with the filth of the Underworld."
Micheal shook his head, "What do you propose we do? Go to the dark realms with our swords blazing?"
"There is the old portal..." Lilith says so low I almost didn't hear her.
"Gah! Woman what you speak is nothing but a fancy! The old portal is the only link between Here and There but no one has used it in centuries!" A long-haired Angel said a little incredulously. Lilith turned to him and gave him a scathing look.
My whole idea of Angels was falling around my ears. Angels didn't behave like this! Maybe it was just the elite who acted like this. Normal Angels didn't feel these feelings they were showing. We were all smiles and kindness. I didn't understand this at all.
"Exactly," Lilith says, " If we were to go strike now. We could prevent them from breaking through the wall. There is a seer, she is infamous I know. But I know she could help us!"
The group laughed, Micheal shushed them and stepped forward.
"What you are saying is pure idiocy. Alice cannot be reached and neither will I or anyone else send someone to go find her. They would have to travel through Lucifers' Realms and hope they find her before Lucifer finds them."
The group shuddered at this. I could see the men's back muscles tightening in defiance. Lucifer...Lucifer... Where had I heard this name before? Suddenly it hit me! Lucifer was the Lords must trusted servant. Until his pride caused him to become a Fallen Angel. All the ones below were Fallen. I shuddered too at the thought of Hell's creatures. I was a younger Angel then.
The group of Angels departed the area. They cast a glamour on the wall to make sure no one else noticed. But me and Calypso had already noticed. We had flown back in shock at what we had witnessed. But that was a few months ago.
I sat back on the couch and sighed. I shook that memory away from my thoughts. I didn't need to think of those things. Calypso noticed me being deep in thought.
"You're not thinking of...you know." she asks.
"No!" I say a little too harsh. She smirks.
"Do you think that maybe they would ascend me if I somehow figured a way to fix the wall?" she asked in one big breath.
"Are you absolutely nuts! Hell's creature would destroy you."
She frowned, "I like how you have so much faith in me."
"You would have no idea what you were doing!" I say getting a little upset. Everyone knew where the old portal was, but we were instructed never to go there. What she was considering what totally out of the question. She stood up from the couch and turns to me. Her purplish eyes turned hard with anger.
"Thanks a lot Bella. Means a lot that my only friend couldn't even see what I'm trying to say. You're going to ascend and then I am all on my own. I might ascend later but it's never for certain. You are definitely becoming a full-fledged Angel tonight. I could lose my wings at any time!" she about screams this into my face. I lean back into the chair.
"You could not do this Calypso... No one can." I say. I was trying to protect her. She was my best friend. I was trying to keep her safe. She gave me one last angry look and soared out of sight. I watched her go with a heavy heart. I loved that girl but she was so free spirited sometimes. All would be well tonight at my ceremony. She would be there to see me get my wings and I would be there when she got hers.
After all, what were best friends for?