Between Angels and Demons
Chapter One
"The gift"
There was a time when sneaking out of heaven sounded like an enjoyable enough plan, but thinking back on it now both Angels felt like saying the plan was completely absurd.
Three figures swoosh by a crystal clear lake. Two out of the three tried desperately to out fly the demonic creature that was hot on their heels.
Roxas had looked towards his left at his younger brother Sora, who struggles to keep up.
They weren't confident enough flyers yet and still had centuries until their wings developed fully, so it was no wonder that the crimson-haired demon was gaining on the pair. Sora's desperate flaps had ceased. The brunette was already gliding, which was not a good strategy since it only helped in slowing him down further.
"Sora, here take my hand!" Roxas exclaimed stretching out a hand to his lagging sibling.
"It's no use Roxas. I'll just be dead weight. You should go while you still have a chance."
It could have been his sibling's words or the fact that he might lose Sora, but within that moment Roxas chose to protect his brother at all cost.
Three figures reflections swooped past the crystal clear waters of a small lake; jade green eye peered out through the blanket of night. Fiery red locks glimmering from underneath the stream of silvery moonlight.
Roxas swooshed past the crimson-haired demon he was surprised when the demon came after him and was hovering over the angelic creature. The demon's sharp claw-like nails ripped a few feathers from Roxas wings startling the angel and making him make a sharp turn, which threw the demon off his tracks for a second the creature of darkness growled low in his throat his black appendages tightening closer to his body helping him gain more speed. Roxas was able to roll out of the creature claws, sapphire blue orbs peering over his shoulder, only to see that same redhead still on his back. He tightened his wings to his side taking a dive to the earth below; However, the monster caught Roxas's ankle, forcing out a startled yelp as those razor sharp nails dug into the flesh of his ankle.
The demon reached an arm out, clenching his fingers around the blonde's throat, leaving five puncture wounds into his tender flesh.
Swiftly, the creature had released his damage ankle, and with that same hand, he sent a skillful whacked to the back of the blonde's neck; knocking Roxas clear out. The demon released the angel's bloody throat, letting him plummet sixty feet to the forest floor below. The redhead smirked noticing the other angel looking around with sheer distress that flooded the brunet's features as he called for his sibling.
Axel crept up behind the angel; who quickly spun around just in time to have a fist connecting with his face; everything around him faded into darkness after
Riku was not at all thrilled to have his cousin come barging into his room like death was on his heels.
"Wakie wakie," The silver haired demon had popped his head out from underneath a mound of his blankets. That's when he noticed a huge bundle cradled in his cousin's arms this bundle was packaged in a dirty brown cloth.
Axel smirked dropping the bundle to the cold hard slabs, as a loud smack of flesh against the stone floor.
Riku peered from his spot on the bed his aquamarine orbs noticed a sun-kissed arm that was sticking out from the cloth and pearl white feathers as well.
The sack groan attended by a feeble stir.
"Axel you didn't," He quickly jumped from his spot on his four poster bed and scrambled over to the extra body. "Oh but, I did little cousin, Happy Birthday!" The redhead laughed in mirth.
Riku locked eyes with his cousin. "You have always out done yourself when it came to birthdays, but this is just a tad crazy capturing an angel."
"Hey, he should not have been able to so close to our territory. Then he wouldn't have been in this predicament now would he?"
"You really are an evil bastard."
"I try." With that, Axel shrugged his shoulders in an I-can't-help-it-gesture and went to the room door.
"Where do you think you are going?"
"There's another one out there probably dead. I'm certain my hell hound has already mauled his face off."
The sack groaned again. The angel slowly sat up the brown cloth pooling at his waist.
Sora felt his head throbbing as he regained consciousness a pain had shot up throughout his body as he slowly tried to regain his footing to no avail. He noticed that he was not outside but in a gloomy room that resembled an ancient medieval castle sleeping quarters. Sora wasn't ready to see the two demons staring at him curiously.
Then realization set in and he quickly backed away from the two. His back pressing against a cold brick fireplace his breathing now bated. Axel smirked amusingly. "aw, look Riku he's scared." Riku took the liberty to elbow his cousin in the ribs successfully silencing him for now. "Shut up," the platinum blond hissed. "Oh, and by the way what the hell am I going to do with an angel?" Riku was bewildered he needed no slaves, he had tons of those.
"Weeeell, you could always have fun with his body, if you know what I mean?" Axel wagged his red brows suggestively making the small angel squeak his noise attracting both demons attention.
Riku turned back to his cousin. "You honestly think I'll take this angel?" Axel shrugged
"You can do whatever the hell you want to him, he's your present! Anyhow I have a body to locate, I'm out. You kids have fun don't do anything I wouldn't." Axel winked blowing his younger cousin a kiss in jest.
Riku groaned rubbing both temples. It would have been fruitless to argue with Axel anyhow the redhead always had his way.
Roxas woke with a start as something began to nudge his right shoulder. He discovered that he was lying on the left side of his body. The thing nudging him had made a rush of searing pain course from his wing to his right shoulder. The thing nudging him had whimpered, but then he had felt something moist brush over his broken wing. Roxas woefully sat up only to find out that was a bad idea as the burning increased ten times over. Nearly crumpling him back to the ground. Through half lidded eyes, he noticed a thick raven colored dog with glowing red eyes staring back at him. At first the angel breath hitch, he was just like a deer caught in headlights, also Roxas realized how vulnerable he was. The hound whimpered again and started to slowly lick his blood soaked wing that lay beside his outer right thigh. Roxas knew for a fact his appendage was busted if the stinging pain was any consolation. Tears had started to well in his eyes. However, he was grateful that this beast was trying to comfort him instead of attacking him.
"H-uh-hey boy, was it you by my side the whole time?" Roxas peered up at the sky which was no longer night, but a gloomy foggy day and judging by his surroundings he was in a forest. The dog moved closer laying its head in Roxas's lap. This creature normally wasn't gentle, but it could sense such purity in this beautiful being and felt a need to protect it, and so the hound stayed by Roxas's side throughout the cold winter night. He licked the wound clear of infection while the angel laid a shivering wreck through the night. Roxas embraced his knees as shivers started to rattle his small frame. He knew he would not last five minutes much longer in a place like this. The leaves and grass around him had started to cut in a thin layer of frost and his breath had started to come out in white puffs.
The blond glanced around the area his bottom lip quivering as tears started to cascade down his flushed cheeks. He thought that if he died it would be right to confess even if the creature comforting he would not understand.
"It's my entire fault… I convinced my twin brother to sneak out of heaven with me so we could toy with the mortals here. I didn't know that this place would be riddled with demons…" The blond lowered his head embracing himself tighter the hound whimpered again as its red eyes never left the angel's face. "Now my brother is… and I am soon to follow," he sobbed quietly to himself. Just then the hounds pointed ears twisted back and its head lifted from his angel's lap the raven-furred dog popped up turning away from the angel.
His tail was wagging left to right. Just then the hound did a happy yapped making Roxas' heart ram against his rib cage. The hound then rushed off into the forest vanishing behind the thick frosted brush. Roxas tried to stand only to find out his legs weren't responding. 'Nono' He repeated through his panic mind. He was stuck his shoulder muscles had started to spasm uncontrollably from his movements. He lifted his left hand to grip his shoulder in order to put some pressure on it in hopes the spasms would cease. The sound of bushes rattling and twinges snapping caught his ears. He lowered his head in defeat too angry to be in such a variable condition Roxas stared at the shadow that now loomed over his tatted legs. The ebony fur hound had rushed up to Roxas licking his tear stain cheek.
"Still Alive Ay," the tone was ringing with amusement. Thus making the blond tense.
Axel was tired grumpy and cold he spent half the night looking for the angel's body. Even the lifeless corpse of an angel was worth something to demons their blood like liquid oxygen, their bones valuable than all the jewels in the world and even an angel's feathers, which were the softest of any element could be used as clothing decoration… Axel kicked a lone stone that was in his path. He marched on going deeper into his family's estate which was just over a hundred acres of thick wild forests. He hadn't realized how long he'd been walking until the sky broke away revealing a foggy morning. Judging by how dark it was during the day it was definitely going to see snow. This would make his search much more difficult if the body ended up buried. So pride, aside Axel squeezed his pale lips into and 'o' and started to whistle for his hound the whistle echoed through the frosted tree tops scattering a few crows. He did not need to wait long before he noticed a black blur was racing towards him at an alarming speed. Axel had opened both arms bending down so his hound could leap into them.
The dog lapped at his face shamelessly its paws moving all about to allow it to get more access to its owner's face.
"Down Pluto Down Boy, did you find anything for daddy, love?" Pluto howled his excitement clearly visible to Axel since he knew Pluto all his life.
"Good boy, will you show daddy where" on request Pluto hopped out of his master's arms and turned around in one circle before dashing off into the forest straight ahead.
Axel pushed his way through bare branches and bushes. His pace was picking up as the scent of blood drew near.
He didn't expect to find the angel sitting up hugging himself tightly, but nothing was ever normal when it came to his family.
He stepped up closer to the angelic being his dark shadow looming over him. Yet the angel kept his head low his eyes remained locked on his tattered legs in defeat. Pluto sensing the angel's discomfort moved up licking his cheek.
"What did I tell you about finding strays Pluto, bad boy," The dog whimpered giving his master the puppy-eyes. Axel chuckled then slowly bent down completely until he was eye level with the angel who still declined to look at him.
"Sucha, fragile creatures angels never really understood why… will you care to explain it to me?" with that Axel's hand shot out and he gripped Roxas's chin jerking his head up wards so the angel would have for choice but to look at him.
Sapphire blue bore into jade green. Axel leaned in closer to the others' face until his lips brushed over the angel's flushed cheek a jolt of static flicked against his lips making adrenaline rush throughout his entire body. The redhead sighed reluctant to release his captive face but did so anyways. Axel stood fully erect his jade green eyes were now glazed over from the static shock that had just been transferred between them. "No, need to explain I understand now." Roxas glanced up at the jade eyed demon through damp sandy bangs.
"The attractions is there and judging by that static between us, you have never been touched in that way. You don't even know the meaning of the word," Axel paused going over his own words he looked thoughtful for a while before continuing, "It's just too bad that you and that other angel had to get caught especially by the Von Dutch family."
Just then Roxas' head had snapped up. He stared wide-eyed at Axel the mention of the other angel was sufficient enough to gain his full attention.
Axel noticed this change and smirked. "what was that other angel to you, a friend or maybe even a relative perhaps?"
"Where is my brother?" If it had not been for the eerie silence of the forest Axel would have missed that question.
The redhead's smirk now formed into a cold calculating smile. He had found the angel's weakness.
"First, answer my question and I shall give you your's… What is your name?"
"Roxas Rowan first son of Michael"
Roxas expression was open like a book, which was considered a huge mistake in front of an enemy. But it only showed how little Roxas knew.
He waited for Axel to answer his question. Instead, the crimson haired demon leaned down placing one arm around the angels back and scooping the other under his knees lifting the angel bridal style. Roxas flushed a brilliant red from his cheeks to his scalp. He even made a yelp or two at having the weight lifted from his numb legs and broken wing his legs had started to turn a slight rust and purple color; Roxas wasn't a healer but he knew that wasn't a good sign.
His shoulder and the right wing were the things that hurt the most now the pain was throbbing at being moved. Axel could see his angel captive was in pain Roxas face was pinched in what could only be defined as sheer agony. So he decided to talk to the being to at least take some of the edge off of the situation and get his mind off of the broken wing even though he wasn't doing this to ease the angel's nerves honest… He was a heartless bastard even his younger cousin Riku had said so.
"Do not worry about that at the manor we have the best healer… you'll be better in no waste, and on your feet and in my bed before sundown."