(AN: Hello everyone. Just so you know this is my first story. EVER. It has been so successful and I am so sorry that I haven't written anything in a year. I had major writers block and honestly, I forgot all about this story. Thanks to Heaven's Angel of Death, I will be writing and revising the chapters, hoping to make them longer with more interesting details and to fix careless grammatical errors. So, in a way they will be new so they might be worth reading over again if you enjoyed the chapters the first time around. Since this is chapter one, I will be revising it and hopefully a chapter 13 will come out within the next week or so. Please note I do not own and of CAPCOM's characters so I take not credit for them. Please enjoy my story and write me messages and reviews to keep me going.)
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Is what we're doing really a sin? We aren't supposed to do this kind of thing, only with species of our own. Angels with Angels and Demons with Demons. I just don't get it though, how can this act we are doing be a sin, when it feels so innocent?
1 Year Earlier
"We're WHAT?" I shouted looking up at my mother, fury dancing in my eyes. I have only been home from school for five minutes and my mom, Liza, has just dropped the bomb telling me we are moving to a little town in the Northwest called Burning Springs. Why would I want to leave all my new friends I have made from freshman year to move and just leave them all behind? I probably wouldn't have minded if we moved before my freshman year at Genoa High School, but now that I am a sophomore and have gotten used to the school and everyone in it, I don't want to leave.
My mirror image looked back at me, giving a sigh from my slight outburst as she began opening up cardboard boxes. Oh, and when I say mirror image, I mean mirror image. Both my mother and I are the same height, around 5'6". We both have light brown, almost golden skin, showing off our Egyptian heritage and our long dark brown curly hair flowing down our backs reaching our hips. The only way anyone could tell us apart is the color of our eyes. My mother's eyes, the same deep blue color as the Mediterranean Sea and mine, a dark forest green like the trees of the Amazon. I usually stand out a little more in my family because of my eyes. My mother has her blue eyes which the eldest brother, Bakari inherited and my father had violet, which the middle child, Marik inherited. Mine were given to me by my great grandmother, whom I hold most resemblance to than anyone else in my family
Going back to important business, I stomped over to my mother crossing my arms over my chest, glaring at her. She let out another loud sigh and brought the made up boxes into the kitchen. "Yes Layla, I'm sorry, but we are moving. We have to. Charles wants me to work at the new hospital build near Burning Springs." She spoke beginning to put dishes into the boxes, separating them with bubble wrap. I just couldn't believe it. We are moving just because my mom's boss, the vice president of the hospital she works for, wants her closer to him. He's always thinking he's gonna get lucky which is clearly not going to happen. Interbreeding was frowned upon in the Supernatural society so my mom wouldn't even think about it.
"Well why can't we live in the city instead of the small town you're dragging me to?" My mother turned to me, giving a glare. When that happens, she is definitely not happy. "Because Layla, the city's rent is too high and we can't afford a home there at the moment. Besides, Meg lives in Burning Springs and from what she has told me it seems like a lovely place. Now stop whining about it and help me pack, we are leaving in two days. Tomorrow we will need to get you unenrolled from school, so we can finish packing and ship everything off to be at the house by the time we get there." Angrily I grabbed some bubble wrap and started popping some of the bubbles. So this whole thing has been planned before she has even told me anything! We already have a house in Burning Springs? What else is she hiding from me?
"Well why don't you quit working for them and find a different hospital to work at?" I have always hated my mother's job in nursing. She had just been promoted to be some manager, director or some other higher status right under the vice president and he has been trying to get close to my mom on to a more… physical level. Charles, the vice president, could be a real creep it seems. I have only met the man a couple times, but there is definitely something he wants more than my mother working for the hospital. Just a little known fact on the Supernatural life, Angels like us tended to stick to dating with other Angels. Only exception to being with other Angels, were species with the status of God or Goddess. If any species were considered a God or Goddess then it didn't matter who we married and mated with. Those titles were for the elite and were obtained once a Supernatural being proceeded to perform a great act or deed. Although, interbreeding was beginning to become a normal occurrence, it's just that the more traditional families didn't really approve of it.
My mom turned to me, her eyes looking like they'd catch fire at any moment. "I can't just do that Layla! This promotion will be getting us some good money. Why can't you just help me through this and then hopefully it will all be better? I don't want to move as much as you do, but it's something we have to do. So stop giving me lip, I'm not used to it." I grumbled to myself as I began grabbing other dishes to help pack. It's true I never really lash out at my mother. I usually do as she says without talking back. She's like my best friend and I tell her everything... well almost everything.
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The day after hearing the 'good' news, I went and unenrolled from Genoa High School and said good bye to all of my friends there. I was going to miss it that was for sure, but I might as well make the best of my time at Burning Springs. For all I know I would be spending the rest of my high school career there or only another year until we'd have to move from there.
Mom and I had finished packing up our belongings and had shipped them off to arrive at the new house. Hopefully they would get there a little while after we arrived or before would be even better. The only objects my mother and I now possessed were bags full of simple necessities and clothes that would last us until we got to the house. Soon enough, Mom would be starting her job at a new hospital and I would be starting my studies at a new school.
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Boy did our departure date arrive quickly; I almost wanted to cry leaving the place I had lived for the short 15 years of my existence. We were standing at an airport security line at 5 AM; my mom looking dressed for success in a nice pair of black slacks and heels with a nice button down white top while I looked like crap still in my plaid pink and purple PJ pants, a black tank top, and bunny slippers. Our flight was scheduled to leave in an hour and my mother was becoming impatient at how slow the lines were moving. Within a matter of minutes we walked through the security line to the terminal where we are supposed to board and sat in our seats. Sitting in first class wasn't all that great… Sure it had the comfortable seats, good food, nice fluffy pillows, but I still would have rather taken the cheaper seats. It must have been Charles' doing.
Just as I was putting in my ear buds to listen to some music my mom rubbed my arm gently, a kind gesture she did when I was feeling down. I turned my head to her, taking out the ear buds and smiled slightly. "Layla, I know this is hard for you, but you'll make new friends. Your high school career is just starting and I'm pretty sure that your time at Burning Springs will be your best." My mom flashed me a pearly white smile and I couldn't help but to smile right back at her. "Meg has told me that the town is small and the only inhabitants who live there are Supernaturals, like us. Only humans who know about it are wives and husbands of a Supernatural. It is very secluded and only known to others like us. Also your new school seems very interesting. Only 400 teens go there and there are many different kinds of races that go there. It won't be your usual setting of just being in a class of Angels, except for your Elementals class, but it should be fun for you." I nodded my head slowly, putting my head phones back on to listen to my rock music. "Well we'll see mom…"
Our flight went by fast, lasting only four hours. I slept the whole time so that caught me up on much needed sleep and it was a great way to pass time. Upon arriving at the airport we got our bags and my mom led me to the car rental area. "I need my keys for my car. The keys are under my name, Liza Seif." My mom pulled out her driver's license and flashed it to the attendant who handed her a key ring with the keys to a Ford. My mom took them and led me to the parking garage that held all of the rental cars. "Right before we left this morning, Charles told me that the vehicle I bought would be waiting at the car rental place for us. So no, we aren't renting a car." I quirked a brow at her and shrugged my shoulders. "I said cause I knew you were going to ask…" She mumbled looking back at me. I watched her walk right up to a silver Ford Escape; at least it was a good car. She popped the trunk and we hauled our suitcases up into the back and saddled up for a hour and a half drive into Burning Springs.
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Finally, we made it to Burning Springs! We pulled into the drive way of a small two story house right in front of the woods. It looked quite old, but in good condition and the front yard was pretty with lush green grass and a huge red oak, providing plenty of shade. The house its self was painted a white with gray shingles and shutters with a black door on the small porch. My mom and I got out and unloaded the Escape, walking up to the front door. A huge grin lit up my moms' face while she pulled out a key and walked up to the door. "Do you want to unlock the door Layla?" She asked, handing the key to me. I pushed her hand away gently, shaking my head no and she pressed the key into the lock, opening the door.
The inside was just like the out, small and old, but not too bad though. As we walked in, I noticed the long hallway with four openings and a door. The first opening on the left was the living room then a bathroom, the stairs and the kitchen. To the right the first opening was the living room and bedroom. At the other end of the house was a mud room that led to the back door. It was very empty here, no furniture, no boxes, just nothing. I knew we were going to have to go shopping later on tonight to get a few things at least.
My mom giggled like a little girl as she walked in. "Oh Layla, this place is so darling! Once we get everything fixed up, it will look good and we will enjoy ourselves, you'll see. I'll take the bedroom down here and you pick any of the one's you want upstairs." My mom kissed my head and walked off into the downstairs bedroom. I walked up the stairs and found out that there were three more rooms and a bathroom. Out of the tree one would be my bed room, one a guest bedroom and the other would be an office of some sort. Maybe I can convince my mom to let me make it a game room. I walked over to the room, closest to the bathroom and walked in looking around. It wasn't big, but it didn't look like it would be cramped either. I would be able to fit a double, dresser, desk, and bookshelf in the room. The walls were painted light lavender and one of the walls had white spackles giving it a faux look to it.
The whole place didn't look so bad; the only problem was that there was no furniture what so ever. It looks like we will be sleeping on the floor on blankets until we get a chance to go shopping. I put my suitcase in the closet and pulled out a blanket and pillow, setting them on the floor against the faux wall. I went back to my suitcase and pulled out my green makeup bag, purple hair straightener and some shampoo and conditioner. Taking them to the bathroom I emptied out the rest of my suitcase, whatever clothes I had with me into my new closet. I shoved the large black suitcase into the back of the closet and closed the shutter doors. I looked over at the bedroom door to see my mom leaning against it. "We need to go shopping don't we?" She said, walking in and looking at my excuse for a bed. I stood up and laughed. "Yes ma'am so it seems." My mom came over and kissed my head. "Well... it's only noon. Do you want to go back to the town and see if we can order some stuff to be delivered?" I nodded my head willingly and proceeded to pull on a pair of lose blue jeans and a black tee shirt from my closet while pulling on a pair of Vans, running out of the house after my mom.
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Getting back home late we were happy with what we had ordered. Sometime tomorrow or Tuesday a truck would arrive with beds, desks, bookshelves, kitchen supplies and other needs we ordered. Also the other truck that had all of our other belongings from Genoa would also deliver everything tomorrow while I would be attending classes at my new school. Burning Springs did seem like it would be a little boring, but I could see myself living here for a little while. Starting tomorrow I would be attending a new school and starting off my new high school career in a new little town.