Before Dawn
Remiel lay in bed, covers drawn up to his chest, right arm draped over his eyes.
It was 3 A.M.
A hand ran across his face, gently tracing across his face.
He stirred slightly in bed.
"Hinata…" he whispered softly.
The owner of the hand pulled back, and sat on the edge of the bed.
Rudra gazed Remiel's handsome face, and sighed sadly.
Her quiet reverie was broken by Agni as he emerged from the shower, his long red hair.
"The only way I can have the water touch my skin, is to have it really hot." He sighed.
"The disadvantages of being the physical manifestation of Fire...."
Agni looked over to Remiel's bed, and then to Rudra, noting something shimmering underneath her right eye.
"Hey, Rudy, are you crying?" he asked.
Rudra rubbed her right eye.
"Uhmm…Its nothing, just got something in my eye."
Agni looked skeptical, and crossed his arms.
"Rudy, I've seen enough Human movies to know that tired excuse. You're crying beside Rem's bed! You look like I just caught you doing something you didn't want me to see…Like…like…"
Understanding dawned on his damp face.
"No…" he said, eyes wide with disbelief.
"Not so loud!" Rudra whispered.
"YOU LIKE REM?!?" yelled Agni.
Remiel suddenly jerked in his bed, but still continued to slumber. He muttered something about staying, and then dozed of once more.
"Holeee Shiiit!" his hands flew suddenly to his damp hair.
Rudra frantically tried to silence Agni. She ran over to him silently as his back was turned, and clamped her hand over his mouth.
"Yes! Yes, I do like him. Don't tell him, please." She pleaded.
Agni suddenly ignited, searing Rudra's hand. His whole head aflame, his face had changed into a black mask-like imitation of a face, mouth less, with round eyes. But even without a mouth, Rudra could tell he was grinning.
She had learned to read that face a long time ago…
"Don't worry, I won't tell him, but you need to buy my silence…" he said, as his eyebrows rose.
As Rudra looked at him, Agni thought she was going to scream at him, but she relented, in respect for Remiel, and simply said…
"What do you want?"
"Free food for the rest of my life."
A vein pulsed in Rudra's forehead.
"You know that we Elementals live forever right?"
"Yeah, I know. That's why I asked for it." Agni replied smugly, crossing his arms.
"But seriously, why him? On the metaphysical ladder, we're chimps compared next to Homo Divinii. And there are more attractive spirits mulling about…"
"But I'm not saying Rem's ugly or anything!" Agni added.
Rudra was quiet for a while.
"So you really want to know?" Rudra asked.
"Yeahyeahyeah!!!" came the excited reply
"It's like; he's the big brother I never had, my protector. He's had my back since we started working together. But I could never get myself to tell him that I liked him." She said, looking a bit tense.
Her brother simply nodded, and said,
"So you agree to get me free food for the rest of my immortal existence?"
"Yes!"
"Okay…" said Agni, seeming to give the words some thought.
"REM! WAKE UP! I GOT SOMETHING TO TELL YOU!!!" he suddenly yelled, running straight toward Remiel's bed.
Rudra gave chase, and when she felt that she was within range, she pounced on him, like a killer psycho jungle cat.
THUD!!!
WHAM!!!
BOPP!!!
TUG!!!
"No, don-mmmmfff!!!"
End of Prologue