Well, Hiya! This Story, Fate, it a collaboration between myself and Gaurdian of Fairytales. He writes awesome fics people, go read his! But, well, I hope you enjoy.
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Tell me I'm a bad man… (House of Wolves by My Chemical Romance)
I stared quietly at the sky, my head pounding from the amount of sun I was getting, but I hardly cared, it wasn't like anything I said or did mattered anyway. I was a bad man. I mean, I turn people into demons by just biting them. Everyone, even lycanthropes, vampires, except for Edward, he on the other hand was immune, some how, I don't know why, however. My mind was bleeding with contrition for the ones that I had turned and not realized it. I just found out maybe a month ago that that would happen, and I had been a demon for nearly three hundred years now. For all I knew, I could be the one causing the apocalypse.
Didn't matter, did it? What done was done, and for now, I'd just have to deal with occasionally seeing Edward, and-
I sat up, nearly crashing my head against the branch, staring down at the familier brown hair and the scent that was coming to me. Bella. I vaulted down from the tree I was in, glad that the park was empty as I pulled my jacket off to reveal the huge black wings that were so painful sometimes. I realized almost a second to late that she was with someone else. Big mistake. Instantly my wings swept behind me, folding so they were hidden as best as possible.
Bella stopped, nearly running into me, looking up from her, couldn't have been boyfriend, from what I remembered, she loved Edward way too much, and the power radiating from him wasn't the vampiric aura I loved to feed from.
Mentally I made a note to myself to remember not to be around vampires for awhile until I had that little problem under control.
"Lucas?" Her voice was soft and I smiled, taking a couple steps back so she had a little room to breath without me jumping at her. "Is that you?"
Barely nodding, I looked towards the male that was walking with her. "Yes, it's me," I mumbled, taking in his face, my eyes adjusting to the shade under the tree other than the beating sun in it, but other than that, I felt the strange aura, one I had only felt before, in a passing with another of some type of being. Both were very familier. The words wouldn't form in my mouth, but one formed in my mind. Angel. I smiled a bit without realizing it, bowing to him. It was custom. Angels and Demons were naturally respectful of each other, except when they became mortal enemies, but, this wasn't one of those cases. I had never met him, and he would be given the same respect I would give Edward, or Carlisle, or even the lycanthropes.
"Um…Lucas, what are you doing?" Bella asked after a few moments, staring at me. I hardly cared, though.
Alone from being an Angel, he was beautiful. I straightened up, my eyes flickering over his face before I took a small breath, "my name is Lucas," I said quietly, holding out my hand to him.
Bastion's POV
What happened next seemed to be beyond my control. I took the hand of the stunningly beautiful man and turned it over so that the back of his hand was facing up. I bowed down towards him and kissed his hand gently, exhaling my breath slowly on it before standing back up. Again I bowed, but this was more for respect than anything. I then smiled towards him before replying "I'm Bastion. Pleasure to meet your acquaintance, Lucas."
I opened my eyes to look Lucas up and down. Although it was blatantly obvious that he was a demon, it didn't stop me from falling for his looks. His dark features and well built body kept me looking, and it took all the strength I had to tear myself away from the stunning sight before me.
"Bella," I muttered under my breath. She turned towards me.
"Hm?"
"You knew this guy all along and never told me?" I asked through my teeth. I was sure that Lucas was hearing everything I was saying, but I still felt the need to whisper.
"Well…I kinda forgot," she admitted with a guilty face, "But… Well… I thought… Never mind."
I sighed and looked towards Lucas again. "My apologies for ignoring you like that. Bella can just puzzle me sometimes is all," I explained, chuckling slightly from embarrassment. I scratched the back of my head, trying to hide the slight blush forming on my cheeks.
Lucas - - -
I nodded, staring at him, lost in thoughts before the scent of Edward on Bella cut through the haze. Then I realized that it wasn't just on Bella. It was on Bastion as well. "Where's Edward?" I finally asked.
Bella's lips pursed together and she looked away, like what I had said was a horrible memory, or thought. "He went with Emmett, Carlisle, and Jasper to Italy for a while," she said quietly, looking away from me now. "He had said something about Aro."
If my heart was beating, it would have stopped. Aro was the reason I was a Demon. We, as in the Demons, were created one of three ways. When a Vampire would bite a Vampire that was stronger, it would make the attacking Vampire into what I was. We could also be born from two Demons or be born from Mortals on the exact stroke of midnight on All Hallows eve and have the Demonic aura be awakened by one of the four Demonic temples around the world. And then there was soul fusion between a mortal and a Demon, but that was a strange process, which I was pretty sure could happens with Angels as well.
"Aro…" The word dropped like acid from my mouth before I finally decided to pull my jacket back on my body, concealing my wings. Damned Vampire… Already I was a mix of rage, contempt, fear, and hate all at once. Aro was my enemy after all.
Bastion's POV
My body all of a sudden seemed to burst into flames, my head pounding from a sudden migraine. Someone was pissed… Real pissed. Through nearly closed eyes I looked towards Lucas. Something about the way he said that name that really got to me…
Another pang onto my head and I was beginning to lose balance. I brought my hand to my head, trying to stop the continuous pain. Bella immediately grabbed for me, worry clear in her voice.
"Bastion! You alright? What's the matter?" she asked. I shook my head.
"I'm alright, just…probably allergic to something around here," I lied. I hadn't exactly told Bella how well my empathy worked out yet, especially with those not fully human… As I felt another flare of Lucas' anger shoot through me I leaned against a tree trunk. Aro… Why do I feel as if I should know that name…?
"Bastion!" Bella screamed. People had stopped just to stare at us and now embarrassment was also becoming a problem.
"Shh, Bella… You're making a scene," I whispered. I felt my face flush as Bella's voice continued to grow in volume. I didn't even want to look back up at Lucas. He must have thought I was some sort of weakling… Demons are pretty strong, I thought. No way could they give in to such little pain, but damn… I faltered and soon people's thoughts started flowing into my mind. Angels were complete Empaths in everyway. We can read thoughts as well as feel the emotions behind those thoughts. We put up walls in our minds to block them off because they can become overwhelming, but with my mind in such a weakened stated…
Is that boy alright? One woman's thoughts said.
He's pretty cute, another man had thought.
Oh man, what do we do?
He looks in serious pain…
We had better…
With all the strength I had left I pushed off the tree and ran, only able to shout an "I'm sorry!" as I pushed my way through the crowd.
Lucas - - -
I swore, staring as he left, closing my eyes and forcing my wings to fold into my back before followed him, taking Bella's hand and pushing my way past the group of people, loosing Bella some place back and before I could figure, my mind had shut down. Emotions were locked in the back of my mind, feelings, my nervous system, everything, all that was working was my motor skills and my thought processing. Breathing wasn't that important.
I finally found him, staring at his back for a few moments before wrapping my arms around him, making sure he couldn't move. "Bastion, I'm sorry," I said quietly, allowing some of my emotions to come back, but not anything. Aro would be locked away until he was far away from me. "I'm sorry; I forgot what my emotions did to Angels."
Contrition. That was what was coming back. Contrition, in the human language, was sincere penitence or remorse. I felt that right now, and it was slowly driving my crazy.
It took a few moments, but I realized my arms were still around him and I quickly let go, taking a few steps back, studying his body. Angels were damn beautiful, that was for sure, and he was no exception, though something about him seemed to run through my mind, a red flag, or a mixture of white and red. Either he was a danger to me, or I was going to become very docile being around him. As docile as a house cat. And before I realized it, I felt the soft rumble of a purr forming in my throat. Stupid body, I thought, you betray me.
Bastion
I remained frozen on the spot. Had Lucas really…? I turned around, people's thoughts starting to quiet down as I stared at the stunning demon now before me. He had… I tears began forming in my eyes… It had been so long since someone had apologized to me, had held me… Painful memories began to flood through my mind, memories I had tried so hard to shut out, so hard to get over…
Despite all my effort I could not hold the tears back and they slowly descended down my cheeks. I threw myself onto Lucas. I wanted to feel his arms around me again, to have him talk to me in such a way again. It had been too long… I had been alone too long, without love too long. I needed Lucas, at least for just this one moment. As soon as I had seen him I had fallen for him, for his looks, for his voice… Everything. My mind did not think about whether Lucas was straight or not, whether he liked me or not, all that my very being wanted was for someone, for him, to comfort me once more. I sobbed onto his chest, my tears staining his shirt.
"Lucas," I managed to choke out. "I… I'm…" I couldn't form the words. The tears and sobs were getting in the way; they wouldn't let me explain to him why I had started crying. They wouldn't let me apologize for crying on him.
Lucas - - -
I stared down at him for a few moments before sighing, shaking my head to him. "If you're going to apologize for something stupid, don't," I warned, looking up after a few moments, smelling something that smell a lot like hazelnuts. Hazelnut coffee. I had forgotten about the café that was around here, but then again, I was hardly ever in the area on the west side of the park. Before I knew it, my arms were around him again.
After a few moments I turned my attention to Bella, who had found us after a few minutes. "Would you like to go to the café?" I asked quietly, still not moving my arms. I didn't want to. It was almost like a perfect fit. Like one of those shows or movies where the people meet and all of a sudden it clicked. One of those, 'Where has he been all my life' type things.
Bella nodded, "Sure, but I don't have any money on me-
"Don't worry about it, I'll pay. What about you, Bastion?"
Bastion
It took me a small while before finally realizing Lucas had spoken to me. "Wha…? Oh…sure," was my response. I had lost myself in the embrace. His warmth and comfort had shoved back the tears, but the stains were still visible on my cheeks. I felt Bella's gaze pierce the back of my neck and I couldn't blame her for feeling weird. She had never seen me cry before, hell I had almost forgotten what it felt like to cry. It felt like a great pressure was lifted, yes, but that left plenty of room for embarrassment and shame to take over.
I slowly pulled away from Lucas. I didn't want to make him feel more troubled than he already was. I put on my happiest smile and nodded. "Café sounds good right now." Angels were naturally good at acting considering we were completely in touch with our emotions. I just didn't know if it would work on Lucas, although Bella seemed convinced. She jumped in between the both of us, wrapped her arms around ours and made it look as though we escorted her all the way to the Café. People were giving us odd looks even as we walked in. I let down my shield a little to find out just what they were thinking.
Hey, there's that guy who freaked earlier…
Wow, they're really cute… What are they doing with a girl like that?
I want me a piece of that ass…
I shut them off again as the thoughts began to grow in their dirty-ness, letting out a sigh. Humans could really become annoying after awhile. A male waiter came up to us and sat us down next to the windows. I thanked him kindly and as he walked away I sensed I had gotten a rouse out of him. I smiled slightly and rested against the soft cushion of the sofa, staring at Lucas. Bella was sitting with him opposite me. It made them look like a couple. The thought of it cheered me up somewhat. It was too funny to believe!