This story is pretty much entirely gay OC ships (with a WHOLE bunch of feels!), so if that isn't your cup of tea I suggest you go find another fic. Please no bashing or hate comments.


"How much further?!"

The girl rolled her eyes in annoyance at the impatient question from the younger boy.

"Not too much farther, Alex..." she sighed, letting her head drop down in agitation as she heard the hushed whine behind her. "I'm truly sorry that we couldn't go the way you wanted. We have to be careful here, the people are much more fragile."

The boy came to her side with a few quick steps. She turned the head to face him, offering a hopeful smile as she laid her arm across his shoulders. It was a gesture of friendship and comfort.

A bead of sweat dripped down her pale face and the gravel crunched beneath their feet. They had been walking across the desert for more than an hour without a single sign of their destination. But, just as they reached the peak of the hill they were laboriously making their way over, the two spotted the pale outlines of tall buildings.

"Look, look Lucia, there it is!" the black haired boy, Alex, exclaimed joyfully as he saw them. "Please, please let me go ahead and see it, please!" The boy begged with utmost sincerity.

Lucia looked into his bright blue eyes only to see two pools of need staring back at her. "Alex, you can't. I'm doing this for your own safety, those humans are extremely paranoid about outsiders, and I honestly don't know how they're even going to let in two outsiders wandering in from the desert…"

Alex let out a disappointed sigh but held his tongue. It was in this steely silence that the two travelers continued onto their destination. They were only reassured of their direction when they spotted a sign reading 'Las Vegas: 8 mi', save for the fact that Las Vegas was written over in black spray paint to say 'Vega'.

*-*.*-*

"Stay close, we don't know what's out here." Lucia warned in a hushed tone to her counterpart. They were surrounded by abandoned casinos and hotels, busy approaching a large walled compound near the center of the once notorious city.

Alex nodded curtly in response. They were almost upon the compound now, and it would be a lie to say he was not even slightly anxious about what they might encounter there. But his mistress had a mission to attend to and he would see it through with her until the end.

It was not until they were within the line of sight of the walls guards that the true danger of the situation was made known to the boy.

"Stop, who are you and what are you two doing here?" The man's words made his heart begin to race from nervousness, but he managed to hold a steady, emotionless face as the armed officers approached.

"We have come to speak with the Archangel, Michael." Lucia stated calmly, meeting the man's gaze undeterred as she spoke. This was one of the times that the dark haired boy envied her control.

"How do you know about him? What makes you think that we'll just let you walk in here and- "

"Let them go," a new voice spoke, a voice that was strong yet placid as it gave the command, "I've been expecting them."

Lucia gave the newest arrival a small nod of greeting. The man descended from the sky, large black wings beating as he came in for landing. Alex found himself staring as the appendages folded in on themselves before disappearing into his clothing. He never realized what he was doing until the man turned his dark, steely gaze upon him.

As Michael watched the boy turn away, growing red faced with embarrassment, before turning back to look at the girl who was seemingly the leader of this duo. "Please, come in with me and well go somewhere more formal to have our meeting." he said, motioning for the guards to open the gates.

As the three passed through the threshold more guards started to approach them. "They don't need to be searched." Michael dismissed them, his tone not without a challenge.

Alex watched on as the guards apologized and returned to their posts, rapt with curiosity as to the reason for such passive behavior. From what Lucia had told him on their way here the humans were hostile toward Angels, yet these people treated this one as if her were God himself.

The younger man was pulled from his thoughts as the second set of metal gates opened, bringing in light like a flood of water. There before them lay a large, living, thriving city, full of people milling about in the streets and bright signs flashing messages. It was all a significant difference compared to the ghost town they had been traveling through and the miles worth of barren desert.

"My lady and sir," Michael grabbed their attention by addressing them, "I welcome you, to Vega."


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