Scheri was a thief, no, Scheri was a great thief. And she was currently running for her life. Ok, maybe she wasn't as good as she said she was. But hey, they hadn't caught her yet, so she must be pretty good. She dashed around a corner and raced up the big crates that were stacked up against the wall. She leaped to the top and over, but there were no crates on the other side like she'd thought. So she dropped down and landed in a crouch. But as she started to run down the alley, she saw five more soldiers at the end of it, cutting off her only escape. Oh no. oh god no, please, somebody help me! She begged silently. Though, she knew that nobody was coming, nobody was going to help a thief. The soldiers started to close in, and her heart started pounding in her chest. She was going to die. No, god, somebody please! I'm too young to die! She franticly looked around, searching for an escape, a hole, a crack in a wall, anything. She squeaked, terrified. Scheri didn't even realize she was backing up until her back hit the wall. The soldiers were really close now, only a few feet away, getting closer with every step. Scheri started to hyperventilate. The lead soldier was in striking distance, and as he raised his sword, that's exactly what he aimed to do. She closed her eyes and waited for the blade. But as it swung down in the killing blow, someone stopped it. Scheri opened her eyes to see a man, not much taller than herself. He held onto the soldier's forearm with apparent ease, not letting go and keeping the soldier from killing Scheri. Then suddenly, the sword was lodged in the soldier's heart, the soldier looked at it in shock, before he fell to the ground, dead. The other soldiers attacked, trying to avenge their leader and kill the thief at once. It didn't work, the man moved with frightening speed, sometimes disappearing and reappearing somewhere else. When he stopped moving, the last soldier fell to the ground, his head twisted at an unnatural angle. It took all of Scheri's self-control to not scream in terror. Her brain seemed to have shut down and the only movement she seemed to be able to make was to shake in fear. The man turned to her and she was sure he was going to kill her.
As he walked up to Scheri, her knees buckled and she whimpered in fear. He caught her before she could fall and picked her up bridal style. She blinked and they were suddenly somewhere else. She was so disoriented that she didn't even realize he hadn't even hurt her. She came to this realization when he gently set her down on the softest bed she'd ever felt. She sat up and looked at him as he sat in a chair facing her. "Who are you?" Scheri squeaked, still terrified. He smirked, "I'm your guardian angel." Scheri stared at him. "What?" The smirk fell off his face and was replaced by an annoyed look, "What do you mean what? I'm your guardian angel, Gabriel." He snapped at her. "You're not stupid are you?" He asked, looking at her as if she were something gross. Scheri forgot her fear, offended and pissed at his words. "No, I'm not stupid; you just caught me off guard!" She snapped in defense, glaring at him. He glared right back, though he was much more intimidating. Scheri refused to be cowed. "Well I've got to go, thanks for saving me." She said. I hope I never see you again. She got off the bed, but the man or angel rather, stood in front of her. "Do you really expect me to let you go? You'd be dead within the hour!" He said, pushing her back down on the bed with a finger. Scheri's temper flared, and before she could stop herself she stood up started talking, "Look, I've survived my whole damn life out there on the streets! If there is one person who could survive out there it's me! And I don't need some arrogant dick with some voodoo magic claiming to be an angel to protect me! I'm fine on my own; I don't need you or somebody else, or even fucking God! Screw you, and your God!" She yelled, her hands clenched and shaking in fury. Gabriel got so close their noses were almost touching, the look in his eyes would make anyone pee in terror. Scheri was used to men trying to intimidate her and it only made her angrier, she glared right back. "Take it back." He said softly, his voice as scary as his eyes. "No." Scheri replied defiantly. A little voice in the back of her head said that that probably not a wise decision. She ignored it. Gabriel looked like he was about to kill her, her heart was racing in adrenaline, she was so pissed off she didn't care if he did kill her. Suddenly the door opened and a maid walked in and stopped as Gabriel glared at her.
Scheri took the opportunity to jump out the window and roll off the awning landing on a barrel, jumping off, she darted through the crowd, trying to put as much distance between her and the pissy angel guy. She ran into a guy carrying a barrel full of apples, they both fell to the ground and the apples spilled everywhere, she snatched one up and continued running, shouting an apology over her shoulder. She climbed a pipe on the side of a building, when she got to the top she ran across the roof and jumped to the next, but as she was roof hopping she heard a commotion down on the ground. Scheri looked down and saw a parade for a visiting royal; the commotion was because a little boy had gotten caught in the middle of the road and the royal was pissed about it. He was urging his horse forward, intent on trampling the kid for getting in his way. Scheri was outraged, and when she was upset she tended to do stupid things. This was one of those times; she walked to the opposite side of the roof, taking deep breaths to whole time, she took one more deep breath as she turned to face to roof and the road below it. Oh god, this is so stupid. She started running across the roof, when she reached the edge she jumped head first. She hurdled down toward the royal; she grabbed him as she flew past, and they both fell to the ground, she tucked her head as she hit the ground, rolling to break her fall she used the momentum to come out the roll standing up. She spun around and raced to the horse, leaping into the saddle, she looked and saw that the boy had gotten away; she grabbed the reins and dug her heels into the horse's sides, urging it into a full gallop, the crowd scrambled out of the way as she raced away. She heard angry shouting behind her but didn't look back; she just dug her heels in the horse again, making it run faster. Suddenly there was someone riding in the saddle behind her, they grabbed her waist and leaned to the side so the two of them fell of the horse, but instead of hitting the hard ground they landed on a familiar soft bed. The two of them sat there for a minute, panting. He moved first, propping himself up with one elbow and turning her to face him. He smirked, "See? Dead within the hour." She was so shocked that he wasn't mad that she started laughing. Then he started laughing too. Once they started laughing they couldn't stop, they only laughed harder.
Their laughter died down eventually, and before the silence could get awkward, Scheri's stomach growled loudly. Gabriel chuckled and got up; he snapped his fingers and a table appeared laden with the most amazing array of food that Scheri had ever seen. She stared at it, mouth agape in wonder, making Gabriel smirk in satisfaction. "Go on, eat! It tastes even better than it looks!" He said smugly. Scheri blinked few times, "Wait, this is for me?" She asked in a disbelieving tone. Gabriel nodded, and Scheri stared at him suspiciously. "What's the catch? What do I have to do in return?" She asked, and he looked at her confused. "No catch, just food, why would there be a catch?" He asked; she watched him carefully as she slowly moved toward the food. He didn't move; he just stared right back at her. She grabbed a piece of food and popped it in her mouth, she got a surprised look on her face and suddenly the food had her whole attention. Gabriel smiled in amusement as Scheri started stuffing her face like she would never eat again. "So," She said between bites, "Why are you trying to protect me?" Gabriel smirked, "You're a prophet of the Lord, doll. It's my job."
Author's Note: So? What do you think? Good? Bad? Still very new to this whole writing thing.