Leo


Leo stood just a couple of feet away from the Archangel who seemed to be paying no attention. He just stood in a garden watching the flowers wave in the warm summer breeze. You can do this, Leo thought as her hand curled tightly around the angel blade. She stepped forward, as quietly as she could. The Archangel didn't move. Leo quickly lunged forward, her blade in ready position. Before she could blink, the Archangels hand shot up into a finger snap and suddenly Leo was frozen in the air.

"What are you doing?" The Archangels voice rang out from the still turned man.

"Uh, nothing!" She whimpered, trying to figure out what he did to her.

"Well you have a blade to my back, that's something. What's your name?"

"Leo."

"Well, Leo, why were you trying to kill me?"

"I was... I was..." She stammered as she tried to think, "I was doing my job."

"Your job was to kill me?" He asked.

"Yeah..."

The Archangel turned around, revealing his brown/green eyes and his stern face structure. His brown hair rest neatly over his ears, but not covering his forehead. This was Gabriel.

"Who gave you this job? You are after all just a mortal, and I'm in witness protection," He asked, studying Leo's frozen shape.

"I won't talk to you release me!" Leo cried.

"Why would I release you? You just tried to kill me!" He snapped.

"I'm just doing what I was told!"

"Then do as I say and you'll get out alive."

"Okay. I don't know my boss's name, he's secretive."

"What does he look like? Mortal or Immortal?"

"He's a demon! He has golden, sort of shaggy hair!"

"Demon out to kill me? That narrows it down to like a million possibilities. I don't think I've seen this guy before, though. Do you know why he wants my head on a stick?"

"He wants to get his position back in Hell, I promised I'd help him if he helps keep me alive."

"I see, tell me anything else you know about him."

"I know he used to be very powerful. He's unlike most demons!"

"Alright, I'd like to talk to this guy to see whats his deal."

"Let me go!"

Gabriel snapped his fingers again, and Leo fell to the ground sighing with relief.

"Do you know where he's at?" Gabriel asked.

"Yes, tomorrow I meet him at the crossroads at eight," She replied.

Gabriel nodded and picked up Leo by the shirt collar, so he could look her in the eye. She squirmed, but knew better than to pull anything.

"What did you promise him? And a hunter making a deal is a new thing," He asked raising his eyebrows.

"I promised him my soul and my obedience, and I wasn't a hunter then!" Leo replied with a glare.

"Very well, you go off and talk with the demon, I'll float around, alright?" Gabriel said, letting Leo go.

Leo stumbled a few feet back, dropping the blade. She didn't know if she could trust this archangel, but she went with it, knowing he'd be there to step in if her boss got angry. Hopefully.