Chapter 2: The Kiss
Two hours later, Cassidy and Angelo came walking out of the movies, feeling pretty good.
"That movie was so worth the ten bucks a ticket.", Angelo said as they walked down the sidewalk.
"I liked the fight scene in the Joe's base!", Cassidy said.
"That was cool.", Angelo said. "But you got to admit, those Sigma Suits were freakin' sweet!"
"No argument there.", Cassidy said as she looked up to the sky, to see storm clouds forming. "I think it's about to rain, Angelo."
Just then thunder was heard in the sky.
"I think you're right Cass.", Angelo said. "We'd better get home before it.........."
Just then it started to rain heavily.
"..... rains.", Angelo finished.
"Aw, man!", Cassidy yelled. "My hair."
"Come on!", Angelo said as he grabbed Cassidy's hand and took off running. "We have to get home!"
As they ran for home, in which they both lived, Cassidy looked at Angelo, as they ran down the sidewalk, past the other people that were running home, or to some other place. For some reason, unknown to her, she started to smile a bit. She then got a better grip on to his hand.
'Why does this feel so nice?', she asked herself mentally as they ran further down the sidewalk. 'Get those thoughts out of your head, Cassidy!'
'This feels strange, yet good at the same time.', Angelo thought as felt Cassidy's grip. 'Don't even think about it, Angelo! After what happened earlier, that should be the last thing on your mind!'
Watching the two run down the sidewalk, were two spheres of light, that were invisible to the living. One was blue. The other was green.
"Are those the one we need, my husband?", the blue sphere asked.
"Yes, my wife.", the green sphere replied. "We must wait for our moment before we can take them."
"We've waited so long for people like them to show themselves.", the blue one said as they followed Angelo and Cassidy. "I can wait a little longer."
Soon Angelo and Cassidy were home, at the dojo, that they lived above, with Angelo's uncle, who owned the dojo, and his grandparents. After Cassidy's mother, who she told about all that happened to her as a Guardian, past away, Kadma, who was also a former Guardian, and Angelo's grandmother, and her husband Joe, who knew about Kadma, Cassidy and her fellow Guardians, from forty years ago, took her in. When she moved in, Cassidy and Angelo became pretty good friends.
"Man, we're soaked.", Angelo said. "We'd better go change."
"No argument there.", Cassidy said as they went to their rooms to change.
Moments later, Cassidy was dressed in a sky blue sundress.
'I haven't worn this in a while.', Cassidy thought as she looked at herself in a mirror. 'I wonder what Angelo's doing?'
With that thought, she decided to go to Angelo's room, and hang with him for a bit. Meanwhile, Angelo was looking out the window in his bedroom. He changed into a pair of blue sweatpants with a gray tank top.
'First, I find out that my, now ex-girlfriend cheats on me, and then this storm happens.', Angelo thinks as he lays on his bed. 'I guess nature is showing my fury, right now.'
Just then, a knock comes at his door.
"It's opened!", Angelo said sitting up.
Cassidy then opens the door.
"Hey.", she says walking into the room. "Do you mind if I hang with you for a bit?"
"Not at all.", Angelo said as he looked at her in her sundress.
'She looks so....... wow.', Angelo thought to himself. 'Whoa, Angelo! You just found out your ex-girlfriend cheated on you with Cassidy's ex-boyfriend. Now's not the time for romance.'
'Why does he look so good in that tank top, now?!', Cassidy thought to herself as she sat next to him. 'Back it up Cass! The both of you just had your hearts broken! I don't think now's the time for romance!'
"So, how you holding up?", Angelo asked.
"I'm okay.", Cassidy said as she brushed some hair behind her ear. "It's just, when ever I think about it......"
"You get upset about it?", Angelo asked.
Cassidy simply nodded.
"Same here.", Angelo said laying back on his bed. "It just makes me so mad sometimes!"
"I guess I wasn't good-looking enough, for Peter.", Cassidy said sadly as she held her knees to her chest.
"Say what?!", Angelo questioned as he sat back up. "Who are you talking about?! Cause from where I'm sitting, I see a very attractive girl, sitting next to me."
"Angelo?", Cassidy said as her cheeks turned a little pink.
"Well, it's true.", Angelo said. "Look Cassidy. We can sit here and think of what we did wrong, for Peter and Irma to do what they did. But we both know that we didn't do anything wrong. So, for tonight, you forget about Peter, and I'll forget about Irma."
"So, we'll just enjoy the night?", Cassidy asked as she brought her knees from her chest.
"Exactly.", Angelo said with a smile.
Both of then looked down at their hands to see Cassidy's hand over Angelo's hand.
"Oh! Sorry!", Cassidy said as she lifted her hand off of his, rubbing the back of her head nervously.
"D-don't worry about it.", Angelo said as he felt his cheeks warm up.
Suddenly, there was a brilliant flash of lightning, followed by a really loud crack of thunder, scaring Cassidy as she screamed a bit. Angelo looked down to see her curled up a bit, holding on to him tightly.
"Um.... you okay Cass?", Angelo asked his friend.
"I get scared of thunder and lightning sometimes!", she said as she held on to Angelo, remembering what Nerissa did to her, forty years ago. "Something happened, in my past that I try to forget sometimes."
"Hey, it's okay, Cass.", Angelo said while stroking her hair gently. "Your safe, here. Okay?"
"Okay.", she said softly. "Just let me stay here awhile, please?"
"Yeah. Sure.", Angelo said as he sat back against the head of his bed. "You can stay as long as you need."
"Thank you.", she said as she curled up next to him, as another lightning bolt flashed, followed by some thunder.
Cassidy held on to Angelo as the storm, outside, continued. Soon, Cassidy fell asleep, still holding on to Angelo, who also fell asleep after resting his head on his pillow. Unknown to them, they were being watched by the two orbs that followed them home.
"Is it time, my love?", the blue orb asked.
"Not yet, darling.", the green orb replied. "These two are hurting on the inside, but one more thing is needed before we take them."
"Ah, yes!", the blue orb said. "I remember now. And by they way they are now, it may be sooner than we think."
"Indeed, my love.", the green orb replied as they watched the two.
Meanwhile, at the Cook's residents, Peter and Irma were sitting in the living room watching TV, when Taranee came home, from her job.
"Mom! Dad! I'm home from work!", Taranee said as she walked into the living room, only to see Peter and Irma sitting together.
"Mom and dad went out for dinner.", Peter said. "It's just the three of us......."
Peter stopped talking once he got a look at Taranee's face as she glared at him and Irma. He never seen his sister look at him like that.
"Um.... sis?", Peter said nervously. "You okay?"
"Am I okay?!", Taranee asked her brother. "Am I okay?! Well Peter, you tell me! Do I look okay?!"
"Are you okay, Taranee?", Irma asked her friend.
"No, Irma! I'm not okay!", Taranee snapped. "How could you two do what you did to Angelo and Cassidy?!"
"How did you know.........?", Peter began to ask.
"They came into the ice cream pallor, while me and Cornelia were there working, today.", Taranee answered. "Cassidy was really upset! And Angelo..... Well, Angelo tried to hide it, but I could tell, by looking in his eyes, that he was hurting too."
"We didn't mean for it to go down like this.", Irma said.
"Then you should of broken up with them weeks ago!",. Taranee said. "It would of been better than doing it the way you two decided to do things!"
"Sis, we're.....", Peter began to say.
"Save it!", Taranee said as she put her coat back on. "I'm out of here!"
"W-where are you going?!", Irma asked.
"Anywhere, to get away from you two!", Taranee snapped. "Cause right now, I can't stand to look at either of you!"
With that said, Taranee walked out of the house, slamming the door behind her.
"I've never seen Taranee that mad before.", Peter said still surprised by his little sister. "Have you, Irma?"
Peter turned to see Irma crying.
"They're all going to hate me!", Irma cried with her hands to her face. "Taranee and Cornelia will tell the others, and they'll be mad at me!"
"Don't worry about it.", Peter said as he held Irma in his arms. "They may be mad now, but it'll blow over soon."
"I hope so.", Irma said as she held on to Peter.
Meanwhile, in Angelo's bedroom, Angelo and Cassidy were still sleeping on Angelo's bed. Suddenly, Cassidy slowly woke up, realizing that she was laying next to Angelo, on his bed. After letting out a small yawn, she looks upon Angelo as he sleeps.
'After all that's happened, today, you were more worried about me that yourself.', Cassidy thought as she ran her right hand along Angelo's face. 'You're a good friend Angelo. I wish I could tell you the truth about me, and my days as a Guardian. But Will, and the others don't want me to. Well, Will and Irma don't want me to. They don't want to tell you about them being Guardians, either. Yet they were okay with Eric, Nigel, and........ Peter knowing. You know what? I just may tell you anyway!'
Just then, Angelo began to wake up. And for some reason, Cassidy didn't move from her position, looking down at Angelo. As his vision became clear, he saw that Cassidy was looking him straight in the face.
"Um..... hi, Cassidy.", Angelo said.
"Hey.", Cassidy said. "This is very awkward."
"You could say that.", Angelo said with grin. "If I didn't know any better, I'd think you were going to kiss me."
Both then share a small laugh. But then something clicked in Cassidy's head.
"What if I was?", she asked.
"Say what?", Angelo asked.
"What if I wanted to kiss you?", she asked.
'What am I thinking, asking him that?!', Cassidy asked herself mentally.
"What if I wanted to kiss you too?", Angelo asked Cassidy.
'Have I lost it?!', Angelo asked himself mentally. 'We both just got our hearts broken! This is way to soon!'
"Do you think anything will happen?", Cassidy asked.
"There's only one way to find out.", Angelo said as their heads got closer together.
"Yeah.", Casidy agreed. "Only one way."
Above them, the two spheres were watching the scene below them, waiting for their moment to take Cassidy and Angelo.
"It's almost time my love!", the green sphere said getting excited. "Get ready!"
"I've been ready for the last thousand years, Crakas!", the blues sphere said. "I shall have a body!"
"You and me both, my dear Railia.", Crakas said.
'I can't believe I'm doing this!', Cassidy thought as she got closer to Angelo.
'This is nuts!', Angelo thought as he was only centimeters away from Cassidy's lips. 'But, I don't want to stop!'
They then kissed each other. Both were shocked by their actions, but soon were enjoying it. Seeing this, Railia and Crakas saw their chance.
"NOW, Railia!", Crakas yelled as he flew at Angelo.
"Yes, my love!", Railia yelled happily flying towards Cassidy.
As Angelo and Cassidy kissed, they ran their hands through each others' hair, enjoying the moment. But that moment was ruined when they both felt a sharp pain in their chest. Both then rolled off of different sides of Angelo's bed, curled up in a ball, in pain. After a few seconds, the pain stopped, as they both got to there feet, feeling fine. Only, they looked a little different. Angelo had a patch of white hair growing out of the top of his forehead. And his eyes were an eerie green. Cassidy was a little different too. She had white streaks in her hair, with ice blue eyes.
"Crakas, my love!", the spirit inside Cassidy said happily, feeling her arms. "We have bodies now!"
"Indeed we do, Railia, my love.", the spirit inside Angelo said. "And their thoughts, and hidden powers, are ours as well!"
"Revenge will be ours soon!", Railia laughed.
"But we must take care of the Guardians of today.", Crakas said.
"This girl, I'm inhabitanting, knows who they are!", Railia laughed.
"Then tomorrow, we shall strike!", Crakas proclaimed. "But for now, we must play the roles of this Angelo and Cassidy."
"Until tomorrow, my love.", Railia said before kissing Crakas.
"I miss the feel of a kiss.", Crakas said with a smirk.
"As have I, my dear, Crakas.", Railia said as she headed for the door. "Until tomorrow, my love."
Railia went to Cassidy's room, to get some sleep while Crakas just laid on his bed.
"Soon Meridian, shall pay for what they did to us!", Crakas said as he fell asleep.
A/N: Looks like our heroes are in for a world of trouble! What are Crakas and Railia going to do to them? Read on to find out.