RIBBONS OF BLUE

CHAPTER FOUR:

HOW DID IT GO AGAIN?

Welcome back again to another chapter of ROB ;-) Thanks again to bandrose11 for reviewing and I am so happy that you are enjoying the story and Jay's character :D

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C4

How Did It Go Again?

Jay's eyes swam with emotion, she brushed tears away, eyebrows narrowed in confusion, "I don't remember. Something is blocking it."

"Something?" Illium asked, stepping to stand beside her, hand casually caressing her shoulder.

Jay blushed, eyes moving over to the wall, "Someone has placed a block on my memory. I don't know why."

"You remember your name." Dimirti snapped, he was obviously still unsure about the her.

"Some memories are blocked, someone doesn't want me to see them. It's obviously the work of the enemy." Jay shook her head, shrugging off Illium's hand, "I need to go outside," Glancing over to the floor to ceiling window, with an open balcony. Jay smiled slightly when she noticed that the balcony didn't have any rails, "I have to be at the place where I fell."

"You can't leave the building into Raphael sees you." Dimitri stated, his eyes narrowed.

"This is a matter of life or death, vamp. And you can't make me go anywhere." She straightened her spine, ready to launch herself at him.

"How about a compromise? You meet Raphael there?" Illium said, stepping in between the vamp and Jay.

"Fine with me." She smiled slightly, walking to the balcony she looked over the city. It somewhat resembled Manhattan, no it was Manhattan. Jay hadn't been to America very often, she was an Australian Angel through and through. She loved the beautiful beaches, the rainforests and of course, the secluded islands.

"Your not going to fly with that wing?" Illium asked, walking up beside her, gesturing to the damaged wing.

Jay narrowed her eyes, giving the wing a shake, it hurt, but it didn't matter, "I am not going to fly in this form."

"Form?" Aodhan asked, Jay glanced over to the beautiful angel and did a double take, his eyes were a fractured blue and green.

"Your like my sister." Jay said suddenly, then closed her mouth quickly, glancing away she said, "I can shift into animal forms."

"This I have to see." Dimitri said, leaning against the doorway he smirked at her.

Jay rolled her eyes, then summoning her power she closed her mind to anything else, focussing on the image of a black falcon, she felt her bones crack but it didn't hurt, the pain was blissful and felt great, as if her human form was concealing the inner depth. Spreading out her now black wings Jay leapt off of the balcony and into the cool morning air.

Told you so. Jay projected into their minds, grinning in her falcon form at the looks every one of them had.

"That's... impossible." Dimitri exclaimed, standing at the edge of the balcony.

Jay hovered in front of them, Someone push the man. It's so tempting.

"Not the only thing I can tempt you with." The vampire smiled, showing his elongated teeth.

Ignoring him Jay glanced around, his falcon eyes scanning the surrounding area, You said you have vampires, but what the hell are those things? On the ground she saw several slow moving humanoid beings, their skin was rotted, and several were missing limbs.

All three of the males looked down, Illium took flight quickly, diving down.

"They are Lijuin's pets. She rises the dead." Aodhan answered, he watched as Illium landed to greet an angel that had white wings, "She's here for the ball."

You have ball's in this place? Jay asked, soaring upwards she looked the building up and down, she had never seen it before, and found its concrete exterior too hard for her tastes. On the top of the building angels sat, their feet dangling over the edge. Many looked up to smile at her, thinking that she was a passing bird of prey, There's so many of you. She could feel their power, scattered throughout the city. She could feel that the angel down below was especially powerful, but nothing compared to Jay herself.

Finding a hint of diamond in the sky Jay turned to find Aodhan hovering beside her, "What did you mean I am like your sister?"

My sister, she doesn't like people. And she's impossibly beautiful, like you. Jay stated, then she tucked her wings in, falling towards the ground at a spine shattering speed.Flaring out her wings last minute Jay landed next to Illium, wanting to find out where she had fallen, You were taking me somewhere?

She examined the angel called Lijuin, shuddering inwardly, she was dark, not in her looks, but in her mind.

Illium gave a sigh, "I have duties to attend to, but please, make yourself at home at Archangel tower, Dimitri will show you and your," He glanced to the undead, "guest's, to your rooms."

The dark angel narrowed her eyes at Illium, then gave a glance to Jay, "Who's pet is this?"

Jay growled inwardly, taking off she swiped at the angels face, then flew up into the sky, Illium.

Since when did you command me? You just annoyed Lijuin even more. His answer came to her head.

Jay faltered in her flapping, How... no it doesn't matter. Just hurry up, I need to get there as fast as I can.

Aodhan could show you. Illium answered and Jay glanced down to find that he was alone, spreading out wings so beautiful they hurt Jay's eyes. He took off and flew deeper into the city.

Jay followed, flying beside his left wing, I trust you more.

His golden eyes were amused, "You barely know me."

Vice versa. And who else can I turn to? Jay fluffed her feathers.

Illium didn't answer, instead he flew in silence. But then suddenly he tucked his wings in, falling to the ground Jay followed, keeping right next to him. He twirled to the right, she followed. He increased his speed, she was in front of him. Finally he dived down in between a sign and a concrete wall, there was barely enough space for him to fly through. Jay followed, easily ducking between the obstacle.

"Your pretty good." Illium stated, a grin on his face.

I'm in a falcon form. I have the advantage of size. Jay said, wishing that her wing wasn't hurt so that she could race him equally, Once I heal, I will race you.

"It sounds like you do that often." The blue winged angel said.

It's a game my family and I play. I always come in second. K-. Suddenly the pain was in her head again and Jay dropped down, her wings frozen. She fell at a speed that would kill, but getting over the white wall of pain Jay spread her wings landing in human form on the roof of an old apartment building. Breathing hard she burrowed into the coolness of the brick.

"Your still wearing your clothes." Illium stated.

"Dissapointed? What did you think?" Jay asked, she stood up, brushing her jeans down.

"When the Hulk changes, he loses his clothes." Illium shrugged, "I was just wondering if it would be the same."

"He's a movie character." Jay snapped, she glanced away, the pain in her head like a brand.

"What happened?" Illium asked, concern lighting up his face.

But before she could say anything Aodhan landed beside them, "Are you okay?"

Jay nodded, "I don't remember what I was talking about."

"You were talking about racing with your family." Illium stated.

Jay nodded, "I can't remember it. Lets just get to the place where I fell." She spread her hurt wing, "I'm going to fly like this." Without waiting for them to talk she took off, gritting her teeth, but the pain from her wing dissipated the one in her mind, and her heart.

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