~ Life Beyond Death Chapter Three ~
I awoke my mind alert, but my body still craving sleep. The warmth of my bed called to me as I stretched my aching legs and walked over to the kitchen to get some well deserved coffee. It didn't take long at all till I was sitting on top of my counter peering down into the darkness of my coffee. The bitterness of the hot liquid burned my throat as it ran smoothly down the back of my throat. There was a sharp knock at the door, making my head snap towards the noise. I was still in my night gown as I opened the creaky door and to my surprise it was the boy from my dream. "Hi" he said sheepishly looking down at his feet when he realized what I was wearing. "I- I …. ummm well your new to the complex, and it isn't everyday that someone new comes here, so I thought…. I would come to welcome you" I laughed at his rambling, my presence made him nervous. "Well thank you" I said not knowing where my confidence had come from. "Would you like to come in" I opened the door a little encouraging him to come in. "Sure" he replied with a breathtaking smile. His smile didn't hold things most other smiles held; instead his smile was a crooked grin. It didn't light up his face, nor did it reach his eyes, instead his smile stayed at his perfectly lush lips. His smile was broken and it was the one that I had seen on my face for the past few days into this life. He seemed to notice my hesitation and shuffled uncomfortably under my gaze. "My name is Nathaniel, by the way" he said looking up, his hazel eyes catching a glint of light from the window by the sink. He was beautiful and so perfect. "My name is Iris" I said the name Castiel had called me in the beginning. And just as I had uttered the name, there were two sharp knocks at the door and without another word, Castiel came into the room. He was dressed in a dark navy sweater and black jeans, due to the cold breeze that had pick up outside. Nathaniel's gaze seemed to last a minute or two, as he and Cas (me: for all those supernatural lovers! :}) had a stare down. Thankfully the stare down ended when I felt a tingling sensation in my stomach. Cas' glanced towards me was enough to know the problem and he spoke with an urgency in his voice as he told me about how the "company" needed my assistance. It didn't take long until Cas was pushing my shoulders in a childish way to make me move, causing me to jerk forward due to his strength. "I'm really sorry about this" I told Nathaniel. He followed silently as we walked to the door. Now with his jacked slung casually over his shoulder he push me aside as Cas impatiently paced back and forth as he tried to accomplish the ever so easy task of fitting a key into its hole and locking the door. "Look, I know this sounds completely crazy, but -" I interrupted his rambling. "I bet it's not completely crazy" I had told him, only thinking of what had happened in the past few days. "Just listen" he sighed vigorously and continued "I feel like I've known you, or meet you before" he said his features uncertain at first, then with certainty he said "I have seen you before" And with that he walked away going into his unlocked apartment and shutting the door. "That was interesting" said Cas with a smirk on his face.
