Hi Guys. Here's another chapter. It's the battle with Outcasts at the end of Torment but Lucinda has her memories. I've taken some creative licence with Luce's weapons but meh it's my story. Hope you enjoy.

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN THE FALLEN SERIES ANY CHARACTERS, SETTINGS AND DIALOGUE YOU RECOGNIZE BELONG TO LAUREN KATE

Luce glanced at Andrew as he suddenly stopped chewing and trotted toward the door.

"Someone wants his walk" Luce's father chuckled. Luce wasn't so sure, an uneasy feeling gripped her as she headed toward the door and looked out the window.

At first she didn't see anything but then something moved. Something that looked like a wing.

"Cam" she heard Daniel call from where he stood next to her "get your bow"

"What are the Outcasts doing here? Luce whispered to him "do they know I've got my memories back?"

Daniel shook his head "it doesn't matter you're not going anywhere with them"

Luce nodded "I'd better get my bow"

"What?" Daniel grabbed her arm as she began to move away. "you're not fighting! You're the one they want! You need to stay out of sight."

Luce pulled her arm back. "I'm not going to hide while you all risk your lives for me! she cried " "I've had training I want to protect you all to!"

"Lucinda….." Daniel started Luce cupped Daniels face in her hands. Looking him directly in the eye.

"This isn't the first war we have fought in for our love Daniel" "I fought with you in that one and I'm going to fight with you in this one" I promise I'll stay next to you and if it gets bad I'll leave but you can't stop me from protecting you" Luce said firmly. Daniel sighed

"Do not leave my sight ok?" Luce nodded then hurried upstairs to her room. Throwing open her closet she opened a small hidden door at the back. She pulled out her bow, starshot arrows and her starshot daggers. She had gotten them all at Shoreline. Luce strapped the dagger belt to her waist and slung her bow and arrows onto her back.

She had just reached the bottom of the steps when she heard a piercing scream

"Callie" she cried rushing into the kitchen. Bursting through the door Luce saw Callie being shielded by Gabbe. Arriane raised a giant butcher block aiming at someone Luce couldn't see yet.

"Good evening" a voice said formally He was very pale, with a narrow face and a strong nose. He looked familiar. Cropped bleached-blond hair. Blank white eyes.

An Outcast.

"Phil" Shelby cried. "What are you doing here?" That was when Luce realized where she had seen him before. Luce couldn't believe she had missed that he was an Outcast.

Daniel turned to Shelby "you know this Outcast?"

"Outcast? Shelby gasped he's my ex…he was…."

"He was using you" Roland told her. He shook his head angrily "I should have known I should have recognized what he was"

"But you didn't "Phil said calmly "forgive me for barging in I've come to collect Lucinda"

"You will collect nothing" Daniel snarled gripping Luce's hand tighter "except death if you don't leave" "Lucinda isn't going anywhere"

Phil turned his sightless eyes to the two of them. "ah yes Daniel Grigori your the one who's been spending so much time trying to keep the fact that Lucinda has her memories back from us" "How long did you think that would last?" Neither Luce nor Daniel said anything.

Phil sighed "no matter there will be plenty of time to discuss it later" "Give us the girl peacefully and you will be spared"

Cam suddenly laughed "you and what army?" "Why don't you and I take this outside and get it over with huh?"

"Gladly" Phil said stepping back a smile on his lips.

Cam rolled his shoulders and let out his wings. "Holly hell" Callie whispered wide eyed.

"More or less" Arriane said as Cam barged past the Outcast boy and into the backyard. "Luce will explain I'm sure" Roland was next his wings unfolding with a sound like a flock of birds taking off. They seemed to glow reflecting the lights as he squeezed after Cam.

Molly, Arriane and Gabbe were next to squeeze out wings unfolded. Daniel turned to face Luce properly taking her other hand as he closed his eyes and exhaled. His huge white wings unfolded, they would have taken up the entire kitchen but Daniel kept them close to his body. Luce would never get over how beautiful they were. They glowed with power that Luce could feel running through Daniel. They stood so close Luce imagined she could hear Daniel thinking to her. Don't worry I'll keep you safe.

She smiled and then finally her own huge sliver wings unfolded. There was no point in hiding them if the Outcasts knew she had her memories back. Luce glanced back at her three friends who were gaping at the two of them. "Stay here" she told them pleadingly "I'll explain later"

"Luce wait" Miles cried but she and Daniel were already out the door. The darkness couldn't hide the fact that the Outcasts seemed to all have the same emotionless look. Luce shivered it had been years since she had seen them. It was like a nightmare she couldn't wake up from. Cam was already shooting with his bow. Shimmering sliver arrows lay on the ground looking harmless. Luce knew better

Suddenly someone catapulted off the roof wielding garden rakes.

Molly

"There will be no mercy now" Phil cried from the other end of the yard. Luce pulled an arrow out and loaded her bow while Daniel went to help Cam. Arriane and Roland flew around with lighting speed collecting loose arrows. Luce took a deep breath and shot her arrow at an Outcast.

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As a second line of Outcasts advanced Luce continued shooting from the porch. Trying not to think about what she was doing too much. She honestly hated doing this. She hated killing other angels but if it was a choice between Daniels life and theirs, she would pick Daniel every time.

Gabbe leapt up onto the porch railing beside her "let's see" Gabbe said brushing the tip of her wing against the ground. The lawn shuddered and opened up taking at least twenty Outcasts down into the dark chasm below. "That should help" Gabbe muttered Luce smiled then shrieked as a starshot landed in the deck in front of her feet.

Daniel yanked it out and threw it into the forehead of an approaching Outcast "Lucinda get out of here" he yelled

"What?" Luce cried "no Daniel I won't leave now" Daniel spun and darted up the steps putting his hands on Luce's shoulders.

"you promised me you would leave if it got to dangerous, it's gotten to dangerous" "your life's to precious to gamble with so please get out of here" Daniel cried. Hating herself Luce turned to go back inside but through the door she spotted three Outcasts. Inside her house. Their bows aimed at her.

"No" Daniel bellowed rushing to shield her. Shelby, Callie and Miles rushed out of the door slamming it shut. Three arrows hit the other side of the door.

"OK new plan" Daniel muttered. "All of you find somewhere safe and stay there. He kissed Luce quickly "promise me" Luce nodded and gestured to her friends to go down the steps. There had to be somewhere she could take them. She looked toward her family's garden shed that was their best bet.

"Come on" she muttered to the others leading them toward it. A scream made her whirl around "Callie" she cried as her friend rubbed her shoulder knocking the starshot out of it.

"Ow that stings" Callie cried Luce gaped at her.

"How did you…?" she gasped Callie shook her head

"Get down" Shelby screamed a warning as more starshots rained down on them.

"Come on" Luce yelled throwing open the door to the shed.

They all crammed in in-between her dad's lawnmower and tools. Luce pulled her wings in as there wasn't enough room for them.

"Luce" Shelby gasped "you have to believe me I didn't know!" she cried pleadingly "Phil asked a lot of questions about you but he listened to me when I ranted about you" Shelby blushed "I was upset you were so secretive but that was when our friendship had just started" "I would never want to hurt you" Shelby pleaded

"I know" Luce told her gazing worriedly out at the battle. Cam was now the only one on their side with a bow. Even though he was holding his own having flipped the picnic table sideways and using it as a shield, digging out the Outcasts starshots that got lodged in it and firing them straight back at them.

"But they do" she whispered. Miles got up and strode over to the door.

"No one's hurting Luce" he said firmly. Luce watched as he closed his eyes.

"Stop" a sudden scream echoed around the battlefield. Luce watched in shock as a mirror image of herself walked across the field. "That's enough" her image said stepping in front of Daniel "I won't let you hurt him I'm the one you want"

"If I go with you will this stop?"

"Of course Lucinda" Phil chuckled. Luce's image nodded.

"Let's go then" she said stepping toward him Phil stared in shock.

"You mean it?" he asked. Her image nodded again.

"I surrender" she told him

"Lucinda no" Daniel cried in horror. But Phil had already wrapped his thin wings around the image and taken off. Luce's angels stared in shock until Cam raised his bow and shot. But it wasn't meant for Phil. It was meant for Luce. And Cams aim was perfect.

Daniel screamed as Luce's image fell to the ground. Phil stared down at her.

"So it begins again." He called to all of them. "you could all have been spared but now you have made new immortal enemies." "Next time there will be no negation" the Outcasts disappeared.

Daniel tackled Cam as he turned "what is wrong with you?" he screamed punching Cam over and over again "how could you?!"

"She was better off dead then with the Outcasts" Cam grunted struggling to throw Daniel off him.

"It was a better end for her Daniel and you know it" he said. Tears were streaming down Daniels face.

"I'll kill you!" Daniel cried

"Daniel…."Roland started trying to pull him off Luce couldn't stand it anymore.

"Daniel" she cried rushing over and managing to pull him off. "Stop it its ok" she told him throwing her arms around him. Daniel seemed to freeze in shock before he hugged her so tightly Luce couldn't breathe, but she didn't care. Daniels now relieved sobs were muffled against Luce's shoulder.

"shh its ok it wasn't me" Luce murmured " shh I'm here I'm alive It wasn't me shh I'm here" "its ok" she continued to murmur, stoking Daniels back and hair until he stopped crying.

Daniel pulled his face out of her shoulder and kissed anywhere he could reach. Her cheek, her forehead, her neck, her lips. "Don't ever do that to me again" he choked out.

"I won't" Luce whispered tightening her grip on him. Luce closed her eyes as she rested her head against Daniels chest. She thought about what Shelby had said about Miles's gift. It's easy for him to do when he loves someone. Miles loved her. Luce held in a sigh, Miles may love her but he would never love her the way Daniel did. Things had just gotten a lot more complicated there would probably be more battles with the Outcasts to come. It wasn't over not by a long shot. But they could get through it. Because they had each other.

They chose each other. And that was all that mattered.

There we go. Wow this was long! I made a line break for you guys. Some of you may think I made Daniel a little too emotional here. But come on guys give the guy a break he thought he'd seen his love, his soulmate, the person he has loved and lost for seven thousand years die. He is allowed to be emotional. Anyway I hope you liked the chapter. This will probably be the last one BUT if you guys have an idea of a scene I can do review and tell me and I will write it for you. Let me know what you guys thought. Review please? Please?