The night was dark.

Anna was losing confidence. In bright daylight, she hadn't been able to shoot one can until hours of practice. How could she possibly kill an angel when she couldn't even see the moon's crescent clearly?

Fortunately, Raejean had gotten good at reading her over the past few days. Raejean held her by the shoulders, looking right into her eyes.

"I know you're only human. Even if you had some crazy night vision, you wouldn't be able to see them."

"What do you mean?" Anna furrowed her eyebrows.

"They travel fast, but never in group, and they're always on a specific mission, which means they don't get distracted easily." Raejean glanced up, narrowing her eyes. "There's thousands of them. I'll be your eyes. All you have to do is aim, and trust me."

I trust you. "Sounds simple enough."

"Believe me, I'd shoot them if I could."

"Why can't you? You never told me."

Raejean dropped her hands. "I can't do anything that alerts them of my presence. If word gets out that a demon hurt an angel in any way, the Big One will be instantly blamed. If Lucifer goes down, so does the entire system. And then we can kiss goodbye any chance of fighting back because both of us will cease to exist."

Anna blinked, trying to hide her surprise. "Well, then I guess I better step up."

"Don't you want to?"

"Of course I do. This is exactly what I needed."

Raejean glanced at her with a funny expression before shaking her head. "Aim upwards. Do you see the rooftop of that building? About ten feet to the left, hold steady."

Anna followed directions, forcing her hands not to shake. She couldn't see anything. But Raejean could. And she trusted her. More than she was willing to admit.

I trust you. Don't make me regret it.

"Hold."

She held.

"Now."

She fired.

Just once.

They took off running towards the loud thud that landed about half a mile away from them. Anna could hear her heartbeat. Raejean could run faster, but she slowed down so they could run at the same pace. It made her smile. Not the best time to smile, maybe.

"It's dead," Raejean said, slowing down a few feet away from the limp body.

Anna poked one of his broken wings with her shotgun. The angel twitched. Anna locked eyes with Raejean. Just like they'd planned, Raejean covered the angel with gasoline. Anna took out a matchbook from her jeans and lit one match. She tossed it at the angel, and was quickly drawn back by a mighty arm around her waist.

"Not so close to the fire," Raejean said tightly, pulling her even farther away. "In case you didn't know, it burns."

Anna smiled. "I'm not afraid of fire."

"I can see that."

Anna walked backwards, towards their bikes, while staring at the powerful flames that were growing in spikes. The orange and yellow hues blended beautifully together. The fire looked so pure. Its only purpose was to burn and continue burning. She could not look away.

"Rae, do you think I'd make a good demon?"

"That's not funny."

"It wasn't a joke."

"No."

"Why not?"

"Not every answer needs an explanation."

"Yours does."

They had reached their bikes, and both climbed on. Anna didn't want their conversation to end, but they were no longer safe here. Not with what they'd just done. Not even with the blocker around her neck.

"Will you answer me later?" she asked, starting the rumbling engine.

Raejean hesitated. "If I'm in a good mood."

"How can I get you in a good mood?"

"You don't want to know."

"What, our first angel kill didn't improve your mood?"

Raejean laughed. "You really don't know me, do you?"

Don't I? "I guess not."

In the far distance, she heard the sound of wings. Any trace of a smile vanished from her face. Her pulse sped. Anna nodded once at Raejean before they set off back on the road.