The Black Wings

by Sonamyluver718

Rosalinda could never make reason with the strange events that happened in her past. The only thing that held all the answers to her questions was her father's journal in which he left open for her. She'd never felt a pull toward it until now. Now that she is falling in love with one of the very creatures who is fighting to make sure she's the next one to go.

11. Come Clean

All Characters belong to Sega/Archie except my OCs.

Ch. 11 Come Clean

Let the rain fall down
And wake my dreams
Let it wash away
My sanity
'Cause I wanna feel the thunder
I wanna scream
Let the rain fall down
I'm coming clean

Come Clean by Hilary Duff

"Good morning sleepy head," I told my boyfriend as he slowly stirred awake. I had been drawing him from my spot at my desk, taking in his youthful sleeping face. He groaned as he rolled onto his back. "Hey turn back over," I commanded. He merely groaned again but did as he was told. He put a hand on his face.

"What time is it," he asked groggily.

"About 10 in the morning," I told him. I grabbed the steaming hot plate of eggs and bacon sitting on my desk and walked over to him. "I made you breakfast," I said, offering the plate out to him.

"Thanks babe," he said as he took the plate. I smiled at him before going back to sit at my desk to finish my drawing. These past few weeks, Scourge and I have been hanging out a lot. Of course I made time for Cody like any best friend would but Scourge was almost always at my side. The only times he left would be if he had to go run an errand or something. I never asked what he did and he didn't seem to want to talk about them so I left the topic alone. Anyway, he had begun to call me his girlfriend so in return I called him my boyfriend. Before I met him, I never really believed in a romantic love but now being with him: I believed it more than I should. Auntie told me I was falling in love but I thought that it was too fast for that. I'm not that easy. "So, what do you want to do today," he asked after finishing a bite of eggs.

"I don't know. Cody called and said that he has something important to tell me. I'm not sure what it is but I have to meet him later on." Scourge's eyes immediately hardened at the sound of Cody's name. They were probably always going to hate each other and would never get along. I learned that the hard way when I tried to make them have dinner with me one night. They halfway near killed each other again. Since then, I just kept them apart and tried to talk little about the other.

"Oh. Well how much time do you have until then?" I looked to the clock that lay on my nightstand.

"A couple hours. He said to meet him at 3."

"What time will you be back?" I shrugged.

"It depends how much information he has and how much we have to talk about it." Honestly, I wasn't really looking forward to talking about whatever Cody had to tell me. These past few weeks, I'd actually felt normal again. Whatever new news about this Angel/Demon stuff will just whip me back into the terrible reality that I'm not normal. Scourge grunted in an answer. I looked back down to finish my drawing of him. Sure enough I had captured the sharp angles of his face that softened when he was asleep, the little part of his lips, his thick eyelashes laying against his cheeks. He looked beautiful, as always.

"So, Lucifer wants another meeting with you," he said, his mouth full. I would've yelled at him like I usually do but my head shot up at that. I hadn't heard from Lucifer since I was at the Hell Tower. What could he possibly want now that I know the truth?

"Why?" I asked. Scourge looked up at me through his lashes, shrugging. "Is it about my decision about the war?"

"More than likely," Scourge said, his tone neutral before he took the last bite of his eggs. "Want a piece of bacon," he asked, waving one of the strips at me.

"No thanks." I cradled my sketchbook against my chest. I hadn't really thought about what I was going to do about this whole war thing. Honestly, I thought the war was everlasting – no winner or loser. Good and evil balance each other out. If one won than the other would probably have too much power. Then again, there can never be too much good. But that's not the side Lucifer wants me on.

"You okay," Scourge asked as he got up from the bed to kneel down in front of me. I blinked back my tears, realizing how little time I actually had to choose. I could either let Hell rein on Earth or get killed. Neither of them sounded too good to me. The only thing that ever made me see the bright side of siding with Lucifer was that I'd be with Scourge.

"Not really," I admitted. My boyfriend tilted his head at me, waiting patiently for me to explain. "I just really never thought about what I was going to do."

"You're siding with Lucifer. Aren't you," Scourge asked, narrowing his eyes a little. I got a little scared as his eyes flashed red but got a hold of myself. Maybe he could see my reasoning. I doubt it but I could try. Just as long as I said that I wasn't siding with Heaven.

"And let demons roam the Earth freely and cause even more damage to the world? What if Lucifer turns the world into Hell?"

"It already is Hell, Rosalinda," Scourge said, his voice hard.

"It could be worse. As much as I hate the world: I'm not going to let it be destroyed."

"So you're just going to let Heaven take over? Rosy, you don't even know if Heaven is good or not?"

"Oh and Hell is good?" Scourge glared at me, causing me to cradle my sketchbook even closer. I felt kind of stupid, acting as if a stupid little sketchbook could actually protect me from Scourge's wrath. He's probably laugh before beating me with it. "Look, I just haven't exactly thought things through."

"What is there to think through? You said you wouldn't betray me. I mean, don't you want me and you to be together forever?"

"Of course I do but-"

"Then there is nothing to think through." I looked down feeling a bit small under his ice blue eyes' gaze. Although my decision would probably have nothing to do with our relationship, I was starting to see that I would have to be. Even though Scourge looked like an Angel, he was on the dark side. It may not have been his choice but he was there. He had to obey Lucifer and fight on his side no matter what his own personal feelings were. Seeing as how old he was and how long he's been with Lucifer, I could see that even his personal feelings were loyal to his Creator.

"When is Lucifer expecting us," I asked, changing the subject. Scourge got up with a sigh, walking toward the window. My heart stopped for a second, thinking he might leave until he stopped at my nightstand and grabbed his phone.

"Today is fine," he said, checking something on his cell. "Do you wanna go now?"

"Sure."

"Alright. Just let me go shower and get dressed." He opened the window and began to hop out. "I'll be back in a couple minutes."

"Wait," I called out to Scourge before he could disappear. He looked to me, impatience sketched all over his beautiful face. I hurried over to him to lightly press my lips against his. To my relief, he kissed me back for a moment before pulling away. He smirked at me before jumping down. A sigh escaped my lips before I walked out to the kitchen to clean off Scourge's plate. Auntie was in the kitchen, looking over some papers. She looked up at me and smiled.

"Hey, I saw you cooked breakfast. It was delicious," she said. I nodded, shooting her a smile. "The walls also have ears. Now I don't mind Scourge staying over as long as you two don't get too caught up now." I blushed deeply.

"Auntie, we have our limits." She raised an eyebrow.

"Mhm, whatever you say. Just be lucky I don't bust in the door when I hear moaning." My cheeks got even redder. Okay so that was totally Scourge's fault. He was the one who wanted to put his hands where they weren't supposed to be. I tried to push him off but that only gave him inspiration to do it more. Damn him, just damn him.

"Yes, mother," I said to mock her before going back into my room. I changed out of my sweatpants and camisole into a pair of white checkered skinnies, a blood tank and a black half jacket. I simply straightened my curls and threw on a pair of my black boots. Scourge knocked at the window by the time I was done. He was dressed in a fitted red top with black jeans and black converses. "Stalking me," I asked with a smile as I opened the window to let him in.

"Hey, I picked out my clothes first so technically I think you were the one stalking me," he said before pecking my lips. "Not that I mind." I giggled, happy that our disagreement earlier had been forgotten for the moment. "Now come on, can't keep Lucifer waiting." He scooped me up into his arms before jumping out the window. His wings spread out from his back before gravity could react and we were soaring up into the clouds. Scourge had taken me flying plenty times these past few weeks so I was used to it. Yet, I still felt my fingers itch to draw the beautiful city from the distance I was at. Usually I would try to keep the image in my head so that I could draw at it at a later time but my memory would always falter. When we arrived to the Hell Tower, I noticed how unusually quiet it was.

"Where's Dante," I asked, looking around curiously for the Dark Angel who I had actually befriended. Scourge looked confused as well, looking around as well.

"I don't know." We continued down the hallway, our hands intertwined, to Lucifer's office. The eerie quiet of the tower was really starting to creep me out. Usually there was always some type of noise that would indicate that some of the other residents were here but now there was nothing. That was strange. Looking up at Scourge's facial expression, I could tell that he was also a bit surprised at the emptiness of the tower.

When we entered Lucifer's office, we not only saw him but also another man. This one had dark brown wavy hair that he had gelled back, deep auburn eyes, a tall broad build and a hard expression. "Damian, what's going on," Scourge asked, looking to the new man. Ah, so this was his guardian? I had never seen him before until now. I could see why Auntie had thought he was cute due to his looks but creepy because of the stare of his eyes. It was almost as if he was looking deep into your soul. "Where is everyone?"

"Training. You will start as well tomorrow morning. Don't worry, you'll have plenty time to spend with her," Damian said, his voice of a British accent. His auburn eyes turned to me as he said the last part. "My, you do look like Victoria."

"Thanks. I've been getting that a lot," I said, leaning toward Scourge a bit more. "Training, you said? Training for what?"

"The war, dear," Lucifer said, waving the filled wine glass in his hand. Scourge and I exchanged a puzzled look.

"So soon," Scourge asked, looking between his Guardian and his Creator in confusion. Lucifer sighed, taking a sip of his wine.

"We need to start preparing. We are going to begin Phase 1 soon. After that, all other events will begin to follow. If we want to get the upper hand then we need to be prepared." Lucifer's glowing red eyes slid their gaze to me. "I assume your decision has already been made, young one." I shrunk under Lucifer's gaze alone but when both Damian and Scourge turned their attention towards me as well: I just wanted to lay down and die.

"Not exactly," I murmured, looking down sheepishly. Scourge stiffened up next to me, probably from anger. "I just need more time to confirm things, is all," I said, glancing up at Lucifer's unreadable expression.

"Time," he asked, his voice thick of disbelief. He took a step in my direction. "Dear Rosalinda, you wouldn't turn your back on the one who Created you, now would you? Why, with your powers-"

"What powers," I asked, tilting my head. "I don't remember you mentioning powers before." Lucifer pressed his lips together, trying not to either sneer or smile in amusement.

"Miguel will explain and train you on how to use them. You're about his equivalent when it comes to that department."

"So you're saying I'm like a Dark Angel?"

"Miguel is not just a Dark Angel, Rosalinda," Damian said, his voice low. A wicked smile went up Lucifer's lips as he tilted his head in an odd angle. It scared the hell out of me.

"And you are not just a mere human," the Devil's mesmerizing voice said in a mocking tone. "The two of you together – bonded will be unstoppable. All you have to do is make the right choice."

"Choosing you isn't the right choice," I said, keeping my voice strong. "If I join you, the whole world will burn straight down to the ground."

"Rosy," Scourge said sharply, his ice blue eyes shooting daggers down at me. I glanced up at him, flinching at the look he was giving me.

"Well it's true," I muttered, crossing my arms across my chest.

"Rosalinda," Lucifer said, grabbing my attention again. "I'm giving you just a couple more weeks to make your decision. While you're thinking, Miguel will be training you. Not to be in the aid of the Angels though. No, only the darkness of your powers. Just keep in mind my own power as you make your decision." He smiled at me before letting it fall, making his face dark. His ruby eyes flickered to my boyfriend. "Get her out of my sight," he said, his voice hard. Scourge grabbed my arm not with gentleness and dragged me out the room.

"Ow, you're hurting me," I said, trying to get him to ease up. It only tightened as he walked faster. Not even thirty seconds after we left the room, I was left stumbling to keep up. He might as well have picked me up and taken me to wherever we were going. "Scourge would you stop," I yelled, trying to pull my arm from his grip. To my relief, he let my arm go. But he threw me into his room. I stumbled onto his bed, face first. What the hell, man? I turned over to glare at him.

"What the fuck is wrong with you," Scourge yelled at me. I raised my eyebrows at him.

"Me? Well other than the fact that I'm some kind of Satanic Conception and I have to fight in some type of immortal war, I have no idea. Oh plus the fact that I have powers now. That's great!"

"That's not what I'm talking about! You can't just walk up to Lucifer and tell him that his plans are bad! Don't you think he knows that? Rosy, you can't play around with him! If you don't choose him then he will kill you!"

"Who ever said he was going to get near me?" Scourge gave me a long look before his glare intensified.

"Your weak little friend won't be able to hide you forever. Besides, I do know how to track you very well."

"So you're saying you'd kill me if it came down to it?"

"Rosy, if you picked Heaven over Hell then I'd have no choice but to kill you," he snapped. "For once, I'm not worrying about whatever twisted plans Lucifer has in his brain! I'm worried about your safety! I don't want to hurt you, Rosalinda but dammit if I have to then I will!" He kneeled down in front of me, his face falling a bit. "You told me you wouldn't betray me. Going over to their side is betraying me, Rosy. I thought you wanted to be with me."

"And I do."

"So what is there standing in the way of your decision? We went through this earlier. If you want to be with me then there should be nothing to think about."

"Yes there is. There's the sake of humanity to think about. If I let Lucifer take over then I don't know what'll happen."

"And you know what'll happen if Heaven wins? Rosy, there's a dark tunnel of what ifs with whichever decision you choose to make. All I'm asking is that you don't make the wrong choice."

"But choosing a guy over the whole entire world is making the wrong choice," I thought aloud. After I realized I'd said it out loud, I covered my mouth with my hand. It was too late though. Scourge had already heard me. The damage had already been done. "Scourge, I'm so sorry," I murmured to my green haired boyfriend who was looking at me in a mixture of shock and anger. "I just-"

"I know what you think," he said, his voice cold. His jaw tightened as he looked away. Without another word, he got up and walked away from me. His wings outstretched from his back, signaling me to get up as well. The silent message was clear. We were leaving. The fly back to my apartment was silent. A deadly silence at that. I knew that my decision as important but I'd never thought about it. I'd never realized that I had to choose between what's right and what's wrong. Between my best friend and my boyfriend. Between if I wished to live or to die. All the thinking made tears come to me eyes, causing me to clutch onto Scourge tighter. He looked down at me, his eyes softening. To comfort me, he kissed my forehead. It helped, seeing as he was pissed at me. At least now I knew that he would still be there for me no matter how mad he was at me.

"I have to go meet with Cody," I said once we were back in my room. Scourge nodded, not meeting my gaze.

"Lucifer gave me some errands to do. I should get going," Scourge said, his voice low. I put my hand on his arm before he could go anywhere. He looked down at me, raising an eyebrow at me. I shook my head at myself, shocked myself at what I was about to say. Never in my life did I think I would say this so soon in my life and actually mean it. Then again, nothing I think anymore ever turns up right.

"I love you," I told him. I don't know what I was expecting from Scourge but I knew that it wasn't for him to stare at me with an unreadable expression for a moment before having him jump out the window. After that, I will admit that I felt like an idiot. Scourge was a Dark Angel for Heaven's sake. I didn't know if he could even love. Yes, I know he had feelings for me but feelings don't mean much when your heart is as cold as ice.

I trudged off to meet with Cody in a depressed state. Maybe I had been expecting Scourge to tell me that he loved me back. Maybe I wanted him to scoop me up into his arms and kiss me passionately. Maybe I even wanted for the kiss to take us further down the line. Or maybe I just wanted to let him know that how I felt about him wasn't going to change. "What's wrong," Cody asked, noticing my damp cheeks as I approached the bench he was sitting on. A beautiful girl was with him. Her hair was a bronze color that radiated a glow and fell into beautiful ringlets. Her big eyes were a honey color that dominated her face, taking away interest from her small nose and thin pink lips. She was a thing girl, probably a zero in pants and an extra, extra small in shirts. She was breathtaking though. There was no doubt in my mind that she was Angel. It wasn't like I met new people who were actually normal anymore.

"I'm fine," I sniffled, wiping at my cheeks. On the walk here, I hadn't noticed that I'd been crying. That shows how much I pay attention to myself and what I'm actually doing with my life. "Who's this," I asked, motioning to the girl before Cody could press any more questions on me.

"I'm Annabelle," the girl said, gracefully flouncing to her feet. She held out her glowing hand out to me. "You're Rosalinda," she said, her voice like music from a waterfall. Soft and sweet but also powerful. I shook her hand, letting the small burst of light that came through me at her touch flow without a reaction.

"Yes," I said, suddenly hating how soft and innocent my voice sounded. After dating a Dark Angel for who knows how long, I would expect it could be a bit tougher.

"I'm guessing you have yet to make a decision." I shook my head.

"I'm sorry. There's just much more to think about than I thought."

"Because you're rational," Annabelle said softly, not meaning any harm by it. "You love one of them but you also know what they're doing is wrong. Very understandable."

"You left out the part where they're threatening my life," I said, running a hand through my hair. Cody stood up, putting his hand on the small of my back.

"You should know that I won't let anything happen to you," he said, his blue gaze intense. I leaned against him in weariness. This was much more work than I had once thought it out to be. Why couldn't I just be normal like all the other kids? Why'd I have to the freak who played with voodoo dolls and shit? Cody's arms encircled me in a friendly but also protective embrace.

"Yes, we have improved our wards of safety for you in case they try anything." Suddenly an idea sparked in Annabelle's honey eyes. Cody caught it as well, raising an eyebrow at his fellow Angel.

"What are you thinking," he asked. A small smile grazed Annabelle's lips.

"That we make her a spy. She can act as if she is on Lucifer's side when really she is one ours. They would never suspect it. As smart as they'd like to sound, they are fooled quite easily. We can give you a bracelet so that you can communicate with us whenever you get information and you can't speak orally. Or so that we can hear in on what's going on. Don't worry, we'll give you full Angel protection and everything. We can give you time if you-"

"No, it's too dangerous," Cody said, pulling me closer against him. I looked down, thinking over what she said. It wasn't a bad plan. It wasn't a bad plan at all. Sure it was dangerous though. If Scourge found out then he'd probably rip my head off. Still, it was worth a try.

"I'm in," I said, causing Cody to raise an eyebrow down at me. Before he could say anything, I put a finger to his lips. "I'll be fine. Besides, Scourge trusts me. All we need is for Lucifer and the others to trust me too."

"And what happens when they figure out that they've been tricked," Cody asked, still skeptical about the plan. I looked to Annabelle, hoping that she'd have a decent answer. Yet, her beautiful face looked as if she were at a loss for words.

"Cody, once they train me-"

"Rosy, you're underestimating their power."

"But if I side with you guys openly then I'm definitely dead and Scourge will probably hate my guts just like he hates Victoria's. At least with this, it gives me a little more time to live. Who knows, maybe they won't find out." Cody sighed, looking down.

"I just really don't like this. I mean, once Miguel finds out…"

"I know. He could kill me."

"Not could. He will kill you, that's not to be mistaken." I looked away, trying to find some way to reassure Cody that I had to do this. Siding with the good side but faking it with the bad guys. I wouldn't give into any of their evil schemes but I would just tag along and watch. Besides, if I just focus more on Scourge then he shouldn't really notice. Or at least I hoped he wouldn't.

"She'll be fine," Annabelle said, shooting me a supportive smile. I returned the smile with ease. Even though I knew Cody had faith in me, it helped to know that someone was down with my decision. A suicide decision maybe but it was the only plan we had that could keep me alive while helping them out. My vow on how I wouldn't betray Scourge rang back into my head, causing me to feel a bit bad. Once he finds out about this, he definitely was going to rip my heart out with his bare hands. Lying to his face was going to be hard. Especially now with the way that I feel about him.

"Alright, just be careful. Annabelle, make sure you have those bracelets by tomorrow. Rosy, you know what to do." I nodded just as my phone rang. I pulled out of Cody's embrace to answer it.

"Scourge," I answered, my heart fluttering a bit. Damn, this was going to be a bit harder than I thought.

"I'm sorry," he sighed out, his voice weary. "I didn't mean to go so hard on you about your decision, it's just that I don't want to lose you and then you say that you love me and-"

"Scourge," I said, shutting him up momentarily. "I have something to tell you."

"Can I say something first?"

"Sure. Of course."

"Well, I love you too." Blush spread across my cheeks as did a huge smile arise on my face. "I know it hasn't been very long but I do love you and I just want to spend as much time as we can together before this war."

"I know but I have something you should know…"

"What," Scourge asked, his voice suddenly hard.

"I've made my decision." I looked to Cody and Annabelle who were watching me with cautious but also curious. With a soft but also devious smile, I sent them a small mental message. Let the games begin.

Whoa, daring plan they've got there. Can't wait to see how Rosy puts it all into motion

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