The girl lets out a tinkling laugh and shakes her head, "Non, non, non! I'm Angela and this is my brother Zephyr." This announcement only makes Fang frown while I stand there looking from Fang to Angela to Zephyr and back waiting for someone to tell me what the hell is going on!
Fang sucks in a breath and stands rigid, his grip on my hand vanishing.
"Uhm…hello?" I say dropping Fang's hand to put my hands on my hips. "Who's Selene?"
"Our mother." The boy, Zephyr explains, eyes like rippling water.
"She was an Angel." Angela adds all but jumping up and down on the spot.
Iggy decided this was a good place to join in and says, "She Fell for Angela and Zephyr's father."
It takes me a second to process this; I stand stock still for a moment while I put two and two together before I say, "So…you're Nephilim?" I enquire, eying Angela and Zephyr with interest.
Now that I look at them I can make out the very feint glow that outlines them but it's nothing close to Fang or Iggy's. It would explain why they look more flawless than any human I've ever encountered.
Angela laughs and nods, her eyes never leaving Fang, "Oh she said we would meet one day. The Angel that did not believe in love! She spoke of you often, always telling us stories of the two of you before the Fall."
Fang winces when she says that and I gape at him in shock. I really don't like what's being implied and I slide my questioning gaze to Fang who hasn't moved a muscle.
I raise an eyebrow at him and wait until he snaps out of his daze. He can probably tell that all hell's about to break loose because he quickly backpedals.
"Selene and I were best friends, we were among the Angels that wandered earth before it was banned and then two hundred years ago she Fell for Michael Davison. I didn't know…" He looks over at Angela and Zephyr his sentence trailing off.
Angela nods eagerly.
"Is she…?" he asks and Angela's glittering eyes sadden and he bouncing stops.
"Yes, not long after Iggy and Nudge went to her." Zephyr confirms with a nod.
My head's pounding again from all the questions swirling around in my mind and I don't know which one to ask first. I don't get a chance to ask a thing though before Fang's rounded on Iggy and Nudge, absolutely fuming. I've never seen him so angry before and I guess that isn't saying much since I've only known him a week and a bit but it surprises me that he could get so angry.
"You led them to Selene?" he hisses, eyes ablaze with anger, his hands clenched at his sides.
Iggy's eyebrows shoot up and Nudge gasps, "Of course not!" She cries, horror written across her features and a hand over her heart, "We took every precaution before going near her!"
"Well obviously not every precaution." Fang snaps, jaw set.
I blink in surprise at this, I'm not too sure what to do, I don't even know what they're talking about so that doesn't really help.
Zephyr and Angela are looking panicked obviously not expecting Fang's reaction to their words.
"No, Fang you misunderstand–" Angela stutters trying to appease the livid Angel glaring daggers at Iggy who steps in front of Nudge protectively like he actually thinks Fang is going to hurt her.
That makes me snap and before Fang can open his stupid trap to say something I yell. "Would you all just shut up!" Everyone goes dead silent, you could hear a pin drop.
Dylan is watching me, his ocean eyes filled with laughter. He's obviously enjoying this whole scene a lot.
All eyes are on me now, none of them expecting me to say what I did and I use this momentary lapse in speech to grind out, "Stop acting like your five! Honestly, you're giving me a headache!" I pinch the bridge of my nose and take a deep breath.
Once the throbbing has ebbed a bit I open my eyes and look at Angela and politely ask, "What exactly happened?"
Angela seems relieved by my interruption and starts hesitantly, "Mother's death had nothing to do with Iggy and Nudge's visit. They had known where we were for months and if anything we were putting them in danger. When Mother found out she did everything in her power to keep them at bay long enough for Iggy and Nudge to leave and she made us leave too. I'm sorry." Her eyes land on Iggy who's frowning, lost in thought.
"Iggy and Nudge did not have anything to do with the attack, they didn't even know it happened until now." Zephyr assures, shooting a sympathetic glance at Nudge who's on the verge of tears.
"Thank you." I say to them before marching purposefully out of the room.
"Max." Fang's hand closes around my wrist just before I reach the bedroom and I spin round to face him.
"What the hell was all that about?" I snap yanking my wrist out of his grip.
A pained expression settles on his face and he looks away in shame, "I know my reaction was uncalled for." He murmurs. When I don't move he continues, "But Selene and I were close; she was my sister in almost every sense of the word. Then one day out of the blue she tells me she's going to give it up, all of it for a – a human. She'd been acting strange for years but I never pressed her for answers. I eventually realised she had feelings for her human charge but I never expected her to do something so drastic so when she told me I just got so angry, at the time I thought she was betraying me and all of heaven for wanting to leave. I had everything I wanted there so I couldn't understand why she would ever want to leave. We fought, and I said things I wish I never did. She left in tears and that night she Fell, I never got to apologise for how I had acted. Then I meet Angela, she's the mirror image of her mother and for a moment I thought maybe I had a chance to apologise." He shakes his head as if to chastise himself for even thinking such a thing. "When Angela said Iggy and Nudge had been to see her shortly after Iggy's Fall…I assumed that they had led the Betrayers to her. She'd managed to stay hidden for almost a hundred and fifty years only to be found? It doesn't make sense but I shouldn't have jumped to conclusions." His eyes are burning with emotion, stars brighter than ever.
I've lost pretty much all my steam by the end of his explanation so I sigh softly and step forward so that I can hug him.
He cocoons me in both his arms and wings, burying his face in my hair.
I trace random patterns on his chest, listening to his steady heartbeat. I love how safe I feel wrapped up like this and any traces of my previous frustration and anger disappear when the familiar sizzle floods through me.
We stay like that for a few minutes before something that had just been mentioned and that had popped up in the fight made me freeze. "Wait. You said Selene fell two hundred years ago, how are Angela and Zephyr still alive?" I pull away to look him in the eye and he smiles at me, brushing a few strands of hair out of my face.
"They're immortal. They'll have more Angel blood than human because their mother was an Angel so they'll never age."
"Are all Nephilim immortal?" I enquire, my interest piqued.
Fang shakes his head, "Each Nephilim is different, some have wings some don't, some don't age others do. It varies from child to child."
"Do Angela and Zephyr have wings?" I hadn't seen wings when I'd met them but I'd just assumed they weren't out, maybe they just didn't have them at all.
"I don't know, we'll have to ask them."
I'm fascinated by the Nephilim and what Fang's just told me makes my inner scientist itch to investigate further. Then another part of what he's told me registers and my mouth drops open. "When exactly did Iggy Fall?" When Angela said Iggy and Nudge had been to see her shortly after Iggy's Fall…I assumed that they had led the Betrayers to her. She'd managed to stay hidden for almost a hundred and fifty years only to be found? Dear God! But…I don't get it! Nudge is human! Why hasn't she aged? Am I missing something? Oh what am I saying? Of course I am; I'm missing a whole load of crap!
Fang notices my disbelieving expression, "Iggy Fell in 1941. Nudge was 22."
"But – she – no."
Fang laughs at my reaction, "Ask her about it, it's quite a good story." He advises.
xXx
"Just as a matter of interest," Dylan pipes up from his position on the sofa after Max and Fang's dramatic exit, "When exactly are you leaving? Not that I haven't enjoyed your company and all but, you know, I have business to attend to."
Iggy rolls his eyes and Angela giggles at his comment.
"Well, if we're that much of an inconvenience." Iggy says sarcastically, sitting down on one of the foldout chairs. "Oh, and absolutely must meet your decorator." He gestures around the room with four foldout chairs, an old sofa with the springs tearing through the material and a patchy carpet in the centre of the room.
"Why thank you, I'm rocking the minimalist look at the moment." Dylan's sea-blue eyes glint with mischief, his signature grin in place.
Angela settles into a foldout chair beside Iggy and Nudge while Zephyr hovers protectively behind his sister with his arms crossed over his chest. He didn't like the Demon, he wouldn't trust him with his toothbrush. Unfortunately though, Angela didn't appear to share his views on the matter.
"We won't stay for long, Zephyr and I only wished to see if it was true, when we heard of Fang's Fall I admittedly didn't believe it. We must return toParisanyway, there are a few things we need to tie up before moving on."
"Brilliant!" Dylan praises happily, "Two down four to go, so when are you squatters leaving?" He asks Iggy and Nudge who blatantly ignored him and continued with whatever conversation they were having.
Dylan slumps back grumpily and mutters to himself, Angela catches snippets of what he's saying like "abusing my hospitality….grateful…helped at all."
xXx
There's a knock on the door for probably the first time since I'd woken up, everyone just tended to barge in when they felt like it these days but I really had no right to complain, it wasn't exactly my house now was it.
Fang and I had spent the majority of the afternoon talking, about his past, about Heaven, heck I even tried to describe to him what cookies taste like!
"Come in!" I call and Angela's head peeks through the open door. She's grinning hugely and has a brown paper bag in hand. "I brought food!" She announces happily holding the bag out for me.
The smell of coffee, something sweet and what I think is lasagne hits my nose and my stomach growls. I didn't even realise I was hungry until now. I snatch the bag and almost tear it open in my haste. Fang and Angela laugh when I grab the coffee and all but inhale it.
"Oh the brew of life." I groan, the strong taste assaulting my taste buds, "How I have missed thee."
This only makes Angela laugh so hard tears are streaming down her face by the time she gets herself under control.
I then set off in search of food and sure enough there's a small container with lasagne and a fork in the bottom of the bag.
I happily munch away at my food, completely oblivious to the fact that Fang's staring at me until he cocks his head to the side.
I self-consciously wipe around my mouth in case there was something there, "What?"
A tiny smile plays at his lips, "Nothing." I raise an eyebrow at him and he shrugs, "I just don't understand the appeal." He gestures to the half-finished lasagne and I scowl.
"Oh yes because a healthy dose of happiness just tastes so much better."
"It does actually." Angela sings from her spot at the end of my bed, I hadn't even realised she was still here. "There's nothing better than a pint of Ben&Jerry's when you're upset don't get me wrong but like they say, laughter is the best medicine."
"So, you can eat food?" I enquire curiously, taking another bite of lasagne.
She nods and swipes my fork to spear a piece of it and pops it into her mouth, "Yep! He can too." She jerks her thumb in Fang's direction, "Food was one of the things Mother loved best about Earth; she used to travel around the world just to taste all the different things. She always used to say that while emotion was amazing there's nothing that can compare to a creamy bar of chocolate." Her eyes twinkle fondly as she talks about her mom and I feel a pang of loss in my chest.
Fang's hand rests on my knee and he smiles at me, probably knowing what I was thinking.
"So you can eat huh?" I turn to Fang who looks confused for a moment before he chuckles nervously. I distinctly remember him telling me he couldn't eat.
"I was trying to prove a point, Max, and besides we can eat but it doesn't do anything for us. Tt would be more of a hobby than a necessity."
I hold out my forkful of lasagne and his nose wrinkles, "No." he says defiantly, shaking his head to emphasize his point.
"Please?" I pout, batting my eyelashes at him.
"Pretty please?" Angela backs me up doing the best damn bambi eyes I've ever seen in my life.
Fang looks like a deer caught in the headlights before he finally gives in and eats the piece I've offered him, none to happy about it I might add.
"See? Good, right?"
"I prefer love." He muses; gaze so intense when he says that it actually makes me blush.
"You two are so cute!" Angela giggles before hopping off the bed and leaving us.
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