Chapter 14

Anya slept in late the next morning and Edward came into the library where I was looking through some more books. There were a few things about Fallen Angels in them and Edward sat down next to me. He looked over at what I was reading and raised his eyebrows.

"You're looking up fallen angels?" he asked, his eyes skimming across the page. I nodded and closed the book.

"You know Anya, what would you be able to tell me about her people?" I asked, settling into the chair I was sitting in. Edward sat still as stone and then started to talk. He told me what he knew about the fallen angels and the Powers. I listened closely, but still didn't know if I knew what I wanted to know about them. Perhaps it was just that I wanted to know Anya the best that I could since I had such strong feelings for her.

Edward told me what he knew about Fallen Angels, the Second Sphere and Powers. I listened closely and tried to put everything together as he told me about them.

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When Anya woke up, she found me in the library, still looking at the prophecy that she had written down. She had an apple in her hand and sat on my lap. She looked down into the journal and then up at me.

"I see you found that," she said, motioning to the journal and the prophecy written in the middle of the page. I nodded and handed the journal to her.

"You want to tell me about it?" She paused for a moment and then nodded.

"I found it during my first life and I was friends with Edward. I've been trying to unravel the whole meaning, but I haven't yet." She looked at the little chicken scratch with little ideas and doodles all over it. "All I know is that the "Messengers of God" are the angels and the "Those Fallen of the Flame" is the fallen angels. But I have no idea who the protectors, the cold hearted ones and the disgraceful are." She said, lowering her journal and closing it.

"Do you want help with it?" I asked, watching as she brushed her fingers along the edge of her book. She looked up and smiled.

"If you want," she whispered softly. "But, I don't know if you'll find anything."

"Well, I might be able to help with this," I opened the book again and pointed to where she had written the list of the races. "The cold heart could be the vampires," I said with a laugh, trying to tease her.

"Actually, I had been toying with that idea for a while. Do you have any other ideas?" I stared at her in slight disbelief and then laughed.

"You would take my joke as a serious possibility," Anya looked up at me and then laughed with me. After we calmed down, I looked back up at her. "Perhaps the protectors are angels?" I suggested and she shook her head while in thought.

"No, most of the angels aren't really protecting humans; they think that they are stupid and weak." She looked up at the clock and stood. "I really need to start to get ready, I have to be at the theatre soon." She leaned over and kissed me on the check before leaving the library.

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It was near 5 o'clock when Edward and Bella came downstairs where I was lounging in the living room, playing with Anya's laptop. Bella kissed Edward and watched as he left. She then came into the living room and sat next to me on the couch.

"Edward's leaving for a few days," she said, "If Anya asks, he's visiting some family friends just outside Chicago." I nodded, knowing that Edward was going to hunt and Bella was just trying to say it nicely.

"So how are you and Anya doing?" She asked, with a slightly teasing smile and a joking nudge.

"Just fine," I laughed, "she's a different one isn't she? I mean, she's so full of life and different from everyone else. She also thinks in a different way than anyone else I've ever met."

Bella nodded, and sighed contently, "Well, now we can have some Jacob-Bella time like we used to."