Thank You! It took you long enough, I got sad, not being able to write this story anymore, but I couldn't carry on with it until I had 5 reviews, so I got desperate. Anyway, since I'm rambling a tad, here is the next chapter.
Claire's POV
"What do you mean the final death?" I asked Gabriel. He wiped the tears from his face.
"Well, angels can't actually die. They have no soul to pass on to the next world, so they stay in their own bodies forevermore. However, some angels have, over time, made a soul for themselves. This can happen any number of ways, by collecting smaller parts of human souls, killing humans and stealing theirs, or by truly wishing to trade your life for the safety of another's." Gabriel sniffed; he looked so childlike, even though he was almost six feet tall. His blond hair fell over his face, obscuring his view.
"Well, this is all very entertaining, but really I just don't give a damn." Jenny voiced her opinion very pointedly. Gabriel suddenly got a very mean look on his face. He walked ever-so-slowly across to Jenny, as if he had all the time in the world. With the same gracefulness he placed one of his fingers to his lips, kissing it softly. He then placed it against Jenny's forehead. Her eyes widened, her pupils shaking, her mouth hung open as if to scream, and all through this Gabriel's face remained emotionless. He removed his finger, and Jenny slid to the floor.
"Remember your place, child." Gabriel's voice held such venom, it made both Myrnin and I shiver.
"I promise never to say anything spiteful about her again, just please don't show me anymore." Jenny whimpered. His eyes narrowed, his eyes held a coldness I didn't expect to see.
"No one ever bad mouths Angelica in my presence and gets away with it." He glared once more at Jenny, and then his eyes changed and became warmer again.
Jenny's POV
When he showed me those horrible images of what he would do to me if I ever so much as looked at Angelica the wrong was I wanted to either puke or go mad. The creative ways he could punish me made my head spin and my throat clench in fear. I pity anyone that made him angry, myself included. I could lie and say that I would never be a bad girl again, but I liked to make people suffer. It was my (un)life mission to make Myrnin's life hell, and if I could bring other people down with him it was a major plus. It was amazing he managed to last this long without eating the ugly girl. She was going to be ugly to me no matter how pretty she really was. I stopped my train of thought as soon as the word pretty turned up.
Claire's POV
Jenny looked petrified, it almost made me want to go over and hug her, but that would be like hugging Monica after she threw me down the stairs. I looked at her and then at Gabriel.
"What did you do to her?" I asked, the tint of fear giving an edge to my voice.
"I simply showed her the several different ways that I could punish her." He said with such a pleasant voice, it somehow managed to calm my nerves, which only pissed me off.
"Stop it!"
"Stop what?" Gabriel looked at me as if I was the one who did something wrong. Suddenly Myrnin broke out of a trance and looked at Gabriel.
"You seem to be having a strange effect on me. May I ask how you are doing it?"
"Angels give off a certain 'scent' that attracts others, some people are more susceptible to it, but most can ignore it." He thought of something.
"Maybe we can give Angelica a bit more time up and about." He ran up the stairs and out the door. We all stood, paralysed with surprise, he had walked in and made a mess of things and walked out again. I sighed. Only seconds had passed before Gabriel was back again.
"Myrnin, would it be possible for you to come help us, we need a couple more hands." Myrnin looked surprised.
"Why?" Gabriel burst out with a bunch of scientific mumbo jumbo that neither Jenny nor myself could follow, although Myrnin seemed to, and then left again. An idea passed through my mind.
"He's got mood swings like you, Myrnin. You two should get along pretty well, after all you're both prima donnas." Jenny started laughing and Myrnin pouted.
"Am not." He tried to defend himself.
"You so are! Even the human notices." Jenny managed to get out between bouts of laughter. I tried hard not to, but I started to smile.
"Am not! Now leave me I have some very important work to be doing." He shoed us off, making sure Jenny was suitably dressed for the sun.
We walked out into the early evening air, a slight chill to it. I turned to Jenny to find her doing the same.
"Do you have anywhere to go?" I asked before I could stop myself.
"I always have somewhere to go." She answered curtly, taking a couple of steps before turning around. "No, I don't." I started to laugh. Somehow, I felt at ease with Jenny. She may not be pleasant or even all that friendly, but I got the sense that she didn't know how to act any other way. I smiled at her.
"I live this way." She gave a small smile back.
"Then, by all mean, lead the way."
I know that it was early spring when I left this off, but I write according to the weather outside, so it is now Autumn. Hope you enjoyed it!
