Chapter 29
PPOV:
I ran as fast as I could, and started pounding on Hannah's front door as soon as I reached it.
Inside the yelling stopped, the door swinging open a few seconds later.
Mr Carter stood there, looking confused, as to why I was standing on his doorstep in the middle of the night.
''Patience? Wha-'' I didn't have time for this.
I pushed past him, rushing into the house and up the stairs.
Throwing open random doors, I finally found Hannah's room. She was laid in bed.
Asleep.
Striding over to the bed, I shook her shoulder hoping that she hadn't been asleep long.
A swirl of confusion hit me like a ton of bricks.
Not mine.
''Gabriel?'' I asked, still shaking Hannah.
'How-'
''Has she been asleep long?'' I cut him off, urgently.
''Long enough.'' A voice drawled from the shadows.
A chill shot down my spine.
Verin.
''You made a mistake coming here, Verin.'' Another voice said.
My eyes shot to the new guy; the guy from the cave.
Michael, I had drawn him when I was a kid.
Suddenly Gabriel was standing next to me.
''You won't make that mistake again.'' He growled.
'Gabriel, stay with the Humans. I will deal with him.' Michael's voice flitted through my mind, even though I was pretty sure I wasn't meant to hear that.
Any other time, I would have been offended by being call 'The Human' but now I couldn't really care less.
The door slammed closed as Hannah's parents tried to enter.
Gabriel stepped closer to me, and whispered, ''Keep trying to wake her up.''
I nodded, and went to shake her again.
This time she roused a little, but didn't wake up.
There was a flash of light and a primal yell of rage, then silence.
I whipped around again, Gabriel was staring at the spot where Michael had been, both he and Verin were gone.
''Gabriel?'' I whispered, touching his arm.
It was solid; he was real.
He turned to look at me, ''Hey...'' There was a sad semi-smile on his lips as he looked at me.
''What the hell?'' I said, my voice shaking.
His arms went around me, ''I know...I know. It's going to be okay, I'll explain everything, I promise.'' He breathed.
''Won't have much chance to do that, I'm afraid.'' Hannah said, from behind me.
Even Gabriel jumped a little, at her voice.
Which wasn't her voice; not really.
Suddenly Michael was back, with a sword in his hands. He looked like he had been fighting...and losing.
How the hell could an Angel lose? This Angel in particular?
''What? You thought I would come here, without gaining some more power first? I'm insulted.'' Hannah drawled.
''You will not win.'' Michael said, calmly. The anger was rolling off him in waves, I was a mere Human and even I could feel it.
''Patience, so nice to see you again...'' She said.
'I destoyed his body. He is using the child's.' Michael informed us.
Hannah...he was inside of her. Oh God...
Her parents were still hammering at the door; much like Susie and Gabriel had when Semiazas had taken me.
'What now?' I tried to think quietly, and towards Gabriel, but when Michael glanced at me too, I blushed a little.
''What is it exactly that you want Verin? The child? Power? Do you even know?'' Gabriel said, scornfully.
''Oh I know. I want her.'' He said, pointing to me.
I flinched and took a step back into Gabriel. His arms wrapped around my waist, pulling me closer.
''Why?'' I asked, as evenly as I could.
Hannah's head tilted to one side, ''You really don't know do you?''
''Verin.'' One word from Michael, and the atmosphere in the entire room changed yet again.
It got even more sinister, colder.
''The girl has a right to know...'' He taunted.
Michael lifted the sword, ''Say one more word, and I will finish you.''
Terror, even wilder than before shot through me.
If he did that, Hannah would die too.
''You can't. Hannah...'' I gasped, loudly.
'There are ways around that...' Gabriel whispered to my mind.
''The time has come for her to choose. She must choose...Ava did.'' He whined, before feigning innocence.
''Ava?'' I said, involuntarily.
''Patience, leave it.'' Michael warned.
''My sister. What the hell does she have to do with this right here?'' I shouted at Verin.
Gabriel tried to calm me down, but I pulled out of his arms.
''What the hell is happening?'' I screamed at them all.
''I told you, I'll explain everything later.'' Gabriel tried.
''Gabriel.'' Michael said, sharply.
Gabriels' head shot up, locking on to the shadows in the corner, behind Verin.
As the figure stepped into the moonlight, by the window, I felt my blood run cold. My heart stopped beating, and the breath whooshed out from my body.
Ava.
A/N: Hiya :) I know it's been awhile, but I promise to have the next chapter up in a couple of days at the most! Thank you for reading, please leave a review telling me what you thought :) Thanks to all those who have done so already, catch you soon! ^_^ Please forgive any spelling mistakes, and grammatical errors...I'm useless. lol.
~Abbey
