"DINNER, RHAPSODY!!!!!!!"

I stood up.

"Stay here, alright.. And lock the door" I said and headed out. "I'll be up in a moment."

Dinner dragged on for what felt like hours. My cousins gibbered and the adults droned on monotonously. My food was cold and I felt awful.

"Rhapsody. You look pale" said my mother. I nodded. "Are you alright?"

"I'll get by" I answered, dryly.

"Are you going out tomorrow night?" she asked.

"What?"

"It's Halloween"

I smiled. Great! I could show Raziel around town. Maybe even go to a nightclub

"Yeah. I suppose so." I trailed off, depositing my plate near the sink "I'm done. Thanks for dinner"

I rushed up the stairs, skidding slightly at the top. The lock on my bedroom door clicked open. I flopped onto my computer chair and swung around to face Raziel.

"You know" I said, smiling "You really are looking great" Raziel smiled back and nodded amicably.

"Then why don't you come and sit with me?" he asked. I laughed and did so allowing him to put his claw warmly on my hand.

"Do you want to go somewhere tomorrow?" I asked.

"I'd love to"

I woke up around lunch time. Saturday. Halloween. And I was tired as shit. It was probably blood loss. Silently, I wondered if Raziel was asleep. He'd been sleeping at night for a long time now…well a few days so he could spend time with me. It was really quite sweet. I supposed that he felt as if he needed to repay me for restoring him.

My window creaked open as Raziel hopped back in. My cousins had left and my parents would be out until Monday. He stretched his wings slightly and I assumed that he'd been flying. It would get light soon- the sun was rising now so it was

lucky that I had my curtains shut. He ran a red, gleaming claw through his hair and leant against the wall.

"Wake up" he tapped my shoulder. I groaned, struggling out of under the duvet and hit the floor with force. Raziel lifted me up gently, helping me to my feet. I thanked him, smiling.

Still, the bitter harshness of reality nipped at my mind. He couldn't stay here forever…he'd have to return. I didn't want to say goodbye… but then again, if the governments and super powers found out about him…I didn't want to think about what they would do to him….humans were sick. I didn't want to admit it, but I knew it was true.

"What's wrong?" he asked. I shook my head.

"I was just thinking…" I paused "Haven't we had this conversation before somewhere?" Raziel nodded.

"I think so, just not this way around" he admitted. I turned to face him fully.

"Do you like it here?" I asked.

"Yes" he replied coolly "It's nothing like Nosgoth. It's so much purer… and I like being here… it's relaxing" I had my doubts. This fume polluted world was anything but pure and I couldn't call the every day atmosphere relaxing, but I suppose that after his way of living, anything would be.