Angel Crisis… 6
I went out of the bathroom only to be greeted by a gush of chill and…Satan. He was facing the window, looking at the beautiful lake below. I was just mesmerized by his mere back, facing towards me. I did not want to break the silence, I do not want to know what might happen if I do. Unfortunately for me, "I have come up with a strategy to help you." "Huh?" oh… I remembered. The deal. "For you to have a good next life, only one person can approve for it. And that is your head of department- James." I kept quiet. "What I have come up with is… for you… to seduce James." I looked up in shock. "What have you gone mad? James is my H.O.D! How can I… How can I do such things?" "Yes you can. And you will. I will teach you the basics of flirting, and… you will have to use it on him. To make him fall for you…" Satan added softly, something I did not hear "which is already half completed." "And after he falls for you, your next life span on earth will be beyond your wildest imaginations. Then, on the day he propose to you… will be the day I claim my prize." He turned to face the shocked me. "Impossible." I mumbled underneath my breath. "We have 6 days starting now."
"Before I forget, spread out your wings, angel." So I did. The feathers are still falling piece by piece. He took out a black feather from his leather jacket and placed it on mine. My feathers stopped shedding. "This will help you keep your feathers…" then he went to my left side and opened his mouth to reveal his long fangs. Immediately, he bit onto my left shoulder. It hurts, it hurts so badly, and I screamed and thrashed for him to stop. I could feel his fangs sinking into my flesh. It felt as if fire were burning on my skin, leaving a mark. For a moment, I could not hear anything. The only thing I know is the pain and the screams coming out of my mouth. Finally, he let go of my shoulders, leaving me to fall unconscious. The only thing I knew was that I did not hit the ground; a pair of cold hands caught me.
I turned back to where Viktor was and before I could say anything, Satan opened the door and walked in. "I see you are awake, you have almost missed a day- again." "You were the one…!" "The meeting is about to start, you might want to prepare for it." Since the devils are somehow our guests, officials will be having their only holiday for a decade. This, I suspect might be the last meeting for the week.
"So here are the statistics…" I strayed away from what James was saying. It was too tiring for me, making a deal with Satan, taking lessons on flirting, almost losing my feathers… starting to fall for Satan… I just stared blankly at James. Ebony nudged me and handed me a piece of paper while trying to look as if she is paying attention to what James has to say, she looks constipated to me. 'How is everything going?' I thought for a while. No, I cannot tell her. 'Sucks'. I handed her the paper. 'If you very well know that I'm going to ask why, why don't you do me a favor and tell me directly?' She pushed the paper back. But I cannot tell her. 'Did you just buy that robe? It's very nice.' I tried thinking of a better word then nice but couldn't. 'You are weird; this robe is not new by the way I just wore it like EVERYDAY?' "Ivory, Ebony, is something disturbing you?" Busted, by James. "No sorry." Both of us blushed in embarrassment.
While I was making my way home, I was stopped by guess who? James. "Ivory, are you feeling alright?" "Yeah, why?" "Just… just thought that you look pale." If I am pale enough for James to care, I must be really really white. "Probably just tired." That. Is not a lie. "Let me send you home then. If you faint or anything, at least, I would be here to catch you." He smiled. I looked in shock for a moment, then realized he was half joking. "I won't faint!" I smiled and punched his arm gently. He grinned and took off, "you'll never know."