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The Fallen and the Angel
Mondays …
Everybody hated Mondays – at least most people on most occasions.
Raven wasn't any different … she felt like shit!
Why? Well … let's put it this way, she was laying in someone else's bed, in someone else's house, with someone else's smell all over it, someone else's décor, far from her brother and her best friend because her damn mannerisms had to get in the way. Raven had so wanted to stay at Herald's place to be there for Malchior and Rorek, but to hell with it. He had no more beds, no more couches, and bad enough she was putting his life in jeopardy just by letting him take the two in. So she was forced to go back to whether Rorek's place or her loft.
Rorek's place was the better deal … but that certain "someone" just had to be a gentleman and drag her back to his place, which was actually his aunt's place, which would actually make it Jinx's house. Raven didn't want to stay at Jinx's house … but that "someone" insisted and here she was. Lying in that certain someone's bed just because he didn't want her to be sleeping alone for the night.
Raven groaned and rolled over in bed, grabbing the pillow and slamming it over her head praying for death through suffocation. She threw the thing off when his scent was all over it. It wasn't a bad smell – thank gods! However it still reminded her that she wasn't in her own house … and the worse thing was when she glanced at the alarm clock to see it was 6:44 in the morning.
Mondays …
School … work … things to do … earns to run …
Mondays …
Everybody hated Mondays – at least to Raven at the moment.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
"Raven? Darling, are you awake?" It was Moulin Rouge Seth, Jinx's mother, with a deep Swedish – or was it French? – accent. The woman opened the door and Raven sat up, slowly, fixing her hair as best she could she sighed and waved to Ms. Seth – she was divorced, "Ah, nice to see you are all good and well from yesterday … do you think you are strong enough to be going to school today? You can stay here if you like."
Rouge was suggesting for Raven to stay in this cluttered house after she just but her kids in danger and caused mass destruction all in one day? Was she insane? Raven scratched the back of her head and opened her mouth to decline the offer and say that she wanted to go to school any way.
The little business-woman would later find out that she had to be fast on her feet if she were to ever be coming to this house again – not that she was any way because Angel snuck up from behind Rouge out in the hall and answered for her, "Of course she's gonna be stayin' here Rouge, don't be stupid. Not after what's been goin' down, her brother and friend are in the hospital right now because of all the gang wars. She's safer here."
Rouge sneered at Angel and leaned away from him with a hand on her hip, "Yes … of course, you'd know so much about that wouldn't you Angel, and next you'll be suggesting to stay and watching over her as she rests, now wouldn't you?"
Raven growled at the cocky overbearing arrogant dunderhead that leaned against the frame of his door tossing a football up and down, twisting it and fiddling with it he winked at Raven, "Sure," he looked up at Rouge and smiled "angelically", "You can trust me entirely Aunty Rouge."
Rouge glared and poked his forehead, pushing him back a good feet, "Mmm, yes, I can trust you, just like I can trust you to pick up your grades, behave in school, and get a job to pay off all the money I've loaned you. You're a liar Angel, a liar and a thief, where's the 500 dollars that was in my purse from yesterday, do not lie to me Angel I know you have taken it."
Slapped upside the head, Angel grinned and ran into his room, backing up and shrugging looking as if he had no clue what was going on he chuckled, "What? I never took that 500 dollars that was suspiciously sticking out of your purse on the kitchen counter, I swear to god I didn't!"
"Mm-hmm," Rouge snorted and looked over Angel to Raven who had taken advantage of their little squabble and snuck out of the bed. With Angel's back to her she pulled up her pants that was discarded on the floor and snuggly slipped into it. Only now to have Angel turn around and find that he missed her getting dressed as she buttoned and zipped up her pants, "Raven dear, are you going to be okay with Angel here alone? Because my Jinx, Gizmo, and Mammoth must be getting to their schooling."
Raven ignored Angel's roaming eyes and shrugged, moving around to his study desk to collect her belongings. Checking her wallet, since she knew that Angel was a thief and putting it in her pocket sighed, "I guess … but I'd rather head down to Herald's to check up on my family. That is, if that's not a problem for Angel."
"Not at all precious?" Angel grinned, eyes coming up from whatever he was starring at to smile sweetly at Raven, who in turn just rolled her eyes and walked to the exit where Rouge let her through but stopped Angel. Pushing him back into the room Angel glared up at his aunt, "Hey? What gives?"
"You do not know what you are messing with Angel," Rouge glared and pointed to his chest, "That is the daughter of Trigon Scathe and Arella Roth, though I can not be certain if she was conceived out of "love", but be warned, you are swimming into too deep water. Just remember, you're a simple reef fish compared to what she is."
Angel shot Rouge a dry look, "You finished, cause frankly I could give less of a damn if she was a godfather's daughter, she's still human not some stupid tool used to full fill anyone's needs and should be respected as such."
"My haven't you grown," Rouge smirked, then sneered, "Just wish you could do the same with your grades and such." She glared when he rolled his eyes then pinched him on the arm, "And I want my 500 back Angel, you know I don't play with money like you do."
Angel winced and rubbed his arm, "Cool it grandma, I don't have your 500, every tried asking Gizmo for it?"
"Why would I accuse my own son of such treachery?"
"Because you ever wonder how he got all the stuff he did? The guys only 13 – 12 years old and yet he has a plasma screen TV, DVD player, iPod, and anything else that us Teenagers don't but steal to have. Look it up," with that Angel walked out of Rouge's sight, leaving the woman to think about if he was right or if he was wrong. Angel did have a run in with many officials for shoplifting and accused burglary, but never anything too serious … yet. Rouge shook her head; I thinks I need a vacation.
"Angel," Rouge called hurrying down the hall and to the stairs where Angel had already turned down and was at the bottom, rushing, her nephew looked up with an irksome expression, Rouge snorted, "do not give me that look Angel, just take care of yourself and that girl … and once you're done with her get rid of her, it's no good to be hanging around her kind. Trust me Angel, business women are not to be trifled with."
Lost, Angel raised a brow, "Business women?"
Rouge nodded as she grabbed her cloak and purse from the hanger, glancing to the living room just behind Angel to see Raven was submerging herself into the mantel of pictures on the fireplace and many more pictures littering the room. Rouge sighed and put a hand on Angel's shoulder, "Her mother died and she inherited all her fortune, and she is now the founder and CEO of a company called Fear Itself. Be safe, and good luck."
With that Rouge turned and with her tall self marched right out the door to leave Angel in a very curious state, turning to stare at Raven as she stared at another photo observing its place and imagining the happy moment in time. Angel tilted his head in wonder, Fear Itself? The same company that Jinx buys her equipment along with Rorek and Sin? Could she know Sin?
Of course since the incident the other day that was all that was running through Angel's mind … Sin and what Raven knew of her. Where they sister's or something, related in anyway? He was curious, and you can't blame a guy for being curious. Walking into the living room quietly and slowly watching as she hovered over to another photo … but this one, once Angel looked over her shoulder he rubbed the back of his neck nervously.
A woman, a very beautiful woman with Hispanic features and bright lovely hazel eyes that just whispered soft caressing words. Her smile was sweet and charming, but Raven had a feeling there was a lot more that this picture let on. The woman … the first thing that came to Raven's mind when she saw it was, cat. She looked like a cat; even her Egyptian eyes were mysterious and nearly slit. Raven tilted her head, letting her own long violet hair fall to curtain one side of her face ad she thought aloud to the person standing behind her.
"You're Spanish?"
Angel blinked and pulled his eyes away from the photo to look down at Raven, "Yeah … but how did you figure?"
Raven shrugged and put the picture down, "You mother, she's pretty."
"Thanks," Angel smiled, slightly embarrassed for some odd reason, he didn't know why, but the blood was rushing to his head causing him to slightly blush as he chuckled nervously. He shook his head and nearly slapped himself, why the hell was he blushing? He was just talking about his mother to Raven, no big deal, "but … uh … how do you figure she's my mother?"
The violet haired and purple-eyed girl tilted her head up and back to face him, looking him directly in the eye, Angel didn't know if he could hold her gaze for too long without having an inkling of a suspicion that she was casting a spell on him while she answered thoughtfully, "You both have the same catty features and nearly amber hazel eyes."
Again with the blushing, Angel growled inwardly and on the outside Raven raised a brow when his face suddenly took on an irritated scowl for a split second, but vanished completely to be replaced with a stale effortless smirk, "What can I say, I take after my mother. You ready to go?"
"Sure," Raven walked around Angel to get to the exit, but stopped in the middle of the living room and turned back to face him curiously, "where is your mother? How come you still live with your aunt? Don't you have a dad?"
That's what I was afraid of … Angel's smirk fell to a sad frown as he shrugged, "Well … sad thing is … I've never known my father, he's floatin' around somewhere, leaving my mom to take care of me all by herself … I dunno … I guess I kinda regret all the stupid things I've done with her, how I blamed her for all the petty things in my life. I took advantage of her, and she got sick of it … one day, we came to the corner of Diamond Cut Boulevard at Immortus' shop, Jinx was there, we talked, and she distracted me of what was really going on with my aunt and my mother. So when I turned around … the last thing I saw of her was her car driving away … I hated her for leaving me … but as the years progress … ah … you can figure out the rest. So you want to see your brother and Rorek or what?"
He was abandoned … by both sides … Raven blinked slowly and nodded her head absent mindedly, allowing for her thoughts of the boy that was known as one of the most deadly street racers in DCB. Thinking it through, and trying to imagine herself in his shoes, Raven couldn't help to smile and chuckle ever so lightly at his predicament. Shaking her head, she was glad she did all this just before he got into his driver side before she became her passive self again, boy … do most people get it lucky … at least your parents had the mercy to abandon you Angel … where as mine put me to very good use … you're so lucky.
In only a matter of a couple of minutes from Angel's place to Herald's, Raven sighed and got out of the car, glad that Angel decided to stay quiet for the duration of the ride. She hurried up the stairs and rang the doorbell, waiting patently for someone to answer, Raven smiled gratefully when it was Herald. Although sleepy and nearly falling over he yawned and invited her in, "Geez Raven, it's only 7:07 in the morning, what's the rush, they're both still alive."
"Just wanted to make sure," Raven answered honestly as she rounded the corner of the house to get to the living room where she spotted Malchior dozed off on the couch with his 9mm on the floor. Apparently he was still as paranoid as ever. Angel stood off to the side leaning his shoulder on the wall and watching Raven interact with her family.
She reached out and put a hand on Malchior's good shoulder, shaking slightly to wake him up, dark maroon eyes slowly squinted opened as he opened his mouth and yawned. Looking to his right to see Raven, Malchior blinked and gulped, shaking his head and throwing it back to rest it on the back of the couch he smiled and said softly, "Hey …"
Raven smiled herself, and Angel could feel it, but couldn't see it, he wished he could especially when she whispered right back, "Hey … you holding up?"
Malchior rolled his eyes, "Oh come on Raven, I've taken worse."
"Yeah, but you never had to go so long without having yourself looked at … now where's Rorek?" Raven sighed, acting like a worn out mother, she got up as Malchior told her he was up stairs sleeping in the only other extra room in the house. Leaving her brother to rest up, Angel debated whether or not he should fall her up or stay down with Malchior. Because through Raven's eyes he may have been relaxing, but once she turned her back dark red eyes were glaring at him.
Unnerved, Angel cleared his throat and disappeared to follow Raven, rubbing the back of his neck and staring at the ground walking fast. Angel looked up too late and ran right into Raven when she had stopped at the base of the stairs watching Angel. Agitated, the two both glared at one another, but Angel's glare dropped instantly and tilted his head curiously, "What?"
Raven sighed and looked around Angel to the living room where Malchior was sitting, already know that he wasn't able to see her or him, Raven just wanted to be sure her brother wasn't listening in. Not that she was scared of him or anything … she just hated talking to another guy – besides Rorek that is – in front of him. Malchior was already sketchy with her being controlled under Trigon and having to be stuck in a boardroom with nothing but men. Plus the incident back when she was 13 – 12 didn't help neither.
She just didn't want to stress him out was all, sighing she ran a hand through her violet hair and shrugged, making room so he could walk up the stairs with her side by side. Angel observed her features carefully, dieing to at least see a smile upon her face … she just seemed so … troubled. He didn't like it … he didn't like how she was always frowning, scowling, or not even showing any emotion at all.
It wasn't good for a girl like her … she deserved better; she needed more then her, brother and Rorek to make her happy. Angel listened as she spoke, "Look … I just wanted to … to thank you properly for the things that you've done for me for the passed week. So … uh … th-thanks."
Angel chuckled, realizing that the reason she was stuttering was because thanking people weren't her thing. Even her struggle was evident in her eyes and the blush that was rising on her cheek as she looked away ashamed that she ended up having to thank the fool that kept getting in the way. Ugh … it was frustrating for her, and the worse part of it all wasn't that she felt she had to say it.
It was the fact that Angel thought it was cute was killing her.
Not even at the top of the steps, Angel moved so he was a step higher than her and leaned up on the wall the stairs were against. Looming over Raven, the stubborn girl looked up defiantly as he leaned down to her and caught her chin with his hands, "You wanted to thank me? Well then what do I get? My services are never for not if you know what I mean."
Offended, Raven pulled away and glared harshly at the cocky Angel who was now grinning and trying to keep from laughing as she raised a brow, "And here I thought you did all of that from he bottom of your heart. Pompous bastard."
Angel shrugged a strange glint in his hazel eyes, "Consider yourself lucky, I'm not asking for much … all I'm asking is for you not to hit me."
Now Raven blinked, what the hell was talking about now? This guy was even more deluded then she was. Giving him a dry look, Raven asked, "Hit you? For what?"
A grin, but not just any grin, the infamous Angel Grin that Raven was naïve enough not to know. The Angel Grin was the evidence that sweet angels do have their own little secret desires, "Think fast Ice Queen."
Before she could do anything, Angel was too fast for Raven to react and her right wrist was snatched into his hands. Yanking her to fall onto him, Angel held both their weight with the hand that was up against the wall. However keep in mind that all this is happening faster then the slow motion perceives. So what happens next would be the moment Raven would finally learn her lesson of never – NEVER – letting her guard down around people like Angel … or just Angel himself.
He kissed her … or was still kissing her.
Eyes wide with shock and completely caught unawares, Raven didn't know whether she should through him down the stairs, kill him on the spot, or … or … why was he kissing her? Either which, neither decision could have been made because he pulled away and kissed her on her cheek, whispering softly into her ear and sending a very hot shiver up and down her spine, "You're welcome baby-girl."
He pulled back to look down at her, only to find she was still shocked speechless … hell she just got dreadfully beet red and she looked like a doe caught in the head lights. She gulped, Angel's chuckle brought her out of her shocked state, but she gasped when he leaned down to her again. Putting a hand to her mouth as if to block him from her, Angel smirked and brought his own hand up to gently peel it away, "Why you so shy? I thought you were the heartless Ice Queen."
Raven shook her head whispering so softly Angel almost didn't catching and he almost wished he hadn't have caught it, "That was my first kiss."
Tables turned, Angel jerked his head back and stared at her amazed and in disbelief, No way … "…Wha – Raven!"
She pushed passed him and ran up the rest of the way to the second floor of the small house. About to go after her, Angel stopped when herald had got in the way, looking down at him confused, Herald raised a brow and jerked his finger down the steps to Raven, "What's eating her?"
Angel ignored him, but stayed still and shook his head absentmindedly so to not to look too suspicious to the lost band geek. Herald gave him a scrutinizing look, obviously not really believing such a story, but too busy to deal and press on the matter. Herald shrugged and went down the stairs, leaving Angel to sulk in shock, Her first kiss … that was her first kiss? Damn … I … am such … wow … I stole the Ice Queens First Kiss, I must be the most mastered thief in Diamond Cut Boulevard. Proud for a moment, his thoughts took a sudden worried turn; I hope she isn't mad at me.
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"Come on and lead me on
come on and tease me all night long
lovin' you I know is right
I'll always need you
I'll never leave you
Come on and lead me on
come on and tease me all night long
I'd rather be a fool with a broken heart
then some one, that's never had a part of you."
Malia - "Lead me on"
Hee … hee … hee … oh come on people you knew it was coming sooner or later! Just more later rather then sooner … oh well, the song above? Oh ... um ... well, what can I say? It's the song that inspired this chapter, you can thank my brother, forcing me to turn on some Island Music and well, I have to say this one was rather good. At least the lyrics. Besides that,I thought it was time something happened between these two! It was driving me crazy!
You ever had one - other rather two of those kinds of friends that like each other very much and their both too shy to tell one another about their real feelings, yet you can see it as plain as day, but they don't? Well that just irritates me. It's like, how the hell can't you see that you guys like each other, open the eyes people godly! Any way, if you are one of those kinds if friends and are too shy to tell your other friend that you really like about how you feel, take no offence, I'm not saying it's a problem with you or your predicament ... so you can just ignore what I said. Okay? Okay.
Geez ... didn't mean to go on and on back there well ... I feel likeI have to say something else ... what was it ... Oh yeah! Um ... sorry there was hardly – actually there was no action in this one. Disappointed? Sorry … well … we'll see what happens in the next chapter, see ya till then, but in the mean time, tell me what'cha think.
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