Chapter Two
Samael
It had been a very long five hours since my Archess had run from me, she was an amazing creature. No one had ever been able to hide from me when I scried for them but she was able to and instead of being mad, I was proud of my Ezrael. What was happening to me?
I called Lilith again and she was sent out in search of these beings that meant my Archess harm. I had done all I could and my mind and body where exhausted. I had taken a quick shower and dressed in my grey cotton pyjama pants hoping to get some sleep before the sun rose. I had only been in bed maybe ten minutes when I felt her again. I didn't open my eyes or move a muscle. I had pushed too hard on our first encounter. She was scared of something or someone so I would let her take us as far and as slow as she wanted. Two minutes had past and I was tempted to open my eyes to have just a peek of her face, but the left hand side of my bed moved, her scent washed over me causing my breath to catch. Still I kept my eyes closed, not wanting to scare her off and then as if I had been granted a dying man's wish she snuggled into my side laying her head on my chest, reaching out and placed her hand over my heart.
It was a feeling I think I could truly never explain, we were thought to be perfection, the mighty Archangels of The Father, but we had always been alone. You are never truly complete when your soul is always searching for something. In this moment I could understand why humans ran into battle in the name of love, my Ezrael was yet to choose me but she wanted me as much as I wanted her. It made my heart swell and my soul sing, her words once again entered my mind.
"Hold Me"
I needed no other command; I wrapped her in my arms and held her tight, lowering my head until my cheek rested against her head. I have been to heaven and this was more.
"Please don't leave me." I whispered.
"They're looking for me and the others, I should stay away but it hurts now I know you are not just in my dreams and wishes." she replied.
"I have dreamed of you also, I will not let anyone hurt you."
"Thats a promise you can't keep, they will come and I will fight as I always have. But now I must not only protect myself, I must look out for the others, they now know of the others." she replied wrapping herself tighter around my body.
"Which others?" I asked.
"The females Archess. But I am diffrent some how, do know why?" she asked.
"You my treasure, my heart are an Archesslike know other. The Father created the others for his warriors, you and you alone were created for me as I was created for you, we are diffrent."
She was quiet for so long, her hand over my heart started to move leaving fire in its path as she lazily let it dance over my chest.
"Many have wanted me, but I have never wanted anyone until I saw you and the other one." she replied.
I kept my rage in cheque and grasped her chin; I brought her eyes to mine, holding her tighter with my other arm.
"You are mine." I said gently as I lowered my lips and kissed my Archess.
She didn't fight me as I relaxed my grip on her body and deepened our kiss, she tasted of children's candy and sex if that was possible. I snarled as I pushed my tongue into her mouth unable to control my need to consume all she could give, her moan in response drove me wild. I rolled over pinning her under my weight consuming her mouth, our tongues battled as she laced her fingers pulling my hair painfully, fuck it felt good.
I had to break our kiss to breathe, but the sight I found was worth the loss of her magnificent lips. My Archess eyes glowed with desire and need, it was as if she looked into my soul.
"I want all of you, I want to hear you scream my name when I bring you to ecstasy as only I can, you are mine, please be mine." I begged and I never begged.
She released her hands from my hair, returning one over my heart but the other she traced along my cheek and over my lips, I dashed out my tongue and licked it making her laugh and the sound almost brought me to tears.
"I could listen to you laugh forever, it is magical, you are magical."
"You truly are beautiful Samael, I find it hard to believe you are real even though you are within my own hands." she replied.
"We were made for each other." I answered her.
She raised her head from the bed and gently kissed my lips.
"I have to go, the sun will be up soon and Flint will be looking for me." she said.
"You don't have to go back; I have money and power in the human world. Stay with me, be mine." I replied.
She laughed again, letting her joy reach those heart stopping eyes.
"I have money too Samael, but I have promised to protect people and I never break my promises." she answered.
"Then before you go promise me two things." I asked as she tilted her head and spoke within my mind "If I can"
"Come to me again tomorrow night and don't make any decisions about the others or us until then." I asked.
"That I can happily promise, but you must now promise me something in return." she asked.
"Anything." I answered
"Go to the others and let them know I can help them find their missing Archess, maybe once they have joined, they will be in less danger." she replied.
"Ezrael, that maybe something I can't promise, we are enemies." I replied.
"I think not so much enemies, as brothers fighting over each other's toys." answered Lilith from the now opened bedroom door.
She gave a playful smile before addressing my Archess.
"It is an honour to meet The First Archess, I am Lilith, I was there on the day of your creation."
I rolled to my side with a grunt allowing Ezrael to address Lilith, she rose from the bed nodded to Lilith but now words were spoken.
"Go to them and tell them you can help them find their Archess and I in return will find you tomorrow Samael."
Said Ezrael within my mind as she vanished from the room.
"Samael, she is breath taking, more beautiful then I remember." said Lilith.
"Isn't she, Lilith? I can't explain these feelings I have, it's over whelming." I replied.
"Love and Happiness I suspect. You deserve it my friend, you have been alone for too long." said Lilith as she wish me a good night and closed the bedroom door.
How the hell was I going to get the brothers to agree to see me? My lips stretching into a smile as the name Eleanore flashed into my mind, sweet dear Eleanore.
It was just before sunset and I was heading to the meeting place Eleanore and I had agreed to. I had almost wished I was a fly on the wall when Uriel's Archess answered her mobile phone. It only took the words ' I can help them find the others' for her to agree to meet me. I was no fool; I knew my brothers would come as soon as Eleanore told them of my call.
It was amazing how things had changed in such a short time, for close to two and a half thousand years I have wanted what they had and now that I had found my Ezrael, I needed nothing but her. I parked my Austin Martin at the back of a small coffee shop on the outskirts of Seattle, and entered from the rear. Just as I expected sitting next to Eleanore, was Uriel, Michael, Gabriel and their guardian Maxwell. I took one of the two empty chairs, knowing as soon as the sun was fully set Azrael would be joining us.
"This better not be a fucking joke Sam," said Michael.
"It is no joke." I replied, a little shocked at his hard words.
"Why?" snapped Gabriel.
"Why what?" I asked with a smirk.
"Don't fuck with me Sam, why are you all of a sudden all about helping us?" spat Gabriel, now that was more expected, Gab loved to foul the human lanuage when ever possible.
"I now longer need one of your Archess, I have my own." I answered awaiting their response.
What I wasn't expecting was for Maxwell to look like he was about to have a heart attack.
"That's impossible, she was destroyed. The Father let the Adarians live in exchange for her death." said Maxwell.
"The what?" asked Eleanore, looking a little sick at the idea of The Father sending someone to kill a Archess, let alone my Archess, I knew there was a reason I like this woman.
"The first Archangels, where called the Adarians. They where unstable and power hungry, The Father allowed them live on earth if they completed one task, kill The First Archess, Samael's Archess." replied Maxwell.
"So she lives?" asked Michael, trying to take all this new information in.
But before I could answer, Azrael entered answering for me, "Not only does she live, she packs one hell of a right hook, but i'll take any contact she throws my way." he said as he rubbed his jaw and took the seat next to me, looking as smug as ever.
I was about to fly into a fit of rage at the thought of him coming anywhere near my Archess, but a weight settle over my lap and a warm comforting feeling engulfed my soul. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath to drown in the scent that now danced around my body. I heard three sharp intakes of breath as I opened my eyes and there comfortably nestled on my lap leaning against my chest was my Ezrael. I wrapped her in my arms and buried my face in her hair, before I lifted my head to look into those eyes.
"Hi" I said.
"Hi, I bumped into your brother outside" she responded in my mind, giggling.
I quickly kissed her forehead before looking up to all the shocked faces sitting around the table and gave Az a glare.
Eleanore gave Ezrael a soft smile and introduced herself.
"Hello I'm Eleanore, Archess to Uriel, Archangel of Vengeance."
Ezrael gave her a nod but did not speak a word, thinking back she did speak aloud to Lilith either.
"How have you survived all this time?" asked Maxwell, as he look at my Archess like she was growing horns.
I gave Ezrael a smile and looked over to Maxwell, "She is magnificent, that's how she survived" I replied as I leant down and kissed her hair one more time.
"And she can find our Archess?" asked Michael, hope filling his eyes.
"Thats what she told me and I don't doubt her abilities." I replied.
"They'll call to her when they're close or in danger." said Maxwell out of the blue.
"What?" asked Gabriel.
"They are made within her image, she is The First. It won't be instant but it will be a hell of a lot quicker with her around." replied Maxwell.
"Have you felt any around of late?" asked Uriel.
When she replied "No" within my mind, I went to voice it but Azrael replied at the same time.
The two of us stared at each other then we both looked at Ezrael.
"What's happening, why do you two look like you've just shit an egg or something?" asked Gabriel.
"Ezrael prefers to communicate Telepathically, but when needed she will Vocally communicate. He voice holds a simular magical pull as Sam's and mine does; But it seems, I can also hear her thought, when she broadcasts." said Azrael a little too smug for my liking.
"Ezrael is a beautiful name, I am glad you have merged with Samael, he looks much happier. Maybe we can start acting like a family now." said Eleanore, but I knew that last part was directed at me and not my Archess.
"She said to please call her Rae and she hasn't merged with anyone yet, has she Sammy?" replied Azrael.
I snarled at the Archangel of Death and this only gave him the cue to let his head fall back and fill the small coffee house with laugher, making Ezrael giggle with merth.
"Oh I love this girl, she is going to make playing with you so much fun Sammy, but enough for now I'm starving and I think it's time for Rae and I to have our first dinner date." said Azrael.
I tightened my grip on Ezrael and snarled directly at Azrael, it would be a cold day in hell when I let him feed from my Archess.
"Please Samael, I'm hungry." said Ezrael.
"Then I'll order you something to eat, I'm sure the food here can't be all that bad." I replied.
Damn it was hard to communicate around other people, when they could only hear what I was saying and from the look I was getting they had no idea what was going on.
"Samael my darling brother, your Archesses diet falls along the same line as my own." said Azrael with a smirk, showing a little fang.
I looked down at my Ezrael and she gave me a smile letting two long canines emerge.
"Damn that's hot" I said as she giggles louder.
The coffee house was filled with gasps once again and I knew that her laugher did the same to them as it did me. I kissed her running my tongue over her fangs, snarling lustfully.
She pricked my lower lip letting her tongue snake out and catches the blood as she climbed from my lap, when Azrael roared with laughter again I looked at him and asked 'WHAT?'
"You taste like sex and fire old friend, she said one day I should ask for a sip it's apparently top shelf." he laughed.
I couldn't help myself, I burst into laughter and reached out and smacked Ezrael on her arse. She gave me a wicked wink and took the arm Azrael had offered to her, it was an unexpected thing but I wasn't jealous. I'd kill him if he tried to take her from me, but at this moment that wasn't what was happening, it just felt right to see the two of them hunting together, my Archess and My Brother side by side.
"I'll keep her safe and warm for you Sammy." said Azrael.
"It's not her I'm worried about." I replied with a laugh.
Before they moved Azrael looked deep into my eyes and said, "It good to have you back brother, I've missed you." and he and Ezrael left arm in arm to feed.
When I turned back to the table everyone seemed in shock.
"What?" I asked.
"What have you fucking done with our fallen brother?" asked Gabriel playfully.
"Trust me he's still here." I replied.
"Well whatever is going on, I'm happy to have you back." said Gabriel as he stood from the table smacked me on the back and headed over to the counter.
"Why have you not merged with your Archess Samael, she seems to have taken to you well." asked Maxwell, studing me.
"It has only been 24hr since we have known of each other's existence, she needs time." I replied.
"Time is not something we have, due to the arrival of your Archess, it makes me believe it is the Adarians that attacked the premier last night in an effort to take Eleanore." said Maxwell.
I shot straight up in my seat, I didn't even think of Eleanore safety once I caught the sight of my Archess.
"Where you hurt?" I asked, a little louder than necessary.
"I'm fine Samael, but Michael took a bullet of some kind that left him paralysed for most of the night." replied Eleanore.
This was not great news, as Archangels there should be no weapon on earth that could harm us but the news of the Adarians holding within their grasp such a weapon filled me with terror, they hunted my Ezrael.
Gabriel returned to the table, shovong his phone into his pocket.
"I've covered the bill, fang one and fang two are going to meet us back at the mansion." said Gabriel picking up his jacket that was left on his earlier vacated seat.
I was still deep in thought as I stood to follow everyone to the rear exit, but stopped when Uriel grabbed my arm.
"Thank you." he said.
"For what?" I asked a little confused.
"For coming back to us, I to have missed you more than you'll know brother. Your concern for my Archess was real, I felt It." he said.
"She's remarkable Uriel, you should be very proud." I said.
"She is isn't she." replied Uriel with a big smile as he put his arm around my shoulders and we followed everyone out of the coffee house.
It had been far to long since I'd used the magic of the mansion, any door anywhere in the world could be used as an entrance and once you where through the portal closed, keeping the mansion and its inhabitants safe and hidden. It also worked if you wanted to go any where in the world; simply stand in front of any door within the mansion and the door would open to your desired destination. The mansion was a gift from The Father for the four favourites while they were in search of the Archess, as was Maxwell their guardian. I followed everyone into the main living area while pulling out my phone to arrange for Jason to collect my Austin Martin. The call was short and to the point and when I returned my phone to my pocket I noticed everyone had taken their seats waiting on me.
It really was good to be home again and I owed it all to my little piece of heaven, my Ezrael, my Archess, My truest heart's desire.