Living Among Giants

by Monkeygirl77

She was adopted into the fold of Archangels and now she's learning how to be a fledgling again after the end of the war. She's got plenty of older angels to show her the way though. A new set of Guardians, a new home, and a present Parent, she's living among giants now.

119. Weak

"Hey!" Akeelah felt a sense of relief at the voice that floated over her head, staring up at the two upperclassmen smugly, when hands appeared above her and shoved the larger angel backwards. "Get away from her!"

"Hi dweeb."

"Hey idiot."

Paul held a hand out for her to take, and she did willingly, letting him help her to her feet. She smiled at him and turned to stand at his side instead. The larger of the two doofuses snorted at the warrior in training. "Why are you helping it?" and his even dumber friend nodded, "Why stand up for a weak little fledgling when they're so much easier to order around."

The youngling smiled at them, turning to his friend instead, Akeelah looked up at him imploringly as though asking for permission and the two before them shuffled slightly at the appearance, especially so when the boy nodded.

"Better hurry before Nisroc catches up to us."

Meeting in the Garden, Akeelah was going to show them all where the best peaches were but had to wait until training had ended for the day. She had been waiting her quietly on her own, minding to herself, when these two had shown up. Paul had run ahead of his Captain to meet her first and came upon the three of them by accident.

Akeelah nodded in acknowledgement, smiling darkly, and turned to them with glowing eyes.

Nisroc joined them a few minutes later, carrying an extra blanket over one shoulder, and some skins of water in one hand with confusion etched on his features. Humming to himself at the two of them and their a bit too innocent act, setting his things down next to where they stood munching on fruit, before turning to look at them both with equal parts disapproval and amusement "Why did two boys just come running passed me on the trail going on about glowing fledglings?"

Akeelah shrugged, biting into her peach, as Paul giggled into his next to her "I don't know Nis. That is strange."

"I know you two did something, confess to your wrongdoing, and maybe the consequence will be less severe."

Again, she shrugged, "Can't prove it though, can he?" and looked beside her to her laughing friend.