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.

150. Regret

Song listened to: 'Unsteady' by X Ambassadors

It was in those quite moments, when the night wore on, and the Morningstar lay sleeping soundly on his side, that she sat awake staring at the ceiling above them. Restless having taken over such a young person, her desire to fall asleep such as her master had, but her mind refusing to allow her to. It was those nights that she would crawl out from under his arm, tiptoeing out of the room as he rolled over and sighed, falling back to sleep again completely unaware, and she'd sneak down the hall passing by the other doors, and out of the door into the garden.

Guided by the pale moonlight, she'd walk alone down the empty Axis, stopping only a moment at the stone steps that led through the mountain wall of the training field, to be joined in her silence by her friend, and together they'd walk down the stone path.

Heaven was silent during the night hours, everyone tucked away in bed and sleeping peacefully, all but two, or sometimes three, and alone they walked down the empty street. They walked silently up the stone steps to the empty Heart Hall, walk up to the middle of the great room, and sit on the floor.

Not a word would be spoken, they would lay on the floor, and stare up at the ceiling above as it reflected the night sky above them.

Only, this time, they weren't completely alone.

This time, the Morningstar had felt her move from his side, and he'd woken up to see her turn the corner out of his room, and this time he followed her instead of rolling over to return to sleep. And at his side stood the Captain of the Powers, having been woken by the soft click of his door as his young charge left the room, he'd quietly slipped his boots on and made to follow behind him.

They'd exchanged silent gazes as they met, both Archangel and Captain, following after their silent charges as they walked quietly ahead of them.

Watching them now, restless, unable to sleep from the things that played back to them in their minds, as their fingers curled around each other and they clasped hands, Lucifer leaned slightly towards the Captain.

"It's seeing this, that makes me regret everything, seeing them so scarred. I did it to prove a point, to protect us, but what was the worth if it only hurt us in return."