"WHEN THE STARS TWINKLE"

BY: Animecutee13

CHAPTER 1: Enchanted To Meet You

~This town is colder now, I think it's sick of us.. It's time to make our move, I'm shakin' off the rust.. I've got my heart set on anywhere but here. I'm staring down myself, counting up the years.. And every glance is killing me. Time to make on last appeal for the life I lead. Stop and stare, I think I'm moving but I go nowhere.. But I've become what I can't be. –Stop and stare.

[Narrator]

Cameron Briel beat his striking golden wings around him and the mysterious lady he held in his arms. Who was she? Where did she come from? These questions kept popping in his head. More importantly.. What was she? Cam had no idea what to do at the moment. They were in the middle of the night sky. Watched by the moon and dwelling among the stars. He already tried to shake her so she would wake but nothing happened. It was like she was under a spell, or something. He decided to find a nearby place that had water. He dived down to grasp his coat and zoomed away

As he was shooting across the sky, his eyes skimmed the trees and towns, looking for a river, a stream, a well..? No, to creepy. Who knows maybe a girl with freakishly long hair would crawl out of that. The city was full of lights and silent cars. It was past twelve and the streets were spacious and clean. He dropped lower and his eyes caught sight of something gleaming silver under the moonlight and he quickly swerved and descended. It was a wishing fountain in a middle of a bricked park full of round lanterns and benches around the outer lines of the square.

"Here we go." He breathed as they landed with a soft thump on the gray bricked ground. The fountain had a statue of cupid in the middle and water shooting out of his three arrows. Its silvery clear waters with golden and silver coins reflected the full moon above.

He retracted his mighty wings a bit to make it easier to move and hoisted the girl to sit on the edge of the fountain. He scooped a hand full of water and splashed it onto her face. She did not move. He ladled another handful and let it pour down her glistening cheeks. And she shifted. He completely recoiled his wings and ran his right hand through her hair to fix it and murmured softly against her ear, "Hey. Wake up." She did not move.

Ah. I know now, Cam thought mischievously. He led his long and slender fingers to her nose and pinched for a few seconds, blocking the mysterious girl's airway. She opened her mouth and gasped for air. Quickly, her aquamarine flecked eyes fluttered open and kept blinking, adjusting the view of the man in front of her. The stars and the moon gave her enough illumination to make out the gorgeous blur in front of her. "W-what—"

She remained still with what she was seeing. Through her eyes, all she saw was this beautiful being, holding her up and practically glowing in front of her under the moonlit skies. The man had glossy jet black hair, tantalizing green eyes, and luscious rose colored lips. Despite of him trying to suffocate her, she actually found him attractive. Before she could speak..

"You're an angel..?" Cam drew his face closer and said the words carefully.

"Whoa. What?" The chocolate haired girl replied with surprise written across her face, "I'm flattered." She suddenly giggled a sound that sent Cam warm ripples along his skin.

"No. I'm serious," His face was straight and his deep set green eyes practically dissected her innocent ones. She found it disarming. "Are you an angel?"

"I.. I'm sorry. I don't really know. I'm pretty surprised myself why I'm here. Where am I anyway? And how did I … get here..?" She was still lying on his lean arms as she brought her eyes down to his body. His toned abs, lean & well-built arms, and perfectly carved body made her heart beat faster. She yelped and brought her frantic hands up to her eyes. "Who are you anyway? And put some clothes on. Geez."She frowned a bit when she peeked to hide her blushing cheeks.

"You can call me Cam." He shot her an enchanting smile that would've caused all married women on Earth to divorce their husbands. "Why are you covering your eyes?" He chuckled, a velvety sound. "I'm not that scary." He touched the hands that were covering her eyes and curled his fingers around them then put them down. "And you are?" He asked still holding them.

"M-my name is.. Lu—.." She started to sit up then her hand accidentally slid at the edge of the fountain making her fall. Cam grasped for her as she plunged in the fountain, Could it be Luce? Nahh. But his thoughts were in the clouds so when he caught her, her body was already half buried in the cool ripples of water she created. His hands were on her elbows, saved. But her back and butt were soaking wet. Also her white dress. "Luna." She finished as she shivered from the cold and wet fabric that clung to her legs. Cam froze as his hands locked around her elbows and his knees at the edge of the fountain. They looked at each other.

There was a long dramatic pause.

"Umm. Is there something wrong with my name?" She broke the silence, looking down at her wet body then up to his dry one.

"Well, it was nice meeting you. Luna." Cam hoisted her up effortlessly put her down to stand at the bricked ground. Luna shivered at the sudden blow of wind. Cam noticed and grabbed his coat and draped it over her, it was long but it was good enough to keep her warm.

[Luna]

He is unexplainably.. Handsome, kind, strong, hot, handsome, cool, hot, umm. I think I just said some of those twice but who cares. He deserves the extra praise. And oh dear, he lent me his coat. And his scent is just all over the place. It made my mind go woozy. It totally exceeded my guesses on how a human would smell. It smells like cologne or is it the natural smell of men? I have a nagging feeling it's just him. And the sensation to be under his jacket made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside and out. He's so nice. From what I've watched above.. Only a few people did this. And it's always done to a person one cared about. To be honest, I thought I'd seen the most glorious looking faces in this land, but now that I've seen this Cam, I think I'm wrong. Glorious was an understatement.

[Narrator]

"Thank you." Luna chirped as she raised her head so her alluring eyes could match his tantalizing green ones and snuggled deeper inside the coat. But then she remembered he was half-naked, totally vulnerable by the cold and strong winds. But he seemed the opposite of vulnerable.. invulnerable. "Umm, aren't you cold?" She motioned to his upper body.

"No. But now that you've mentioned it." He gave her a crooked smile and hugged himself. "I feel a little bit cold. Can you help me warm up?"

"S-sure!" Without thinking, like it was just some gravitational pull, she immediately walked two steps forward, closing in the space between them. Then she pulled up the edges of the coat and rubbed them on his pale arm. Cam looked amused and smirked. He wasn't cold. He just wanted to try something. To check if she was going to turn to ashes. She looked somewhere around seventeen. Why ask her age, when you could just do this?...

"How cute." He mused as he snaked his left arm around the nape of her neck with the crescent moon mark, and his right hand cupped her chin. She instantly stopped rubbing his arm and her hands dangled to her sides. "Now let me try this one thing, it won't hurt so don't move an inch."

He leaned closer and closed his eyes. Luna's heart picked up and she blinked with what was happening, she finally understood what he was doing. She'd seen girls and boys do this lots of times with what she's watched from above. Kissing.

"Why?" She murmured as she gaped at the one-inch-away lips of his.

"For personal reasons." He crooned, she could smell his sweet breath, intoxicating her. He pulled her chin up for a better view of her flustered face and dropped his lips to her wonderfully soft and charming lips. He wasn't aware, that they were definitely soft for a reason. For they haven't been used for anything before. Moreover, kissing. He had given her the first kiss of her life. He made it last for ten long blushing seconds for her, enjoying the sugary sweetness of her pink lips and rubbing her chin with his thumb. He kept it innocent for it was their first meeting. And he seemed pleased with three things. First, she didn't move an inch meaning she was digging the kiss. Second, the kiss itself and the person he was kissing are sure lovely. And lastly, she didn't burst into flames and freaking disappear. He pulled away and stared into her aquamarine flecked charcoal gray eyes. They spoke at the same time.

He smiled, "You didn't burst into flames." She smiled, "So that's how a kiss feels and tastes."

"Come again?" Cam questioned with a bewildered look on his face. "You've never had a kiss before?"

"Umm. What?" She seemed to be in a daze after her first kiss, her hands had found its way to Cam's warm chest, and there was a fleeting fluttering of her heart. It was more than she imagined and it took her by surprise like static shooting tingles all over her body. Cam's hot kiss left lingering impressions and warmth on her lips. He sure had given her a lot of firsts in just twenty minutes. First touch. First hug. First conversation. First crush. First actual human seen face to face. First scent. And of course.. First kiss."Why would I get burnt to crisp? You're not that hot."

There was a loud imaginary sound of a DJ scratching a record when the music stops. And Cam immediately dropped the 'kiss' topic.

"Did you just tell me I'm not hot enough?" Cam raised a brow and took his hands away from her to cross his arms.

"Umm. Wasn't that what you were implying when you said I didn't burst into flames?" Never in Luna's time did she hear anyone say 'you didn't burst into flames'.

"No. I was just testing if you had a habit of turning into a pile of ashes like my old friend Luce." He said with a straight face. "But I have to admit I am incredibly magnetic." His bright green eyes smoldered her under the moonlight as he smirked. "So.. I'm not hot enough for you?" He teased.

"No. I mean. Yes? Ugh. I'm confused! Why did your friend turn into a pile of ashes?" She moaned and rubbed her temples with a frown. "I just want to go home." She whined.

"She's special. Very special actually.." He murmured with a velvety voice. " Soooo.. Where exactly is… home?" Cam asked as he fluidly sat down at the edge of the glistening fountain. He had been wondering if she was just one of those crazy mortal airplane jumpers or if she was a brand new fallen angel.

[Cam]

"Up there." Luna lifted her head and smiled lovingly at the night sky. Fresh from the sky, eh? I asked telepathically.

"You live in the sky?" I sarcastically questioned with a matching mocking smile. "Or do you live in an airplane and someone just pushed you off 'cause you got annoying?"

"Don't tease me. I don't live in an airplane. You don't know what I've been through." She glared, but it came out so soft it barely reached me. "The sky is a wonderful place."

"Maybe you're trying to say Heaven." I cleared my throat. I hadn't said that word for a long time.

" I don't know. I.. It seemed like the sky to me. But maybe it is Heaven." She gazed at the twinkling stars.

"So you're really an angel." I forced her to just say it to keep me from guessing if she was immortal or not. If she could be eternally mine, or only momentarily.

"I'm not sure. I died centuries ago." She turned her gloomy eyes towards him, igniting a spark with his emerald ones. "When I was only 2 days old at Egypt." Her words cracked through my memory, and a sudden flashback seeped at the back of my mind, tracing back centuries ago, when I was still a contented and holy angel.

Sure. They pushed down a hot, okay I admit, she is madly beautiful, hot chick from the cliffs of Heaven but. . .

Of all women to give for eternal-keeping, why is it her?

Are they trying to make my damnation worse with guilt?

How could fate be so cruel?

Hello readers. Fallen lovers!

Haha. I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

I hope Passion comes out soon. Most probably 2011? I hope.

And I hope at 2011 I get a Torment book already.
Well. I hope you guys enjoyed this! Many thanks to the first reviewer: Shana831. And the following reviewers: galadriel097 and Valissa Vi .. Thanks so much!

I'm really happy that at least a few people liked the beginning of the story.

Stay tuned everyone! And please review so that I can know your thoughts.

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