Hey lovies! Here's a little thank you for getting those 5 reviews! WOOHOO! so much excitement in one day it's CRA-ZY! :D Anyways, here's little chapter 5. It's a bit more on the psyche side, so there's not as much action.. BUUUUUUUUT it compensates in something else... maybe... crucial info you've been wanting to know? oh... i don't know what I'm saying. :P

So. typicalities: no character belongs to me except my wonderful Sky.

Chapter 5

Sky POV

Nora had come to the infirmary that same day and kept me company till I felt well enough to get up and leave school. It hadn't been a choice, but I said nothing against it. She even told me that she would drive me home right away. I had declined politely, not wanting to go back there, especially after everything that was happening as of late. She then offered to drive me to her house. I sighed in resignation and let her do as she pleased. She helped me to her car since I had been stumbling since I had gotten up. She opened the door for me and started to pull the seat belt over me when I took her hand and looked up at her.

"Really?" I asked with a small smile. She snorted and shook her head.

"Sorry… I figured-"

"You don't need to be so nice to me. I can deal with a bit of tough attitude." I smiled and let go of her hand.

She closed the door and circled the car, going onto the driver's side. As she did that, I buckled myself up and rested my head on the back of the chair. She turned the key into the ignition and drove off. We sat in complete silence. Even the engine wasn't making enough noise to drown out this loud silence. She started humming a soft tune I recognized. I smiled and harmonized with her. She glanced over at me and nodded, drumming her thumbs on the wheel.

"So… Where are you from?" She asked casually, finally turning on the radio.

"Vermont."

"Was it nice up there?"

"Yes."

"Right."

"What?"

"One worded answers are always the right thing to boost up an ego." She snickered. I hadn't even realized it.

"Sorry."

"There you go again!" She nudged my shoulder and grinned. "C'mon… loosen up! I'm not going to bite!" I let out a breath I didn't even know I was holding. "There you go!" She nodded, approving my move.

"It's a really nice state. Lots of green and the mountains are really cool during the winter. You get amazing snow and you can do winter sports all day." I said looking out into the horizon, reminiscing. "Those were always the better days." The car turned onto a dirt road and drove all the way down until it made it to the sole cottage house. Nora turned in her seat and looked at me. Her eyes went soft as she seemed to be reading me.

"You don't need to tell me, but if there's anything that you ever need to say, you can come to me." She placed a reassuring hand on my arm and squeezed it gently. I held her gaze and unbuckled my seatbelt.

"This was a mistake. I'm sorry. I have to leave. If I don't go home, my fake parents are going to blow." I said unlatching the door and pushing it open violently.

"Sky!" Nora called after me. She got out of the car and rushed after me as I headed for the woods.

I began to jog slowly, my bag unbalancing each movement. Soon enough, a hand grabbed my shoulder and pulled me back. I turned my shocked eyes to Nora. How had she caught up to me?

"Please. I don't want to come off as the person that pities others. I just want you to know that I'd be here for you. I kind of know what you're going through." She said slowly. "If you ever need a place to stay, just come over. My door will always be opened to you."

"Why are you so nice to me?" I asked suspiciously.

"Because I believe that you are someone special."

"No, that's not it. It's because Patch is interested in me. That's what you're being nice to me. Are you playing spy?" She let go of me and took a step back. Her whole expression changed within that instant. It turned hard and grey. I had figured it out. I had cornered her. "You don't actually care for me! What's wrong with you? Why would you do that? Make me believe that someone might actually care for me?!" My voice was growing louder and echoed through the woods. "I can't believe I was so stupid and actually believed you! You're all the same! All of you!" I yelled.

My breathing ragged in my throat as my blood pumped loudly in my ears. I started to feel lightheaded and then I trembled. All of these emotions were driving me insane! I furiously wiped at my eyes, feeling the prickling of the tears already. "You know what? Just leave me alone." I said letting my arms fall to my sides. I inhaled deeply and calmed down.

"You don't actually think that of us, right?" She asked in a tiny voice.

She had caught me off guard. What was I supposed to say to that? Yes. Yes I did actually think that. I had never trusted anyone for a reason: no one had ever understood me. Why would it change so suddenly?

"Drop it." I breathed. She shook her head and stretched out her hand.

"Come with me. Please. I want to bring you to my house. Patch is there and he wants to talk to you." She sounded defeated.

"What?"

"Are you deaf!?" She practically shouted, losing patience. She pinched the bridge of her nose and sighed heavily. "Sky: please come with me." She said attempting to calm down.

I don't know why, but I gave in. I took hold of her hand like a lost 6 year-old and let her guide me back to her house. Even to this day, I wouldn't be able to tell you why I had done so. The mention of Patch somehow calmed me on a completely different level.

She motioned me to a chair in the kitchen and got me a bottle of water from the fridge. I watched and calculated every move of hers, feeling oddly serene. I heard a bike engine die outside and urged steps on the porch. The door was swung open and the tall figure known as Patch appeared. His dark eyes locked with mine and his tensed body immediately calmed down.

"She's safe? No one tried anything?" He directed his question to Nora.

"Yes. No." I answered for her. His gaze never left me. He pulled a chair and sat next to me, taking hold of my hand.

"How are you, Sky?" He asked softly.

"I'm fine, Patch." I said matching his tone. The world around us blurred.

"How did you come here?" He asked almost cautiously.

"I was with Social Services and they were placing me in a new home. That's when my parents from here found me and took me in."

"No… how did you come here?" He pressed.

"I don't understand." I said looking over at Nora who was now sitting down as well.

They exchanged a glance and then looked back at me. I nervously looked between them and turned my attention back to Patch. Both his hands were on mine now and his eyes hadn't left my face. A muscle in his jaw jumped as he seemed to be concentrating on something else. Nora sucked in an annoyed breath and got up, leaving the room. He slipped his hands down to my wrists and turned my palms to face the ceiling. He traced small circles on my skin and made a line back to the middle of my palm.

"That was your order."

"Order? What order?"

"The order that was given to you by the Archangels."

"Woah! WHAT!?" I asked incredulous. "Archangels?! What world do you live in?! There is no such thing as angels!" I said affirmatively.

"You were to be sent down here and protect the Innocent from the Demons during the Dark Ages." He continued, completely ignoring my outburst. "About five centuries ago." His eyes stayed fixed to my hands.

There was a long silence. The only thing that was heard was the tick-tock of the grandfather clock in the living room, right next door. I burst out laughing. Tears came to my eyes and started to roll down my cheeks.

"Oh wow! That is so good!" I said wiping my face with my sleeves. "You almost got me there! So serious too! You should consider going into theater! You'd be a damn good actor!"

"Sky, I was there in your dream."

I stopped breathing. No. It couldn't be. He knew about that?! How did he know about that?! He knew he was there… meaning that I actually had contact with him before meeting him.

"I… You…"

"Not exactly. You're still one… I'm a bit of a rebel." He said with a small smile.

I dropped my head in my hands and thought over what had just been said. I didn't understand, and yet I did. I was an Archangel. But how did that explain how I was still on Earth and how I remember having a childhood during the years following the 90's?

"How does any of this make logical sense?" I asked curiously.

"It's all about regenerative states. Not physically because you're already very strong and you don't need to grow that way. Mentally is a different question. Whenever your spirit feels as though you're in a lot of trouble, it stops and reboots… with different information each time. The only thing you keep is your name." He explained. I took in the information one detail at a time.

"So I could have completely imagined that I was born seventeen years ago and that I had had a normal childhood because there's a possibility that I was in a lot of danger?"

"Exactly. But I'm just extremely happy to know that you're still alive!" He said calmly.

"Okay. Stop right there. Why is that? What is… this?" I asked gesturing between us. He cocked his head to the side and looked at me confused.

"What do you mean?"

"The first time we 'met'," I air quoted "you said my name without introductions. Afterwards, you said you missed me, and now…" I gestured between us again, "you're happy that I'm still alive. Is there something going on that I should know about?" He was quiet. "A past thing, maybe?" Silence. "A past… Oh, I don't know… Romance?" I said lifting my hands in the air. He relaxed and leaned back in the chair. "Okay… why are you doing that?" I asked skeptical.

He looked at me for a long time and didn't move from his position. Not a single fiber moved in his body. It was as though he was carved out of marble.

"You really don't remember. I figured by drawing your order, you'd remember." I waited for something else. I felt the 'but' coming along. "Sky, you're my sister."

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