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Ch. 4 Open Up Your Eyes
Seems it's only been a moment
Since the angels took him from her arms
And she was left there holding on to their tomorrow
But as they laid him in the ground
Her heart would sing without a sound
For the first time you can open your eyes
And see the world without your sorrow
And no one knows the pain you left behind
And all the peace you could never find
Is waiting there to hold and keep you
Welcome to the first day of your life
Just open up your eyes
Open Up Your Eyes by Daughtry
"Wake up, wake up, wake up," my aunt yelled as she bounced on my bed and hit me with a pillow at the same time. I groaned, pulling the covers over my head. She probably found out about my date with Scourge tonight. I'm not sure how but knowing her, she had a way.
"Go away," I grumbled, halfway pushing her off my bed.
"I just wanna have some girl talk with you, that's all." Reluctantly, I heaved myself up to stare at her with my zombie look. She knew that it's too early on a weekend for this shit so I don't know why she's doing it. Oh yea because she's my aunt and she's crazy. That makes perfect sense right there.
"Girl talk," I asked as I stretched. Auntie's face fell a bit as she looked me over.
"You're getting some curves there girl. Don't you think guys will be all on that?"
"Excuse me?" Auntie sighed.
"Okay, I'm going to be honest with you. I think Scourge is a nice guy and all but boys are unpredictable so you're gonna have to be careful."
"Huh," I asked, still confused. I really hoped she wasn't about to have the sex talk with me. I've never thought about sex with anyone nor has anyone been thinking about sex with me. Especially Scourge. Yea he touched me last night but that didn't mean that he was going to try anything. Or at least I hoped he wouldn't. I wanted him to like me for me and not what I have to offer. Then again, I've never really went on a date with a boy so I had no clue what he would be interested in. Its bad enough that I have no idea where my aunt is going with this conversation.
"Look, there's no easy way to say this but…" My aunt started before erupting in the whole sex talk thing. Those thirty minutes had to be about the worst thirty minutes of my entire life. Not only did my aunt go into full detail about sex and the consequences of being unprotected or just being heartbroken but she also went into the whole hormonal thing. I really did not need to know about what boy do when they need to get rid of that sexual stress. Of course I already knew since Cody thinks its funny to casually say when he was getting it on with either a girl or with his hand. Hearing my aunt say it and actually explain the concept just made me want to barf.
I totally got why she gave me the whole talk though. Her childhood and adolescent years weren't exactly the best when it came to boys. She had lost her virginity when she was only 12 due to rape and it fucked up her mind so she became a slut. After one guy, she got knocked up and got an abortion – a decision she regrets. Especially since it caused her infertility so she can no longer have children. Her back story is sad but it helps me to understand why she can get a little overprotective when it comes to certain things such as boys and sex. I'm just lucky that she's letting me go out on this date knowing that it will be just Scourge and I. I guess that just shows how much she trusts me.
Once the whole disturbing talk was over, my aunt got started on making my outfit for my date tonight while I went over to Cody's house. His sister wasn't home but the door was unlocked so I just let myself in. I had a key anyway so its not like either of them would care. Cody was upstairs in his room, lounging on his bed with Black Veil Brides blasting from his speakers. "Hey," he said, throwing a pillow at me. I giggled as I threw it back at him.
"Hey Cody," I said as I went to take a seat next to him. He looked over at me, some of his blonde hair falling into his royal blue eyes. If we hadn't known each other for as long as we did, I would think he was hot. With his soft angled face, nicely tanned skin, scrawny but graceful tall build and charming smile, any girl in the world could fall for him. The girls in our school just don't try though. Due to his "emo-ness" as they call it, he wasn't dateable. I think its bullshit because I think Cody deserves a nice girl to date. Not me, of course but someone who will treat him right.
"What's up?"
"Nothing. I just thought I'd pay you a visit before my date tonight." He raised an eyebrow, concern starting to etch over his features.
"Date? With who?" If I wasn't mistaken, I saw a flash of jealousy in his eyes. That's strange. Wasn't he the one teasing me just the other day about Scourge and I getting together? As if he'd get jealous over any other guy as well. Cody has never showed one bit of interest in me so why now would he start?
"Scourge," I answered simply with a small shrug of my shoulder.
"Are you guys going to be alone?"
"I'd assume so unless you count the people present at wherever he takes me."
"Make sure it's somewhere public. I don't like the idea of you being alone with him." He looked up at his ceiling. I lay down on my back next to him, staring up at his collage of posters on his ceiling of Amy Lee from Evanescence.
"Why? Do you not like him or something?" I had thought they'd liked each other. Then again, boys can be almost as fickle with girls sometimes when it comes to friendships and who's back they have. Cody shrugged.
"I just have a bad vibe about him. He seems alright and everything but there's just some stuff that he does that makes me feel as if he's weird."
"What types of stuff would that be?"
"The way he watches you," Cody replied quickly, his voice getting a bit hard. "His stare get so intense that it seems like he's trying to read everything that's in your mind or that he wants to either eat you or fuck the living daylights out of you. Take your pick. Whatever the case, I just find it very creepy."
"Okay, he is not getting anywhere near my areas so you can take that fucking the living daylights out of me thing out your head."
"Hey, he's still a dude and therefore him being a dude will cause him to have sexual fantasies in which he is on top of you making you scream his name."
"God, Cody, I do not wish to hear that. I just went through the whole sex talk with Kira."
"That sounds like it went well seeing as you don't wish to hear about a man's very sensual desires about the beautiful creature called the woman." I hit his arm.
"Shut the hell up, Mr. Poetic. Anyway, I don't think Scourge means any harm but his stares. Maybe that's just the way he looks. I mean, the staring could just show how much he likes me."
"I don't know. Whatever it is: I still don't like it." I scrutinized Cody's tightened jaw and the coldness behind his eyes. I knew that he could get a bit protective over me at times but it was never this serious. Whatever vibe he gets from Scourge, it must be seriously bugging him out for him to act this way.
"So, I've been seeing this flash of black wings outside my window at night recently," I said to change the subject. He was the only one who ever really listened and believed me about the black winged people. Plus, he was the only one I could really talk to about them. MY aunt would flip out if she knew and my therapist deals with enough out of me so I just keep some things in my head. Cody's head snapped toward me as did he sit up a little in alarm. His eyes were wide in concern now as they scanned my body.
"What? Have you been hurt? Did they try to do anything to you? Did you see a face?" I looked at him in confusion by his sudden alertness. Yea, I was glad that he didn't think I was just hallucinating or that I was crazy but I don't understand why he would ask those questions. Did he know something about the black winged creatures that she didn't? I wanted to ask if he knew exactly what they were but I couldn't at the moment since he probably won't answer because he's too concerned with my safety and well-being.
"I'm fine. No, I didn't see a face. Just glowing black eyes and giant black wings. The only thing the creature did was backhand me when I woke up and saw it standing above me in my room."
"It was in your room," my best friend exclaimed. Sadly, I nodded, looking away.
"It left afterwards but I left the window open so I'm assuming that's how it got in." Cody swore under his breath, running his hands though his soft blonde locks. "Do you know anything about these things?" Cody looked to me for a moment before looking away.
"I know enough if that's what you're asking." I sat up, crossing my legs under me.
"Tell me what you know." Cody sighed, his royal blue eyes sliding warily in his eye sockets to look over at me.
"Look, Rosy, you're better off in the dark. The more you know, the more danger you could possibly be in."
"I don't care. I want to know. I have to know. The more information I get, the more I can find out what happened to my parents." Again, he sighed.
"Since you put it that way, I guess I'm going to have to tell you. Look, I'm just going to say this straight out. These black winged people that you're drawing; they're Dark Angels. If you want me to get more specific, then they're Satan's Angels. He sends them out on Earth to carry out deeds that his demons can't. Since the angels are in human form, they can do human things but they don't feel humanity emotions. On the outside, they're pure, beautiful creatures but on the inside, every sin known lies in their hearts. Most of them are sent to carry out missions of creating more of their own but some carry out special duties. One of them would be kidnapping your parents. They're not dumb creatures either like most of Satan's other workers. They actually think logically and strategically to make sure they get what they want before they do it."
"But I still don't understand what Satan or those angels would want with my parents."
"I don't understand it either. Whatever he wants with them, it must be important. I've never heard of Satan doing anything like this." I wanted to question him more but my head was going in circles. My parents could be getting tortured in Hell right now for a reason that is not yet letting itself be known to me. I also felt uneasy now that I know that Satan is watching over me with his angels. What the hell, anyway? How could Hell even have Angels? I knew about fallen angels but never any that descended from the pits of Hell.
Cody pulled me against him, noticing that I looked upset. I curled up against him, letting a single scared tear fall from my eye. He stroked my hair gently, pecking a kiss at my forehead. "Don't worry Rosy."
"How? How can I not worry about all of this?"
"Because I'm not going to let anything happen to you. I give you my word on that." I picked my head up to look him in the eyes. I could see that he meant what he said, a look of determination molded onto his features. "Don't ask how. Just know that I will." I shot him a smile before burying my head back on his chest. For some reason, I felt safe under his words and in his arms. I really believed that he would – and can – protect me. There was no questioning my trust in him on that.
When I returned home late that day, I saw that my aunt still wasn't done with my outfit so I wandered off into my room before she could question why I smelled like Axe. Then she might assume that I was getting cozy with Cody. We weren't cuddling exactly though. More like him holding me in comfort and as my best friend rather than in romantic and as my boyfriend.
Once confined in my room, I went to my bookshelf and plucked one of my old photo albums off the shelf. I sat down at my desk to look over the pictures of my family. Especially the ones of my mom and dad. In each one together, they just looked so happy. Their love was real and it was clear that it would never burn out. Even after my mother's disappearance, my dad still loved her and never even looked at another girl. If all this had never happened, maybe I would have gotten siblings and we would have all been a big happy family.
I flipped to a picture of my dad and I on Christmas. I was sitting on his lap in my little red dress smiling happily with a present in my hand while he was holding me close, smiling up at the camera as well. I remember when my grandmother had taken the picture. It was the last family celebration before my dad was taken away from me. Tears pricked at my eyes. I missed having my dad around. No matter how sad or mad I was, he would always make me laugh. Never once did he frown around me nor was he mean to anyone. Everyone he met loved him because he was such a kind, considerate, funny, and generous person. That's what was confusing me the most. Why would such a dark force want someone as bright and happy as my father? Since I was on the dark side a bit myself, I could see why Satan would want me. Yet, what would he do with me once he actually got me in his grasp? Would he turn me into one of his angels or would he throw me in a torture pit? Why would he set his sights on me anyway?
I mean, there are tons of people out in the world who could join him. I found myself wondering if they were watching over Cody too. He got so tense about them and he knew what they were without even having to look it up! I knew he wasn't one of those Dark Angels because he didn't like Scourge and I was positive that he was one of them. Or maybe he just didn't like Scourge. That's a good reasonably answer right there as well.
My mind drifted off to Scourge. Why did he like me anyway? To take me to Satan and then leave me to whatever fate the devil had waiting for me? OR did he really like me? I doubted the latter but it's whatever. I didn't like the idea of thinking that he was only pretending to like me just to lead me into his master's grasp but I couldn't put my full faith in him. One of my theories were true but I didn't – couldn't know for sure yet but one thing I did know for sure: this date was the only way to find out.
Hello Readers! Sorry for not updating in what (for me) felt like forever! Had writer's block and have been busy but I am back on track! Yay! So what do you guys think of these Dark Angels? Cody too. He seems a bit suspicious as well... Ah, so much to think about! Until next time my faithful readers!
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