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Ch. 19 When The Darkness Comes

Now the door is open
The world I knew is broken
There's no return
Now my heart is not scared
Just knowing that you're out there
Watching me
So believe

I'll be here waiting
Hoping, praying that
The sky will guide you home
When you're feeling lost I'll leave my love
Hidden in the sun
For when the darkness comes

~When The Darkness Comes by Colbie Caillat

My back hit the soft material of a bed when my fall through the darkness ended. My first assumption was that I had probably landed back in Scourge's room with him. It wasn't until the familiar scent of cologne hit my nose did I realize that I was no longer with my boyfriend. Alarmed, I shot up to a sitting position. Relief took over my body when I found that I was sitting in Cody's room. My best friend was sitting at his desk, staring at me with curious and caring eyes. We stared at each other for a long while. I wanted to run to him, to hug him, to tell him how much I wanted things to go back to normal. But most of all, I wanted to tell him how much I loved him and that I didn't want him to leave me – ever. I could see that he wanted to do the same with me. His mouth was twisted into a sad frown, his eyes turning from their curiosity to worry. "Cody," I murmured, breaking the thick silence between us. I felt his arms around me before I noticed that he moved. Immediately, I started to cry. "Cody," I cried, holding him close to me.

"Shh, Rosy, I'm here now. I won't let him hurt you anymore," he murmured, kissing my forehead.

"But Cody, I'm still with him. My physical body is still with him but I'm here." I pulled out of the embrace softly to look at him with scared eyes. "That means we don't have much time. I need to say what I need to say before he figures out what I'm doing – however I'm doing it."

"Rosy, calm down. Just relax, okay?"

"I wish I could but I can't. You don't understand what I did."

"Then tell me. I won't understand unless you do that much." I looked away from him, instead averting my eyes to the friendship bracelet on his wrist. I had given it to him for his birthday a couple years ago. The fact that he still wears it after all we've been through these past couple months put some comfort to my heart.

"I fell into the darkness. I converted to the dark side. I think I gave myself up to Lucifer."

"Why would you do that?" Cody's voice was soft but I could sense his anger behind it. "Rosy, do you understand the danger you could be putting yourself into? If Lucifer has both you and Scourge at his command then there is no way that Heaven will win."

"I know but I had to let go of my humanity. Or at least try to. If I didn't then Scourge would never trust me again." Cody pulled away from me, his mouth now twisted into a grimace. He glared at me with livid eyes as he pushed out of our embrace.

"Because of Scourge? Scourge? That evil piece of shit? Why Rosy? Why do you care so much about what he thinks? All he wants to do is use you! He has been hurting you from day one and yet you still love him! How? Just how? He shouldn't be the one you're worried about having trust from! He's not the one who has been there for you since you were a little kid! He can never love you the way you want him to! I know you know that too! That's why you try so hard to make him happy but Rosy don't you see: nothing you do will ever be enough." I looked away, feeling tears come upon my eyes. I knew he was right. Scourge could never love me to full potential because of what he is and what he's been through. But there was more than love that I wanted. I needed his trust. If not for me then for the good of this war.

"Cody, the only way I can sabotage Hell's forces is if they trust me enough to let me in. To give me a big enough spot where I can through everything off. Besides, what's all of this going to matter in the end? You and I both know what my fate is."

"I'm not going to let him hurt you."

"He's not going to stop until I'm dead. The only reason he didn't kill me when he first found out was because I got away and that gave him time to think of a plan. But the war will be over hopefully this time and he will have no reason to keep me alive."

"Not even because he loves you?"

"He loved Victoria too, remember, and we can all see how that ended." I sighed, looking up at Cody was now staring at me with sad eyes. "I know what I'm doing. But I have to warn you."

"About what?"

"Scourge doesn't just want me to help win this war."

"Then what else does he want?" I hesitated before answering.

"He wants me to kill you." Cody's jaw tightened, his eyes turning hard. "You know that I won't hurt you – ever – but I just thought that you should know at least some of what Scourge has planned."

"Thank you, Rosy. I will be prepared." I stood up, feeling my back muscles loosen. My wings were itching to come out, signaling that it was time for me to go.

"Just promise me one thing."

"And what's that?" I walked closer to my best friend, putting my hands on his cheeks. He blushed lightly under my soft gaze.

"Don't leave me." Cody wrapped his arms around me and pulled me close.

"Never," he murmured before he leaned down to kiss me. Our lips barely brushed before I felt the wind of another fall. The world around me was now gone and it seemed as if I was tumbling into oblivion. But I knew where I was going: right back to Hell. Again, my back hit the soft fabric of a bed but I also felt a muscular arm wrapped around my body. Slowly, I opened my eyes to see that I was back in Scourge's house. He was holding me tightly, his soft breaths hitting the back of my neck. I laid there in his grasp, searching for some part of me to feel different. To my surprise, the feeling never came. All of me still felt the same as it did before I fell. I still didn't have loyalty to Lucifer or hatred towards my best friend or even reduced affection towards Scourge. With a deep sigh, I realized that my humanity was much stronger than anyone thought it was. I would never be a true Dark Angel. Sure, I could act like one but I would never be one. Instead I would always be me. Sure it should be a good thing but it will be a burden figuring out how to act as if I was truly evil. I shifted my body, trying to escape from Scourge's grasp. I honestly did not want to be near him at the moment. My movement woke up though. Dammit. A small sigh left his lips as his arm tightened around me.

"You alright," he murmured, his voice soft. I turned over to see that he was looking at me through narrowed eyes. His face appeared weary but I could see in his eyes that he hadn't been fully asleep. His mind had been awake. Probably watching me for all that I knew.

"Yea. I just wanted to get some water," I replied, continuing to wiggle myself from under him. Scourge watched me get up and leave the room with a look of disbelief on his face. He didn't believe me. He still didn't trust me. Cody was right. No matter what I did, it would still never be enough for my boyfriend. I don't get why I cared though. I mean sure I loved him but in the end love wouldn't be in my favor. Instead, who the hell knows what emotion could be going through Scourge when it came time for him to kill me. But what happens after that? Would I just be gone? I wasn't sure I had a soul anymore. He did kill me when he turned me into a Dark Angel. I swallowed the thick lump that formed in my throat. What would become of me when it was all over? I shook the thought out of my head. Now was not the time to be worrying about it. I had bigger plans to carry out whether I wanted to or not.

When I went back up the bedroom with my bottle of water, I saw that Scourge was still awake. He was laying on the bed with the moonlight shining down on his handsome face and his chiseled body. His ice blue eyes seemed to glow from the light. He looked absolutely beautiful. "Like what you see," Scourge asked, a slight smirk coming upon his face. I blushed and continued to make my way towards the bed. "So I see you embracing the darkness failed." I froze, staring at him with cautious eyes. His smirk grew. "You really didn't think you could get away with me not knowing. We're bonded remember?"

"Scourge, I tried. I really did but-"

"But your humanity is too strong. I understand."

"You do?"

"Yes. You're too new to your form. It will take another couple decades before you can fully convert to the dark side. Of course, that's without a witch's help."

"Oh." I sat down on the bed and pulled my knees to my chest. Scourge watched me, noticing my sadness. I wasn't going to make it another couple of decades. But of course he knew that. I could feel him going through my mind. His face hardened as he reached the events of what happened after I fell. I looked away from him, not wanting to see his expressions any longer. Hell, I didn't want to love him any longer. Not with what I know about the future anyway.

"Rosy," he said, his fingers lightly caressing my jaw. I hadn't heard him move but the soft brush of his fingers against my skin sent butterflies to my stomach. He made me look at him. At first I was expecting him to glare at me with hatred and betrayal in his eyes. Instead, there was a concerned and almost fearful gleam in his eyes as well as a sad expression on his face. "You really are letting him get to you, aren't you?"

"What are you talking about?"

"You're letting him get inside your head. Rosy, you don't want to do what you're planning on doing. Trust me, you don't want that future."

"I know that I don't."

"Then why are you choosing it?"

"Because it's the right thing to do."

"The right thing to do," he repeated, his voice a sad echo. I pressed my lips together, waiting for his rage to come upon me. What point was there in waiting when he had me in his clutches already? If he was going to hurt me then I wanted it to be over as soon as possible. "Your mind will change ya know." I raised an eyebrow.

"How do you know that?"

"Because I know once you find out the truth about them then you'll come running to help us fight."

"They're going to help humanity." Scourge rolled his eyes.

"Help? They're the reason they're so fucked up in the first place. See, under our rule those humans will be in order. The world will be a better place. Sure Lucifer spoiled God's perfect plan in order to piss him off but my father had plans of his own."

"And that includes destroying the human race. Scourge, he isn't what you think he is."

"Then what about the prophecy? What about the girl who's going to choose between heaven and hell with each it's own consequences. Rosy, what you don't understand is that you are the own who is going to be in charge of who wins this war. If you choose those false preaching pain in the asses then who knows what type of doom will fall upon the world. But if you choose us – if you choose me then you will be the one in control. You and I will rule all the worlds together. If you want peace then so be it. We can do that. Look, I know that you think that all of us Dark Angels are evil but don't forget that we didn't choose this. We don't want to be Lucifer's slaves but we are. Now those Angels on the other hand, made their choice. They are the evil ones, not us."

"And how do I know that you're not lying. I mean that is what Dark Angels do best isn't it?" Scourge's jaw tightened.

"You don't trust me?"

"Why should I?" The soft, genuine feelings that were in his eyes suddenly disappeared, leaving the rage and hurt that I was waiting for to appear.

"All I have been doing is protecting you. If you want to fight with those undercover demons then go ahead. I'm not going to stop you anymore."

"So if I walk away then you won't come after me?"

"No I will. Trust me, I will."

"And you'll try to kill me?"

"Yes." I nodded, holding his gaze although tears started to fill my eyes. His face may have been hard but I saw that through the anger laid his hurt and reluctance. I guess he really did love me more than I thought he did.

"I'm sorry it has to be this way." I made an attempt to move away but he grabbed my arm and pulled my body close against his. I gasped, letting my blood flow to my cheeks. His ice blue eyes stared intensely into my jade ones causing me to get a bit scared.

"You're not walking away from me. Not that easy. You are mine. You always will be mine."

"Scourge, let me go."

"No."

"If you really love me-"

"Don't, Rosy. Don't say that bullshit to me. If you really loved me than you would stay. You would listen to me and do what's best for your new race no matter what the consequences. You and I will be the most powerful rulers these worlds have ever seen."

"No. We would have been." I felt his grip on me tighten. It didn't hurt but I knew it was meant to be intimidating. "Scourge, you know that I love you more than anything."

"I know."

"And you know that I need you."

"Yes."

"And that I'm sorry for what I'm about to do."

"Rosy, what are you-" Before he could finish, I blasted him with a burst of newfound power from my hand. I watched in shock as he flew against the wall with a thud. His unconscious body laid still on the floor afterwards, causing more tears to fill my eyes. During the talk, I had silently been building up the pink fire in my hand to blast him. I thought it would be easy to hurt him and get the hell out of here but instead it made me feel even worse. He had been trying to give me a second chance at my decision but I had to go against him. I had to do what I knew in my heart was right and sadly that meant not being with him. Slowly, I made my way over to his body. Although he was unconscious, I could hear his angry thoughts run through my head. More tears started to fall when I realized the absolute Hell he was going to put me through.

If you want to kill me, I don't blame you. But don't think I won't fight back. You won't take me down that easily. I promise you that.

The mental message I sent to Scourge was replied to almost too quickly.

Run while you still can. I will find you and I will kill you very, very slowly. I promise you that.

I then felt a sudden force squeezing the inside of my head. What the fuck? Damn, it was like he was giving me a taste of what was to come and did it hurt like a mother fucker. Immediately, I fled from his side and to the outside of the house. I glanced around the tropical ground in the night before releasing my wings and launching myself up into the sky.

X

"Rosalinda," I heard Cody yell when I entered his room later that day. Almost immediately, I felt his arms wrap around me and pull me close to him. "How did you manage to get here? Are you fully here or is like last night? Are you alright? Did you get away from Scourge?"

"Yes," I murmured. Cody pulled away slightly so that he could look me in the eyes. I stared back at him blankly. His eyebrows crinkled in concern.

"Rosy…Rosy, what's wrong?" I shook my head, feeling tears come to my eyes. "You left him for good, didn't you?"

"Is this normal?" I asked as my voice cracked and my tears started to fall. "Why do I feel so empty? Why do I hurt so bad? Why do I want to just run back to him and beg for his forgiveness? Why do I feel like I made the wrong choice?"

"Oh Rosy," Cody said, pulling me into a tight embrace. I cried into his chest, letting all the emotions I had left to build up during my trip over here come out. "You really loved him, didn't you?"

"More than you know," I choked out. Cody sighed and rubbed my back softly.

"Hey, maybe one day things will be different for the two of you?"

"How? He's going to find me and he's going to kill me, Cody. He told me himself. I know he's not going to stop until I'm dead."

"Just think positive. And I told you before: I won't let him hurt you. He'll have to kill me before he can put his hands on you. I promise." I wanted to protest against this promise but I couldn't find the strength to talk anymore. My tears had enveloped me into a never ending crying machine. Cody spent the rest of the day with me though. He took me out to the mall to get new clothes and to cut my hair so that it came to my shoulders and was layered. He also let me get black highlights in my hair. Cody's logic was that the less I looked like myself, the harder it would be for Scourge to find me. Still, the new look didn't make me feel any better. I still felt empty and hurt. I could only imagine how I made Scourge feel. The thought of Scourge alone made me a bit paranoid though. Everywhere we went, I scanned every face. Something in my gut told me he was near but I didn't know where and that scared me. He could strike at any minute and I wouldn't know. Cody managed to keep the atmosphere light though. He was constantly attempting to make me laugh and trying to make me feel normal again. If only I could still be that way…

I also saw the way Cody dropped all forms of showing his affection for me. Of course he still wrapped his arm around me and held my hand but that's what we always did. It was the kissing and more romantic embraces that he dropped. I didn't mind though. Cody didn't deserve the way I would treat him knowing that I was still in love with another. He understood that I loved him though and it seemed that he was okay with that. I was glad too. Later that night, he had me stay in his old house with him but only for that night. He explained that the next day we would choose a new town and start preparing for the war to come in the next couple of months. As I snuggled up next to my best friend, my eyes slowly falling into unconsciousness, I couldn't help but notice the slow movement of black wings from the window. Fear was the last emotion I felt before my eyes fell into the blackness.

This is the chapter that I have been waiting a while to do. The one where she finally leaves Scourge and the war between them is declared. It's not laid out the way I wanted it to be but I hope you all still enjoyed it

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