Chapter 1

Meeting of Destiny

The skies were dark as the time for midnight was coming closer and closer. You could see shadows coming quickly from the alley way. Two angels had landed in the alley way, arriving without a sound. They had not wanted to alarm anything in the city. Their feet hovered just above the ground, landing gracefully on the concrete bellow. They folded their wings as they started to slowly faded away. The small light that glowed from the wings faded with them. They both now stood in the dark alley as one of them held something in her arms. The taller angel peered out of the alley, scanning the street. It seemed still as a small gust of wind blew by. It was quiet. Just what they needed. "Come quick." The angel whispered as she started down the street.

They walked along the road as the angel lead the way, looking at all the houses." This one here." She told the other angel, walking up the drive way. It seemed like the less fortunate house compared to the others. It was the smallest one on the block. "Why this one Angie? You cannot leave him here. He is a royal." The angel protested as she held the baby in her arms. Angie turned around to look at the angel as she spoke." He needs a place to stay. He cannot stay with us. You know that as well as I. They may not have much, but money is a trap of humans. They do not understand the value of life. They forget the importance. The others have money. They will not love him. They have forgotten what life is for. It is not to be slaved over to obtain worldly goods, but love, friendship, companions. That is the true essence of life. He must live with a family that can still remember what life is. " She turned back to the house as she walked towards the door. You could now see part of her face, the other hidden by shadows." He needs love. Or he will be lost. He will become like his brother." She turned to look over her shoulder at the other angel." We cannot risk it. "

She returned her gaze to the house as she spoke." We cannot risk another to their kind. "Her words were filled with fear and anger. She would not have him become one of them. She would have him be better. "He will have enough." She moved up the stairs as she put her hand against the door. "This realm is full of love. This family...It is what they seek. They will give it to him." She turned to the other angel. "Besides. He will find at least one love in this world. It is for told. He only needs one." she turned around at the door, moving aside for the angel.

She laid the child on the welcome mat as she moved back from it. "I do not approve of this. It is very dangerous. I am not sure this is as wise as you think." The blonde haired angel spoke as she looked at her leader. Angie looked at her for a moment as she nodded." I've taken that into consideration. Go. I will take care of the rest." She told the angel as she nodded. She turned around as she took little effort to jump. As she did her wings appeared behind her, with a short gust of wind she shot off into the sky. The small gust of wind had caused Angie's dress to waver in the opposite direction, making noises of fabric rubbing against each other.

The baby was chewing on its thumb as it looked up at the angel standing above him. He made a small noise as he raised his hands in the air for her. He wanted to be held. She gave him a small smile, causing him to grin back at her. "I am sorry Joshua. You will be loved." She told him as she leaned down and kissed his head. "We will meet again soon enough." She promised him as she gave him another smile. He made little squeals as he was talking back to her. She smiled at him, giggling just a little. She nodded at him as she moved onto the grass. As she walked across the yard she left a trail of where she had been. When her heel raised from the grass, a flower would rise from the ground. A single white rose. Each would grow a rose from where her heel had once been. She stopped on the walkway where the grass had met the end of its domain. She turned to look at the baby, still talking about something.

She gave him a last smile as her wings folded from behind her, extending out to its full. They were much larger than any bird's wing known to mankind. They were a race all in their own. She would wait till someone found him. She stood next to a street lamp as she was under the light. She stood there for hours before someone came to the door. The mother had heard the crying from her bedroom. The mothers of the world always had the third sense for something helpless. She came to her front door, opening it with surprise. She immediately picked up the child, comforting him as she shushed him. She looked around as she rocked him in her arms. She scanned the streets as she had spotted the angel under the light. She stared at the woman with the wings. She blinked as she looked at the lamp light again. The angel wasn't there. It had gone. She blinked a few more times thinking she must of seen it in mistake. She was going crazy, delusion from the late hour. She scanned the area again as she returned to her house. She closed the door behind her as Angie leaned over the edge of the house. She peered at the porch, listing to the woman in the house from the roof. Angie smiled to herself as she could hear her comforting him now.

"She will love you Joshua. I envy you." She told him, even if he could not hear her. She moved to her feet as she straightened out her white dress. "You will have a mother that loved you. You will have love. It will make you special. " She whispered as she smiled to herself as her wings stretched out again, jumping like the other angel. The house barely felt any impact from the jump as it was followed by another short gust of wind. Then they were gone. There wasn't a trace of anything. Nothing but another night.

21 Years Later

"I told you grandfather, Awhile back if I remember correctly. I don't want to get into any type of government. I told you that when I was in College. Even in high school when you started asking about what It was I wanted to do." The man sighed as he sat in the wooden chair beside a endless book shelf that was filled with all sorts of different books. He was wearing a dark teal button up shirt with a black vest that was buttoned. He was wearing black dress pants with matching dress shoes. He sighed again as his sky blue eyes looked at his grandfather. His grandfather was looking through a book shelf across the room. It was his library.

"Knowledge my son..It is something someone your age should be eager to obtain." He told his grandson as he looked for a certain book. The old man let out a small cough as the dust had traveled into his lungs. " I must have the maid clean in here. Joshua my boy.." he looked over at him for a moment." Remind her of that." He turned back to the bookshelf knowing he would not remember.

"Yes Grandfather, but I am not interested in Law." He told him again as he wondered if old age was making his memory worse. It probably was. He moved from his chair as he came over to him. "What is it that you're looking for?" Maybe he could help. "My boy... These books are my knowledge. These books..." he ran his wrinkly, crooked fingers over them with compassion, like they were old friends meeting again. " They are like the history that are to be passed down through each generation. They are not just books. They are history!" The old man almost lost his balance as his grandson put his hand against his back to help him keep balance." I know Grandfather. You've told me." He looked at the books around the room. The room was a study originally, but it was now a library of his collection. "I'm not interested." He told his grandfather again." Here. Take this one." The old man pulled out a book as he dusted it off." Take this and read it." He could see his grandson about to protest, shaking his head a little. Before he could say anything the old man started," Just! Read it my son. You will realize that you do enjoy it. I've seen you read books before. You will love this one. If it doesn't make you feel the same way as I do. Then I'll leave it be. "

The grandson looked at his grandfather, studying him about how serious he was about it. " Okay. If this will settle you on the matter than I'll read it. I won't fall in love with it as you will grandfather. I won't be infatuated by her seduction." His grandfather always referred to the law as a she. He was not sure why but he did. "I don't want a career in Law." He told his grandfather as he took the book, walking to the door. "Then why is it that you took the job at the firm?" Joshua smiled at his grandfather. He was always so relentless. "It's a job. I can manage well Grandfather. I'll see you later. And be careful on that latter. You know how we all feel about you being on it. You'll give Grams a heart attack if you ever fall." He gave his grandfather a smile as he started grumbling at how he wasn't an old fogie that couldn't care for himself. He closed the door behind him with a smile still on his face, heading towards the front of the house. He exited through the front door as he headed to his car, leaving for the office.

Joshua had arrived at his office as a brunette haired woman came to him. "Excuse me Mr. Moonson?" She spoke to him as she stood there in her black and pink pin stripped suit. He turned to her, looking at her as he sat down. "Yes?" He pulled his jacket loose from the chair as he buttoned part of it. The woman looked at him for a moment, he was something to stare at. "Miss Artois is here for her Interview. I can bring her in if you like." He nodded at her as he spoke." Yes please. And a cup of coffee. " He asked as he rolled his chair to his desk. "Yes Sir." she spoke as she was about to leave, moving to stop in her tracks. She came into his office as she put a portfolio on his desk. She looked at him as she leaned a little lower than was necessary, her cheeks getting flushed. She moved back out into the waiting room, letting the woman know it was okay to go into the office.

Josh was looking through the papers as he heard someone come in. "Please take a seat. " He asked as he scanned a few more pages. He could hear her sitting in the seat as he finished up. "It's very impress-" He spoke as he looked up to see the woman. He had never seen a woman as beautiful as she was. She was sitting in her seat straight, with confidence in herself. She held herself well. She was...something else. Her hair was a dark brown shade, all twirled up in a bun. It gave him a moments to stare at her neck and then at the rest of her. Her eyes were a bright green, a shade he hadn't seen from any other genes. Her lips...they were something to be desired for sure. He was not normally one to stare, but it was impossible not to. "Sorry. " He finally spoke as he looked down at the papers." Excuse me." He apologized in a way, still thinking about her lips.

He cleared his throat as he looked up at her. "Your name here...is Carolina Artois? Is that correct?" He asked as he looked at her. It was an odd combination. If you asked him. It seemed to fit her in many ways. "Yes it is." She told him promptly as if she had another name then her own. It was quite clear. "Impressive. " he told her as he spoke." Very Impressive Lina. " She didn't budge from her seat as she spoke," I prefer Miss Artois." she was speaking to him in a stern voice as she hadn't budged still. He wasn't use to getting his way so easily.

" Yes. So Lina..." He really couldn't help it. She was so up tight. So tightly wound. She would fit perfectly here. He had no doubt in it. She was qualified and really she had the needed skills. She would get the job. He might as well have some fun with it while she was here. She could use some loosing up. Especially if she was going to work with him. "Do you like movies?" He asked as he leaned against his arms. All of a sudden she started a twitch. A twitch?" Excuse me Sir, but what does movies exactly have to do with this?" At the way her eyes were darker green then before, with the twitching and the fact he had expected a vein to pop sometime soon. Well he thought it was best to lay it at rest. "I was just curious. Miss Artois." He leaned back in his chair as he closed the folder that her work history in it.

He left her folder in front of him as he looked around in his small piles on his desk. It was taking him some time as he had several stacks of paper on his desk. Lina sat in her chair, not wavering in her posture as she watched him. She wasn't sure what it was that he was looking for, but this was the oddest interview she had been on. He lifted a few piles on his desk to find the paper he was looking for. He put it on top of her leather folder as he gave it back to her. "Here. Take this and fill it out. When your done you can give it to my secretary. She'll show you around." He told her as he then went back to his desk. He had way to many papers everywhere. He couldn't find anything. He sighed in his chair as this was work he didn't want to give.

Lina looked at him for a moment, taking her portfolio from him. She looked at the paper as it was employment paper work. She looked at him as she was slightly confused at how it was that that was all that was required to get a job. It was odd. She grabbed her things that were leaning against the chair, heading towards the door. "Thank you Sir." She said as he looked up, giving her a smile. She turned towards the door as she headed through the door way. Just before she passed she turned around to glace behind her shoulder, the man still rustling through his papers. He seemed flustered. She smiled a little at it, moving through the door now. She made her way to the secretary, leaving after she was finished.

Joshua had finished settling his papers in order, taking a stack to his secretary. He came in time to watch Miss Atoris leave, watching her go. She was something...more stubborn than he was. He hadn't realized that the secretary was speaking to him. He tore his attention from the goddess and to the words that came in his direction. "Sorry. Yes please send these to Richard. He'll know what to do with them." He check the watched as he added," Go home Rose. They can wait till tomorrow. I'll be leaving soon myself. Enjoy your evening." He told her, smiling as he went back into his office, shutting the door behind him. He sat in his seat as he looked over his papers. He caught himself drifting in thought to the woman he had just met, her lips was what he remembered the most. He grinned a little as started focusing on his paper work. He had some papers to go through before he could leave.