"I... I'm a Guardian Angel."

And... she burst out in laughter. "That... that was the worst... and lamest... excuse... I have ever... heard... Hahaha!"

Yep, the truth is usually unbelievable. "But I'm speaking the truth."

"Yeah right. Prove it," she said.

I pulled her to the dark alley behind us, making sure that no one saw us. "Okay. You're going to keep whatever I show you later to yourself, okay?"

She looked more serious now with her hands folded and her eyes on me.

"Watch," I said as I held up my hand and snapped at the air, producing a flame. "See?"

Even under the small amount of light, I could see her rolling her eyes. "That doesn't count. How would I know if you learnt magic tricks from Malika?"

"Okay," I knew she wouldn't be so easily convinced. "What about this?"

I drew an image with my fingers in the air. The flame that was lit up in my hand produced patterns in the air as though it burnt a sheet of paper. Then, with a wave of my hand, the patterns exploded with sparkles just like fireworks in the night sky.

"You believe me now?" I asked.

She nodded. "But... how?"

"I was born like that," I stated.

"But your mom..." she frowned.

"I was adopted," I replied. "It's a long story, but we've got more important things now."

She raised her eyebrow as she prompted. "Like?"

"We really have to break up," I said firmly.

"Why?" she still doesn't seem convinced. "I get that you're a guardian angel and all, but what has this got to do with-"

"I can't risk getting you hurt!" I yelled unintentionally. When I saw her cringe, I wanted to take back every word that I said, pretend nothing ever happened and we could risk everything in the world. "I... I'm sorry, Sam."

She sighed. "Then explain to me why you want to break up with me."

"I'm not just a guardian angel, Sam. I'm your Guardian Angel," I continued. "Guardian Angels can't date the person whom he is sworn to protect. Or he will..."

"Or he will what?" she prompted after I trailed off. To be frank, I wasn't sure of the consequences. It could range from as mild as imprisonment to as heavy as death.

"He can die," Ashton came from behind us.

Sam's eyes opened wide in shock. "Ashton? What are you doing here?"

"I'm here for Freddie," he replied. "Freddie, you'll have to break up with her now. The powers above have already been informed of your little 'affair' with Miss Puckett here."

"Ashton's a Guardian Angel too?" Sam asked in realization. "Who's he protecting?"

"It doesn't matter," Ashton stated. "The both of you have to break up immediately. I was talking to some of the guards above and it seems like the powers above have given orders for Freddie's arrest. Until the both of you have broken up, Freddie would be constantly pursued."

I frowned as my fingers pinched the middle of my eyebrows. "Sam, we have to break up or I won't be able to protect you from now on. Your life might be in danger."

"No," she stated firmly. "If you're going to die, we're going to die together."

"What? How can a woman like you be so selfish?" Ashton yelled.

"I may be selfish, but I know that as long as Freddie and I are together, we can overcome anything in the world," Sam smiled.

Ashton was silent.

"What's up with you, man? I thought you were always a chatterbox?" I asked.

"That. Was. So. Touching," Ashton remarked, wiping a tear off his cheek dramatically. "Okay, since the both of you are so bent on defying all forces on earth, I'll help you."

"Thanks, man," I smiled, patting him on the back.

He returned the smile and headed in the direction he came from, yelling. "I'll try to stall them, you guys get out of here quickly!"

"Thanks, Ashton! We owe you one!" Sam yelled back. "Take care of Carly while we're gone!"

"No worries!" he ran faster till his silhouette was lost in the distance.

"We've got to get out of here if we're going to make it out of here alive," I beamed at Sam, who was grinning back.

Her eyes flashed through a look of guilt. "Freddie, do you think that I'm being selfish?"

I smiled as I caressed her cheek and brown eyes met blue. "Don't be silly, Sam. What you said was right. If we do our best, I'm sure we'll be able to hide from them. Then, we wouldn't have to worry about being separated from each other any more."

"But who are these 'powers above' anyway? If they had already received news about us, they must be really powerful. Could they be the all-knowing gods? What if they find us?" she asked.

"I may not know them personally, but I'm sure that they aren't as powerful as they are rumoured to be. We'll get through this, I'm sure of it. But now, we really have to run, or even Ashton can't stall us."

We left our stuff there as we started running. We didn't know where to go or in which direction, but we were clear that as long as we weren't running towards where Ashton was heading to, we were on the right track. "Freddie, I've never felt so..."

"Thrilled?" I completed her sentence for her.

"Yeah," she panted. "I've run away from cops, from angry teachers and from crazy neighbors, but this is really different. It's nothing I've ever felt before."

"Well, this is definitely the start of a whole new life, Sam. From now on, things will take a huge turn," I smiled as I ran alongside her. "I'm sure of it."

A/N: Hey guys, I'm back after a little hiatus. We're reaching the middle of the story soon. Things will get interesting in the next chapter. You will just have to wait and see. Any suggestions or opinions, please read and review. I can't wait to know what you guys think will happen or might happen next. See you guys soon! (By the way, the results of the writing competition hasn't been posted yet, but I'll keep you guys updated when I know about it. Thanks for helping!)