Return of the Angels
Raven had become adjusted to this living as he now had been recuperating with the girl for up to a week now. Shadow had shown he had become agitated at this over staying at a stranger's place. The more Raven had begun to observe his organoid, the more he saw that he might be considering his organoid was evil. The distrust in his blue eyes as he watched the female was strong as its colour. For some reason he couldn't quite place where his distrust in his organoid was coming from, and even a though he absolutely hated cross in his head. The words appeared to be whispered into his ears and he swears they were from his own mind.
He was considering on getting rid of Shadow!
She was a gentle and wonderful host as she cooked, gave him a room to sleep in and even kept his clothes clean. She provided everything for him and although she had gathered all his supplies together, days before, he still had not left on his journey. He lay rooted to this house as if it were the most precious building of stone to him. As if it had been his home since his birth. He knew it was not, but something kept a hard clutch at him, refusing him his absence. He couldn't bring himself to take a step away from this black haired beauty who had answered his calls of help.
The day had sung to his once blackened heart. The heat was warm where it should have been baking. The desert appeared affected by the ungenerous heats of the sun; whereas Raven was greeted with coolness of the house he was hosted. The curtains blew in the breeze that was not exactly supposed to be there. The weather forecast was all blazing heat; no wind was predicted to cool it down. But it was there; bringing coolness to the house and to the people of the western town. The shadows danced across the floor where the descending sun had been blocked by the objects.
Shadow appeared to have grown distant as he lay curled up in the corner of the house, far away from the girl and away from Raven who distrusted him with the girl. His blue eyes continued to lurk upon the girl who continued to wait on the boy. Her red eyes appeared to be as normal as everything else, but Shadow didn't seem to think so. Raven smiled gently at the girl who seated herself beside him. Her black hair was beautiful and shining, but Shadow just scowled at it. He snorted and looked away from her, making sure it keep the corner of his eyes on her movements. He didn't trust her around his master.
They shared something that made Raven laugh. Shadow quickly raised his eyes and narrowed his eyes at the girl who was laughing besides his master. For his master to laugh like that, something wasn't right. He watched the actions of the pair of them now. Her red eyes opened from her laughter and focused on the pair of violet ones before her. They were generally normal, full of happiness and care but Shadow didn't seem to like it. Eyes of pure innocence? He scoffed; she could only get off with being innocent if counting all the bad deeds Shadow has done for his master were claimed innocent.
Again Raven laughed uncharacteristically.
He uncurled and shot to his feet, growling low in his throat at the girl. They stopped laughing and she shrank away with fear, her eyes wide. She hid behind Raven's form as he stood before her, blocking Shadow's sight.
"Knock it off, Shadow." He snapped.
His blue eyes looked at Raven, as if just noticing he was there. They were narrowed, mocking his master secretly. But his master was furious, returning to the true him for a brief moment. When Shadow returned to his corner, Raven turned back to the being that was a stranger to Shadow. Curling up in his dark corner, he became camouflaged and his blue eyes stared out. Her red eyes could see him because of his bright luminous eyes. Fear remained in her eyes as she couldn't quite enjoy herself as before. Raven kept sneaking glances at his organoid. His mouth was set into a snare and his eyes were angry. Shadow knew that all of it was directed at him.
Her hand reached out and touched Raven on the arm. He didn't shy or cringe at her touch, he accepted it as if he was used to such contact. Narrowing his eyes at the female's pale hand, she shrank away and removed the contact. She shuffled back in the seat, trying to get out of his line of sight, but she couldn't. Her seat was directly in his view. Realizing this, Raven turned to Shadow with a full set of angry pair of eyes. Standing, he brought the female with him, her wrist clasped in his hand. He took her with him and up the stairs his boots sounded on the wooden floor. A door closing reached Shadow's senses; he straightened himself out and tried to make sense of what was happening with his own intelligence.
He glanced at the living room, appearing normal to his eyes, his nose made out the difference. The smell was here and it was vaguely disgusting. It was heavy as it coated his nose. It was the same lingering smell of the female that had seemed to have bestowed a spell on Raven. Her red eyes crept to his imagination and he shook it away. It felt like she was watching him when she was no longer in the same room. The pleasantness of this smell must have tangled Raven's senses, turning him into the stranger that stood in his master's skin. He growled at empty air. It was not his master that stood before him any longer. Only when he was angry was when he recognized him as his master. Other than that, he was a simple stranger that had no right to command him.
But he was still his beloved master… and he couldn't bring himself to leave in search of how to help him in case something happened whilst he was away.
His head rose towards the ceiling and his eyes narrowed. Great, now they appeared to be having fun in another way. Snorting and puffing out air through his nostrils, he tried to blank out the sounds of their new game. The floors creaked and he occasionally heard the banging. He was not going to like this, not one bit. He needed to leave the house before he forced his way through that door and hurt that girl who had placed a spell upon his master. But he would risk the wrath of his master. Not wanting to risk that wrath, he walked out the open doors of the garden and unfolded his wings from his back. He flapped them and took flight.
He landed in the shadows and walked out. People stepped out of his path, but none appeared strangely frightened. He took to the centre of the street he had stepped onto and glanced around. There was a smell around here that drove him to this location. Scenting the air, he tried to grasp hold of the scent. It was familiar to his nostrils, but he couldn't quite understand where he had remembered where this scent had come from. He heard a growl and turned in time to be knocked to the ground. Skidding on the ground, his clawed feet dug into the dirt as he skidded to a stop and faced his opponent. A green organoid with yellow eyes… it was Terror!
He puffed out air from his nostrils as he looked at Shadow.
Disapproval and anger in both his stance and the way he stared at the black organoid.
He snorted back at this green organoid that faced him. The people screamed and stepped out of the way, as if knowing that the two were preparing to fight one another. Before anything could be done, a deadly gold tail thwacked Terror on top of the head. On impact he lowered his head and appeared hurt, his yellow eyes glared at the gold organoid that stood beside him. Her green eyes held amusement and suddenly they were conversing. Him trying to get her to fight him, but she was too good for him, and refused.
A chuckle rose from the back, a female's chuckle. Two people and another organoid stepped forward. The gold organoid's tail began to wag happily.
Shadow suddenly realized that it was Mai that had stopped the assault from the green organoid. But where was…Sapphire? The two females were completely contrasting to the female he knew was the owner to the gold organoid. The silver haired one had dark blue eyes and a turquoise organoid stood beside her. This organoid had darker blue eyes than its own body. Standing on the other side of the silver haired female was a female of beauty he had never been able to realize, not once, on this planet. She was completely radiant, especially in the dismissing light of the sun as it sunk below the western horizon. Her hair was as golden as the adoring sun that can be harsh as it glared down at the world. In the sun's light, her golden hair can be harsh. But it was her eyes that were harsher. The dark depths spoke out to him and suddenly he knew.
This golden haired female was Sapphire. In a new and better form!
The other female… was just a stranger…
"Terror…" she called with a voice that sounded like a melody. He turned and his head raised, tail wagging slightly. He walked over to her and bent his head to nudge her arm until she started to stroke his nose. Mai proceeded over to stand beside Terror, the pair of them towered Sapphire. Her dark depth eyes suddenly turned to him. At first they held no surprise, or even if she remembered him, but a soft smile spread across her features. She walked forward and stood before Shadow, keeping some distance away. "It's been a while, Shadow."
He raised his head and looked down at her. She reached out a hand, offering him to her with a gentleness that swept over him in a peaceful wave. He lowered his head, sniffing at her head before inching it closer until his snout touched her fingertips. With more confidence, she drew steps forward and her whole hand was placed flat on his snout. She rubbed it gently, gazing into his eyes as he watched her. She could tell that he was evaluating her; he seemed to be more distrustful lately. Showing she appeared to be of no threat, she placed her cheek to his snout. Closing her eyes, she reached out with her soul and heart, seeking his.
He felt it and he accepted.
He reached his heart out to her and was able to feel the peace that dwelt within her. He could feel that she was not here to do damage. She was here to help and discover, to receive truth and understand the path that she is to take. She knew that she was here in the shadow of Raven's actions. He wouldn't stop her, something was wrong with Raven. Maybe she could help him. But right now it felt peaceful to wrap himself with her energies. It felt so right, warm and pain relieving. Why does everything feel so right with this girl, and the other one it was disastrous?
The other one, Leara, was a normal girl, wasn't she?