Return of the Angels
What could he have meant with her being the last? She hadn't a clue but she didn't like the situation as it is. She could feel the heat from his body, and although their body parts were connected at the hips from where he pressed against her, the rest of their bodies were not. Something was wrong with this and she knew it. Since when did demons indulge in this with an angel, their enemies? Normally she would have done anything to have gotten out of this situation, but she couldn't… no she wouldn't… put a hand up against Raven.
It's not Raven! She told herself.
It's not Raven but it is his body.
"The name has a gentleness to it, don't you think?" now what could he be on about? "Unlike this boy's name which sounds the complete opposite."
"Huh?"
"Your name, Celine, it sounds gentle." He lifted her chin with two fingers again. "I don't see how it could be your name when you surely aren't gentle."
Again she swatted his hand away from her. "Don't touch me!"
"You are becoming more and more likeable, Celine."
"Don't say my name!"
"In what position are you to give me orders?"
Celine's eyes widened when she heard a loud roar come from above. Her gaze went up towards the ceiling, as did his, but whereas his eyes narrowed hers became one of relief. That was one thing she was very familiar with. Her organoid was coming and she would not be pleased. Her arm was gripped tightly and she was thrown across the distance. She struck the wall hard and fell onto the metal bed with a thumb. She felt the chains jerk and then settle. She lifted herself with her arms and then she wiped away the blood that went down her mouth. She looked up but only to have to search for him.
Had he escaped when he threw her against the wall?
Earlier he had said that he had no means for escape, not when he had smelled her.
"Oh dear, I must have thrown you too hard." He suddenly appeared in her vision with his face close that she nearly shrieked and pressed herself against the wall. Her eyes were wide and her heart was racing. He stood and then sat on the edge of the bed, with his head turned towards her to watch her very closely. "You look so vulnerable when you get scared, or even when you cry." He said with a smile.
"I have not cried!"
He laughed. "No you're right; you had tears in the corners of your eyes. And you were so darn cute you were nearly irresistible."
"Look you, just leave me alone. It's obvious that I'm not giving you what you want."
He grinned. "Again you're right. Should I just take what you're not giving me?"
"What are you talking about? You can't just take it!"
"You must be on about something else." His finger traced over her cheek. "This time I'm on about something else entirely."
She was now aware on what he was on about. Her eyes suddenly widened and she made an attempt to move away from him, but his hand grabbed her ankle and pulled her back towards him. Her back slipped from the wall and onto the bed, she kicked out at him with her free leg but he caught it and twisted. She followed the movement and ended up on her hands and knees. She picked herself up, using him holding her foot as leverage and then kicked him in the chest. This time she cared little on how much she has to beat up Raven's body. He deserved her abuse after the way he treated her before.
He stumbled back and then fell on his ass. He looked at her, unfazed by the kick, but surprised that she managed to knock him back. She got off the bed and seemed to glow in the darkness. Raven's violet eyes turned into something that definitely signified it was not him that was doing these strange things to her. Brilliant blue eyes replaced Raven's and she knew she was looking at something beyond the normal level of a demon. He stood and brushed down imaginary dust and then soon looked at her.
"Its playtime now is it?"
"I don't play around you fiend."
"Ah, of course you don't! You angels are too serious for your own good. Don't you ever consider others around you for a change instead of thinking you're doing the right thing?"
"Of course I…"
"Don't lie!" he growled dangerously. "None of you angels have ever thought of it." Her eyes widened at his temper. He had suddenly tackled her to the ground, his body only just above her, leaning on his arms as he looked down at her. "That's why you lose, because you don't ever stop to consider an alternative. You always recklessly charge in, sacrificing your own life in the process."
Why the hell was he complaining at her for the way angels work?
"If we involved others we'd be putting them in danger!" she argued. "Why are you even bothered about how angels work anyway?"
His eyes widened in surprise. "It's nothing…" she knew it was more than nothing.
"Don't lie to me!" she said narrowing her eyes.
His smirk was not real, and he was most definitely hiding something. "Oh you're good. I tried to get information out of you and you managed to bypass my tricks."
Liar, she thought and narrowed her eyes at him.
"Now then, where were we?"
"We were at the part where you were getting off of me!" she then lifted her knee between their bodies and kicked him in the chest. She put a lot of force in it and watched as he struck the bars and hard that it must have hurt him.
He remained standing and wiped the blood from his lip. He lifted his head and looked at her dangerously. "This isn't finished, Celine. I'll be sure to claim what I want."
The torch went out by the wind and he was gone when the fire somehow was lit again. She stared in the empty spot until a body bashed open the doors and raced towards her side. The golden metal could never be mistaken and her nose lowered into her vision and she looked up and into those emerald eyes. Mai was standing there with anger and worry in her eyes and has Celine hugged her nose, she relaxed against her master's touch. She slowly lifted her head towards the entrance and watched as Terror came charging through those iron bars along with Shadow and Taki, followed by Storm and the others.
Van walked in the cell and examined it. He soon looked over at her. "Where's Raven?"
"Where do you think Van?" Celine demanded off him.
"It's obvious he escaped." Irvine cut in before anything could stir up between the two. "What's gotten into the both of you?"
"Raven's dangerous, Irvine and now he's not here in custody so that we can keep an eye on him." Van said turning to him.
"If you're blaming me for his escape, Van, then just say it." Celine said, suddenly standing.
"Whoa, easy guys, there's no need to fight over this. So what if Raven's gone, we can easily get him back." Irvine interjected again, this time standing near enough in between them.
"It's not going to be so easy this time, Irvine." Celine told him without turning towards him.
"Celine…" it was Herald and he was looking more concerned than ever.
"Herald…" she turned towards him. "I'm sorry, I… couldn't stop him."
He walked over to her and pulled her into a hug. "It's alright, everyone makes mistakes."
"I thought angels were the perfect beings." Van said spitefully.
Celine pushed herself out of Herald's arms. "Alright, Van, I've had enough now. What the hell is the matter with you? If you can't handle me being an angel and that demons exist, why the hell have you acted like you have all this time?"
"I didn't want to upset anyone."
"Oh great job you did!" she said swinging her arm to indicate what was happening now. "And great job you did with keeping an eye on him!"
"I think that's enough." Kristen said peeling through the crowd. "What happened here?"
"Raven's gone…" Van curtly answered.
"I can see that Flyheight. How did he escape?"
"Ask the angel here!"
"Here I thought I was the bitterest one towards Celine, even after I've stopped being such an arsehole to her…" he said in confusion. "What's up with you?" he asked Van.
"Nothing…" he replied and didn't look at anyone.
"Maybe I was wrong after all." Celine suddenly spoke up.
"What do you mean?" Kristen asked.
"Humans are no better than the demons. They can be just as corrupted and sinful after all. And here I was thinking that they deserved to be forgiven, start anew, but yet all I get is being treated like a piece of shit from someone who's supposed to be my friend."
"I'm not the one who let a criminal escape!" Van nearly shouted at her.
"You, Van Flyheight, are not who you once were. You're a demon, nothing more and nothing less. Unless you want me to exterminate you, stay away from me and you'll live." Celine walked right on passed the lot of them, leaving them all to stand there in shock. Van mostly, he continued to stand and stare at the wall, as if he just realized what he had done.
He turned around to see that everyone was not happy with him at all.
"Van, what you've just done was wrong." He turned towards Herald. "If you were having a hard time to handle all of this, you should have spoken to Celine about it at a much better time. Instead she instantly jumped the gun, placed all your problems on her and on top of that, you accused her of releasing a criminal."
"I…"
"Van…" he turned towards Fiona, thinking that she was also against him. But her eyes didn't betray anything. "It's best you leave her for a while whilst I'm sure Herald will calm her down. When she's ready she can give us the story of what really happened. When she's ready to talk to you, it's best you apologize, because even I don't agree with what you did to her."
"Fiona…"
Slowly those who have said their piece left one by one.
"Man, that was harsh and I don't even know the girl."
He turned towards Thomas. "Thomas… I didn't mean…"
"You may not have meant it, but even I could tell that she feels betrayed. Jeez dude, a girl that is as tough as nails and the strongest on our team was nearly crying." He shook his head. "I guess the deadliest weapon against that girl is her friends being the biggest assholes on the planet." He soon left.
"Van, when you're well again, we'll discuss a new mission for you. Just rest up for now and I'll see you in the conference room in a few days time." Kristen spoke and left before Van could say a word about it. He had just been dismissed from any further jobs.
"Looks like all the pieces have been said." He looked over at Moonbay.
"You're going to leave me too, aren't you Moonbay?"
She walked over to him. "Listen, Van, we've all known that you've not been yourself for the past few days. I mean, in the end it gets us all. But Herald was right. If you had spoken about it at a different time then perhaps none of this would have happened. I'm struggling through it too you know."
"So you know how I feel then!"
"Of course I do, Van, but I'm not going around accusing her of releasing a criminal." That sent a blade to pierce his heart. "For two days now I've been debating whether or not I should tell Celine how this is making me feel. Well I would never get over it until I've confronted the one responsible for all this confusion. She's very understanding, I've heard Fiona talk through a lot of her problems with Celine and she's come out as happy as before. I've not tested it yet, but Celine is surprisingly very compassionate and helpful. She's like a guide, and it's actually known that angels do guide us."
"Do you even personally know an angel other than Celine?"
"I don't Van, but there's loads of books about them. When she's calmed down a bit from this episode, you should definitely apologize to her and then talk through your problems with her. Maybe talking them through will get rid of the confusion in you."
"Are you going to do it?"
"Definitely! But maybe some other day when she's her normal self!" she walked towards the prison cell door. "Remember Van, best to stay away from her until she's calm."
She walked away, leaving him to consol himself in the darkness. He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth. He had been so stupid to take it out on her. She's an angel, she admits it, she's a completely different species but where's the bloody difference? He probably lost her as a friend and she had been the most loyal of all. She was there for everybody that was struggling to handle it all, but she was there, always helping. She even captured Raven for the Guardian Force! Why the hell would she release him? She knew him better than anyone. She was once his partner for crying out loud!
"Damn it, I'm so sorry Celine…"