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Chapter 9

Luce thought her legs were going to give out they were running so fast towards the library. Her feet were slipping on the still wet grass, but Cam was pulling her along in a vice grip.

"Cam! Slow down" Luce shouted breathlessly. He didn't even turn around to acknowledge her. He knew they were in danger. Until he got her somewhere secure and the others arrived for backup, that was his main priority. Keep Luce safe!

Cam turned the library door handle, but it was locked. 'Of course, it Sunday! They lock the doors early' Cam thought to himself, annoyed he hadn't realised it earlier.

Luce slid to her knee's behind Cam and took in deep breaths, her wobbly legs were feeling like jelly. Luckily the painkillers had kicked in dulling her back, but unfortunately making her lightheaded and clumsy.

Cam turned round to see Luce on the floor and sighed. He kicked hard on the door to the library and it opened first time, but luckily didn't break. He turned back round to Luce and held a hand out. "Come on Luce"
Luce shakily took his hand and he pulled her up onto unsteady feet making her wobble.
"You down a bottle of vodka or something when I turned my back? What's up?" Cam was pulling Luce through the door before closing it behind them and looking around, assessing for any danger inside.
"It's not my usual exercise routine to run till my legs fall off!" Luce scoffed, finding a nearby chair to collapse into.
"Why are we here?" Luce stared at Cam who was moving over to the large thick wooden desks.
"It's safe" Cam stated simply, and began to push several desks in front of the entrance.

"Safe from what?" Luce lay her head on the desk she was at and her eyelids began to droop. Running and light-headedness meant sleep was defiantly needed. What she would give for a pillow and a blanket right now.
"From the kind of people who attacked you last night" He responded while pushing some final desks in front of the entrance. He turned back to Luce and sighed at the sight of her "Now isn't the time for sleep, Luce". He walked over to her and pulled her back out the chair, so she was once again standing. Great.

"Erghhh" Luce moaned at Cam, who was still holding her hand, and walked her to the far end of the library, up the stairs to the second floor, through the doors, and to a dark corner. There were no windows, and it was surrounded by isles of book shelves.

"This'll have to do" Cam stated. He walked back over to doorway and blocked it off similar to downstairs.
Cam walked back over to Luce and took a seat on the floor. He leant against the wall and looked up at Luce. She seemed completely exhausted and out of it. She must not have had much sleep last night, and finding that book was probably quite a shock, Cam thought to himself. He took her hand and gently pulled her down to the floor so she was sitting.

"Why won't you tell me what's happening?" Luce was getting frustrated. For all she knew this was his plan to take advantage of her, but Cam hung his head low.
"You need to figure it out for yourself". His voice was laced with guilt.
"Why do I? Just tell me!" She slid up closer to him, attempting to seem intimidating. Cam was completely unfazed by her move, but still had his head low. "Can I at least have my book back?"
Cam looked up suddenly, studying her face. " Ok...but...just don't freak out or anything" Cam lifted the book from his side and handed it back to Luce.
"Why would I freak out..." Luce asked confused. She leaned over the book and began reading.

After reading the book for around 20 minutes, with slight disruptions from bangs and noises outside, Luce decided, this book was damn confusing! She knew it must have meant something to Cam, otherwise he wouldn't have been so determined to take it away from her. She read all about the fallen, what happened to them in heaven, their choices, but she still didn't understand why this mattered.
Eventually she turned to the page with the drawing which looked like Cam. She paused, and looked up at him for a moment. He was still staring at her, waiting for a reaction.
"This drawing really does look like you" She looked down at the drawing once more.
"I like to think I'm more handsome now though" Cam showed his teeth with a cheesy smile. Luce however looked at him with a confused face.
"What do you mean now?"

Above Cam a black thick fog like substance began to creep down. Luce stared in shock. She'd completely forgotten about the shadows. It'd been about 4 days since she'd last seen one. She had hoped they'd finally left her alone for good.
Cam followed her eye line above his head and gave a worried look at Luce. "You can see them?"
"Errr...yeah...I mean...you can too?" Luce didn't take her eyes off the shadows, swirling above his head. Luce began to shuffle backwards from Cam, but he leant forward and took her hand to stop her. "They can't hurt you". The noise outside had began to get louder, and Cam looked towards the wall anxiously.

He leaned over and grabbed the book, turning to a page with the title 'Announcers'. "Here, read this" Cam looked away quickly. Luce's eye widened as she continued to read the page. The book explained about the shadows, or their proper name, announcers, and their purpose.

When she finished reading the page she slammed the book down. "This is bull! What are you saying? Angels are real? Along with the tooth fairy and Easter bunny?"
Cam smiled at her comment slightly. "No to the last two"
"But...this is stupid" Luce stood up suddenly, and Cam quickly followed. "I can't be bothered with your little made up world" She started towards the door but Cam stepped in front of her blocking her way. "You seriously don't think I'm letting you go outside with all those outcasts out there"
"Really done your reading on this stuff haven't you" Luce tried to walk around him but he grabbed her arm pulling her to a halt. Luce was about to release a stream of abuse in Cam's direction, but the door she was walking to suddenly began pounding.

Both Cam and Luce spun their head in the direction of the door.
"Come here" Cam voice had gone stern, and he took her hand and pulled her back to the corner, before standing in front of her protectively. Luce stood on her tiptoes and peered over his shoulder to see what was causing the door the shake with such force, it looked as if it would break in two.
"W-w-what is that?" Luce managed to stutter. She was terrified, flashbacks of last night's events played through her head.
"Just stay behind me and you'll be safe" Cams voice was calm.

Suddenly the door flew off its hinges, and in the doorway stood a similar man to last night. "Oh god" Luce managed to whisper.
"Give us Lucinda and you shall be spared" The man boomed in a deep voice. Luce could see 3 more figures standing behind him. Cam put his head back and laughed deeply. "Don't make me laugh. I killed your kind last night, your easy prey"

"Y-y-you killed that man last night" Luce would have screamed if she wasn't feeling so faint with the amount of information to take in.
"You are outnumbered angel. Give her up."
'Angel?' Luce's head spun and she clung onto the back of Cam's shirt to keep herself up. 'Angels were real? and Cam was one? That book was fact?'. Questions were running through her head a million miles a minute.
Cam felt Luce's hand on his back. He turned round and sat her in the corner quickly, before moving closer to the outcast. "Demon. Not an Angel" Cam glared at the outcast. "You were going to find out some time Luce" Cam mentioned to her over his shoulder.

He rolled his shoulder slightly, and Luce gasped. Huge golden wings opened up from between his shoulder blades. There were slits in his t-shirt which allowed his wings to stretch outwards. Cam breathed a sigh of relief. It felt good to release his wings. They looked heavy, and when they were fully extended out they spread wide across the room. Cam pulled them back so they were taking up less room behind him.

Luce's eyes were wide in shock. She felt like she couldn't breathe. Slowly she used the wall to get to her feet, swaying a little. Before she could think anymore about the situation, things got weirder. Daniel, Gabbe, Arriane, Roland and Molly pushed past the outcasts and stood beside Cam. Each let their wings out, being careful not to bump into one another. Luckily the library room and spacious, but things still looked crampt with six angels spreading their wings. The colours mesmerized Luce. There was white, silver, and golden. Each pair of wings individual. Luce kept her wide eyes on the various wings.

Gabbe turned around and spotted Luce in the corner, she ran toward her who quickly backed away further into the corner.
"Luce, I'm not going to hurt you. We need to get you somewhere safe" Gabbe put her manicured hand out for Luce to take.
"N-n-no! I won't believe it!" She shut her eyes tightly and opened them again, expecting the angels to have left. 'This has to be a dream!' Luce thought to herself. She heard Cam mutter something in the background, before watching the outcasts and angels leave the doorway.

"Luce, please listen to Gabbe"
Luce turned to see Daniel facing her. His wings were an astonishing white, and she felt an urge to feel them. Feel their weight and strength.
Luce shook her head once again. "This can't be happening!" She was beginning to breath heavily.

Daniel walked over to her after Gabbe had moved back and began out the doorway following the others. Daniel took her small hand in his. "I'm so sorry I can't explain now Luce" He looked genuinely disappointed. "I'll try explain after iv got you to safety. But these people, the one who attacked you last night, they're dangerous, So if you come with me I can keep you safe" He squeezed her hand gently.
Luce looked at his hand once again, before looking up into his eyes and nodding slowly. Her voice came out in no more than a whisper "ok".