Chapter 28

Cam began to panic. Leaning down to her chest he listened for a pulse, but nothing was there. His hands began to fumble and shake as he struggled to think what to do to help wake her up.

"Luce...please...wake up" His voice cracked slightly, he can't have lost someone he loved so much already! They'd finished things so negatively too, he'll never forget her face when he tried to touch her stomach after him and Daniel had fought.

Daniel walked over and leant down next to her and put a finger on her neck.
"She's breathing" He said. Cam shot his head up, he must have been too busy panicking to notice a pulse. 'This is why you should stay calm!' He thought to himself.

"She's probably just shocked" Daniel added, placing a hand on Cam's shoulder to reassure him.

Cam nodded at Daniel before looking back down at Luce's still body. She seemed so fragile in his arms. "Luce...open your eyes". He pleaded softly, what he would do to see her eyes again, to make sure for himself that she was safe.
He leant his head down to hers, so they were forehead to forehead. He kissed her forehead gently and closed his eyes. He didn't care Daniel was near, or any of the other angels, they would all need to get used to this.

Slowly, Luce's eyes cracked open. Sighing, her muscles ached, but she was fine apart from that. Cam's head quickly shot up and waited silently for her eyes to adjust to the surroundings.

"Is it over?" Her voice croaked. Cam smiled down at her and without another thought kissed her lightly on the lips. He was so happy she was ok, it could have gone completely wrong so easily.
Luce eyes widened slightly at his bold move, but realised he was so content she was ok and relief had washed over him, that he couldn't hold back.

"Not quite" He replied quietly after he pulled away from her slowly, and she felt her stomach turn again.

Luce sat up slightly and squinted her eyes while they searched the nearby area, finally her eyes landed on Lucifer, to watch him squirming where he had fallen, with Molly, Roland and Ben standing over him, preventing him from moving more or if he attempted to escape and capture Luce.
"Oh" Luce replied weakly. She stood up fully with Cam's help and he steadied her until she stopped swaying.

Just as Gabbe was about to give up on the throne coming to their help, after everything that had happened already with Lucifer, a blinding light fell down in front of them. Luce jumped and panicked immediately expecting it to be outcasts, but quickly the light materialized into the figure of the person, but with the same, almost blinding light around it, glowing.

Luce shielded her eyes, and felt the hairs on her skin stand on end. She felt warm, but a nice warm, unlike Lucifer's scorching heat. The power which the figure was emitting was flowing through the air around them, creating a slight hum.

"Hello Lucinda" the figure said. It's voice was kind and warm, and Luce instantly felt safe and realised this figure wasn't a threat. It was the throne.

"Err...Hi..." Luce didn't have a clue what to say, she looked around awkwardly to Cam who smiled back at her. He had his hand on her back, and the feeling comforted Luce, making her feel more confident. Looking back at the throne, she could have sworn it just smiled slightly.
"Have you made your choice?" It asked, obviously not wasting any time and being blunt. Luce wasn't sure how to go about the subject, so she was as blunt as the throne had been to her.

"I'm not choosing anyone" She said, her voice sounding more confident then she felt.
"What do you wish to do?"
"I want my old life back, I want to be with Cam" She looked up at him, and he was beaming the happiest smile back at her.
"Cam is a fallen angel" The figure reminded Luce.
She sighed slightly. "I know...I just...don't want to choose any side" She repeated again, how much clearer could she be?

The figure seemed to stare at Luce for a few seconds in silence, before reminding Luce of another one of Cam's abilities. "Cam is immortal. You are not"
"I know" Luce sighed.
"If you choose to be with him, he shall live on when you don't".
Luce's eyes shot open, she didn't think of that. Quickly she spun round to Cam, and his face had fallen into a frown.

"I couldn't live, knowing you'd go on without me". Tears had started to form in her eyes.
Cam pulled her close and took a strand on her hair, twirling it round his finger. "But those few years would be the happiest of my life".

She tried to smile, but it didn't reach her eyes. "I want to be with you more than just a few years" Luce began to blush and looked at the floor "I...I'm falling in love with you".

Cam couldn't hold back the biggest smile Luce had seen him give. He tipped her chin up, so she had to stare at him before speaking softly "And I have loved you for years".

Luce stared into Cam's big eyes, absorbing their sparkle, warmth, and comfort. Cam lowered his head down to hers, before kissing her lips. Luce closed her eyes to take in his sweet smell and soft lips.

Cam began the kiss light, but quickly deepened it. He moved his hand from her chin to her back, pulling her even closer into him, as if to take up as much of Luce while he could. Luce pushed her hand through his shaggy hair, feeling its silky texture, and ran her hand down his arm taking in the defined strong muscles.

Eventually they stopped, forgetting others were around them, Cam kissed her forehead lightly again before looking back at the throne.

"She has made her decision" Cam said forcefully, to emphasize the point that she would not change her mind.
"I don't choose a side" She agreed, looking to the other angels. Their faces seemed to drop, along with Luce's heart. She saw how disappointed they were.

The throne however, seemed to be staring between Cam and Luce carefully, as if deciding a different plan in their head.

"The situation can be altered" the throne finally spoke out loud.
All the angels raised their heads towards the throne, hope gleaming in their eyes.
"Lucinda, you shall not become a fallen angel and rule a world. However immortality is not out the question". Luce raised her eyebrows at this. 'How on earth is that possible?' she thought, but the throne continued with its explanation "With immortality you shall remain with Cam as you wish".

Luce's heart was beating fast, thumping against her rib cage with excitement.
"The quest however, will be challenging" the throne added.

Luce turned to look up at Cam, his eyes were sparkling with hope. Luce turned back toward the figure. "What do I have to do?".
"If you take the orb to the ancient temple in Chichen Itza, the answer lies there along with the map".
"What about Lucifer?" Daniel asked, looking down at the still squirming Lucifer.
The figure appeared to tense slightly at the question. "We shall come to an arrangement".

Then, just as quickly as the throne had appeared, the blinding light returned, and Luce managed to strain her vision to watch as the light particles separated, half of it carrying the figure upwards, while the other half gathered around Lucifer before lifting him.
The light seemed to consume him, just like the fire usually would, although this time Lucifer seemed in pain. There was a crackling sound of static in the air, before it went calm.

All the angels looked around confused, but Luce felt pleased. She hadn't been forced to make a choice, the throne had seen what love herself and Cam felt, and they didn't want to separate that love.

All of the angels were silent for a moment, as if taking in the situation, before Daniel finally spoke "So this is why the orb didn't tell us a proper answer".
Ben nodded and looked in Luce's direction. "Luce wouldn't give a decision who to rule with, therefore the orb wouldn't". He smiled at her, showing her he approved of her decision.

"So now all we have to do is find what can make me immortal?" Luce asked.
"Yeah" Arriane smiled and swung her arm around Luce. "That simple".
"But they said it's a challenging quest" Roland pondered on the thought for a moment, tapping his chin.

"Great, so basically I can become immortal...if I manage to survive the journey?" Luce felt her stomach drop at the thought. 'They weren't out the woods yet!' she thought to herself. Cam stood beside her and nudged her playfully "You forget, you've got us on your side" he smiled.

The angels all walked off getting ready to pack up their weapons and prepare for the next step, leaving Cam and Luce alone for a brief moment.