...
And I want a moment to be real
wanna touch things I dont feel
wanna hold on and feel I belong
..

Epilogue

Spring was always a nice time of the year; people lapping up the warmth after the cold winter, enjoying the life that returned to everything.
The only problem was, the supernatural took advantage of it as well.

The Ford Cobra came to a gentle stop outside the abandoned mill, the two men stepping out quickly and moving to the boot.
Ben grinned as he lifted out his guns, Jesse rolling his eyes and folded his arms.
'You seem to happy about this.'
'How often do you get to hunt down a chimera?'
Jesse sighed softly, trying to ignor Bens insistant gaze.
'Your not going unarmed at you? You know I asked you not to use your...' he waved his fingers in front of his forehead, unable to spit out the word "phsycic powers."
'I suppose not.' he sighed eventually, grabbing a gun. His hand brushed over a machete and he risked a glance at Ben, who looked away quickly to act as if he didnt notice it there. Slamming the boot shut, Ben readied his gun and stared at the building.
'Simple shot to the heart, should be easy enough.'

It had been nearly four months since they had defeated Zeno, four months of recovering from Claire and to familerise themselves with hunting again, with each other. It was hard for Jesse; the demons angry and even more desperate to find him and Ben still uncomfortable with the fact that Jesse was not completly human, but more so that he knew Jesse could knocl him down easily. It had been a long four months for Ben, torn between carrying on with his normal life or tracking down Claire.
He chose the earlier; wherever Claire was, Jesse and Adam were there now and he couldnt let them down.

They seperated on different floors, Jesse disappearing to the top level as they worked their way to the middle; scanning each store room and level for the creature. Ben held his gun tightly; not able to see easily even though it was late afternoon; the grubby windows kept most of it out.
The was a slight breath to his side and Ben ran, chasing the chimera as it ran up the stairs. Groaning with effort, Ben managed to shoot at it unsuccessfully, breathing deep as he stopped on the sixth floor; Jesse a few levels above him.
'Down here, I think its-'
A force slammed into Ben, knocking him off balance, stumbling back. The window cracked as his back slammed into it and ignoring the pain he lifted his gun, shooting the creature dead.

The window splintered even more and before Ben could straighten up, the window gave way and he was falling.
He wasnt sure what he was thinking as he fell; something along the lines of how this was going to hurt if he lived it. Squeezing his eyes shut, Ben took a breath and waited for impact, but it never came.
Opening his eyes, he realised he was standing on his own two feet, firmly on the ground.

Confused, he looked up the building to Jesse who leaned out the window, worry in his eyes for his friend. Ben pointed to himself, wondering if it was Jesse who had saved him, but he shook his head.
'Wasn't me,' he said, standing beside Ben in a blink of an eye.
'Well I'm pretty sure I didnt turn into cat woman over night,' Ben chuckled, trying to lighten the moment but he breathed deeply, glad that however he did it he wasnt being rushed to hospital.

Jesse was scowling deeply, trying to sense if there was anything around them but there was nothing out of the or-
Both spun around at the sound of light boots approaching them, hands tightening on the guns but instead of lifting them, they dropped them.

Claire stopped a couple of feet away, her face blank from any expression which Jesse and Ben made up for with their slack jaws and wide eyes. The distance was unbearable for Ben, and he looked to Jesse out of the corner of his eye, wondering if this was just in his immagination.
The last time he saw Claire, she was replaced by an angel and filthy from the fight.
Now here she was, clothes clean and repaired, hair neatly falling around her and her face as stunning as ever, but her eyes...
'Cla- Nisroc?'
The angel titlted its head, a soft smile on its lips.
'Claire wishes for me to tell you that my, nickname is Sera.' the angel spoke, forcing out its nickname. Ben wasnt paying all that much attention, all he heard was Claire. They both took a step forward, slowly and hands shown to the angel like they were stepping closer to a wild beast.
'Claire is still there?'

The angel nodded, tensing its stance and Ben stopped moving.
'Zeno tampered with the vessels soul and my grace, we are now one and the same. I apologise for losing your friend.'
'Wait, what?' Ben asked, taking it in but not fully understanding. Did that mean Claire was dead?
'So Claire is...' Jesse started and Claire, the angel frowned slightly.
'She is with me. I can feel her longing to be with you both because my company is-' the angel paused, angry at something.
'Can we, can we talk to her?' Ben asked nervously.

The angel, Sera, hesitated and for a second Jesse and Ben both thought the angel would disappear on them but then she nodded.
'You may. I must warn you, it cannot be for long.'
Ben frowned; Claire could take as long as she wanted. He could feel his eyes lock on Claires face as her eyes shut, anxious that his was just a cruel joke

Slowly her eyes opened; a warm blue like the sky and Ben smiled; this was Claire.
A smile spread across her face and Jesse ran over to her, embracing her tightly.
'Hi guys.'
Ben could feel his mind racing with everything they ever said to one another; it didnt seem right to act like anything but hunters, friends that did a few jobs together. He watched as Jesse smiled with Claire, asking if everything was alright, but she didnt answer him, instead she looked over to Ben who remained still.
In full control of her body, Claire moved passed Jesse and closer to Ben, stopping in arms reach.
'Ben I-'

Ben stepped forward and pulled Claire into him, holding her so tightly she thought she was going to break. She returned it, burying her face into his shoulder before his fingers pulled her lips to his.
Claire could feel everything as he kissed; the weeks of mourning and the anguish of losing someone and she hoped he knew she suffered as well.
He pulled back, burying his face in her hair and not relaxing his grip, mumbling to her that it was sorry, this wouldnt have happened if he had just kept quiet.

Stepping back, Claire shook her head, punching his arm.
'Would have happened anyway.'
Jesse joined them, his face soft and Claire couldnt help but smile.
'Was it true what the angel said?'
Claire nodded, but shrugged her shoulders.
'Its not that bad, never hungry, never tired, Sera can be a drag though.' she chuckled, she couldnt tell them that it ate away at whatever little soul she had left of her own that life as she knew it was gone.

'I cant stay much longer,' she groaned, rubbing her stomach, 'havnt got the hang of it yet.' she lied; her wounds to her body were extensive; everything still ached but she could see it in their eyes that she was lying.
'Come on, two beings in one body? One being a supersized flame moth, it hurts.' she laughed but the faces on her friends were stern.
'Why cant you stay?'
'Surely you can have your life back, the angel doesnt need to be in control all the time.'
Claire nodded; they made it sound so simple.

'Ive been watching you guys for three months,' she grinned at their faces, 'No, Jesse didnt fill the tires when you asked him to, and yes Ben did go through your books;' they both glared at each other, going to punch each other in the arm but Claire shook her head, stopping them.
'Guys, just because you cant see me doesnt mean I cant see you, you just werent meant to know we were here.'
'So that was you with the...' Ben pointed to the window and to the ground, making a quiet splat noise with his lips, Jesse rolling his eyes.
'Yes.'
'Thanks.' he sighed, wondering why Claire could follow them around but not be with them. He smiled at her softly, reaching out to hold her hand which she took.
All she wanted to do was tell him she loved him, that somehow she would be able to be with him again, to be with Jesse and Adam and hunt things, but from the look in his eyes, he already knew.

'Stay?' Ben asked one last time and Claire smiled sadly.
'I never left.'
The sound of fluttering wings distracted Ben, and when he looked back; Claire was gone. Jesse sighed, patting Bens shoulder as he left for the car, Ben looking down at his empty hand.
All his sorrow vanished, replaced with a spark of hope that he clung to, protecting it with everything he had. At least know they knew, and it gave them something to do; find a way to release Claire from the angel.

As he dropped into the drivers seat, sharing a quick glance at Jesse, Ben realised that this whole time Claire had been with the, the odd feeling he had now something he would feel odd without.
With a smile, he started the engine and blared the music loudly; Jesse not rolling his eyes like normal.
Their trio lived on, and Ben would make sure that the world always had the unknown soldiers, the people that sacraficed themselves and their freedom to protect a world that did deserve to be saved.

..
And how can the world want me to change
they're the ones that stay the same,
They cant see me but I'm still here
I'm still here
...

And that is that lovely people. Thank you so much for reading and following along. This is not the end of the trio, trust me.

If anyone has any suggestions for anything they would like to read from me, please just ask.
I will be doing a follow up story for Vitam Novam and also Freedom Fighters but also please have a look at my Walking Dead story I will put up very soon

Silver Kirin xXx