Chapter 3: Don't Mess With the Angel
That night was arguably the most awkward experience of Adam's life. "I haven't shared a bed since I was like 9 at a sleepover" Adam groaned.
"I told you I didn't have to sleep."
"Yeah and then I told you that you did." Adam pulled down the comforter and spread out the pillows. "Well come on don't just stand there and stare at me." He climbed onto the bed and fluffed his pillow before lying down awkwardly. Samandriel waited a moment before wandering over to the other side of the bed and climbing in. He shuffled down and pulled up a blanket.
After a while of awkwardly rolling around, Adam finally found a comfortable position for himself where he wasn't facing Samandriel. He found himself dozing off shortly after.
As soon as he woke up he knew that angel was 100% wrapped around him. One arm was slung over him, and there was a foreign leg twisted in between his. He tried to turn his head around to take a better look at whatever was going on behind him, but just ended up bumping his head into what he was pretty sure was Samandriel's chest. Adam would never admit that he was actually pretty comfy though. He tried to wiggle his way out of Samandriel's arms without waking him up but as soon as he began to unravel his legs he felt the angel behind him practically jump.
Adam snorted "good morning."
Samandriel quickly pulled away from Adam and sat up abruptly. "Sorry!" He yelped.
"Well dang I wasn't going to bite you." Samandriel remained silent.
Adam sat up and stretched out his arms. Samandriel was obviously upset about waking up curled around him (which Adam didn't particularly understand). "So I have a job interview today" he said, as he looked over to see it was already 9 o'clock.
Samandriel turned to face him "what time?"
"Two."
"It would probably be wise to get up."
"Yeah." Adam agreed, although he didn't make any attempt to move. He really wasn't much of a morning person.
Samandriel, on the other hand, swung his legs over the edge of the bed and stood up. He was still wearing that stupid Wiener Wut uniform. "Dude" Adam frowned "you need new clothes."
"As soon as we have an income I'll work on that" he promised. Adam almost at the thought that they would have an income. It made him feel like they sounded like some kind of newly-wed couple.
"How much money do we have left?"
"Eighty-four dollars and sixty-seven cents" Samandriel recited as if the number was etched in his brain.
"Damn we have more than I thought" Adam pondered "but definitely not enough to live on."
"That is why you are going to get a job" the angel reminded him.
"Well yeah." Adam took the initiative to stand up. "I'm gonna get dressed, and then we can go get something to eat, I mean if you want to come, you don't really have to eat do you?"
"It is not necessary for me to eat, no" he confirmed "I would like to tag along if that is alright with you though."
"Great." Adam found his only pair of jeans and pulled them on, along with his over shirt. "Is it cold outside?"
"I'm not sure."
"Well can you check?"
"Where can I find a thermometer?"
"Dude, just open the door and tell me if it's cold!"
"I don't think my input would be very useful."
"Are you trying to tell me that you can't feel what temperature it is?"
Samandriel shrugged sheepishly "my body temperature regulates itself so that I can never be hot or cold persay, I am always neutral."
"Man I'd love to be you" Adam decided, and slipped on his coat. "Let's go."
Mcdonald's was about a mile away from the motel. Adam couldn't wait until they could afford a car (or even a bike) his shoes were becoming more worn every day and he was afraid they'd have holes soon. For a Tuesday morning it was pretty crowded (at least Adam was pretty sure it was Tuesday) so they waited in line for a while before they got to order. Adam asked Samandriel if he wanted anything, and after a few seconds of silence he decided he didn't. Adam ordered himself the big breakfast (with hotcakes).
They sat down at one of those tiny tables with the two spinny stools. Adam popped open his tray of hotcakes and groaned when there wasn't any silverware in the bag. Samandriel offered to go get him some. "Can you fill this up with orange HI-C while you're at it?" Adam handed Samandriel his cup. Samandriel looked at it for a moment before heading in the direction of the drink machine.
After what felt like forever Samandriel returned unharmed with Adam's drink and plastic silverware. Adam thanked him and the angel sat back down. A few minutes later a family with two small children sat down at the booth across from them. Samandriel began to watch them curiously. "Stop staring dude" Adam whisper-yelled.
Samandriel spun around to face Adam "I didn't realize I was being rude" he apologized.
"Yeah I know, just don't do it again." Adam went through his bag and pulled out his hashbrown "do you want this? I'm not a big fan of them." Samandriel took the food and inspected the whole thing before he took the smallest of bites. Adam watched in amusement, waiting for a reaction. Samandriel swallowed and seemed to contemplate for a moment, before taking another (larger) bite.
"Do you like it?"
"It's... Interesting" he decided.
"Good interesting or bad interesting?"
"I'm not sure."
"Wait, here try this" Adam forked up a piece of pancake and held it out across the table for the angel to take. It shouldn't have surprised him when instead of taking the fork, he leaned over and bit it straight off instead. Making a pleased noise afterwards. Adam rolled his eyes.
"I like hotcakes" Samandriel announced. Adam looked over to see the father of the family at the table nearby making a very disapproving face in his direction. It took Adam a moment to realize what the man was disapproving of. Samandriel followed Adam's gaze and frowned "why is that man looking at us like that?"
"Just ignore him" Adam said.
"But why is he looking at us like that?"
"He thinks we're together, like a couple."
"So? Why does that concern him?"
"Some people-well a lot of people are stupid and think that it's not right for two guys to be a couple" he explained.
"Why?"
Adam groaned "they think God doesn't approve of it."
At that comment Samandriel glared "my father is utterly indifferent to sexual orientation."
"Yeah I know, they don't think so though."
Samandriel turned to look at the man again, glare still plastered on his face. "Just ignore him" Adam advised again.
"I cannot tolerate people who think such things about my Father" Samandriel protested.
"Hey we'll show him" Adam laughed "here, have more hotcake" he held out his fork for Samandriel again and the angel smiled before over-exaggeratedly taking the food into his mouth. Adam heard the man snort loudly. He was starting to become annoyed with the man as well and decided to play along with the idea that him and Samandriel were a couple. He almost became concerned when he realized the idea wasn't revolting to him.
"Here babe, try this" he passed his drink across the table and winked when Samandriel tilted his head in confusion. Samandriel took the drink and Adam laughed when he didn't know how to use a straw.
"You suck it-no not like that-here" Adam took his drink back and demonstrated sucking through his straw.
Samandriel nodded and took the drink back, successfully taking a sip this time.
Adam stole a glance in the direction of homophobe dude. The man's reaction was priceless. "It is nearly 10:30" Samandriel commented.
"We should probably get going..." Adam sighed, he was having fun messing with that man.
"I can throw away your things" the angel offered and Adam let him.
When he came back Adam stood up and grabbed Samandriel's free hand (he was still holding the unfinished drink in his other). "Come on babe, let's go back to the motel" he grinned in a way that would look suggestive to anyone else other than an angel, making sure the homophobic man saw him.
As they were walking away (hands still linked) Adam jumped when he felt a large hand clasp his shoulder and spin him around.
"You people are disgusting" he spat. Samandriel stepped in front of Adam protectively, and even though he was shorter than the man, managed to look super intimidating.
"No sir, you are the disgusting one here" he shot back "you judge people you know nothing about!"
"You're fags!" He yelled "God hates fags!"
That really got to Samandriel. He grabbed the man by the arm and somehow managed to lead him outside. At least he had enough common sense not to start a scene inside.
Adam quickly followed and found the man backed up against the wall. Samandriel was growling something to him too. "Shut up fag! You're not an angel!" Samandriel glared again and backed off a few steps before sighing loudly.
"Adam turn around" Adam obeyed quickly.
"What the hell weirdo."
"Please don't burn out his eyes."
"I won't."
And then there was a huge flash of light behind Adam and the man gasped loudly. A flood of apologies following. "Come on Adam let's go."
"Dude that was awesome!" Adam exclaimed as soon as they were out of the man's earshot.
"I was just teaching that man a lesson."
"Did you really show him your wings?"
"I was able to because my energy is still low, I didn't want to risk hurting you though."
"Hmm" Adam nodded "do you think I could see them sometime?"
Samandriel smiled softly "yeah sometime."
They walked in a comfortable silence the rest of the way back to the motel.
Adam jumped in the shower as soon as they got back in preparation for his job interview. He suddenly found himself nervous about the whole thing. "Should I come with you?" Samandriel asked a while later.
Adam actually contemplated the idea for a while before turning him down. He needed to be able to do some things by himself.
"I'll be back in like an hour and a half" Adam said at 1:15.
The interview went pretty well in Adam's opinion. The lady who interviewed him was obviously a mom because she used words such as honey and sweetie multiple times throughout the thing. After the interview she asked Adam how she could contact him and he pulled out the piece of paper with his motel room's phone number on it.
He walked back to the motel and found Samandriel pacing around the room. "How did it go?" He asked immediately.
"Good" Adam smiled "were you worried about me?"
Samandriel blushed and Adam took that as a yes.
"I think I might get the job."
"When will you know?"
"Hopefully by the end of the week."
"Okay."
Nothing very eventful happened the rest of the day, or the day after. Thursday morning Adam woke up in Samandriel's arms just like the past two nights to the sound of the phone ringing. It was already 10:30, they had really overslept.
He picked up the phone and was informed by the same lady that had interviewed him that he had got the job.
"S'mandy wake up!"
"Humm wha'?" He asked sleepily.
"I got the job!"
Samandriel was suddenly wide awake "really?!"
Adam nodded happily.
Samandriel gave him a toothy grin.
They went out to get celebratory ice cream later.
