Heartbeat
Chapter 2 – Training for the first time
Juniper sighed. Currently, Clay and Mia were training using some type of knife. Apparently, Clay was using the knife he had been killed with. It was usual for murder victims to bond with the murder weapon. As for becoming friends with the disagreeable death angel… well, it wasn't going so great. When she had asked about it, Clay had simply told her it wasn't anything personal, and he wasn't really angry at her.
That left a big question to be answered. Who was Clay angry at? She had a fairly good idea. It was Apollo. She was almost sure of it. Now she only had to find out why.
"Ahhhhh!"
A scream interrupted her train of thought and she stared in horror at the two fighting angels. Mia's blade was lodged in Clay's arm. Juniper widened her eyes as Clay pulled the blade out, glancing down as a brilliant golden light consumed the wound.
"Wha-?" Juniper stepped back a little as the light faded. The wound was gone!
"What were you expecting, huh?" Clay hissed at her crossly, eyes flashing. "Blood? We don't have blood. We aren't human."
Juniper sighed. "Clay? Can I talk to you alone?"
"I guess," Mia nodded and left, leaving Clay and Juniper alone. Clay narrowed his eyes as golden light shone down on the two.
Juniper tipped her head. "Why…. Are you so cross at Apollo?"
The angel jerked back, not expecting the question that came his way. "Well… I can't tell you,"
"Please?" Juniper pressed lightly, crossing her fingers behind her back as Clay sighed and scratched the back of his neck, before fiddling with his visor.
"Apollo killed me,"
"That's not true!"
Juniper jolted up in shock, staring at Clay opposite her. "That's not true! It was the phantom!"
"No," Clay replied. "It was Apollo. I saw him clearly."
Juniper hung her head as Clay turned to leave the room. When he reached the door, he looked back, smirking. "And I intend to pay him back for the pain he caused me."
With that, he left the room.