Nina's P.O.V.:
I changed my plan Adam and Pepper are not coming to help me with my family anymore. I can not put them in danger. I won't put them in danger. So I left the store with Ella and went to find my family trying to find out who to save first. That's where I found both of my dads. "Don't you two have a wedding to plan? I know you know what is going on. But SCRAM!" I told them and watched as they slithered and flew away respectively. I then made myself known by breaking a window.
My phone went off as soon as the four of them came out. I looked at the name and sighed. "What Warlock I'm busy right now. Owe." I said as Riley pulled my hair. Nico took over then and promised to call Warlock back before hanging up.
I made my mind up on who to save first and surprise it wasn't Riley. Yes, I am still mad at him for almost letting me die in high school. I decided I needed one of my siblings either Carmen or Jasper. I again was still was upset with Peter for trying to kill me twice. I fought back the best I could. I was very injured and Jasper was going to finish the job when I used up the rest of my energy to help him.
I could see Jasper knock the others out and the apology in his eyes as I fell unconscious. I felt the wind on my face as Jasper took me home. Then I woke up to Warlock giving me C.P.R. "Oh thank god I thought it was too late and Pepper would have to bite you. The blonde you brought back is getting grilled by your dads. But don't sit up too fast. You are hurt really bad you need to heal and you do not have the energy to help yourself heal right now." He explained and I groaned.
"That would be my brother Jasper he wasn't the nicest to me in school so I might have made him listen to nothing but Phantom of the Opera. It made him crazy." I explained laughing. Warlock started laughing with me. That's when the door burst open and in comes my dads and Jasper.
"Not you. You ssstay out in the hall." My pa hissed. Jasper just saluted and leaned against the hall. My dad called out my pa for being rude. "Now Lucy what were you thinking? If your trick didn't work you could have died." my pa was now mad at me.
"But it worked. Jasper is saved and can not be messed with again." I reasoned. But that doesn't make everyone in the room feel better. Warlock has threatened to not help me if I did this again I know that he didn't mean it, my dad started giving me a lecture about my idiotic acts, and my pa gave me another on why I shouldn't have gone alone.
"And what did you want her to do put her friends in danger? Aren't you two an Angel and a Demon the ones on their own side? Who cares for humanity? Wouldn't asking Lucy to bring her friends along to fight four vampires three with battle experience a bad idea? It doesn't matter if one of them is now a vampire themselves I don't know about that boy Adam. But still a bad idea." I heard Jasper rant from the hall.
"Rory's brother the antichrist." Warlock explained before ordering everyone out of my room. Asking my dads to fix the door. They fixed the door and I went back to sleep. Adam, Brian, and Pepper all came over a week later I was still in bed of course. They all had things to say about what I did.
"I'm not putting my friends in danger! I cut ties with all my old ones again for their safety. I haven't stepped foot in my favourite bakery since we moved back here to stop the owners from asking me questions." I explained and this got Jasper's attention he was stuck outside.
"You what? What are you anyway?" He asked through the window. He was demanding answers. Ones I'm not ready to give. Warlock, thankfully decided that Jasper's questions were not necessarily something that I needed to answer for now or until I want to. Warlock also decided I needed more sleep. He was right. I was having nightmares again. Mostly why I shouldn't get my friends involved in this mess.
When I woke up from my nightmare Jasper was in my room. "Hey, I felt your fear from outside. Are you okay?" He asked me while pulling me into his arms. I started crying I could also hear hissing from my dads' room they did have a lot of time to make up for. Six thousand years is a lot of sexual tension. I could not bring myself to let my dads know that I have been having nightmares again.
"No what if the spell did not work and you start being mean again? What if Victoria convinces the others that I need help and they get in trouble?" I start ranting about all of what-ifs. Jasper stopped me.
"Thought you were a spitfire. Pull yourself together Nina. I know that there is a list of people who are on your bad side. Hell, I should be there. " Jasper explained before telling me that Warlock asked Adam on a date and they took one of my cars. I sighed wondering which one was driving. Warlock drives like my Pa or most of the Cullens as fast as possible while Adam drives more like me and my dad either the speed limit or just over sometimes under. I would think it would be Adam who would be a speed demon like his dad and sister but he lived a normal life while Warlock had my dads around so yeah it added up.
"If they damage my car they have to fix it." I replied yawning. Jasper laughed before he sang me to sleep he sang about his demons and I wanted to help him. Watching me with his green eyes with a little bit of gold which was odd.
"What did you do?" I asked when I woke up again. He laughed and explained what he did. "YOU DID WHAT! JASPER ALEXANDER WHITLOCK, I AM NOT A NORMAL HUMAN. I NEVER WAS THAT'S WHY I ENDED UP LIKE THAT. WHAT IF IT DIDN'T WORK? YOU COULD HAVE BEEN STUCK AS A HUMAN! AND THEN DIE WHAT WOULD I DO IF YOU DID DIE?" I ranted. Jasper apologized repetitively. But I wasn't having any of it that's when both Warlock and Adam came in they just woke up and Warlock was mad at Jasper for stressing me out.
"Mister Jasper sir let her relax. This stress won't help her heal." Warlock explained while Adam tried to help me calm down. I then disappeared to my hideout where Catherine and Rory were hanging out. I didn't want to see them.
"I'll call my brother." Rory sighed out. She pulled out her phone and called Adam and explained where to find me. Catherine tried to talk to me but I wasn't in the mood. Adam didn't come I was thankful that it was Muriel who came and got me. She took me back to her place and she got me a hot drink.
"I sent Anson to get you something to snack on. Oh Lucy you'll like him. He is a painter well, an art teacher but he is very passionate about it." She explained. And that's when the door opened to show someone with the same face shape as my dad but his eyes were a dark brown and his hair was straight and black.
"Hi Lucy right, Muriel tells me you draw maybe you can show me sometime. I'm Anson. Muriel sent me to the bakery for you I hope Apple turnovers are okay." He rushed out before giving me a smile exactly like my dad's talk about uncanny. I nodded and thanked them both.
I ate and fell asleep again. Nico was healing us while we were sleeping. I was happy that there were no questions when I got up better than I was. "I got hurt badly once Muriel healed it and explained the whole angel and demon thing to me. She also explained that you were raised by both so they might have taught you to heal yourself." Anson explained answering my unasked question. He then told me that he is good at reading people but he normally doesn't because he believes in privacy. I nodded and picked at the plate of waffles he handed me.
"Why do I smell Lavender?" I asked him.
"Because I made Lavender Rose waffles. I hope you don't mind they taste good though. It might help you heal if you go back to sleep. And Muriel is trying to keep your dads focused on wedding planning. Her last check they were debating if one of them should wear a dress." He explained and I ate the waffles giggling. Of course, they weren't sure if one of them should wear a dress.
"Anson doesn't seem to suit you." I finally said. He laughed in agreement as the phone rang. He excused himself to answer the phone telling me that it would probably be my friends again. I apparently slept for days again with either Anson or Muriel by my side. So my friends kept trying to call me.
"Your friends are idiots. They said something about becoming vampires to help you with something." He told me and I quickly got up almost tripping on my feet, after I snapped my fingers I had clean clothes on and with another snap of my fingers I was back home.
Jasper was talking to Warlock, Adam, and Brian trying to convince them not to become vampires. "You're not even a full vampire anymore." Warlock pointed out.
"And I gave him shit for it because he was at my time of death but there was a thing a group of evil humans created that could make a vampire a human temporarily. I had side effects originally bad ones but it seems like we didn't get rid of all the side effects if this is what happens if you keep taking it like a drug. It might have killed him." I stated.
"But it didn't and Edward might have accidentally let me find out that anyone who I turn like this will end up the same. He used my venom on Carmen and Peter. Not sure about Riley but I think your friend Pepper also got my venom since she is still eating food. So but I am worried it will give Adam a power boost." Jasper confessed and I stood firm on not changing my friends. Who told me it was their choice.
"Wrong if you wanted me to stay out of it you don't call me. So it's not on. I don't have time to help all of you on top of my family if you want to be immortal we can go to my childhood hideout there's a way near there with zero side effects." I explained but Warlock argued with me about it.
Jasper's P.O.V.:
I understand Nina being stressed out, I also understand her new friends wanting help. But when she gets like this either everything gets done or nothing does. Right now I'm leaning toward not getting anything done. This was something Nina and her friends needed to sort out themselves so I ran to New York. I got myself a ticket to a play I didn't pay attention to that was until a blonde girl walked on to sing a song to two kids trying to get them to sleep. She then switched to an upbeat number which was a nonsense song. She looked at me and waved at me once the show was over I could tell this was not something that she enjoyed.
I waited by the backstage door for her. Unfortunately so were several others. She walked out of the door and looked at me as she was led away by another. I followed them like a man possessed to a club. That's when the man left her saying he was going to get drinks. I could tell he was lying to her. She was eventually approached by a redhead woman who pointed to where the man went and he was flirting with someone else.
She was mad and went to confront him but she got slapped. I got involved before he hit her again. "My pa told me a real man never hits a woman. " I stated before he tried to hit me instead. It ended in a fight and I got tossed out of the club. I was lost and well Nina always picked and chose which angels she prayed to. Her personal favourite was Raphael followed by Aziraphale then the unnamed apprentice of Raphael. I went to a church that was a first for me in a long time.
The place was empty so if an angel was going to smite me there would be no witnesses. "Aziraphale I kneel in this church and pray you show me the way. As you have my younger sister so many times in the past." I whispered to the empty church.
"I'm here Jasper Alexander Whitlock. Tell me how I can help you." A voice whispered in front of me and I looked up to see the man from all those years ago, the same light almost white blonde curls, the same beige suit with a baby blue shirt and tartan bow tie, and the same light blue eyes. I think the only things that were different were the pair of white wings and the ring he wore on his finger of a snake. "Now I don't know how much I helped your sister she was very self-reliant all you Whitlocks were. But I think Crowley might have given her a little push here and there. But her self-reliance is still there despite what you four did to her self-esteem. And yes I know all about that. But anyway enough about Nina what I help you with." He added softly while helping me up and leading me to a bench.
"You aren't mad at me?" I asked him. I was sure both of them would be mad at me for how I treated my sister. "I don't think she is my sister anyone I want to help her but she does not want it. She refused everyone's help. I'm scared for her I want her to be safe. I also don't know what I would do if I found Rosalie again she might already have a life." I explained. He chuckled
"My dear boy, look at this whole mess from Nina's perspective for a moment I know that it is hard so I'll show you." He sighed and with a flick of his wrist, there was a screen in front of us. Then he snapped his fingers and a movie started to play.
I saw faces I recognized and ones I didn't all in our old house in Forks. Heard Nina explain that she had to save us. Everyone gave one reason or any other for why they wanted to help her with that. She said no but they wouldn't listen so she went into town where Riley almost caught her. She then was on the phone with Aziraphale explaining why she could not go home. Then her dealing with Peter and me before her few friends show up. The next scene was the Halloween party we saw her and her friends. Followed by her giving in to Adam and Pepper to help her but calling sick at the last minute to go after us herself. Then her talking to a bird and a snake outside of where Peter, Carmen, Riley and I were. That was when the screen disappeared.
"I still don't understand... " I admitted to the angel next to me. He made me watch the screen again hoping I understood. What I got was don't offer help let her ask. "Don't offer help let her ask. Is that what you are trying to show me?" I asked Aziraphale he didn't give me a simple answer. "What about Rosalie?" I asked and he sighed.
"Despite being in a relationship of my own it took us far too long to make progress. I believe that you should pray to Raphael's how are they calling her now apprentice but they were more like family about it. So she might be able to help you. Or you can just ask Rosalie herself since she just walked in also seeking my guidance." He explained. I nodded and he went to the girl from the club.
She looked surprised when he sat down next to her. I left them to talk thanking the angel on my way out. I sat on the steps now it's not like the cold early morning air in April would bother me. I tried to pray to the unnamed angel but ended up with the demon.
"I should just end your existence the lot of you but my daughter is too attached to you. Not to mention Angel would be disappointed with me." He explained. But before we could talk Aziraphale called for the demon who also had a ring on his finger but his had more of a natural design to it. Both angel and demon left as the girl from the club and the theatre came outside.
" I wanted to thank you for helping me. He and I were only together a few months but he was making demands. I also had suspicions of the cheating. Anyway hi, I'm Rosanna but I believe that is not truly my name since I find myself drawn to you. Jasper was it." She told me and I nodded. I then noticed the ring around her neck hung from a delicate chain. "Oh, this I found it years ago when I was hiking with some friends then I started to have these vivid dreams. Is it yours?" She asked me.
"No, but I have the matching one on my necklace. It was my wife's wedding ring. She went with subtle while her engagement ring was fantastic. " I explained. She looked sorry for me.
"Who is Hazelnut?" she asked me. I explained to her that was the name my wife used to call my younger sister because of her eye colour. She nodded her head and asked more questions trying not to show that the cold was getting to her. "Let's get you inside sugar," I said gently helping her up.
We got inside a cafe. The waitress came over and tried hitting on me. "I will have a coffee one almond milk and a Croissant. What about you Rosanna?" I asked she ordered a hot chocolate and a Cherry Danish. The waitress left us alone after dropping off our drinks and pastries. Rosanna asked me more questions while we had our drinks and picked at our pastries.
"What was her name your wife?" She eventually asked.
"Rosalie but she preferred Rose." I replied taking a deep sip of my coffee. She was quiet for a while but when she suggested helping my sister I sighed. "Why do you think I was at a church seeking guidance? She doesn't want our or anyone's help Rose she is actively avoiding it. Even though she has angels, demons, vampires, humans, and the like all wanting to help her she is rejecting it." I told her. I did not want to get too deep into the fact that some of her friends were willing to toss their human lives away to help her. That I was even fighting them on.
Yes, Nina's friends called themselves the them 2.0 since they replaced one of the original members with Warlock and added Nina into the group."Will you turn me again?" Rose asked me once we got to her place and she called in sick from work. I didn't consider that an option. That's when the door broke open to reveal a demon one of the ones that was working with Edward probably since he went after me.
Rose got a spray bottle "Leave him alone! This bottle is full of holy water. " She stated her face giving nothing away. The demon said something about not falling for the same bluff twice. That's when Rose smiled and squeezed the trigger. The mist from the bottle went straight to the demon and I heard him scream in pain. Rose grabbed my hand and we ran out of the house she was still armed with her spray bottle.
"Why do you just have holy water?" I asked.
"Thought my ex was a demon turns out I was right. But the fact that he thought I was bluffing means someone else said the same threat but it was a bluff. " She explained. I did find that odd myself. But I had a theory on who would bluff such as thing.
I got us an apartment that's when she asked me about turning her again. We had to seriously talk about it. This was not an easy decision for either of us. That's when my phone went off with a text from Carmen. "Nina's friends went behind her back. I got jumped by the girl and the dog we were threatened with. They then dragged me to Neens to help me. Peter also lied about Cas being Riley. No one knows where he is. Rory came by and gave me a place in Seattle. Keep in touch, Jasper. " The text read.
"Good luck making things up with Aziraphale and Crowley they are very protective of Nina. Well, Crowley is. Aziraphale already forgave us. So has Nina. Stay safe." I replied with a smile. Before turning my attention back to Rosanna
Carmen's P.O.V :
I was on a jog when I noticed Nina out and about with who I think was Crowley. "Dad..." she started talking when Crowley glared. "Mom... You know what this makes my head hurt. Crowley, why am I going to have to wear a dress at this wedding? I don't mind going dress shopping with you but what's wrong with what I already own?" She sighed and Crowley laughed.
"Mom is fine Lucy, but it will make the angel happy if you wear a dress since you didn't go to prom. I was thinking about a lovely purple dress for you." Crowley replied. Lucy then stopped walking. Yeah, I do understand why the flashbacks are a real pain sometimes. The ones involving the disaster of a wedding day especially are difficult to think about.
"Not purple. I died in purple I don't want to wear purple and have a panic attack ruining your and Dad's day you deserve a happy day after six thousand years of circling each other." She explained Crowley nodded and hugged her.
"No purple then. I'm so sorry we weren't there to help you my light bird. There is another thing that I want to ask you. When your dad and I get married we decided that he would go by Aziraphale Crowley did you want me to legally adopt you so you could have the same last name as us? You can always say no." He explains. I walked away feeling like I was eavesdropping.
I walked into a flower shop. "Nina the flowers for the bouquet? You said Tulips, Ferns, Carnations, and Orange Blossoms? Or did you say Roses, Acorns, Daisys and Arbutus?" A girl called from the rows of flowers. That's when she noticed me. "Oh sorry you aren't Jessie she's out right now. Can I help you I'm Ella. Oh, you must be Carmen I met you before." The girl exclaimed shaking my hand.
Ella showed me around the store and led me to a back room. She offered me a snack and a cup of tea. Ella excused herself when the door opened and someone was asking about the flowers Nina inquired about for her and Crowley's hair. To help with dress shopping. The person left quickly.
Nina's friends did come to find me to ask about being vampires. They went to Jasper first so my guess was he said no and called Nina. "And what did Jasper say?" I asked them.
"He said no and Lucy also said no. Claims she won't have time to help us adjust." one of them said. I knew she didn't want to she was stressed out as it is. "But my sister said that she would help us." the one who spoke added I think his name was Adam.
The next person who came in was Nina she wasn't happy to see her friends already knowing what they were asking.
"You three out now. I know you waited until I was busy to bother Carmen about this but my answer is still not happening. Now go Warlock I'm telling my parents who basically adopted you about this and you two have to deal with Pepper who I know already told you no." She ranted her braid coming undone.
Then she sighed when she saw me.
"I have some explaining to do. My mom said we were being listened to. Then Ella called me saying the boys were here. Where do you want me to start?" She asked.
"Who are you really because you are not Neens." I responded.
"That's complicated. I have had many names over all of time. Nina was only one of them and the one that lasted the longest. So yes I am Neens as well as several other people in history. No one important was always in the wrong place at the wrong time. I was once an angel none know my name other than other a few angels and demons unless told like Carlisle. He knows it." She explained cryptically and I did not like that so I told her as much.
"Carmen go find Gray. Be happy the three of you... All of you deserve your happy endings. So leave Edward and Michael to me. Just when you see Gray again tell him that Thorn said goodbye." She sighed out.
"Goodbye, what are you talking about?" I asked her.
"You might never see me again."
"Don't you dare think like that! Why do you look like you already gave up?"
"Because I know I won't survive this Carmen." She sighed and the radio started playing a song I remembered. It was called Keep Holding On it was by a Canadian musician named Avril Lavigne. So once the lyrics started I started singing hoping to change her mind.
"You're not alone. Together we stand. I'll be by your side, you know I'll take your hand. When it gets cold. And it feels like the end. There's no place to go. You know I won't give in. No I won't give in.
Keep holding on. 'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through. Just stay strong. 'Cause you know I'm here for you, I'm here for you. There's nothing you could say. Nothing you could do. There's no other way when it comes to the truth. So keep holding on. 'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through.
So far away. I wish you were here. Before it's too late, this could all disappear. Before the doors close. And it comes to an end. With you by my side I will fight and defend. I'll fight and defend. Yeah, yeah.
Keep holding on. 'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through. Just stay strong. 'Cause you know I'm here for you, I'm here for you. There's nothing you could say. Nothing you could do. There's no other way when it comes to the truth. So keep holding on. 'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through.
Hear me when I say, when I say I believe. Nothing's gonna change, nothing's gonna change destiny. Whatever's meant to be will work out perfectly. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. La da da da. La da da da. La da da da da da da da da.
Keep holding on. 'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through. Just stay strong. 'Cause you know I'm here for you, I'm here for you. There's nothing you could say. Nothing you could do. There's no other way when it comes to the truth. So keep holding on. 'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through.
Keep holding on. Keep holding on. There's nothing you could say. Nothing you could do. There's no other way when it comes to the truth. So keep holding on. 'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through." I left after as the radio went back to Queen.
Was it rude to leave Nina there in her shop to think alone? Probably but I think I got through to her. Since the next day, there was a letter at my apartment that asked me if I would go help her with Peter with her phone number. I texted her asking if it was just the two of us. She replied that it would be before asking me to meet her at the mall food court since she was craving a poutine. It was a Canadian dish that she had a fondness for. So to the mall I went.
