Halo

Unraveled

I sat on top of the dresser in Bads room, silent as I watched wide-eyed at what the woman who called herself "Death" had her hand laid on the black dots he had on his wrist. I used to ask what they were, but he had always just said Father Johnny called them birthmarks, so I left it at that....Now things were so much more different and I knew what they were...What he was.

I hadn't been able to wrap my mind around the horns...Now I had to wrap my mind around the fact I was in love with an all powerful demon that had a seal on it, to keep it human...

Oh yes...How could I forget. I FUCKED that demon.

I inhaled deeply, trying to calm myself down...But it was hard. I felt like I was panicking and I couldn't turn to anyone. I had SEEN Bad trying to kill my dad...I had SEEN his skin....His eyes....The horns...

"I can smell your fear and anxiety from over here." Death spoke, causing me to look up so fast my neck painfully popped.

"Sm-Smell? Demons can smell emotions?" I stammered out, not knowing what to say.

"No. Not demons...And I can't smell your emotions. I can sense your distressed soul." She replied, correcting me.

"What's the difference? And...Bad...Is he alright?" I definitely didn't want to know anything else about the...Afterworld? Hell?...Whatever it was.

"He's fortunate he didn't go too far...But I'm amazed he was able to master up so much power, despite the seals." I could hear it in her voice, she was truly astonished by him.

"You said that "They" could probably sense him, and would be looking...Who is they?" I asked, remembering her talking to Father when we first moved him into his room.

She didn't answer right away, and even moved off his bed.

"The Limbo guardians. A prince of hell and a warrior angel....The first gate of hell." She said, meeting my eyes and for the first time I realized her eyes were a ruby color...They looked snake-like almost with the diamond shape in the center.

"Gates of hell...I heard you mention them to Johnny the other day when you were here in his office. You said Lust escaped." I let out, slightly afraid of her when I realized she had fangs as well.

"There are nine gates of hell. Lust...Is deadly...And once he finds people he's interested in, he gets in their head until they give in to their desires and...Well to put it in nice words has them have sex until they die." She was immensely serious...Which made me remember the past few days....My daydreaming...The thoughts in my head that didn't sound like something I'd think of...

"Hiding your secrets and lies from her...Are impossible." She continued.

"So...Why did you tell Father? Was it just to warn him?" I asked, feeling quite rushed.

My heart dropped when she shook her head no.

"I came to ask permission to tell the boy of his past...And to train him. Prophecies foretold that there will come a boy, a demon boy who's stronger than any other will need to travel the nine gates, and save hell."

She looked at Bad as she spoke...No way. This wasn't real.

"You mean Bad? No way. I've known him for...Forever. He's a shy and wimpy kid. He doesn't have the kind of confidence for that." I said as I slid off the dresser, eyes on Bad.

"No. You know the human Bad...The demon inside of him...Is what will save all of heaven, hell, and Earth." She said, the snake like pupils coming closer together as if she felt threatened.

"How...Do you get the seals off?" I asked, faintly frightened by her.

She laughed while responding, watching me carefully as I walked over to Bad and sat beside him, observing his horns that weren't covered right now.

"Only I can take them off. I won't do it unless I know he can handle both the human and demon sides."

Could...He?

I watched as her head snapped up in attention and a dark crimson Katana like sword appeared in the palm of her hand.

"I feel them, Priest! We need to set up a protection seal. Boy, stay with him. Do NOT let him leave."

Her eyes were entirely serious so I nodded and scooted closer to Bad, lightly pulling him up into my lap.

"What's happening?" I asked, but before she responded the church shook, it shook so violently Bad woke up and curled into me, still half asleep.

"Death!" Father Johnny called up the stairs, making her look between Bad and I, to the stairs.

"Go. I'll update him." I let out, feeling Bad look at me.

She nodded her head before taking off out the door...Bad shifted in my arms so he could fully sit up, he looked like he was still waking up so I reached to the nightstand by his bed and grabbed my water bottle for him.

"Drink...You'll feel better." I said softly while handing it to him.

"What...Happened?" He said, bewildered while looking at his hands, not taking a drink yet.

"I'll explain, drink some water though...Please." He ignored me and put the water between us.

"Skeppy...What did I do?...I-...I hurt.." I watched the tears forming in his eyes, which made my stomach feel as though it was sinking....

He was right though, he nearly killed my dad...I hadn't' seen him since he crawled out of my room in horror...What happened to him?...I saw he was refusing water so I told him everything I knew...and tried again to get him to drink it...but he STILL refused me.

I inhaled and opened the water, taking a sip without swallowing. When Bad looked at me I grabbed the back of his neck, and I had to move somewhat closer but when I met his lips he kissed back, allowing me to spill the water carefully into his lips.

When he tried to break the kiss I refused to let him, feeling that my cheeks were slightly darker.

I felt his lips slightly move when he swallowed the water, so I broke the kiss and saw how dilated his eyes were, and his cheeks were a bright red.

"I-..." He let out...Sounding breathless.

Before he could speak again the church shook again, this time so violently that I was knocked off the bed and hit the floor painfully.

"Skeppy! Bad! Come with me!" Father Johnny called up the stairs when Bad was trying to help me off the floor, seemed very shaken up by what he'd been told....I would be too...Which was why I hated I had to be the one to tell him.