Heaven Save Me

A Matter of Life and Death

"This is all a little much to believe, don't you think?  I'm Raphael, not Phaneul.  Jungkook, not Metatron.  I'm just...a healer.  I'm no one special.  You two are just confused.  There's no way," Jungkook shook his head, trying mostly to convince himself.

Yoongi looked desperate as he gripped Jungkook's forearms.  "Please, listen to me Jungkook.  You are fated to Jimin.  You have been since before God or any of us existed.  Back when it was just you, death, and time.  You are each other's Yin and Yang.  You are one of the three archangels that God himself did not create and you know it's true.  You feel it now, and you feel it even more strongly when you're in Jimin's presence.  Do you think a mere archangel of healing would have been fated to death itself?  Why do you think your healing is so effective?  Of course you can heal anything, even going as far as bringing it back from death.  You are Life.  You are the push to Jimin's pull.  And you are both in great danger."

That snapped Jungkook out of his thoughts.  "Jimin's in danger?  How do I help him?"

Jin suddenly laughed, catching the two serious angels by surprise.  Yoongi didn't hide his annoyance as he asked, "What exactly is so funny right now, Jin?"

"Remember when it was so simple as Jungkook was just the archangel of healing and Jimin was just a siren who couldn't figure out why he couldn't seduce Jungkook?" Jin's laughter grew louder and more distinct as he clutched his stomach.  "Now look at the mess it's become!  Apparently even God himself couldn't stop this ship from sailing!  Now there's another war between Heaven and Hell brewing, two ageless angels have discovered their own true identities that they hid from themselves, and all because the love and attraction between them is so strong they can literally move Heaven and Earth because of it.  Do you not think it's just so wild where this started to where we are now?"

Yoongi frowned.  "Jin, control yourself.  This is serious.  I understand that things have gotten a little out of hand, but this behavior is not helping right now."

Jin excused himself to the bathroom as his bright, loud laugh echoed down the hall after him.

Drawing in a deep breath, Yoongi shook the amusement from his face as he turned back to Jungkook.  "To answer your question, yes.  You and Jimin are both in danger.  Namjoon wants one or both of you to start the war again.  You must protect each other at all costs."

"He knows who he is now.  I told him.  I couldn't hold it back.  I just missed the real him so much that once I knew the truth, I...I couldn't stop myself.  He hasn't come back to me since.  That was three days ago.  I don't know which side of himself he will choose."

Yoongi sighed.  "I know you did.  I saw.  We can only hope he will choose you as he always has.  If not...we're all doomed."

He met Jungkook's eyes as he said the words that sliced through Jungkook's heart, "And you'll be forced to face the man you love in battle.  This is a matter of Life and Death.  Literally.  If Namjoon wins one of you, then you cannot hesitate to take on the other."

"Yoongi, we can't kill each other!  And even if there was a way we could, it would throw the balance of the whole universe off!  Besides...I could never hurt him."

"Then you'll have to find a way to deal with this or we're all screwed."

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