Unfinished Gems

An Angel and A Trickster - 7

Angel stuck very close to Sam, who seemed to view her as a little sister in need of protecting at this point. She was, after all, the youngest person there.

The first thing she did once they found a room to crash in was set as many anti-Pit wards that she knew how to cast. Loki had taught her a few that could be done with a wand, despite the fact she was starting to get the hang of wandless magic.

"So who exactly is she?" asked Jake.

"Not a psychic, but the known girlfriend of a trickster god. I have no idea why I was brought here," said Angel flatly, once she was finished casting.

"And the large rat?" asked Ava.

Said 'large rat' was sparking dangerously, and it was more than the amount the mouse gave off when it was disciplining Loki on Angel's orders.

"If you continue to pick a fight, mundane, then I will not stop Sparky from frying your ass, she said annoyed.

"What did you call me?" said Ava.

"Mundane, a term used for people with no particular talent whatsoever. Even Sam here is more interesting than you," said Angel snidely.

"Ooh...cat fight," said Andy.

"Uh, Andy? I don't think this is the sort of cat fight we want to be in the blast zone of," said Sam, edging away.

"Why not? They're both pretty hot."

"One, Angel is actually a minor and has a really overprotective boyfriend..."

"And two, I know how to castrate without actually touching you using only two words," said Angel growling.

Andy and Jake took a collective step back. Sam was relatively safe because she happened to like him...and he knew it was easier to run the second she drew her wand.

~

Angel was sleeping when she felt something brush up against her shields. She knew that Sam didn't have any skill towards telepathy, so she immediately started strengthening her mental barriers.

Rebuffed, the enemy force backed off. She woke up the second they did and dragged her chair closer to Sam. He was half awake, and unaware of the intrusion.

Angel threw up a quick ward to alert her in the event that whoever brought her here tried the same with Sam.

Half an hour after he drifted off to sleep, the ward was tripped, and she sent what little Grace she had to shield Sam's mind.

Sam woke with a start.

"Angel, what..."

"Someone just tried to enter your head without permission. Remind me to teach you the basics of Occlumency, which is the art of shielding your mind from outside forces. According to Loki it helps warn you when a demon tries to take over, or when an angel is trying to exert influence."

"Angels are real?"

"They don't like leaving heaven, according to Loki. Something about how they're more like the European purebloods when it comes to normal people, only it's humanity in general. Some actually like humans, but most seem to believe humanity is beneath them."

Angel suddenly looked at Jake and Andy.

"I think whatever tried to break into your mind just entered theirs," she said.

"What is going on Angel?"

"I think the yellow-eyed demon is up to something. Keep an eye out for anything unusual," said Angel.