May and Raphael first meet.

short story

 I was running through the beautiful tower made of a gold-like material. Dantabel managed to divert Michael's attention from me to him. I needed to hide as quickly as possible. The angels already didn't like me on my own territory and I'm sure as hell that they won't like me on theirs. I raced quickly up a spiral staircase and bumped into someone. I caught myself on the walls so I didn't fall down. An angel looked at me and his eyes widened. He was most definitely shocked or scared. "Wh-What are you doing here? How did you even get in heaven!" he screamed at the top of his lungs. I could hear Dantabel's and Michael's fight stop and the silence was soon followed by footsteps. He was coming to hunt me down. I ran past the angel up the stairs and turned into a corridor. I hid behind a giant pillar to catch my breath. As I was trying to calm myself something caught my eye. I looked towards the outside. It was a kingdom made of Quartz and gold. Surrounded by pink and orange puffy clouds with the sun dancing on what looked to be the horizon. This was indeed heaven, and it seemed like paradise. I was snapped from my daze with the sound of more fighting. I peeked around as I heard their yelling approach. They weren't here but they were certainly coming my way. I continued through the corridor quickly and made my way up another staircase. I was led to a huge platform with large pillars rising into the sky above. It was so beautiful that it felt like a dream but that dream was soon interrupted by someone gently tapping my shoulder. I froze the tap was way too light to be Dantabel. As I looked back behind me an angel boy was standing there. He smiled at me and waved a little. I was a bit taken aback and didn't know what to say. He turned his head and looked away frowning slightly. "h-hello?" I finally muttered aloud. He turned his head back to me with a smile. "Hello." he responded back in a more quiet soft tone. It stayed silent between us for a few seconds. "I like your wings." he looked away blushing and grabbing his arm. "um- why thank you" I responded awkwardly. Why would I say it like that now he probably thinks he's creeped me out. "You're welcome." he put his arms behind his back and smiled even wider. He was absolutely adorable surely he had to be a child. "My name is Raphael... What's yours?" "I'm may." I responded calmly. I couldn't point it out but there was just something calming about him. "That's a pretty name." he giggled a little. "Miss may? May I feel your wings?" he approached before I could answer and gently placed his hand on my feathers. "I-" I was at a loss of words. "Woah... your wings.... They're so... soft..." My wings slowly began to spread out as a natural reaction. He seemed mesmerized by them. "Miss may... Your wings... They are absolutely beautiful..." he felt on them even more. "Thank you-" I was still very nervous letting him close to me. There are only two true angels that I know of who have not tried to kill me. He circled around me a bit. "Your outfit is very pretty too." he gave me an innocent smile. "Now you can feel mine!" he turned his back to me showing his wings of grace. I was shocked he really trusted me enough to turn his back on me. I let go of a deep breath and gently felt his wings. They weren't as soft as mine but they were still quite nice and fluffy. He giggled as I continued to feel them. He turned back around towards me and gently grabbed both of my hands. He held them gently as we both made eye contact. I blushed slightly and he looked away. Just then I heard Dantabel's voice yell. "MAY GET OUT OF THE WAY NOW!" but before I could react I felt a sharp pain in my left wing. Everything was a blur and when I finally came to I was being held on the ground. I tried to move away but anytime I did a sharp pain would shoot from my wing into my body. I finally looked at my wing only to see a spear holding it into the ground. It had gone straight through the bone and into the beautifully designed floor below me. I looked up and saw Michael running straight for me. I could only watch as Dantabel slammed into him and fought over another spear with him while the other angel from earlier dragged a crying and screaming Raphael away. I tried pulling away once more but to no avail. I glanced over to see Michael throw Dantabel into a nearby pillar. It was horrifying seeing one of the strongest people I knew just thrown like a rag doll. Michael picked up a spear and slowly walked over. "This has gone on for long enough... THIS ENDS NOW!" He chucked the spear into the air. I took a deep breath. If this was the end I would accept it. All that I would ask for is for my family... my friends... my people... to be kept safe... to never lose their way of life... to always be free... and most importantly... to bring peace to all... and just like that everything went black.