Lips of an Angel

Chapter 9

For AnnMarieThrush

"Aren't you a little nervous to take Mitch to this party?" Kirstie asked as we were walking out of school. I watched as the angel walked next to Jay. Jay leaned over to to kiss Mitch on the cheek. I made it time to hear what he said to Mitch.

"Find me tonight. I'll be waiting for you." I watched as Jay left. I grabbed Mitch by the hand and dragged him over to the car. I completely ignored the rest of my friends. I needed to talk to Mitch by himself. I had him pushed up against the car.

"Scott? What's wrong?"

"Anything that he wants to do, you don't have to do it." His hand came to hold my cheek. "I'm going to be there. I'll protect you."

"Scott, what do I do if I want to follow his thoughts?" I couldn't make out what I was feeling. I didn't want him to be alone with Jay. The things that would happen to this innocent angel. But I didn't want to deny his freedom.

"You can do whatever you want." I let my eyes drift up to meet his. I couldn't tell what was going on in that head of his. His brown eyes were guarded. He learned that part quickly. I could no longer read him simply by looking in his eyes. "But if you are uncomfortable, I want you to tell him no. I want you to tell him to stop. It's about whatever you feel like doing." I could hear my friends approaching. Kirstie was complaining about how I left them at the school gates. I ignored it though. "Promise me, Mitch." I stuck my pinky finger forward. He looked at it.

"What's this?"

"It's how we make a promise official. Now link your pinky with mine." He did as I said. "Now you can't break it." He nodded. That's when our friends broke us apart. Kirstie was still complaining. As we got in the car. Kevin and Avi were trying to convince Mitch to do their homework. I could only laugh at their attempts. The angel was strict when it came to cheating off homework or tests. He liked to uphold the honor system. We all went inside to my house.

"So what do you do at parties?" Mitch asked innocently as we were watching tv.

"Most kids drink-" Kirstie spoke.

"Or have sex-" Kevin added.

"Or do drugs." Avi was the last one to say anything. Mitch looked at me.

"What are drugs?" I sat up on the couch. Poor thing.

"Something you shouldn't go near. They're little pills or long sticks that you can smoke." Mitch tilted his head to the side.

"Did you ever 'do drugs'?" I didn't know whether to answer with a lie or the truth. Or just ignore him and pretend that I never heard a word he spoke.

"Yes." I decided to answer with the truth. Mitch moved closer.

"Was it what you call fun?"

"I don't remember." I shrugged half heartedly. I honestly didn't. I don't remember anything when my body is affected by new substances.

"Well, Scott, are you excited to see Nick tonight?" I tensed at Kevin's comment. I had been so worried about Mitch that I forgot about the fact that I was supposed to spend the night with Nick. My heart began to pound. I watched Mitch stare down at his hands. Even after saying that Nick only wanted me for sex, I didn't want to believe it. The angel was uncomfortable with the subject all together. Avi elbowed Kevin in the side. That's when my friends were watching Mitch. They noticed his reaction.

"Let's get going. I want to drive." Kirstie went to steal my keys. I was left alone with Mitch.

"Are you okay?" I had to ask the question. He was staring at the ground.

"What is the definition of okay? Because there seems to be many."

"It means are you feeling fine? I want you to have fun tonight." He stood up.

"I'm....okay." It was the only thing I got from him. He didn't speak as Kirstie drove us and he didn't speak when we arrived at the party. My heart began to pound with the beat of the music. I watched as Mitch put his hand to his chest. Sometimes I forget he isn't used to this.

"Hey, Mitch." I felt a protective nature kick in when Jay came to wrap his arm around Mitch's shoulders. But I couldn't bring myself to reach out and stop either of them. My hand hovered before returning to my side. I couldn't take this opportunity away. I watched as Mitch walked inside the house with Jay clinging to his side. So for a couple hours, I watched to make sure Mitch was okay. I saw his nose crinkle when he drank what Jay had given him. He didn't like the taste of alcohol. Then I followed them outside. I stayed on the porch while they we on a bench swing that was connected to the giant tree. I looked down at my drink when Jay leaned over to kiss him.

"I've been looking for you all night." I turned my gaze to where Nick stood right beside me.

"Sorry. I've just been keeping my eye on him." Nick looked to where Mitch and Jay were.

"You worried about him? You don't think he has the confidence to say no?"

"He's different. A little innocent when it comes to certain things. I just want to make sure he's okay." Nick motioned over and I followed. Jay was practically on top of Mitch.

"He seems fine to me. But you seem tense." I felt Nick's hand on my shoulder. "We should go have some fun of our own." I reluctantly followed as he grabbed my hand and began to lead me back in the house. I saw Kirstie and Jeremy being a typical couple. Kevin and Avi were flirting with a pair of girls. In the meantime, I was being pulled upstairs. And I couldn't deny that I wanted this. I've been hoping Nick would pay attention to me like this and he finally was. I was actually really surprised at all this. He shoved me into one of the empty bedrooms, his lips crashing against mine.

It just felt weird at the moment. Like I remember that if this ever happened again, I wanted to savor every moment. But right now, I wanted to get this over with as quickly as possible. I think it was because of what Mitch said. The fact that Nick only wanted me for sex. Maybe that's why. I felt Nick's fingers grip my hair roughly. What the hell did I care? I honestly just wanted my frustration to be brought under control. So I had sex with him. I pinned him against the wall and, after removing his pants, made our frustrations ease. Then after I looked normal, I left him in the bedroom and made my way downstairs. We didn't want it to look like we were together.

"Scott!" I jumped as Kirstie grabbed onto me at the bottom of the steps.

"What the hell?"

"Mitch is crying." I pushed passed her and outside. Mitch was sitting down on the porch steps with Avi and Kevin sitting next to him. I ran to stand in front of him. The angel looked up at me.

"I said no." I felt my anger begin to boil.

"Did he touch you?" He shook his head. I let out breath of relief. My hand went to hold his cheek. "Thank god. I thought he had-" I was cut off when he smacked me. My cheek was burning with the pain. When I looked in his eyes, I realized why. He saw through my mind what Nick and I did.

"I want to go home." I tried to comfort him as he kept crying. But he curled away into Kevin's arms. They were all surprised by that. Mitch usually clings to me. I was the one to drive and I kept glancing in the rear view mirror at Mitch. He was resting his head against Kevin's shoulder. I dropped off everyone until it was just us. He didn't move into the passenger seat. I stopped in front of the house.

"Please tell me what's wrong." I turned in my seat to look at him.

"I don't like seeing that. I don't know what it makes me feel but I know I certainly don't like it." He wiped his eyes with his sleeve.

"I didn't mean to show you that. I kind of didn't even mean for it to happen. I got roped in." I got out of the car and he followed after me. I gasped as he came up behind me and hug me.

"Did I hurt you?" My hand went to my cheek.

"No. You didn't." I removed his hands from around waist. I turned around to smile at him. "I'm sleepy. How about I teach you how to use the TV?" His hand came to hold mine.

"Yes please." The last thing I saw before I fell asleep was the ripple of dark tattoos appearing on his skin. And the uncomfortable shift he made.