Lips of an Angel

Chapter 10

For ilse2512

When I woke up in the morning, I felt my heart kind of stop. Mitch was laying right next to me with his hands folded into a makeshift pillow. His mouth was slightly open and he was letting out short breaths. His eyes were closed and I could see his gaze shifting underneath. He was asleep. Angels don't sleep. I sat up in my bed and reached for my phone to call Todrick. I didn't get an answer but he would come when he was ready. I put my hand against Mitch's cheek.

"He's warm." I said it out loud to no one in particular. I don't think I've ever felt this warmth coming from his skin before. I pulled away when he made a quiet noise in his sleep. His body curled tighter into a ball. "Mitch?" I tried to shake him awake. Nothing happened. I don't even think he would know how to wake up. I shook him and this time he woke up with a start. His forehead collided with my nose and I gripped the bridge before any blood could drip to my sheets.

"Scott?" I watched over my hand how he rubbed his eyes. His hands curled into a fist and would push his cheeks up with the action. I jumped back as his hand went to hold my chin. "Why are you holding your nose?"

"It's hurt." I was in enough pain to think that it was broken.

"Let me see." I removed my hand. I felt the blood travel over my lips before dripping down on his arm. "Did I do that?"

"It was an accident." I tried to catch his eye. But it didn't happen. He was avoiding looking straight into my eyes.

"I'm sorry." I went back to holding my nose so no more blood would drip.

"It's not your fault, Mitch. It was an accident." I moved back as he put his face inches from mine.

"Let me fix it then. I hate that I hurt you." He was developing worry. I found it weird that he was slowly developing emotions. I don't know how he's going to react to some of them. He took my hand away so he could kiss me. The pain disappeared, unfortunately the blood did not. I had to go wash my face with a cloth. And helped Mitch clean up the blood he got on his lips.

"Thank you."

"I dreamt." I turned to look at the angel. He was staring down at his lap though.

"What did you dream about?" He looked up and I immediately saw tears streaming down his face. He let out a quiet sob. I was shocked. I stood about a couple feet away from him and I couldn't make myself move any closer.

"I miss my home." I came to sit down next to him. He put his head down on my chest. How was I supposed to comfort him? I knew nothing about his situation. "I want to go home." I wrapped him into a strong hug.

"What's happening here?" We both looked up to see Todrick in the doorway with Chester. Mitch left my arms to go hug the other angel. He was sobbing loudly.

"I want to go home."

"Hey. It's okay. I'm not going to let my little brother stay here." When Todrick said that, I felt my heart lurch a little. I felt someone looking at me. I glanced at Chester. He had this sympathetic look in his eyes. Todrick brought Mitch upstairs while I was downstairs with Chester still.

"You'll understand soon."

"What does that mean?" I ran after him as he went up the stairs. "Chester, what does that mean?"

"It means-"

"Scott?" My attention went towards Mitch's weak voice. I put myself next to him. He threw himself in my arms. I looked over to where Todrick and Chester were talking. Chester only raised his eyebrow at me. I made sure both of us were comfortable on the couch. Mitch had ended up crying himself to sleep. And asleep in my arms. Todrick and Chester were sitting on the floor in front of us watching tv. I gently moved Mitch to lay on the couch.

"You know he likes you right?" Chester was the one to speak. I sat up on the couch. They both looked back at me.

"What do you mean?" Todrick scoffed at my question.

"He's the one that doesn't get this shit. Don't act stupid. You know exactly what we mean." I was taken back by Todrick's harsh tone. I felt myself getting angry.

"What am I supposed to do? Put my life on hold for him? Give up everything? He-" I pointed at the sleeping angel. "Might not be here in a couple of months. He might be back in heaven and where will I be? Down here. That's the longest distance relationship I've ever heard of. Where the hell is even heaven? You know what, who cares? I just know I can't get feeling like that for him." I had to take a deep breath. Everything came tumbling out of my mouth and I couldn't stop. Once the flood gates were open, it was hard to close them again.

"I'm not saying you have to fall for him. I'm saying you have to be careful. He doesn't get rejection. And he certainly doesn't get his feelings. So the best thing to do is let him down gently." Todrick's voice had become lower in tone and even quieter. I glanced to see if Mitch was waking up. No movement.

"Why is he sleeping?" I poked Mitch's foot.

"An angel without their Grace is like a human without their soul. The body he is using is becoming physically tired." I watched as Todrick placed his hand against Mitch's cheek. He placed a kiss on the young angel's forehead. "It's time for us to leave." Todrick grabbed Chester's hand and they disappeared in the blink of an eye. Mitch woke up with perfect timing to their departure.

"Scott?" I hummed at Mitch's voice and turned my attention to the TV. It was awkward knowing his feelings. "You're not looking at me. Did I do something wrong? I'm sorry." I glanced over in time to see tears in his eyes. I sighed. He was an emotional ball of child in an adult body.

"You're fine. You didn't do anything wrong." I placed my hand on his shoulder. He didn't relax right away. I shifted closer to him. "Mitch?" He was looking intently at me. "What are your feelings for me?" He seemed to perk up at the question.

"I like you."

"I know. But in what way?" I said it reluctantly. His eyebrows drew together.

"I don't know what you mean." I brought my knees to my chest. How would I explain this to him?

"You know how on TV, there are two people who kiss and have sex, and they stay loyal to each other?"

"Are you asking if I want to have sex with you?" His head tilted gently to the side. He was taking in my reaction.

"Well, not really. I'm not asking like I want to have sex with you. I'm asking to ask if you have those feelings about me."

"And what if I did?" He moved closer to try to catch my eye. "You told me that I'm supposed to act on my feelings if I want to. But you never explained if the person doesn't feel the same." I sighed. I didn't want to explain this stuff to him. I only wanted to have him think about good things.

"I guess you just have to try."

"Like you do with Nick?" I closed my eyes. He didn't know how to censor his information yet.

"You don't have to try anyways. Everyone you meet likes you." I opened my eyes when he put his head against my knees. I stared at him. We sat there for a long while. I would try to speak but nothing seemed to happen. Nothing seemed appropriate. My attention was taken away from the tv when Mitch's hand grabbed mine. There was no explanation. I couldn't bring myself to pull away. I jumped back when I felt his lips on my cheek. "What are you doing?" I could feel myself blushing.

"Trying." He said it with a small shrug.

"I'm not a person to try on." I watched as he shifted uncomfortably. His cheeks had a bright red tint.

"I think you are." I couldn't stop myself. I leaned over to kiss him. I felt his arms wrap around to the back of my neck. The kiss was amazing. And pretty soon Mitch was laying on the couch on his back with me above him. It felt so wrong. He was so innocent and I didn't want to be the one to take advantage of it. He was just so adorable. So addictive. I felt his body begin to shake when I began to kiss down his neck. He let out a quiet whimper. That made me realize what I was doing. I pulled away, sitting up on the couch.

"Oh god." I realized my words after I said them. I was ashamed of what I did though. I took advantage of this angel. I glanced at Mitch. He had his face hidden in his hands. I could still see that his body was shaking. "I have to-" I couldn't even finish my sentence. I just went and locked myself in the bathroom.

That was incredibly stupid on my part.