In Your Arms.

Chapter 7

Amy:

It has been months and nothing. Nothing from Arinessa, no movement nothing- I wish there would just be something so that I knew she was okay. Nothing good ever stays with me, I know that from my family but please God, just let er live. She does not even have to be with me, she can leave me on her own but please... Just let her live. Christ, I would be more than happy to be in her place, I would switch places without a second thought if it meant she would live. Adrian said that she was alive but the way that she is, she may as well be dead. Frustration ran through my veins as I allowed myself to think this way, i wish that I could just turn these thoughts off because it is doing nothing but hurting me. However, it seems impossible to try and shut them of. Constantly, they are all that is playing in my head. Truth be told I have not slept properly since the moment we got her back. Every moment part of me is awake just waiting- anticipating- her waking up.

Walking into the kitchen there was Dante on Adrian's lap curled into him, part of me would rather avoid interrupting. I rarely see Adrian showing much affection towards Dante, I mean anyone would know that he cared deeply, but I guess he just was not one for public displays of affection. Adrian automatically straightened up and Dante fell off of his lap. Trying hard to hold in a chuckle I saw a slight amount of anger flutter across Dante's face.

"So, has there been any movement on Arinessa?" I could not conceal the hopefulness in my voice. Knowing that it was partially false hope although I could not allow myself to believe that she was never going to wake up again. Sometimes...False hope is all you have and you know what, if that is what is getting me through the sleepless nights then I am going to hold on to it for aslong as I can. And I will ask that question everyday, even if the answer is not the one I wanted.

I waited a while to hear the dreaded answer but nothing came. Looking up from the floor I saw a slight smile on Adrian's face.

"Well, there has been movement, she began to mumble angelic words- so that's progress." Adrian's voice came out. At first the words did not completely register because they seemed so unbelievably especially on this day. This day which was the anniversary of the incident. The day where the clouds never seemed to stop raining down on us as if an omen that bad new will be coming out way but no. He definitely did say that.

My mood instantly lifted.

"Wait what-- Ignore that, I heard what you said...Okay well, until she wakes up we need to continue to track down the angels that did this. I mean the all we have are signs but recently nothing. Like they have just up a disappeared..." My voice turned serious as my mind goes back to seeing them hurt her.

"Or they've gone in to hiding" Dante's vice chipped in.

Looking over to Adrian I could tell that he did not agree with Dante being involved but Dante is still a hunter and a damn good one if that. He has even been training me recently. So if there is anyone that can trace the signs to find a hiding angel pack... It is Dante.

"Okay- So where would egocentric angels with their heads up their asses, and believing that their cause is better than everyone else's, go in to hiding?" Adrian pondered, more to himself than to anyone else really.

Looking over to him I could see the concealed anger in his eyes. Yes, Adrian is a free-spirit. However he also believes that angels should follow a certain code of conduct. Unfortunately, those other angels are a living wound in his beliefs that, looking at him now, I do not think will heal without them being dead.

Dante chirped in "Well, if I believed I was better than everyone else then I would demonstrate that belief in where I live. So" loading up his computer the time of hours of endless research was now upon us. "I would stay in a 5 star hotel or a very large house, close to the main event, the biggest incident as a boost to my ego, like look at what I did type thing."

Hours passed by and we had narrowed our search to about 3 different places, the distraction was the rumbling of mine and Dante's stomach. I guess when you are around angels so much you just forget to eat.

"I guess we will just have to grab something on the way" My voice came out stern

"So I will take mine and Arinessa's car, Dante will take his and Adrian can zap in I guess. We can each go to a different site. I will take the manor house, Dante- you take the tower glass hotel and you Adrian the third."

On my way out the door Dante's voice made me turn and nod in agreement.

"We check back in with each other in no more than three hours, if you are late to text or call we will presume something has happened."

And with that statement I was gone. Getting to the car I opened up the boot and examined the weapons, selecting an angel blade I concealed it in my leather jacket and jumped in the driving seat. The car stilled smelled of her, for a singular moment i closed my eyes and let myself think of the first time we in that car together, how much I had changed over these last few months; from a crying weak mess to... whatever this is.

Putting my foot to the gas I was well on my way to getting to the manor.