Angels

The Loss of a Friend

Cas had been waiting at the finish line for over forty five minutes. She had landed in the hub at the base of Old London and had gotten a bite to eat at one of the street cafes. She was currently lounging by a fountain near Big Ben, when she overheard a conversation between two other hoverboarders who were walking past.

"Yeah there were like... Three knocked over trees over in Old Yellowstone and it looked like there was someone down there. Probably just a maintenance worker, but still. It was freaky to think someone could wipe out that bad."

Cas leapt to her feet and grabbed the hoverboarder's arm. "Where in Old Yellowstone?" She demanded.

"Whoa chill out there little lady. How about we talk about it over drinks?" He shot her a crooked smile with even more crooked teeth. Cas rolled her eyes and quickly put him into a headlock. "Or how about not?" She said, barely controlled anger bubbling up in her eyes.
"Ow! Ow okay okay jeez! Stop it!"

"Then tell me. Exactly. Where you saw that."

"Near the raspberry patch please just stop you are going to break something!"

Cas quickly let go and began strapping on her gear. She overheard the guy say some stupid comment about lowlifed downies. Cas ran up and grabbed his collar, spinning him around to face her. She punched him in the nose, grabbed her board, and took off running. She dodged pedestrians and once she had gotten an open enough area for take off, she jumped and swung the board under her feet. She took off in the direction of Old Yellowstone at a breakneck speed.

Once she had found the location the guy had been talking about, she swooped down faster than Tyler had fallen. Once she was ten feet above the ground, she leapt off her board and hit the ground in a roll. She regained her footing and sprinted towards the fallen trees. She saw Tyler's arm sticking out from underneath one of the massive pine trees. "Dammit" She breathed. She knew she would have to use magic, which was strictly against policy unless the situation was life threatening to the client. Cas hoped his life was being threatened.

Cas extended her arms and spread her fingers, muttering in Enochian. She allowed the energy from her anger pour out through her hands, which promptly began glowing blue with the energy from her aura. She grabbed the tree and lifted it with ease. She refused to look at Tyler for fear of breaking the spell. She threw the tree like a dart in between a few trees. Another word made it stop and drop midflight. She then crouched down next to Tyler, who was obviously in mortal danger. A tree branch protruded from his chest, and his leg was twisted into a pretzel. Burns covered part of his face, and his head was bleeding profusely. Bits of the hoverboard stuck out of one of his arms, while the other was twisted at an odd angle.

"Damn," She muttered. She quickly began administering human first aid. Once she was satisfied with her work, she then set about healing him with magic. The branch slowly dissolved into nothing. She let her hands hover close to his body, watching the scrapes and breaks heal as if the accident had never happened. She knew he was concussed, but she couldn't use magic on his brain until she knew how seriously it had been damaged. It would take a human hospital to figure that out. She gently shook Tyler awake and smiled at him. "Pretty silly little crash, huh? No biggie though. You're all better now."

Tyler smiled goofily and laughed. "You are really pretty. Almost like an angel." Cas huffed and picked him up. "If only you knew the half of it."

"What?"

"Never mind. Come on Ty, let's get you to a hospital."

"But I am fine. I promise. And besides, you said it was not that terrible of a crash."

"Ok I lied. You have a concussion and we have GOT to get you to a hospital to assess the damage so as to avoid further issues. Got it?"

"Hee you are most funny Castael," He slurred.

Cas sighed and called the medical practitioners who worked at the hoverboard rink. They came within a couple of minutes and took both Cas and Tyler to the hospital. Not too soon after, Tyler was sedated and put through a brain scanner.

"His brain is swelling slightly, so we'll need the doc bots to fix the situation." One of the nurses said as she explained the situation to Cas.

"Ok. How long is that gonna take?"

"Patience, Downie."

Cas's anger flared up and she glared at the nurse and said "I'm in a hurry, so I'll leave now since you don't want me around. His name is Tyler Quillion. He's a minor, so you should call his parents ASAP. Please take care of him," Cas said as she left the hospital ward. She looked back at her newfound friend but quickly turned forward with a steely resolve. She would no longer associate with Tyler. It was far too dangerous for him.  She turned away quickly. A nurse stopped her and asked her for her contact information. Cas gave her her phone number and practically ran out of there so that her resolve wouldn't crack. She ran out of the hoverboard rink and back to the mainland, then disappeared into the night.