A/N: Slight trigger warning.
"You are to guard her and keep her safe. You are to stay with her at all times. The most important thing is that you DO NOT FALL IN LOVE along the way."
What does he mean by that? Who am I supposed to protect? Was it really necessary to tell me not to fall in love? I do believe the last part is redundant. I, of course, know not to fall in love. My duty was to The Lord, my brothers and sisters, and the human I am assigned to guard. Every angel, even the fallen ones, though I don't think they really cared, knew enough to not fall in love . Falling in love is forbidden in Heaven, especially with a human or a fallen one. The punishment is having your wings ripped from your back and being force to slave away in the fiery depths of Satan's Realm, Hell, for eternity.
I was snapped out of my thoughts at the feeling of slipping away from the comfort of The Kingdom. I knew what was happening and I didn't like it. I was being pulled into the dingy, dirty realm of the humans, Earth. I've always hated traveling through the realms. It feels as though someone is trying to bash your head in with a sledgehammer at full force. We also suffer from the jet lag symptoms and sometimes not being able summon our human vessels for what feels like hours.
The streets of New York were brightly lit from the streetlights. I can't say that I exactly miss this place. After all, It was the place were I nearly became a fallen one. 'Stop it! Don't think about it. It won't do you any good to be distracted.' I scolded myself. The air was unseasonably cold for October. It was roughly about 30 degrees Fahrenheit. Nothing struck me as unusual as I walked around Time Square. I felt myself being drawn to a small town far away from the big city. There wasn't much to look at except lots of tall evergreen trees, small bushes and shrubs and worn down road. I came to a tall bridge. I thought I saw an apparition with bright white hair. I turned away and continued walking in the opposite direction. A minute or two passed before I heard a loud splash. I ran back to the bridge and peered over the edge. What I saw sickened me.
A girl around the age of 18 sinking to the bottom of the river. Her limbs and neck were angled in such grotesque ways that I didn't even think were possible to achieve. Without any further hesitation, I dived over the railing of the bridge. The water felt like concrete as I hit it. I went to the surface of the water for air, then dove back down. I had to find her. I didn't know why, but it felt like I just had to. I finally saw her white hair in the murky water after 5 minutes of frantic searching. After resurfacing again, I dove back down into the water to grab her slowly sinking body. I finally reached her and started pulling her back up towards the surface. I managed to get her onto my back and carried her up to the road. As soon as I laid her body down gently onto the beaten down road, I suddenly collapsed beside her and blacked out. The last thing I saw was the night time sky filled with bright twinkling stars.
A/N: Hello. It has been quite a while since working on this. I am quite sorry to say, but this work will not be continued. I apologize. I have no inspiration for this story.
