Secrets Of War

Chapter 3 - A Little Chat

Liam stared up in horror at the man standing over him, his heart beating rapidly in his chest. Jay; he must be talking about the demon who Harry and Louis got attacked by. Why else would he want anything to do with Liam? That, and the fact that he could actually see him, while humans could not.

“What's the matter, Li? You don't look happy to see me.” the demon smirked, crossing his arms. Liam bit his tongue and decided not to speak to him, figuring it was the best thing to do in his position at the moment. His tried to put on his best poker face and scoot away from his enemy, propping himself up on his elbows; but all this did was bring a wider grin to the demon's face.

“Now now, what's the rush?” he commented, waving his hand so Liam was lifted off the ground and slammed against the wall, just like Harry and Louis were with Jay. “I figured we'd get to know each other a little better.. Besides, you are the little angel who lost his way, right?”

Again, Liam stayed silent.

“Hm, you don't even know how to use your powers yet, do you?” he continued, “Got into a fight with your little flying friends, zapped yourself to earth by accident and now look at where you are, stupid rookie.”

“Shut up.” Liam finally spoke, his voice low in anger. “Who are you.” he demanded, more than asked.

“Siva, nice to meetchya.” the demon joked, finding himself hilarious while Liam just rolled his eyes. “Although I must say I was hoping I would get someone a little more.. skilled, from your group.” he continued, making Liam's teeth clench. “But like a good solider, I follow the rules and don't step out of line.” he sneered, making direct eye contact with Liam as the words left his mouth. Liam's lips formed a thin line.

“Alright, well you found me.” Liam huffed, “What are you gonna do? Kill me? Be my guest.” he growled, some truth flowing with his words. Being dead would take a lot pressure off his shoulders.

But instead of jumping at the opportunity, the Siva just laughed and shook his head, grinning at the angel as if he were mad. “I didn't go through all this trouble to find you just to kill you, glitter wings.” he teased, folding his hands behind his back as he stood promptly in front of the pinned angel.

“Then what do you want.” Liam hissed.

“Just to have a little chat is all, maybe play a little therapy..” Siva chuckled. “Nasty fall out with your friends before, hm?”

“Bite me.”

“Tempting, but I'll pass.” the demon replied sarcastically with a wink. “So you quit, huh? Don't wanna be a little angel warrior anymore? Crack under the pressure?”

“Would you just fuck off or kill me!”

“Come on now, Liam... Just take a breath and hear me out here, yeah? I'm trying to do you a favor.”

“I'm not bloody interested.”

“You don't even know what I'm going to say.”

“And I don't want too,” Liam yelled, “You're a demon. I'm an angel. We don't speak, we don't become friends, and we certainly don't make deals with each other.”

The demon's facial expression changed suddenly, catching Liam's attention. Though the sly smile stayed on his lips, his eyebrows melted toward each other and he cocked his head like a confused puppy. “A deal?” he spoke, confusion in his voice. “You think I'm trying to make a deal with you, kid?”

The word 'kid' made Liam clench his jaw even tighter, but pushed his angry feeling aside and tried his best to focus on the real situation happening at the moment. “Well, aren't you?” he questioned.