Nathan gets up and looks in the mirror and sees a tale. Hailey pulls her blue hoodie on--one that isn't torn up along with leggings, at least the boots were still fine--and made a beeline for the school. Nathan stands outside of school dressed in a winter jacket, scarf, and his red hoodie. Hailey ran straight to her first class, but throughout the day, she was having trouble breathing, and it got worse as the hours passed. Nathan passes out and his head falls onto the table. Hailey notices and leans over to him.
"Are . . . you OK?" Hailey asks, breathing shakily.
"Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz" Nathan says sleepily.
"OK . . ." Hailey says, turning around.
"Psst!" Beth tried getting Hailey's attention. Hailey faces her. "Are you OK? You're breathing really heavily today."
"I . . . Honestly don't know," Hailey breaths out.
"Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz" is all that any one can hear.
Hailey turns back towards Nathan. "It's him I'm worried about. He . . . never gets any . . . sleep," Hailey gasps.
"Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz" comes from Nathan.
"Sorry," Hailey mumbles, then pushes Nathan a bit.
Nathan falls out of his char. "zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz"
Hailey frowns. "Seriously?" Hailey drags him to the nurse's office. "Is it possible . . . he can stay here till he . . . wakes up?" The nurse nods then lays him down on a bed. Hailey leaves to her next class, her breathing getting worse. Nathan gets up and walks to his last class. Hailey bursts out of the school but falls down, her breathing at her worst. She shakily gets up and stumbles over to a bench. Nathan walks up and sits next to Hailey. Hailey tries to speak, but her breathing gets really shallow. Nathan leans on Hailey, and she feels how hot Nathan's head is.
We're both sick, aren't we? Hailey thinks.
"Yeah but you're not really sick when I healed you yesterday remember how I freaked out when I looked at you just through my right eye?" Nathan asks shakingly.
Yup. I don't know what's wrong with me. You should probably go to the hospital, or home, or something . . . What's with the look?
"When I healed you I used demonic healing which messed up your holy powers."Nathan says
They're called holy powers? Huh. Never knew that. So . . . What does that have to do with my breathing?
"Look me in the eyes with only your left eye
". . . Ok." Hailey stares at Nathan's eyes out of the corner of her left eye.
"Cover your right and look directly at me." Nathan responds.
Hailey covers her right eye and stares right at Nathan. Hailey see a demon form of Nathan. "The Hell?!" Hailey gasps. Nathan leans over and kisses Hailey returning her breathing to normal. Hailey starts breathing normally but stares at Nathan. Nathan holds a cross to his chest
" . . . I don't understand any of this holy powers stuff," Hailey sighs.
"The reason I have my powers is because I'm half demon the reason you have yours is because your half angel," Nathan explains. "The reason I am so nice is because my father and mother trapped an angel inside me to help control my demon side." Nathan says
"Pfft. Sometimes, I don't act like an angel. At all," Hailey says, scratching the back of her neck.
"And I don't ever act like a demon now do I?" Nathan responds with a bit of an attitude.
"Yes, absolutely," Hailey says sarcastically. Nathan grins and ruffles Hailey's uncombed hair. "Hey!" Hailey exclaims and playfully swats at Nathan's hand. Nathan grabs her by the hand. "You do realize I know where the pressure points are, right?" Hailey says.
"I do but I have a question for you."Nathan says.
Hailey raises and eyebrow. "Ok?" Hailey says uncertainty.
"The school prom is tomorrow and I was wondering if you would go with me considering that every girl in the school avoids contact with me but you." Nathan says.
Hailey stares at him before looking down. "I'll look like a hillbilly. I have absolutely nothing to wear," Hailey sighs.
"Does it look like I care?"
Hailey smiles. "I guess not." Hailey looks at the clock on the wall outside the school and finds that it's 5:00. "Shit! I gotta go to work!" Before she runs off, she kisses Nathan on the cheek. "I'll be there. Bye!" With that, she sprints off to the library.
"Holy crap, she actually said yes." Nathan says to himself. Nathan walks home and begins to punch the punching bags.
