Angel Kisses

16. Hellhounds

Killian and Athena^

We were woken up unexpectedly by the angry pecking of an enraged Raaf. Well, I say we, but really Raaf only pecked Killian. He jumped about five feet, swatted around him, and scrambled out of the bed all the while bursting into flames as his skin changed and his claws elongated in response to the attack. I burst out laughing at the sight. The Devil himself was startled and freaked out over a raven. My bird continued to attack him, but as Killian saw what it was he had put his claws away resorting to merely protecting his face.

"Raaf! Raaf! Calm down, what is the matter with you?"

He turned to me squawking and screeching and hopping around the bed. I giggled at the situation realizing what exactly it was that Raaf was so upset about. I turned to Killian with a smirk on my face,"I believe Raaf is jealous, you see, usually he gets to watch over me while I sleep."

Raaf hopped onto my shoulder protectively. Killian rolled his eyes and huffed exasperated."does that mean the stupid bird has to attack me?"

My raven squawked angrily at this."You will find that Raaf is anything but stupid."

"Fine, fine, I don't know about you but  I'm hungry."

He walked into his closet only to come out seconds later fully dressed in a dark grey suit."I don't have any female clothes in here for you so you'll just have to wait."

He started walking out of the the room motioning for me to follow. I shuffled out behind him, Raaf still fluttering around me with a protective buzz. As we walked I put my head down and pull at the edge of the shirt nervously anytime a maid or butler would pass by.

We entered the lounge where he had given me Raaf back. The moment we stepped in we froze. In the room, Colt and James sat eating eachother's faces off. Killian glanced back at me before turning to the other two and awkwardly clearing his throat. They just continued heatedly making out on the sofa.

"Have you guys had enough of each other yet?" I said, amused by their infatuation with each other.

They both suddenly realized that we were here. James shoved Colt off of him and worked to straighten his appearance and retrieve what dignity he had left. Colt sat stunned on the floor below the sofa. I laughed at his disheveled appearance."I suppose you found those sights you were wanting to see, Colt."

At this he looked up to James who was still on the couch."I guess you could say I did."

James' cheeks flushed red in embarrassment."But anyway, you can't talk, miss walk of shame."

"W-what?! W-we didnt-"

I had no idea what had happened. One moment I was there stuttering while everyone else laughed and the next I was in the floor with the air knocked out of me. I felt a heavy presence in my torso and I was afraid to open my eyes. Suddenly all my fear vanished when I felt a long thick tongue drag across my face. I opened my eyes to find a beautiful dark brown dog with an elegant posture standing over me. She had an air of grace as she stood with authority.

"3 seconds, good girl," Killian Coors at the dog as it pranced over to him happily.

"Wait, you timed her at attacking me?"

"I have to have somebody on the watch for if you try to get away."

"Seriously? I bet she's just a big sweetheart." I sat up and called her over to me. Immediately she jogged back over and nuzzled my hand as I started to pet her glossy fur.

I looked up to find that everyone has frozen and was staring at me as I coddled the gorgeous dog."what's the matter?"

This time James spoke up,"no one has ever done that before, Athena is a hellhound, it took Killian twelve years to tame her to him. She won't listen to anyone else but him.....and apparently you."

"Athena? So that's your name?" I continued petting her and she layed down resting her head on my thigh.

Killian sighed,"all right then there goes that idea, ok, Colt, James, you guys have babysitting duty today."

"Babysitting!?!" My temper started kicking in and I stood up and Athena followed example, her own emotions seemingly matching mine. She let out a small growl as she stood by my side facing Killian with hackles raised. "I am anything but a baby."

"So....your a toddler?"

"What? No."

"Well you said your anything but a baby."

"Ugh, whatever, I'm not a child"

"Well you act enough like one that you need babysitters, conversation over."

With that Killian exited the room and seconds later a whistle filled the house and Athena followed after him. I huffed in annoyance. Who was he to give me babysitters? I didn't need babysitters.....and I was going to get rid of them, somehow I would get rid of them.

"So princess, what do you say we go out?"

It was as if the fates were simply handing me my plan on a silver platter. "Yeah, do you think we could go to a carnival?"

They both looked at each other. Neither of them seemed to think of anything wrong with the suggestion so they sent me to my room to get ready.

Upon reaching my room I was greeted as usual by Jane and Mary. As they dressed me up for the upcoming activities they babbled over Raaf and my past two stays in Killian's chambers.

"That little raven is adorable, how did you ever get him trained so well?" Mary was the most curious about Raaf.

"Actually he is robotic, he was made and given the breath of life while in the archangel's forge."

"Wow, he's beautiful, ca-"

Jane interuppted Mary with a mischevious gleam in her eye."forget about the bird, what about the fact that you have been sleeping with Killian!?!"

"It's nothing, the circumstance just made it the most efficient...thing to do. Anyway it's not like anything happened."

Mary had now gained an interest in this exciting topic as well,"are you sure? What about how he didn't want anyone to come in when Beta Colt arrived?"

"Ok, well he may have kissed me," the to girls gasped and chattered at this", but nothing beyond that."

They ended up dressing me in a flowy tank top and white shorts with silver sandles and accesories. It was a fun light outfit for a day out. Little did they know that it would turn out to be much more than just a day out.