The Arrangement

Chapter 14

   As I fell asleep, I kept hearing the voices in my dream.
"...I wonder what motivates you to do the things you do..."

" She does... and she was loving towards all, I guess she grew on me."

" I see...  but then why did you do it?"

" I did it because she wanted to leave..."

I opened my eyes to Gin sitting next to me on his phone. "Have a nice nap?"

"Yeah..."  I remembered the vague dream I had but at the same time, I'm not so sure that was a dream.
" I think I heard you talking to my mother in my sleep..."

He looked at me and sighed," You might have... since your mom talked to me outside your door..."

I'm sure I'm about to cross a major line with asking this question but I can't get it out of my head. "Your wife died Gin?"

" So you did hear," he looked at me then at the ceiling slowly closing his eyes . "yeah my wife died some years ago...."

" Oh..."  he looks pretty young so him having a wife seemed out of the subject, but I guess I  never really asked his age.
" I'm sorry."

" Why are you apologizing?"
He turned his head towards me and looked at me completely confused.

" I don't know, it just happens..."  I turned my head and I heard him laugh at me.

" Your a nice girl, I'm kind of sad..."

" Sad?"

" Yeah," he rested his body back and laid comfortably.
" I wish things could have been different for you. With you being a Nephalem and all, your  life is gonna be complicated."
I looked at him and he returned my gaze. His eyes were beautifully complimented with his long lashes. Filled with deep sorrow, which was more obvious than he lets on.

" You should return to sleep... we'll be leaving in the morning."
He laid me down in the bed and raised the cover up to cover my body.

" Alex did this to me..." I spoke out loud, remembering Alex's face one night he tucked me into bed.

" Alex?" He said with a confused face but it slowly grew into a smile.
" Do you... have feelings for him?"

" I... don't know.." my eyes began to shut when he said that. Alex... I miss you.

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  We had left early that morning to reach the realm of the angels.
It was gorgeous, the scenery was amazing, and the sky was so blue.
I looked closer into the sky and saw the big castle in the middle of the symmetric scenery.
" Wow..."  my voice escapes my lips as my gapping mouth let out a gasp.

I heard Gin laugh and he pointed to the entrance to the castle.
" When we get in there, just know that... the prince is quite special."

" Special?" I said confused.

" you'll see when we get in there",  he opened the door for me and let me in first.  The castle here was prettier than the castle in the demon realm.

" Hold there..." a tall guy with long hair flowing down his back and messy bangs stood in front of Gin and I.
"I smell trash entering my castle, and the half filthy demon is here."

" Filthy?" I said with a scorning look, who is he calling filthy?

" Oh... did I offend you mongrel?" He came closer to me and laughed.
" My bad, I tend to be more blunt."

" Blunt or not... who are you?"  I felt my eye twitch as he stared back with a smirk on his face.

" You can call me Xander, the prince of this establishment." 
He batted his eyes at me and I only rolled mines.
"  You need to move prince." 

He looked at me in disbelief but he reverted back to his more devilish smirk.
"Not scared of my status mongrel? Funny..." he looked over to Gin with a frown appearing on his face.

" Reapers... are not wanted in my castle especially, a sin stained one like you."

I looked over at Gin and all he did was shrug his shoulders, " Great... that's exactly how I want to be to prince."   Gin pulled on my arm and began to walk.
" Our business is with your father, not you."

I saw a glare come from Xander's  glowing gray eyes and grimace plastering across his face.
" My father is busy at the moment but I'll gladly hear what you have to say."

" Busy my ass."   I saw Gins's hazel green  eyes shoot a cold glare at him.
" I'll go check for myself."

He pulled me along as I looked at his tall stature. I remember him saying something about being sin stained, and the conversation he had with my mom popped up in my head to.
I wonder what he's done exactly?
However prying into his personal life isn't my job.

Gin sighed and looked at me," see what I mean?"
It was just like he said ,the prince was pretty special.
" Yeah..."

We continued to walk to the throne room where another challenge faced us.