Little Infinities

Short Story: Dark Angel

The sky turned grey, and the clouds began to cry for me when they found out about Zander's task. The sun darkened with sadness, and flowers withered at the mere thought of him. A grueling thought crossed my mind as I thought of what he was to do to her, to a child. A child who has so much more to live for in her world. 

"Zander, must you do this? To a child?"

I asked, being smothered by his black wings as we travelled on foot. He was trying to shelter me from the clouds' tears. 

Zander looked down at me, his hazel eyes shining in the darkness; pale skin becoming wet with the tears of the clouds. He did not worry about being sick. 

Soul Takers could not become ill. 

His thin lips opened and closed as he tried to find the right words to say to me; his small nose taking deep breaths as if he was panicking. 

"Do not worry about the task, my love. Know it has nothing to do with you."

his deep voice reverberated off his wings, and I smiled at his meek attempt of comfort. 

When I had met him, he was a part of the jocks and populars in my school. He fit in best there; he had no emotion and no mercy for anyone. I found him in an alley one day after school; he was with one of the cheerleaders, telling her what she did and why he was to do what he is to do. I saw his wings that day, and i thought they were beautiful. I was mesmerized by them for a moment, until I heard a whooshing sound and saw Zander with his hand on the cheerleader's chest. I screamed at him to put her down and let her go, and he did nothing but look at me and roll his eyes. I huffed, and then said the first sentence that came to my mind. 

"this judgement is unfit." 

And Zander let her go, and stared at me incredulously. I smiled sarcastically at him, and rushed to the cheerleader's side. I helped her get out of the alley and to her house, then I went home. I heard a voice outside my window and followed it to see Zander standing at my window. I rolled my eyes, and opened it. Coming face-to-face with him made me ask him what was it that he wanted. And then he kissed me, and everything was clear to me. I was a Seer. 

I oversaw what the Soul Taker should do, and pass judgement. 

And at some point during that realization, I fell in love with the Soul Taker and he fell in love with his Seer. 

"we're here my love."

The Soul Taker told me, and I tried to smile at him the way I did when I was reminiscing. I couldn't; I smiled a very sad smile. Zander sighed. 

"it will be okay. You must pass judgement on her when you hear what she did."

he smiled a solemn smile at me, knowing what I was going through. 

The clouds were still crying, and the sun had covered its eyes; if I weren't his Seer, I would have too. 

"Lily Dean!" the Soul Taker's deep voice boomed through the streets, street lights flickered and the cool fall air became like winter. The tears of the clouds were even colder now. 

I shivered as Zander's black wings spread to give him an intimidating look, leaving the rain to fall onto my bare shoulders. 

I always hated a Seer's choice of wardrobe. I had to be dressed in a strapless short cupcake dress, with white knee socks and red shoes. I always hated the dress. It was too short for my likings. 

Lily came out of her house, rubbing her blue eyes, pushing her brown hair back and looking at us incredulously. 

"what are you guys doing here?"

she asked. I sighed. 

"you'll understand soon Lils."

I told her looking at my red shoes. I shivered as Zander began to talk once more.

"Lily Dean! You have wronged the balance of the world. Opening a portal to the underworld, and letting demons run wild in the city! Not caring for the well being of the earth when demons are loose results in the loss of your soul. Seer, what judgement do you pass on this wrongdoer."

I almost cried hearing what she did; the sobs of the clouds became thunder and they cried harder causing me to shiver. I looked at Lily, seeing her so scared had tears come to my eyes. 

"is this what you did?"

I asked, nearly choking on my tears. 

I looked at her, so scared of what was going to happen. Lily's eyes went from Zander to me and back to Zander. She didn't know what to say or who to say it to. She barely even recognized Zander in this form. I looked up at Zander. He stood tall, his wings jutting out behind him, giving him a very majestic look. I sighed as I remembered what my soulmate was to do, and thinking that he wasn't even going to show mercy made me even sadder. 

"well? Answer."

I heard Zander's deep voice boom through the streets once again, and I tried not to flinch at his cold monotone. 

I looked at Lily again, tears springing to my eyes and signed to her to tell me. 

She nodded. 

One by one tears fell from my eyes until I was full out crying. I would have fell onto my knees if Zander hadn't caught me in time. Zander sighed, and again asked me,

"Seer, what judgement do you pass." 

I tried to wipe my tears, but they could not be stopped. Thunder boomed in the sky, and the clouds' tears pitter-pattered on the street. The weather seemed to match my mood at the time. 

I knew I had to pass judgement; it was my duty to the balance of the earth and if it was upset the earth would find a new seer for Zander.  

"this judgement you have passed is fit."

I said, tears streaming down my face even more now. I cried into Zander's shoulder as he picked me up and tried to cradle me while doing his duty at the same time.

"come to me child."

Zander told Lily, and I cried a little harder, knowing that Zander had no problem with taking the soul of someone so dear to me. Lily was a child. She wasn't even fifteen yet, and she still had to get her soul taken from her. I could not lie to the universe and tell Zander that the judgement was unfit, as it wasn't. And there is a chance that Lily would do what she did once more. The judgement had to be passed. Lily's soul was to be taken from her. 

Zander's hand was on Lily's chest, and the familiar whooshing sound was heard. My sobs shook my body as I heard small moans come from Lily, and then nothing at all. 

I cried and cried into Zander's shoulder and he put his hand on my back. He sighed, feeling the sobs shake my body. 

"I do not like it when you cry like this my love. It worries me, and sickens you."

his wings covered us from the rain once again as he walked away from my best friend's house. The pitter-patter of the clouds' tears followed behind us, fueling my sadness.