24 Dreams Of You And Me

88) This Is A Joke, Right?

"Better to be an open sinner than a false saint."

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"This is a joke, right?"

Levi shook his head.

Rachel walked in closer. "We have all we need." She stated. "We're literally so close and we lost her?"

"There is no time to worry about someone who's gone. We should destroy the rose-"

"Can I talk alone with Rachel, Julia?" Levi interrupted the Angel.

When she was gone, Levi asked Rachel how Robb was doing. She replied that he was in another room with Ian and she wanted to give them privacy.

"How did you set him out?"

"Ian had some sigils drawn on his cell. Robb said those were the only things keeping the soldiers out and that's why he wasn't turned. Aradia must've had enough after losing Alyssa because they were cut off my chalk. She's the only one powerful enough to go near them and cross them. So when I erased the marks, all the soldiers in the room vaporised."

"You?" He raised his eyebrows.

"Yeah.."

"Wow, that's great, Rachel."

"Kinda.. I'm sorry, I'm not really.." She laughed and held her head to stable herself.

"Yeah, yeah, I know. It's a lot for you."

"What are we gonna do about Alyssa?"

"What's going on?" Robb's voice made them turn. He walked over to them while pointing outside. "Where are all the Angels? We need them while casting the spell."

"We can't cast it right now, Robb.." Rachel bit her lip.

"What, why not?"

"Alyssa's missing. Someone took her or she managed to escape on her own."

"This is a joke, right?"

"Do you see us laughing?" Levi sighed.

"It's not a joke, babe." Rachel answered.

Robb inhaled. Then exhaled. "But we have to leave before the witch finds us."

"Alyssa, Robb. Your half blood sister." Levi stated.

"I get that, I want to take her too but we can't risk all our lives to maybe save hers because we don't even know whether she's cured or where to look for her?"

Levi felt Robb was getting so impatient because he had his brother and the Angels didn't know yet what he had done, so he wanted to escape fast.

"Doesn't mean we should give up." Rachel frowned at him. "What's wrong with you?"

Rachel felt that if he was willing to open the gates for save her, he should at least be willing to try and save Alyssa. Lately, she wasn't liking how Robb would be okay with sacrificing anything as long as it served his purpose, just like he killed George Peterson for one of the ingredients.

"Guys, we really don't have time-"

"This is a joke, right?" Crystal frantically walked in.

"Everything is. What, in particular, are you talking about?" Levi dryly huffed.

She paused when her eyes fell on him and he realised that they weren't on best terms. He looked down and cleared his throat.

Rachel looked back and forth between them, sensing the awkward tension.