Somewhere to Belong

Decisions

It was about three in the morning when the sounds of rumbling thunder woke Harper from her slumber, she had been tossing and turning since midnight as strange flashes of a lava-like toon clouded her mind. Bolting upright, she placed a gentle hand over her rapidly beating heart as she peered out her bedroom window. In the distance she could see flashes of lightning as the black clouds swirled over the horizon; another flash of lightning lit up the small studio reflecting an eerie shadow on the wall as she walked down the hall. With nothing but the sound of distant rumbles her loft was relatively quiet, sighing she grabbed her keys and quietly opened the front door trying her best not to disturb her slumbering brother. Locking the door behind her she walked down the little stretch of hallway to the door leading outside, a tinted slab of glass was the only thing preventing her from leaving the corridor and going out into the fresh morning air. Exhaling a deep breath she lightly placed her hand on the cool glass, peering through the door she could see the sleepy town as nearly every light was out with the exception of the street lights illuminating below. Wrapping her hand around the small metal knob she gently pushed the door opening it just enough for the scent of fresh air and dampened earth to come wafting through the corridor.

"Harper? What are you doing up so late? Shouldn't you be in bed?" Sighing in relief she briefly turned her head peering over her shoulder as the sleepy angel descended to her level.

"I should be asking you the same thing..." She sighed snickering slightly as he stifled a yawn.

"I...I had a bad dream and just need to get some fresh air is all." He cocked a brow.

"Would you mind if I accompany you? I would hate for you to be out alone." Smiling to one another she just quietly shook her head, her wings fluttering slightly as a cool breeze blew in through the cracks.

"Thank you Abel, but no. I shouldn't be gone long and I would hate to make you come with me on such a short flight." Sighing he ran a hand through his fluffy locks as he could only watch as she turned to go.

"You know yer brother is goin' to worry if yer not back when he wakes up." Making her stop in her tracks her head drooped a little as she gazed longingly into the black sky.

"I know...but...I don't want to bother anyone and I'll be right back...He probably won't even realize I'm gone..." With a quick turn of the knob she waved goodbye and took off before the rebel had any time to object, he sighed watching her go. Shaking his head he had a bad feeling, as the rumbles of thunder reached his ears and lightning flashed through the sky Abel got out his phone.

'Hey Cross? I need a favor..."

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After a few minutes of flying, Harper watched as the landscape below her transitioned from city streets and skyscrapers to soft green grass and trees as picnic benches lined the area. Glancing down she spotted a lone bench beside a tree, smiling she went in for a landing just as lightning tore across the sky. Loud thunder roared as bucket loads of rain began to fall, pelting the earth with its cold and somber droplets. Landing hard on the ground she ran toward the bench using her wings for protection the wind rushed her forward, forcing her beneath the tree's branches just as another flash and thunder clap echoed through the night. Shivering in the rain, Harper wrapped her arms around her as her wings shielded her from the roaring storm.

'Maybe this was a bad idea...' She thought as another roar of thunder made her jump.

Not too far away in a tall apartment building, Cross paced as he talked to Abel on the phone; the angel was frantic as Cayne had woken up to find that his darling sister was nowhere to be seen.

"Cross you need to find her or her brother is goin' tear apart the town until he finds her!" Abel exclaimed as the sound of thunder and yelling could be heard in the background as Payne paced angrily. Nodding Cross sighed rubbing his eyes for a moment as he thought about where she could have gone.