Aiyana
Pure white wings. After watching my best friend die, you can imagine the shock I am to know all this time I've been with an Angel, a fricking Angel! I can hear you. He reminds me. I don't respond. He spreads out his wings. I reach out and brush my finger of the soft white feathers. He shudders. I quickly pull back my hand.
"Did I hurt you?" I ask worriedly. He shakes his head.
"No, it's just I've never had anyone touch my wings before," he replied. Probably because he's hidden them away. They really are beautiful. I've never seen anything like it. Once again I brush. my hand of his feathers, but quickly yanked away from him remembering my situation.
"My best friend is dead and my fiance is an Angel," I feel like I'm about to faint. This is too much information to take in. He folds his wings and looks at me in concern. Calm down Aiyana. His soothing voice calms me. Wait, soothing voice? Where the hell did that come from? He nor his voice is soothing. What? Nothing! "I'm still very confused," I frown. He nods understandably.
"I'll explain myself and then we'll deal with the matter at hand, but you really need to understand what I am," he explains. I'm gonna go with it. I'm upset, confused, hurt, and need answers before I start having an emotional breakdown. "I'm your Guardian, Angel. I know weird, but each one of my kind was assigned to a specific person to protect and I assigned to you. It's why we share a mind-link, where we can hear each other's thoughts. It's why I chose you as my fiancee. I wasn't forced into this, I took the opportunity I was given to protect you and as my fiancee, I could protect you in any way I want. And before you ask our species has no connection with God whatsoever. My sole purpose is to protect you. Lately, I've extended those goals," he tells me, "now about your friend Emily. I would have done something, but if I had done anything besides refusing to kill her I would lose you, he would kill you. I can't allow that to happen. I know you're upset and angry. So mourn and then we'll talk about my er...wing thing." He's basically telling me to mourn and to be honest I really need to. I feel the waterworks begin once again and Ace pulls me to his still bare chest. It's kinda weird, but he's comforting me so I don't really care.
He whispers into my ears sweet nothings in attempts to calm me down. Slowly, but surely, it works and my sobs subside. After crying I'm exhausted all my energy drained. I quickly fall asleep in his arms.
Ace
I probably should've thought this through before dumping all this new information on her. I lift her up bridal style and gently set her on the bed, pulling the covers over her shoulder as she slept peacefully. A soft knock comes to our door and I quickly open it.
"Mother," I greet her. She looks at Aiyana sorrowfully. My mother feels empathy for the girl. I put on a shirt and follow her outside my room to the living room and take a seat. My mother does the same... My father is still in the throne room basking in his glory. Tch. Asshole.
"When she wakes I really must speak with her," she says. This time I will allow my mother to speak to her due to the fact she has no intention to hurt Aiyana.
"Of course," I nod agreeingly. I am angry I must admit. My mother is sweet yet she's married to such a cruel man. How? I wonder. My mother and father are polar opposites and it seems she is controlled by him. She looked helpless when my father snapped the human girl's neck.
"Your father wasn't always a murderer you know," she says quietly. I know. She's told me the story over hundreds of times she had explained to me how my fathering used to be charming and kind. Still even with her stories, they seem like myths. Not an ounce of kindness is in my father. "He loved humans and-" I stood up abruptly.
"I don't care if he loved human back then. He hates humans and I'm pretty sure he hates me for not following his orders to kill the girl. So don't give me this shit, about him being all nice cause I doubt any of it's true," I growl before walking out.
"Ace! Please send Aiyana my way," she called after him and he frozen in position.
"Yeah I'll send her, but you lay a single hand on her and you'll be sorry," I threaten.
"I'm your mother!" she shouted. My blood began to boil.
"Yeah and the women who let the person she was suppose to guard die," I snap, "I am not letting that happen to Aiyana." I leave the room quickly back to my room to be greeted with Aiyana's snores. Good she's still asleep. I pull up a chair next to the bed and watch over her like a Guardian Angel. (Ha! Get it cause-no? Okay then, back to the story.)
Aiyana
I wake up to see Ace sitting in a chair asleep, finally with a shirt on. How does he sleep like that? It seems uncomfortable. A soft knock comes to the door and I perk up. It was so soft I barely heard it, but I did. I quietly get out of bed not wanting to disturb Ace and open the door to see the Queen with a strained smile.
"Ah, Aiyana I was hoping you would be the one to answer the door," she says. I gulp. Please don't kill me. Ace shifts in his sleep. I should probably be careful about what I think while he's sleeping.
"Uh...er...is there something you need Your Majesty?" I ask. Her smile turns sad.
"Please call me Sara. I want to talk to you about you're friend Emily," she replies. I stiffen at her request. I really don't want to talk about that.
"I can't. I have to stay with Ace," I shake my head nervously. She sighs.
"It's urgent please," she begs me. I make a sound of shock. Did she just beg me? I-I-
"I guess," my voice quivers. Is she going to kill me? She leads me to a room I've never seen before.
"Please take a seat," she gestures towards the chairs. I continue to stand. I want to be able to get out of here as quickly as possible if this is a possible attempt to murder me. She sighs and sits in the chair closest to me, her hands folded in her lap.
"I understand how you must feel losing a dear friend," she frowns. I look at her confused. "Your mother was my friend. She was the person I was suppose to protect," she explains. I flinch.
"Y-you knew my-my mother?" I ask. She was assigned to protect my mom? Wha-what happened?
"Yes, like my son I was assigned to protect someone that someone being your mother but Jordan, my husband did not like the human race he was assigned to protect your father. We fell in love due to us basically being with each other all the time. We used to be things no one could see. When our kind finally had power he was searching for any reason to rid your parents. I tried to get your parents to leave...I begged them, but they refused. Your mother tried to kill Jordan and I had to watch as he snapped his best friend's neck with no mercy and my dear friends neck as well. I tried to leave him and bring Ace with me, but I'm trapped here. If I even go near the doors of the entry way without an escort he'll kill Ace. So I play along for sons sake," I feel tears prick my eyes. T-they're dead? My only family is dead? I fall to my knees. I'm an orphan. I begin to cry.
"No no no no no no no no! This can't be happening," I deny. My whole life I was told they were still alive that they were just in a different kingdom. And all this time it's been a lie. My cries get louder and the Queen-Sara hugs me.
"Shh. It's alright darling. Don't worry everything is going to be alright, Ace and I will keep you safe," she whispers in my ear. "Go on cry, let all your pain out." she pets my hair gently as she comforts me. Why! Why am I stuck with all this pain! Why is my life constantly in turmoil! Why isn't it ever fair.
