Being A Fallen

Chapter 15: Tell Me

"Hayley, where are we going?"

"Just follow me, don't ask."

"I'll follow wherever you go, my beloved."

"Stop calling me that! I'm not your beloved, and my name is Hellen!"

"But, you are Hayley... my beloved."

As soon as Hellen stopped walking, they arrived in her favorite place, their school's backyard.

"We may talk privately now, no comes heres often."

Hellen slumped under the tree, as she feel tired from walking too fast.

"You still love being surrounded by nature..."

"How did you know that?"

"I am your beloved, Hayley... I know a lot of things about you."

Hellen glared at Jin.

"I'll stop now, if that's what you want."

She just looked away and stared into the meadow.

"You may not believe me, but I'm just telling the truth."

As he approached Hellen, she looked at him and scanned his features.

"What? Is there something wrong with me?"

"If you really know me... and you're the same like me, show me."

"If that's what you want, I will then. But..."

Jin looked at their surroundings first, and then made strange hand movements in the air.

"What are you doing?"

Hellen asked Jin, as she kept on looking at him curiously.

"Just making precautions, in case someone's watching us... I'm just making an illusion."

"Wow... you can do that? That's amazing!"

Jin just laughed in response.

"Why are you laughing?"

"This is just new to me... you hated this power of mine before."

Jin smiled at Hellen, and then she blushed at his remark.

Jin took off his shirt and laid out his hands.

"This would be fine now... Hold my hands, Hayley... I meant Hellen."

"Why should I?"

Hellen looked at Jin skeptically.

"I want you to focus on me, as I change... This way, if you ever feel scared of what you'll see... I'm holding onto you, so you'll never fall."

"Try me..."

Hellen said the words with determination, as she stood up and held Jin's hands.

By then, his eyes' color changed from hazel to jet black,

*It's so dark... like I'm being sucked into nothingness... but beautiful...*

His skin from his head to his arms, showed some scales like a dragon's,

*We have the same scales... but, why does he have big gash on his chest?*

Wings like an angel's came out of his back, one in white and black in the other,

*Wow... those wings... never expected that... so amazing...*

Fangs showed up, as he made a smile...

*That smile is so hot...*

"What do you think?"

Jin asked Hellen, but she was too stunned that she didn't hear him.

The way Jin looked at her; it felt like her legs turned to jelly...

As soon as she buckled her knees, Jin held her hands firmly to stop her from slumping.

"As I've thought so, you're scared of me..."

Jin looked at her with a frown.

"No... I'm not scared. It's just that..."

Hellen touched his neck and smiled at him.

"You're too beautiful."

Jin smiled and hugged Hellen suddenly, that made them fall to the ground.

*Thud!*

Thankfully, Jin's right hand protected her head from the impact.

"Jin? I can't breathe..."

Hellen patted him in the back.

"I'm sorry... I'm just too happy... You said it like before... I thought..."

"If I did say that before, it's because you really are beautiful... but I still don't remember you."

Jin smiled, but he feel disappointed... his "beloved" haven't returned yet.

"You really are like me..."

Hellen smiled and touched Jin's black wing.

"Can you also show me?"

Jin asked Hellen.

"I don't look good, compared to you... I..."

"Just show me... Please?"

"Okay."

In a few minutes, Hellen changed into her "Fallen" form.

"You're still gorgeous as ever..."

"You're making me blush..."

"You are my beloved..."

Jin tilted her head facing him and touched her left cheek; he motioned to kiss her....

But then, Hellen pushed him away gently.

"I'll forgive you from calling me as your beloved again, since you told me that I'm gorgeous."

Hellen turned her back to Jin.

"I'm sorry... Just a habit... I can't promise not to do it again."

"Honesty, that's a good thing..."

"I will always be true to you."

Hellen stepped forward, away from him but not too far.

"I've got a lot of questions for you... will you answer them truthfully?"

"I'll do my best."

Hellen sat under the tree, patted the space in her right side.

"Come, sit with me... We've got a lot of things to talk about."