Kiss Me, Kill Me

Chapter 23 - A Mortal's Suffering

"Its my job to always protect you. I am your guardian after all."

"My guardian..." Can said in his head his expression changed to a sad one. "It's just his job... but what if it wasnt his job? what if he wasnt my guardian? would he still be there for me?" the boy asked in his head as he watched the angel fly back into the night sky.

"I can see that you have a lot of questions young one..." A voice suddenly spoke

"Whos there?" Can asked

"Would you like to know the answers to your questions?" A man wearing a black hooded cloak stepped out of the darkness.

Krist was watching this whole scene as an invisible spectator "Why didnt I thought that it would be you who was behind this?" Krist thought.

"Let me help you out..." The man said as he raised his hand towards the boy.

"Help my ass!" Krist commented rolling his eyes and crossing his arms over his chest.

Can took a step back, "Who are you?"

"I am but an old man young one, but you can call me Malthiel the angel of Death." Malthiel said

"Angel of Death? so you are the same as P'Mean?" the boy asked.Malthiel just smiles at him grimly.

"So... when you said that you can help me... what do you mean by that?" Can asked again

"I can help you get what you desire the most... Him." Malthiel said.

"What do you mean? I-i dont..." Can tried to rebuttal but failed miserably.

"You cannot fool me child... You have... feeling for your guardian... however your... love... cannot be." Malthiel said

Can's face suddenly changed to a sad one.

Malthiel smirked in his head.

"I can also see that he feels the same way to you." Malthiel said

A sign of hope could be seen in Can's face upon hearing that his guardian also feels the same way.

"However... it is because he is your guardian that he is forbidden to return your feelings." Malthiel continued darkening the hope that was on the boy's face.

"So that's it huh, He can never love me back because he's my guadian." Can thought not noticing that he said it out loud.

"But there is a way..." He continued

Can suddenly looked up to him.

"T-there is?" Can croaked.

"Reject his guardianship." the reaper said

"So... that means, if P'Mean is not my gurdian anymore then we could..." Can asked

Malthiel gave him a soft smile and nodded. A glimmer of hope can be seen on the boy's face once again.

"He is bound by the guardian oath, if you reject him He will be... free." the reaper said

"Lies! those are all lies!" Krist was shouting, he forgot that he was in a memory again.

"Free? how?" Can asked

"He will become mortal like you. and once he becomes mortal he will be free to love you back.

"But... I-I cant do that... He will be mangry and he will get hurt... he will lose his immortality and his powers, he wont be able to go back home... He will lose everything that he is... I cant hurt him like that." Can said feeling hopeless that the only way for them to be free to love is to give up everything that he is.