Heaven In Devil's Arms

▪ XVI: Revelation

Elijah and I transformed to our angel and devil forms. Sinunod ko na lang siya kahit tutol ako. Last time I transformed, a devil came! And now I am more than afraid!

"Elijah, safe ba 'to?" I asked once again. I lost count how many times did I ask him and myself about this. "I will be vulnerable for devil attacks, other devils might caught you and it might be told in hell which is----" He put his fingers in my lips as he intently stare at me.

He gently pinched my nose and I just frowned. He loves to pinch my nose when I am too much blubbering.

"Ang kulit kulit mo Angel." He grinned. "Whoever comes up our way shall burn." He said as he opened his hands with fire in it! He smiled at me before he removed the fire at his palms.

"Elijah! Stop hurting others!" I hissed at him as I gently slap his devilishly sexy toned arms.

He cupped my cheeks and I met his dark coal eyes. If only I could read what is behind those eyes, maybe I could know what we were before he fell.

I want to know everything. Everything that he kept from me. Everything he chose to be forgotten by me. Everything that I know I treasured. Everything that haunts my heart. I am completely enchanted to know everything.

"I promised to protect you at all cost Shaina. Whoever hurts you, I'll kill them. Whoever harms you, I'll put them in my danger zone." He said.

For a devil, he is able to keep promises. I know he promised those things long ago. He doesn't have to fulfill that anymore the moment I lost every bit of our memory but here is him, doing everything he can.

"Why are you protecting me Elijah?" I asked. He flashed a sad smile and hugged me tight as he fly up to the dark sky carrying me by a hug.

This would be sadly romantic if there is a moon, but the stars refused to shine tonight because it rained. No, I don't think I need celestial bodies to light the night. The darkness in Elijah's eyes shines brighter than those. Being in his arms are enough to make this romantic and felt like being in heaven. My wings are still broke and I can't use it, he told me to change in my angel form so that no human can see us.

"I don't know." Lies. "Maybe I am indebted to you before. That's why I felt like returning a favor to you." He answered sounds unsure.

"I don't remember you being indebted to me Elijah. You fell to hell or came to hell you'll lost your memory not me." I said even though I know, I was the one who lost memory.

Papaaminin ko siya. He have to tell me everything. He can't bare all the pain alone.

"Maybe we are both humans before Angel. You were a good human, and I am bad. We separated after death." He countered.

Napatahimik ako. That could be true. But--

"If you were only a human before, you couldn't have a power like fire and have a talent like being a hellish no-Saint of Music." I rebutted.

"The latter is just a joke." Lies. "I don't know about my power Angel." He said.

"You must have been an angel if you are vested a power, Elijah, higher angel. I doubt the latter is a joke, you have been able to give me name!" I countered. "That only means, you were once an angel with higher position on who-knows what level of heaven." I said. "I am an angel Elijah. If you are higher angel, it can't be that I don't know you. It's impossible too that I am a human before because I am the Angel of Music." I added.

I felt how his body stiffened. I saw a hint of sadness in his eyes.

"There are seven levels of heaven, right Shaina?" He asked in a serious tone.