Clipped Wings

XI

June 24th

Harper made her way up a grand white marble staircase into the ball room , her blush pink gown tickling the floor as a few hair fell out of the fishtail braid her hair was in tied off with a matching pink bow. A pure white mask covering her eyes looking around she searched to see if he was here and to which he wasn't all she saw were white wings. Checking the time every few minutes Harper thought he was probably running late going to grab herself a sparkling water before mingling with a few of the other pure angels that were at the ball raising money for god knows what it happened every year. A hand grabbed Harper and pulled her into a side room placing his hand against his mouth to tell her to be quiet.

"You came." Harper whispers a smile distant but on her lips and he smirks at her.

"I decided to come for the free booze and the ability to torment all the pure wings. You scrub up well though Clancy if I was one of the suckers in there I would have snapped you up by now. No pun intended I have snapped a few people's neck in my time." Finnegan jokes and Harper slaps his chest in response.

"I hate you Finnegan Ridley. Well now you are here you can fulfil your promise of sharing a dance with me after you spiked my spaghetti bolognese with hot sauce." Harper states taking Finnegan's arm guiding him out into the main frame of the ballroom a few people noticing his jet black wings gasping as to how he got here.

"What did you expect from me I'm evil. if I have to keep catching you up every time I do something Clancy I might as well just kill you instead of letting you understand the wonders of being bad." Finnegan states as the piano man starts to play Can't help falling in love.

Taking Harper by the hand of course he led the two in a slow dance. Most were watching the two of them as he slowly lead her through the steps of the dance. His hand slipping on to her waist but she didn't mind she was enjoying every moment of it living in a little bubble she giggled at him.

"What's so funny Clancy?" Finnegan asked and Harper shook her head.

"It's just odd first you can play the piano .. now you can dance are you sure you aren't going soft on me Finnegan. Wait don't tell me this is another one of your wooing techniques." Harper jokes and he smirks at her as he is yanked from her grasp.

"Well Miss Clancy .... " Finnegan starts interlacing his fingers with hers as he pulls her closer a woman screamed and held her hand over her mouth to muffle the sound but they heard.

"Get you hands off her you dirty dark angel!" The man shouts holding Finnegan by the scruff of his collar.

If people weren't watching the two of them they sure as hell were now. The piano stopped abruptly and Harper frowns in confusion.

"Let him go he isn't doing anything wrong. We are just dancing. He isn't here to hurt any one I swear." Harper begs but the man's grip tightens on the collar of Finnegan's shirt pulling him close to his ear so he was practically eating Finn's ear off. Harper's wings started to burn bright red as anger and confusion boiled through her veins. Her fists tightly held by her sides not hurt her uncle.

"What have you done to our girl. Corrupted her to your sick and twisted ways. You dark angels were warned about staying away from our pure breeds. Now you will pay. If as so much as a hair is harmed on Harper or anyone elses in this room so help me god I will unleash a different kind of hell on you Ridley. Now get out of here. You aren't welcome now or ever." the man warns as Harper begs for him to let go of Finnegan because he was hurting him. Harpers eyes started to burn bright red as her Wings doubled in size. Finnegan's eyes widened in shock at what was going on in front of him.

"Uncle Jack let him go now! He isn't hurting any one her he is simply dancing with me no problems. He isn't here for blood shed I swear." Harper shouts her feet rising from the ground ever so slightly.

"Well Clancy you are quite ... " Finnegan starts but Harper cuts him off raising her hand which makes a few of the older women close to the commotion gasp at the face she is standing up to a dark angel.

"Don't try and be a smart arse now Finnegan you aren't helping your case. Uncle jack please just let him stay if he was hurting people I could understand but every one is a little bad every now and then what's the difference between us and them the colour of their wings so what." Harper warns as a breath catches in her throat the bottom of her blush gown catching alight.

Finnegan somehow broke out of Jack's grip as he watched in confusion as to why his niece was burning. Fixing his collar Finnegan assessed the situation as many pure breeds in the room wither ran away screaming or fainted or at worst did both. Jack's gaze snapped to Finnegan anger boiling in his chest.

"What are you doing to her Ridley! Stop it now you murderous bastard." Jack shouts as Finnegan shrugs his shoulders his gaze returning too Harper.

A blood curdling scream erupts from Harper's mouth shattering the stained glass of the ball room. If pure breeds hadn't they were taking cover now under tables and behind chair to protect themselves from any thing else going on. If Jack had the power his stare alone would have killed Finnegan in an instant as he himself begins to panic unsure how to help her.

"I haven't done anything I swear this isn't me this is all her. I came here for a good time not a murderous time. If I was here to kill Jack you know I would have done it by now." Finnegan snaps his eyes not leaving Harper who's sobs echoed throughout the ball room the bottom of her blush dress almost unrecognisable.

Stepping forward into the flames that enveloped her Finnegan was clearly the only one who could be touched by them and not get hurt. Taking off the mask he threw it in the fire burning up in an instant a pile of ash by his feet.

"Clancy listen to me focus on my voice." Finnegan calmly shouts as another blood curdling scream erupts from Harper the flames around her doubling in size as Finnegan covered his face to protect it from the flames.

"easy girl. Deep breaths I am right here. Calm down." Finnegan slowly states but it doesn't work.

"It hurts so bad." Harper sobs out as her Uncle's heart broke in two seeing his niece in pain.

"Fuck it!" Finnegan shouts grabbing hold of Harper smashing his lips onto hers.