Mairi Prompts

past life and reincarnation

Mattia didn't mean for this to happen. It was accidental, really, they were playing soccer and he kicked the ball.

It just happened to be right into Kairi's face.

Mattia watched it happen in slow-mo. He watched as the ball went flying, past Robert, past Alejandro and straight into the older boy's face as if the ball had a mind of its own.

The loud smack was audible.

The cursing following was justifiable.

Mattia sucked in air and ran towards the boy.

"Ow! The fuck! How the fuck do you miss the goal it was right there!" Kairi snarled, holding his nose and tilting his head forward with one hand and waving the other towards the goal next to him, the blood dripping to the ground.

Mattia's hand's hovered trying to place them but unsure if the boy wanted contact.

"I kicked it straight to the goal! You saw me! I wasn't aiming at your ugly face." Mattia snapped back, concern taking the bite out of his tone, "Fuck, dude."

Kair stomped away from the group his anger evident in his brash movements; he wasn't angry at Mattia per se he was pissed at the pain.

"Angel!"

Kairi felt himself freeze.

"Angel! Angel, I'm sorry, really. I wasn't trying to hit you!" Mattia called out, stepping from behind him as he finally caught up, "I'm serious, Kai."

Something tugged at his mind.

A memory? A feeling? He didn't know.

"What did you call me?" Kairi whispered, staring at Mattia with awe, "Mattia, what did you call me?"

Why did he feel desperate?

Mattia furrowed his eyebrows before a red flush took ahold of his cheeks, "What? I didn't even say anything," He mumbled, "Dude, don't make it weird."

"You're making it weird! Just answer the question."

"Dude, what the fuck. I just said 'Angel' if you don't want me to say it anymore that's fine! It just slipped out."

Angel.

Kairi frowned.

"No, it's fine. I don't care..just, it sounded familiar, is all."

Golden wings fluttered as he watched the demon move closer as if not trying to spook him.

"Angel, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to embarrass you!"

"You laughed about it!"

The demon's lips twitched as if trying to contain his amusement.

"Yes, Angel. I did. It wasn't to mock you or anything of that sort. I just thought it was cute. I forget, you've never been down to Earth, that's my fault but Angel you've never seen a mime show before?"

Golden wing's flared up and the Angel let out a huff.

"He looked like he needed help! How am I supposed to know the European culture?"

Kairi wiped the blood off his face with a paper towel and tossed it in the trash as he moved to flick the light off but he paused. For a second, he swore it, the mirror's reflection of himself had golden eyes.

The wind passed them as they laid in the grass as they watched the sunset.

"Demon, do you ever wonder what happens when we die?" The Angel whispered, "I mean we know what happens to the humans but what about us?"

The Demon was silent before he looked at Kairi, "I think, I think we get recycled." He answered, "I think we get reincarnated."

Kairi was silent as he stared at Mattia's side profile.

"If that's what you believe then so do I because I would wanna be reincarnated with you."

Golden eyes met red ones.

Kairi watched as Mattia was shouting in victory as his character in the video game won.

"Angel! Angel, did you see!?"

Usually; he would be celebrating with the boy but he couldn't stop thinking about his reflection in the mirror or Mattia's newfound nickname that kept slipping past his lips.

"Hey, Matti, do you believe in angels and demons?"

The other boy froze his victory shouts and hummed in thought.

"I mean, I don't see why not? Why?"

"Oh, I was just thinking about ya know..stuff."

"Well, I think it's not too far fetched to believe in them."

"Yeah? I think you're right."

"Matti!"

There was no response to the angel's cries.

His Demon was gone.

He knew he would be next but the agony in his heart wouldn't stop coming; wave after wave, he just wanted his Demon back but God was not one to answer their calls since the Fall.

"Matti, please."

Have you ever heard the cry of a Fallen Angel?

The wail of a wounded lover?

Kairi sobbed and sobbed until his wings turned black and his halo fell.

He ignored his own pain for he knew the one in his heart outshined the rest of his agony.

That day; an Angel died while mourning for a Demon.

Two twin gasps echoed in the dark room.

Kairi's newly golden eyes searched the dark room and landed on Mattia's form sitting up.

Their eyes clashed in color; red and gold met and Kairi held his breath.

That was his Demon.

His lover.

"Mattia.." He whispered, something finally clicked in his life, he remembered, he knew who he was and had been. He threw himself across the room and into familiar arms, "My Demon."

"Angel.." Mattia whispered, "I'm here..I'm here."

Yes, they did get recycled but even God couldn't separate them.

Mattia was right and Kairi couldn't be happier.

Today; an Angel and Demon reunited.