Of Angels and Demons

Chapter 8:

Richie awoke to the sound of voices.

He opened his eyes, his vision slightly blurry.

As he scanned his surroundings, he noticed the TV turned on. There was a man explaining the weather.

"Morning." Eddie sounded next to him.

Richie turned his head, which awakened some muscle pain.

"I've been watching the news for about an hour now. Nothing on the bombing, so, I guess we go there personally and see what we an find out." Eddie continued.

Richie didn't reply, simply staring.

He remembered what had happened last night.

He had accidentally snapped on him. For the first time, he actually felt bad for attacking a demon, attacking Eddie.

Richie had noticed Eddie had done anything to avoid him, almost flinching every time he came near.

However, now... now he seemed fine.

"What?" Eddie broke off his train of thought.

It wasn't until then that he realized he'd been staring at him the entire time.

Richie sighed, sitting up, a wave of dizziness coming over him.

He ignored it, however, and focused on Eddie again, "Are you okay?" 

Eddie's eyes narrowed, almost looking in thought, "Yeah... why?"

Richie wanted to say that he knew he was lying, but... he almost sounded convincing.

He decided to let it slide. "I... Never mind."

"Good. Up for some waffles?" Eddie climbed out of his bed.

Richie remained baffled.

He acted as though nothing had happened.

"Uh. Sure." Richie said hesitantly.

After about half an hour later, they had had breakfast and left the hotel.

Eddie tracked down a taxi and they rode for an hour until they were a mile outside of Riverside.

The driver said he wasn't authorized to enter the town due to circumstances.

Eddie paid and they were soon alone.

Even from a distance, they could see smoke and ash coming from the town.

"Looks like this demon is becoming more and more ruthless." Eddie said, a slight tinge of fear in his voice.

Richie didn't reply, moving forward without a word.

The closer they came, the louder and more frantic the sirens sounded.

Blue and red lights decorated the ashen town.

"Holy fuck. I've seen demons cause destruction, but never this much." Eddie commented.

Richie still remained quiet as they walked through the town.

It didn't take long before they were noticed.

"Uh, sir, sirs!" A cop spotted them, blocking their path, "What is your purpose here? Unless you're injured, I suggest you return to your homes."

"We are finding the demon responsible for this destruction." Richie said plainly.

The policeman gave him a look of confusion.

Eddie snorted.

"Uhhh... Sure you are buddy. H-how about you leave that to us, hmm? Now, move along." he patted the angels' shoulder, urging them away.