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Five individuals are gathered together having a particularly discreet meeting. We are all children of exiled angels who have embraced the dark side. Today the focus of our meeting is a certain green eyed boy who is stunningly beautiful. A boy who we plan to use in exchange for more power from the queen of hell, herself, Lilith. Usually, we would carry out our meeting in hell or Hades. But today, we are in the mortal realm, sitting in one of the shabby rooms in a cheap hotel.
"Did something happen? You look like you're going to smother Xathaniel, right now" Ariel, one of us says with her brow raised.
I glare at Xathaniel who has a very annoying smug expression on his face.
"He was not supposed to interfere!" I snap.
"Woah, woah! Hold your horses. What did the idiot do?" Castiel asks, his dark green eyes meeting mine.
"He triggered the boy's power even after he knew that I had triggered it earlier. It could harm the boy and our deal with Lilith would be cancelled" I say and Xathaniel scoffs.
"I was just having fun. You should have seen the boy's expression. It was priceless!" Xathaniel says as he burst into laughter with Sammael and Ariel.
"This. Is. Not. Funny" I say through gritted teeth.
"You're right, it isn't. Xathaniel, you must back off. Stay away from the kid. Adariel will do her job and you must not get in the way" Castiel says and Xathaniel frowns. "Fine. Whatever you say" he mumbles.
****
KIERAN
"What's up, K?" Sapphire says as she catches up with me on Thursday morning. I am still a bit tired from the late night mini birthday party that my family had set up for me. Mum had given me a brand new dark green sweater as my birthday present. Arlie on the other hand, had given me a pair of knitted blue socks and a charm bracelet. Aidan had gifted me his infamous scowl and I didn't mind. Aidan and I used to be really close when we were little. Everything changed after my fifteenth birthday. Mum started to show attention to just me. She would always compare him to me and I tried talking her out of it. But, it only worsened. Aidan began to hate me even more. We barely speak to each other and when we actually do, it always leads to a violent argument. I feel really bad about it but there's really nothing I can do especially since he keeps pushing me away. "Lost in your head, I see" Sapphire chuckles and I shake my head, muttering an apology. "It's alright, K. How was your night?" She asks.
"Quite eventful if you ask me" I shrug and she smiles.
"Nice bracelet" she says and I raise my hand to fiddle with the bracelet.
"My sister gave it to me last night"
"It's pretty. Your sister seems to love you a lot and that's cute" Sapphire gushes.
"I know"
"A particular red head is approaching and also glaring at us right now. Is she your girlfriend?" She asks and I look up immediately.
It's Ava.
She's wearing a white dress that hugs her curves and stops above her knees. Her red hair hangs over her shoulders in beautiful waves and she's carrying a bright pink backpack.
She doesn't look happy.
Shit.
Does it mean she found out that I went to work last night?
"Morning, Kier" Ava says when she finally stops in front of us.
"I'll see you later, K" Sapphire says and saunters away. Ava glares at her retreating figure. Then she turns to look at me.
"Who is she?"
"Her name's Sapphire and we met yesterday" I reply and she scoffs.
"So now, she's given you a nickname"
I sigh, realizing that she's actually jealous.
"Ava, she's just a friend. You're still my girlfriend and the love of my life"
Her gaze softens and she embraces me.
"I'm sorry, Kier. You're so gorgeous and I know there are a lot of girls who want you. I would do anything to make sure they don't take you away from me"
I chuckle and press a kiss to her temple.
"You have nothing to worry about, Ava. I'm yours, only yours" I whisper and she grins before leaning in for a kiss. The bell goes off and I squeeze her hand gently.
"I have to go. I'll see you later, okay?"
She nods and I walk away.
*****
As soon as I walk into AP Statistics and take a seat in front of Nolan's seat, I instantly regret it. He kicks me in the shin and I can feel his glare burning invisible holes through the back of my head. "Ignore him" Sapphire says from beside me and I flinch. I had been completed unaware of her presence right beside me.
"Sorry, I tend to do that a lot" she mutters, a small smile curving her lips.
"Startle people?" I whisper and she grins.
"Yup"
I roll my eyes and focus on the board as our teacher, Mr McCoy begins to teach.
I feel Nolan stick a piece of paper to the back of my shirt. I clench my fist, my blood starting to heat up with anger.
"That's really not a good idea. Breathe, Kier" Sapphire whispers and I glare at her. She gives me an innocent look with her palms held up.
"Don't look at me like that. I'm just telling the truth"
"Yeah right" I scoff and she looks away, a hurt expression taking over her features. My heart immediately clenches and I start to feel really guilty. My anger deflates immediately.
"I'm sorry, Sapphire. I didn't mean it" I whisper and she beams at me.
"Looks like it worked" she whispers and I frown, only for me to realize that she'd been faking it.
This bitch!
"Eyes on the board, Kieran" she drawls with a smug look on her face. Unable to fight off the smile coming on, I face the board. Sapphire really is something else.
****
Three classes later, I end up in P.E class and again, Nolan confronts me. I sigh and turn away from him in order to put on the grey T-shirt I'd picked out. But the idiot grabs my shirt and tosses it outside the locker room. "What do you want?" I ask and he glares at me.
"What do I want? Really? Is that all you're gonna say?! I warned you but you refused to listen, you man whore!"
My expression darkens.
"Watch your mouth, Edwards" I growl.
"Whatcha gonna do, pretty Kier?" He asks and pushes me across the room. My face collides with hard steel and I clutch the left side of my face in pain. Other students begin to gather around the scene.
"What the hell do you want from me, Nolan?! It's not my fault that you were born with half a dick!" I yell and his eyes light up with more anger. The rest of the students begin to chant my name and my adrenaline rush increases.
Nolan throws the first punch which I dodge easily before swiping his legs from beneath him, sending him crashing to the ground.
"If you want to ask her out, go ahead and do it! I really don't care, Nolan. I'm tired of you thinking you can push me around all the time. I'm sick of it, okay?! Just leave me alone!" I snap and he lunges forward.
"You're weak and you know it. Do you think I don't know about your pathetic panic attacks and phobias, mummy's boy?" He jeers and that does it for me, because this time I'm seeing only red.
An angry shade of red.
The colour of fresh blood.
I pounce on him and punch him violently. I hear the crack of his nose but still don't stop until Sapphire grabs my hand and drags me out of the locker room.
She doesn't stop until we get to the girl's restroom. Then, she gives me a resounding slap. "What the hell is wrong with you, you idiot?! You could've killed him!" She spits and I cringe, my gaze rooted to the ground.
"You need to have self control or someday, I won't be able to help you" she says and begins to wash off the blood from my knuckles.
"I'm pretty sure you're about to get suspended, Kier. I hope you'll learn to have self control because right now, I'm so disappointed" she says and leaves the bathroom. My vision clouds over, the ache in my chest growing by the minute. Sapphire probably hates me now and I think I hate myself even more right now.
****
Ava walks up to my table and sets her tray down. Then she sits down and crosses her legs. She smiles at me and touches the corner of my lips where a bruise is forming. "That looks painful. What exactly happened in the locker room between you and Nolan?" She asks and I shrug.
"I gave him a piece of my mind" I reply and she grins.
"You basically have a fan club now. You've become even more famous. Apparently the guy with the angelic face has killer abs, a beautiful sucker punch and a hell of an attitude, right Min?" she says and I force out a smile, trying to ignore the guilt that's slowly penetrating into my heart.
"Hell yeah, he's badass" Minjun comments, grinning at me. I look away, avoiding his eyes.
I'd seriously fucked Nolan up and I know that it was his fault. But, I could have just walked away. If Sapphire hadn't stepped in, I would've hurt him really bad. My mom would be so disappointed to find out that I've been suspended for two weeks. My younger sister is going to be disappointed too. Things just keeps getting worse everyday. Tears fill my eyes and I blink hard to keep the tears at bay. I finally stand up for myself for once and now, I feel terrible about it.
I'm so stupid.
"Kier, are you okay?" Ava asks and I nod.
"Your eyes are red. Have you been crying?" Min asks.
"No" I reply, my voice hoarse. On the contrary, I've been crying. I had two panic attacks after Sapphire walked away and right now, my body is still trembling. I think I've had enough for today and I just want to be alone. "I need to be alone" I croak and she frowns.
"But-"
"Please" I whisper.
Both Minjun and Ava exchange bewildered glances at each other.
"As you wish" he says and walks away with Ava who hesitates for a moment before leaving with him.