Ada
Winter, the smell of it reminded me of a time I do not fully remember. The bitterness of the cold rang in my blood but I knew it wasn't the season for it...
I could hear unfamiliar footsteps coming to my door, i could feel myself awakening, I could feel my limbs sharply come alive. My senses buzzing as my eyes flew open. I could see a figure through the frosted glass of the door, I looked beside my bed to find a box rattling gently a loud hum coming from it. I held it and kept my eyes on the door...two figures now trying at the lock I opened the box and smiled with relief as I lay back down and pretended to sleep
A few more tries later and they opened the door...their footsteps bringing winter to my room, they approached my bed and stood over me, unplugging all the equipment that monitors my heart and brain. The shing of a sword sounded. I waited. Before they could slam the steel through my bones I shot up and cut his arm off then stabbed him in the neck, a disgusting silvery black liquid running over my hands. I clicked the button on the daggers handle and watched the ruby sword play nicely with the snow surrounding me
"Who sent you?" I demanded. The Cursore tilted his head in confusion "no parle English?" he responded with a skwaking scream. I covered my ears, the scream was so loud, glass wobbled and shattered around me.
Leo
"It's been weeks. how long until she wakes?" Kallen had asked me this question every week now.
"I have no idea how long until she wakes. maybe you should visit her and find out how she's doing?" For some reason he was cold to the idea of seeing her. Just then a loud scream came from the building we both got up and looked towards the side of the building, glass shattered and snow fell from the window
"Isn't it a little early for snow?" Asked Kallen,
"What is happening in there?" Just as I spoke, a Cursore came flying out of the window, a severed arm following him. "Only one person is followed by those things" we both set off to Ada's room, hoping intensely that she was okay. We burst through the door only to find her standing over the body of another Cursore, it's head sliced clean off and already turning to ash.
"You took your time" she said breathlessly wiping her sword on the bed sheets
"You...you're awake" I asked surprise making my voice break a little
"Yes" she said as if it was nothing and laughing slightly at my breaking voice
"How?" Asked Kallen "when I spoke to you you nearly woke up, but you didn't. What...I mean it's great that you're awake but how I mean, we tried everything" he stuttered sounding offended. My sister looked at him, she looked slightly apologetic
"I don't know, I didn't recognise their footsteps and I just woke up?"
"Right" he muttered. I ignored the tension these two were creating
"We should get the nurse in" I said
As the nurse was checking for any broken bones and took more vials of blood from near her spine, this time the bottles were covered so we couldn't see the blood.
"We will have to do this for a few weeks I'm afraid"
"Why?" My sister asked "I'm awake and feel fine"
"Just as a precaution. We don't want you to lose consciousness again, it's turns out your fainting is due to your blood being infected"
"What? Why wasn't I told this before?"
"We've been testing your blood for weeks trying to find the reason for it, and we have only just found the cause, there's something in it that's eating at your nervous system. I am taking samples from parts where your nervous system is most densely packed to see if anymore damage has occurred"
"Thank you. I didn't realise the trouble you've been going though" my sister rubbed her face with her hands as the nurse smiled at her and asked me to hold the cotton bud near where she took the sample and apply pressure. She swiftly left the room
"I'm going to head off. I'll see you later Leo" Kallen said abruptly and left too
"What's his fucking problem?" My sister shouted getting up and lifting her hood over her head and leaving the room too. I was left holding the cotton bud, something on it caught my attention. Gold.
Ada
I didn't understand why Kallen was being weird and kind of a douche. I also don't understand why I cared, I mean we have only just met and he turned me into a bloody angel. I missed Cam and Luca. I missed them so much. I have no idea what I'm doing or what is going on, and knowing Luca won't ever come back makes life that little less bearable. I pushed the door of the campus cafe and walked in, towards an empty booth in the almost empty bottom floor, a figure stood before me; tall, dark hair and greyish brown eyes.
"Cam?" I asked bewildered. Last time I saw him I noticed a change in his appearance, he had cut his hair and his eyes had changed from a deep chocolate to an almost grey brown. But there were more familiar features than strange ones and even though I said I never wanted to see him again, I want to completely swallow those words and have him hold me again. And that's what he did. He opened his arms and I stepped into his embrace, I felt warm and safe and like none of this shit is happening.
"Hey" he said quietly and held me tighter. After a while we sat down and a smiley waitress came over to take our order
"What can I get you..." The smile fell from her face "oh my. You're Adalia..." I looked at her confused and nodded
"I can't believe it, I've heard stories about your ancestors since I was a child, they said you'd be back to save us" the confusion on my face intensified "you can get whatever you want, on the house" she beamed at me
"Two Black coffees please" I said slowly and quietly. She nodded and left
"You look different" I heard Cam say "still beautiful obviously" he smiled
"Shut up" I said playfully as he reached over and put his arm over my shoulders "where have you been?" I asked, he took a deep breath before replying
"Working, I'm sorry about the last time I saw you. I was a major dickhead"
"Where have you been working for so long?"
"Down under..." He put his forehead to the side of my face "I haven't been there for you, I was completely out of the loop for so long and I had no idea what was happening here"
"It's alright, you had bigger problems I'm sure"
"No. Nothing is more important than you, and protecting you"
"I don't understand why everyone wants to protect me, I'm clueless and no one is telling me anything"
"There are people after you-"
"Yes I know that. It's pretty obvious."
"Angels. Angels are after you, they're plotting your death right as we speak" he said taking my face in his hands and looking me directly in the eye "they want your heart. Your blood. Your soul. Everything. I won't let that happen. Neither will anyone on our side"
"Why do you and 'the people on our side' need to protect me? What use am I to you?"
"You have no idea who you are."
"Then please enlighten the fuck out of me"
"You're the daughter of God and Lucifer."
The waitress came over with our coffee and two slices of carrot cake. She smiled as she placed the tray on the table and told us to enjoy
"I'm the what of who?"
"The daughter of God and Lucifer..."
"And the angels are after me? The righteous bastards who have a halo and do no wrong. Those ones?"
"Your father wants you dead. He's just sending others to do his dirty work"
"My father. The father. The Lord. God. That one. Is my father?"
"Yep"
"So that means lucifer is my mother...? Lucifer is a female?"
"Yep"
"Do I look like her? Is she really evil? Is she cool? Does she even care about me? why did she send me to earth? Is Leo my real brother...? So many questions!"
Cam just smiled and looked at me in a way that made me feel like i was turning into butter on a hot summer day. For now I didn't want to know anything for this moment I just wanted him to make everything go away and make me feel normal. He slipped his hand in mine and we sat there for a while I leaned on his shoulder and his head on mine.
"Please tell me you're staying" I said as I lifted my head and looked at him
"I am" he nodded "I will be here" he leaned in and kissed my cheek