Forbidden

Chapter 8

-NINFA'S P.O.V-

    The bed.. so soft.. I open my eyes and I'm returned to the demons bed. She's gone again but I don't hear yelling.
    Maybe I should leave, it would be the best. I get up slowly but feel more weak then I've ever felt. I feel.. weak.
    I stumble my way to the door. As I open the door I hear small talk and then a giant sigh.
"You're not in a dungeon anymore, Valerie."
    Something about the idea of someone caged whom didn't deserve it makes me sad. Or.. did she deserve it?
"I know."
"So be free. Be happy."
"What is happy? Am I not happy?"
"Do I see a smile?"
    A moment of silence.. "a fake smile is bullshit, Valerie."
    I hold onto the doorway for fear of falling.
"I'm happy, Joel. I am. I'm free. It feels nice."
"Then why can't you smile?"
"Spend your whole life in a dungeon, then we will talk."
"It was wrong for Lucifer to do that, yes. But you can be happy now."
"I was his shame."
    A heavy sigh comes from whom I assume to be Joel. "I want you to be happy. I want you to be free. Maybe she's your chance for love."
    My heart stutters its beats and my stomach does backflips..
"This again. She's an angel. It's forbidden."
"Do you see a God or Lucifer in your way?"
"IT'S NOT HAPPENING. Just fucking drop it."
    I feel my heart drop. He's right. But she would never love me.
"Maybe you're not able to love."
    I hear a familiar sound.
"Put Sekia away."
"Say it again."
   I feel myself slipping slowly.
"You can't love."
    A hear a grunt. "Damn it, Valerie. This was his shirt. You really can't love."
    I drop to the floor. It was like a second and she was to me.
"Are you okay, angel?"
"I'm very weak."
    She lifts me. I don't feel.. the burn.. just her soft warm skin. She sets me on the couch.
"Maybe you are." Joel says.
   Valerie turns and punches where a large blood stain is. I'm confused why Sekia didn't kill him. He coughs to her punch.
    I try to summon pizza and end up groaning loudly. She immediately turns to me in question.
"I..I... am too weak.. to summon pizza."
"HOLY SHIT. SHE CAN SUMMON FOOD. I like her. I really like her." Joel yells out.
    Without looking Valerie punches his wound again. She rolls her eyes as he grunts to the pain. I can't help but laugh lightly to it.
   Something in her ruby eyes shines. A light... not darkness. It's... beautiful.
    She looks away and walks into the kitchen. She comes back with water and hands it to me. As I drink she turns to Joel.
"Tell Cheese to pick up some pizzas."
    Joel looks to me. "What does the angel wish?"
"Cheese."
    He laughs and nods. "Tell Cheese to get cheese pizza. I hope she doesn't do what she did last time."
"That was actually weird."
"You think anything sexual is weird, virgin."
"I swear to fuck I will remove the ward and behead your ass. Or remove your manhood."
"Honey, I don't need the lil guy to have sex."
    She punches his wound again. He growls. "STOP."
"What you doing to demon boy?"
     He jump towards her but in a millisecond she has him to the ground, pinned with Sekia to his throat. When did she get out her sword?
"Wetehohe." She says and the sword glows. Which is... deactivate...in Maori.. I believe..
"VALERIE NO."
"You were saying?"
"I'll be good. Don't worry. I won't embarrass you in front of the angel."
"I'm not embarrassed. You just talk too much."
    I rest my head on the pillow. The room does nothing but spin. When I would heal a human, I would be fine. I can't even summon food and that's the lowest power I have.
"Fine. I'll stop."
"Whakahohe."
    Valerie gets off of him and puts her sword away. She sighs and sits next to me. Her eyes catch mine.
"You didn't have to heal me."
"Returning the favor." I weakly smile.
    The light flickers in her eyes again. The ruby color is just beautiful and very strange. A color I've never really noticed to be beautiful.
    A moment later there's a knock. "Open up, Joel."
    Joel opens the door for someone and she walks in.
"Oh. A guest. Who's this?"
    Her dull grey eyes catch mine and she freezes. "The angel."
"I have a name... Ninfa."
    We begin eating... But the eyes in the room are on me. My energy slowly returns, slowly.
"Valerie, Cody is under attack again. There are more than she can count."
"Shit." She says to Joel.
   She takes a deep breath and gets up quickly. I try to get up so I can help.
"You stay." She turns to me and speaks. Her eyes show worry and it's a weird look... I've never seen someone be worried about me before other than the Elder..  
   I sit down and she runs off. She comes back dressed and grabs her sword. She takes her eagle form and is off.
     I'm left.. alone.. with strangers.. I mean, she's a stranger but I know more about her than I do about them.
"What's your story?" Joel asks as he checks between his computer and me.
"Um well. Father is god and left. Never really knew him much. Helped humans for as long as I can remember."
"No offense. How old are you?"
"Uh... 1246." I feel myself blush.
"A young one. Interesting." Joel says.
"Hm. I'm 1589."
"What's Valerie?"
"1498"
    She's not much older than me. Sort of...
"She's a bitter being. I would avoid her bad side." Cheese says.
"She's not bitter to her. It's weird."
    I rest my head on the pillow again and Joel puts a blanket over me. He's really sweet but an obvious gay.
"Thank you."
"Is she okay?"
"I healed Valerie. It took a lot out of me."
"An angel can heal a demon?"
"I didn't know for sure. I just wanted to give her something for saving my life."
    Valerie flies back in and morphs to form. She's covered in blood. "A simple thanks would have worked too, angel."
    I honestly don't think she will ever call me by my name. I shrug to her.
"I'm going to go shower." She says and walks off.
"Going to get more information. Maybe he's surfaced." Cheese changes into a beautiful owl and flies out.
   Joel sighs. "Are you doing alright?"
"I'm still very weak."
"Can you get home?"
"To blink it takes a lot of energy depending on place to place. To fly, my body is too tired to make it pass the barrier to heavens realm."
    He scratches his head for a moment. "Go rest. Valerie won't mind you using her bed."
    I blush to his words and the way he smiled at me. He likes getting under her skin. It's funny..
    I stand and slowly walk back into her room. As I climb into her bed, I instantly feel warm. The blankets seem so much softer than my own... the bed seems so much more comfier...
    I close my eyes and begin to fall asleep. Crossing through realms in my mind to get there..
    The smell of a males shampoo..or maybe soap takes my senses. I linger in limbo and watch over my body.
   Her hand lightly caresses my cheek as she moves my hair behind my ear..
"What have you done to me, Ninfa?"
    I feel my mind being dragged away again. The feeling of her body move from the bed is the last thing I really remember before sleeping..

"What have you done to me, Ninfa?"
    The question rings in my ears. Her voice so soft. Different from all other ways she had talked before.
    The warmth as her hand lightly brushes my cheek...
"What have you done to me, Ninfa?"
    
     What have you done to me, Valerie?

    I wake and it's night. She's gone and I feel sad... at least I'm to my strength.
   I get up and find my way into the living room area. Joel smiles to me.
"Feeling better?"
    I nod. He walks over to me and hands me...what looks like an headphone ear piece.
"Since you work with us now."
    As I put it in, I instantly hear Valerie. Her voice makes me smile.
"She's on." Joel says.
"Feeling better, angel?"
"Yes."
"Meet me at the square. Got a den to wipe out before they take the streets."
    I grab my dragon blade and take a running start before releasing my wings.
    It takes me a few moments before I'm flying beside her.
"You got the invisible thing, right? Miss stalker."
    I nod to her. I blush to it because I had.. sort of.. stalked her..... She lands and morphs to form.
    She takes my hand as she turns invisible so I can keep with her. I enjoy the feel of her hand in mine. I cloak myself.
   We sneak in and the night begins.