Forbidden

Chapter 41

-VALERIE'S P.O.V-

   It's all so beautiful. The feeling I have. The feeling she gives.
   The intense sexual experiences from the night before and the ..mid afternoon when we had woke.
   I'm happy she said yes. Honored too. I'm marrying an angel. And I don't mean that in a literal term, if she wasn't an angel, I would still view her as one.
   Now, almost lost in her eyes... as we get ready.. I can't help with how in love I am. I've never felt this feeling be so strong before and now it's like I've awoken to her.
   She is bound to me by spell. As long as I live, no matter if our love lasts, she will never die. Never be harmed. Always be safe. I worked hard in that spell for months.
   I even contacted the wizard dude to help and he did. He helped me channel enough energy to be able to do the spell. I didn't have to do it while we were making love, but it seemed.. right. Right when my power was stronger than ever.
   My power seems to be always stronger when she is near. Maybe a thing that demons and angels have because they're sworn enemies. Maybe.
    She takes my hand and we begin out night. I don't have to worry about her being harmed anymore. I don't have to worry about if she needs saving because now she can do it on her own. And I'm happy that she is safe.
"It looks like there is a problem with Cody's bar."
"Any clue on what?"
"Stand off. But there are a massive group to each."
"Hm. Ready babe?"
   Her eyes catch mine. I can't help but smile to it. She's so beautiful.
"So when's the wedding?" Joel says before we circle the area.
"Is now the best time to talk about that, Joel? Cause from where I'm flying, this is going to be a blood bath." Ninfa says.
"We're going to talk about this for sure later though."
    I lightly squeeze her hand and begin slowing time. The landing in the middle, side by side with her, making a plan.
"You go left, I go right?"
   I remove the ward from Sekia and make a swing through her ribs. But the area around the blade turned to spirit form. As I pull it back, I put the ward back on.
"Why did you do that?"
"Proving my point. The most powerfullest weapon cannot kill you."
   She stands on her tippy toes and kisses my lips lighyly. "I trust you. If you were to kill me, it would be the best way I could think of to leave this existence."
"Never going to hurt you, love."
   She kisses me again before taking off to her side. I charge to mine. So many monsters.
    The strangest thing is.. is they're not all one breed fighting together. I see demons. I see imps. I see a few giants. They all die to my blade but I wonder what had them gathered to this.
   Ninfa still works her side and I run into the bar. Out of reach from hellhounds, Cody is dangling from the rafters. The hounds tore the rest of the bar and the customers apart.
    I walk closer and a creak from under my foot catches their attention. The bar isn't a big place. But fitting 5 huge hellhounds is a tense situation.
   I take a swing to the first and it drops. Then the others lunge at me. I make my swing but only hit two. One of them goes back to Cody and bites into her leg. 
   I stab the one on me in the heart and it goes down. I'm up and cut the one attacking Cody down.
   Ninfa walks in the door and I resume time. Cody drops to the floor and I catch her. Her arms tighten around me.
"Thank you, babe."
"Yeah."
    I try to part from the hug but she won't let me. It's making me uncomfortable. And I can feel that it is making Ninfa too.
"Let me stitch your wound. You should be fine in a few days or so."
   Her hold on me stays. It's too much. Too much. I can't.
    I feel my skin begin to burn. The burn doesn't phase her for a moment. As she pulls back her eyes fill with worry. "Are you okay, Valerie?"
"I'm fine. Let me take care of your wound. Joel has more work for us." I lie about Joel.
   She nods to me. After a few minutes I have her bandaged and everything set. Her hand tries to take mine but I busy it with trash to avoid this.. this.. gross.. thing.
"Thank you, babe."
    I nod to her. We take flight again..
    I feel wrong. I feel so wrong right now. I feel gross. I feel like a disappointment. I feel worthless. Ninfa deserves so much better.
    A hand grabs mine and I feel my skin burn. It takes me a moment to realise it's Ninfa. My body stops the uncomfortable burning to others touches.
"Are you okay, Val?"
"I.. no."
"I don't understand."
"I didn't like it. I didn't like it. It felt wrong. I tried to get away from her. I.. And I feel.. I feel like I cheated.. in some way. I feel wrong. You deserve better."
   In mid air she pulls me to her. Her wings so bright... mine so dark...
"I trust you. I know you're mine. And I am yours. In the end, that is all that matters."
"It felt wrong."
"Does this feel right?" Her arms wrap around my waist. So warm.
"My home is in your arms."
"At the end of the day, I'm always going to be here. We are in this together. And I don't know about you but being called a wife sounds pretty amazing to me."
   I can't help a smile grow. And she smiles wide in return. "You're so beautiful."
   The way I view. Her halo glow with the sun peaking over the horizon behind her, all the beauty mixed in together. Her eyes show nothing but love and I feel better.
   My home is in her arms. I have to remember that. And I have. And I will.
"Why don't we go home? Maybe wake in a few hours and help out in Asia. Or Europe."
"That would be lovely."
    Her arms squeeze me and she blinks us home. I need a shower, badly. I pull from her arms and head straight to the bathroom.
   Her on my heel. Her body as she drops her clothes.. Her body so mesmerizing.
   I begin to undress and she watches me as I watched her. I ..blush.. to it. I never had a woman look at my full nude body until her.
   I've had Joel do that. Only cause I got hurt. Or that time he walked in the dungeon when I was changing from old rags to new rags.
   Other than that, no one else has seen me and no one else will. I am here and hers only as she is mine and mine only. I wonder if I'm too clingy...
   I sigh while washing my hair.
"What's wrong, Val?"
"Am I clingy?"
"I don't think so. I wouldn't know exactly but you're perfect to me."
   I finish rinsing my hair. I lift her up in a hold. "But I always need you. I always protect you. I want you to be all mine and no one else's and I want to give you all of me and no one else any of me. Does that not sound clingy?"
"Not to me. Sounds like my perfect love."
"But I'm not perfect."
"Even God isn't perfect."
"Ever since I started having feelings for you, I noticed other peoples feelings. Like Joel. He loves me, I know he does. But he loves me in so many ways, so many weird and crazy ways. And Cheese... She had feelings for me since the first day we met. I didn't catch them until I felt real feelings for you. And now I see it. With Cody. The way she hugged me. It felt wrong. She tried to hold my hand.. it made me sick to my stomach to think of anyone else holding my hand but you. Is it not clingy to only want you forever and ever and always with no one else getting in the way?"
   She lightly kisses my lips. "I wouldn't know what clingy is. But if I did, I wouldn't see you as it. You're everything to me, Valerie. No matter if you believe it or not."
"So you'd still marry me?"
"To call you my wife. To say you're mine in all ways forever, yes. Who would pass that up? Besides, I love you and even if I did say no, I would still be right here, in your arms."
"I hope that would be true. But I am honored you said yes."
   She kisses me again and I'm finally given the chance to kiss back. The kiss feels heated, passionate and I can feel our love seep into it. The kiss doesn't last too long because we need air..but leaves me wanting more.
   I want more.
   I need more.