Chapter 21- The devils' plaything?
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It was an unpleasant nights sleep for all in Guardonia that night--everyone knew an angel or two well enough to worry and those who didn't still worried as a member of the angel family would be at risk wherever they went on Earth.
Memories of both Lacerta and Naomi were high in everyones thoughts and it was a stunned silence that graced the dining hall that morning.
On seeing a weary Christian and Nathan plod in at 6am, dressed in their 'Earth clothes', both Casey and Kirsty launched themselves at their respective boyfriends and flung their arms around their necks.
Christian smiled indulgently at his girlfriend, gave her waist a light squeeze and led her over to the dining table.
To his surprise, the entire friendship group were there, to wish him and Nathan 'Good luck' on their first shift.
Both boys were incredibly choked by this show of solidarity and were making a huge effort to keep things light around the table.
As if pre-arranged or that they knew what the first years would have to escape, Adriano and Leon swung by the table to collect their partners.
Casey flung her arms around Nathan, tears streaking her too pale face. She was trying, but failing miserably to keep her emotions in check; her bottom lip was wobbling with the effort of not completely breaking down.
Nathan gently disentangled himself, took her soft, tear streaked face between his hands and softly wiped away the tears with the pad of his thumb.
"Hey kitten, " he said softly to her, " I will be fine. Leon will be with me, the security is high and we are going out to do what we are made to do. Remember our lives on Earth?" he looked at her questioningly.
She nodded her head slightly.
"We would still be there suffering if the brave angels hadn't come and rescued us. Think of how many we may save from a terrible life. I love that you worry about me, love that you care, but please be proud of me for what I am going to do."
He paused, then finished, kissing her lightly on her lips.
"I love you and anyone I save will be saved because of my love for you. Every person that no longer has to suffer because I helped improve their life is a saved being and I hope they go on to find the love and happiness that we share.
Now I have to go --concentrate on doing your own important tasks today and I will be back with a kiss at dinner time."
He gently stood, kissed her once more and mouthed "I love you" as he walked away with Leon.
Christian meanwhile, had been conveying a similar conversation to Kirsty telepathically--the big advantage they had was talking with complete privacy inside each others heads.
With a final hug, a lingering kiss and a gentle smile, both him and Adriano hurried down the corridor to catch Nathan and Leon.
It was 06:45 hours as they entered the Comms. room and they were greeted by Simon and Jude; Harry, as a first year was watching the monitoring equiptment in the 'inner sanctum' and learning what all the dials and digital readouts were for.
Simon prepped the microchip injections, as Jude programmed each with their own personal data.
It was at this point that the third years realised something-- neither one of them had even considered whether they would change their names when they got their wings and noticed that none of the four boys facing them had changed theirs either.
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