~Chapter 16~

   Caleb...
   Caleb, I remember everything...About you, about Ai, about us... Caleb!
   I looked up at the sky, covered by dark clouds, drenching me in rain. Where could he be at this moment? In Hell? Would they have taken him there? I wonder what he's thinking at this exact moment... Is he thinking about me?
   No. He doesn't love me anymore...why would he be thinking about me?

   Adri...
   I don't understand...after everything we've been through...Hell, we were even together in a past life! I mean...it's a little blurry...but I can see some random flashes of memories, of me and Adri, together, happy, beautiful. And even after all of that, how could she just leave me like that!? Damn it, that man, Kris, he told me, and I wouldn't believe him. I didn't want to believe him when he said that she didn't love me enough to stay with me. But he was right. He offered, and she declined, and he was right. Adriana doesn't love me. Not like I love her. Loved her. It's time to move on...
   Yet I still couldn't get my mind off of her... Her soul calls to me... I finally under stood why it was that Adri and I were so connected, when Kris helped me remember my past. It's because of our relationship in our previous life, as King and Queen of some small island named Heaven for its beauty. There was some sort of unbreakable string connecting us through life and death, causing us to be drawn toward each other. Which is why the second I saw her, I wanted nothing more than to simply be around her... She was so beautiful...with her cute dimples and her shiny brown hair... I still remember that first day I had transferred to our school like it was yesterday... How all through the day I couldn't keep my eyes off of her, but being too shy at the time to even speak a word... Even when she approached me the next day, I was so silent at the sight of her, my tongue was dry and I could barely manage a 'Hi'. But when I spoke, the smile that came across her face was something which could have blinded anyone. Because she too had felt the connection...
   Damn!!  Here I am again, thinking about Adri! I shouldn't waste my time, she doesn't even spare me a second thought.
   "Hey, come on man, cheer up!" I looked up at the man who claimed he was my friend, Kris. His face was completely familiar, as another blurry piece of my past.
   "I just..." I started. "I don't..." I was unable to form any complete sentence with my mouth.
   "It's not worth it," he said. "Girls are stupid."
   Daisy, a girl with long pink hair who I had begun wondering could even speak, finally raised her voice at this. "Excuse me?"
   Kris rolled his eyes then turned toward her with a sweet smile. "Except for you of course." I see, they must be a couple. Like me and-
   Nevermind.
   The smile was lost when his face turned back to me. "But seriously, she's not worth it."
   "Jeez," Daisy said. "Go easy on him, he's just been through a breakup!" Then she walked over and sat next to me. With a kind smile she said, "Don't worry, he usually isn't like this."
   Kris scowled. "Like what?"
   Then I turned my attention to the room we were in. It appeared to be a bedroom, with dark blue colors all around it, such as the paint on the walls and the bed covers. The furniture, which included a desk with a lamp on it, a dresser, and a bookshelf filled with old-looking books, was all painted black. Overall, it was a pretty dark room. And I had no idea where it was.
   "Where are we anyway?"
   Kris's answer was quick and rushed. "Don't worry about that now." Something about the way he averted his eyes made me suspicious. "All you should worry about right now is what we're going to do next."
   "Do next? About what?" I noticed Daisy had looked up at Kris with a look that seemed to be a mixture of worry, suspicion, and disappointment. I wonder what's going on there...? But I didn't ask. Kris's answer distracted me.
   "About the war."

~Chapter 15~

   "What do you mean Caleb's a demon?" Nolan had pulled on a shirt and came out to the living room with me and Liliana.
   Liliana looked at Nolan, his brown hair messed up and his eyes still a little hazy from sleeping. Then she looked at me, wearing a tiny white nightgown, my hair also messy. She raised her eyebrows at me and smiled out the corner of her mouth, void of all the panic she had just had. She turned her attention back to Nolan. "Wait, who are you?" She asked, still smirking.
   "He's..." I started. Nolan looked at me, curious of what I would say. I smiled. "My boyfriend."
   "Ooh," she smiled and winked at me. Jeez, she's thinking weird things... "Is he alive?" she asked, serious returning to her face.
   "No. He's like me." Liliana nodded. "So what-?"
   For the second time that night, someone banged on my door, screaming. "AI!!!"
   I opened the door and a crying, panicking Adriana stepped in. "Adriana! What are you doing here?"
   She...hugged me. Then she held me out at arm's length. "I remember! I remember everything!"
   "Really? How!?" Adriana spun around to face Liliana. She was immediately confused.
   "Liliana...?" She looked to me for help. "What...?"
   "Oh, Liliana is your protector. I believe she was given a small fraction of everyone's power, so she could protect you."
   "Oh... Interesting..." she said, though she didn't seem to really think that.
   "So how did you remember?"
   "I don't know... I was just sitting there, and my memories all just flooded into my mind. I think it had some correlation with-" Adriana stopped and fell silent, her tears acting up again.
   "With whatever happened to Caleb?" Nolan offered. At the sound of his name, Adri put her face in her hands.
   "Caleb! What happened to him? He wasn't himself..."
   Liliana put her arms around Adriana. "Adri... He's a demon."
   Adriana looked at her as if she were crazy. "What? How is that even possible?" She looked around, at Nolan, and then at me. I shook my head.
   "Kris," Nolan said through gritted teeth.
   "Who?" Liliana asked.
   "God damn it! That bastard!" Nolan suddenly yelled, causing me, Adri, and Liliana to jump. He sat down in a chair, trying to control his raging emotions.
   "Kris..." I said to Liliana. "He's the leader of the demons, and...he was Nolan's best friend in life."
   Nolan banged his fist on the table next to him. "I should have killed him!" I ran over to him and wrapped my arms around him, stroking his hair.
   "It's okay Nolan, calm down..." His breathing steadied as I held him.
   "Guys... What are we going to do?"
   "I just don't understand..." Adri sobbed. "How could he go with him? He killed us!!"
   "Maybe he doesn't remember that." All three of us looked up at Liliana, silent question marks on our faces. "Maybe he only brought back some of his memories, and twisted them to make Caleb evil."
   Nolan, still pissed off, said, "That does sound like something he'd do."
   Adri suddenly perked up, with a hopeful smile on her face. "Well that's great! That means all we have to do is make him remember everything!" All three of us were silent.
   "That might not be as easy as it sounds," I said.
   "Remember, Adri," Liliana said. "You're human. You can't just pray for it." She sighed. "And even if you could, he's already there."
   "Which means he has to make the change on his own," Nolan muttered.
   "No..." Adri's crying resumed. "Caleb..."
   "Hey," Liliana gave her a small smile. "It's okay. We'll find a way. You and me!"
   "And Ai and Nolan," Adri said, looking at me. I gave her a sorrowful look.
   "Actually, no..." I said. Nolan stood up and took my hand. "Heaven is in chaos without a leader. We have to go back."
   "No..." Adri whispered. I hugged her.
   "It's alright. Caleb loves you, they can't change that." I let go of her. I opened the door and Nolan and I stepped outside. "I know you can do it."
   Liliana smiled. "Hey, I'm going to see you again, right?"
   "Of course! We'll be waiting for you in Heaven."
   "Well, let's hope you don't see me there soon," Liliana laughed. I laughed too.
   "Yeah, live first. Then you can come."
   Behind me, Nolan had been muttering a prayer. Magnificent, white feathered wings branched out from my and Nolan's back.
   "Goodbye..." Adri whispered. And then we were gone.

~Chapter 14~

   I have to find him. I have to get to him. Caleb! Caleb!!
   Then I saw him. Caleb. My Caleb! My boyfriend, my husband, my king. Caleb! His silvery hair and his grey eyes, his tall stature, his muscular body, he looks exactly the same as he did 15 years ago. He's okay.
   "Caleb!" I ran up to him and wrapped my arms around him. "Thank goodness you're alright, I just-" A shocked gasp escaped my lungs as I let go of Caleb and stepped back. His eyes. They're no longer warm and sensitive. They're cold. Scary. "You're not Caleb."
   The cold eyes stung as they looked into me, through me. Right through me. "What are you talking about Adri?" He smiled, a sick mockery of his usually warm smile. "Of course it's me."
   I shook my head. "No. I know Caleb. You're not him."
   He smirked, an evil half-smile. "You don't know Caleb. You never knew Caleb. That sweet, romantic boyfriend wasn't me. This is."
   "No!" Tears threatened at my eyes. "What have they done to you!?"
   A voice, too familiar, incredibly terrifying, said, "Oh, I didn't do anything to him."
   My breath caught as the figure stepped out of the shadows. The tall figure with eyes a deep, dark blue and jet black hair, wearing dark jeans and a black t-shirt.
   "You..." I whispered. "Oh no," I looked back to Caleb. "Please-!"
   "You can join us, Adriana," the man said. He held out his hand to me. "You want to be with your dear, sweet Caleb don't you?"
   I looked at the hand in fear. A tiny part of my mind told me to take it, the part that wanted to be with Caleb no matter what that meant I had to do. But the rest of my mind knew this was not the way to go. "No... I won't." I gave Caleb a pleading look, and held my hand out to him. "Caleb... Please?"
   He averted my eyes. "I think you should go now Adriana." The tears that had been threatening now surfaced. "Caleb..."
   "Just go." I felt like a couldn't breathe. Air wouldn't get to my lungs. I took a wavering step back. Then another. One more, and then I turned around and ran as fast as I could away  from there.
   I have to get to Ai!

~Chapter 13~

   Cold. That is the only way I know to describe this strange feeling. This strange...sudden chill that rushed through my body. Bad. Yes, it was definitely something bad.
   "Ai? What's wrong?" I had sprung up from my sleep and I guess I woke Nolan on the other side of the bed. I slowly looked down at him, still laying down with his head on the pillow, giving me a concerned look. His look became even more concerned when he saw my face. He quickly sat up and comfortingly rubbed my arm. "Ai?"
   "I don't know..." My voice came out barely above a whisper. I cleared my throat and tried again. "I...I just got this weird feeling..."
   "Like what?"
   "I don't know...but it's something very, very bad."
   "Did something happen?"
   "I think-" I was interrupted by a banging on the door and someone yelling.
   "AI!!! AI, IT'S LILIANA OPEN UP! AI!!!!" Liliana...? I quickly got up and opened the door for Liliana to come barging through the doorway, still screaming. "We have a huge, huge, HUGE, MAJOR FRICKIN' PROBLEM!!"
   "What, what!? What is it!? Calm down, take a breath, and then tell me!" I offered a chair to her, but she just shook her head.
   "No, no! No time for sitting! Or breathing! They got Caleb! They have him!"
   "What do you mean...?" Liliana sighed in frustration.
   "Like he isn't with us anymore! I don't know how they did it, but they did!"
   "Did what!?"
   "They've turned Caleb into a demon!"

~Chapter 12~

   Sitting there silently, alone in my bed, staring at the phone.
   Oh god, that sounded like something out of a sappy teenage movie where the girl is all lonely and depressive.
   Well, I sorta am.
   Caleb said he would call me tonight. He'd wrapped his arms around me, kissed my cheek, and whispered in my ear that he was going to call. Caleb isn't the type to say he'll call then not. Plus, it sounded like something important, or special, or something. Why hasn't he called!?!?
   I sighed and looked at the clock again, just as I had done about 12 seconds ago. Still 10:57 p.m. He would have called by now... He's not going to call. I should just go to-
   A sudden array of images burst into my mind;  sitting in a wide field of colorful flowers, Ai, different somehow, smiling at me, a boy who seemed familiar yet I could not name, a girl, also familiar yet unnamed, and then, Caleb. It was like he was shining. He was bright and beautiful and amazing, his smile spreading warmth through my body. More images;  kissing Caleb, on many different occasions, none of which had happened that I could remember, wearing a long white gown, sleeping next to Caleb, Caleb...holding a sword... Then, the most terrifying of all. An image of a man whom I had only met once, holding a long sword, splattered with blood, inching towards me, with a devious, scary smile plastered on his lips. And I suddenly knew I was seeing the same thing as Caleb. I knew Caleb was in trouble. I knew it had something to do with this evil, terrifying man.
   "CALEB!!!"

Intermission

   Hi anyone who's actually been reading this. I'm sorry I haven't been putting things up as much as usual. I'm going to try to fix that. I'm taking kinda hard courses this year that are giving me so much homework I'm barely able to get my computer out anymore :( which is extremely depressing, I'm like addicted to this thing. Anyways, to make it up to you, I'm going to put up two chapters really close to each other :D I hope you can forgive me, I'm really sorry :(

~Chapter 11~

   "I see, Heaven listened to you."
   That's what she had said, but...what did she mean? Heaven? Listened to me? What!?
   "Kris, what was she talking about?" I was laying in bed and Kris was sitting in a chair, silently thinking.
   "Who?" He asked, although he didn't really sound like he was there.
   "That girl that was with Nolan...Ai. She said-"
   Kris seemed to wake up from his state of mind and looked at me with that menacing look I'd seen him use on others. "Just forget about it." Okay, usually I'll listen to whatever he tells me, but this time no. He's been mysterious and careful what he says around me. He's hiding something from me, but what is it? If only I could get in his head! There's just something about all of this that's wrong, really wrong! But...it's Kris. My sweet, loving Kris. I trust him with my life...But...
   I narrowed my eyes at him. "Kris, what are you not telling me?"
   Kris softened and smiled. He walked over to me and put his hand on my cheek. "Daisy, it's just something stupid they have in Heaven." My expression didn't change. He tucked some hair behind my ear and softly stroked my hair. "Just go to bed. We'll make our move tomorrow."

   I was walking toward the small flower stand to get Adri some white lilies. They're her favorite flower. I told her I was going to call her tonight. Plan is actually to call her from my cell while standing outside her house and surprise her. I think she forgot this is our four month anniversary. She's so forgetful... Kind of funny though that the guy is the one who remembers and not the girl. But that's Adri for you. She's so cute.
   "Caleb!" A guy's voice called from behind me. I turned around to see some dude my age walking toward me. He was about my height with short black hair and dark blue eyes. A small girl with bubblegum pink hair was trailing behind him.
   "I'm sorry, do I know you?"
   The guy smiled a devious smile. "You could say that." Wait...That smile looks kind of familiar... The guy leaned into my personal space. "Look into my eyes. You'll remember." At first I just gave him a confused look, then it clicked. I was filled with pure terror. I couldn't remember exactly when it was, or where it was from, but an image of this guy flashed in my mind, smiling at me in that same devious way, holding a sword and splattered with blood.
   I was shaking. I took a staggering step back and managed to whisper out one word.
   "You."

~Chapter 10~

   For a second, there was dead silence. The look on the girl's face was of pure hatred.
   "Ai, what are you-"
   "She's right Nolan," Kris interrupted. Nolan very slowly turned his head toward him.
   "What...?"
   Kris smiled an evil smile, one that I had seen on his face a lot recently. "Fifteen years ago, I killed Queen Adriana and King Caleb of Heaven."
   A look of horror and confusion came to Nolan's face. "You...?"
   "You're the reason all of this is happening!!" The girl, Ai, spat at Kris. "Before the war, Heaven and Hell coexisted perfectly! We never fought with each other!" Her shoulders settled as a look of sadness crossed her face. "We were at peace..." Anger came back. "But then, Hell attacked out of nowhere! Many were killed fighting, attempting to protect everyone else. And when it was finally coming to an end...the young boy who had led Hell came forth...and killed Caleb and Adri..." She looked like she was about to cry. Then she looked at Kris in hate once again. "He is the reason there is a war."
   Nolan was appalled. "Kris?" He looked to him, hoping for an explanation that would justify this all, show that his best friend was still there. But he didn't get one.
   "It's all true."
   Nolan was struck into silence. He just stared in horror at Kris. Ai turned towards me.
   "What about you?" she asked. She looked confused and curious.
   "Huh?" I asked.
   Her eyes narrowed, as if she were trying solve some type of puzzle on my face. "You don't seem bad. Why are you a demon?"
   My eyes widened. "Oh..." I looked down at my feet, scared of her eyes. "Well, when I died...I prayed that I would go where Kris was. I didn't care where that took me, as long as he was there."
   "I see..." I looked back up at her, she smiled. "So Heaven listened to you." It was now I who was confused.
   "Heaven?"
   "Yes, Heaven-"
   "Daisy," Kris said in a forceful tone. "We should go now." He turned to walk away and Nolan seemed to snap out of a trance.
   "Wait!" Kris stopped, but didn't turn around. "Why did you attack Heaven!?"
   Kris smiled at him over his shoulder, that same evil smile, and said simply, "To win."
   Ai's anger fumed again. "TO WIN!?!? You just don't get it, do you!? Heaven and Hell are like the Yin and Yang, Light and Dark, Good and Evil! If either disappears, the balance is set off! Everything will be in chaos! Why do you think Heaven has never attacked back!? Not just Heaven, but if Hell dies-"
   "Oh please!" Kris laughed. "There is no 'balance'! If Heaven goes away, it means one thing. Hell wins." He turned to me. "Come on Daisy, let's go."
   I looked back at the horror-struck Nolan and the angered Ai, then went to Kris. "Okay..."
   "Daisy," Ai said from behind me. "You're good, I can tell. He's not. It's never too late to change."
   I hesitated, not sure what to say. "Thanks..." I whispered, unsure if she could even hear me. Then I just walked away with Kris. "Oh," I said, stopping. I turned around. "And, Merry Christmas." I said, attempting a smile.

   Nolan sat by the window, staring out at the snowy night, just as he had been since we'd come back, two hours ago. I walked up behind him and also looked out at the snow. Before it had been bright and beautiful, but now it had a dark, gloomy feel to it.
   "Nolan..." I put my hand on his shoulder.
   "I'm sorry, Ai. I know this ruined Christmas for you," he said.
   "No... No!" he looked at me, surprised by my sudden anger. "I don't care about that!" He looked at me, confused. "I just..." I looked away from his eyes. "I just hate seeing you like this." He gave me a smile, but it didn't reach his eyes. He rested his hand on top of mine, then turned back towards the window.
   "He was my best friend, Ai... My best friend...is leading Hell in the war." He seemed to not know what to think of this.
   I was still thinking of what I should do, but my body was already acting. I wrapped my arms around his shoulders in a comforting hug. "I'm sorry... I know it's hard to wrap your mind around, but...please, just forget about what happened. Just for tonight. It's Christmas. We shouldn't be sad."
   His shoulders slumped and he put his hands on my arms, as if to hold me too. "I know... I'm sorry, Ai. It's just hard..."
   I sighed, but then perked up as I thought of something. "Oh!" He turned and looked at me. "I have something that will cheer you up!"
   "Hm?"
   I put my hand on his face, and kissed him. I then drew back and smiled at him. He looked dumbstruck.
   "I'm confused..." he said.
   I sighed with a laugh and rolled my eyes. "I love you, Nolan." His eyes widened in shock. "I always have. I had been waiting for you to tell me how you felt," I looked away and smiled sheepishly. "And then when you did, I had to leave..." I let my eyes meet his once again. "I've loved you since the day I met you."
   He was still shocked for a few seconds, then a loving smile came to his face. He put his hand on the back of my neck and kissed me. Yes! I managed to distract him, mission accomplished.

~Chapter 9~

   "You ready Ai?"
   "Um...Well..." Nolan looked at me.
   "What is it?"
   I was fidgeting with my dress. "Well, it's just that Christmas is coming up...' Nolan raised his eyebrows at me. "A-And I wouldn't want to ruin Caleb's Christmas by giving him his memories and putting all this stress on him...and-"
   "And you miss Christmas." Nolan was smiling, he could see right through me.
   "Yeah..." In Heaven we don't really celebrate holidays. There is no Christmas. So, I haven't celebrated Christmas for a long time. The thought of it kind of made me excited.
   "Okay, we can stay for Christmas, but we have to bring back Caleb's memories by New Years," Nolan said. YES!!!
   "Yes, of course," I attempted to say seriously, but I couldn't hold back the smile creeping at the sides of my mouth. Nolan just laughed.

   "OH MY GOSH!!!!! Nolan, wake up wake up!!!!!!!!!" Ai was shaking my shoulders frantically.
   "Hmm? What the...? Ai, it's five in the morning, why the hell are you up so early?"
   "It doesn't matter, come on!!!!" She grabbed my wrist and yanked me out of bed and out the door.
   "Wait, Ai! I don't have a shirt-! Whoa..." A huge blast of cold air hit me when we got outside, but I didn't care. Everything, the ground, the trees, the surrounding buildings, were covered in pure white snow. Ai was spinning around happily as more snow fell.
   "I know right!? It's so pretty!! I'd forgotten..." She said.
   I laughed. "Yeah..."
   "Hey, how about you get dressed and we go for a walk," she said.
   "Okay, good idea."

   "Kris, can we go up to Earth today?"
   "Why?"
   "Because it's Christmas!" I said with a smile.
   He raised his eyebrows. "Daisy, we haven't celebrated Christmas in fifteen years."
   "I know... But we're going to be going to war with Heaven soon... And I thought we should have some fun first!" Kris sighed and rolled his eyes.
   "Fine, but only for a few hours."
   "Yay!!"

   "I miss this..." I looked at Ai. "This feeling. Living..." she held up her hand and a flake of snow landed on it and melted. "Feeling the snow on my hand, breathing in the cold air... It's...really..." Ai's eyes closed and she suddenly collapsed.
   "AI!!!" I quickly caught her before she hit the ground. She was unconscious. I sighed in relief. She seemed okay.

   "Hmm...?" What happened? I was walking with Nolan...and then... I opened my eyes. Snow was still falling. I was sitting on the ground under a tree, except my back wasn't leaning against a tree... "What...?"
   "Shh... You must have feinted from the cold. Just rest for a minute, then we'll walk back," Nolan said. He was sitting behind me against the tree. He had his arms tightly around me, holding me close. He's so warm... I sunk into his arms.
   "Okay..."
   We sat there in silence for a little while, watching the snow fall, then Nolan straightened up. "No way..." he whispered.
   "What?" I asked.
   "Daisy?" He asked out loud. I looked out in front of us. There was a girl there. She was about our age and had glaringly pink hair, with eyes such a light shade of blue they were practically clear. She looked at Nolan in surprise.
   There was a guy standing next to her. He was tall and muscular and he had deep dark blue eyes and short black hair. "Uh oh," he said. Wait... I've seen that guy before...
   "Oh my god! It really is you! I'm so glad to see you-!" Nolan said, but he stopped when I stood up. "Ai?"
   "You..." the guy looked at me and smiled that evil smile I'd seen before. "YOU KILLED ADRIANA!!!!!!!!!!"

~Chapter 8~

   "Come back...? And leave Adri...? N-No... I... I can't..." The thought of this hit me like a fatal blow. My legs nearly collapsed from under me. Nolan carefully put his arm around my waist and lowered me to the ground.
   "I know this is really important and all, but Heaven hasn't been this disorganized since...well I would have still been alive, so I don't know," he attempted to get a laugh out of me, but my face was housing a severely stressed look. He sighed. "They're lost without a leader. Even after Caleb and Adriana were lost so long ago, at least they had you. Now, with you gone things are getting crazy. They need you, Ai."
   "But I'm just a replacement!" I finally found my words. "We all need Caleb and Adri! I can't just leave, they haven't remembered yet!"
   "Then they need to remember. Soon." I looked up at Nolan. He was deep in thought, but when he felt my eyes on him, he smiled at me. "We'll work this out. Don't worry."

   "WHAT!?!? What do you mean you're leaving!?!?" I jumped from Liliana's outburst.
   "Lil, I'm sorry. But Heaven needs a leader. They need me." She put her hand on her head as if she had a headache.
   "But Adri and Caleb need you too," she said. "How are their memories supposed to return if you're not here?"
   "Well..." I said. "I think I might be able to have Caleb's memories return..." Hope crossed Liliana's face. "But I'm not completely sure if it'll work," I added quickly. The hope didn't fade.
   "Whatever," Liliana shook off my doubt. "Why Caleb though? Why not Adri? Or them both?"
   "Well, Caleb was always better at handling tough situations. And as long as he stays around Adriana, her memories should come back to her."
   "Okay...So how are you going to bring back Caleb's memory?"
   "Same way us angels do everything. I'm going to pray for it."
   Liliana nodded. "Good luck," she said.
   I smiled. "Thanks," I said. "I'm going to need it."

~Chapter 7~

   "Class, I'd like you to welcome our new student, Nolan." We might as well have been inside a Charlie Brown cartoon. Everyone was so wrapped up in their computer projects, they barely even noticed the teacher.
   "Hey, nice to meet you all." I pulled my eyes away from my computer. It couldn't be... I slowly turned my head to see "the new kid" standing by the teacher. He was tall and had short brown hair and bright green eyes. His cute, childish smile was one that my eyes knew very well. His eyes were wandering around the room as if they were looking for something. When they came to me, the corner of his mouth pulled up in a small smile.
   "I'm sorry, they're right in the middle of a project," the teacher said to him. He turned to regard her, but his eyes never left mine. "It's too late to start one of your own..." The teacher turned to the room. "Would anybody be willing to work with Nolan for the rest of the project?" His eyebrows raised at me in a silent question. I sighed.
   "He can work with me," some girl stole the words right out of my mouth.
   "You go girl!" her friend whispered.
   "He's so cute!" another one said. Nolan gave me a sad look and I returned a silent "Sorry."
   Throughout class I could feel his eyes on me. Finally, the bell rang. The girl that had claimed Nolan was still flirting with him, so I stood up, grabbed the hood on Nolan's jacket, and dragged him out of the room with me.
   "What the hell are you doing here!?" I yelled as soon as we were far away from any of the students.
   He flinched away from my anger. "It's nice to see you too..." he said in a sarcastic voice.
   "Damn it, Nolan! I'm serious!! Why are you here!?" His face became serious.
   "Ai, it's been three months already. I got worried." He gave me one of those soft, loving looks and I looked away from his eyes.
   "I can take care of myself..." I said. Nolan took me in his arms.
   "I know, I'm sorry. I was just worried." I sighed and hugged him back.
   "Well don't be. I'm fine." I took a small step back from him.
   "Come on, you should get back before-"
   "Actually," he interrupted. "There's another reason I came here." His eyes strayed from mine. Something's wrong...
   "What is it?"
   "Heaven. They're in chaos without a leader. Ai," he looked at me with serious eyes. "They need you."

~Chapter 6~

   "Yeah!" I watched as the group of four walk out of the school.
   I envy them...
   To be alive, with no worries, no problems. Just life. Being so easy-going. Not making plans, having spur the moment trips to the movie theaters. I miss it... I miss it so much.
   It's been fifteen years since then...
   Fifteen years ago, I died. Kris had just died, and I felt as though I couldn't go on. I was walking home from school, and I wasn't paying attention to where I was going.
   It was as if the car appeared out of no where...
   I had only a few moments before I was swallowed by darkness, dead. In those last few moments, I prayed.
   Please, I don't care what happens, where this takes me. I just want to be with Kris. I want to go where he is...
   My wish was granted.
   I woke up as if from a long deep sleep. Everything was hazy, but a familiar voice brought me to reality. This was a voice I loved to hear. It was sweet, but harsh. It could be evil, but for me it was soft and nice. It was the voice of the boy I loved. Kris.
   "Daisy..." My senses still covered in fog, I looked hazily around.
   "Hah...?"
   "Daisy?" This time it was more clear.
   "What?" I sprung up. "Kris?!" He smiled. Something's different... said a voice at the back of my head. I blinked and shook my head. I don't care! It's him!! "Kris!!" I lunged forward and wrapped my arms around his neck. "Kris, it's you! It's really you!!" Tears came to my eyes as I finally embraced Kris after going two weeks without him. I could feel his strong, familiar arms around me. It was the happiest I would ever be.
   I later found that the place I had woken was the land of devils, beneath the Earth's crust. Hell. Why? Why was Kris sent here? Kris... Who are you?

~Chapter 5~

   "Okay so, let me get this straight," Liliana said. She was holding her head as if it hurt. "You, Caleb, and Adri are angels. Adri and Caleb were King and Queen of Heaven. You were Adri's best friend, even when you were alive. And Adri and Caleb died to save you, and the rest of Heaven, from Hell."
   "Yes."
   "Then what the hell am I!?" Her sudden shouting made me jump.
   "I'm sorry, I thought you already knew. You are a protector."
   "I know that," she said with a sigh. "But, I mean, how do I have these powers?"
   "I'm not quite sure of that myself. I believe a small amount of power was taken from each angel, and given to you."
   She gave me a questioning look. "What makes you say that?"
   "Well," I said. "After Caleb and Adri were lost, we all seemed to be a bit weak. We assumed it was because our king and queen were gone, but now, seeing you with such power, I believe the power of Heaven took a small amount of power from all of us, and gave it to you."
   "The power of Heaven? What's that?"
   "We're not exactly sure what it is, but it seems to control our powers."
   "What do you mean?" Poor Liliana, she looked majorly confused.
   "Here's an example;  unlike humans seem to think, angels don't walk around with feathered wings. We don't usually fly, we're actually just like normal humans. If we wish for wings, we say a prayer that asks for them. If our reason for them is good enough, they are granted to us, but only temporarily. That is what I did to come here."
   "Wow... So you think this 'power of Heaven' thing gave me these powers to protect Adriana and Caleb?"
   "Exactly."
   "That's so strange-"
   "Lil! Ai! Come on!!" Adri yelled from the school gates. She was standing with Caleb, waiting for us.
   "Coming!" we yelled in unison.
   "What were you two talking about?" Adri asked as we neared her.
   "Oh, nothing," I said. Liliana looked at me, but remained quiet.
   Seeing the look on Liliana's face, Adri asked, "Is everything okay?"
   "Yeah, we were just talking about random stuff!" I said, hoping she wouldn't see through my lie. Thankfully, this was actual teenage Adri, who didn't have years of wisdom and perception added on from ruling Heaven.
   Still not looking completely convinced she slowly said "Okay..." Then, she put a smile on her face. "So what movie should we see?"
   "Oh!" Liliana burst out. We all jumped. "I heard there's a new movie based off 'Tale of the Full Moon'! It's about the girl's life BEFORE everything happened!"
   "Sounds good!" I said, happy to be moving onto a different subject. "Adri?"
   "Sounds good to me! Caleb?" She looked up at him.
   "If you're okay with it, so am I," he said as he wrapped his arms around her. She giggled.
   "Aww, how cute," Liliana said.
   I laughed. "So then, shall we go?"
   "Yeah!"