Price of Punishment
1019 Words
' I woke back in a white office, I sat at a large wooden desk inlaid with green leather, I ran a hand over the polished wood it was cool and familiar.
"I don't understand why you felt the need to have such a material thing as a wooden desk? whats wrong with the white glass everyone is issued? Whats the great need to be different?" I looked up at the speaker, a smug looking Jasper stare back at me, his head c****d to the side, I couldn't hide the distaste I felt upon seeing him.
"Hello Nael, to what do I owe this displeasure?" My voice was cold and bored, the last word was delivered pointedly.
Hurt flashed briefly through his eyes, he blinked it away as quickly before offering a shrug, looking around the plain office.
"Just wondering when you were going to get over Lucy? I'm available." He eyes slid back to mine, sparking with mischief and hope.
"I'll keep it in mind, but I doubt I'll be looking to you anytime soon, I'd chose Gabe over you anyday for company." I watched as embarrassment and fury spread over his features, before he smoothed them again.
"I suspect you would, since you don't want anyone to know who you really are Cas," His words were slow and pointed before he added. "Not that I'd mind you either way, when you love a person, you love all of them."
I flinched at his words, he'd know the truth for a long time but Luce didn't know, I believed Gabe suspected something was amiss but he'd yet to ask, even after a milenna together everyone still had secrets.
"I know you would Nael, but I've already been there with you and I'm yet to believe you to have changed after a milenna, as for a soft side? We both know you're player, always tempted away by greener grass as they say." I replied, letting my emotion leak into my words, letting him know I hadn't forgotten his betrayal.
He watched me for a moment frowning, then nodded, straightening from where he had taken up leaning against my doorway.
"Well if you ever want to give us another shot, I'll be waiting..." Nael's words linger, as he disappears from the doorway.
I look down at the papers before me, lists and lists of souls begging for a second chance at life on earth, for rebirth, my specialty.'
I blinked, I'd woken again but I was no longer in either on Gabe's couch in Luce's arm or in the white office, no I'd woken on a bus.
I looked around, a girl sat next to me, rambling, I turned frowning at her.
"Hey Caspian? Are you listening?" My eyes watched her, who was she, she didn't look familiar, and who was Caspian?
Luce and Gabe had disappeared for merely a minute, heading to the kitchen to make a coffee whilst waiting for Cas to wake up, only to find when they returned, she no longer laid peacefully on the couch.
All that lay in her place was a charred couch and a pile of ashes.
Looking at each other one name came to there lips at the most likely culprit.
Knock Knock Knock*
Jasper headed down to the door after losing in rock, paper, scissors to Serena, a milennia later she still won every time.
He padded slowly down the stairs as the knocking persisted, it was 2am who'd be here at this time of night or morning, depending on how you looked at it.
He grabbed the door handle yanking it open, only to be pushed back violently, Jasper recovered quickly, in the doorway stood a furious looking Gabriel and he suspected it was Lucifer who'd just near knocked him senseless.
"What are you two doing here?" Jasper aka Nael asked, bored, he bet it had something to do with 'Cas' as they called her.
Suddenly he was shoved again and Luce stood in front of him, his eyes alight with frustration and poorly contained anger.
"Where is she Nael?! What did you do?" Luce growled, Nael blinked; where was she? What did he do?
"What Cas? I've done nothing, I spoke with her yesterday but she told me she didn't wanna talk." He shrugged unruffled, he heard footsteps as Serena approached, he looked up as she looked over the railing of the second floor.
"Hey Jas-Oh Luce? Gabriel? What are you guys doing here?" Their eyes snapped to her.
"Zepar? Whats a Cherub like yourself doing here?" Luce asked, frowning.
"I'm not a Cherub, I just believe in matchmaking, forcefully if so." She replied defensively.
"Figures, you're the reason Cas was dating Nael." Luce rolled his eyes, as she shook her head.
"Nope not this time, we've just become good friends she fell for Nael on her own, the lack of memories didn't hurt, though that wasn't us." Zepar aka Serena shrugged.
Gabe had remain silent but now, he looked between Zepar and Nael, looking at them he realised they'd not been apart of Cas's disappearance.
Exasperated he headed to the kitchen, heard luce and the other 2 follow him, it been a long time, but he finally asked about the suspicions, Nael knew more then he let on.
He waited till Nael and Zepar, sat at the kitchen table, whilst Luce remained leaning in the doorway, running a hand through his messy black hair, Gabe leaned against the counter looking only at Nael.
"What do you know about Cas turning to ashes?" He asked directly, Naels eyes sparked in surprise and curiosity.
"Well, well Gabriel right to the point." He said with a smirk, his reply, caused Gabe's stomach to turn.
"I know that her punishment is finally coming to an end, that fact you found her finally under our guard and she's rebirthed so quickly, marks the beginning of the end, for all of our roles."
Luce gaped at Nael, I frowned, I thought we had more time, Zepar, looked at the floor, a tear escaping her eye, seemed we'd all be on earth too long.
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