Page 7 of The Angel's Kiss
“What’s your name?” I asked.
“Guardian Terri Uche. Remember my name. We will be watching you, Azazel,” she said as if that was a warning, then she walked away.
I didn’t bother to follow, I had my answers. There was no way I was going to accept this Angel’s Kiss or whatever the fuck it was. I refused to be used by God’s warriors, a mere tool to be commanded. I was Azazel for fuck’s sake. The most powerful demon Knight in the world. I would find a way to restore myself if it was the last thing I did.
Chapter two
Rai Harrington
The Night of a Falling Star - Angel’s Blessing
December 12, 2024
Isat in thebackyard with my mom, dad, and little sister... all three of us were waiting to see the comet that was supposed to pass over our sky that night. I’d never seen a comet before and I peered through my mini telescope at the stars shining brightly above.
“When is it going to happen?” I asked my parents.
“Very soon, keep looking, it’ll only be a few seconds,” my mom said.
“I’m cold. I wanna go back inside,” my sister, Rain, complained.
I couldn’t really blame her. I was cold too. It was the eleventh of December and Chicago winters showed no mercy. We’d only been outside for five minutes waiting for the comet to pass. It was reported that it would happen around midnight. I’d been the most excited, because I had been told the story of how a comet was in the sky the very night I’d been born. And it was going to happen again on my twelfth birthday. This was so amazing.
My dad looked at his watch. “It’s close to the time that scientists say it will pass. Just a few more minutes.”
“Fine,” my sister said with a shiver. She was bundled up from head to toe in winter gear, but she just hated the cold, period.
I ignored her and focused on the sky through my telescope and just as my dad had stated, I finally saw it. A flash of bright light with a trail zipped through the sky and I yelped in delight. My whole body tingled with little sparks, which was so cool. “Oh my God, did you see it? Did you see it?” I asked my family with all of the enthusiasm I felt.
“Yes, baby, we saw it,” my mother said, then she leaned over, kissing my temple. “Happy Birthday, Rai.”
I put my telescope down and looked at her with a wide grin. “Thank you, mom.” I hugged her and my dad. When I tried to hug my little sister, she shoved me away with a giggle. I still kissed her, though.
“Yuck,” she said, then wiped my kiss away.
“No cake for you,” I threatened.
Rain shrugged. “You can’t stop me from getting some cake,” she said, then she went back inside.
I rolled my eyes and looked at my parents. “You just had to give me a little sister.”
“You both love each other,” my mom said.
“No, I don’t,” I joked and she laughed. I shivered a little as the tingling sensation I felt faded. “Did you all feel that too?”
My mom frowned. “Feel what?”
“When the comet passed, I felt a tingle.”
“Probably because you were so excited,” my dad said as he rose from the lawn chair.
“Yeah, I really was,” I admitted. I was still excited. I only wished I could have taken a photo of it.
My mom clapped her hands. “Okay, it’s time for the birthday boy to go to bed. You have school tomorrow.”
We walked back inside to the warmth of our home.
“You better get up, too. I don’t want to have to drag you out of bed,” my dad said.
