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We’d arrived back from Earthala early in the morning. I’d been on such a sugar rush the whole trip. I finally crashed the moment we walked onto the transport ship. I think Daniel had to carry me to our designated seats; his lavender scent was the last thing I smelled, before falling into a deep slumber.
Those five days had been the happiest I’d been, and the boys and Eli were to thank for the loving opportunity. I even got to meet Scarlet and Junho, the friend Marcus always talked about, before her other teammates, who I presumed were more than justpartners in crime.
Now, I was sitting on my stool as Daniel did my hair, readying me for Leo’s exam which was in an hour. We’d already packed and sent our stuff to Heila, our coloured stools and only a few pieces of furniture remained in an empty housing complex.
Ryder assured me the stools would be joining us at Heila; they were still working on renovations in the castle. I didn’t know what our living arrangements were going to be, but Kai and the others wanted to get a place near the castle where we’d all be able to return to once everything settled.
It made me and my spirits happy to see how important it was to them, for all of us to be together. I enjoyed living with them and even if we had to live separately I predicted it would be short-lived. My sleepwalking self would not agree to such terms and conditions.
“Stay awake long enough for this angel to finish your hair.” Midnight nudged into my mind, warning me of her presence for once.
I’m awake. I’m just resting my eyes. But, if by chance...I fall asleep, which I won’t...don’t...cause...tro-
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~MIDNIGHT~
Unbelievable.
I let out a sigh, before lifting my head, the hands in my hair paused.
“Midnight?”
I glanced over at EliaseAnne who was eyeing me, a smile formed on her face.
“MakoBear fell asleep. Hi, EliBear,” I pointed out before greeting her, compassion flowed off my voice which sounded off to me.
I still hadn’t opened myself up to feeling as I had before, but whenever EliaseAnne was around, it was if I couldn’t stop myself from feeling something for her.
I glanced down at the new bracelet filled with different coloured bears; Mako’s pink bear had Elias’ green bear on the left, Eli’s yellow bear on the right and next to hers was a dark blue bear – my bear. Eli’s bear was next to mine before the remaining guys evened out on the bracelet. EliaseAnne had created it and gave it to me during our trip. I absolutely adored it and would cherish it. Thus, the new nickname for Mako – MakoBear.
“Hey. I don’t blame her for being so exhausted. I’m surprised you’re not tired,” he pointed out. His hands were no longer in my hair, and I heard the tension coating his words as he stepped back.
I shrugged. “I didn’t stay up all night watching that thing called Netfight,” I admitted.
“Netflix, Midnight,” Eli corrected, giggling.
“Weird name. Netfight sounds more exciting. Anyways, she’s asleep. I’ll wake her up when we reach the exam. I can’t stand that whiny human. Friend me not,” I complained. I felt the air shift only moments before the angel spoke.
“Midnight, why do you hate angels?”
Everything seemed to go quiet. I froze as Eli’s giggles stopped; her eyes widened before she began to frown.
“Daniel.” Her tone wasn’t her normal high pitch sound, but low, as if she was giving a warning.
“I need to know,” Daniel argued.
I turned to face him. For so long, I could tell this was building inside of him. The way he had begun to act since my awakening. The distance he seemed to put between himself and Mako. It was only a matter of time before we ended up at this moment. I kept my expression blank.
“Why? I’m not going to answer the question just to appease your insecurities,” I bashed, grabbing Mako’s rank card from the table and slipping it into the pocket of my combat pants.
“You can’t hate me when I’ve done nothing to you!” he argued.
I glared at him. He was right…he hadn’t done anything to me personally, but he had done something to Mako.
“You lied to my host’s face saying nothing was wrong, KNOWING we hate when people lie to us. You can’t just demand me to tell you my reasoning for hating you, Archangel, when you won’t tell her what’s bothering you! You can’t even confidently stand there and say you love Makoto!” I yelled.
He opened his mouth to speak, but no words came out. I waited for his response and was thankful to Starlight that Makoto was knocked out. She didn’t need to see his hesitation. She didn’t need to see his inability to refute my accusation against him. She loved him, yet he couldn’t say the same for her.
