Arius shot a glare at Lucius, who only smirked back. He had enjoyed doing that. Arius didn't seem quite as thrilled as the angel. If those flames had hit Jaida head on, she could have been killed. He didn't want to even think about that possibility. He wouldn't let Lucius get a chance like that again. He was going to have to step this up a notch."I love fire, don't you?" began Lucius as two tendrils of fire began circling his arms. He knew exactly what he wanted to do with them. He quickly sent one towards Arius, even though he knew it wouldn't work. He then sent the next towards Jaida. As Arius' barrier dissolved the fire he had been sent, he quickly noticed the course of the other.Without thinking, he dove towards the ground, determined to reach Jaida first. He got there only seconds before it did, and the tendrils slammed into his barrier, dissolving on impact. That was the secon

Arius just stared at the money in his hands and then looked back up at Mr. Carlson. The man was still grinning from ear to ear. Arius knew he had the wrong idea about his and Jaida's relationship. Her father obviously thought that they were a couple, even though both of them would deny it to no end. They weren't even close, but no matter what either one said to deter him from his thoughts, the older man had his mind set. Arius just nodded in thanks and then made his way out of the kitchen and back up the stairs. Jaida was now in the living room, and she watched him curiously, wanting to know what he had been talking to her father about. She figured she'd ask him when he came back down, but he was taking forever. She had no idea what could take that long. A half an hour later, he walked back down the stairs, a black jacket accompanying his outfit. He had it pulled rather tight around himself, as i

He disappeared from the top of the building, finally getting bored of watching the humans below. When he reappeared, he found himself in an alleyway. Hopefully he'd run across a few gang members. Then he'd at least have something to kill his time with. He loved picking on them since they all considered themselves to be so powerful. He was going to put every one of them in their place. No one was ever going to match his power, not even Arius. He'd show him that the Deslyans were only a small step above the human race. Lucius smirked when he turned the corner and came upon five men dressed in street thug clothing. They were all in the possession of knives and guns, some currently playing with them. They appeared to be rather bored. They probably couldn't find anyone to torture or rob, but their boredom would soon end. The second he stepped into the area, their eyes went to him. There was a smirk on his face, his sky blue eyes laced with a

Arius suddenly froze up, a soft chill tickling his spine. This was getting to be annoying. Why did Lucius always have to come at such horrible times? This time the sensation wasn't disappearing. He could feel the angel's presence. The cretin was close by, probably watching them from somewhere. "He's here," Arius stated, and Jaida instantly knew what he meant. She stood up, her smile fading. "I want you to wait here. I won't be gone long…hopefully." "Okay," she said, watching as he ran off. "Be careful! Don't let anyone see you!" She watched until he completely disappeared around the corner, leaving her utterly alone on the park path. She suddenly felt a bit jumpy and nervous. Without Arius around, someone could easily attack her. What if Lucius had tricked him and was now coming for her instead? She wasn't sure what to do, so she obeyed Arius' request and just stood there. She'd wait patiently

"Exactly what happened?" Mr. Carlson asked again, wanting a clearer answer."She was shot," he said softly. "Twice. I should've been there for her. I could've done something…there was so much blood." Mr. Carlson could see that there were quite a few blood stains on Arius' clothing. It was undoubtedly Jaida's. This was more serious than he had thought, but before he could ask another question, one of the nurses walked up to him and Arius."Excuse me," she began, addressing them both. "You're here for Jaida Carlson, right?""Yes," Mr. Carlson answered, knowing that Arius wasn't anywhere near the proper state of mind to say anything. His answers didn't make a lot of sense, so it was only natural that even a simple response wouldn't come out right either. "She's out of surgery," the nurse said. "