last part
After a while I felt him beginning to recover on his own. His blood was pure enough for him not to die now and all his physical injuries were completely healed. I drew back my and Armaan's intertwined hands from Sujal and shifted back to sit against Armaan feeling more happy then I felt in my entire life and then promptly passed out.
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LAST PART
Chapter 15
Forever Fallen
I woke up with throbbing ache all over my body, everything felt sluggish and heavy. It took all my concentration just to open my eyes and I regretted doing it the minute I did.
Not again!! No…
I groaned internally as I watched a glowing white man looking down on me with righteousness etched on his face, his lips moving in disdain. That made me realize I should be hearing words instead of mild ringing inside my head, concentrating further to push back the throbbing ache from my mind I started hearing the voice of the angel.
"I specifically told you to stay away from her. Everything else I understand was to save lives you couldn't help it. But you should have stayed away from her and you should have never shared powers to save that vampire!"
When? Who is 'her'? I wanted to ask but I knew speaking would take too much effort and my energy was already waning.
"I couldn't help not telling them yes. (Armaan? This is Armaan's voice where is he?!) And I couldn't help staying away from her either (who the hell is "her"!!?). How was I to know I even had power I can share like that? Ridhima didn't know about it either or we would have done it before on David. I don't regret anything! (Damn right!)"
I felt smug satisfaction as I heard Armaan standing up to the snobbish angel with holier than thou attitude. Ok maybe they were holier than us but still. What I couldn't understand was where he was. Behind me?
I tried moving my eyes but they were stuck straight on angels' face, I tried moving head but failed again. Maybe he had my body in some sort of freeze. Giving up I tried to find him through our weird connection and knew he was close. Very close. It felt a lot as if he was touching me but I couldn't feel anything touching me. Confused I continued to hear the angel complain and preach simultaneously. What confused me even further was the mysterious "her" in their talk and how completely they both were ignoring me. From the angel I expected it but from Armaan, never.
I finally tried hard real hard to open my mouth and get their attention, but the more I tried the more it seemed as if some was stopping my muscles from moving almost as if someone else had the control over my body. Getting angry I glared at the angel. He was the only one with such power, but this was manhandling, I seriously doubted if god approved of this.
"Don't dare to give me that insolent look you pathetic human. I have had with all your defying. We have conferred and you are to return to your previous front in heaven."
NO!!!!
Unreasonable rage overcame me and my body straightened to its full height, infact I felt taller. I would not let Armaan remain here. I won't let them take away my life again. I felt Armaan' anger right beside mine. But also his despair, he didn't think he or I could stop the heavenly creature from doing what pleased them.
Well I have had enough of their meddling in my life!!
"I won't let you take him away from me!! You horrible creature!! You mess up first by getting involved with humans, then abandoning them and when we use our powers, you people have problem with that and it away making me feel like a damn handicap for over a decade and now you have the audacity, no, now you dare to take away the sole reason I am living?!! Just you try it! I won't care who you are and what place this is. I won't accept it. You take him away and I'll kill myself. And don't think it'll be suicide. Oh no, it will b murder on your hands. Just you try it!!" I managed to shout angrily at the angel, surprising myself to find the power break out of his hold and speak. It surprised.. No surprise would be too weak.. More over it shocked the angel and Armaan.
What they didn't think I had it me?
"Ridhima?!" Armaan spoke and I felt my lips move. I tried to speak again but couldn't, it wasn't the only way. I knew we were somehow connected closely so I tried a mental 'hi.' With a smile to him.
The angel took a step back unconsciously, looking horrified rather than just shocked.
"What have you done?!" he cried out losing all his composure. A balm like sight to my soul.
He asked me yet it was Armaan who answered and it was my lips that moved.
"I don't know.. How? I can feel her like.. I didn't notice it before coz it's so normal to be linked with her… I never realized I was this deeply connected… she is here… with me… Ridhima… are you ok back there?"
What are you saying? Back where? I am right here. In front of u.. I can't turn around coz the angel ha some hold over my body so I can't move.. You don't know how hard it was to speak. Can't you see me?
I panicked inside my head. What was the angel doing why had he made me invisible? Why could my lips move involuntary but no noise come?
"She … really is here… her presence…" the angel looked as if he was about to choke on something.. Either was a terrific actor to pretend he hadn't made me invisible or… oh god.. I am in deep trouble..
The angel raised his hand to my brush against my cheek. His hand was shaking and he looked as if he was trying his all not to show anything on his face… "Ridhima… my dear girl" he whispered before withdrawing his hand and stepping back.
What? He knows I am here. What is going on?! Armaan what is that angel doing! I yelled through our connection, but Armaan was still too shocked to reply, still making peace with something he had just realized.
What is it Armaan? What's wrong? Talk to me please.. Look I am getting scared like this…
Calm down Ridhima… you.. Are not here darling… physically, neither one of us is here… my soul was called and I think yours hitched a ride along.
I wasn't called?
No.
Uh oh.
Uh oh.. That about sums it up. I guess…
What else you aren't telling me.
This is annoying.. I don't know for sure.. I'll tell you later when I am.. Let's face this angel for now. Ok?
I didn't bother speaking just send my assurance down the line.
"This changes things." The angel spoke after a few moments. Neither one of us responded. "We will have to rethink about this new development. I guess the accident did more than just transferor powers Ridhima."
"What accident?" Armaan asked at the same moment I felt horror and self disgust boil up inside me.
In all the months we had been together why hadn't I ever realized that Armaan was the man I had healed in the car accident 10 years ago.
"You had an accident when you were just a human, Ridhima healed you. She shouldn't have. It was your time to leave and she-"
"You *********** you did it coz she saved me!! You ruined her life for me!! Why didn't you just kill me again *********" Armaan swore at the angel feeling as angry as I felt horrified.
"We couldn't! You had her powers! And don't you talk o me again like that I will have your tongue for it."
" You dare to touch him and I'll have your hands for it!" I managed to speak up this time rather than just whine to Armaan.
Again I left both the men gaping at me. Was it what I said was it I had managed to speak again?
Ridhima darling… he is just talking.. Don't get so worked up… let's just… calm down
"Earth years have made you rude, insolent and arrogant. To think you can harm even a hair of my body."
Tell that to my daddy.
"She says to blame her father for her lacking of proper manner and I am telling you that she won't have to confront you, I would die fighting you before she would have to lift a finger to battle you."
The angel visibly blanched at my words and I felt Armaan smirk over something. Something he would tell me later.
"Yes I see.. You are not after all completely at blame. I apologize.. Dear girl… for, all the injustices done to u.. I apologize sincerely."
Tell him to let you go and never bother us again no matter who we heal. And I'll forget the injustices done to me. I remarked sarcastically to Armaan. To my astonishment he actually spoke it out loud and even felt confident that the angel would agree.
Does your mental reasoning get affected up here Armaan? Why would he ever do That?
"Yes well.. It's the least I can do… I… see to it. You better take care of.. take care that I don't have to call you back here." The angel said faltering through his words his mind elsewhere, yet I could see a genuine smile beginning to lift his lips.
Is every one daft up here!?
No.. Just the men. Armaan laughed at some private joke he was enjoying and I tried hard to find what it was.
"Yes I'll look after her so we don't get in any trouble." Armaan spoke out loud smiling for the angels benefit. Somehow even without the connection we had the angel was in on the joke and I couldn't help feeling angry.
"Then it's done. Dear girl, does that meet your approval? Do you forgive your sire for the injustices of your life? You return happy to earth now?"
Talk about a 180' personality change. For the first time he looked all goody-goody angel he was suppose to be
Yeah whatever, fine.
No, Ridhima. It matters. You answer his question.
Oops! I forgot about the mind reading stuff they did to me last time. I took my time and went through all the things which had hurt me the most in life. Nothing would be as bad as Armaan being taken away from me. If my sire being an angel could prevent that from happening. Then yes I would forgive him. Besides if not for him I would have never been able to save Armaan in the first place, or even Sujal today.
Armaan, tell him if he will do all this, then he can go and tell my sire if he knows him that I forgive for everything and I am even grateful for the gift of being his daughter.
Armaan repeated my exact words and the angel gave us a dazzling smile dazzling that I had to close my eyes, I felt his cup my cheek again and then I felt myself fall. Fall along with Armaan.
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Glossary:-
Halfling Angel: children born of coupling between heavenly angel beings and humans.
Fey: Fairies, supernatural creatures, they live away from human eye. forest fey live in forest, carefully camouflaged from prying eyes.
Vampire: an evolved species of human, who burn in sun have great night vision, possess various levels of psionic powers and some rarely telekinetic powers. They drink human blood for sustenance and cannot turn humans into vampires through any means.
Rwh al-Msdr(Arabic) : Source of the spirit.
Keeper/Master: the decision maker in the keeper-guardian relationship. A powerful being, generally a vampire. They make sure that their guardians are well fed and sheltered. Their needs fulfilled. They may have more than one guardian.
Guardian: the lower ranking person in keeper-guardian relationship. They are physically very strong with keen senses, generally werewolves. Their lives are devoted to their keepers well being and safety. They would die before letting their keeper getting harmed.
Halfling: Two natured creatures in general. They may be result of coupling of two different species or be a 'were' of any kind.
Were: shape shifters.
Werewolves: Shape shifters who turn into a wolf at will. The moon calls their wolf to the surface, but strong ones with control and resist changing on full moon.
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