Reapers and Angels

by Margie Eileen Jones

  “Please Ashton…just come talk with me for a moment. I promise it is something you will want to know and I only feel comfortable telling you. I mean you were the only one to truly understand me and I really need friends right now. Please Ashton, I promise it will only be for a moment.”

  Allen begged as he led Ashton towards the door.

  “Ok. Just let me give my CDs to Christian so when we get back I can buy them.”

  Ashton handed the CDs to Christian who looked at Ashton with a bit of concern on his face.

  “Oh, let them go talk. Allen is harmless really Christian.”

  Calis continued to look around to see if they had any vinyl records since they still had a record player. Something fun and old would be nice for a change.

  “Fine, but they better not be long.”

  Christian took the CDs and pouted while he waited for Ashton to get back.

  Ashton went around the corner and into an alleyway with Allen. Allen pulled him along until they were far from the streets and from onlookers.

  “Allen, where are you taking me?”

  Ashton asked feeling a bit concerned since it was rather dark where they were.

  “Ashton, I decided to give up reaping. I found it does not make me happy and every time I went to the ball and saw you I wanted to die. I love you. I am so in love with you I can’t stand it, but you gave your heart to another. I forgive you, but now that I found you again I cannot let you go. Christian is bad for you and he won’t love you like I will. I am going to give you a chance to do the right thing. Be mine Ashton.”

  Allen begged with tears in his eyes.

  “Allen, you promised and you know I don’t love you like that. I am sorry you are hurting, but I don’t love you.”

  Allen fell apart.

  “Can’t you see Ashton? Don’t you see I have tried to forget you? There have been others but they don’t compare to you. You are so very beautiful and you deserve so much better in your life.’

  “I am sorry, but I can’t let you go. I need you Ashton. I love you and only I can give you what you need.”

  Allen stated as he sobbed and pulled out a syringe with a needle.

  “Allen let me go.”

  Ashton warned as he was backed up against the wall.

  “I am sorry Ashton, but I have to do this. You made me do this.”

  Allen said as he grasped Ashton’s arm roughly as the boy tried to pull away. Allen then shoved the needle into that flailing arm pushing down the top of the syringe until the drug was in Ashton’s system.

  Christian came running out of the music store only to see Allen create a portal and jumped with Ashton in his arms into the portal disappearing.

  Christian officially was freaking out. His Ashton was kidnapped right in front of his eyes. If he did not kill himself Sebastian surly would kill him.

  Calis came out of the store after buying all the CDs including the ones Christian dropped.

  “Where is Ashton?”

  Calis asked Christian looking around for Allen and Ashton.

  “Allen took him.”

  Christian choked out as tears poured down his face. Now Christian knew who the killer was and Ashton was with this bastard. Problem was Ashton was out cold so he couldn’t track him and until Ashton awoke his beloved would be in grave danger.

  “Took him where? Down that alley?”

  Calis asked as he walked down the alley looking for Ashton and Allen calling for them.

  “Damn it Calis they went through a portal! Allen took Ashton! My precious boy is gone and you said to trust that bastard!”

  Christian fumed as he did his best not to punch Calis in the face. Christian just knew something was wrong, he had felt it and he should have never let Ashton out of his sight.

  “So, we call Kingsly and William. I am sure that they can find Allen. I mean he is one of theirs. Don’t worry, we will get Ashton back.”

  Calis said since Allen was still a reaper as far as he knew. Reapers always seemed to know where other reapers were.

  Chapter 3

  (Ashton)

  Sebastian had called the limousine to meet him at the fabric store since he had mountains of velvet, silks, lace, thread, beads, buttons, ribbons, and other items. Sebastian knew he went a bit overboard, but he would use up the extra fabric for something so buying out all their red velvet and ivory silk was not the worst thing in the world. He also bought most of their ivory lace.

  As the limousine finally pulled up he made three trips into the store for all his things piling them into the trunk filling it up so full there was no room for anything else. In fact, there were three bolts of fabric in the car on the back seat.

  Sebastian had the car drive around to meet up with Calis, Christian, and Ashton at the music store. When he got there Christian was beyond reasoning with and Calis just felt terrible since he did not know that Allen had used a drug on Ashton finding the syringe with the needle. That meant that Allen was indeed the killer they had been searching for and Calis had liked Allen.

  “We will find Ashton, Christian. I swear to you.”

  Sebastian said as he held the sobbing man.

  “It was my fault Sebastian. I told Christian to let them go off on their own. I thought we really knew Allen, but apparently not as well as we thought.”

  Calis said with a frown as he looked at the syringe on the ground finally picking it up and placing it into his bag. He would test this to see if it was the same substance that had been used on the other boys.

  “I just wish he would wake up. If he would I would know where to find him.”

  Christian sobbed since anything could be happening to his sweet boyfriend. Who knows what Allen was doing to Ashton right now.

  “Sebastian, I don’t care how you get a hold of Kingsly, but reach him if you have to dial his number a thousand times. Leave him millions of messages, I don’t care, just get him on the phone.”

  Calis said firmly since the reapers had to know where Allen was.

  “Christian cease your sobbing. It will not help Ashton. You need to concentrate on what you saw and heard. We need to know if there were any clues to Ashton’ whereabouts.”

  Calis stated since crying solved nothing. Calis was just as worried as everyone else was. Ashton was his son and he had grown attached to the child. Sebastian and Calis loved that boy, but damnit their emotions could not get in the way of rational judgment.

  Meanwhile, Allen was humming in his kitchen as he cooked a meal for himself and Ashton. From what little he knew of cherubs the sedative would not work for long and the boy would most likely be hungry.

  Allen had tried to play husband with other boys, but after a time he started to hate them. They were not his Ashton and they cried all the time. The boys sobbed and they never stopped sobbing. Allen was gentle with them all at first, he was patient and doted on them, but they kept begging him to set them free. They would not even listen to his wonderful poems.

  Finally, he lost it and Allen took his scythe to them after putting them under a full dose of the sedative. Allen had torn their little bodies to shreds kissing them afterwards only to realize later what he had done.

  Feeling remorse for his actions Allen left the bodies carefully wrapped in his best sheets leaving their bodies with the priest and disappearing into the portal again. Allen was a master of portals which was why Kingsly had been so upset with his leaving. Apparently, there were few reapers with his skills, but Allen couldn’t stay. Not when everything reminded him of his beloved Ashton.

  Allen still had the pocket watch Ashton gave him. He shined it every day and made sure it was constantly working. Allen knew Ashton had to know the significance of giving a watch to a reaper. It wasn’t a little thing; it was important. A watch meant the person loved you forever and Ashton had to have loved him to give him such a thing.

  Ashton just needed time to see that Allen was the one for him. Allen did not care if Ashton begged to leave; he would never hurt his beloved. Alle
n would cherish Ashton always. No matter what Ashton said Allen knew the boy loved him. He was just confused was all by that no-good Christian. Christian had defiled Ashton and Allen would simply wash that taint away. Ashton would be his beloved and Allen just knew that deep down Ashton would come to see him as his true love.

  Allen also did not keep Ashton in the basement like he did with others. No, Ashton was in his bed. Ashton was tied up naked in his bed and he had the house sound proofed so no one would hear Ashton calling for help if he did.

  Making some nice hot tea, Allen prepared dinner setting it upon the table with candles and everything. If Ashton was good, then the boy would eat here with him, if not he would feed him in the bed. Allen had force fed the other boys so it would not be hard to make Ashton eat.

  Soon Allen heard a low moan coming from his bedroom. He rushed in there to see Ashton slowly waking. The boy was shivering and not fully awake as he struggled a bit with his bonds.

  “So, cold….”

  Ashton whimpered out as Allen rushed to place blankets over the young man so that his beloved would be nice and warm.

  “Ashton my love, I have hot tea and food for you.”

  Allen said as he gently ran his fingers through Ashton’s soft as silk hair hoping those gorgeous eyes would open soon. Ashton had the prettiest blue eyes. They were wide huge eyes with full thick dark lashes. Ashton’s eyes could melt the hardest of hearts and Allen wanted to see them again.

  “Uh……. Allen, where am I?”

  Ashton asked as he struggled a bit more with his bonds. Ashton felt cramped and sore as if his whole body ached. He also noted a wet warm feeling coming from his back as well as a sharp pain in that area. It was where his wings were normally at.

  “I cut your wings off so you couldn’t fly away. I am sorry I had to do so, but I promise I made it quick and when they grow again I will sedate you so that you won’t feel it.”

  Allen said as he caressed that soft cheek and bent down taking those soft full lips to his own giving the boy a tender kiss.

  “I cannot fly with them Allen. Perhaps if you had asked me about that I could have told you. They are under developed until I grow if I decide to someday.”

  Ashton stated in irritation. Obviously, the young man did not know crap about cherubs.

  Scratching his neck where his contact mark was against the post Ashton called for Christian. Christian could find him this way and should no matter where he was. Ashton would play along with Allen to keep himself in one piece, but he would not tolerate stupidity.

  “Oh, I did not know. Next time I will leave them alone. You will have to tell me more about cherubs since I know very little.”

  Ashton simply nodded.

  “Can you untie me? I swear I won’t run away. I mean you took all my clothes so where am I supposed to go?”

  Ashton asked since this whole situation was rather annoying. He had been a slave before so it wasn’t as though he was not aware of what Allen wanted from him. Ashton would give him what he wanted for now and then allow Christian to rip the reaper apart.

  “You swear you won’t run?”

  Allen asked a bit afraid to untie his beloved.

  “I swear I won’t go anywhere Allen. It is cold out and you took my clothes. I don’t want my feet to freeze off in the snow so it would be foolish for me to run. Besides it wouldn’t be hard for you to catch me.”

  Ashton said in annoyance since this being tied up shit was for the birds.

  “All right, I will untie you. Just remember you promised.”

  Allen used his scythe to cut through the ropes accidently cutting into Ashton’s wrist and ankle with it.

  “Oh dear……. let me get the bandages.”

  Allen rushed to the bathroom throwing open the bottom cabinet pulling out the first aid kit. Rushing back with a damp washcloth Allen wiped away the blood and wrapped the wounds to stop the bleeding.

  “I am so sorry Ashton. I did not mean to cut you.”

  Allen said as tears formed in his eyes. He knew better than to be so wild with his scythe, but it was habit from his reaper duty. Reapers were not always gentle with their scythes since they had to work collecting the life records from the dying which flew every direction.

  “It is fine Allen. It wasn’t that deep.”

  Ashton wrapped the blanket about himself.

  “Come with me Ashton and we shall get you fed. I made a good beef stew with a nice Chamomile tea. I am sure you would want something hot my love.”

  Allen brought Ashton over to the table having the boy sit across from him as he lit the candles. Ashton noted the apartment Allen had was rather small and sparsely furnished. It seemed that the reaper gone rogue was much like the Undertaker, not doing very well for himself at all.

  “I know this place is not much Ashton, at least not what you are used to, but when we marry I promise I will get you a big home with beautiful things in it. I have been working as an accountant online and making good money. It is just I did not want to leave London without you.”

  Allen said with a lovesick look to his eyes. Allen was watching Ashton eat and noticed the boy seemed to enjoy the meal.

  “How do you like the stew?”

  Allen asked as he tucked in a bite himself enjoying the flavors of the vegetables and beef with a few spiral noodles added.

  “It is good thank you.”

  Ashton scratched his neck again. He would scratch until Christian found him. The only issue was there were no windows in this place so he couldn’t give Christian an accurate description.

  “I am glad you like it. I will cook like this for you every day. I also want you to know I stopped flirting with people. I did it for you. I want a serious relationship with you Ashton. I would do anything for you all you have to do is ask. I love you so much.”

  Allen reached across the table and grasped Ashton’s hand gently in his own.

  “If you truly loved me Allen, you would let me go. You would let me be happy and you would find happiness in that.”

  Ashton thought to himself since at this point Allen was obsessed and it wasn’t healthy. It was indeed dangerous and Ashton knew if he said anything negative that Allen would probably go off the deep end and he had that sharp scythe to do it with. Ashton knew that Allen was the killer that the police had been looking for since he could read most of Allen’s thoughts and could feel his remorse for killing those boys. Christian taught him how to do this and Ashton knew he was treading on thin ice as he continued to scratch his neck right where the contract was.

  “Allen, I am tired. Thank you for dinner, but I need to rest now.”

  Ashton got up feeling a bit wobbly with the after effects of the sedative and walked back to the bedroom with Allen frowning a bit. He was hoping to read Ashton his poems first before bedtime.

  Allen jerkily got up from the table and practically threw the dishes into the sink washing them roughly then slammed the pan with the leftover stew into the fridge. Ashton was still rejecting him. What did he have to do damn it? Beg?

  Ashton lay down on the bed and prayed for Christian to come save him. Allen was nuts and Ashton wasn’t sure he could pull this nice shit off much longer.

  Allen finally lost it and rushed into the bedroom throwing off Ashton’s blanket and pinned the boy to the bed.

  “Why are you refusing me? Why are you denying what we have together?”

  Allen roared as he kicked Ashton’ legs open then with one hand holding those arms above the bed and the other undoing his pants Allen lost all sense of reason.

  “Allen please don’t do this!”

  Ashton begged since Allen had this crazed look in his eyes.

  “You are mine Ashton! This proves it if nothing else does!”

  Allen said as he shoved himself into Ashton who screamed in pain as that thick long unlubricated cock entered him. It was just like with old man Underwood. Ashton thought he could handle this, but this brought back horrific memories.

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�Allen please don’t hurt me!”

  Ashton pleaded as Allen ignored him thrusting in and out of Ashton like a madman.

  “Good god you are tight! You feel better than any lover I ever had Ashton!”

  Allen panted as he fucked Ashton faster and faster.

  At this point, Ashton was sobbing in agony. Ashton knew this was a possibility when he came here, but he had forgotten how bad this hurt.

  Ashton sobbed begging for Christian to come save him.

  Next thing that happened the front door burst off its hinges and five males rushed into the apartment with Christian in the lead.