Reapers and Angels

by Margie Eileen Jones

  Sebastian asked since now William knew more than a little about him and Calis. What he had told William had also better stay with him since he was never repeating this again.

  “Please keep the watch and I do understand. I would not want to live as a slave either and although I know it won’t be returned I want you to know I love you more now than I ever had.”

  William said as he grasped Sebastian’s hand and kissed his cheek.

  “Thank you for your honesty and trusting me.”

  William stated as he wiped a stray tear away. He did not know Angels had suffered and had been forced to kill without reasons behind it. It was like hell for them to suffer such a fate. William knew he would have done the same as Sebastian and sincerely hoped that things had changed since he did not want Sebastian to become a demon again. He would understand it, but he did not want it.

  “William, just so you know cherubs are bred for battle. Calis and Ashton are lucky they are considered tainted. I fear for them that if their taint leaves they too will be forced to battle for something that is not their problem. I do not want Calis to grow up and I will do anything in my power to prevent it. It may seem cruel, but it is the only way to keep him safe. I ask you to never tell him this. Christian feels the same as I do about Ashton and I pray daily that things will remain as they are now.”

  Sebastian said and William frowned. He did not want to think of the two little cherubs he came to adore growing up to be killed in some war.

  Soon the board of directors’ door opened and William stood preparing for the worst, but hoping for the best.

  “Well, here we go.”

  William said as he led Sebastian into the room and the doors closed behind them.

  Chapter 6

  (William and Sebastian)

  When Sebastian went into the room with William the board members stared at him, but one person in particular made Sebastian shudder a bit. He was dressed in a black cowl with a long original death scythe that was razor sharp and had glowing red eyes. His skeletal face showed no emotions of any kind until suddenly he smiled at Sebastian.

  Suddenly the Grim Reaper himself changed as bright white wings burst out of his back and there stood a mighty Archangel Sebastian knew quite well. It was the Archangel Michael’s mate, Archangel Raphael. His long obsidian locks flowed down his back and he was beautiful other than his glowing fire like red eyes which bored into the souls of everyone in the room.

  “Sebastian, it has been a long-time child.”

  Raphael stated in a deep voice that commanded respect and reverence. Sebastian looked at William wondering if this was a trick since he did not know he was being set up to meet with an Archangel.

  “Yes, it has been a long time and you know how I feel Raphael. I am merely here for a trial.”

  Sebastian said and then looked at William who looked fairly confused. William had never seen the Grim Reaper in any form except the skeletal one.

  “You still resent my mate; well I can hardly blame you. Michael is still quite a stiff and very formal. Still do not be so distant with us; much has changed since your fall.’

  “Angels are needed desperately and we do need you not so much to continue the fight, but to protect the innocent like your cherubs.’

  “Anyway, enough reminiscing, we need to get this mess taken care of concerning my reaper Allen. I wish to know a bit more from you William verbally what I know mentally from you although Sebastian you are free to simply remain silent since we can extract your memories from you. I will need you for that much.”

  Raphael stated as he got back to business. It was time to set the matter to rest concerning Allen and set up sentencing if necessary for Kingsly and William.

  William proceeded to tell about the recent murders they had been following. They did not find souls so they assumed it was a demon killing the boys in question. The pattern was strange though and there were no traces of a struggle.

  Apparently, Kingsly had offered Allen a place to stay if he did not wish to reap anymore. However, Allen insisted he would be ok on his own. He would simply live a life as a human and do what the Undertaker had done other than associating with the underworld of criminals.

  “Stop William. Ripley works for me and his influences with the underworld are vital to our cause. I asked him to go rogue and he is doing his job. I know the rest you had already told us. I am assuming Allen was already distraught though. Why was he so obsessed with Ashton? What happened that completely pushed him over the edge?”

  Raphael asked and William told him Allen’s obsession with Ashton and the fact the boy was given a pocket watch keychain from Ashton. Once again Raphael stopped him. Than looked at Sebastian.

  “Were you aware at the time what significance a watch is to a reaper Sebastian?”

  Raphael inquired since it was important information that had been missed the day before.

  “No, I assumed since William liked the pocket watch I gave him that Ashton was safe in giving Allen a small keychain watch. I merely thought since William liked his watch so much that Allen would like his as well.”

  Sebastian said wondering what was on Raphael’s mind. This had little to do with the case as far as he was concerned.

  “You gave William a watch and he did not explain its significance. William, you shall be reprimanded for this action. You and Kingsly both will be on messenger duty for three months and I assume now you have told Sebastian now what the meaning of a watch is to a grim reaper. I also hope Kingsly knows you gave your original watch to Sebastian since you plan on marrying soon.”

  Raphael stated flatly since he now knew why the young reaper Allen lost all of his faculties. A watch was a very intimate gift for a reaper and William should have told Sebastian that the instant he received his watch.

  “Kingsly is well aware of my giving my old watch to Sebastian. Kingsly wants to give his former watch to Ashton for Christmas this year. I think his watch is a bit eccentric for the boy, but Kingsly loves Ashton so thus it is a gift from the heart. I just hope that little cherub takes good care of it.”

  William really wanted Kingsly to give Ashton something else, but Kingsly loved Ashton so much since he was his precious godson and when he mentioned giving the watch to Ashton with a big smile on his face William could not say no.

  “Doesn’t Kingsly’s old watch have a naked Adonis on it? I don’t think that is an appropriate gift for a mere child.”

  Lincoln, an elder grim reaper from the board mentioned.

  “Ashton mentally is not a mere child; he is old enough for a watch like this. Although our cherubs’ little bodies do not grow, their minds are of age for such things Lincoln. I do not think a piece of art like this is offensive and I feel Ashton will appreciate it considering it is coming from Kingsly.”

  William said since it was foolish to deny a gift from the heart when the picture on the back of the watch was tasteful and beautiful. Not all nudes were offensive.

  “It is fine if Kingsly gives the boy the watch. We are getting off subject though. I think we can do the extraction process at this point. You will retain your memories Sebastian although the extraction will seem a bit uncomfortable I ask you remain still while I do such.”

  Raphael stated as he came around the table and approached Sebastian who backed away a bit. Sebastian forgot how tall and intimidating Archangels were.

  “Be at ease child, I shall not harm you.”

  Raphael said as he gently placed a hand on Sebastian’s head. Sebastian’s knees buckled and Raphael caught him holding him gently in his arm as he kept his hand on Sebastian’s head gathering more information that just the information on Allen. He wanted to know what Sebastian had been up to, gather information about Lucifer, and see why the cherubs were not growing. He would take the former bits of information to Michael.

  When Raphael finished, he was pleased since this was what he needed and he gently carried Sebastian out of the room to deliberate plus talk to the young Angel to set some th
ings straight with him.

  William was told to go wait in the waiting room for Sebastian since the trial was pretty much over. They were to pass sentencing on other matters after Raphael returned.

  Sebastian woke on a bed in a nice room where Raphael stood regarding the young Angel. He smiled at Sebastian and Sebastian frowned since he was drained of all energy unable to sit up just yet.

  “It will take time for you to recover Sebastian. Give it about ten minutes and you should be able to at least sit up. I do suggest though you wait at least another few minutes to stand and walk otherwise you will end up flat on your face.”

  Raphael said and Sebastian just nodded.

  “We did not explain much to you at all. There were reasons for this, but we were not told why. We were just told to keep everyone fighting the war and were producing Angels so quickly to keep up with the demands of the battle. Michael realized his mistake too late and we lost several of you to the forces of darkness.’

  “I promise you that things have changed Sebastian. If there are questions, they are answered to the best of our abilities. We do not need you for this war and fact is really right now there is an unspoken truce going on.’

  “I do not know what God is planning, but know this. You shall have free will and I will do my very best not to call upon you when the battle rages again. You, Christian, and Anne in protecting Calis and Ashton are doing enough for the cause.’

  “Your choices are yours now although we do not wish for you, Christian, or Calis to become demons again. We will do anything in our power to keep you from that darkness.”

  Raphael stated since Sebastian had indeed given him a gift by letting him know exactly what the other side was up to and why demons were sometimes going insane devouring souls at a rapid rate.

  “What about if Calis grows up? I don’t want him groomed for war.”

  Sebastian asked and Raphael simply smiled.

  “Calis isn’t going to grow up much physically ever. Mentally he will be as old as he chooses, but he refuses to let go of the things that will help him grow. That is fine since even if he did let go he would not join us. He is much too frail and not to be mean, he is too weak physically to actually be of use to us.’

  “Ashton simply does not wish to grow up and even if he does Christian needs him more than we do. I wish to keep the boys’ innocence intact. There are so very few true innocents in this world.”

  Raphael figured Sebastian would be indeed worried about Calis and Ashton.

  “What about my child that will be born to me and Anne? I don’t want my son or daughter in this war either.”

  Sebastian wanted for his child to really have a life outside of both heaven and hell. He wanted to teach his child to live in the world as a part of his family and for it to live almost as he did as an immortal human.

  “That child is a gift from God, Sebastian. I do not know God’s plan for it. I do know that so far you do not have to worry about your child being involved in the wars. It will have a great purpose though and hopefully you will learn what that purpose is.”

  Raphael watched Sebastian slowly sit up at the bed as he looked at Raphael wondering if he was going to be a beck and call boy for the reapers now. Archangels were not much different than Lucifer and did not want to let one of their own go. They liked ruling over them and Sebastian wanted freedom from their tyranny.

  “We do have plans for you Sebastian, but nothing you won’t like. I do need informants and I am not allowed to leave this place as of yet to go gather information. I will not call on you often, but when I do I will need you to help me once in a while. I thought about changing you into a grim reaper, but Calis needs you and reaping is not the kind of job a person with a child can do.’

  “Kingsly is enough of a child to us here and we have those like Ashton’s little brother Liam who are brand new to the program since we are always taking in more and more recruits. I have found that we have a good balance right now of reapers, demons, and Angels. There is no need to go overboard in any department.’

  “All I ask is that you report any new information to William and Kingsly. Let them know what is going on as far as strange murders and such things. I am sure Calis would love to help in this endeavor, but unlike with Allen, I do not want you two getting too close to any dangerous situations.’

  “We need things like locations, possibly names, and if you can provide pictures it would help. We are also working on paranormal things such as lost spirits and poltergeist activity which will be fun for both Calis as well as yourself. We wish to help the spirits find their way to the right destinations.’

  “Calis can be involved in contacting spirits, but I wish for him to remain safe from poltergeists and entities since some of them can get out of control. It will keep you both busy and it will be enjoyable.’

  “I also ask that you do not be a stranger. I miss seeing my own kind and I would very much like for both you and Christian to visit me on occasion. Please have Christian and Ashton also help with the paranormal research. I figure between the four of you we should get a good grasp of real sightings so we can give these lost spirits the rest they deserve.”

  Sebastian frowned since he wasn’t sure he wanted Calis involved even in paranormal research. He knew Calis well enough to know his little husband would jump at the chance to be involved in such things and murders always fascinated the boy. Calis though would not be bait for murders, kidnappers, rapists, and vengeful spirits. That much Sebastian was against. He and Christian could do the research Raphael needed without the two immortal children getting involved.

  “Fine I will work with you, but if Calis comes near harm or Ashton, I will put a stop to this. I will not have my child or my beloved little husband hurt again. Allen almost killed Calis and I don’t know if I will ever forgive that boy for doing that him.”

  Sebastian said and Raphael nodded. He would also watch over the cherubs from a distance and insure they were not harmed.

  “Well as far as this trial goes Allen’s life is over and not forgiving someone who is dead is really pointless Sebastian. In some ways, you and Calis are too much alike. You do not wish to let go of things until they consume you.’

  “I do want to thank you for your information though and for your help we shall have those ear muffs created to your exact specifications. Also, know you have helped both Kingsly and William so they owe you much. They will be able to keep their scythes and Kingsly will be pleased that he does not have to be on desk work.’

  “Really, messenger duty is not bad although there is no reaping to be done during this time and that will drive the red head bonkers for the three months he is doing it. Perhaps though he will learn not to keep vital information from you and William of course knew better. I am severely disappointed in him.’

  “I am done with you now so I shall send William in to meet with you. By then you should be able to walk and move about without a problem.’

  “It was really good seeing you Sebastian. You look beautiful and much happier than I remember. I hope things stay that way.”

  Raphael then turned to leave with Sebastian watching as the wings disappeared, the black cowl returned and a skeletal hand gripped the long sharp scythe as he walked out the door.

  Sebastian about snorted at Raphael. As an Archangel, he was intimidating enough, this whole reaper get up of his was ridiculous. It may cause fear to some people, but now that Sebastian knew who the original Grim Reaper was, he just felt irritated that he had to deal with one of heaven’s servants.

  Soon William came into the room and Sebastian went to get off the bed only for him to about fall on his face as William caught him sitting him back against the bed only to fall on top of him. Their faces were an inch close to each other and Sebastian couldn’t help himself. He had to shock the reaper.

  Sebastian grasped William by his hair and kissed him. William moaned into the kiss and immediately became hard. He was being kissed by an Angel and it was a fantasy come true
.

  “Problems William?”

  Sebastian chuckled as he casually slid his palm across William’s erection. William’s eyes went wide in shock and he tried to pull away from Sebastian.

  “I highly suggest you stop that Sebastian or I might just rape you.”

  William said as he tried to catch his breath and Sebastian smirked at the man.

  “William! What in the hell are you doing? You said I could have Bassy first if he decided to play with us!”

  Kingsly yelled at William from the other side of the room with tears in his eyes. He did not know if he wanted to kill Sebastian or help William rape him.

  Sebastian laughed on the bed at this reaction. It was too perfect and too damn funny.

  “Sebastian, it is not funny.”

  William said as he tried to get control of himself since this situation was embarrassing. He really did not know Kingsly was here already and now he would never hear the end of this.

  “It is fucking hilarious!”