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Darkness Reigns

What Should Rikki's Punishment be?

  • Be Bannished to the Human world, stripped of wings and powers.

    Votes: 1 25.0%

  • To Kill the Resistance.

    Votes: 1 25.0%

  • To be locked and tortured in dungeon.

    Votes: 2 50.0%

  • Be Killed.

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    4
  • Poll closed .
(OOC: and my family grows on!)

Rikki lay her head back on the pillow. She really did need some sleep. She looked over at the glass, but didn't move. She stared at the dark ceiling. Quite honestly, she felt a bit like a traitor. But at the same time, she didn't understand why Alex had to leave. She was still going to find the heir for her Kingdom. She had just gotten some help. She wasn't really rebelling.

She didn't know what she was gonna do when she found the heir. Would she lead them back to the Kingdom? They would need someone to train them, to manage their powers. Maybe she could send them to Trainer, he would be really great.

She thought about Trainer. Silver had mention something about him not being on their side earlier. She shook her head. Trainer didn't pick sides. He was neutral. Even in training. Even though she knew she was closer to him than Angel and Alex, Trainer was fair with all of them. And he would be fair about the Kingdoms as well. So, he may not be directly on 'their' side. But he would help her if she asked him, as long as she truly needed it.

She looked down at Silver and smiled a little. Then, she felt herself start to cry again. She closed her eyes, pushing her tears back. She had a feeling things were only going to get worse, emotionally. She still didn't understand why Alex left. And even though he didn't want to talk to her, she'd check in on his mind often. She wouldn't speak to him, but she would listen to his mind. He wouldn't know she was there if she didn't speak. She'd done it plenty of times before.

She continued to stare up. She wasn't ready to sleep yet. Not yet.
 
Alex was walking the down road before rain started dripping. Alex sighed and put his guitar back into his case and covered the case over his head to avoid getting wet. Alex made his way to a motel he had actually been to when looking for Angel earlier when he went motel hunting. He registered a room and went straight there. Upon arriving, he sat down at the bed, and tried to reminisce on what had occurred during the day. Alex let out an all to familiar sigh. He then felt a familiar sting on his hand, and an eye appeared on it. At once, the eye opened, and the humanoid projection of Adamanta appeared again.

"Well I can say that was quite an interesting day. I would have never expected you to react in such a way. Heck, I would have never expected her to react in such a way. Ha ha! Such entertainment."

Alex smiled a bit, "Yea, yea. You love to see people in misery. But can you lay off a bit now?"

The projection was silent for a bit before responding, "Sorry, Alexander." They both sat in silence for a bit before Adamanta spoke again. "What shall you do now?"


"What can I do? I'll have to find the heir before the angels do and bring him or her back to the Darkness Kingdom."

"On your own?"

"It appears so."

Adamanta was silent, but then let out a laugh. "And what will we do if we run into the angel again?"

"You will do what you do best."

"Even Rikki?"

Alex frowned and closed his eyes. "Yes. Even Rikki."
 
Angel looked at Rikki. *Rikki? You awake? I wanted to talk to you...that is, if you even want to talk to anyone*, she thought. She was bored and so tired she couldn't sleep. She didn't want to disturb Gold, Silver especially, or Julie. Rikki was already awake, so no harm done, Right? Angel preened her wings while she waited.
 
Rikki sighed when she heard Angel. Sure you wanna talk, talk. she didn't mean to sound rude, but everything was so quiet, and she couldn't help but start to feel a bit agitated again. Talking to Silver had made her feel better, and now that it was quiet again, her other feelings started to resurface. If we have to fight Alex, would you really fight him? Would you actually hurt him?
 
Angel sighed, choosing her words carefully. *If it comes to a fight, yes, I will fight him. And yes, I will hurt him, because he, or that cursed blade of his, won't hesitate to hurt....or even kill me if given the chance. I won't like it, I'll probably hate myself for it for a very long time*, She thought, *You do understand my thinking, don't you Rikki?* She hoped she hadn't upset Rikki.
 
Rikki nodded. Of course I understand. If he attacks any of you, I expect you to fight him back. But I-

Rikki ran a hand through her hair, finding her tears welding up again.

I can't hurt him Angel. I mean, I'd love to punch him right now. But I can't fight him. I just can't do it Angel. I don't know why. I don't think I'd have a problem fighting you, no offense intended, and you're my friend. But for some reason, the thought of hurting Alex. . . scares me.
 
Angel laughed quietly. *I think I know why you can't hurt him......You love him, don't you? Your scared to hurt him, because you don't want to get him angry at you. And none taken. I know you'd have no issues with hurting me, Rikki*
 
Rikki's eyes widened. She had never really thought of that possibility.

Me, love Alex? That's- I don't know Angel. I'm also worried that, if we get into a fight with Alex, and you guys attack him. . . I might protect him. Even though I know he doesn't need it. I've always protected him if I needed to. Angel, do you think he'd actual hurt me, on purpose?

She didn't like thinking about it like that. She didn't want to think about Alex and her fighting.

It makes my chest hurt, to think about that.
 
Angel's lilac eyes were soft, understanding. This reminded her of all those times the young Dark Angels asked for her help or advice. *I can't see into the future, Rikki. My father could, but I can't ask him. If you protect him, I'll understand completely. As you've said, you've always protected him. Old habits die hard. My dad had a saying, and I never understood it until he died. He used to say, We'll cross that bridge when we get to it. I, being to little to understand, thought he meant a literal bridge. He meant that when we get to our problems, then we figure them out and deal with them, not dwell on them before hand. I don't think Alex will hurt you, not on purpose anyways. His sword, Adamanta, however, thirsts for angel blood. The sword is angry because Alex won't fight us, though he did try and kill me. He talks to the blade, and the blade talks back. If Alex didn't have Adamanta, we probably wouldn't have to worry...* Angel paused. *If by some random chance he hurts you, I will hurt him. I protect my family with everything I have, holding nothing back.*, She thought.
 
Rikki shook her head. No, if he hurts me . . . do not hurt him, not on my behalf. If he hurts me. . . I'll deal with him. Rikki swallowed. She was letting her mind go somewhere she didn't want it to go. Haha, I say that a lot Angel. That's how I deal with things. I deal with them whenever I get that far.

Suddenly, Rikki got attacked by a headache. She groaned and stood up. I'll be right back. She ran into the bathroom, looking around frantically. She walked over to the sink and turned it on. She gathered some water in her hands and splashed it in her face. She leaned her arms against the counter, hanging her head. She glanced up at her reflection and growled.

Her head was killing her, and her chest was way too tight. She put hand to her chest and slid down to her knees. She leaned her head against the side of the counter and started crying again.

Damn it Angel! This is all his fault! Stupid Alex. she was so aggravated that she also sent the last part to Alex, hoping he would hear it. You stupid idiot! Are you happy now?
 
Angel saw Rikki dash to the bathroom. *Rikki? Are you ok?*, She asked. She got up and walked to the bathroom. She sat next to Rikki, close, but not so much that Rikki would get uncomfortable. She had never seen Rikki cry, and Rikki had been crying for a good part of the day now. She felt weird. Seeing Silver cry was bad, Seeing Julie cry and Gold cry was even worse, but to see Rikki cry, that terrified her worse than Alex ever could. * I wish I could help you more, but I can't do much*, she thought apologetically. She began to hum a soft, gentle tune, meant to ease emotional pain, a song she had to use often now. She was able to block some of the pain Rikki felt, but not all of it. She knew what could happen to them both if she did, and she didn't want Rikki in any more pain. Rikki had suffered enough in her life, as they all had in some way.
 
Rikki turned to face Angel, wiping her eyes again. "I am sick and tired of crying." she said. "I'm not gonna cry tomorrow though. I'm not gonna let myself. I'm not gonna let it hurt me. I'm gonna be okay." this was more of a reassuring measure for herself, but it was true. She would do her best to make it true.

"Angel. You don't really think .. . . I could be in love with Alex, do you? I mean . . . I've never . . . thought about it. I've never liked a guy, much less loved one, especially Alex. He was my best friend. Aren't best friends like, off limits?" she asked.

Angel knew more about relationships than she did. Angel had more experience with love than she did. Angel knew much more than she did in general.

"How do you know if you're in love?"
 
Angel blinked. That was a question she knew might come up, but it still shocked her. "It differes from person to person, but I can tell you how I knew I was in love. For the record, yes I was in love with Silver, and I won't deny that it hurt me when he picked Julie instead of me, but if he hadn't have picked Julie, I wouldn't have Gold.", she said. She cleared her throat and started. " The first night we got here, and I saw Silver, all I could think of was how cute he was. His eyes just trapped me, and I couldn't get away. Then I realized I didn't want to. That night I sat on the rooftop, in the same place Gold and I were sitting, and I sang a song. My talent is singing, I can't help but sing. I didn't even realize I was singing a love song. Silver flew over, and sat next to me. We talked for a while then we..", She stopped, her face going a bright pink. "Then we kissed and went out to dinner, chinese food to be exact. Then after that we went to a hotel, Silver and Julie talked outside, we fell asleep, in seperate places mind you. Then we starded traveling together, Silver picked Julie and he sent for his brother, Gold, because he was afraid I was going to leave and never come back. Gold and I simply stared at each other for like 10-15 minutes before we talked and, once again, kissed. And Gold and I have never been apart since. When I'm with Gold I feel safe, loved, like nothing could ever hurt me. When he looks at me, it's like I'm the only girl in the world. And I feel extremely blessed to have gone down the road I have.", she said. *I love you Gold*, she thought.
 
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Rikki smiled a little, falling onto her bottom. "I wish I could answer my own question. But the fact of the matter is. . . I've never dealt with anything like this. I mean. . . I've experienced a wide variety of feelings. From anger to sadness, to confusion, to outright dumb struck. So, its not something I'm familiar with." she sighed.

"And that's a nice story Angel. I don't get how you could fall in love so easily." she shook her head. "You know, if I was having this conversation with Alex, he'd probably be laughing and making fun of me." she smiled again. "And I wouldn't have it any other way."

"As much as I can't stand him, I'd probably let him get away with murder. Even my murder. He always called me 'Rikkilyn' or 'Graywings' just to make me mad. And honestly, it did. It pissed me off. But. . . it also made me feel like someone cared about me. That someone card enough to know what ticked me off, to pay enough attention to me." her voice cracked, and she took in a slow breath.

"I kissed him. Before he left, I kissed him." she buried her head in her hands.
 
Angel simply smiled knowingly. "Hey, Rikkilyn and Greywings are soooo much better than what Gold calls me. I grabbed the wrong soap and stuff before we left, so after I took a shower, I came out and you know what he did? He sniffed the air for a moment before saying that I smelled like yogurt. Now he calls me yogurt girl, just to see me get mad at him, knowing I can't stay mad at him for more 30 seconds before I laugh. And what did Alex do when you kissed him?", she asked, curious. "That sounds like love to me",she said.
 
"I don't know. At first I didn't think he was mad, he actually smiled at me. But then he just pushed me away. I don't know. I felt like an idiot!" Rikki fell back, laying against the floor.

She groaned. "Ugh! I don't like this feeling. It makes my chest hurt. And it makes me act weird." she groaned again, closing her eyes and put a arm over them. "I don't know why you like this emotion. It hurts too much." she heard her voice crack again, and she was glad she had her arm over her eyes.
 
Julie fell asleep.She was on the couch in the room sitting up when she fell asleep,and still was.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Get away from him Alex!"Julie screamed.

Julie watched Alex swing the sword at Silver and Silver fell over dead.

"SILVER!ALEX YOUR A DEAD MAN!"Julie screamed.

She was just about to shoot fire at him when arms held her back.She turned around there was Riley.

"Settle down little sister.This is just a dream."Riley said calmly.

"How'd you get in here Riley?"Julie asked.

"God allowed me to come into your dream."Riley replied.

Julie threw herself at Riley and began to hug her.She wasn't able to do that in real life even if she was there as a Ghost.

"I miss you so much Riley."Julie said.

"I know little sister."Riley said.

Julie turned around.She pointed her palm at Silver and he stood up.

"You okay Silver?"Julie asked.

"I'm fine..."He said.

Julie turned to Alex.She shot fire at him and he fell off the roof dead.

"Good shot Julie."Riley said.

"Thanks Riley."Julie replied.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Julie woke up.Silver wasn't back yet.

"I hope he's okay."Julie said quietly outloud and fell back asleep.
 
Angel put her hand on Rikki's arm gently. "It hurts because he left. There are few different catagories of Love. One, you both love each other, Two, He loves but you don't love him, Three, You love him but he doesn't love you and four, He loves you as a best friend. All I can say is if he really does love you, he'll come back for you. If he doesn't it's his loss. Your a wonderful person Rikki, and if Alex doesn't realize that, then he's a bigger idiot than any of us thought possible. I don't know if I've said anything useful to you.", Angel said. She sighed. *I hope I've helped you in some way*, she thought. She then turned her thoughts to Alex, needing to speak to him. * I certainly hope your happy with yourself. I hope that Almighty keeps us from meeting alone. Until next time Alexander.*, she thought, her mental tone coldly murderous. She never calls Alex by his first name, unless she's on the edge of killing him. Which she was. She shook her head. "That boy has a heart of ice", she said. She put her head on her knees, tired.
 
Rikki sighed. "I'm pretty sure I'm stuck with the third one." she sat up, looking at Angel. "Will it stop hurting? Am I gonna stop missing him? He's only been gone a few hours, I've went longer without seeing him. Maybe it's because I know he's not coming back." she groaned.

"Don't say that about Alex. He doesn't have a heart of ice. Maybe he did what he did for me? I don't know why he did. I told him, if he didn't want to be with you guys, I'd stay with him. Does he not want me around?" she smacked her forehead. "Why didn't I just read his mind? Then I wouldn't be so confused. But I was too upset to think about doing that."

She sighed again. "I remember hearing a saying once. If you love something, let it go. If it comes back, its yours, if it doesn't. . . . it never was." she felt her eyes watering up again. "That's what I'll do. I'll let him go. If he comes back, then I'm never letting him leave again, but if he doesn't. . . . then I won't go looking for him."
 
Pain lanced through Angel's heart at Rikki's questions. She remembered the pain she felt when her parents died. She'd gone days before seeing them. It hurt when she realized they weren't coming home. She'd been a wreck for weeks, not eating, drinking, sleeping or socializing. In time the pain eased up, but it never went away. She didn't miss them as much but she still missed them. A glowing pink tear fell onto the floor. "You won't ever stop missing him. Over time you'll miss him less. It won't ever stop hurting. As time goes on, the hurt will ease but never really fade away.", she said, her voice breaking. "Y-you have no idea how m-much I want to t-tell you that the p-pain will go a-away" More pink tears fell, as the pain of her parents death came flooding back.
 
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