After a rather rowdy breakfast we were ready to receive orders. Cassi stayed behind, as she was new; and was being tested for placement on a team. I had spoken to the Commander and requested her, after all us ladies had to stick together right? He had said he would consider my request, especially since I made several good points about the fact my team was already used to having a woman with them; which meant she wouldn't be in danger. I just hoped he would take me seriously, I had no doubt she could hold her own; but did not want her to have to.
We loaded up into the truck, it was an older beat up thing; but it had wheels and moved. Gas was in short supply so we only used the vehicles if we were sent out further, which we had been. Todd was driving, with Devon riding shotgun and the rest of us were piled in the back. Jason was keeping an eye out behind us, guns ready should he spot anything; and Devon was doing the same in the front. I was sandwiched in between Liam and Jason, all of our eyes scanning the horizon. We were one of the few teams who got sent a bit further out, trying to track the Nephilim and see where they were keeping the women, and draw out any of the Watcher angels. The Watcher angels were the original fallen, and it was rare they were encountered by any team who would stand a chance. It seemed they had a sixth sense, and would only attack weaker teams, slowly picking us off. As a result only the strongest teams were sent out, and Watchers quit being sighted as much, waiting until only the weakest teams were present to attack.
The roads were bumpy and cracked, with weeds peeking up in between. Many times we had an off-roading experience, Todd was great at keeping us undetected usually. Today however, we were sent to find a Nephilim nest with what was suspected to be a Watcher angel in residence as well. The air crackled with nervous energy, everyone on high alert as we saw the base get smaller and smaller in the distance. Liam's arm was wrapped tightly around my waist, pulling me slightly closer and Jason positioned himself in front of me, essentially blocking me. They had always been like this, always protecting me; when in fact I saved their asses more times than anyone could count. The boys, always so protective. It was endearing, but also sometimes a pain in my ass. I squinted my eyes, trying to see further than any human should be able to, I could have sworn I saw movement but then it vanished. I rapped twice on the window, the signal for caution, Todd nodded and slowly exited the road; looking for a place to take cover. He slowed down and parked underneath an overhang of rock, and got out of the truck, he and Devon walking around back to us.
"What'd ya see Ver?" He drawled.
"I'm not sure, but I swear I saw something move far off. When I tried to see it better it was gone." I sighed, annoyed. My gut told me something was definitely out there, I saw Liam's lips draw into a thin line.
"You've never been wrong before" he ran his hand through his knotted hair. Devon nodded in agreement, his slight frame almost dwarfed next to Todd's larger one. It was hard not to laugh at these two opposites who had ended up almost like brothers. Oil and water, yet they worked seamlessly together.
"Trust me, I would rather not be right" I breathed out, as I squinted again. "There!" I pointed, a speck in the distance.
"Fuck" Jason and Devon both swung around, guns at the ready. Liam stood, his hand on his katana ready to draw. The speck wasn't getting any closer but it wasn't getting further either. Was it watching us?
"That HAS to be one of them" Todd ground out. His normally gritty voice even harder in the presence of an enemy. Devon already had his sights trained on the unidentifiable speck, his body thrumming with the readiness to shoot. Jason reached into his pocket and took out a small silver tin, taking out one of his hand rolled cigarettes he lit it; his eyes never moving from the speck for an instance.
"I really wish you'd quit that shit, it smells fucking terrible" Devon said, not a muscle moving on his body. I rolled my eyes. Jason had been a smoker, and of course when everything went to hell in a handbasket, cigarettes were the least of anyone's concern. Except his. Probably because he smoked like a damn chimney he may as well have been a walking cigarette ad. He had taken to attempting to grow his own tobacco plant and rolling them, it was obviously a terrible failure but it hadn't stopped him from trying. So we were always subjected to the stench, no one liked it but we liked him so we dealt with it. I heard Jason snort behind me, his pistols at the ready.
"Just because you aren't man enough" he said with a smile in his voice. I looked up to see him grinning around his cigarette, his brown hair fluffing up in the breeze, eyes like sapphires. He always had a joking way about him, even in the most dire of situations. Liam cleared his throat.
"If you jackasses are quite done, we should probably figure out if we want to do anything other than stand here."
Todd jangled the keys in his hand "it's not coming toward us, do we really want to engage? We don't know if it's anything or if it could be the nest we are looking for. If it is it will alert the rest and we are fucked regardless."
That was a thought. We couldn't go further and risk engaging if it was indeed part of what we were looking for, a possible sentry. It could just be a lone Nephilim though, those were common enough. Either way it didn't seem to want anything to do with us.
"Maybe we should just wait it out?" I picked at a fingernail. "After all we don't know if it even is one of them."
"You've never been wrong with your senses, Ver" Devon said softly, "if it put you on alert it's a Nephilim." I hated to admit it but Devon was most definitely correct, I had not been wrong before and there was no reason to think I would be now. Something felt weird though, it was giving me pause about moving forward and I couldn't tell why,
"Something doesn't feel right guys, I don't know what but I don't like this" Liam cocked an eyebrow in question. "I can't explain it, I just feel like something bad will happen." Todd made a noise under his breath, and Devon shifted. Jason blew out a puff of smoke in my face causing me to hack and cough.
"We have to do our mission though, or at least try. We can't come back without even attempting" he said. "You know we will get skinned alive if we don't."
"Whatever it is, we need to proceed with caution. I don't want to go on foot because it's so far, but at the same time the truck may draw its attention if it hasn't noticed us already." Todd scuffed his foot on the dry earth. He had a valid point, it’s too far to walk but we needed to stay under the radar. Unfortunately it looked like we may have to risk it.
"Can we stay for a while before we go forward? See if it leaves?" I asked. This seriously felt off, and I was not happy.
"We can take turns watching. Dev and Jason you each need to be on separate shifts since you are long range. Let's split up and all try to rest while we can and regroup at around lunchtime?" Liam said, the rest nodding.
"Dev and I will take the first watch" Todd said, "you guys just rest in the back for a bit then we can swap out." I knew I wouldn't be able to sleep, but resting sounded nice. I laid down in-between Liam and Jason, my head in the crook of Liam's arm with Jason's warmth at my back. I hadn't thought I would sleep but soon found myself drifting into a half awake half asleep state.
I woke with a start to being rocked violently and the sound of gunfire. Springing up I saw a hoard of Nephilim above us, surrounding us. I had never seen so many at once. Liam and Jason were already up, Liam's katana currently removing a head from the body of one Nephilim, Jason's guns blazing, hitting their mark each time. Todd was standing on top of the truck, his sickles already slick with blood; Devon behind him picking off the ones further out one by one. Fucking hell, no wonder I had a bad feeling. Their wings pounded, sending a thrumming throbbing into my head, I reached behind me to pull out my scythe. It felt alive in my hand, tingling with actual energy, light as a feather and deadly. The cool metal warmed in my hand as I leapt to stand next to Todd, our weapons glinting in the light. "How long?" I asked, my back against his. "Only a few minutes" he grunted, blocking an attack "they all came at once." Devon fired a shot and I felt the air move as the bullet whizzed b
Kokabiel, fucking Kokabiel. He wasn't just any fallen angel, he was a high ranking fallen; and the commander of an army of spirits. Residing in the nether realms it was rare to see him, and those that had never lived to tell the tale. He was known as the most sadistic of the Watchers, and one of the most powerful; and he had Jason. Frozen in place we watched in horror as the angel opened his mouth to scream again, ensuring we all could not move. No wonder those who encountered a Watcher rarely came back; these earplugs would not work against them. He began to strip Jason down, taking care with his clothes and folding them. Jason was trying to struggle but with little success, the scream rendering him more useless than us. I watched, unable to even blink, as Kokabiel knelt by Jason, grabbing a fistful of hair and forcing his head so far back I thought his neck would snap. Then he slammed Jason's face into the ground, I heard the crunch of his bones breaking apart, and when he pull
I wasn't sure what happened first, if it was Devon's gunfire or Liam's yell but we moved as one. Snaking through the Nephilim, Todd jumped in the driver's side and started the truck. The damn things had been too busy with Jason so we were able to get a very small head start, but that was all we needed. The tires screeched painfully as Todd violently peeled out. We jumped in the back, Devon's rifle aimed at the sky and Liam's katana at the ready. My scythe was out and in my hands, ready to slice anything that came for us. The truck bumped along the hard ground, dust kicked up by our speed and we saw them coming for us. We needed to get back to the safety of the base ASAP, then they couldn't get us. The base was surrounded by weapons, manned at all times and even if they chased us to the gates we had enough firepower there to take a Nephilim down. We also had to get back with the valuable information about Kokabiel, because if his screams paralyze
We didn't have to say why we were upset. It was obvious we were down one member, and while we would have to report and explain; everyone was willing to give us a minute to decompress. It wasn't like we could mourn him when we had been paralyzed and in mortal danger, now that we were safe it came flooding out. The tears, the sobbing, the screams all came flowing out of us as we allowed the emotions free rein. I'm not sure how long we sat there, but it was a good amount of time because the sky was darkening by the time we could move. We slowly untangled ourselves, our bodies stiff. Standing up and stretching to encourage blood flow we trudged inside, knowing command would want to see us, but also knowing we needed to clean up first. It had been a long and arduous day. We moved on autopilot, slowly, methodically. Each of us lost in our own thoughts.I felt like a robot as I went
The second he asked if I could handle it I knew it would be good, no scratch that; I knew it would be great. Jason always had an easy way about him, something that made you comfortable around him instantly. The same way in which when I looked into his kaleidoscope blue eyes, his hand around my throat; I knew I could trust him. That I could submit completely to him and he had me, and would watch over me. As he applied slow pressure I felt the lack of oxygen begin to make me lightheaded, then he let go. I grinned, licking my lips and moved in for another kiss."Good girl" he murmured, his teeth once more nipping and pulling at my lips. He pushed me on the bed and pinned my arms above my head with one hand. Straddling me he used his nimble fingers on his free hand to work my shirt up, sliding the material above my breasts, and pulling my bra down. My nipples grew taunt as the air
His hand slid through my hair, fingertips gently grazing my scalp, slowly moving toward the crown of my head. His hand rested there for a moment before slowly constricting, grabbing a fistful of hair; claiming possession of me. I could not move, not even an inch; startled I looked down into his eyes. They swallowed me whole in their bright blueness, the gentle crinkles of his laugh lines surrounding them. I knew with just that look that I was safe; that he had me in his capable hands. Mind, body and soul. In that moment while I recognized I was safe with him, he recognized he had absolute power over me."It's ready for your mouth to get to work" he said as he pressed himself against me, his rigid cock digging into my leg. I slid down his body slowly, dragging my breasts along his stomach and legs. His eyes clouding over with lust as I did so. I took the tip of him in my mouth,
I felt a shudder of anticipation shoot down my spine, causing my fine hairs to raise up. The thick braided cord flowing through his fingers with ease. My response was primal, my mouth growing dry and my body flushing with warmth. I grinned widely, knowing I was about to get fucked sideways in the best way."On your back" Jason said, striding toward me, slapping the rope against the palm of his hand. I jutted my chin out in defiance, refusing to obey his command and staying right where I was on my hands and knees."I said on your back!" His voice grew slightly louder, I cocked a half smile at him."Make me" I stated simply. He grinned, his eyes sparkling with glee. He was definitely enjoying this. He climbed on the bed behind me, one arm sn
The clack of my boots on the tile floor echoed around me. Headed to command, to meet and report to all the higher ups and the government of our findings, I was nervous. Knowing we would have to tell them of Jason's death at the hands of the angel. An image of him popped into my mind unbidden. His smiling face, hand rolled cigarette between his full lips, the barrel of one of his guns lighting the tip, causing a small ember to light. I was not looking forward to this, my body already missing his in a sense; he and I had been intertwined in a way we didn't fully understand once things became physical. Perhaps it was intuition on both of our parts. Not that Liam wasn't amazing, in fact I had taken what Jason taught me and brought it into the bedroom with Liam, and so far it had worked well. Jason straddled the gray area, the space between good friends and lovers; and we kept that delicate balance seamlessly. At first people were co