Alone

Zayn had said he wanted to take care of my wounds, but now his hands slid into places that were anything but battered.

"Would you like to concentrate?" I mumbled, trying to shake off his hand. He laughed softly. 

"Focus? When you're standing naked in front of me The fight seems to have taken a toll on you. "

I pushed my lower lip out and pouted. With a laugh, he kissed my hip.

“Now hold still. The cut on your thigh is pretty deep. "

I did as I was told and held still so that he could take care of this injury.

"Ezekiel's parents both belonged to the Order of the Archangels." I announced after a short silence. His hands stopped for a moment.

"So you talked to him?"

He looked up at me briefly, whereupon I nodded.

"Indeed. So you didn't know what rank his parents were? "

He shook his head.

"No. But that his parents were both archangels explains a lot. It didn't get a lot of attention, right? "

Sharp as ever.

"That's what it looks like," I replied. “You guys are a little alike, but he didn't seem to like it, so I changed the subject. He ... wanted to steal my strength but for an unknown reason he changed his mind. "

I couldn't read Zayn's gaze, but I knew he was shocked. Sure, he had suspected that Ezekiel had bad intentions but that he wanted to rob me of my strength? That was a different caliber.

"Are you sure?" He asked softly. I nodded again. 

“During our conversation, I kept looking into him. He always told the truth. You can talk to him again if you want. ”I suggested.

"Oh, and about what? Hey, Nyria told me that you were after her powers? "

I wanted to shake my head at his tone.

“I'm serious, Zayn. You are in a position to have a serious conversation with him. I think he's changed, just like you. Give him a chance and talk to each other. Maybe something good will come out of it? "

I clearly saw that he doubted it, but trying it was known to be over studying.

“Zayn, please. What speaks against it? "

"Nyria, he has ..."

He paused and shook his head in irritation, then relaxed and looked up at me affectionately.

“I trust you, dear. And if you think that a conversation will help us, then I'll talk to him. "

Since he was kneeling in front of me, I also crouched down so that I could kiss him.

“You'll see, Zayn. One day we'll both be in bed without worrying about anything. ”I breathed, and he buried his face against my neck. I could clearly feel his insecurity and fear, but I pressed a kiss on his forehead and he managed to smile again.

I looked sadly at my sleeping girl. She was apparently convinced that we would eventually lead a quiet life, but I wasn't convinced of that. There was so much that could cause us problems, not everything had to happen, but who knows. I gave Nyria a kiss on the top of the head, whereupon she cuddled up to me contentedly. But as much as I liked it, she needed sleep and I still had a conversation to have. Sighing softly, I pushed it away from me and then slipped out of bed. I paused in the room for a moment. Although I was no longer in bed with the little one, she continued to sleep calmly. I smiled. Looked like she had no more nightmares. Instead of snuggling up to me, I had to use a pillow. And before I woke her up with my laughter, I'd better leave the room. From one second to the next thoughtful, I went in search of Ezekiel. Maybe Nyria was right, and my brother and I had some clearing up? Ezekiel had apologized for his actions, maybe I should apologize too. For my pride and arrogance. And my stubbornness. Suddenly I ran into someone. I raised my head and looked into my brother's empty eyes.

"Ah, I was looking for you," I mumbled, whereupon Ezekiel raised his eyebrows in confusion.

"Am I wrong or are you up for a conversation?" He replied calmly and calmly. At my nod, he pointed to a door at the end of the hall. 

"Please.", He simply said and I followed him. When we arrived in the living room, we both sat down on the sofa.

"Maybe we should talk to each other in plain language," I began hesitantly. I rubbed my hands. I didn't like this situation, but I had to get into it, willy-nilly. 

"Did Nyria persuade you to do it?" Ezekiel interrupted me.

"Yes," I replied, running a hand through my hair. “But she's not that wrong. We should probably clarify everything with each other. "

At my words, Ezekiel started, which I was very happy about.

“My apology was meant seriously, brother. If I hadn't done such crap in the past, I could have had a quiet life. But I still want my revenge today. I realized how stoic we were as archangels and our brothers still are. I would like to change something about it and I definitely believe that this will work with you and Nyria. "

I eyed him before answering.

“We've probably never been that honest with each other. But you are right, there has to be a way to change the hierarchy of the archangels. Your methods have become damned dangerous to our exile. "

Again I hesitated, this time in the middle.

"I should apologize," I said now. "I could have helped you back then."

Ezekiel waved a surprising hand.

“Oh, forgive and forget. Helping yourself among archangels was just as strange and unusual then as it is today. We should think about what is to come instead of the past, brother. "

The corners of my mouth twitched.

"It looks like we could still become something like friends after all." I mumbled, whereupon Ezekiel nodded with a smile.

"Then everything would be cleared up?" I asked. Now I even managed to laugh. My brother nodded. 

"I guess so."

Suddenly he started laughing.

“By the way, your girl has talent. She actually crushed one of my kidneys. I suppose you didn't teach her that? "

I almost thought I had misheard, but his serious tone made it clear to me that his words were by no means a lie.

"If she can do that without any problems, she seems to hold back with me," I muttered, partly shocked. It was clear to me that she could do a lot with the help of her thoughts, but did it really go that far? Or had she found another way to hurt him so badly?

"You fight with each other?" I am torn from my thoughts by my brother. I nodded absently.

"Yes, but we both consider it training."

Ezekiel smiled and I found out that I had never seen him smile like this before.

"I'm curious. How did you actually get to know each other? ”He asked. Sighing, I buried my face in my hands. 

“Don't remind me of it. After a fight, I sat down in a back alley where she passed with a friend. And instead of helping a wanted criminal, the police also help him! "

Suddenly the man next to me burst out laughing.

“Did you get help? That's something completely new! ”He laughed. I shrugged my shoulders. 

"Well. I didn't really agree, but there was something about her that fascinated me. "

An indescribable twinkle came into his eyes.

"You really have something for the little one, don't you?"

I bit my tongue. Did you see it so clearly? Somehow that annoyed me.

"Is that that obvious?" I replied evasively. My brother smiled and nodded.

"Well, tell me, is something going on between you guys?" He wanted to know curiously. I shrugged my shoulders. 

"I guess so," I admitted meekly, causing his smile to widen.

"I knew that," he joked, leaning back. Now curiosity seized me too. I leaned forward, interested. 

"Tell me, who was the woman who gave birth to your son?"

He was serious but then smiled and seemed to reminisce.

“She was a beautiful woman, but at some point she caught up with age. I would be interested in how it looks with Nyria. Do you think she will age as quickly as humans? "

For a brief moment, that worried me too. What if it did age as quickly as humans? Wasn't it a mistake then to have fallen in love with her? It depressed me not to have an answer to that. And Ezekiel didn't know either. Apparently he could tell that I didn't like to worry about it, because he continued.

“She was smart and beautiful, and that's why I loved her. But I had to let her go. Let's hope you can keep Nyria. "

We sat opposite each other in silence until suddenly a warm body threw itself on my lap. Nyria laughed and looked up at me.

“Why so sad?” She asked, looking from me to Ezekiel and back again. I couldn't answer, I was puzzling over it too much. 

"Why are you up already?" I asked absently instead.

"Because you left me alone," she said with a laugh. My brother pulled up the need, but I could tell from his eyes that he was also thinking about it. 

"Guys?"

Nyria waved her hand in front of my face until I grabbed it and pressed it down.

"Not that important to me, okay?" I growled, causing her expression to change. Puffing, she gave up. Would she talk to me about it later? Probably. So instead of saying something, she snuggled up to me, and I stroked her hair.