Calling All Angels

[Church]

Alexander was his true name, though the name he preferred was shorter, Alec. His punishment would be a millennium on Earth, and though he could keep his wings, they wouldn't be functional. He was thin, with angular features and fairly tall, standing around six feet. Golden hair sat atop his head, halfway hiding the cold blue eyes that were staring at the angel giving him his sentence. Then, all of a sudden, the sensation of falling, falling, and his wings wouldn't snap open to save him. He opened his eyes, looking around and seeing trees, and beings all around him. The mortals wouldn't see his wings, they ignored the divine even though it was right in front of them. He had been given a pair of jeans and light t-shirt, so as not to be thrown into jail for public nudity but it was clear he was uncomfortable in them.

He was lucky that it was spring, many were dropped in winter and barely survived, but he kicked his shoes off, preferring to walk barefoot, a clear sign he was angelic to those who knew the signs. He looked around, confused as to what he should be doing and what he would do for a millennium. He found a park, and seeing signs he had come to the conclusion he had been dropped in New York City, the largest in the US, he thought. It also had the highest demon population in the eastern hemisphere, seeing as a lot dressed like humans and went on like mortals, rarely giving in to their true nature.

His body was toned, though not overly muscular, and he didn't look out of place to the mortals, though any supernatural being would detect his discomfort immediately. He found a spot in the grass and laid there, hands folded under his head, looking up into the sky, seemingly lost in thought. He didn't move for hours, and when the sun went down he fell asleep, the first time he had ever needed sleep.

 

[SantaRPG]

Leonard sat on a park bench, close enough to the angel to monitor his every move, but far enough away that he wouldn't be spotted. Not that the fallen angel was likely to notice him anyway, he was very distracted, and understandably so. It wasn't common for an angel to fall to Earth, especially not here in New York City. Leo had been wandering these streets for only a couple centuries now and although he had heard whispers of an angel falling here or there, this is the first one he saw himself.

He had licked his lips when he first saw the angel, thrilled at thinking what kind of mischief and torment he could conjure up for this one. Harassing mortals was fun and all, but the chance to get an angel was so slim. He knew he had to make his move fast, before some other demon took Leo's prize from him.

Much like the angel, all of the mortals walking by didn't give Leo a second look. They just saw a human sitting down, nothing out of the ordinary. To any with some divine energy though, Leo's skin was a light red, with two curved horns coming off of his forehead and curving behind his head. His eyes glowed red and he had a tail protruding from his jeans.

Eventually, the angel drifted off to sleep and Leo's eyes scanned the rest of the park, making sure no other demons were paying any attention to this one. He let the angel sleep and sat deep in thought, thinking up a way to lure this delectable one to him.

 

[Church]

Alec had slept for a while, waking and sitting up, noticing others who slept in the park as well, mainly because they were homeless. He wrapped his wings around him, giving him warmth and security. Now that he had gotten over the initial shock he had 'woken up' looking around for signs of danger to himself. His eyes scanned around him, picking out a horned man, skin tinted slightly. His eyes traveled past him as soon as they had found him, pretending he had seen nothing, though he got up, brushing off the seat of his pants. He inhaled slowly, walking off and trying to put distance between him and the demon. Without the blessing from heaven he was no better than a winged mortal, well, a mortal who wouldn't die without some serious injury. He turned once, looking back and seeing nothing, looking confused and looking around him. He sighed and ran a hand through his hair, thinking he had just imagined it all. His stomach made a weird, grumbling noise, and he frowned down at it, as if would get it to stop. He put a hand on it and it rumbled again, realizing that he was hungry, though he didn't know what to eat to make it stop.

 

[SantaRPG]

The demon grinned, somewhat impressed with the angel. After he woke up he seemed to be a bit more cautious and looked right at him. Of course, he tried to act like he noticed nothing outside of the norm, but Leo was used to mortals fearing him, and he knew what the angel was thinking as he tried to calmly stand up and headed in the opposite direction of him. Leo watched him, let him get a nice distance away before raising and taking a casual stroll after the angel.

Luckily, Leo had a better understanding of the city than the angel did and after observing for a while, knew how to cut him off. As he approached the angel from the front, he noticed his prey looking over his shoulder, presumably for him. He visible relaxed, and this his stomach started growling.

"Ah, hunger. You'll get used to that." Leo said, making himself sound as friendly as possible. He held out his hands to the startled angel, "Please, don't be alarmed. I mean you no harm. In fact, I've noticed a couple other demons that have been observing you so far. I'm hoping if they see me talking with you, they will back off. Please, I'm trying to help." He grinned at the angel, watching his face carefully to see if he was buying it.

 

[Church]

His body tensed as he heard him speak. He took a step backwards, looking at his hands before letting his eyes travel over his entire body, looking for some sort of weapon. Alec didn't know if there were other demons or not, but he wasn't going to look around and give him the time to attack him. He looked cautious of the other, knowing there were some demons who weren't half bad, hoping that he could have stumbled across one of them. He sure seemed friendly enough. "Fine" he said, after a long time. "But if you pull anything, I swear to God, I'll make sure you're in a place worse than hell" he told him. Empty threats, but confidence was a key to making someone believe what you were saying.

"Do you have anything to eat?" he asked him, still not getting very close to him. "I'm starving. I feel like I'm going to die" he muttered, though it wouldn't even come close. His eyes, being far better than humans, could pick out things in the dark, but here, it wasn't needed. Everything was lit up from the city, something that was strange to him, artificial light. "What's your name?" he asked, still wary of the demon even though he didn't seem to want to harm him. He was shorter than the other, and knew he could be easily overpowered by the larger male, wondering if he could outrun him.

 

[SantaRPG]

Leo held up his hands innocently at the angel's threat. Of course he knew it was an empty threat, but might as well build up his confidence for now. It will make it all the more delicious to break him later. "Of course." He said with a nod. "I swear, I'm just trying to protect you." With those words, he let his eyes scan the street behind the angel. Of course, he didn't see a single demon in sight, but he still widened his eyes and put one arm over the angel's shoulder, above his wings, hurrying him down the street.

"We can go to a restaurant in a bit, but let us keep moving. We need to get somewhere safe first." Leo hurried the duo across the street. "Leonard," he said, introducing himself. "You can call me Leo, though." After another block, he glanced over their shoulder once more. "I don't see him anymore, let's go into this restaurant. It will give us someplace to hide and something for you to eat, it'll be win-win." He said with a grin, hoping that the angel didn't mind his pointed teeth. "My treat, I doubt you have any cash yet, do you?" He raised an eyebrow, waiting for the angel's approval to go into the diner.

 

[Church]

A frown had formed on his face as he was touched and 'escorted' down a street. He was growing wary of the man as he was pushed through the streets, thankful he wasn't touching his wings. That would have created a problem between the two of them. When they had finally stopped, the angel thoroughly lost, he was thankful it was at a restaurant so that he could eat. The teeth didn't bother him for some reason, that bothered him, but he kept it to himself. "Oh! That green paper stuff?" he asked, reaching into his pocket and pulling out a five dollar bill and a business card for one of the more expensive, nicer male strip clubs.

"Some guy stopped me and asked me what I did, I told him nothing. He asked if I did drugs and I told him no and he gave me this but I didn't know what to do with it" he said, handing both to the other man. By that point the angel could smell the food they were cooking inside, his stomach responding eagerly, causing his feet to push him through the doors without another look at the demon. A woman told him to sit wherever he wanted so he took a seat in the corner where he could watch everyone who came inside the building. He watched the demon come and sit across from him, thankful for him at the moment. He was starving, it felt like his stomach was threatening to eat itself if he didn't digest something soon. He ordered a coke, two hamburgers, a hotdog, fries, and onion rings, and eating every single bit of it. He wiped his hands off and looked sleepy, looking up at the other "thank you. For this." Alec was almost sad to be finished, 'cause he figured that it meant that the other was going to leave him and he would be on his own again. He supposed he could go back to the man who gave him the money, seeing as that's what Leo gave the woman in exchange for all the food.

 

[SantaRPG]

Leo nearly burst into laughter when seeing the business card for a strip club -- one that he happened to frequent himself. The mortals there were delicious, both literally and figuratively. Here this angel has been on earth for less than a day and someone was already trying to corrupt him. Leo read the card, trying to figure out which of the recruiters talked to him, and by the time he looked up, the angel was gone, already in a booth, staring around the restaurant and trying to figure out where to get his food from.

He watched the cute little boy eat his food while picking at a hamburger himself, although he wasn't really hungry at the moment. There wasn't a lot of conversation during the meal, the angel was too busy shoving food in his face to talk. Leo just sat there, admiring the boy and planning his next steps.

"You are welcome." Leo said with a nod. "We aren't all bad, you know. Now, I'm not sure if you are aware, little one, but you never told me your name." He handed the waitress enough money to cover the two of them, although he kept the angel's $5 bill on him. He would return it to the angel later for a show of good faith.

"I don't think it would be wise for you to sleep on the streets again, now that other demons know you are here." Leo said firmly. "I know you will have... reservations about this, but I think it would be best if you came to stay with me, until we can ensure your safety?"

 

[Church]

Alec was perfectly okay not speaking, for he wasn't going to initiate it because of his hunger and was plenty satisfied with filling himself instead of speaking to the demon. He looked up at the other when he had said that they weren't all bad. It partially solidified his acceptance of the other, nodding a bit. "Oh, my name is Alec. Sorry" he said, blushing a little bit and running a hand through his hair. The thought of sleeping in a bed was very tempting, knowing that temptations were supposed to be avoided, but he had already given in to the lure of food, and he hadn't been taken advantage of yet.

He licked his lips as he listened to him speak, looking at his fingernails before looking back up at him. He looked reluctant, though he had already decided his plan in his mind. "I don't know. I didn't even see any other demons. And I may go talk to that man, Max, who gave me his card. He said that it wasn't very hard and I wouldn't have to do much" he said, leaning back in the booth. "I don't have anything to give you, I'd only be a burden on you" he said, just rambling. "If you really think that it will be safer and don't mind me staying until I can find somewhere else, I would really appreciate it" he said at last, smiling at him. He finished off his drink and stood, going to the bathroom before going outside and walking next to the other, following him to his apartment, since he doubted he could have a house in a city like this.