Ablackwing

Black

When I woke up, there was a girl lying upon me. How I wished for that girl to be my Eve. But it didn't take me long to realize that she wasn't my Eve because the girl was much smaller than her. Much, much smaller.

That baby was sleeping on top of me. Her hands were on either side of my c.h.e.s.t. She was hugging me tightly with her little hands. The rest of the bed was empty. That girl could have slept off somewhere else on the bed. Why did she have to choose me as her personal bed?

I thought about it for a while and in the end, came to the conclusion that the girl belonged to those minority of human babies who can feel the life force. They are drawn to the life force subconsciously like an ant is drawn to sugar. Though they forget this feeling as they grow up. It was the first time I was experiencing such babies from so close.

When I looked at her carefully, I realized that she was a beauty. She had little blonde hair and her nose was so small. She looked really cute the way she was drooling while she slept peacefully. I'd give her seven out of ten. She was good but she still paled in comparison to my angel.

She was the second person ever to hug me like that but she had committed a mistake by making me a bed. I wanted to shake her so that she'll wake up and get off me. But as my hand touched her back, I felt she was oddly warm. She had a fever, a high grade one at that.

My hand stopped in an instant. In my mind came a thought. A thought that one day I might have a daughter and she might be sick and she would hug me the same way this girl was hugging me and I'd hug my little girl back instead of pushing her away. Fatherly instinct? I didn't know I could have such instinct in me. Perhaps, I was changing. The presence of my Eve was really changing me for the better. I just wished that one day I would change back to the way my Eve wanted me to be.

I decided to heal that girl but before I could attempt that, someone opened the door to my room. It was a woman. She appeared to be in her thirties, probably. You can never judge a woman's age by her looks. Her hair was blonde. I felt like I had seen her before somewhere but I couldn't remember where.

I quickly checked for her origins. I was afraid that she might be a demon. After all, they're quite good at disguising as humans. I was weak and in deep sleep last night. I had only placed one barrier around the house and that too long ago. When I looked at her with my all-seeing eyes, I was relieved to find out that she was a genuine human. She stared at me for a while before speaking up.

"Who the hell are you?" The lady asked loudly.

I wanted to ask her the same but I did not want to wake up the baby. Couldn't that lady see the girl was sleeping?

"Shh..." I told her to keep her voice down. She looked at the sleeping girl and I was glad she stayed silent. My Eve soon followed that lady.

"I'm her husband," I replied in a low voice and pointed at my Eve.

"Ehhh..." She exclaimed and turned her head towards my Eve. She stared at my Eve in disbelief. That shocked look on her face was funny. The look on my Eve's face was even funnier. She was gawking while looking at me. Her eyes were open wide.

"Black!" Eve said loudly, I'm an embarrassed tone. The expression on her face was so cute. I couldn't help myself from smiling at her expression. The sight in front of me was imprinted on my heart like a photograph. I wouldn't forget that in a million years.

That lady laughed along with me at her reaction. Eve wasn't wary of that lady so it was easy to figure out that she ought to be some relative of my Eve. The girl sleeping on top of me must be that lady's daughter. I could see their similarity.

It didn't look like I'd be able to use heal on that girl. My healing ability always makes the body glow. Though the glow is faint, it's still visible. I don't mind telling that lady about me being an angel because she was a relative of my angel. But prefer to not tell that lady of my origins. I didn't want that lady to be initiated to our world. And just like we decided last night, I was going to live as a mortal. So I decided with the other approach to heal the baby.

"Wifey. Bring me the medicine box. This baby has a fever." I patted the head of that girl. My Eve looked at us for a while. Though it was little, I could really sense jealousy in her eyes. I'd be jealous too if I see someone hugging her. Our eyes met for a second and then my eve quietly walked downstairs soon, with her red face, from the embarrassment of being jealous of a baby. Damn my angel was too innocent.

'Even more innocent than you little girl' I thought as I looked at the baby.

That lady walked from the doorway towards me and slowly tried to pick up the girl.

"Come to mama, Luna dear," she said. But that little girl didn't let go of me and kept holding me tightly.

"I'm sorry. She doesn't usually do that," the lady apologized.

"It's alright. She has a beautiful name."

I placed a pillow behind me and leaned against the wall behind in a half sitting and half laying position. That lady helped me in covering us both with the blanket. Luna had pushed blanket away before I woke up. By that time, my Eve was back. She gave me the box of medicines and sat beside me, inside the blanket while that lady sat on the side of the bed.

"Jealous of a three-year-old?" I whispered in her ears.

"Just shut up dolt." That was a new word. She had never used it before.

I didn't know a thing about medicine. I never had to use one. I had asked for medicine to prepare for my deception. I randomly chose a tablet.

"What medicine are you giving her?" That lady asked. To be honest, I didn't even look at the medicine's name.

"I'm a doctor actually." I lied to cover up. This lady was sure to kill me if I told her that I fed her baby an unknown medicine. But at least my lie saved the little girl from the suffering of fever. I had no regret and I quickly fed that girl the tablet. In reality, I stored that tablet inside space zero and created a little pure concentrated lifestream that has healing properties and fed her the same. The lifestream will heal from inside out and it won't show any glow. I gave her little water from the glass nearby to complete my deception.

"Aren't you too young to be a doctor?" That lady asked again, suspiciously. Perhaps my deception was not perfect but it was close to perfect, right? She sure was perceptive.

"I had just started my practice a while ago," I continued with my lies. At worst, I would have to use my psychic abilities.

"That's nice... By the way little Eve, who is he? He looks like your long lost sibling," the lady asked while looking at my Eve.

"No way! Why would you even think that?" Eve said and instantly got all fl.u.s.tered. I just enjoyed her reaction.

"You two are really... How do I explain? You are so pretty as if you're out of this world and... he does too. Both of you have the same silver hair. You both appear so similar and how do I put it. You both give same vibes."

"We aren't related!"

"I hope so," I teased Eve and Eve looked at me. Her eyebrows flexed as if asking me why I'd say that.

"I never met my parents and we don't know who were yours. Soo..." I whispered.

"You mean..." Eve's mouth opened once again in shock. It was just so fun to tease her. Her every reaction was priceless.

"Just kidding. We aren't."

"How do you know?" Eve didn't let it go. She was worried about that tiny possibility.

"You're like three months older than me. And I don't think it is possible in case of siblings." A hundred and seven days actually. Not only that, my all-seeing eyes could tell that our life force was distinct.

"You such a big jerk!" Eve said and hit my arm without holding anything back. But I barely felt it. I wished I could feel that sweet pain.

"You two sure get along well," that lady said and smiled.

"Sorry for the late introduction. This idiot is my Black. And Black she is my aunt, Emi."

"Your Black?"

"Yeah," Eve replied not even knowing she had referred to me as her possession. I loved it when she called me her Black.

"Now it makes sense why you looked so familiar. Nice to meet you, mother-in-law," I said. She looked similar to Eve's mother. Almost as if they were twins.

"Mother-in-law?" Eve looked towards me again with raised eyebrows and slightly tilted head.

"Nice to meet you too, son-in-law," and when aunt Emi said those words to tease Eve along with me, I just knew I'd get along well with her.

"Sorry for intruding in your room. I just panicked when I couldn't find Luna downstairs. Didn't expect anyone to be here."

"It's alright."

"Stop ignoring me," my Eve said and pulled my cheeks lightly. She was behaving much cuter than ever before. I wondered if it was the after effect of our little date. I felt closer to her.

"It's is a surprise for me though. I've never seen Eve interested in anyone. How long have you two been together?"

"A few weeks, I guess," Eve replied.

"Whoa! Just what kind of magician are you? To steal heart away from the untouchable queen." It was later I found out that my Eve was nicknamed as the untouchable queen in high school because of her behaviour.

"He's one hell of a magician. Show her your magic someday." Eve said referring to the tricked I pulled off using my abilities before. I could show magic tricks to aunt Emi but I just have to be a little more careful. I'm not used to showing off my abilities.

"It better be not any hypnosis or you're dead." I couldn't help but laugh upon hearing one more person threatening me.

"Don't threaten him. He's quite dangerous. He got connections in the underworld." Eve defended me. I am the strongest angel but still, my Eve always tries to defend and protect me every time. It always feels heartwarming to know that there is this person in front of whom I can be weak.

I looked at my Eve. She was talking with my future mother-in-law. The words fell on my ears but my brain refused to decipher them. All it wanted was to do was to remember the way her lips curl in a smile every time. The way her eyes shine with pure light that originates from deep within her soul. The way some of her hair escape the bunch and come on her face to disturb her and how she gently pushes them back behind her ears. The way here cheeks constantly stay red like strawberries.

I saw a vision of the wilds. The place I used to call my home. The place where I spent my childhood with mother. I remembered what mother once told me.

'My child, one day, you too will have a home. A real home that will be far better than this one. A home where you can feel the warmth of family.'

'I don't believe it. I don't think anyone can treat me as good as mother does. Being with mother is just the best.'

'Silly child, you will believe me. And when you have a home, don't forget me. Okay?'

'I will never do that.'

I didn't believe her, like always. That vision disappeared and in front of me was my Eve. I realized that she was my home, my family.

I was so overwhelmed by all of the emotions that I felt like crying again. All I wanted was to give her a tight hug and just kiss her. And I remembered something. I was glad that my head and heart never disappoint me.

"Wifey!" I said and she turned her head towards me.

I didn't waste any time in locking my target. Then I closed my eyes and kissed her right on her lips. I placed my right hand on her face. I kissed as passionately as I could to tell her my feelings. She didn't resist. Not even a slight. When I want to tell about my feelings, words fail me. But I realized that kissing is a quicker and better way to communicate. We connect to a deeper level and I can pour as much of my feelings as I want to. All that existed at that moment was me and her and our b.a.r.e souls.

I move back after a while. My eyes opened and I was looking right in her eyes. Her eyes weren't asking me any questions. They were just surprised.

"We're even now. Two each," I said reminding her of the stolen kisses. My Eve just stared at me with a dumbfounded face.

"Guys... Um, shall I go down so that you can make out in peace?"