❋ Ten

  A thick fog blocked a large part of my vision . It was dark and I saw the moon shine through a curtain of white silk , swaying in the slightest breeze of the night . The moon began to enter the window and I could see a single bed with a light blue sheet spread and a small bedside table beside. I heard the sound of shouting and shadows under the door . The doorknob turned and someone was pushed into the room. I looked around , but had nowhere to hide and risked staying in place , looking at the child lying on the ground , rubbing his eyes .

- I hate you ! - Said the child, and realized it was a boy .

- I do not care about , brat ! Shut up and sleep !

  The boy stood up and rubbed his right cheek , walking toward me . Before I thought about diverting , saw when he went straight through me as if I were a ghost . I went towards him and touched , but my hands crossed him. I spoke something in his ear , but he did not hear me . So I was just a spectator .

   The little boy sat up in bed and took a frame under the pillow . Approached me to see and I saw it was a family photo and everyone, including the boy was smiling happily. A few tears fell on the glass and he soon dried . I knelt up to see the face behind all that brown hair and I was speechless . Was D.

  The door opened again and he hid underneath the picture travessero soon he could , but with an old bitter soul took the photo of the hands of D and played the framed pictures on the floor, banging his stick on the glass , making it be shattered . The boy looked all scared and in tears .

- They are dead , forget it!

  D looked for you not to look scared now , but looking angry and got out of bed , with inflated chest and the inflamed nostrils of hatred and rancor. A magnetic pull drew me into the boy's head and saw her last and most painful memories .

  His parents were coming home from dinner and he , excited , ran to welcome . The woman knelt and embraced the boy with a hug , but she falls to the ground , bleeding . D is paralyzed with fear at seeing his mother dead that even league for the blood that is on his face .

  Another body falls to the ground , now deceased . It was the boy's father . D turned pale with fear and remained on the floor , looking alternately to the mother and father , whose bodies were in puddles of blood and rolling eyes , indicating death . He looks up and sees the same old with a knife in his hands and staring at the little boy demonic look .

  He stood up awkwardly and ran through the rooms of the house , looking for a safe place to hide . Found a closet that was in the basement and stayed there , suspending his breath , waiting for the killer disappeared from there so he could get help.

  A long time has passed and something warm and bright transfixed wood cabinet . Fire. The murderer , impatient , set fire to the mansion that D could come out of hiding , but did not. He remained there, enduring the pain that the fire caused him to consume her small, frail body . He closed his eyes and started mumbling some prayers awkwardly and I saw an archangel of the Order - Daniel - saved from the flames and carried the boy to the fluffy white clouds , where the other archangels .

  They should have spent a few years and was D with golden wings on the back and laughing like a happy child , but to look at a black mirror, begins to remember everything that happened .

  Consumed by a thirst for revenge, D makes a pact with Lucifer and lose your angel wings , just to be able to take revenge on the murderer of his parents . However , the plan did not work as planned and the old captured the boy , keeping him prisoner.

  I went back to the first scene and saw the boy change his physical appearance for a cold and heartless person . His hand was closed into a fist and bloody old and fell with a wound at heart . Thereafter , D ran out of the house and thunder roared loudly, bringing the figure of Lucifer himself.

- Dakota Thomas , you honored your covenant with me and now I give you the gift of an agent of darkness . However, when death comes, you will wander forever in the memories of his revenge . From now on , you will Djin , the demon will have two facets .

❋ Nine

  D and I arrived at home in a snap . I'm sure if my mother had seen it she would have had a fit . He parked on the sidewalk near my mom's car and we went down . As we entered , my mother took a peek to see who it was and when he saw us , opened a smile so bright that I felt fear. Never saw so long ago and it scared me now .

- Glad you accepted the invitation at the last minute , make yourself at home.

- It is a great pleasure to be here , lady Lightwood .

  You can say what you want to D , but he knows how to be a scoundrel increased brand . I 've never seen him so relaxed and so comfortable before. Furthermore , his education with my mother left me seething with rage , and before we get into the kitchen, grabbed him by the arm and looked at him sternly .

- If you make my mother like you, I'll kill you ! Make sure she hates you , you know right?

- I'll try , but ...

- But nothing ! I do not need my mother calling you home for dinner ever!

- I do not guarantee anything, girl, but I hope she likes me yes . - He opened a smug and insidious smile that made me want to shred his face . Now I know how much I hate him and I hate it even more if my mother do sympathize with him .

- Children , dinner 's getting cold , come soon !

  D passed me and my mother greeted cordially , as a gentleman would do and pulled out a chair for her and then at me . I could not contain myself and poked him under the table . He looked at me innocently , pretending not to remember anything of what we speak there seconds ago . Mom ended up serving and started chatting with him and of course his answers left me seething with anger and decided to cash in my anger filet that was on my plate while listening to the conversation .

- So you've finished school ?

- Yes, ma'am . I'm awaiting approval of universities for now .

- What about your parents , how are you?

- Say ... well, they are in a better place .

- They died ? - I could not help asking .

- Daughter, please. - My mother looked at me kind of disapproval .

- Sorry . - Muttered , but I think he heard , for he smiled and continued :

- They died in an accident two years ago when returning from dinner celebrating twenty years of marriage .

  My mother was left with a bleak expression and compassion of a miserable bastard! I swear I'll strangle D when this is all over !

- I'm sorry , my dear .

- Do not feel lady Lightwood . At least I know where they are believed .

- Well , changing the subject , have you had a girlfriend ?

- Mother ! - It was too now , where she intended to go with it ?

  I got up from the table and ' accidentally ' spilled water on his shirt . I pulled it off the table and dragged to the banheito , handing him a towel .

- You want to stop this theater ?

- Oh , it was so fun ... - He looked at me with watery eyes, and with tearful voice . What a great fuck! Bastard ! - Leave just a little longer , Sety , please , you do not want to leave your sad little fellow , is not he?

  I took his hand from my hair and left the bathroom . If I were a cartoon , sure would be smoke coming out of my ears . I had that for a stop to it before it was all downhill , I thought of several plans to stop it , but nothing was as effective .

  The doorbell rang and my mother opened the door . I went to the first rung of the ladder to see who it was .

- Good night , Sabrina .

- Good night , Mrs. L. The Sery around?

- Yes, you are , you can come , I'll call her .

- Thank you.

  I ran away and went into the bathroom where D was and slammed the door .

- Hey , what's up?

- You ! Do not you dare leave here until I tell you, understand? Sabrina , my friend , are here and I do not want her to think that ...

- You are right - he looked at me kind of crying again - You do not like me , is not it? Do not want to embarrass myself in being seen with a person of my level . Okay , Sety , can go , but my soul will be wounded forever, you know?

  I growled and I could not contain myself . That was the end of the world ! If only the common D irritated me , the D actor angers me twice more . I wanted to break something heavy on top of his head to know if this guy silly disappear .

- THIS IS NOT A STAGE THEATRE , okay ! NOW STOP WITH THIS DRAMA BECAUSE IS GIVING ME THE NERVES ! WHO WANTS TO CONTROL YOU LIKE THAT !

  I left the bathroom and my mother went upstairs , running . Sabrina came right back and his eyes widened as he looked at me.

- Girlfriend , you are red , not purple . What happened ?

- Nothing , nothing happened . I'm fine .

- Your friend is right , Sety , you're not okay . Want a glass with water and sugar ?

  I looked back and slowly D Marines with my imaginary laser beam. Deep breath and counted to ten, but nothing calmed me . Sabrina seen looking intently at D and then grabbed my wrist to my room .

- Serenity Lightwood , you never told me you had a boyfriend ? He is from another school ? An exchange student ?

- No! It is nothing , not even a friend right . My mother invited him to dinner to thank him for having gotten rid of that mess on Dakota Street that day .

  Sabrina looked at me horrified , like I have different pairs of wearing shoes on the feet .

- How can you waste such a chance ?

- What chance ? The chance of him leaving is a bit far from happening .

  I opened the door and left the room. My mom and D were no longer in the hallway . I went downstairs and saw both sitting in the living room sofas still talking . Sabrina was behind me , but I realized that she was focused on D because I stumbled several times in a row .

- Well , I think I 'm going now . Thanks for dinner , Mrs. Lightwood and was a great pleasure to meet you.

- It was a great pleasure to meet you too, Drew . Have a good night . Serenity daughter does not want to accompany your friend to the outside?

  Finished down the stairs and approached my mother quietly .

- What are you doing ? - Whispered to her .

- Go on and do not be rude to him .

  I looked at her with narrowed eyes . Something was not right there and kept myself against the wall, waving to Drew go. Sabrina looked at my mother and pulled me to the door and pushed me out on D. I heard the click of the lock being turned and gave a kick, but only heard giggling inside . I turned my attention to D , who was watching me look silly and growled .

- What are you up to?

- I do not know anything , Sety .

- Stop calling me Sety ! We are not friends for you to talk to me that way !

- You are right , we are not friends . - He approached me to trap me between the door and himself .

- Get away ! You 're invading my space , you know?

- Really? But I have permission for this and so much more . His mother said that I can come here anytime and I can ... How can I tell ...

- Just say and get away from me.

  He smirked and brought his face to mine and I could feel his breath on my face . Ah ! I do not believe they plotted it against me ! My own mother ! I still do not believe it ! And tried to escape by slipping under his arm, but he moved closer .

- I'm not doing anything wrong , Sety , trust me , okay ? - He touched my cheek with his thumb .

- Will there Sery ! - Sabrina was yelling out the window .

  That does not mean anything, right ? All this was nothing more than a bad joke and the sooner I stopped resisting all would be faster , right? Moreover , D would not give up until you get what you wanted.

  I stopped resisting and let D put all the walls I built the floor . I held my breath as if it were taking a bitter medicine and it made laugh D down.

- You'll see it's not so bad , Sety .

  At first , an electric current passed through my body and I was petrified , but then when I felt his lips against my D ended up feeling renewed and stronger . I let him guide me and somehow got in his mind , in his memoirs. That was no ordinary kiss, D was opening his soul to me . But why?

  He wrapped his arms around me and brought me closer to him . From time to time , felt his body shudder and I went further in his memories .

❋ Eight

  The time passed quickly between yesterday and today . It was three- thirty in the afternoon and I was beginning to prepare myself to face D. again and find my necklace seraphim . However , what bothered me the most about it all was the fact that he knows that. Was he one of the agents of Heaven and is there to help me ? Or is it an agent of Lucifer , ready to destroy me ? The second option seems more real, however , showed nothing more than demonic energy that boy with red eyes.

  My mother was concentrated on the couch reading the book written by the philosopher Aristotle called ' Metaphysics ' and tried hard not to make any unnecessary noise.

- Be careful , young lady and do not come too late .

- Huh?

- I heard a part of your conversation with that kid on the phone .

  I felt a shiver down my spine and froze , trying not to get pale .

- How much did you hear ?

- Until the part where he told you to meet him at four o'clock in front of the school , nothing more . What's his name ?

  Surely I should be with cheeks red as a tomato . How could she think that I have something with that guy ? I cleared my throat and realized that my mother was looking for me . When she leaves the book aside to ask me something about boys , is not a good sign .

- His name is D.

- D. ? Looks more like a nickname .

- It is, but nobody knows his name .

  My mother rubbed his chin thoughtfully. If I still know her well say she was up to something .

- And how is it ?

- Remember that kid who brought me here days ago ?

  She nodded , her eyes bright . Red Alert! Red Alert! Escape through the door RIGHT NOW ! My conscious was screaming because when she started with all this talk could only mean one thing very embarrassing ...

- Oh, is it ? A handsome young man by the way ... You could ask him to come here after dinner date with us?

- Well , I do not know if it will ... - Pause for the needy look Mom - ... Alright, I 'll call to warn .

  I walked out the door as fast as I could . I did not want to give the taste for it , but could not disappoint my mother and not lie to her anymore . I climbed on the bike and went full speed to school , according to my watch , I was late .

  Slows down when I saw him coming from behind one of the trees . I stopped next to him and took the helmet , however it was not D. who was there. My last seraphim instincts were stirred and controlled myself not to wince .

- I thought you were not coming over , Sety .

  The scarlet eyes analyzing me from end to end , lingering on my face and being enough to make me uncomfortable. He took one hand from his pocket and held up something I recognize even in the dark .

- My necklace ...

- So you recognize ? Well , I have a secret to tell you also , seraphim Serenity: - he approached me enough that his cool and icy breath touched my face rudely - I'm your worst nightmare , so take care of yourself , girl .

- What about ...

- Oh, that ? You'll see him again soon , but not so soon as well . Meet me in two weeks , before dawn at the end of Dakota Street .

  A strong gust of wind came by and I was forced to cover my eyes so that they would not be filled with sand . When I opened them again , that boy was no longer there .

- Sorry I'm late , I had some problems with Spike and Rosalie again ... Sety ? Is everything okay?

  Just got off the shock when D shook hands in front of my face .

- Who was that guy ?

- That face, girl? There's nobody here .

- He has red hair and red eyes , is tall and was ... - I took a long pause , looking intently D - ... wearing matching clothes to the ... What game is this ? Where is my necklace ?

- Hey, hey ! Wait a minute ... You think I'm with your necklace ? What a crazy idea is that? And besides , have you ever seen a guy with red eyes ? I think you are not well . You hit your head somewhere ?

- No! Well , I do not know ...

- Forget it, okay ? Well , I think I know where your collar , but not sure if still there. At the end of Dakota Street there is a luxury building that was abandoned a week ago and inside one of the rooms a light blue sky was shining at night . I do not remember where I know that, but I know that energy is seraphim .

- And how do you know you're mine ?

  He looked at me with grave and serious look , which made me afraid and wanted to run there. A part of me did not want to hear, but the other half wanted to know all this .

- Because I can see the same light within you , and is getting weaker every day . Do not look at me like that , okay ? I've done part of heaven once.

- What? How so ?

- It does not matter , I guess I spoke too ... Well , if you want the necklace , find me here at the same time in two weeks , okay ? I learned that the person who broke into that building is an important person and will return for another city in two weeks .

- Okay .

  I would not play the dialogue about the dinner that my mother was going to meet him , however , to imagine the excitement it omit it made me feel guilty . I sighed and asked with all the forces he was complacent at this time .

- Well , you ... Have a commitment to today?

- Not that I know , why?

- My mother heard a part of our conversation on the phone and said he wants to meet you , she ... Well , whether you dine at home today.

  I looked at him , waiting for an answer , however , what he did was climb on my bike and start. I put the helmet and held back the metal handles of the bike , because I would not hold me on it at all. D was at high speed until you get home. I hope it all ends soon and the least embarrassing way possible .

❋ Seven

 Someone grabbed my arm and pulled me away from the confusion still crouchingly , not to draw attention . We stopped at a place and I was pushed into a dark room and it smelled of dust. The brightness of the day did not enter that place . The door closed with a clang and click the bulb lighting made ​​me feel a little better so I could see what was there and who was with me . There was nothing in that small room but dust and bark with various graffiti paint.

- Have not you had enough ? Why do you insist on coming here?

  D. was inflamed nostrils of cholera and his eyes flashed with anger. I felt a deep desire to shrink until it disappears away, not wanting him angry with me here . I looked at him scared and not knowing what to say . He looked at me carefully , but turned his head to the side and ran his fingers through his dark hair , which was disheveled . He sighed deeply and opened the door , peering carefully, but quickly went back inside and heard the sound of a gunshot.

- You only bring me problems !

- I'm sorry , but I never asked for your help , D.

  He looked at me darkly when I said his name , but said nothing , just stood leaning against the door , listening to the sounds that were issued on the outside . I do not know what to do : he was arrested on a street with violent people within a cômdo with a strange guy and stable mood. I searched my phone in my jacket pocket and tried to distract myself playing Pac -Man .

  I spent a good time concentrated on the game and realized that D. was not there . If he was gone , then the danger was gone also , I thought. However , when I tried to open the door, it was locked . Great ! He locked me in here ! I tried kicking and punching the door , but she would not budge . Used house keys in the lock and one of them served . I looked out and saw the two groups going in opposite directions and a similar boy with D , but with red eyes and hair with scarlet reflection . Waited for him to step aside and walked to the fence, jumped over it and ran to where my bike was , trying to go unnoticed , but bump into someone and fall sitting on the floor .

- You were supposed to stay there .

- Really? So why do not you say anything and just left me locked like an idiot ?

  He shrugged . Honestly , he was already getting tired . I passed him and went on my way , but he grabbed my shoulder and pulled me closer to him . I opened my mouth to protest , but I saw that Spike was going through and stayed quiet , suspending the breath to attract more problems for D.

  He pulled me away from him , but kept his hand on my shoulder . I looked at his hand , waiting for her to leave my shoulder so I could go there, but nothing happened . I sighed deeply , trying to convey the idea that I did not want to stay there , but I heard some sounds of beeps and looked at him again .

- How did you get my phone ?

- I have my tricks , girl.

- I have a name , you know?

- Yes , I know , but not like your name. Serenity is the name that a distraught mother gives to her daughter , hoping that it can bring you peace ; ridiculous.

- My mother did not choose my name for this reason , okay ? She took an old movie !

- It's worse than I thought , but I'll give you another name . - He was analyzing my face and my clothes thoughtfully until finally spoke : - I'll call you Sety .

- Wait a minute: you think I 'm a dog you can name whatever it wants ?

- Ok.Ok. How about Light ?

  I did not answer , just kept walking and looked at what he had done on my phone . After searching , I saw his name in the phonebook . I stopped where I was abruptly and turned to face him , but he was no longer there. What did he think ? I tried to delete the number , but it was locked with a password different from mine. That bastard ! I hope not to see him anymore .

  I continued my search , but I found my necklace somewhere. Three days had passed and I no longer had my powers of seraphim . When I got home , Oliver , the blonde seraphim was talking with my mother , but came closer to me and gave me a sad smile .

- It is a shame that it's been three days. Wish you luck , Sery . We'll be rooting for you .

  He disappeared and my mother asked me about the whereabouts of the necklace. I sat on the kitchen counter and said he had found nothing . I was there for some time and went up to my room. I took a quick shower and threw me on the bed , but I was not tired , I was just absorbing everything that happened and I was thinking about that boy red eyes that suddenly appeared when my phone rings again . I looked in the viewfinder and rejected the connection . I had nothing to deal with D. and did not want him so soon .

  The celuar touched again . Rejetado . Again . Rejected . Played a third time. Rejected . I heard the phone ring and my mother answered .

- Daughter, has a college boy wanting to talk to you .

  I got the extension that was in my room and answered with little notice . When I heard the voice of the person , got up from bed and tried my best to control my anger .

- What is your problem?

- Hey , calm down , Light , just want to pass you a note .

  I waited , saying nothing .

- Meet me in front of his school tomorrow afternoon at four o'clock .

- And why would I do that ?

- Because I know what you want and know how to help you find it .

- You're bluffing .

- Doubt ? I know what you're looking for your necklace seraphim .

- How do you know ? About you ...

  He hung up the phone . Bastard ! How did he know that? The only person who knew it was my mother and she would never tell anyone anything. I put the phone back in place and stared at the wall , not knowing what to do. My phone rang again , but it was a message .

' Do not forget : tomorrow , four hours in front of the school

                                                                 D. '

❋ Six

  I was walking down a deserted , poorly lit street. The sky was violet and pointed to the middle of the night . Windy and I was freezing . I do not know how I got there , nor what I was looking for, but I saw something emitting a strange light up ahead , coming from a window on the top floor of a decaying building, which was possibly a luxury hotel and was protected by a railing high and sturdy. Looked around and saw no one , so I started to climb the railings , which were smeared with grease and left everything more complicated .

  The top was close to me and my hands ached from the effort , but would not give up . It was then that I saw a shadow jumping on top of the grid with feline grace and crossed his arms over his chest strong , watching my effort and with a half smile , which was lit by the moon . I felt something strange inside me to see that shadow , but could not back down now . I swallowed dryly afraid and stayed where I was still hoping that the person was out of there .

  The light of an old lamppost lit by magic , and saw that his face was in shadow D. and I was on Dakota Street again. I looked down and saw several dogs climbed the grid with canines exposed and mouths salivating trying to reach me . I looked at D. desperate , but he did nothing but stare at me and further enhance the ghoulish smile. Tears burned my eyes , but he crouched down and held out a hand to me . I accepted , however , he shot me down and I went against the concrete sidewalk where the ferocious pack of hungry dogs waiting for me .

  Got up earlier than usual despite being a Saturday because that dream , that made my sleep completely disappear . My mother was taking a shower and I crawled down the hallway towards my bathroom. I took a long bath a little more than usual and I felt the smell of fresh waffles . I put a black jeans with a leather jacket of the same color - yes , I just love jackets ! - And a black shirt that I rarely use , I wore a pair of leather boots with low heels and went to the kitchen for coffee.

- Today is Saturday , young lady , which will early and dressed like that?

- I have to start looking for the necklace , mother . But first I 'm going to school to pick up my helmet . - ' That's a lie ! His shameless ! How has the courage to lie so coldly that way ! ' My conscience screamed as I put a piece of waffle in the mouth . I know lying is wrong , but there was no other option and not everything was a lie .

- If so, then all is well . Carry your cell phone.

  I nodded , her mouth full and finished my coffee. I went upstairs to brush my teeth and get my phone with a stylus that I kept in the drawer . Placed inside the inner pocket of his jacket and went to the garage to get my bike .

  Kept the average speed while close to home , but soon started running when I was sure it was far from my street . I did not go to school to get my helmet, so I do before returning home to my mother would not be angry with me . There was not much movement in the streets and avenues and even the police were not patrolling , so did not have to worry about fines . I rode to the start of the dark street and left the bike parked in an alley with the keys in so I could not worry about losing them too. My cell phone was enough to make me take care and no one would know that my bike would be there reason.

  Dakota Street was more morbid and creepy than the last time I came here . Some newly made ​​corpses were stacked inside a trash can that was in flames . I closed my eyes for a few seconds and asked theos forgive those souls before continuing to walk . Apparently they were much more violent than I imagined . Was it Spike or D. the author of that crime? There could be other groups of vandals that way ? I did not know better and would not know because my stomach began to churn for reminding me of those dead people and remember seeing Spike kill in cold blood the girl Sibelle .

  My cell phone rang , snapping me out the concentration of thoughts. It was my mother . But what could it be? I left home were not fifteen minutes.

- What is it, mother ?

- Oh, sorry dear , I think you got the wrong number. Was calling my boss 's phone to hit the rest of my committee last month .

- Ok I'm a little busy right now , if you please .

- Okay , be careful , okay ?

  I hung up the phone and put it away again in the jacket . I froze when I heard synchronized steps approaching me from behind. I turned slowly and forced his eyes to see through the fog when I feel something cold poking my neck . Unintentionally elbowed in what looked like an abdomen and ran into the street , where I saw a knife falling to the floor and two guys and a girl approaching me . One, painted hair was dark green with hands on belly ; deduced that it was he who tried to stab me . Not far away , was another man with a goatee and full fat blue hair tied in a loose ponytail .

  Pulled back while a girl a little taller than I with several tattoos , red clothes and a necklace spikes approaching me , watching me with eyes with blue contact lens celeste and fixing her hair dyed brown with red highlights . My back met a wall and searched by the stylus holding it inside the jacket sleeve to not arouse suspicion .

- What you think you're doing here , rookie ? You are in my area , it sends .

  I gasped when I saw a gun in her hand and finger rings and filled with black enamel on the trigger , ready to shoot in my head ;

- Come on, answer ! What are you doing here? - It closer to the gun from me and felt the cold metal on my forehead - Well, well , looking closely I think I recognize you ... Yes , you are that curious blonde D. saved , is not it? What is it?

- Serenity Lightwood . - Said the blue hair.

- That's right . Beautiful name . 'm Rosalie , however this will not be useful to you , since I have to burst your pretty little head .

  The two boys giggled and Rosalie opened a ghastly smile at me . I moved my hand calculatedly and cut her arm with the stylus , making a puddle of blood on the floor .

- Do not stay still, jerks ! Catch her and kill her !

  They started running after me like wild animals , however , I was away from them and my powers of seraphim had not yet completely disappeared , which facilitated my escape . I jumped a fence and stooped , watching cautiously Rosalie and his followers had stopped near where I was . I felt my pulse pounding in my ears , but I saw that they were not looking for me , were looking forward to where there were three people approaching . When they came out of the shadows I saw was Spike and his companions . Leaders growling at each other and began to attack , creating an opportunity for me to escape from there.

❋ Five

  - Miss explain to me why that was until the Dakota Street alone ?

  I was holding a bag of ice on his head and being critically analyzed by my mother , whose gaze was too serene despite the threatening tone of voice. It certainly was not a good sign .

- I called you saying I had to go to the gardening store in the city center , right? And the only way was more closely by Dakota Street .

- You might as well have walked , so have found clues about the necklace .

  My jaw dropped . How stupid I was ! I almost died in a deadly shortcut by sloth walking and missed a great chance .

  I jumped off the couch and put on my shoes again, but my mother stood in front of the door , shaking his head. I sighed and sat back down on the couch. I looked at the clock , 7:35 pm . I really could not do anything at this hour , nor in the state where I was now . I showered and went to sleep without bothering to dinner. One day was lost .

  I woke up to the annoying sound of the alarm clock and the smell of pancakes . My whole body ached and I could barely get out of bed . I showered and put on jeans and jacket, both gray with a purple shirt and purple shoes too. I looked at the places where he had been hit and found terrible bruises on his back, arms and knees ugly scratches .

  I grabbed my backpack and threw it on the couch , then I headed to the kitchen where my mother was reading the newspaper. I sat on the bench and started attacking my pancakes when my mother puts the newspaper on the table and points to a headline : ' Attack on Dakota Street' . I looked at my mother, who told me to keep reading .

' Yesterday afternoon , there were reports of residents of the neighboring districts of two acts of violence , the first murder. Sibelle Hillarin was stabbed to death and the body was found in the rubble of the old textile factory a few hours after the crime .

  The second attack was against third year student Serenity Lightwood , who was assaulted by a trio of thugs who have taken over the place. A witness said the girl was almost unconscious and , if not for the siren of the police car , she could have been killed too.

  Still no information on criminals , but police said there was nothing to do because the crimes in that region will not be terminated and recommend not pass there ... '

  I dropped my fork and looked at the news , stunned . How could they know that? I do not identify myself to niguém ... I ran toward the backpack and rummaged through the pockets of the front and saw that my schedule had disappeared . So that's how they found my name and information . Damn ! Well , at least there was something so impotante as my phone or my cards . I looked at the clock , I took the keys to my bike and left home in a hurry, putting the helmet halfway between the garage and the front door .

  So I found my black Ducati ricoheteando and felt the wind on my clothes again , Senit me alive in another time and almost forgot muscular pain . Since the wings could not help my legs and it was impossible , the only option I had left was my beloved bike . I put it in a spot next to the bike Ncholas Helsing and tried to enter quietly but Sabrima came running toward me screaming like crazy :

- Is everything all right ? What those marginal done to you?

- I'm fine, do not worry . Luckily I got more than a few bruises and muscle pain unbearable .

  The bell rang and each went to his room. My first class was literature , and surely I could not be late , otherwise would have serious problems . Luckily , only a few people came to ask me about the incident that happened yesterday and therefore did not call much attention .

  At the end of my shift at the garden club , went to get my bike to go quietly , but I saw that three people were coming and they were Spike , who had some violet bruises on his face and his two followers of colored hair. I climbed on the bike and took the match quickly, just remembering the helmet when he was at full speed , trying to escape the three . However , one of them hit a nail on the back wheel - it was new - and punctured the tire, causing me to lose control and fall . My body hurt even more by the fall, but pulled myself together and kept running .

- You will pay us for what happened yesterday , SERENITY . Because of you, D. gave us a good beating .

- And it was well deserved ! I did nothing against you !

  Spike slapped me in the face and I kicked his shin , but nothing happened . He was still holding me tightly and aggressively . The other two were approaching , but when I saw froze in place .

- Idiots ! What are you doing just standing there? Move!

- S - Spike ...

- What is it?

  When he turned , something hit him squarely in the jaw , causing him to fall to the side. I could not see who it was , but I felt a hand pulling my arm urgently. I ran as fast as possible and saw it was D. again with the same clothes . We turned left and saw my bike ready for a quick getaway . D. sat in front and pulled me to the back .

- You only bring me problems ! - I heard him say over the roar of the wind.

- I'm not guilty ! Appears because you want! - Yelled back .

  He did not answer . Only accelerated and overtook several red lights until we get near my house . He got off the bike without saying anything and went the opposite way. I did not wait long and went to a moderate speed until you get home , hopefully before my mother arrived and no new scratch . I went up to my room and threw my bag down , collapsing into bed and falling asleep suddenly.

  I awoke to the sound of my mom's car in front of the house and went to bathe in order to change bandages . When she came in, saw me doing duty of chemistry, without raising any suspicion . She stared at me and just asked about the whereabouts of my helmet , but said he had forgotten at school and she accepted , only gave me a little lecture about possible accidents and the penalty she would have to pay if the police saw me without a helmet , however , nothing happened that could leave her hysterical and not to take away her patience . I considered telling about Spike and his group , but I thought it important to worry my mother about it . After all , her safety was more important than mine .

❋ Four

  The day ended quickly and before leaving I went to spend the Registrar to know how was the progress of my club , because there are times I do not appear to help . Soon , Mrs. June handed me a stack of papers with some tasks the garden club had for me today. Honestly , I admire the confidence that group members have for me , even with my extended absence . I called my mom and said he would have to help the club by purchasing some materials they needed. What the hell ! My bike stayed home and gardening store was in the city center and the fastest way down the street was an abandoned factory that frankly was afraid to even during the day . I tried to spread my wings , but they were weak to sustain my weight and I did not have enough to catch the bus , so what was left was me walking and facing that street if I wanted to take the time to look for my necklace.

  I put the list in the backpack and walked quickly down the street from the factory , which was deserted and even dirtier than I remembered. Graffiti took care of the walls , making it impossible to know the true color of the buildings , several vehicles were abandoned and completely destroyed and had several spots of blood on the pavement and asphalt . Look at everything that made me miss my hectic life in Heaven and fluffy white clouds . A cold wind came through the jacket and I felt a few pairs of eyes on my movements , which made me even more scared .

  I ran as fast as I could and was soon in the city center and garden shop was close . The bell rang he was tied to the door when I walked in and Mr. Markus was at the counter , smiling amiably as ever .

- Hello , Serenity ! How can I help ?

  I handed the list and the money to him and said Violette would come all the next day . He nodded and I left again to the dark path.

  I was halfway back when I saw a girl not much older than me wearing a set of gray and faded coat with oily hair covering much of the face that was on the other sidewalk , passing in front of the door a house when a hand covered by a black leather glove grabbed her arm and pulled her inside. She screamed for help and asking staring at me before escaping from the hands of the person and run , stumbling on the sidewalk . Soon after , a bald man wearing gray and dirty clothes and blood that ran behind the desengonçadamente frail girl, holding her by the throat and nailing a knife on her collarbone and chest pounding again , exactly at heart . He looked around and I hid behind a post , hoping to hear his footsteps far away . I felt great guilt inside of me for not having helped the little girl , for being an agent of light I should have stopped it, but the human side spoke up and my hands were wet with sweat. I wiped them on his pants , and resumed his pace, but then I see two shadows moving in my direction and started walking aft , but hit against a solid and cold body .

- Well, well , what have we here ?

  I tried to run to the other side , but the same man who had killed the girl in gray clothes grabbed my throat and pointed the knife still covered with blood at the time of my neck . I gulped and looked alternately at him and the other two guys that were with him : one was tall and skinny as a stick with orange colored hair and multiple piercings on his face , the other was shorter , with dyed hair red and semi - muscled arms covered in tattoos and he was holding an iron bar .

- What do you think we should do with it , boss? - Asked the orange hair.

- She saw what you did and can report you , kill her! - Replied the other .

- I think we can play with it before , do not you think ? - The bald man said , bringing the knife closer to my neck - Maybe we could shredding it and know how long it survives .

  I looked everywhere , looking for a way to escape , but the group's leader shook hands around my neck and lifted me off the ground , preventing my escape , however , calculated the disância my feet and I kicked with strength in his stomach. When he fell to his knees on the floor, I ran as fast as I could , but the redhead held me , slamming the iron bar on my back . The air escaped my lungs and I could not get up . The pain was insupotável and without the necklace I could not recover and could not purify them . A calloused hand gripped my arm and lifted me roughly , causing me to almost lose his balance and fall on the floor again . The bald man was standing again and was laughing at my situation along with the other two , each trying to get hits on me .

  I made every effort to deflect , but something hits my head , making my vision is blurred . I touched the spot where I was hit and I saw that he was bleeding . My head was spinning , but leaned on a wall to keep from falling .

- Where do you think you're going , girl? - The orange-haired boy grabbed me by the collar of his jacket and looked me hard in the eyes , throwing me against a dumpster .

  Hit against the object tightly and my stomach started to hurt by the impact . My legs had no more strength and I collapsed on the floor at once , generating a new access laughs between gross . Could not get up , no matter how much effort I took and made a prayer that Theos forgive me for that. Prepared me for my order and saw another shadow across the street, probably another mate them .

  He was the same height as the orange hair, but had bulging muscles under black shirt. He had dark brown hair and eyes the same color , they were cold and expressionless .

- Well, big D. , to which we owe the honor of your presence ?

- Do not play dumb , Spike . - His voice was cold and sharp as sharp metal with newly bald - You know the rules , and one of them is not torment the few visitors we have here .

  Spike gave a hysterical laugh.

- There are no more visitors , D. , invaders and only this one - he pointed to me - saw things I should not .

  D. looked away from him to me and studied me for a little while and then looked at the other two , saying nothing .

- And I know what you did ?

- Nothing more . - The voice of the redhead was trembling .

  D. not insisted after seeing the dirty knife blood but Spike hands and approached the annoyingly slow and relaxed steps . When he was close enough , he grabbed Spike by the throat and threw him against the wall of the factory across the street, opening a large hole in it . The other two looked at each other and began to run , leaving the head back and stumbling along the way .

  I rested a hand on the wall and tried to regain my balance to get a run because I did not want to be next. He approached me and my body started shaking , a mixture of cold and fear. I let go of the wall and started running around, staggeringly , but when he was around the corner my legs gave out and I fell to my knees . I looked back and saw that D. was approaching course, what made ​​me more terrified and petrified on the floor.

- What think you're doing , girl?

  I did not answer , just looked at him with wide eyes , trying to predict what he would do to me now that I tried to escape it .

- You do not go to some place like that .

  He approached and passed my right arm over his neck and helped me to stand and walk again . One of his hands was holding me and the other was holding my right wrist , so I would not fall , maybe.

- You are not well .

  I kept silent and the Marines with eyes . If this was a joke , sure was not funny . However , I think it was not even a joke , because even he was laughing on the contrary , there was no hint of a smile on his face .

  

  We continued to walk in silence to the beginning of my street . Everyone was at home, preparing dinner and certainly no one in the street . Ventured one peek in D. and saw that he was looking up , thinking about something far and deep . I bowed my head, because I wanted to not disrupt his concentration . A few houses later, I finally saw my mom's car pulling into the driveway .

- Is there - I pointed to the car .

  I thought , with that, he let me go and that turn around , however , he kept offering me support until my mother ran towards us and offered me support in place of D.

- I found her almost unconscious on Dakota Street - my mother would open her mouth to speak, but he continued , moving away from us - do not have to thank and hope improvements .

  My mother looked at me with that face ' for sure we will have a talk , young lady .'

❋ Three

  I arrived just in time , when the signal was playing . I flew up to my old closet and grabbed the books of general history. I ran to the room 3 on the first floor , through the people without wasting much time looking at them , but I felt all eyes glued on me . It sure was a big shock , but mysteriously I got my class monitor of the third year , thanks to the power of Oliver, who had medical certificates mysteriously appeared as justification until the day of my visit to the human world , it was twice a month .

  I entered the room just before the Professor Tobias, who was still frowning with air and intolerant , but he was surprised when he saw me taking my seat next to my old friend, Sabrina Mhyr , who was pleased to see me to .

- Glad you're sane again , Miss Lightwood .

  I nodded , a little annoyed by the attention directed at me , but soon , he focused attention to all nocturnal and began to write on the board , leaving some whispers were heard .

- Have you recovered ? There is hoarse ?

- No, thank you for your concern , however , the doctor told me not to talk too much .

- Oh, I see . But do not worry , I have plenty to talk about at lunchtime .

  It was right after school geometry that lunchtime arrived and Sabrina began to talk wildly about some parties , new kids on the basketball team and exchange students who spent the week at school, but none of that mattered to me . The same important for me was to find my necklace as soon as possible and disappear here, because then everything would return to normal and I did not want my old friend get used to my presence again.

- Sery , you are listening to some of what I'm talking about ? Sery !

  I got out of my meditative state to look again to Sabrina , who was glaring at me with his brown eyes with eyeliner .

- Sorry, I was thinking of something else .

- The what ?

- Well .. It's nothing.

- Serenity Lightwood , friends do not have secrets , remember?

  She could always put me against the wall every time I remembered it. And it still works for my unhappiness .

- I. .. I lost my necklace and I can not find anywhere.

- You'll find friendly , do not worry . Once I lost my favorite bracelet and ...

  A new session of chatter started again and I could not concentrate much on the subject. Maybe it was because I was worried , maybe because I could not fit me in this common and carefree life , but I have to adapt myself again, at least until you find my necklace . I hope nothing has happened and that nobody has yet found , but not only do I like the whole balance of Heaven and Earth would be scrapped and many problems would also appear not like thinking about it . However , I felt a part of me glad to be there , so tried my best to follow the conversation .

- ... Also, I have something super awesome to tell you.

  Sabrina was not one of the people who had the most interesting secrets of the world , but even so I turned my attention to what she would say.

- You remember that foreign boy his biology class ?

- Who? Nicholas Helsing ?

  She nodded fervently and her cheeks slightly flushed , but she continued to whisper .

- Himself ; know, since last month we kind of we ... Coils .

- What?

  I think I cried too high because people looked at me amazed , but I sat back down in his chair and poked the dish with noodles as if nothing had happened . Soon, everyone went back to doing what they were doing before I scream. At least I knew my human side was still alive .

- Well, at least I know you're still the same , right ?

- It's ... But how did this happen ? If I remeber, you two hated each other.

  Sabrina began to tell the whole story and it got a little distracted .

❋ Two

  The alarm went off as usual. Before , one touch let my eardrums angry , but now am in no hurry to turn it off . I want to remember that when we return to Heaven after all only have it next year, which would still be long . I rolled over in bed from one side to the other and then the alarm sound started to become unbearable. One thing I noticed about it : no matter how long you stay away from home, one thing you will NEVER miss is the alarm clock .

- Serenity , turn off that alarm clock !

  My mother was impatient . Apparently , the noise was lasting longer than it looked. I groped to find the alarm button , but did not want to get rid of sleep. Ventured one peep . Were 6h00. If I were still an ordinary human would have to get ready for school , but I need not worry about it . Even so , I got up lazily and pushed the sheets and blankets to the side , sitting down on the edge of the bed . I let out a yawn and stretched me slowly .

  After taking breakfast, brushed my dentres , showered and put my favorite mortal clothes : a white jeans , a blue shirt and a white jacket cyan . Rummaged through the closet and found my pair of blue sneakers , I wore them and held my blonde hair in a ponytail , smooth, long horse. I straightened my bangs with a comb , but when I looked in the mirror again something did not seem right .

  I looked at my neck and chain guarantee that my powers of immortal seraphim had disappeared . I walked down the stairs two steps , looking for day . I rolled the pillows , blankets and soon my whole house was upside down.

- Serenity , what happened ?

- My current disappeared ! I swear I slept with her ​​last night !

- I'm sorry , but I have not seen my daughter . Are you sure you 're not in your room ?

- I have , I've rolled the whole house ! If I do not find it in the next 72 hours , my powers will disappear !

  I went out into the yard and looked at the sky , trying to send a message to the Order .

- What happened ... ? No need to answer , you lost your necklace , is not it?

- I have not lost ! He disappeared ! I have not pulled the neck !

  Castiel stared at me and shook his head , showing disappointment and disapproval. Does he not believe me ? I swear it was him !

- You have three days to find him antesque too late .

- I know that! But you could not extend my powers by whatever ... A month ?

- No. After three days you will have to fend for themselves , their powers will fall asleep and seraphim wings disappear until you find the necklace , but you will have a limit before losing his memory and his powers permanently disappear and you lose your place in heaven as seraphim

- How long do I have until that happens ?

  Castiel was silent and his eyes were thoughtful for a moment that left me apprehensive .

- You have about two months , not a second more . The time begins to run from now and we can not help at all , sorry.

- But ...

- Are the laws . - He said coldly to me - I suggest taking over deadly routine not to lose your head and to find clues . Good luck

  He left and I went back into the house . I packed my bag and left the house hurriedly . If I were fast, could still get to school with some time before the first class .

- Where are you going ?

- For school ! - Shouted , far away from the front door , running as fast as my legs could stand . Luckily , the seraphim had speed not only in flight , but also in a race that needed legs and feet .

  Even a hurry , looked carefully around the path , waiting for some sign of my chain , but found nothing that would lead me to the right place . I had to find it , because, even though I felt lack of being human , I now had a new job and did not want to get rid of it . I hope Castiel is right and that my deadly routine bring me some clue where my necklace may be .

❋ One: ˁᴱᴿᴬᴾᴴ

  Today six months ago I 'm in heaven as seraphim and archangels, seraphim and the Order decided to have a celebration - I'm not one of those who loves to party , but I could not refuse - . However , the celebration will be different because I will be able to stay on Earth and have a common day human again.

  The day is calm and there are so many calls from people to angels and not many requests for us , something that is very rare to happen , because I could never relax when I stepped from here . Not so long ago , I know, but for me it's enough to adapt to a new routine Nevertheless , I never felt so happy and so full time. Surely here is my place and all the angels are my family .

- Hey ! Can anyone help me here ?

  Oliver had a sky blue band wrapped around the body . The other angels burst into laughter and Tori was helping him out of that mess , making him rodpiar and fall into an empty box. He quickly stood up and prepared to finish the decor. I was getting restless , because they did not help me at all and I forced him to sit , watching everything .

  When I was almost dying of boredom , someone puts a blindfold over my eyes and hold my hand , leading me forward . I stumbled on something that looked like a foot, but kept walking up the same hand and hold me untie the sale .

- Live Sery !

- Viva !

  They had me fooled all the time . We were not really in heaven , we were at my house all the time . My mother came and meet me and hugged me with happiness and for a long time , enough so that my cheeks stay hot with shame , because they were all watching me .

- Mother , is getting embarrassing.

  She slowly released me and handed me a package that was a bit heavy . It was not my real birthday , we were just celebrating my arrival to the group of archangels , nothing more . I looked at her blankly , but she nodded , indicating that I should open .

  I tore the blue paper and opened the box . Inside it had a mini porcelain sculpture that portrayed our family . I felt tears stinging my eyes to see the image of my father, who had died in a train accident when returning from work when I was three years . I felt really miss him since then , but with effort my mother and I could resume our lives .

  The angels were late , completely distracted in several rounds of chess and checkers . Zeo won most of them , but lost when he played against Tori . I ventured to play a match against Oliver , who just letting me win. Did not like it , but at least I did not feel so bad ; strategy games have never been my strong point and I need to train hard before winning someone .

  When they left, my mother and I were alone , how long ago did not happen . My wings were stored in the back and helped my mother clean the rest of the party . Angels helped , but work called them and they could not stop to help. I showered and put my old light blue flannel pajamas . I took a look in my room , taking in every detail of my old life . I lay in my bed and my eyelids began to regret afterwards.

  Sleep seized me in moments.