As Kyle worked on trying to explain to Clarissa what had just happened and how he just saved her from the fated time of her death, he didn’t notice her pain- at first. He blew the white hair from his face before his golden eyes fell on her. The hurt in her eyes made his eyes go wide. What had he done wrong? He just saved her life! He just broke laws and was going to be thrown from his family- or so he believed. He leaned back a little resting on his open hands against the hard gravel, making the tiny rocks stick the skin of his palms. He took in a sharp breath as the pain started to mix with anger. Her hands curling into fists. But would scared him the most was when she started to cry, not in happiness but in pain and anger. . . all towards him. 

It felt like he had just been stabbed in the heart. His one hand started to slip off the gravel to grab his chest, but stopped as he winced again, his wing taking on some of his weight when it shouldn’t have. However, despite his own pain he didn’t stop staring at her, the hurt in his eyes before he slowly let his eyes fall to the ground below her. “I wanted. . . to fix my failure. I’ve been alive for 2,100 years, and. . . not one of my people have – have been successful. It’s-It’s because I was your guardian that. . . you had such a hard time. I meant to help you through the issues. I tried but-I don’t know.” He said softly as he stumbled on words and paused trying not to cry again. Even as he tried not to cry his eyes started to water before he took was crying on the roof top with her. “I’m sorry.” He whispered before hiding his face in his hands.

He sobbed softly for a moment before laughing bitter at himself. “Look at me. Crying in front of my human when I should be helping her.” He muttered to himself before taking in a long deep breath and glancing up at her. His eyes red from crying, his pale skin simmering in the dim light of the city because of the tears on his cheeks. “I.” He paused struggling again. “I wanted to make it all better. Always be there for you like I should have been. I-I’ll stay here until you agree life is worth living.” He said before taking in a slow breath, his eyes closing as his hands came up to his chest, only a small wince crossing his face as the wing took on his weight again. “Light of the angel, let me walk among God’s children.” He whispered before his hands gripped each other tightly. A soft yellow glow over took his body for a moment as his wings broke up into tiny pieces of paper that seemed to burn up into ash as they blew away, his hair became a more yellow colour, his skin gain a slight colour before the glow disappeared. He opened his eyes a hazel colour looked back at Clarissa. “No one will hurt you so long as I am alive. I promise.” He said giving her a small weak smile that only appeared on one side of his face. His one hand started to reach out towards her as if offering it to her. He just wanted her to accept his help.