EasilyAmused

Falling from Heaven {SinfulSkills ~ unfallenangel}

“Miss Jo, don’t worry. Curt’s ability is to enhance the properties of something. As Leon heals, Curt can speed up the process, now please. Tell me what happened.” Hue briefly explained before giving her a nod and crossing his arms under his broad chest and listened intensely to her story. He remained silent as she spoke and gave her a nod of ‘okay’ when she said she would be staying but a look of confusion moved across his face as she said that Leon asked her to stay.

Tapping his foot against the ground he turned and went into the bedroom as Curt was finishing up. He explained the situation to Curt before he turned his gaze down to the sleeping Leon. “You don’t think he’s that stupid do you?”

“I don’t know…” Curt said in all seriousness as he looked down at the sleeping man. “But who’s going to argue with the wild lion of the heavens? I’m sure he knows it’s bad and will do his best to get rid of it. But… I don’t know if it will work.”

“WHAT?!” Scorpio roared as the gods stood outside of Leon’s bedroom and the Punishment gods received the explanation from the Department of Wishes. “How is that possible?!”

“The human is doing her job.” Hue responded with a nod and a shrug of his shoulders. “It wouldn’t surprise me if Leon figures it out by the time he work up. He’s almost as desperate to return to the heavens as you are Scorpio.” The girl scuffed at him as if to say ‘it’s not fair’ that Leon was figuring it out faster than everyone else. “But it seems like there was a mix of pain before everything settled.”

Axel finally spoke up, “So could it have gotten worse before it got better than? Like he was pushing the boundaries on the sin or committing one then the king decided it wasn’t a big deal?”

“That does sound like something the king would do…” Alexander commented quietly as he crossed his arms over his chest and turned his thought filled gaze to the floor.

The gods’ attention turned to the hallway to see Jo had arrived to them gathered outside of Leon’s room and Scorpio was the first to her. “Goldfish!” She snapped in her authoritarian tone as she sized up the woman. “Leon’s mark has faded to almost half visible. What are you doing to remove his sin? Explain, now!”

“Goldfish!” Leon’s voice boomed from his room despite the door being closed. Scorpio stepped in her way to stop her from going in only to hear, “Scorpio you will regret letting her pass.” Leon’s cold and arrogant voice echoed through the door, threatening enough to convince the scuffing and irritated-looking Scorpio to step to the side and let her enter the room shutting them out.

Leon was sitting upright, a wet towel dabbing his head as his large chest rose and fell with heavy breaths. His broad back was resting against the assortment of pillows on the large bed and his short covered legs stretched out in front of him. The pant leg rolled up to reveal the tattoo, the mark of his sin, had truly faded. Unbelievable, he could go home once it was gone but… as his amber-golden gaze turned up to the goldfish walked in, now he wasn’t sure if he wanted to go back…

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Oh man she caught on! She noticed he was stumbling over his words. Gray could feel his ears turning red as she turned away from him. Phew, now he had time to relax… or not. As she turned and walked away, he did what any man with half a brain would do, he watched. Boy, she had really become a woman and if she wasn’t limping or shaking she could have any man she wanted wrapped around her little finger just by her walk alone. Imagine how hard a man would fall if he knew just how amazing she was… well maybe he could speak from some experience.

Taking some time, he looked around her living room. There wasn’t much in it but then again she had just moved in recently but he couldn’t help but feel like she needed something assistance with her decorating. Hm… His hand rose up and gently tapped his chin as he gazed around the apartment. His pondering stopped when she called him and he ventured his way into her dining area.

Giving her a cheesy curtsy, Gray took his seat on the chair. But when she tucked his napkin into his shirt he felt himself holding perfectly still, his hands firmly on his lap as her hands lingered along his broad chest. God could he feel her heart pounding like a jackhammer?! His dark chocolate gaze never left her as she walked around the table, though he was fairly certain he was going to have claw marks in his legs thanks to his nails digging in through his dress pants.

It wasn’t until she started eating that Gray had calmed down enough begin focusing on his own meal. When she asked how work was he couldn’t help but laugh, “Well I had this crazy woman show up at my work today, calling me a nerd, rambling on and demanding that I come over to her house for dinner. You know the normal stuff.” He said with a chuckle before looking up at her front his foot and giving her a cheeky grin. “How was your day?”

Falling from Heaven {SinfulSkills ~ unfallenangel}

His whole body became exhausted as he held his thigh in pain. “Hot… hot… hot…” He kept muttering over and over again as he attempted to bury his face further and further into the board. Being one of the stronger gods in heavens he felt pathetic. Letting something as small as a burn get to him like this was nothing he was proud of. Yet here he was, curled up into a ball in pain because of the damn mark the king gave him.

Being pulled into the upright position was a strange feeling to him, simply because he wasn’t the one who was doing it. Lying against her shoulder, he felt the warmth of her being and could even feel the pounding of her heart as if stressed or worried. Did… did she generally care about his wellbeing? As he was lifted to his feet he attempted to walk beside her, limping most of the way as he did so. Her warmth… her comfort… the smell of her hair… the pounding of her heart… the beauty of her soul… “Oooowww….” He groaned again. By the time they had reached the car he had lost most of the control of his body and practically collapsed in the back seat of her jeep. The last thing he remembered was her hand gently touching his cheek and despite the pain he was feeling, he leaned into her palm before completely passing out.

“Hello?” Curt’s voice echoed on the other end of the phone as he turned to Hue and pointed to the phone, “See, I told you this was a good idea!” It wasn’t until then that he heard what Jo actually had to say. “What?!” Voice filled with panic himself, he did his best to remain calm as Hue leapt to his feet and dropped the book from his hands. “Just get him to the mansion Jo; we’ll take care of him when you get here.”

The two department of Wishes gods were outside when Jo pulled up to the mansion. Without badgering her with questions, the two gods pulled Leon from the back of the jeep and half carried half drug his nearly unconscious body. Leon’s head rolled back, looking behind the two gods who were talking to each other in a rapid fire pace trying to figure out what was going on. His golden-amber eyes flickered open and he mouthed in her direction, “Don’t go…” His expression was one of pain and sorrow. It lasted for a moment before he was out again, his eyes shut and his head fell forward, his body going limp.

The men took Leon up the stairs and pushed the door open to reveal Leon’s bedroom. In the far left corner of the room was a pool of water like the one Jo used with Hue downstairs but smaller, the golden water reflecting the ceiling above. Hue and Curt laid the passed out Leon on the bed before Curt began to look him over.

“Miss Jo.” Hue said, speaking up rather quickly as he turned to her. It was a bit surprising to them that she would follow them all the way into the bedroom but maybe she was worried. “Please let’s step outside so Curt can work and tell me exactly what happened.” At that he ushered her out of the room, his cold stare demanding obeisance got them to step outside. His face softened and as if reading her mind, he spoke as he shut the door. “He’s not dead or going to die.” His voice held a knowledgeable and ‘matter of fact’ tone to it, “It takes a lot more than pain to kill a god; much less someone as stubborn and hard-headed as Leon. Now, I need you to take a few deep breathes and tell me exactly what happened from the beginning.”

Aerith of Brae & SinfulSkills

It's okay I totally understand no rush.

Falling from Heaven {SinfulSkills ~ unfallenangel}

-laughs-
I figured you just forgot but I wanted to pick on you a bit.
-sticks out tongue-

Falling from Heaven {SinfulSkills ~ unfallenangel}

-laughs-
She'll be in and out when they're at the mansion.

Falling from Heaven {SinfulSkills ~ unfallenangel}

Boy this girl loved to talk… But Leon didn’t mind listening. In fact he was learning more and more about the human world than he had ever expected. Tilting his head to one side he watched her closely. Though they lack manners, not even a thank you for the hot dog… Maybe humans had a longer way to go than he had originally thought in order to catch up with the gods. Hm…

Though she brought up some valid points that he couldn’t help but have turn over in his mind and his expression turned slightly to one of pondering. Animals had no real way to defend themselves and neither did humans. They were somewhat alike in that since. However, since his time on earth, he has found that humans really can fend for themselves and sometimes the simple wishes like the one he just granted for the little boy who only wished to make a better sand castle proved that the bigger wishes that reach the heavens are those desperate need for help… but it’s not all humans.

“I learned by watching the humans as I was walking the shore. The closest thing in the heavens is the human idea of ‘skateboarding’.” He said with a nod before leaning back on his hands and watching her closely as she began to ramble on about how she felt like she couldn’t do enough because she didn’t have powers. Powers like his were great but… “I envy your ambition.” He stated bluntly never breaking eye contact. “We can do whatever we please and yet you work for everything you do. What you assume doesn’t affect anything can make the big difference. Goldfish never look at the small picture and enjoy the little things they do to make the world better. That is your downfall. Take more pride in what you do goldfish…” His voice was soft and gentle, “Only you can do what you do. And you must do it to your best abilities.”

At that he got up and grabbed the board. “Come goldfish, we have work to do.” Leon began to head towards the parking area where he knew her car would be, but not three feet from her he dropped the board, grabbed his thigh and fell to the ground groaning in pain. “Hot… hot… hot…” He grunted as he pulled up the left short leg to reveal a pitch black tattoo. Leon was wincing in pain as he covered it with his hands as if to protect it from burning anymore. His face buried into his board to hide his expression of pain but there was no doubt it hurt.

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As she pulled away from him, he gently snapped his fingers on his free hand before their hand parted ways. Climbing back into the car he gave a small shrug with his broad shoulders. “It’s okay; I enjoy helping people when I can. Glad I could be of assistance.” He said with a nod and a gentle smile. Placing his elbow up on the window ceil, his dark gaze scanning the area as they drove. Earth truly was beautiful.

The arrival back at the clinic was unexpected. A news van was unloading recording and camera equipment taking it into the clinic. A news reporter was talking to the young girl behind the desk laughing and smiling. Gabbing away as two women do; as Curt and Alyssa entered the building the conversation had continued.

“We are doing an animal interest piece about local adoption centers. What we’re going to do is easy, we discuss at the beginning of the show the requirements for adopting an animal and show the animals on TV. When someone calls in, we’ve hired inspectors to go check the house residence and if they pass, the animal will go home today. If not we keep going until we find a home for the little guy.”

“How many people did you get to inspect? Do they even know what they’re looking for?”

“There are a lot of retired veterinarians and veterinarian assistances looking for something to do with their free time. We talked about it on the news last week and volunteers flocked to us. If this works out well we’ll be doing more clinics in the area”

“Wow!” The girl behind the counter’s eyes sparkled with joy as the reporter giggled and went to the podium area where they were setting up to bring out the animals. “This is so exciting! Oh Alyssa! You’re not going to believe what just happened! It’s a miracle!!” Even the veterinarian who was on sight had tears in his eyes as everything seemed to be going perfectly smooth.

“So… Do I still get Juna and Kima?” Curt asked in a questioning tone as he scanned over the crew who were swooning over the animals ready. His ‘handy work’ you could say, his magic brought the idea to the producers and boy those producers work fast.