She looked up at him and shook her head. "I can understand that she loves you..." Azria said quietly. She moved her hand from her chest and placed it softly on his cheek. "What I don't understand is why you mean so much to me..." Her voice sounded rather defeated at the thought.

" I have known that she has liked me for a while now, but when I met you I saw something different in you than her." zack said placing his hand onto of hers. "your my angel, that's a lot of meaning right there, but anymore than that I'm not too sure but I feel it too." he said looking at her. With his free hand he brushed the tears away from her eyes. "with all that's going on, I will not leave you are want you to leave me. When it's said and done I know you will have to go back, but you will always be remembered." he said softly to her.

She shakes her head again and gently rests her head on his chest. "I don't want to go back..." Azria whispered soft and sweet.

(sorry about the shortness, brain died >.<)

"but if you stay with me than you would lose being an angel right?" zack asked as he put his arms around her in comfort. He didn't want her gone either but at the same time he didn't want to mess up with her and her duties. "what would happen if you stayed?" he asked quietly.

"If it's meant to be I'll be a human.. unless He makes an exception of course." She looked up at him with a small smile. The smile faded and she stood, facing the opposite direction with a knife in her hand. "I know you've been following me shadow walker. It's best that you show yourself." She said in a stern voice. A completely black creature with a long tail and beady red eyes hissed, making a series of clicking sounds but showed no signs of attacking. Only Azria new what it was saying and she shook her head. "No." The knife disappeared into a mist. "He won't hurt us." She said to Zack.

"what exception?" he asked and jumped as he saw her knife. He watched as the thing moved and clicked. "what's that thing, and why's it following us?" he asked her. He wanted to be with her, but he didn't want to take her away from being an angel.

"It's a shadow walker.. it's here with a warning, there are indeed some good fallens but there are also some rouges... The warning is that the rouges are trying to take over this forest." Azria turns to Zack. "You've got to tell Liz to go home or she'll be in serious trouble." The shadow walked continued to stand there as if on guard.

"dam.. Stay here, and be safe please" zack said softly before he took off running. He went back to where Liz was but she was no longer around. He sighed in relief hoping she was gone. Suddenly there was a loud shreak in the direction of the house and he took off after it. Liz was laying on the ground face first, and zack got down beside her to help her up. " you alright?" he asked more in concern. "you need to get home, bad things are about to happen." he added as she was now on her feet. "if bad things will come then that's better than being alone.." she said quietly looking at the ground.

"Go with him." Azria ordered the shadow walker who bowed in respect of the young angel and followed him through the shadows. Don't leave her side until things have settled... I've sent the shadow walker to watch you both... I promise you I'll be alright but you must not come into this forest no matter what, understood? Her voice spoke in the back of Zack's mind before she wandered deeper into the black forest as the skies over this forest darkened.

'I said I didn't want to leave you behind..' zack tried to talk back to azria but he didn't know if she heard him. "Liz I'm taking you home, it's not safe and your not going to get hurt." he said as he was protecting her, he had little feelings for her and to him she would never ba alone anyway, just not in the way she wanting him to be around. Liz nodded as they started walking. "what about the other girl?" he asked softly. "she should be alight, I don't like leaving her like this though." he said softly.

Azria did indeed hear him and she shook her head slightly. I know... But you have to trust me on this... Her voice said again. The water of the forest began to change color. She walked up to one of the rouges and crossed her arms. "What do you think you're doing?" Her voice was a very serious thick British accent. The fallen looked at the young angel and smirked. "You're wings haven't fully developed yet.. you must be new in the business ya?" He spoke in a playful manner. She shook her head. "Leave this forest, you have no right to--" Azria was cut off by the other smirking. "Listen newbie.. not sure if you've already been told but this is our forest now.. we've claimed it so you're trespassing guardian..." "You can't claim a forest! It belongs to the animals, nothing else." She glared. The fallen showed no means of hurting the young angel, he wasn't that low. He would though enjoy.. toying with her.. "Listen cupcake, I don't want to hurt you because you're different from the others so please don't make me." The fallen said, he sounded like playful pirate.

'I trust you, just don't want you hurt' zack said in return as they walked out of the forest. "if you don't want to leave her then why are you helping me?" Liz asked zack. He looked at her as he cought he from falling again. "just look at you, your worked up and I want you safe. And so does she." he said as they got to the city limits. He knew she didn't live too far off, so he was going to take her home and run right back to help azria.

Zack, people get hurt whether they want to or not... With the fallens here you could get hurt worse than me. It's my job to protect you as your guardian.. Azria said in response as calm as she could, the fallen had gotten her quite riled up. The fallen blinked a few and laughed. "You're in love with a human aren't you?" She turned her gaze to him. "That's only happened once ya know.. 'course it wasn't meant to be so he was taken back, wiped from everyone's memories except the one he fell in love with, she remembered him for some odd reason.. we still can't figure it out." Azria stared at the fallen. "How'd you know about that? Fallens don't hear about things like that!" The fallen smirked. "I was that angel... It's none of your concern why I'm a fallen now." Her eyes went wide and she shook her head. "I don't believe you." "No one's askin' for you to." He stated quickly.

'I understand' zack said to azria, he just didn't want something to happen to her. Standing at the front door to Liz's place zack said " let me in frist to look around to make sure it safe." Liz opened the door but looked at him. "you don't need to start caring now, it's my place I can handle this." she snapped and walked on in. Zack followed soon after but he had this strange feeling. It could have either been because he was worried about azria, or there was something strange in this place. Knowing he needed something to fight with if needed he grabbed a sword off the wall " nice collection." he said as he looked over the detail. "I knew you liked things like that, but didn't know when to give them." Liz said as she faced the other direction, her face was red.

Azria glanced around and growled. 'These are rouge fallens...?' She thought to herself. The fallen gently grabbed her arm and ran. "Don't ask questions just run." Azria was shocked at first but went with it and followed him, she didn't know where they going but for some reason he was helping her. "The human you're guarding, he's important to you ya?" She nodded at his question and he smirked coming to a stop in a area that was surrounded by trees and bushes and whistled. 'What're you planing?' Azria thought. 'Imma protect that feeling of yours.. I know what's like to loose that something special.' The fallen boy thought to her with a small smirk. Before they knew it the two of them were surrounded. She blinked a couple times and called her knife to her hand. "You're an idiot if you think you can negotiate with rouges." He called his blade and the battle started.

"hey, just because I don't want the same thing like you doesn't mean I can't care because you are a fried." zack said as he looked at Liz. The sword was still in his hand. "you can have them, but just do me a favor. I understand what your meaning, so just don't leave and ignore me.. Please zack" Liz said with sadness in her eyes as she walked closer to him. "I will protect you both, and you r a friend, I would never abandon a friend." he replied with a small smile. He grabbed the sherry and placed the sword inside of it. 'you alright?' he thought to azria. "somethings nit right" he said quietly.

((the fallen boy: http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...uMPZLYgPS-Fgdj))

Azria and the fallen boy were still fighting the rouges when she got his thought. Not a good time... She was out of breath as was the fallen. Is wasn't a very fair battle either, two against six. "Don't tell me we can't win..." Azria said quietly in a thick British accent. The fallen glanced at her and pulled her behind him when the rouges jumped forward. "Shoot them! You can create any weapon you need right? Make a gun and shoot." He said quickly, holding up his blade and charged at them. 'Shoot them? How?! I can't hardly keep up with their movement!' She thought, shifting her knife into a gun and taking aim. 'I don't want to shoot the boy...' "I can't! I'll end up shooting you!" Azria called. "Jus' shoot you twit! Take a chance and fire the gun!" The fallen told her. She closed her eyes tightly and started shooting at the rouges. One came up behind her and moved her hands behind her back quite harshly. The fallen whipped around. "Azria!" He called before getting knocked out. Her eyes went wide. Don't come looking for me... I'll find you again... Zack... She whispered before also getting knocked out. "Take them away... Both of them..." With that the fallen boy and the angel girl were taken away.

'azria!!' zack said to her but he could tell she wasn't there. "she's gone.." he said softly and slid to the floor. "what you mean she's gone?" Liz asked as she rushed over to zack. "what's is it with you two?" she asked softly. Zack looked at her, "you are the only one this will know this... She's my angle. She came down to protect me" he said softly. As Liz listened to the whole story, she was rather confused but it actually made some sence to her. She helped him to the couch.

Hours later Azria's eyes slowly fluttered opened. When they opened her gaze flickered around the area. There were cells like in a jail or a prison only.. the beings here weren't human... There were vampires, werewolves, a few other angels, fallens, demons, and so and so forth. With chains and shackles on them like wild animals. Most of them didn't have a cell partner but when she looked over, there was the fallen boy who fought with her. He looked more beat up then her. He slowly opened his eyes and glanced at her. No one said anything..

Off in his own little world the old wizard saw what happened and immediately put a disguise on over himself before leaving his room and heading to the big city of LA.

Zack didn't say much, he could just fell the emptiness whets azria once was. He laid there on the couch, not caring that his arm was twitching rather badly yet again. He looked down, and Liz had fallen asleep on the floor beside him. He took a blanket that was on the couch and covered her up with it. She was the closest thing to family he had, and that's what made it odd for him to like her like she did him, because he could see her as his sister. He laid back down, hoping to hear from her again soon.

The fallen boy struggled to sit up and when he did, he pulled a knife out of his pocket and skillfully cut the string that tied his hands together behind his back. A shackle was on his foot. 'Listen mate.. more than likely someone will come for you.. but we can't wait till then... We gotta get you out of here now.' He thought to her. Azria was scared, but that was to be expected. After the fallen got free he went to work on getting her free. I'm alright... I made a new friend, I'll be outta here soon...

Zack sat up hearing her voice again. 'where are you?' he asked wanting to know as much as he could. He didn't like being away from her like this. Liz was still sleeping on the floor, and he straddled to get over her and not wake her. He looked around and saw a mirror, he looked at himself. He didn't like what he was seeing, it was something different.

I'm not sure... Not in LA I can tell you that... She was caught when she fell which was normal. Azria smiled a little and stood. "You're name, what is it?" He smirked. "Just call me Jun." She gave a small nod. "Alright Jun, let's get out of here." Jun smirked and uncovered a small hole. "I come here often, and get out every time. You go first." The hole led to a tunnel that led to the outside area. Azria didn't like the sound of that but she gave small nod and and did as she was told.

Zack ruined his face in front of the mirror. 'where ever you are, be careful.' he said to her knowing that she would anyway. He could see a faint shadow in the mirror, but when he looked he didn't see anything. He shrugged it off and went to get something to drink. "kill her, kill the protector" said a rather creepy voice. It started him, and he dropped his glass shattering it as it hit the floor.

Azria stopped dead in her tracks. "Something's wrong Jun... I can feel it." She looked back at him. Jun glanced at her and gave a small nod. "We've got to move quickly." They nodded at each other and moved their tails until they were out. "Hold on tight." Azria warned the other before wrapping an arm around his waist and jumped from the cloud-city. Her wings opened and they hovered towards the ground.