Falling from Heaven - Part 1
Celine's P.O.V.
"How did I get here?", this is the worst day if my existence. Michael really treated me so rudely and accused me of deserting my post, when I just did what he told me. My room suddenly feels so cold, like it is not even mine anymore (Memory flash back)
"Celine!! Are you there? Please open up, it's me", Michael knocked really hard on the door and sounded really impatient. Celine opened the door just as he was about to knock again. "Michael! Hi, sorry, I wasn't expecting anyone today, so I slept in." Celine looked at him sheepishly, feeling the need to explain her tardiness to open the door. "May I please come in?", he asked suddenly feeling like he is about to vomit.
"Sure, sorry. Are you ok? You look really pale?", As usual, Celine felt very protective of her closest friend. "I am good thanks, just didn't get any sleep last night. Listen, I know it is your first day off in a long time, but I really need you to cover the western border for me in the next hour for about 6 hours or so.", he said trying to swallow the bile rising from his stomach. He hated doing his, he told Gabriel it wasn't right of fair. Why did he have to send his
best friend and the only other angel he loved in the way he loves her away. He turned away, being unable to face Celine, knowing what he is about to do.
"Yeah sure, I don't mind helping you out. You know I like spending time with you patrolling the borders." Celine said with a frown etched deep into her forehead. "Are you sure that you are, ok? You really do not look well, and you are acting very strange," she pushed again, concern evident in her voice. "I will be fine, just really exhausted. The lack of sleep has me feeling a bit sick, but as soon as I have gotten a few hours’ sleep in, I will join you at the western borders," he answered while walking out of her house and with that he was gone. No goodbye, no see you later, no be careful, just …. gone. Celine decided not to dwell to long on it and went to her room to freshen up and get ready to go on patrols like she was told to.
1 Hour later....
"Hey guys, what's going on? Why is no-one patrolling?" Celine asked with authority, as she was the highest- ranking angel at the border post at the moment. But being the only female warrior angel with such a high rank, most of the male angels didn't really care much for her or what she had to say. " Just what we want to, there is nothing going on, no threats, so what is your problem? Aren't you supposed to be on leave or off or something?", one of the older angels asked with great disgust in his voice. "Michael asked me to come and patrol the western borders until he got back. Not that I
need to explain myself to you." Celine angerly but sternly pointed out. Just then, one of the younger rookies got up, and offered to go with her. He almost looked like he was feeling embarrassed about the way the other angel to and about her.
Celine and the young rooky started patrolling the western borders. All she could like about was what was wrong with Michael. He acted very strange and sounded really off. What had she done that could have offended him so much that he would act like that towards her? "Excuse me ma'am, why do we need to patrol the western borders, the intruders are targeting the northern borders?", the rooky asked, very hesitantly, not wanting to upset his senior even more then what she clearly is. "Michael gave me a explicate instruction that this border needs to be patrolled. It was my first off day in a very long time, but Michael knows he can trust me to do what is needed," she answered him with so much pride that the rooky could not help but smile and nod his understanding. "Wow, I actually can't believe that you get to speak to him in person. What is your name again, if you don't mind me asking?", the rooky asked, feeling more confident. "Celine, and yeah, he trained me, and we worked together for a very long, and have become really close friends. He was promoted to Arc Angel, and I was promoted to First Lieutenant, and since then I have not really taken a day off. It has been a few centuries since then. So, when he makes time for a personal check in to give a direct instruction, I always do what I am told to." Celine spoke as if she was reminiscing about a
romantic time that was long forgotten. "I wish I could meet his, or any of the Arc Angels, just once, you know, just to see if they really as big and tall and awesome as everyone makes them out to be." The rooky spoke in awe, almost tripping over his own feet (Flash back
ends)
All I did was exactly what he told me to do. Why would he place me under house arrest and charge me with insubordination? Why won't he even talk to that rooky that did the patrol with me yesterday? He didn't even show up like he promised. What did I do to him to deserve this? It feels like I was setup, but I just don't know why. The worst of it is, that he is insisting on the court martial to happen tomorrow morning, first light.