Chapter Eight.

"Tell me why again a ten year old needs to have a birthday party at night? Don't you need your friends from school here and holding it at night just beats the logic" Rishio said to the ten year old alpha that was beside yey'r helping setting up decorations for gur's birthday.

"Because you are too busy during the day and I would not want my very own guardian to miss my tenth birthday just as yey did the past year." Ourine said finishing with an accusatory tone directed at Rishio who just chuckled.

"Oh so you doing this with me in mind, how sweet what would I ever do with out you and tuck your wings back in. They are in the way." Rishio replied as yey walked or tried to walk past Ourine's wings which was proving to be a challenge as they in the way.

"Please do not hate on the wings, these are quite the majestic pair of I do say so myself you can see the gold just shimmer in the setting sun." Ourine said smugly while puffing them out towards Rishio

Rishio swatted them away as yey snorted a reply,

" Majestic? Weren't you the same kid who cried as gur told me that you wanted to cut them off as soon as you realized that I did not have wings? And poor you wanted to look like me." Rishio finished with a laugh.

"I did not cry." Ourine muttered while tucking in them in.

"Are Yeiy and Lael going to make it?" Ourine asked.

"Well of course, they cannot wait to see you or so I have been told by Naama. " Rishio replied as yey stepped back to see the results of almost an hour of decorating, with Ourine at yey'r heel.

" I think we outdid ourselves this time don't you?" Rishio asked the child who just hummed in agreement.

"This might just be the best one yet." Ourine said gur's eyes beaming and excitement seeping into gur's voice.

Rishio smiled a little at the sight of the child trying to control gur'rself from bursting out if excitement.

"Well if you are doing something better give it your all, you can never know maybe it will be your last. Now come and help me bring the drinks from the bar down stairs before guests start arriving." Rishio said as yey walked out of the house,Ourine running behind yey'r.

"How did yey even get alcohol?" Rishio asked an equally stumped Orish who had a very drunk Naama in gur's hands as yey mumbled drunkenly about something incorherent.

"I have no idea " Orish said while laughing at gur's omega's antics.

The birthday had been great with some of Ourine's friends from school who could make it, plus Naama's family. It was only after the other children and parents were gone did Naama start getting drunk from alcohol that no one had any idea where it came from.

Only after trying to fight Rishio and Orish did yey calm down falling into Orish's arms and fell asleep.

" Well I think this is our cue to leave," Orish said while calling out to gur's children who were watching a hologram movie with Ourine.

"How are you going to get all of them home?" Rishio asked concerned at the thought of Orish flying the whole family home with a drunk Naama in gur's arms.

"Oh we came by our beast. That was a wise thing to do." Orish replied with a sigh of relief.

" Yes it was." Rishio replied equally relived.

"But still be careful we both know how Naama is when she is drunk." Rishio said wincing at a memory yey rather forget.

" Oh trust me I know." Orish replied letting out a nervous laughter.

" I'll see you when I do." Orish bid Rishio while heaving Naama over gur's shoulder as gur's children walked past them and out the door not batting an eyelid to Orish actions as they were used to it.

"Yeah, see you when I do." Rishio replied closing the door after yey'r friends.

Only after hearing the thudding away of their beast's footsteps did Rishio walk back into the room Ourine was and saw that the child was asleep or at least pretending to be asleep so that gur would not have to clean up the aftermath of the party.

"You think you are so sneaky don't you." Rishio thought amused at the sight of the child pretending to be asleep.

" I am going to let it slide this time." Rishio said to yey'rself.

Lifting the child off the chair gur had snuggled in, Rishio carried gur out of the room and into gur's own room and almost burst out laughing when yey heard Ourine celebrate in whispers after yet placed gur on gur's bed and left the room.

Coming back to the living room where the party was held, Rishio almost changed yey'r mind on bringing back Ourine to help with the cleaning up but decided not to as it was the kid's birthday after all.

Cleaning up took more time than decorating and when yey was done Rishio had sworn to yey'rself that yey will never allow anymore parties in yey'r house. With the house clean but two bags full of garbage as the result Rishio decided to throw out the trash. Might as well, because who would want to see bags full of trash the first thing they woke up.

Stepping out outside, Rishio was surprised to see that it was raining, not heavy but it was not a gentle shower.

Going down the stairs and to the side of the building where the bins where Rishio made quick work of the trash disposal.

What yey was not ready for was the oh so familiar voice that called out yey'r name from a dark corner that was shadowed by the building.

Rishio turned so quick that yey was surprised that yey'r neck did not break at the speed.

Leaving a few moments of silence to go by Rishio called back.

"Ebmiram! "

Silence again but this time it was broken by a chuckle from the darkness.

"As sharp as always eh Rishio?"A creature stepped out of the darkness.

Not a creature per say but an angel, it looked like a human, only if one could ignore the fact that it had four wings and three eyes. Two on the normal position and one on the forehead. This was there true form, the others human form was for the comfort of the early humans but during and after the war human comfort was not an agenda to the angels.

Ebmiram was just a lower level angel hence the four wings and three eyes. The higher an angel was in the hierarchy the more the wings and eyes meaning that the top level angels are nothing but nightmare fuel something that the early humans were not prepared for.

Ebmiram approached Rishio who stepped back from the angel making Ebmiram smirk at the action.

"You wound me Number 15 or is it Rishy now." Ebmiram lulled out, excited by the way Rishio tensed at the mention of yey'r name.

Rishio steeled yey'rself and firmly asked out loud,

"What do you want Ebmiram, you are not one to pay friendly visits. " Rishio narrowed yey'r eyes at the angel who begun walking back and forth looking around as if they were admiring the building and it's surrounding. Yey was a little bit relieved that yey'r voice did not break as yey asked this, yey could not show fear for yey had seen what these creatures did when one showed fear towards them.

"Calm down Number 15, I did not come here for old times sake." Ebmiram said letting out a sigh of what seemed like longing.

" Although we did have fun times you and me didn't we?" Ebmiram said while smiling an action that made Rishio want to crawl out of yey'r own skin.

" Actually I am here because of something quite small."

Rishio was confused at this, what small thing would bring Ebmiram into the earth realm.

"Something young, fresh and you hold very dear to you." The angel continued and Rishio could not help the bitter taste that was encroaching yey'r tongue slowly enveloping yey'r whole mouth in it.

" Gur is about ten years old now." Ebmiram added making Rishio's heart dropped while yey'r whole body went into alarm mode as Ebmiram confirmed what yey thought they were referring to.

Were the angels what Ourine's parents were so scared of?

Did they kill them?

Was Ebmiram here to kill Ourine?

"As much as I would love to do so, I am not." Rishio's thoughts were broken by Ebmiram's words.

Rishio stepped back slowly trying to think of a way to get to Ourine before the angel but yey had to be careful, the angels have a pesky ability to read minds as Ebmiram has done so already.

"Did you kill Ourine's parents?" Rishio asked ice in yey'r voice.

This made Ebmiram burst into a full blown laughter leaving Rishio more confused than ever. Ebmiram cast a look at Rishio and on seeing yey'r confused face Ebmiram laughed out loud even more.

"Wait do not tell me you do not know what is happening?" Ebmiram asked between laughs.

" Happening? Where?." Rishio asked Akram seeping back into yey'r body.

" You do not even know what that child is? You think that gur is just a normal alpha child?" Ebmiram asked getting no answer but the dread that filled Rishio's face was enough.

Stopping their laughter abruptly then moving so fast that Rishio could not see them, Ebmiram appeared infront of of Rishio and in a dark voice filled with hatred and said,

" You humans are as stupid as ever. To answer your question we did not kill them but I think it would have been better if I did because once again humans are useless creatures that cannot be depended on even in the most simplest of tasks like giving out full information." Ebmiram finished with an annoyed click of their tongue.

Rishio craned yey'r neck upwards at the angel frustrated by not getting any answers and asked,

" What are you talking about you crazy bastard?"

Ebmiram broke into a sinister filled smile and replied,

" All you have to know is that you humans fucked up again but this time your mess did not only affect this trash if a realm you call home."

Ebmiram paused to stare deep into Rishio's eyes as if to convey just how serious they are and said.

" Once again humans fucked it up for the whole three realms."