Melrose Faith

Mel believed in getting out of your own way to enjoy your life, to truly feel what it meant to have love in abundance, maybe it was a little too early to call it love but it was something. "So what will you be doing, as we are subjected to torture." Necmi asks as he had put both his arms on either side of him cornering Mel, who just blushed because this was now a common occurrence, Necmi liked showing a bit of dominance and a lot of his affection, he wasn't complaining, he actually liked it. "I will be playing with the kindergarten kids, they are visiting today because the lower school is getting their wards strengthened." Mel replied caressing Necmi's cheek. "Aw man, I wanted to play too." The male built like a tank had a lopsided smile and whined like a child inturn making Mel chuckle at how childish he was being.

"Maybe you can join us when you're done." He offered and the angel's face lit up. "I'd like that, but then I'd get jealous and want you all to myself, I'm very possessive you know." He expressed in a whisper that caused goosebumps to pop up on Mel's skin, he always did this, made his stomach flutter. "Oh don't I know it, but you have to learn to share." Mel retorted as he leaned up looking into his eyes, he didn't need to lean up much since he had block heels on today making him just a bit taller, Necmi leaned down and their lips connected, and this was not their first kiss, that happened a day or two ago when they were training, but the kisses always felt like a first, they made him feel a surge of power rush all around him, and sparks when their skin touched, it was magical, when they broke apart both of them are dazed, more so Mel than Necmi. "I think that just made my day even brighter, I'm sure I'll be very lucky." Necmi teased as he leaned down again and stole another kiss eliciting a smack from Mel who couldn't stop blushing.

"Is that a blush I see." He was teased all over again causing him to groan and hide in the angel's jacket. "No it's not, but how can I not blush when your sweet talk and poetic words are all I ever hear." Mel retorted as the angel hummed. "You're beautiful, and no one in this school could rival your beauty, but that's not what draws me to you, it's your heart that draws me in and your soul that keeps me there, so I'd willingly stay either way." Necmi like always spoke the truth, and it tugged at Melrose's heart, he was nothing but truthful yet he kept a truck load of secrets from him, it is true that everyone had secrets but if they were to be together, they needed to be honest with each other, he had to tell him the truth just not today. "So maybe we can finally do our date after the archaic, a proper one." The arch angel asserted before Mel could protest that they had been on dates, just very unconventional.

"Yes we can." He accepted to which the angel smirked happily. "I look forward to it—." Necmi doesn't finish, three people including Selena show up by their little hiding spot near the hall where the first test for the new council would take place. "Hidden love huh." She commented as she looked at Mel angrily,  he wondered why she was angry and her comment was false, since the day Necmi had started making moves on him, he had never tried to hide it, their budding relationship was actually very well known. "Only you would think this is hidden love because for obvious reasons you've deluded yourself into thinking that it's not true, that whatever this is, is not happening, dear you should pack it up at this point, it's happening and we don't need your blessing for it." Mel replied ever so politely to the girl, he turned to face Necmi who looked proud of his response. "Come on chocoswirl I have a test to crush." Necmi asserted as he took Mel's hand and they passed Selena and her companions. "Good luck today Selena." Melrose whispered just as he passed the girl, it didn't seem to thaw her glare but he tried, maybe one day things would change or remain the same, he really didn't care either way.

"Can I get a kiss before I have to get in there." Necmi mumbles and Mel shook his head in refusal. "You've already got enough luck." He retorted but Necmi being Necmi pulled him to his body eliciting a gasp from Mel as they were now in close proximity, he could feel all of the larger angel and before he could ptotest, he took his kiss. "Thank you flower." He teased after they parted for air. "Hey no fair." Mel protested but it fell on deaf ears as Necmi moved away before he could smack him, some of the students around them laughed as they were in full view of their antics. "See you later peonies." The angel muttered before squeezing him and taking off to join the other participants, Mel was left to just roll his eyes and make his way to the administration building where he was meeting up with Lanel and Harry, students he passed waved at him, some girls giggled when he passed, he just waved at everyone, in the time he'd been at the school, it had been more accepting of him, and he appreciated the change.

"Ooooh, look at you, looking hot for your man." Lanel teased, and he definitely didn't know how to respond except blush a little and hope Lanel didn't keep going. "So how is Necmi, you two are the talk of the school, one of the most sought after guys in the school and you, the beauty of the school, everyone thought Selena would have that crown but you ripped it off her head." Oh Goddess he kept going and Mel just wanted to hide. "Will you stop it and if you must know, he's fine, was with him just now." He replied the overly eager man who hummed teasingly. "Oh I know, news travels faster than light among the teachers." Lanel replied just as Harry showed up at the entrance wearing a three piece navy suit with black trimmings and a watch that could cost someone's whole school tuition. A gift from his mother, it just had to be. "Im so happy for you, Necmi comes from a good family." Lanel exclaimed as Harry cleared his throat. "Please, keep those sharded words to yourself." Mel warned and the man snickered.

"You didn't even know what I was about to say." Harry protests which of course had Mel snickering too. "You never liked the boys I liked, of the three of them, you almost killed two and mom threatened the third." Mel asserts as Lanel's jaw dropped looking at Harry. "What, I'm an overprotective uncle, and this time it's different, your mother and I actually agree that Necmi is a good boy, and we approve, personally there is no better at this school than him, plus he's a descendant of house Raziel, a perfect fit if you ask me." Harry explained actually shocking Mel. "You actually approve?" He questioned again and Harry nodded. "Before you think it's because of his family, it's not, he's a good person, a great angel, I wouldn't want anyone else for you, your aunt is actually arranging to meet his family." Harry further added inducing fear, shock and surprise into Mel all at once. "She's what now, don't tell me you guys are about to meddle in my love life, I beg you, please don't." Mel pleaded but Harry scoffed, a sign that they would do what they wanted, however they wanted.

"Why did the Goddess give me a crazy family." He groaned as Lanel finally fell go one knee laughing and that's when they finally noticed him doing so. "Oh I haven't been amused this much in a long time, oh Mel thank you for coming to this school, ha." He expressed  just as he laughed again, it ended up with Mel joining in too, what could he do, he was blessed and he was happy, his family would obviously meddle in his life but they knew when and where to stop, he appreciated that part, he truly did. "So who are we waiting for exactly?" Mel asked the two men and both turned to look at their watches after Lanel straightened himself out, the low hum of a car made it to Mel's ears as a bus with the Harwin Academy logo on it approached. "We were waiting for them, the kids you so graciously accepted to babysit." Harry explained gesturing to the bus. "Alright kids, single file." A woman who seemed to be in her mid thirties, hair in a low bun with natural make up on, called out to the kids as they shuffled out of the bus, she seemed graceful and elegant even for a teacher, Mel could feel her motherly nature all around him, it was kind and gentle, so of course she'd be a kindergarten teacher, the young needed the most love as they grew.

"Hilda, how lovely to see you." Lanel was first to greet the woman surprising Mel, he assumed the two wouldn't be close since they seemed to be polar opposites but she actually smiled widely when they hugged. "Headmaster, so nice to finally meet you in person." She asserted as Harry held out her hand greeting the woman. "The pleasure is all mine, please meet Melrose, he volunteered to watch the kiddies for a while, as you assist us." Harry quickly introduced and Mel smiled toward the woman who had somewhat of a recognition when their eyes met. "Gorgeous, you my dear are pretty darn beautiful." She muttered suffocating him in a hug. "Thank you, and it's nice to meet you Hilda." Mel answered with a smile still on his face, all the positive energy was so good for him. "Pleasure is all mine deari, okay kids, this is Melrose, he'll watch over you as you explore the school, listen to him, and if you need anything tell him immediately, and when you're hungry he'll take you to get food, alright!" She expained with a cheer and Mel absolutely loved seeing the mix of little angels and angel bloods all happy together. "Okay!" They replied in unison, this was going to be challenging but fun, he's always loved kids.

Meanwhile ~ The Teachers.

"Okay kids, hold on!" They watched as Mel pulled out a sterling from his pocket and draw an intricate design of glyphs, it enchanted the standing grown ups and the kids as he thrust out his hand and a burst of different coloured flowers appeared in the sky raining down on them, on each child's head they made a crown of flowers, even on Mel's and the teachers too. "Yay!" The kids cheered being led away by a Mel in heels, he looked so natural in them it made Harry snicker. "Oh he's so good with them, you never told me he was here, he looks so much like his mother, but I can see features of his father too." Hilda exclaimed as they walked into the building then to the headmasters office where they sat in comfort. "His mother wanted him to start school again, he's done so well in reviving the house, he needed to breathe and finally rest." Harry explained to the woman who nodded in understanding. "Your house had almost been wiped out by Mace and her accomplice but not to worry, she's dead and the Clair Haven have her accomplice in chains rotting in a pit." Hilda gave the news that seemed to visibly relax the two men in the room.

"Thank you so much for helping Hilda, it means a lot." Lanel exclaimed and the woman waved it off. "His house, his mother, they were there for me when I needed someone in my corner and for my family, it's the least I could do, but with good news comes bad news, I have a bit of gossip that I'm sure you might've heard, Killian Clairewood is coming to the school as emissary of the Clair Haven, I don't know how he got permission but he'll be the one inaugurating the new council." Hilda exclaimed but it didn't seem to surprise her companions in the least. "We know Hilda, my sister warned me in advance but also begged me to let him come, it's not the most ideal thing but if my sister says it's alright then I can't keep him from coming plus if I meddle now the Clair Haven will be summoning me, and I can't afford to leave the school, so we'll just have to see how it plays out." Harry explained with a pitiful sigh, he couldn't believe what his sister was doing, he didn't know if she had lost her mind allowing him near the one place he shouldn't be.

"It's going to be fine Harry, either way he was going to come to the school to see his daughter, this way is better because we can control the situation, if he had come without our prior knowledge, that would've been the disaster." Lanel comforted his friend as he looked to Hilda who now understood how delicate the issue was, and all of it the Clair Haven couldn't know about. "What about him, what will you do?" She asked and Harry shrugged. "I can't do anything, Ceres told me to let it play out and see what happens." He replied and Hilda's heart ached for the day that the two would face each other, it wasn't a day anyone would want for their child. "We are busy worrying about him yet we all know he's strong and one day stronger than the head of the Clair Haven, he'll be fine, we just need to have faith in him, it's all we've got." Lanel accosted both the sulking adults in the room, and they knew he was right, he would be alright.

"So on a lighter note, tell me what you planned for the archaic?" Hilda asked as the crown of flowers on her head bloomed peonies mixed with clovers. "Well, the first is a written exam." Harry explained as they stood up to leave his office and head out to the hall, as they walked he pointed out the technicalities of the first challenge. "The second is a battle, the five archs will face each other, only three can remain, the angels will also face each other in an all out battle, only one can remain since one of the archs will be for the angels, then the hunters, an all out battle between them, only two can remain there, and they will be the representatives but there is a twist, a third battle." Harry paused as Hilda squealed loving the surprise. "The one who will sit as head of the council." She muttered and Harry nodded as the doors to the hall where most of the school populace were taking the first test were, and almost finished.

It was deathly silent, only the sound of paper echoing in the building. Laughter from outside the hall garnered the attention of not only the headmaster but the students. "Yay Kali!" Mel cheered as he played with the kids, a crown of flowers atop his head seeming like a halo, they were in the small orchard where Mel was teaching them how to feed energy to trees so they grew fruits, the kids followed his lead and the tree filled with abundant energy glowed a bright green and soon bright red apples had grown on it's branches, the kids quickly got to picking them. Harry wasn't the only one surprised and smiling with what happened outside, all those who could see it were surprised and smiling in absolute awe. "So, I don't know about you, but I'm going out there!" Hilda cheered taking off, this caused a wave of laughter in the hall, as Harry just shook his head, Mel was a special treasure.

Damian and Kean

"There is no denying it, he's breathtaking, no wonder Necmi pounced and claimed him the moment he got a chance." Kean mumbled as he looked at Mel from atop the roof of the dorm he and the rest of the arch angels stayed in. "There is something about him though, he's dangerous, I can just feel it." Damian replied as he looked to the boy with waist length hair, he was saying goodbye to the kids he had spent the day with, some were even crying, it amused him how they got attached to him so easily. "I know, I felt it the day I met him, it's why I've been trying to get my hands on his file but no one in this school is willing to even try, the professors wont talk, they have the same response, they are under orders not to reveal any student information." Kean hissed as he held the glass railing which cracked. "Even with a bribe?" Damian asserted and his friend scoffed.

"They refused, someone more powerful, more influential has them on a leash or in their pocket, they've given their loyalty to whoever it is protecting him, and that stupid Selena went too far with trying to get Necmi to actually notice her, that she blew her chance of ever getting into his room to dig up anything we could use against him." Kean asserted harshly as he finally shattered the railing, damning the whole world with it. "We can't afford to lose our seats at this school, so I have a plan, we need to overpower him tomorrow at the next challenge, only three of us can go through, so let's drop Cleo and Necmi, that's a way." Damian exclaimed without remorse or guilt for his plan, all he wanted was to preserve his power at the school. "Agreed, in the meantime I will kep trying to find out who Melrose really is, he's too good to be true, there must be something." Kean added as he left the roof. "You do that, I have to get ready for tomorrow." Damian replied just as he jumped off the roof, his wings sprouting on his back just as he fell and took off into the evening sky.

Melrose Faith.

Mel has always had the power to see, hear and feel more clearly than most angels and sometimes if he were to allow it, this power was amplified, he knew someone was watching him, well people are always stealing glances at him but this gaze was different, it burned holes into the his body, so he knew someone was watching, he allowed his power to take over, amplify all the voices around him, picking them apart and led by his energy he found who exactly was watching him and what they were planning finally became clear. He wasn't surprised that his instincts were right, indeed Damian had been bad news and it seems the reserved Kean as well, he knew how to deal with them though, he only needed to make sure they went through with their plan. No one was going to hurt Necmi on his watch  he wouldn't allow it.

So he made his way home as Damian and Kean parted, he needed to make a call to his mom, she had the right tool for the job and if she knew that it was urgent, she would drop everything to help him, his phone dinged with a new notification from the school website, it was about the results of the first test, not a lot of the participants had failed, but some hadn't gotten to the required minimum which meant they wouldn't be in tomorrow's challenge. A leader wasn't just going to lead with muscle strength, he needed to be smart aswell, that was the point of the challenge, to weed out those who hadn't reached the capacity to truly be able to lead with their heads, but there were only a small number so tomorrow would decide the outcome of the council, Mel knew he needed to implement his plan soon, so he locked his main door once he got to his room and dialed his mother's number.  "Honey!" She screamed happily. "Hey mom, I need your help." He asserted and Mel could hear her walking  most likely going to her office or bedroom. "What do you need?"

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