Zion.

*I was sitting up in my bed surrounded through some dim lights with a repeated noise of the wall clock ticking by. After a heated argument with mom and dad, I was grounded by them in my own bedroom not allowed to come downstairs until tomorrow morning and it had been only 9pm till then; but no one would help this helpless ten year old so sleeping earlier might sound like some better option or a master plan.

Tossing and turning my eyes stayed wide open making it harder for an arrival of sleep, switching out those two bedside lamps my body shrunk back into bed wondering if the Sleep Godess intended on sending me through a sleepy night or create an atmosphere which won't allow this disturbed ten year old girl to sleep at all. Looking about in every corner my eyes fixated on a fleeting light which flashed suddenly then going off within a blink of my eyes. Rubbing my eyes, pulling on both cheeks I stared again trying to find out that mysterious flickering of glow that had occured only a few seconds back.

Once again it happened making me spike against the headboard as I clutched onto the blanket for dear life calling out almighty's name and surprisingly two glowing eyes gleamed at one corner slowly making it's way towards me and even before a scream could've escape I only felt warm tears strolling down my eyes, goosebumps scampering everywhere.

Soon enough the moonlight invaded from the open window making a clear appearance of this strange eyes and his whole figure stood clearly in front my eyes making my heart pound flounder being at the verge of collapsing. He silently sat on one edge still gazing upon me calmly without uttering a word but this silent tortured made me dumb. I cried and cried until nothing more could've been done.

This man might be a kidnapper, thief or a gangster my parents always warned me about. What if he came here with evil intentions? What should I do? Scream, run away or trying saving myself from a devastation. As if he knew about my plans, swiftly he turned on the lights which had my eyes widening in shock mouth hanging down in utter disbelief. He closed his eyes concentrating on something specific until two broad white shaped wings appeared out of nowhere. I only gasped!

His eyes opened those pupils were pitch black and he smiled hesitantly waving at me saying hello. Out of confusion I only replied to that wave. Maybe he won't hurt me. Angels are helpful right? They solve our problems, fight with the devils and scare them off by saving the day. He couldn't harm me at all but still my subconscious held me down from moving forward at all in his direction, to where he was sitting currently.

"Who are you?" I asked him.

"I'm an Angel, Melanie"

"How do you know my name?" I asked in surprise.

"That's a secret but I'll tell you soon. Let's talk about what happened today. You had a fight with your parents, didn't you?"

The incident came rushing back into my mind, forming tears which only blocked the vision from seeing this angel who was present in front of me but his fingers wiped off those tears as he leaned in to look into my eyes, worried at my condition.

"I know what happened. You wanted candies but your parents said no declaring they would give it later but you gave into your temptations and tried stealing some from the extra supplies, your mom caught you red handed which caused a lot of screaming, yelling, shouting and angry conversations. Finally your dad stepped in stopping the feud and told you to stay in your room. Am I right Melanie?"

His summary from what happened in the evening made me bust into tears as I hugged him in search of comfort, hysterically sobbing on his dark shirt by letting those tears travel everywhere. He wrapped his hands around my back, rocking me back and forth just like mom did when I was younger.

"You didn't tell me your name" I told him.

"I'm Zion"

"How did you find me? Who told you about my problems? If you're really an Angel can you fly? Do you have any super powers?"

He chuckled lightly at my burning curiosity and settled beside me preparing for a story time, most probably.

"I'll answer one by one. For your first question I am the Angel of this town and know who lives where, secondly I help those who are in need or fall into problems so when you were sad I immediately sensed your presence, the house you've been living in and found you out. Thirdly, being an angel I can definitely fly and have many super powers, some of them are healing, freezing things, control body movements, flying, creating invisible floors on empty spaces for example the sky, controlling natural elements and many more"

"Wow" I replied.

"Now that I've answered your questions be a good girl don't complain anymore, go to sleep and I promise your parents will give you bunches of candies tomorrow"

"Really?"

"Really"

Next morning..........

Zion was right next to me sleeping peacefully and I turned around facing him, giggling to myself. God has given me an amazing friend to spend time with now I won't be alone or scared of anything at all. Isn't that a marvelous gift! Oh yes it is. Poking his face I tried waking him up though Zion continued sleeping without a care and that gave me an idea for annoying him. Taking a pillow I tried hitting it off on his face but my hands felt heavier after getting nearer to his face no matter how much I tried my hands stayed still remaining frozen from making any movement.

"Zion? What did you do? I, I can't move my hands! " I yelled at him.

He sat up straight gently placed his fingers on my right hand moving them up and down while magically things went back to normalcy. I signed in relief whilst he laughed at my helpless situation. Who knew that even angels were professional pranksters? Feeling upset I decided on ignoring him but he hugged me back picking up in his arms like I was a tiny teddy bear because that's how easily he did that. He treated me like his own sister and there was no way I could feel he had been an outsider, he was the home I've been looking for always. Putting me down he ushered me off signaling that it was time for brushing my teeth rolling eyes at him I moved inside when he waited outside pacing around my room eagerly waiting for me to come out. Once I was finished pushing the door open I stepped in. He told me, "Go downstairs and you'll find a surprise"

"What is it? Please tell me"

"Oh Melanie if I told you about the surprise then it won't be the same. Have patience"

He held my hand walked out of the room as we both descended through these stairs. He let go off my hand motioning me to see my parents who were busy talking about something although after seeing their daughter both of them stopped having the conversation, mom smiled at me and so did dad. Then they walked ahead with two bags of candies that I hadn't expected to receive from them after what happened last night. Looking back in disbelief I found Zion leant against the stairs with his arms crossed as he smiled at me with a wide grin on his face. Facing my parents I found them apologizing for yelling yesterday though I had already forgiven them because maybe holding grudges on your own family won't always have an outstanding out come in the near future.

After that.........

"No, I'm not afraid of you" I told Zion.

"You shouldn't have said that" he replied.

(Twilight Lovers, you'll definitely remember the reference here)

As I stood at the edge of the balcony Zion pushed me off and I fell downwards feeling the a blast of air slapping through my skin when gravity continued forcing me downwards faster than anything else on this entire freaking planet could ever have done, whereas my screams drowned as no one could hear me yelling for help but there came a pair of arms pulling me upwards with his arms resting underneath my armpits for hoisting me. Scambling a bit I placed my hands around his neck for support whereas he slowly held me with his hands situated around my upper body making me hang off in the mid air. Yes that felt weird. Gritting my teeth in anger I stayed quiet not saying a word when he came up with another threat with an evil smile on his face.

"Well if you continue ignoring me Melanie I won't save you this time and let you fall"

My heart sank in fear thinking if those words were true at all. Looking around I saw a higher height from where if a human was dropped won't stand a chance in surviving in any possible way. My blood boiled in anger and I lost my calm finally yelling at Zion which wasn't expected at any cost.

"YOU KNOW WHAT, I BLOODY HATE YOU. YOU LIED TO ME ZION. YOU'RE NOT AT ALL A GOOD ANGEL BUT AN EVIL ONE. HOW COULD YOU SAY SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO A TEN YEAR OLD CHILD LIKE ME? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA ABOUT HOW I MUST BE FEELING??!"

This time my sobs came out louder but in the amidst of being away from the city only he could hear them as I kept trying to break free from his grip but we both knew if he would let go I must've died long ago. He placed my head on his shoulders letting me cry and whispered a sorry, first.

"Melanie, I, I'm really sorry it was just a prank. I won't ever think about killing a child let alone drop someone like that. Please don't be mad at me"

But my cries wouldn't stop at all I was extremely furious on Zion. He should know how much he had hurt me.

"But you just said that exact thing to me" I sniffled.

"Is there something I could do to make you happy?" He asked.

"Let's go to an amusement park" I answered.

"Well then, hold tight" he told me.

Soon we were transported inside a giant ferris wheel as it went upwards and I sat inside watching in awe while he smiled at my astonished facial expression. Did he really do that? Sneak in without anyone knowing? Won't I get into trouble again for doing such a thing.

"Zion-"

"Don't worry I can compel people to follow my orders, make them believe whatever I want to so you won't be in trouble. Trust me kiddo"

I smiled back linking my arm with his seeking for safety. He lightly tapped back gaining another laugh from me. We kept transporting from place to place and Zion brought me tons of gifts which included a teddy bear, new crayons, a sketch book, sketch pencils, ten dresses of different colours, variety of snacks from McDonalds and Starbucks which watered my mouth. But somehow I thought I was being selfish using his powers for my happiness in getting the things I wanted but I didn't give him anything. Instant guilt filled my mind that made me stop feeling dead in the tracks, Zion found the gloominess spreading across my face then sat in front of me before reaching home.

"What's wrong Mel?"

"Zion I can't take these gifts"

"But why not?"

"I feel selfish. You've been helping me from yesterday night whereas in return I didn't give you anything, that's unfair"

He watched me intently placing both hands around my shoulders and kneeling on his knees he came down to my level and said.

"You've already given me the best gift I could've asked for, Melanie"

"And what is that?"

"Everytime we did something together or spent time doing your favorite activities you had a smile upon your face which can't be traded with money or other presents. Families are meant to lift each other, aren't they?"

"Yes that's true"

"So in that case we're even"

"But Zion-"

"No Melanie, I really mean it"

"Alright, fine there's no use in arguing about this with you. Zion the Angel will win anyway" I answered with an eye roll.

Zion laughed aloud at my defeat then scooted me up on his back trotting ahead in the direction of home when my eyes felt tired drooping at times as I nestled on to his shoulders planning for a tight sleep without any interruptions. He must've sensed about my exhaustion then he replied.

"You can sleep if you want Mel"

"Alright, I'll see you later Zion"

"Sweet dreams"

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(The ending is yet to come this is not the end. I'll add it soon. Stay tuned until then*!)

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