Sable

I'm awake long before Ellie the next morning. Whatever training Capricorn's been doing with her, it must have been pretty exhausting. Usually it's me that has issues with getting out of bed in the morning. Still, I slither out of the bed and head over to the window. It's still fairly early, but the blasted birds are already up and cheeping like there's no tomorrow.

"Stupid feather heads." I mutter, scrambling up onto the windowsill and peering out into the daylight.

What is Ellie going to make of my news? I don't know if Capricorn or Titan has told her anything else about the situation, but as far as I know I'm the one with the information on me. Will she realise just how serious the situation is for her? After all, being kicked out isn't much of a problem for me, I can just return to the underworld and go back to my old life, but Ellie... she'd just be another human. Then again, Eric, Melody and the rest are still doing their thing back on Earth, so she'd have friendly company.

But what if they don't send us back to Earth?

I push that thought out of my head. They wouldn't do anything else, would they? Detestably though Aries and Illiana may find us, they wouldn't kill us... or would they? I shake my head, why am I thinking like the world's a conspiracy theory? Maybe because it is...

Before I have a chance to rebuke myself, Ellie stirrs  across the room.

"We have movement." I murmer. Ellie opens an eye and glares at me.

"Shut up. You weren't being chased up and down mountains with a stick yesterday."

"True." I nod. "But I'm not the protege Zodiac here. Anyway, are you awake enough to hear what I have to say?"

"Mmhmm... maybe after breakfast, I can't think straight right now."

I sigh, but let the matter slide. Best to wait until she's ready to hear it, then perhaps I'll be able to get a comprehensible answer out of her. None the less, every second seems far too long for my liking. I don't know why, but every instinct in me is screaming at me to get the news out in the open. It's like I'm carrying some sort of time bomb that's going to blow up in my face at any second.

Still, breakfast's not too long to wait .... is it?

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Just Me (CrystalRose) and SpookOfNight

Reconnaissance Error Acquisitions Personnel. Evaluation and Recovery. Aka, Reapers.
When Ellie Winters meets a Dark Reaper who wants her soul and kills her to get it... she doesn't expect to find herself a spirit trying to avoid but falling in love with him.

Characters

Ellie Winters - Was killed by a Black Reaper and now that Reaper wants her soul. She is a wandering spirit in the normal world.
She is now totally different looking and controls the elements and hears thoughts.
Starlight hair, which curves round face. Large Icy Blue eyes. About 5"3.

Sable - Dark Reaper, one of the strongest of his kind. Tall - about 5"8 - short black hair and blue eyes so dark they seem black. Pale skin, a little thinner than would usually be considered healthy.

Eric - Is a Light Reaper. Ellie was his charge and now she's a spirit he must help her in her second psychic life.
Tanned skin. Brown hair and eyes that are calm and thoughtful. About 5"5

Titan - He is incharge of all Reapers. Light and Dark. He is calm and thoughtful and only focuses on keeping the balance between good and evil.

Capricorn - Is a star sign Light reaper. Was the first Dark Reaper. Is Sable's father. Complete black eyes and hair which is pulled back.

Melody - A Helper Light Reaper.

Lynette - A Watcher Light Reaper. Is learning how to spot humans being targetted from Melody.

Truimvate - The Oldest Dark Reapers.

The Elders - The Oldest Light Reapers.

The Zodiac's - A set of powerful reapers named each to a star sign.

Zodiac Pairs

Saggitarius - Sable

Capricorn - Jenna

Aries - Illiana

Aquarius

Piecies

Taurus

Gemini - They are two people Gem (Girl) and Ini (Boy)

Cancer

Leo - Micheal

Virgo

Libra

Scorpio

updated Aug 15 '10 by CrystalRose