We're Setting Worlds On Fire

Lily sighed as she looked over the balcony, her fingers gripping the marble edge and her knuckles grew white in her anger and frustration. Andy was drunk-again-only this time it was before a show that he had all but shrugged off. She brought up a white hand to her eyes, rubbing the bridge of her nose roughly with her fingertips as Lily looked down once again and saw that Andy was looking right at her. He did that often and Lily knew that it was because he had figured things out-not like it was fucking hard or anything. She had made her presence known to him from day one, but it was in hopes that it would be a comfort to him and that he would eventually find the strength to move the hell on.

No go-seven human months after her death and still he was holding on to her so tightly. She had tried to make appearances to him, coming to him in a ghostly form to try and get him to get his fucking act together. She had even snuck into one of his dreams-turning it in to a nightmare to try and get him to wake up to the fact that he was floundering in his mission. Now as she was watching him sit in that dark alley, drunk as anything and screaming at her, Lily knew that he was beyond help at this point. She sighed, turning away from the balcony and Lily silently looked at the Heavens around her.

The room she stood in was pure white marble with green vines rising up the columns and there were white and light pink roses that blossomed there year round. This was the Viewing Chamber-a place where Angels could look down on their loved ones and see that they were getting on the right path in life. Lily spent most of her days here-if not here then she was in the Training Center with her mentor Gabriel. Lily sighed as she leaned up against the edge of the balcony, her wings folded down and her white dress fluttered around her ankles in the soft constant breeze. There were white clouds, puffy and delicate looking, that some Angels chose to lay on as they watched their humans. Lily preferred standing on solid ground. There was talk of Angels falling to Earth and that, to be truthful, was Lily’s worst fear.

Once she had learned the truth-that she had been born an Angel and sent to Earth to be given hardships and that her ultimate fate had always been for her to die, go to Hell, get Andy up to Earth and then for her to die once again to join her family in Heaven. Lily had been pissed at first-she felt used and like her life had never mattered, but then Uriel came and showed her the Viewing Chamber and Lily was able to look down on Andy. At first he dove in to his music, making a record that he was proud of and so was Lily and he met with fan after fan during the shows-making sure that these fans knew he was always there for them. Suddenly all of that stopped-Ashley Purdy came in to the picture and Andy turned in to a miserable manwhore. Lily felt disgusted every time she watched him-it wasn’t that she was jealous because she knew he had to move on…

Lily was disappointed in the way that Andy was treating these women-like they didn’t matter and they were only there for his pleasure. It was disturbing and not the Andy that she knew. Lily sighed as she tucked a long strand of hair behind her ear-it was time for her to head over to the Training Center to work on her powership with Gabriel, but something in her today just didn’t want to. She wanted to sneak down to Earth and pick Andy up and slap him around a little bit. She had taken care of those humans well enough-even though she had been punished for it as soon as she had returned. But Andy-he needed more than a good beating. He needed someone down there with him to guide him and tell him that the things he was doing were against what his true purpose was.

He had never been destined to stay in Hell-no Andy had been meant to come to Earth and lead an Army in the War against Satan…at least that had been the plan.Lily bit down on her lip-they were never supposed to fall in love. An Angel and a Demon in love? It was against all laws of nature and the Heavens and according to Michael when God found out that not only had she and Andy fallen in love, but that they had consummated that love…she was killed. She was supposed to stay on Earth and help guide him, but not fall in love with him but fuck how was she supposed to know that? Their communication skills up here sucked and Lily smirked as she looked over the side once again to gaze down at Andy. He was just laying there on the ground, looking up at her and she glared down at him steadily.


“Keeping an eye on him Lily?” A voice spoke from behind her and as Lily whipped around she couldn’t help but smile. Michael-her best friend and the only one besides Metatron who had ever seen God’s face. Lily smiled as she opened her arms and felt him embrace her tightly-he had been there when she had woken up and he had remained there for her through her journey.

“Yeah, but I’m afraid it’s beyond me at this point to keep him in line. Satan has his own plan and I’ve seen that he has a few tricks up his long black sleeves.” Lily said as she broke away from Michael and looked back down towards Andy. He looked so sad…so alone down there.

“Lattie?” Was all Michael said and Lily only nodded her head as she reached over the balcony. Her fingers brushed up against the barrier between Heaven and Earth and she watched as Andy’s visage rippled like the surface of water.

“I don’t know how she managed to come back, but she is. She fooled Andy in that club earlier into thinking it was me on that stage and now no one believes him. They don’t believe in me either…” Her voice was sad as she allowed her fingers to run over Andy’s image and Michael said nothing as he just laid a gentle hand on her shoulder.

“It doesn’t matter if they believe-he has to though. I’ve come to tell you something Lily…straight from Metatron’s lips and Gods wisdom…” Michael said and Lily felt her heart stop. When the word of God was being passed down-Lily was usually at the very bottom of the totem pole and was the last to hear things. Now she was being addressed by God and that was never a good thing.

“O-oh? What is it?” She asked, biting down on her lower lip and as Michael began to speak Lily looked over her shoulder and watched Andy. He was yelling at her once again, screaming at the top of his lungs now and it broke her heart to see him in such pain.

“Satan is collecting more of the Army. They are dying off and he’s recruiting these poor souls left and right. Andy and the rest of them have to start getting back to their original goal or else we will not win this war…” Michael said, his voice sad and Lily felt tears come to her eyes. The Army-the kids who she had helped recruit when she was a human…those poor kids.


There had been rumors of kids from the Army dying off-taking their fate into their own hands. Because of the twisted law against suicide-they were all being sent down to Hell. However instead of assigning them to be tortured…Satan was striking up deals left and right. His Army was growing stronger and bigger, while the BVB Army was shrinking more and more. It was because Andy was becoming all consumed with numbing his pain-it was because of Lily. If she could just go down there, even for a day to beat him in to shape…then maybe they would have a chance. She looked at Michael in that instant, her lavender eyes connecting with his and Lily knew that they probably would have to fight in this War.

She had been training, sword fighting, combat, elemental control and even a bit of willful mind control, but it was all with the hope that Lily wouldn’t need any of it. Now it was seeming more and more like she would have to fight-they all would. The Angels hated getting involved in Human affairs, which is why so much bad happened in the world but now that Satan was rising up they would have to do something. Satan was at his old tricks once again-once he took over Earth and gained followers, it would be very easy for him to come to Heaven. Angels fell all the time-they fell to Earth and disappeared amongst the humans. Castiel being one of them, but Lily knew that if Satan came to Heaven-they wouldn’t just willingly fall…they would be pushed.


“Ah, so I see you have told her…” A stern voice spoke out behind her and as Lily turned around she groaned internally. Gabriel-her mentor and trainer. He was a rough around the edges kind of guy and he gave her no mercy even in the beginning.

“Yes, yes of course Gabe.” Michael said and Lily couldn’t help but smirk as her best friend called his brother by the name he hated the most. The tall Angel before her, with his stern expression and short cropped red hair did not look pleased. He straightened up, his white robes shifting in an obvious movement of being uncomfortable.

“So Lily-what do you make of this human…what shall we do with him?” Gabriel asked her as he approached and rested a hard hand on her shoulder. They both looked over the balcony, Lily bending over slightly so that she could see better. What could be done? Other than destroying him and replacing him with one of their own…

“I-I don’t know. I feel like he’s my responsibility and I know I have failed in guiding him on the right path…” Lily said sadly as she turned slightly, her eyes growing wide as she noticed the crowd that had formed behind their small group. All of the Angels, including Metatron were before her and Uriel gave Lily a sad look as her black hair flowed around her head. What was going on?

“He is your responsibility and now it is up to you to make things right little one…” Gabriel said, his voice soft and Lily felt the fear come in to her heart. Make it right? How was she supposed to do that when she was technically forbidden to go to Earth?

“Bu-“ She stopped as she understood and Lily looked past Gabriel and locked eyes with Michael and his sister Uriel. They were both looking at her sadly and Lily knew what had to happen…

“Fly safe little one…we’ll be watching over you…” Gabriel said and Lily opened her mouth to protest but there was a swift push against her back and soon she was falling.


Lily felt the tears come to her eyes as she looked up and saw that Michael and Uriel were both looking over the barrier at her, watching as she began to silently fall towards Earth. What was going to happen to her when she landed? Where would she land? Lily silently cursed a lot of things in her mind as she fell-Andy included. If he had just sucked it up and gotten over her then this wouldn’t be happening right now. No, right now she would be walking to the Training Center with Michael where Gabriel would whip both of their asses in to shape for the thousandth time. Lily was good with a sword, Gabriel had even admitted that Andy had been a good teacher. But it was her mental abilities that still needed work. She had managed to turn fire into ice and wind into water, but the willful mind control and some of the other elemental stuff she had yet to master.

Fuck.

Lily looked down over her shoulder and she could see that she was gaining speed. She rolled over so that she would land on her feet and Lily shut her eyes as she braced herself for impact. Please don’t let me die…please don’t let me die…Was all she kept thinking until finally she landed in a huge explosion of light, sound and fire. Lily sighed in relief as she landed in a kneeling position and she just stayed still as she tried to dust herself off the best that she could. Her wings were singed on the edges and she could smell burning hair.

Great. Fucking great. Lily sighed and then stiffened as she heard footsteps off in the distance. She looked in front of her-fuck…of course she would land right in the alleyway that Andy was currently moping in. She heard someone inhale a deep breath from behind her and Lily only grunted as she looked down at her soot covered hands.


“Great-just fucking great!” She was agitated at this whole situation and as Lily sighed and tried to get the soot off of her nose, she turned slightly and looked over her shoulder. Fuck-he looked perfect standing there in front of her.

Andy was there at the edge of the crater that she had created, his blue eyes wide as he took her in and in that instant Lily knew that he recognized her. She fluttered her wings, trying to get them to spread out a little bit and she heard Andy inhale a deep breath. Don’t look in his eyes-she kept saying this to herself as she looked at him because Lily knew that if she looked into those baby blues she would fall all over again. She had spent hundreds of Angel years trying to forget those eyes and here he was-staring at her like she was the most beautiful thing in the world. Fuck, fuck, fuck!

Lily sighed as she stood up fully, her back still to him and she knew that this was it…the fate of the world was in her hands and she knew…she was probably going to fuck this up.

Notes

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