Mark's P.O.V. (Surprise!)

" We gotta get going." Jack said, pecking me on the lips.

A shock of pleasure shot through me, just from feeling his soft lips against mine. I wonder if he loves me like I love him. Love.

A painful headache occurred as I remembered my dream. I vividly remembered cooking breakfast, giving Jack coffee, hearing Ethan and Tyler's voices, seeing a cute... half angel half devil girl? Her name was Amanda. She called me dad. Was I a father...? A funny coincidence though. Jack was talking about someone named Amanda in his dream... But he had said it was a family reunion. Just a funny coincidence.

I shook off the dream, standing up. I wrapped my arm around Jack, seeing a soft blush dust his cheeks as he leaned into my touch. I smiled, seeing his beautiful face light up when he looked into my eyes. I leaned down to the shorter male and placed a kiss on his lips. He kissed back softly, pulling away, just resting his forehead against mine. I could feel his hot breath against my lips.

" Why do you have to be so perfect?" Jack asked, his voice barely audible.

" Why do you have to be so perfect?" I replied, smirking slightly before placing a soft kiss on his delicate lips.

I heard Jack softly giggle into the kiss, as he wrapped his tired arms around my neck. I deepened the kiss, grabbing the back of his head. I placed one hand on his lower back, pulling his body closer to me. I felt his thin frame curve into mine. I pulled away, obviously much to Jack's dismay. We just rested in each other's arms for a while, staring into each other's eyes.

" EWW! GET A ROOM YOU TWO!" Ethan yelled, swatting Jack's shoulder.

Jack rolled his eyes, pecking my cheek before pulling away. But, Jack was swift to find his way against me again, wrapping my arm around him. He nuzzled into my side. I chuckled at his clinginess, not minding it a bit.

" I don't think we'll need breakfast... we should make it to my brother's in an hour or so. He should have some food." Tyler said.

" M'kay." Felix mumbled, obviously not awake yet.

" Well... let's get goin'!" Ethan said, side-hugging Tyler.

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" Merk? My legs hurt!" Jack whined, grabbing my hand.

Holy shit... the way he says my name sometimes. Is it bad that this small angel is such a fucking turn on for me? Is it bad that he has completely changed who am? Is it bad that I love him so much, when I'm not too sure if he loves me back?

I sighed lightly, grabbing Jack's waist. The shorter male squealed as I picked him up with ease. I tossed him onto my shoulders, earning a loud giggle.

" How the fuck did you get me up? I could barely move!" Jack said in awe.

" 'Cause of these plus one biceps." I chuckled, flexing one of my arms.

Jack laughed slightly, a mad blush forming on his cheeks.

I peered through the trees, seeing a decently sized cottage. It lay in a large clearing in the woods. It had a few holes in the wood, allowing thick smoke to curl into the air. The wood was a dark brown, almost black. A creek ran by the side of the house, its calming sounds echoing through the almost silent forest.

" Here's good ol' Charlie's house!" Tyler said, gesturing to the old wood cottage.

" Oh my god... finally! Rest!" Felix cried, stumbling towards the cottage.

Marzia spread her wings, launching herself into the sky, screaming in victory at the open skies. Ethan chased after her, Felix following soon after. They shouted and pushed each other, their large wings flapping almost silently. I saw Jack look longingly into the sky.

' It's okay Jack... Charlie is gonna fix your wing up real soon." I said, doing my best to console Jack.

Jack sniffed slightly. I placed him down on the ground.

" Mark... I don't feel too good..." Jack mumbled.

He sniffed again, coughing slightly. He looked up at me, concern in his eyes. He placed one of his hands underneath his nose. He pulled it away, eyes nearly doubling in size to see blood. Another cough practically took him to the ground. Droplets of blood spewed from his mouth.

" Mark!" Jack said in panic, blood pouring from his nose, " Something's wrong! Help!"

He grabbed my shirt, tears quickly forming in his baby blue eyes. I scooped him up bridal style, running to Charlie's house. Tyler followed closely behind me. Ethan looked down, noticing something was wrong with Jack. He faced the ground, pulling his wings into his body. He swiftly fell from the sky, opening his wings at the last second. He ran over to Tyler.

" WHAT'S WRONG?! HE'S MY BEST FRIEND!" Ethan cried.

" We don't know." Tyler panted, sprinting behind me.

Charlie's cottage approached in the distance. I pushed my screaming legs to run faster. I needed to get Jack there in time. Jack coughed hardly, his body shuddering. I fought back the tears that we threatening to spill. I pushed myself even harder. I was so close. My feet barely touched the ground as I sprinted towards the cottage. I reached the door, and I didn't even bother to knock. I threw open the door panting heavily.

" CHARLIE!" I shrieked.

Tyler's half brother came stumbling down the stairs.

" Mark?" he stammered.

" JUST HELP HIM!" I shouted, thrusting Jack out towards him.

Jack's eyes fluttered closed, his breathing ragged. He coughed weakly. Charlie scooped Jack into his arms, careful to avoid his broken wing. He raced Jack downstairs, me following close behind. He laid Jack on his side, hooking him up to a bunch of machines, sticking needles into his arm, etc. I watched as the heart rate monitor's beeping slowly began to increase rapidly.

" I need to run a diagnosis on Jack's bloodstream and then we can figure out what went wrong here..." Charlie said to me softly.

Tears were in my eyes. I looked down at Jack's face. He seemed at peace. I felt a small pair of arms wrap around me from behind. I turned around and was met with Ethan hugging me tightly. I hugged him back tightly, tears falling from my eyes. Tyler hugged me tightly too, rubbing my back. Felix and Marzia also hugged me too. Sobs racked through all of our bodies, us praying that we wouldn't lose Jack. We just stayed huddled together, sniffling and holding onto each other. I looked over at Charlie, and his eyes widened.

" Holy shit..." he muttered.

" What?" I said, wiping my eyes.

" You guys should probably sit down..." Charlie said.

A wave of nausea crashed over me as a reluctantly sat down in a foldable chair.

" Someone poisoned Jack." Charlie stated, folding his arms, " Someone gave him a Warfarin and Methyl Bromide concentrate. I can help treat the Warfarin poisoning with some highly concentrated doses of Vitamin K... but the Methyl Bromide will have to heal itself. We have to let Jack rest, give him tons of water, and help with stress."

" What's Warfarin poisoning and Methyl Bromide poisoning?" Ethan asked.

" Warfarin causes internal bleeding and Methyl Bromide causes nausea, abdominal pain, weakness, confusion, pulmonary edema, seizures, cognitive impairment, loss of eyesight, and peripheral neuropathy. It's a bunch of jumbled up science words, but it basically means his body is shit right now. We've gotta take extremely good care of him." Charlie responded, feverishly typing on his computer, " Does he have a girlfriend or wife? They'll help with stress relief."

" It's boyfriend actually..." Tyler said, gesturing to me.

" Oh... Jesus Christ sorry! I shouldn't have assumed... that...sorry..." Charlie said awkwardly.

" It's fine..." I sniffed, wiping away another tear.

" M...ma...rk..." Jack whispered, his voice barely audible.

I stood up quickly and raced over to the hospital bed. I gripped Jack's limp hand tightly, placing a reassuring kiss on his hand. He smiled weakly, coughing softly. His now glassy blue eyes looked up into mine. I could see the fear and panic relaying to me.

" I'm-" Jack was interrupted by his own weak cough, " I'm sc-ared Ma-rk."

" You're gonna be okay. I'll be here, by your side all the way through this." I said, trying to prevent the tears that were threatening to come back.

" We-re you cry-ing?" Jack coughed out, concern filling his eyes.

I let out a broken sob, placing my head in my other hand. I squeezed Jack's hand tighter, choked sobs racking my body. I didn't want to lose this beautiful person. He's all I've ever wanted and more. Want is a bad word. He's all I've ever needed and more. My sobs declined into weak tears, rolling down my swollen face. Jack reached up a frail hand, and gently wiped away my tears with his finger. I leaned down and softly kissed his forehead, using the care I would give a newborn child.

" Don't die on me Jack." I whispered, fresh tears rolling down my face.

" I won't let go." Jack replied softly, " Not now and not ever."

ShUt Up AnGeLs CaN dIe In ThIs WoRlD. I'm making this so that angels can die if they're harmed, but they come back to life, but their soul is in another person... and they become someone else. So eternal life for them is a thing, but it's not all it's brought up to be. Whatevs! It's a story!

On another note, I legitimately started crying while writing that ending. I lost my shit and was a sobbing baby. It was just so emotional 💔. Hope you lovely people are enjoying the story! Peace! Word Count: 1628
~ Dusty