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Abel smiled a bit. "A lot of birthdays is right. But even so...I've had more than you could imagine and I am still not as lucky as you." He smirked playfully and then ventured inside the room as the kid agreed to let him in. He stepped over a plastic car and looked around a moment before moving next to the bed and frowning curiously, looking for somewhere to sit.

Finally he decided upon the floor and slid into a sitting position on the carpet. He rubbed the back of his neck, smoothing out some muscles before leaning back and nodding. "So yeah, I met some dinosaurs. I shouldn't really say met...since you know dinosaurs can't really hold conversations with you. But I saw some live ones. Remember, you have to keep this all under wraps...it's a secret. If you tell anyone, I could get in serious trouble. You folks aren't supposed to know. Humans would go crazy...society would crumble. You get the drift." He frowned seriously at the boy before looking around a couple of times as if to make sure no one was listening.

"You see, I'm not normal. I'm dead. Not a zombie though...nothing scary. I'm an angel. So technically not dead...just passed over. But it's fine really. I feel more alive than ever. But anyways, dinosaurs. So as an angel we're able to go back and forth in time, like a time machine, but much more amazing. This all happened when I was still getting used to all these new powers. I was trying to just go back a few minutes or hours, but instead I went back thousands of years.

"When I got there I was extremely dizzy. I collapsed, my legs were like jello, and the world was spinning. At first all I saw were these MASSIVE trees." He stopped and made a spreading motion with his arms to emphasize the size. "So big. Bigger than any tree you've ever seen. They were bigger than any building you've ever seen. I was so small in this large forest. There were also big insects. The size of my fist, even bigger. One nearly ran into me. I ducked, almost tripping into a pit of muddy grime and goo. The air was thick and moist, like a rain forest.

"I was pretty scared. To tell you the truth, I was terrified. I was alone, and confused. I had no idea how to get back. I was just discovering how to control these new powers, going forward in time thousands of years was too much for me to handle. When I was walking through this forest I kept hearing noises, clicking, sounds like roaring, some even sounded like a cat meowing. It was bizarre. So I continued to wander around, hoping I'd find some hint or clue as to how to get back. As I was looking around I came out to a vast expanse of fields, as far as the eye could see. Just miles of grass. Some trees were scattered here and there, but otherwise, just grass, hills, and these huge...HUGE creatures. I was too worried to realize what they were until I noticed one right next to me. His foot was wider and much taller than me. Now I'm already tall...so imagine a FOOT taller than me...that's crazy. I jumped back, scared out of my wits.

"This creature bent it's long, really long, neck down, its massive head was nearly inches away from me. I could feel and smell its hot breath on my face. It nearly knocked me over it was so overwhelming. I was frozen in place, afraid it might eat me. I didn't know about dinosaurs than...I never got into them as a kid, never interested me. So I didn't know this one didn't eat humans, or angels... But it just stared at me with large brown eyes. They were piercing. It was like looking into the oldest soul and seeing a thousand years right before your own eyes. The creature pushed its face against mine and then pulled back, lifting its large head into the sky again..."

Abel continued his story, describing all the dinosaurs he supposedly had met, and all the strange, interesting scenes. He seemed lost in his story, getting deeply into it and moving closer as he continued, hands moving to help explain himself, eyes sparkling, and lip twitching into a smile every now and then. Somehow it felt like he was telling his life's story without ever really telling it...and it felt wonderful.

((Hahaha he's like a little kid himself...))

When Abel finished his story, reluctantly so, he yawned. He hadn't spoken so much in quite a while. His mouth felt a bit dry and his jaw was tired. Rubbing his cheek he looked back over to David as he spoke out. Abel laughed a bit and nodded, but when David reached out towards his face, he blinked curiously. When he touched the angel's face, Abel smiled softly and raised his brows.

"Thanks. I knew I could trust you." He said genuinely. He became quiet as David and Talen exchanged words, his blue eyes roaming towards the window where it was getting darker, the sun having disappeared behind the horizon and the remaining bits of light creating a dusky setting.

After a moment he looked back to the two on the bed. He wondered what it was like to be responsible for such an important, fragile thing. Of course he had been responsible for things before, but nothing so important, in his mind, as a kid.

((Weeeeekend.))

((Awwww hahaha I love David. My brother's middle name is David... Random fact.))

Abel laughed as David said he could tuck him in. He opened his eyes and looked at him with a surprised expression. "Really? It'd be an honor." He said and started to stand up. As Talen said Abel should be tucked in, he smirked down at him and shook his head. "David's right. I'm too old to be given such a privilege. Plus I should take a shower before I sleep. I'm dirty." In fact, he wasn't dirty at all. But to him he was the epitome of dirty. He had been outside, hadn't washed his hands, hadn't washed his hair, he was dirty in his mind.

Abel then bent down over David and pulled the covers up slightly. He tucked the ends down a bit, but not to much and then pulled up, examining his job and deciding whether it was decent or not. "I think I did it right. Is there anything else I should do?" He asked David, fully ready to do whatever he wanted him to. "Just say the word and I'll do it." He smiled gently and nodded.

Abel nodded understandingly and started to move towards the door. "It would be hard to sleep with people watching you..." he muttered mostly to himself. Once Talen closed the door, Abel looked to him and smiled. "He is a really good kid." He agreed, following Talen down the stairs.

"No!" Abel exclaimed, frowning. "I mean yeah...I'm tired. But you aren't bothering me! I'm sure Mei wouldn't mind you coming along. I haven't seen you in years...she won't mind. Even if she did...I'd make her let you stay." He stepped off the stairs and ran his hands through his hair, yawning. "Anyways...I'm not sure where her place is...you probably know. And if it's any of her normal jobs, she won't be coming back until late tonight or even tomorrow morning." He smiled at Talen, in a way that no one could turn him down.

"You should come over. Saul too. We need to catch up. Or just...hang out a bit. I've only been here for like two hours or so."

Abel smiled as Saul came out of the kitchen. He laughed a bit as Saul teased Talen, making Abel raise his brows at his best friend and leaned towards him a bit. "So you DO like her." He said in a soft voice and nodded before leaning back again, head tilted. "I kind of had that feeling. But I figured it was Mei being herself...flirting with every male thing she saw." He smirked a bit more deviously now. "Just so you know. She's had a thing for you for years. Otherwise she'd probably not have stayed so close to you guys. She doesn't really have many friends here."

Before he left he went into the kitchen, raising a hand to Alice and James. "I guess I'm heading out for the night. It was a pleasure seeing you Alice...REALLY a pleasure. I missed you a lot. And it was nice meeting you, James. Good Night!" He then slid out again and followed Talen out of the house.

Closing the door behind him he took a deep breath of fresh night air and flipped some hair from his face. The sky was amazingly clear, the stars so visible, and the moon especially bright. "What a gorgeous night." He proclaimed, a little bounce in his step.

((Haha I can imagine him bursting out into song and dancing down the street...

Is that weird? Yeah...I'm pretty that thought is weird...))

((HAHA WHAT A PAIR OF BOYS GOSH. WRESTLING. DIRTY DIRTY.))

Abel watched the two on the grass with a confused look. "Don't fight..." He stopped when Talen pulled Saul over his shoulder. Abel smiled weakly, still unsure but saw that Talen began to laugh and drop Saul. "Talen...you should be more careful..." He said quietly, looking at Saul with a worried expression. He was about to ask if he was alright but saw his smile and Abel smiled back.

"Yeah." He said simply and started after Talen, his long legs easily catching him up to his friend. "You're shirt is dirty now...it's going to bother me you know." He sighed heavily and bit his lip, looking down at the man's shirt with an unenthusiastic face. Looking away, he ignored the messiness around him and watched the scenes passing by, smiling with a carefree expression.

As they approached the small house, Abel looked up and raised his brows. There was a pretty impressive garden outside. Flowers were placed in specific areas, creating an overall gorgeous layout. The pathway leading up to the one-story house was made of cobble stone. It was out of place to say the least. The other houses around it were not very well kept, or extremely bland, only grass, wood, and stone. Mei's house was also painted a light green, the shutters and door were made of dark brown wood.

Abel smiled pleasantly at the house, noticing the mailbox had a different name on it. He shrugged, knowing Mei would enjoy going around by a different alias. The name was male however, Patrick. Which of course, Mei would enjoy even more, getting people asking questions and starting rumors about her.

After a moment he look to Saul and Talen before heading up the pathway. "I wonder if she left the door unlocked..." He said out loud and walked up to said door. After trying to open it, he had the answer to his wondering...it was locked. "Why would she lock it if she knew I was going to be coming?" He frowned and knocked. There was loud barking inside and then claws started to clamber behind the door.

Uncertainty crossed Abel's face and he leaned towards the door. "Ummm...could you let us in?" The barks and clawing stopped. One dog growled slightly and Abel leaned against the door, ear against it. "It's okay, we're your master's friends." He said, as if understanding them. There was clawing again, this time at the lock inside. A click sounded and Abel opened up the door.

There were three dogs sitting away from the door, watching them. Two were large pitbulls, one pure white, and the other black. The white one had strange yellow eyes and the black one had pure green. In between the two was a rottweiler, his brown eyes watched the three men before him.

"Hi..." Abel said and walked into the house. He glanced behind him at Talen and Saul. "Thanks for letting us in." He said, looking back at the three dogs who were still. Finally the black pitbull jumped up, startling Abel, who jumped back, hands outstretched defensively. The pitbull walked to him, jaw opened, tongue hanging out, and his tail wagging.

Abel smiled sheepishly. "I picked it up with the time I spent with Gabriel...I never got to really use it before though." He shrugged a bit and then looked down at the black dog in front of him. "Uhhh...I've had bad experiences. My dad used to raise dogs...German Shepherds. And...well anyways. These seem nice." He put out his hand slowly and pat the dog on the head. He barked happily and pressed his head against Abel's knee. He smiled again and rubbed his head.

"It figures Mei would have them though. She likes animals." He looked over to Saul as he vanished into the house to look through Mei's friend. Abel laughed a bit and then looked back down to the black dog. "What's your name?" He asked softly and the dog looked up at him with his green eyes. Abel blinked and laughed for a moment. "Huh...Hades..." He looked over to the other two. The rottweiler was the most calm, statuesque. "I'm just going to guess...you're Zeus, and you must be...Hercules." He snorted as the dogs opened their mouths. "I remember her talking about this before."

He removed his hand from Hades and wandered further into the house. Zeus got up and followed close by Abel, as if protecting him. "She's got a lot of stuff." And indeed she did. There were antiques lining every inch of the wall, photos and paintings hung everywhere, some looked ancient. Some pictures were black and white, of Mei and other people, some of just other people, some of places, and some of just Mei. All were in different time periods. Abel leaned towards an old Asian vase and put a hand to it. "Wow...everything looks so interesting. Kind of dusty though...but I'd be afraid I'd break something cleaning all of this." Zeus made a noise and Abel looked down at him with a raised brow before finding Saul in the kitchen, which was strangely barren of any artifact. There were wine bottles lining one wall, some bananas on the table, and other than that, nothing else, except for an empty beer bottle. If one didn't know the woman who lived here, they'd thing it was an eclectic bachelor's pad.

"Ummm..." He stretched out his arms and sat down at the old oak table. Slowly he began unraveling the bandages around his arm. Zeus rest his squared brown and black head on Abel's thigh. The angel looked down at the dog as he finished getting rid of the bandage and smiled. "Do you guys know where the bathroom is...I kind of want to shower..." He asked of his friends. Zeus raised his head and looked to the right of the kitchen where there was another short hallway.

"I'll make it quick..." He said to Saul and Talen and walked down the hallway and into the bathroom at the end.

((Mmmmm...showers...hot and steamy...yesssss.))