Chapter 6 Bonus Scene

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Chapter 6 Bonus Scene

Seth closed his eyes and took a very much needed calming breath once he left Edward and Isabella to their own devices.

Edward Cullen was certainly going to test the otherworldly being to the limits of his supernatural abilities; there was no doubt about it. "Depends on your definition of okay," he scoffed to himself thinking back over his discussion with his willful, scared, and broken charge.

"Damn human," he muttered, arriving in the spiritual realm where the others of his kind greeted him warmly.

He floated along to shouts of 'hello' and warm embraces until he found himself before his mentor and guide, Gideon.

"Come," he told Seth in a loud, booming voice, but one that wasn't the least bit harsh. Seth was much loved and adored among his kind, and that went for Gideon as well. Angelic love was a bit on the all-encompassing and boisterous side; they were very emotional beings.

Gideon led Seth to a quiet spot away from the others who all wanted to speak to his young pupil and turned his ice blue, almost white eyes on him and said, "You are doing well so far, my friend."

Seth shrugged his large shoulders and let out a deep sigh. "I don't know, Gideon. Edward Anthony is so agonized and so scarred by what happened to him. I worry that we have waited too long to intervene."

Oh yes, his kind had been watching Edward Cullen for some time now...quite some time. When the time came for Seth to apprise Edward of that fact, he had no illusions on how that discussion would go. To say Edward would be angry was the understatement of all understatements. He was, as Seth had come to learn up close and personal, an infuriating and quick-to-react human.

"Seth, you know it is not our place to question when or why; our job is to merely do. There is a reason for your presence in young Edward's life now, but not then," Gideon reminded him.

The angel sighed again, knowing that his mentor was correct, as he always was. "I know, Gideon, I know." Seth floated around in a circle for a bit while he tried to sort through his emotions. An angel's love knew no bounds, this was true, but angels were also able to feel many things at one time. Seth loved both Edward and Isabella, but he was anxious and nervous, too. He'd never failed at an assignment before and he really didn't want Edward to be his first one.

"I'm afraid I won't be able to reach him," Seth admitted as he came to a stop in front of Gideon and lowered his...being...to a more relaxed position.

Gideon regarded his most favorite pupil and placed himself in the same position. For humans, it would be like reclining in an easy chair, but they were angels so the furniture was not necessary. "You will, Seth. It won't be easy, but that is why you were chosen for this particular assignment. If anyone can get through and reach Edward, it is you," Gideon said with a large, beaming smile. "Besides, he is much like you were," the being reminded Seth.

Seth rolled his ice blue eyes but then let them twinkle as he glanced back at his mentor. "It may have been long ago, but yes, I suppose he is. I wasn't lucky enough to have an Isabella though," he sighed dramatically and felt his heart grow as he thought about Edward's lovely wife.

The angel was a bit partial, he had to admit and more than a little in love with her, too.

Gideon gave him an indulgent and knowing smile, for he knew Seth was quite fond of Isabella and said, "No, Isabella is one of a kind and she is Edward's and no one else's."

"I only hope it's not too late for him to realize that," Seth said quietly and then floated away. He had much to do before he returned to his two favorite humans.

"We can only hope," Gideon murmured as he watched his prodigy take his leave.

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