Love in a Holy Place

"*This story is loosely based on the Creation story and the fall of the angels from heaven in the Christian theology. Please keep opinions to yourself as I do not care to hear them. Thank you. Enjoy the story!""-Scorpius *"___________________________________________________________________________________________

The sun was shining brightly in the new sky. The earth felt new and clean still. The smell of the salt in the ocean, the heat from the sun, the dirt between their toes, all of it was new. New creations called birds flew overhead. Large mammals walked on the ground as they ate the foliage that was recently planted. All of the plants were in bloom, giving off their sweet aromas. Fruits were ripe and perfect to eat. The rivers were flowing, singing their songs as they raced down the banks against the rocks. The wind in the trees made them wave like sails against the blue sky. Nothing seemed to be amiss withing God's creation. That all was about to change fairly soon.

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Sachiel was flying along the waters of the later to be named Caribbean Sea. He laughed as the water sprayed up behind him. He flew up into the air and stopped a few hundred feet up. He smelled the sweet ocean air and sighed. "How can all of this feel be so perfectly crafted? Not one details was missed!" He said to himself as he floated in the air. He pulled his wings and fell backwards in a free fall as he felt the wind and the earth coming towards him rapidly. As he was about twenty feet from the ground, Sachiel opened his wings again, rapidly stopping his decent as he landed in a crouch, sand scattering from the rush of air. He stood up and brought his wings to their resting positions as Sachiel started to walk along the beach towards his partner.

Seraphina was standing there, looking inland at the the plant life and variety of animals that were to be found in the land later named Florida. "Amazing." She said with a smile as Sachiel came up to her. "Six days. That's all it took for God to create everything. The whole universe, the vast cosmos. There is so much to explore!" she had a excited look in her eyes. she looked over at Sachiel and smiled. "Wouldn't it be nice to go and see it all? To learn about and see everything God created?"

Sachiel smiled back. "It would be nice, wouldn't it?" He turned from her as he decided to lay down on the sand. "Have you seen His newest creations? Adam and Eve they are named I think. They live in Eden with God. I heard they look a lot like Him. Crazy huh?" Sachiel laughed, closing his eyes. "I wonder what they can do?"

Seraphina joined Sachiel on the sand. "I heard from Michael and Lucifer that we are to be ruled over by them. God's grace is wonderful isn't it?" she laughed, turning towards Sachiel. "What do you think his plan is for them then?" She placed her hand on Sachiel's for a moment.

Sachiel pulled his hand away and sat up. "Seraphina, you know we can't show affection towards each other. It would affect our work. Not to mention it's frowned upon." Sachiel said with a saddened look. He looked over the over the new sea, the waters blue and clear and singing against the shoreline. Seraphina sat up and leaned against Sachiel, laying her head on his shoulders.

"I don't care about that right now. I just know that I like my time with you, and I enjoy being with you. Can't we just try and enjoy it together for once?" Seraphina asked looking at Sachiel's face. They stared at each other for a few moments, wanting to be close together for as long as possible. Sachiel sighed as he entwined his fingers into hers and placed his head on hers. Her heart fluttered and she was happy, feeling like a dancing flame. Sachiel felt like a bubbling brook, happy to be with his friend. They sat on that beach until sun down before they got up to stretch and fly back to their posts.

"We can't do this all the time, you know. We might get in trouble." Sachiel said, as he stretched his wings out. Both of them fly up into the sky next to each other towards the heavens.

"I know... but I enjoy every second we do." Seraphina said with a smile.

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