Alex sighed "Because you have the most beautiful face and you would still have it if you didn't bury it under heaps of hate." he said with the slightest bit of snob in his voice.

The dou made it to the forest which was sadly abandoned and empty for the moment. He muttered a spell under bis breath and a foggy quartz crystal the size of a basteball appeared in his hands. "Mesamal"he said softly and an image appeared in the ball...

"Another round boys!" he shouted and a demon brought him a glass filled with straight casineb, pure hate. It was the opposite of cariad which was pure love and he would use in the cafe but this nectar was like poison to him. Hell, when he smelled it he would vomit. The once angel sat atop a obsidian throne dawned with broken hearts. He looked much different for his hair was pure black and greased up into a spiked look. His skin was tanned and littered with bumps on his arms. He had the scythe dawned over his back as he chugged the mug and threw it at the wall. He laughed as it shattered as well as his demon army. "Alright now let's kill this bitch once and for all and show people how strong the goddess of love really is." he shouted and his voice sounded evil. He hated it but it was what would be. He watched the boy spread his wings which were once beautiful dove feathers were now tattered bat wings, brown and depressing. The boy then walked into another room and laughed as his subjects fallowed.

Alex looked up with horror in his eyes. " W Well this would be me now you." he said then muttered once more Hersaben and another image slowly appeared...

"Closing time sorry" she shouted over as people sighed and paid for their food as they slowly walked out. She started humming as the angels cleaned up the small cafe. She looked much better than she did now. She had an amazing posture and her skin was flawless as she walked around in a stunning white dress. Bonbon appeared from her pocket and tangled himself in her golden hair which fell to her shoulders. "Silly Lovebug" she said pulling him out and giving him a light kiss before putting him back in her pocket. She then grabbed a broom and started sweeping as she hummed a tune.

Alex looked up and sighed. "So do you like your future or would you care to change it?" he said then snapped his fingers making the ball disappear.

Nadia closed her eyes and thought about it for several moments. What should she ask him? She finally opened her eyes and quickly ate the rest of the cake that had been left on her plate and she shrugged. "Do you have a job?" She asked. She suddenly thought that was a stupid question, what if he took it a different way. She was afraid that he would think she was being rude and she started to do what she always did when she was nervous, she started to push fake hair behind her ear and kept looking down. It was a habit she had picked up right after her mother had died and she would constantly have anxiety problems and would get nervous easily.

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Sarah rolled her eyes when he had complimented her old self, she caught the hint of snobbiness which made her cross her arms and ignore what he had just said.

The goddess then looked at the crystal and watched it carefully, taking in the future of what was going ot happen if she didn't help. She smiled when she saw Alex, she thought he looked much better in the future thne he did at this moment. Though, when it came to her and she saw the way she looked the smirk on her face slowly turned to a frown. Of course she was disgusted by the way she look, that blonde hair, flawless skin was absolutley terrible. There was no way that she would ever want to look like that, not again. She had given up on that a long time ago, of course the way she use to look could momentarily return if she willed it to but she hated the way she previously looked so much she would never imagine looking that way again.

She didn't want to help, she hated the fact that if she didn't help that she would look a certain way and would change completly. Why should she help Alex though? She shook her head and ran a hand through her blue hair.

As soon as Alex had started talking she looked at him. "Of course I don't like my future, did you see the way I looked? I looked absolutley horrible." She scowled, "How am I suppose to help change this? Now I am not saying that I will help but I just want to know." She would most definently consider anything he had to offer but she had to know what it was first and she would have to see if there was any way to get her scythe from him in the process.

Jephthah nodded. "Well, yes. Like I said, I'm a utility worker for a retail store. It's mostly carts, cleaning up rooms, sweeping the floor, carry out, and all that stuff related to it."He figured Nadia was a bit nervous, though he did not know to what degree.

Finishing up his smoothie, he waited for one of the waitors and waitresses to come so he could pay what was owed. Meanwhile, he wrote down his address and number to give to her. "This is in case you need help with anything, or just feel like talking." Placing a hand around his neck, he attempted to think of something else to say.

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Abdas figured Zachary would not be enthusiastic about the young ladies at the dance school. He could sense the pain in his heart. "You're welcome." He left the note with the address and directions to the dance school on the table and went back in the kitchen. Noticing Bon Bon bouncing happily on the gelatin plate, the coyote laughed a little. "You're rather gittery, today, aren't you, silly Lovebug?"

Nadia looked down, blushing a little from embaressment since he had probably already told he the answer to that question. What should she ask him? Suddenly she bit her lips and she poked him in the side. She covered her mouth and covered a laugh, that was when she noticed the address and number which she carefully picked up, folded and pushed it into one of her pockets. After she had pocketed the number and address she poked him in the side again and smiled at him. She hoped he wasn't one of those people who hated when people were being playful with them or touched them.

Jephthah felt the pokes from Nadia and noticed her smile. He could not help but smile back. The entire gesture was just too cute. Looking at the spot where he was poked, he playfully asked, "Was there a bug on me?" Jephthah looked around. "Now, where did it go?" This made him feel a little better. He was not quite as nervous, now.

Nadia laughed, "It flew away after I poked you the first time." She joked, covering another laugh. She felt relieved that he was joking around instead of getting around like a few people she knew would do. She smiled then gave a fake gasp, "There it is." She poked him in the stomach then giggled and scooted back in her seat. "I got it, I think." She said, pulling her knees to her chest and wrapping her arms around them. She blushed and watched his reaction, she was happy that he had a sense of humor and that he actually joked around instead of taking things seriously. Obviously she must have had some kind of bad experience with other humans.

Come closing time the cheerful blonde finished her lemonade and stepped outside. "Ah!" the rain suprised when she looked up it wasn't rain just water from the roof. She laughed at herself and clutching her dance bag walked slowly down the street. Her hair which just passed her shoulders was flapping in her face as she walked. She held it back with one hand so she could see properly and carried on walking. She didn't want to go home yet. She liked being out surronded by people but at home the only company she had was her beloved russain blue kitten Leela

Jephthah cuckled a little. "Really?" He let out a playful "Doh!" when poked in the stomach. When Nadia wrapped her arms around her knees and blushed, the young man blushed, as well. "You wouldn't mind if we took a walk after this, would you?"

She decided she would go home only because of her exam resaults. She had a nervous knot inn her stomach as she walked home. As her apartment came into sight she paused at the letterbox and opened it. "No I don't want a £250 watch with a 10% discount." she grumbled. She found a brown letter with Miss Claudia R Ashton printed on it. She peeled it open and there in gold letters Has passed with full marks after performing swan lake. She gave a little scream and rushed inside. "Leela.Mummy's home." the beautiful cat strolled down the stairs to Claudia. Her delighted owner swooped the cat up and hugged her. Leela purred licking her face. Claudia put the cat into one hand and went to find her phone.

Alex nodded softly. "Well first you need to stop all of your demons from breaking up and that goes for you too." he said then paced around as people start to walk over. "Let's go back to the cafe and discuss this further, I think." he said then started walking back towards the cafe. He would have to figure out a way she would actually tell her demons to stop with the hate they crave and desire but, just maybe that the image of a beautiful face and body with a pure heart if she kept it up might just be enough to have her stop.

Nadia covered laughs that where threatening to spill out. She smiled brightly then nodded to Jephthah, "I like walks." she said softly. "Infact I prefer taking long walks over taking drives places." She blushed more, though the reason was unknown. "Do you know where we are going to walk to though? Is there any certain place you where planning on going?" She asked, the questions just seemed to spill wihtout a thought from her lips and it seemed as if she could not control her own voice and what she says. She smacked a hand gently over her mouth as she tried her best to stop from talking and asking so many questions.

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Sarah walked beside Alex, listening to what he had to say and what she would have to do. "You know it won't be easy to convince my demons to stop hating long enough for me to keep from loosing my powers." She pointed out. She shook her head, knowing that this would probably not work. She knew that her demons would probably get really angry with her if she tried to get them to help her. The goddess also knew that if they saw Alex then they would probably attack him and do something to him. She was thinking way to hard about this, several thoughts and questions flooded her brain as she thought more and more.

Most of it was, what if she changed completly, her blonde hair returned and she became absolutley flawless like before. Even the thought made her shiver with disgust, she hated even thinking about that. It was a terrible thought that such thing would be even possible, how could someone be so flawless and have not a hate in the world. She liked herself, often thinking she was quite beautiful even though probably no one else did. She held her head high, pushing any terrible, disturbing thought of her previous beauty aside and smirked a little. She just wanted this to be over with now, that she would get her scythe back, and that she would yet again return to her hateful self and wouldn't have to help to keep herself from loosing her hatred.

Jephthah blushed a little more and thought about where they would go. I didn't think of that. Wait! She likes chocolate, doesn't she? I know where they have a lot of it. She already ate, though... Still, she may digest a bit and have room. Well, she has a craving for it, so... He checked the time on his watch. I don't have work until 9:00am tomorrow, so I need to be in bed by about 10:00pm, at the very latest. We have plenty of time. Looking up with a smile while blushing still, the Young man said, "Well, I was thinking about heading over to the frozen yogurt store, about ten blocks away from here. It has plenty of frozen treats there, along with kits and such for making them at home. You could get some chocolate ice cream there. I am seriously considering getting a blender and materials for making fruit smoothies. I think it doubles as a way to make milkshakes, as well. Anyway, like I said, there is plenty of chocolate stuff there, if you feel like coming with me."

Nadia nodded, "That's sounds good. I have always wanted to be able to make something at home that has to do with chocolate." She said, looking down as she realized how much of a chocolate freak she sounded like. "Only if you wouldn't mind if you came." She said at the last part. She of course really wanted to go with him, not only because she wanted to get to know him better but because she needed to stay away from home as long as she could and because she was actually looking forward to learning a place to get frozen treats. She slowly lifted her head to look at him, her arms tightened around her legs, and she saw him blushing. How long has he been blushing? Does he always do that? She smiled, her blush slowly fading as she began to relax. Don't say anything about his blush Nadia. She thought.

His blush faded slowly when he heard Nadia's words. Jepthah normally did not blush, but this was a special case. After all, his attraction to her was immense. "Of course, I would not mind." He had this urge to give her a hug or kiss on the cheek, but thought better of it. Control yourself, Jephthah.

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Abdas busied himself once again in the bakery, not sure what else to do. Bon Bon squeaked happily during that time. Understanding what the Love Bug was saying, the Baker nodded. "Yes, Euphemia is beautiful, and kind. I rarely ever found such compassion and innocence in anyone." Looking at the bug, he added, "What if she falls for someone else?"

Abdas shook his head at Bon Bon's response. "Don't be ridiculous. Angel and Human relationships are not an option for God's messengers. At least, as far as I know. Either way, can you imagine the Nephilim that could spawn from such a union? Many were violent before the Great Flood. I killed my fair share of them. I would know." A sigh was let out. "Of course, I would not stand much of a chance, either way. I am not like the other angels. Like Gabriel, who gave the message of Christ's birth to the shepards outside Jerusalem. Like the Cherubim, who serve loyally in Heaven. They all have something that I do not: the power to create. All I am is a living weapon, meant for destruction."

Bon Bon made another sqeak, one which sounding sort of like laughter. Abdas raised an eyebrow. "Wait. All coyotes on Earth to this day are descended from me?" He gave it some thought. "Now that I think about it, Noah kind of mistook me for a mortal coyote, given I was in coyote form." A blush came to him. "And the female did have a lot of spirit, and was not bad to look at." Bon Bon was now truly laughing, which made the Angel make a questioning shrug. "What? It's a canine thing!" Bon Bon stopped laughing to explain with another squeak. Abdas' blush faded as he sighed. "Well, okay, that was one instance where I created."

The baker got back to work. "Still, Euphemia might not want to be anywhere near me if she knew my past." A tear came down his left eye, a rare event for someone who was not particularly emotional. "Then again, it would not mean anything if I held back. She would deserve answers. Besides, if love prevails, Euphemia will accept me for who I am, regardless of my past."

Alex thought for a minute and shrugged. " I am not sure but you had better figure ot a way to do it less you get those beautiful golden hairs back. " he asides and put his hand in the goddesses. He knew she would slap it away then he came up with an idea. "You have to fall in love with me temporarily. If I give you some cariad you would turn into your past self but only for a few days and if you disappear the demons will scatter unable to think. " he looked her in the eyes. "It will work and it will only be a few days then you will be back to your hatred self in a few days. I promise. " He said hoping she wouldn't think it was a trick.

Nadia nodded and noticed that his blush was fading, suddenly the words just slipped from her lips. "Do you always blush around girls?" She quickly covered ehr mouth, suddenly hating that she had ever even brought it up. She cleared her throat then glanced from down at her feet then back up to him. She thought for several moments, "Uh, when do you want to go for that walk?" She asked, praying that the change of subject quickly would give him something other then what she had just said to think about. She didn't want him to get angry with her or feel bad in anyway, she didn't know if she could handle him being upset with her. Especially not now.

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Sarah jerked her hand away and glared at Alex, she became absolutly shocked by his words. "No, no way. I am not going to fall in love with you Cupid. It is not going to happen, this is just some kind of freak trick to get me back as my old self. I know how this will all turn out and there is no way I want to turn into that thing again." She said, meaning her old beautiful self. She shook her head, then suddenly she actually began to think about it. Why was she even thinking about this? He could be so tricking her and she would be so falling for it. She couldn't bring herself to doing this. She looked away, breaking any type of eye contact with him. A major blush crept up onto her face and she clenched her fists up by her side.

Jephthah shook his head at the first question. "No, this was the first time I blushed around anyone." He gave the other question some thought. It would probably be a while before the waiter came. The receipt was there, two of them. One for Nadia's order, and one for his. He took out his wallet and paid for both, slipping the cash in both folders. "Let's go." Jephthah stood up andheld out his hand. "Shall we?"

Alex shrugged "Fine if you would rather stay like that for eternity than I would say alright." he looked at her and gasped slightly and plucked a hair from her head. "Pure golden blonde. So pretty." he said then put infront of her face then looked at her moving infront of her. "Now do you want to be temporary or permanently?" he asked with a serious look on his face. This was almost life or death and he hoped the girl would make the right choice.

Nadia watched as he slipped the money into both of the folders. She could have paid for it herself but she wasn't going to say anything. She smiled and climbed form her seat before gently taking his hand and entwining their fingers. "Lead the way," She said before glancing over at him then returning her gaze quickly to looking forward. She wanted to start humming but decided against it because she knew it was often very annoying. She bit her bottom lip gently, yet another habit she was never really able to break.

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Sarah stared hopelessly at the strand of hair; she snatched it from his grasp and looked at it. She sighed softly and tipped her head back, what was she suppose to do. "I can't believe I am saying this but if I have to fall in love with you temporarily to keep me from changing into my old self then I will." She said, it was obviously hard for her to actually bring herself to say since she was talking through gritted teeth. She looked at him and rubbed her eyes, our of both frustration and anger. She hated that she had to do this; never did she expect for this to happen.

Alex nodded. "Alright come on then" he said pointing to the cafe just up ahead. He walked a bit faster then made it inside a few seconds ahead of the goddess. "I'll fix it up just take a seat." he slipped inside then smiled seeing his angels. He made his way to the back and saw Abdas playing with BonBon. "Abdas get ready to feel a bit strange." he said taking a cup of tea and opening a locked cabinet. He took out three vials. The first was cariad, well just a bit stronger since it was pure cariad. The next was Mu-wu a relaxant which would cause them to feel happiness within the user. The final was the concoction that he uses to lace his magic arrows. He poured to whole bottle of it in which would allow the affects of love to last about a week.

He sighed looking at the pink tea and took it out into the main cafe and sat down at an empty table with the tea infront of him as he waited for the goddess.

Sarah stopped for a moment, and paced around. What was she doing? She took in a shaky breath, running a hand through her hair and inspecting it. Gosh she would miss this hair... She then finally ran to the cafe where she pushed the door open and walked over to Alex. She sat down in front of him; obviously she did not want to do this. She looked at the pink tea that he was holding and she shook her head. "Ready Cupid?" She asked, smirking that quickly faded back into a frown. At the moment questions and thoughts rushed through her brain. What if she didn't change back to her original self? What if she was stuck loving him? What if this was all a trick? She was only making herself even more nervous then she already was by thinking about this so she had to push away the thought. "Let's just get this over with."

Alex nodded and put his hand on Sarah's then passed the cup over. "Alright drink a few sips of it then close your eyes and look at me. You will be head over heels for a few days then it will start to wear down until you return to this state." he looked at the girl's nervous expression then brushed some of her blue bangs from her face and smiled softly. "You'll be fine. After a few days you'll be back to your horrid, evil self I promise." he blushed and smiled wishing to see the girl he fell in love with as a child. This would make her nicer, prettier, and more positive making her the goddess of love, at least for a few days.

Sarah sighed and gently took the cup. She looked at the contents in it, she gently pushed his hand away then lifted the drink to her mouth and took one sip. She took a few more sips of the drink before closing her eyes. She knew that all of this was going to be different, that she wouldn't be evil anymore. She would no longer hate anything she will end up loving most things. This scared her to death, that is why she was so hesitant on opening her eyes. She was afraid of what she would see and how different she would be. Though she imagined that it wouldn't be the same as the way she sees things now, she imagined that she probably wouldn't even remember all the hate she had. What did she know though? Finally, she took a shaky breath before opening her eyes and looking straight at Alex, she saw him in a totally different way. There was no hate there, at all.

Alex gasped and smiled happily. He looked at the girl before him, she was beautiful nothing like the girl he knew her as. Her hair was staihht and golden with not the slightest knot or drop of grease. He eyes were soft and her lips were lustful. Her skin was tan and without any blemishes or scars. He grabbed her free hand, it was soft and petite the figure of feminish. "S-Sarah can you understand me?" he asked hoping that the potion wasn't so strong that it made her mind only think of him as her lover.

He rubbed her hand and looked her over once more to confirm it. This was the girl he had had a crush on since he was a boy, the girl who would always play with him, who would help him but be clumsy and screw it up only to have a laugh about it once he fixed it. "You are Beautiful, my goddess. " he said smiling and looking up and making eye contact showing his dark red blush.

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