Fours (it/its) speech will be bolded
Twos (he/they) speech will be italicized
Xs (any pronouns) speech will be underlined
Two wasn’t really the kind of person you’d expect to find discovering a fallen heavenly being on their back porch, yet here they were, heading out late at night to do some stargazing, when they saw a shooting star! So of course they made a wish. What they wished for probably could have been better phrased, though… “I wish something exciting would happen to me” fit the bill exactly.
Hmm… that star was looking awfully close- OH GOD IT’S HEADING RIGHT TOWARDS THEM! Two was surprised it wasn’t directly on top of them! Once they recovered from the shock, they went to check out the “star”... instead finding an unconscious number with wings, glowing brightly.
Two wasn’t quite sure what to do.
What if they got in some kind of trouble with God for bothering the angel? Or, since its wings were black, meaning it had fallen… what if they got in trouble for helping it? They weighed their choices, and helping seemed less likely to get them in trouble, so they carried it to their couch.
Two couldn’t stop staring once the glow had faded… the number was a blue four (the open form,) and the feathers on its wings looked like black velvet, and were probably equally soft… no, they shouldn’t touch them. If they got in trouble with god, (since apparently angels were real now,) it could ruin their life. Better not risk it.
Two wasn’t really sure what to do with it, so they just draped a blanket over it and went to bed. When morning came, Two was sure it had all been a dream… until they came downstairs. The angel number, the blue four, was perched on the couch staring at them intensely.
Two blushed.
It was hard not to when a LITERAL SERVANT OF GOD (who they hadn’t even believed in till now,) was sitting on the arm of their couch, gazing at them… the only thing they could think of to say was “do you want breakfast?”
the number stared, and Two was sure they were about to be smited, when the strange creature… started crying.
Two was momentarily stunned.
Could divine beings… even DO that? Apparently they could now. “Ok, so… no breakfast then." They made a mental note.
Its tears were leaving glowing puddles on the floor as it tried to shield itself using its wings, which it dropped to the side after realizing that only brought it more attention. “Don’t look at me!”
Two respectfully looked away.
“What’s wrong?” Two asked, although it wasn’t much of a question and more an attempt to distract it before it made any sudden moves, (Two’s apartment wasn’t that big) but much to Two’s surprise, it answered.
“What do you think? I just made a mistake that cost me everything!”
“Do you… want to talk about it?”
“NO!... Just a day ago I had it all. I was feared and respected by mortals, I loved my job, and I had a cute boyfriend!”
“Wait… angels have love and gender?” Two asked, suddenly confused.
“No, but those are the closest mortal concepts. It was more like soulmates, but like complementary colors… whatever red and green have going on. But with souls? I don’t want to explain. But yesterday, my partner told me they were reconsidering being reincarnated as a mortal, and I kind of freaked out at them. And God… doesn’t like that. I just didn’t want them to leave, so I panicked and hurt them! You probably think I'm a monster now that you know I'm a cruel thing abandoned by God…”
Two interrupted it before it could spiral any further. “No! I don’t think that at all! I think you’re beautiful…”
it paused. It stared. “Mortals are dumber than I remember.” it flew out of Two’s doorway.
“Oh well.” Two thought. “I suppose it has a right to leave…” They were slightly disappointed, but at least they could continue as usual now. Even if they were kind of lonely.
📝NOTE: have some of four’s pov b4 this
A few days later, they got a call from the hospital. It was about the angel.
“Excuse me, mister integer, we have your… friend at the hospital. You were listed as their emergency contact. Seems to go by Four. acting violent. We need you to come right away or they said they won’t stop trying to bite us. It’s interfering with its treatment.”
They hung up before he could even reply, not that he considered not going. Two drove over at once, and rushed straight to room 444.
The first thing he heard was four letting go of a nurse's arm it had been biting. The second was it saying “Thank goodness you're here, Two! These maniacs are trying to sedate me!” “ugh. Four, what is it this time?” Two asked in a chiding tone. “I… flew in front of a car. I forgot I was no longer protected by God's blessing. It gave me good luck, so cars magically missed me. Well, used to.” “Goodness, Four. And why won’t you let them help you?” “I don’t NEED help!” “Four, you broke like 6 different bones. GET THE SURGERY.” “But… I’m scared.” “Seriously? Well, I guess I would be in your position too. Would it help if I stayed?” Four nodded vigorously. It reminded Two a little of Remy from Ratatouille.
One surgery later, and Four was ready to go home. Apparently angels naturally healed fast, so they didn’t need to give it a cast or anything. Two wouldn’t let Four leave unless it agreed to live with him, so of course, Four lied. It wasn’t bound by any code but it’s own, why shouldn’t it lie? As soon as they left the hospital, Four took off. Literally. It flew to an abandoned construction site and slept there. It might be cold, but at least it was roomy. There was actually a little too much space.
And that’s when it got the perfect idea.
“What now?” Two asked. Four had shown up on his doorstep babbling some nonsense about “making it nice again” or something. “I said, you can teach me to be worthy of being an angel again!” “I… Four, you know you’re already good enough, right?” “Then why am I still here?” “God isn’t very forgiving.” “My only other plan was leading X to sin, or finding them as a mortal, and none of those sounded as good as the other plan. So I asked you!” “Four… it was ONE MISTAKE. Why not just pray to god and ask him how to get forgiveness yourself?” “Xyr” “I’m sorry?” “God’s a 𝄞.” “oh.” “Anyway, God doesn’t answer direct messages usually. Xe takes a while. You need to do something to get Xyr attention first.” “What thing?” “Something out of character, or grandiose. Like saving a life, suddenly quitting your job, or planting 1000 📝flowers in an evening.” “why 📝?” “God likes flowers.” “oh.”
“I think the most out of character thing I could do is depend on someone other than X. It was my excessive attachment to them that put me here, so i need to show God that i’m capable of being happy without them”
Gosh. this would be hard. It still loved X a lot. And besides, it was doing this for X in the first place.
“Two… Can you help me fall in love?” Two was shocked. “Sure… if that’s what you really want.” “More than anything!”
They started by going out in public and trying to find people that reminded Four of X. But they were usually a disappointment. For example, they never wanted to listen to Four talk about BFDI (A mortal gameshow Four loved,) or if they did like Four, they left when Four acted impulsively, even if it apologized.
Meanwhile, Two was torn. He could listen to Four talk about BFDI all day, but Four never brought up his interests or talked to Two much. It was always busy on dates! Four probably hated him.
Four was hanging out with its most recent date, a girl called Ivory, but all Four could think about was Two.
“Ugh. man, Ivory. Two is pure evil. He says he’ll help me find true love, but then He distracts me with his handsome looks and kind personality! It’s the most annoying thing in the world!” Whenever it said that, its dates laughed. Four wasn’t sure what was so funny about Two acting nice to get Four to like him so he could sabotage its mission, but maybe mortals just found pain hysterical.
One night, they were going for a drive, when Four confronted Two. “Two, we need to talk.” “Oh? What is it, Four?” “I know you’re sabotaging my mission to get me to stay longer with you!” “Four… THAT’S THE MOST RIDICULOUS THING I’VE EVER HEARD!” Suddenly, Two was laughing so hard they had to pull the car over and stop driving. Four slapped Two across the face. “STOP! You think this is funny? You don’t know how much it hurts to fall for someone when you’re so used to flying instead! Love is pain, Two! It only leads to heartbreak! I flew in front of that car because I was thinking about you! Love is dangerous!” Four left the car and flew off. “Wait, Four, I’m sorry!” Two called. But it was too late. It was gone.
Four looked up at the sky and wished on a star that life could just go back to normal. If Two’s wish came true, why shouldn’t its? Funny, it was almost like the star was yelling Four’s name… “Four, you silly! It’s me!” hey… that sounded like X! Four opened its eyes to see X flying in front of it. “You forgave me?” “I was never mad. I’m here to talk. God said I can become mortal if you do, but with a couple of catches. We will start over as babies, we need one mortal to be reborn with us, we get a guarantee that we’ll all meet each other, and eventually we’ll learn how to transform into pseudo-angels at will. No memories, though. The reason we need a mortal to restart with us is simple math. 2 angels worth of power is too much to seal inside 2 mortals, but 2 angels worth of power could fit into 3. So we need one more guy. What do you say, Four?” “X, that’s a big sacrifice. Can I have some time to think?” “Sure! Just tell God when you’ve made your choice!”
“Wait! One more thing! X, I still love you, but… I also fell in love with someone else!” “Do they make you happy?” “Yes.” “Are they ok with their partner dating someone else?” “I’ll check.” “If they say yes, just date us both! There’s enough of you to go around!” “X, you’re brilliant!” “Yes, I am. Which is why I have to go before I burn someone’s eyes out. See you in the next life, Four!”
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