Chloe Davis || 16 || Angel: Aiden Skyes || Open

Chloe Davis has always been the “Queen Bee” ever since kindergarten where she wore a tiara to school and commanded everyone to bow down to her. She has the money. She has the looks. She has the status. She even has the star of the football team on her arm. This girl is a spoiled brat and she knows it. The one thing she actually earned herself is her rising singing career. Chloe is the kind of girl that won’t take no for an answer and will sneak her way into getting whatever she wants. Although she pretty much has everything, deep down inside, she isn’t happy. No matter what she fills her life with, there’s just something missing. But what was it? For years now, she’d wonder with no answers being given to her.

The day Aiden came was probably the worst day she had ever lived through. She was in her room, lying on her bed while sexting her boyfriend when he just poofed in. Not only did he scare her close to death, he grabbed her phone and criticized their conversation. She could remember his exact words were, “Ew, this sexting is horrible. I could send texts than this crap and I’m an angel!” Being the proud and snobby brat that she is, she completely denied that he was an angel no matter what he did to try and prove it to her.

From that day on, war broke out between the two and constant battles would ensue every day. Harsh words and empty threats would be thrown at each other and although Chloe stood confident and strong, inside she could feel herself dying with every word he hissed at her. The words that she hissed back were just said to hide her pain. Her ego has never been so kicked around in her entire life. Everyday was like an emotional roller coaster now that he was there. The odd part was that she sort of liked it. Someone that was equal to her. It was somewhat refreshing.

After another day at school, Chloe entered her room, ready for another battle. The stress that she got from the history test that day was just another extra push that made her eager to fight someone. But that day was different. Instead of fighting back like he normally did, Aiden’s eyes grew cold and he started to scream insults and profanities until his face was red with anger. Her eyes widened at his reaction, not knowing that he would react that way. And in the next second, he just… poofed away. Disappeared. Gone.

Chloe felt her knees grow weak as his words sank in, but the fact that he was gone hit her hard. There were no tears though. Her pride wasn’t completely gone yet. Days passed, and Aiden was still gone. He definitely wasn’t going to come back. Depression started to sink in and she slowly started to lose everything. Her friends stopped talking to her. Her popularity was decreasing. Her singing career wasn’t looking too good either because of her refusal to sing. Everything was crumbling in her hands and she didn’t even care. She had lost her angel. It was just a random day when she entered her room from another regular day where she started to just cry. All sense of pride was gone and she just let everything out. To her surprise, she found herself talking to him. She knew he probably couldn’t hear her, but it was worth a shot. She told him that she missed him, and that she was sorry. Completely and fully. That if he would only come back that she would treat him better and stop being a bitch. Suddenly, she heard his chuckle beside her and her head snapped up to see for herself. And there he was. Smirking like he usually did. Chloe couldn’t help but quickly wipe her tears away and punch his arm as hard as she possibly could. Her angel was back, and so was her pride.

Aiden Skyes || 16 || Logan Lerman || Angel to: Chloe Davis || Open

Aiden may seem like a sweet and caring boy, but behind those baby blue eyes is a rude and sarcastic angel. Weird combo, right? He’s the type of guy who will take nobody’s shit and will beat the pulp out of you if you try to tell him what to do. Although he can get a little out of hand, he tells things like it is. There’s no sugar coating or little white lies with him. He will tell you flat out what it is without even the slightest of considerations if it would hurt you or not. It sounds awful, but sometimes that’s what people need. A person who will tell you the honest truth no matter how much it hurts and still keep a clam face.

When the Big Man upstairs sent him down, Aiden hated it. The human he was paired up with was rude, stubborn, and just a big brat. Just like him. He hated that in women. The angel had been watching Chloe from above for a while, looking at her with utter disgust. She just seemed so appalling that he could believe how many guys have drooled over her. Were they blind? Or more likely deaf? The girl never stopped talking in that annoying voice of hers! He absolutely despised her with all of his soul. Unfortunately, he had to follow out the Big Man’s orders and become her guardian angel.

Aiden first met her at age 10, and she didn’t believe that he was her angel and that annoyed him. Even though he proved to Chloe many times that he was angel by showing her his wings, flying, making her fly and a bunch more, she still wouldn’t believe. As years passed, he learned to just tolerate her behavior and be a good guardian angel. He would give her watch over her, give her smart advice, and keep her safe, all the while squeezing a few mean “jokes” and taunts in between. These led to many fights and bickers between the two, most of which would go on for days. The years that they spent together were quite possibly the worst days Aiden had ever gone through.

The reason he left her was predictable. He couldn’t take it anymore. If he didn’t leave any sooner, he could almost guarantee you that he would’ve gone mentally insane. The constant battles he’d face everyday took so much energy out of him and continuing to help her without wanting to strangle the annoying out of her was nearly impossible. He had to leave. It was just another day where they argued about something pointless when he just snapped. All sense of snarkyness, sarcastic joking and wittiness was gone. Aiden simply leaned his face close to hers, with his cold blue eyes and told her exactly what he thought of her. It was harsh and cruel, but without a second to spare, he disappeared from her life. Just like that.

The minute he stepped back upstairs, something twinged in his heart. It was a feeling that he had never felt before. Was it sadness? Grief? Maybe even unfulfillment? No mattter how much he thought about it, he just couldn’t place what was bothering. After days of this odd nagging in his heart, Aiden accidentally glanced over the edge and saw Chloe, crying on her bed and…. whispering something. As he listened harder and was about to lean closer, he realized that he didn’t have to. Her voice almost sounded like she was right in front of him. Were they connected somehow?? And the weirdest part was that she was speaking to… to him! The feeling in his heart grew stronger, and he knew what it was. It was the feeling of guilt. In his entire existence, he had never felt anything like it. Her words seemed to send tremendous waves of guilt to his heart, and he knew that there was only one way to fix it. With a deep breath, he said goodbye to his angelhood and appeared next to her side, smirking playfully.

“You know, you’re pretty ugly when you cry, princess.

Andrew Smith || 24 || Joseph Gordon-Levitt || Angel: Penny Jones || Open

Before the accident: Innocent, warm-hearted, perfectly happy

After the accident: Hateful, depressed, scarred for life

This is who Andrew Smith has turned into. He could remember the day that ruined everything as if it were yesterday. It was a stormy night with rain pouring so hard that you could barely see two inches in front of your face. His little brother, the light of his life, and he were just sitting indoors, staring out at the sky and listening to the rain tapping on their window. He was about 6 years old and Andrew was 18. The little boy began to become restless and bored, so the older brother decided that they should go out for a night drive. His parents were reluctant to let them go, but somehow he got them to say yes. With wide grins, the two ran out through the front door and jumped into his car, driving off into the night. After slowly driving around a few blocks, they both realized that they were lost. They couldn’t see ahead of them. They couldn’t see the sides nor the back. They were trapped in the darkness. After about an hour of panicking, suddenlya pair of headlights shot through the darkness from the side and right into their car. Andrew couldn’t comprehend what was happening. It all happened too fast. It didn’t matter anyways because all his mind was focused on was his brother. He had heard his scream. That bloodcurdling scream that filled his ears. “Andy!” The funeral was long and painful. Everybody in the room cried for the boy. For the goals he had yet to achieved. For his hopes and dreams that wouldn’t ever be fulfilled. For the life that he couldn’t live anymore when it had only begun. The one person that didn’t cry was Andrew. He was still in a state of shock. It was so surreal. The whole accident kept playing through his head, the sound of crushing metal, the sirens, the piercing scream. It couldn’t have been real. He wouldn’t believe it.

When Penny had first come into his life, he had grown into a young man. Although he was a little mentally unstable, he had somehow landed a job as a teacher’s assistant. He never liked it of course and he always yelled at his kids, but everyone was too afraid to report him. At first, Andrew didn’t believe Penny was real. He truly believed that she was a figment of his mind. It was so weird. That what when she mentioned him. Daniel. His dead brother. After that, all traces of doubt were gone. She was actually his guardian angel.

It was hard to accept that she was there though. All she’d do was sit there by his kitchen table and try to start conversation. He barely talked to anyone for years after the accident, so it was weird for him to be talking more. Especially with an angel. He felt so awkward, like he wasn’t worthy or something. Eventually, his mumbling turned into words, and his words turned into sentences. And very slowly, his sentences turned into conversations. Life seemed to get a bit brighter every day with her around. He even brought her to his class one time, even though she’d glare at him whenever he did something wrong. He got promoted to an actual teacher. Life became better and she was slowly becoming his new light of his life.

It was that one day where everything seemed to crumble. Rain was pouring down and claps of thunder would fill the air, causing shrieks from his kids. Penny hadn’t come to his class that day, so he had no restraints to yell at his kids. Even if she had come, he was sure she wouldn’t have said anything either. It was that day. The very day their beloved Daniel had been taken from him. At one point in the middle of his class, he couldn’t stand to stay for another second, so he stormed away. No one chased him. No one yelled for him to come back. They all understood. Somewhat. Once he was home, all that violent anger that had been building up all day seemed to be targeting towards her. The so called angel that couldn’t even save his brother. It was all her fault. She was no angel. Once his foot stepping into his home, his eyes found her sitting on the couch and in an instant, his hands were locked around her neck. Her eyes were wide with fear, but he didn’t care. He kept squeezing tighter, and he leaned in beside her ear. “It’s all your fault, you bitch. You killed my brother. Daniel is dead because of you. Go. To. Hell.” he hissed, not realizing that the dark haired angel was already disappearing right from under his hands. Pretty soon, her body was gone and his hands were only gripping air now. That’s when Andrew snapped and broke into tears on the couch.

Penny was gone. His angel was gone. What had he done? Why had he been so stupid? Now he had once again lost the light in his life. What was wrong with him? Depression and darkness sank in again as his feet began to drag across the floor, taking him up the roof of a random and very tall building. People stared, but he didn’t care. He had only one thing left to do, and maybe the world wouldn’t be burdened by such a disgrace of a human being. He stared down at the bottom of the building, where death was waiting for him. One foot out, and then the next. He was falling. The air was wizzing past his ears so fast that he barely heard the tiny voice. “ANDY!” It was a mixture of both Penny and Daniel’s voice. Could it really be? Were they waiting for him up in heaven? His thoughts ceased when he felt his body being yanked back up and nearly knock the wind out of him. He looked up, and to his surprise, he saw his angel. Penny. She was back and she had just saved him. Why??

“I’m coming back as a human, Andy. Oh, and Daniel says hi by the way.”

Peppy. Helpful. Sweet. Caring. Kind of crazy. Those were the words that anyone who came into contact with Penny would describe her as. And it’s true. This girl is the complete embodiment of a perfect angel. Too bad that’s just her outer shell. Deep inside her mind is a messed up, broken girl who’s just trying to help everyone else but herself. Andrew wasn’t the first person that she was sent down to. The very first person that she had been sent down to was a young boy, no older than 7. Daniel was his name. It was her job to protect him, care for him, keep him out of harm’s way.  Unfortunately, one day the Big Man upstairs told her that it was the little boy’s time to leave the earth and so was hers. She was completely crushed. Not only did she feel like she failed her purpose, but also failed the boy. She had promised him with her whole heart that she would make sure that he’d grow up to become a firefighter one day. Or even a doctor. Now that they were both upstairs again because of that one stupid rainy night drive, there was no need for firefighters or doctors.

The day the Big Man gave her another match, Penny was reluctant to go. What if she failed again? But of course, he was the Big Man and she was just Penny, so she had to go. When she first met the man, the dark haired angel was completely and utterly surprised by who it was. The man that she was paired with was Daniel’s older brother.What surprised her even more was how hateful he had gotten after the accident. Such a sweet spirit turned sour by what life threw at him. She actually felt her heart breaking apart when she saw that he was a teacher. Why? Because of how he treated his students. And when he was home, he’d just drink his sorrows away. It was hard to see him so angry at the world, but with a kiss on the cheek from Daniel and a deep breath, she jumped from the clouds of heaven and into his life.

At first, it was hard for both of them to accept each other being there. Hard for him to accept that she was the guardian angel of his dead brother. Hard for her to accept that he was the older brother of her Daniel. Andrew would never smile. He would simply mumble a few words to her every so often then leave for work. Penny couldn’t help but feel lonely sometimes, but every day seemed a little better for both of them. They got to know each other, and one day he even started to bring her to work with him although he knew no one else would see her. She’d just sit quietly in the back and watch him teach, giving him tiny glares every time his voice would begin to raise at a student and big smiles whenever he did something kind. Things were pretty good.

One particular and rainy day, both their moods were just a bit too on the edge. There were no smiles, no laughter, not so much as a hint of joy. It was because that day was the day that their beloved Daniel’s life had been taken by the hands of a drunk driver. Both Penny and Andrew couldn’t even look at each other. She didn’t go to the school and just stayed home. After spending nearly half the day on the couch, just blankly staring at the ceiling, he suddenly stormed into the room, early from work, and began to choke her. She remembered being genuinely afraid as she wondered what she had done wrong when he angrily hissed something in her ear. What he said sent her off the edge in tears even though he still had his hands around her throat. Right then and there, she decided that it was her time to go back and she slowly began to disappear right from under his hands.

After that day, Penny didn’t want anything to do with Andrew.  She didn’t want to look at him from up above, she didn’t want to help him. She didn’t want to do anything. She simply spent her time laying on the cloud with her eyes closed, listening to the pure and peaceful silence. Sometimes Daniel would come to her and give her updates on what Andrew was doing, but she never gave a single care. She’d give the boy a simple nod then turn over onto her side so that he could not see the tears that would start to form in her eyes. One day, the boy came screaming at her with tears pouring out of his eyes, begging her to help his brother. She had never seen him this way, so she reluctantly got up from her usual spot and looked over the cloud. To her horror, Andrew was standing on the top of a high building, ready to jump. Without a second though, she dived from her place and caught him right before he fell to his death. After that day, Penny decided that she was going to come back to the earth. As a human this time.