"God, I'm so sorry," she said, walking over to him, holding her arms out. She was offering a hug... "If I had never dragged you I to this, Princss would be okay and Hannah would still be alive, and...God, all of this really is my fault..." Her arms dropped to her side, figuring he probably didn't want to hug her

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Alister stood slowly and even though she had set her arms to her side, he hugged her anyway, holding her in a weak embrace. " It's okay.. " He said with a mournful voice, " It isn't your fault.. it's just your job.. " He was still incredibly mad at her, but at the same time he was stuck with her anyway.. he might as well not make her his enemy, even if he hated her.

( Alrighty ^.^ )

"Don't," she whispered, and feeble attempt to push him away followed. "It's not my job to sacrifice humans for half angels, or to accidentally have someone's innocent dog killed for no reason at all." At this point, her voice turned emotionless and she couldn't meet his gaze. "I think you should just go back to your apartment. You'd be safer there and maybe even be lucky enough to live a normal life. I'm the reason all these bad things are happening, and putting others in danger isn't doing justice." She was so relieved that her voice didn't break

He moved back from her, listening to her in silence and letting her speak. " I am not leaving you alone.. I know you are strong and can do it all yourself but as you said.. I might just be the key to saving the world, and ya know what? I want to save the world.. because I don't have anything to live for anymore, and what is one persons life for many. I want to save whatever is left of this world, and I don't want you to get hurt figuring out if I am of any help. I need you alive.. okay? " He spoke softly, smiling a tiny bit, " You are one of the only reasons people are going to live.. don't ever forget that. "

Electa shook her head. "No. You are. And just because Princess and Hannah are gone doesn't mean you don't have anything to live for until the possibly fatal saving. I don't even know how I'm going to stop more angels from coming...all I know is that you're an important key. And besides, what if you do live after saving the whole world? What then?"

" If I live after that, I'll just figuring out what I want to do from there, simple as that. If I don't.. Well.. If Heaven no longer exists I don't know where I am going to go, but I hope I see my mom and Princess and Hannah again.. "

"I dont think whatever we do to stop the angels will destroy Heaven," Electa said before falling silent. It suddenly struck her that she might be the only AK left in the world...She figures that she'll find out when she finds Cully in New Mexico. He was hopefully training new AKs

" Maybe it will, but I hope it doesn't. Some people deserve to go to heaven. "

Electa snorted, assuming he though she was one of the few who didn't deserve to go to Heaven.

Alister raised an eyebrow and said, " What's so funny? "