Maeve softened a little as she saw the angel backing away. And then he said those magic words:<em>that would heal her accordingly.</em>Suddenly her heart jumped and she squealed with excitement. He could do it. He would do it. It would actually happen. For the first time in months, there was light at the end of the tunnel instead of pitch black.<br/><br/>Tears forming in her eyes, she tried to say something, but only a faint, "<span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 8pt;">Oh Salathiel, thank you..."</span>came out. And then she did something truly impulsive. In the midst of her joy, she bounded forward, wrapped her arms around the angel, leaned in, and<em>kissed him</em>. Right on the lips.<br/><br/>Events up to this point had already been extraordinary. Summoning an angel - not in Maeve's usual repetoire. Kissing someone - also extremely rare. Kissing someone she had just met - up there with summoning angels on the unlikely events scale. Kissing angels she had just met - do you need to ask?<br/><br/>And still, none of that could remotely compare with what happened next. First came the warm glowing from the feather she had tucked in the pocket of her work apron. That was followed by a series of sparks and sizzles from various electrical appliances and outlets in the room, with at least two light bulbs burning out in spectacular fashion. Followed in turn by the shocking event of the room first fading and then completely disappearing, leaving the duo hanging in oblivion. And then, she had the sudden sensation of skin to skin contact, as their clothes went exactly the same way. And now the two of them were glowing, their bodies emitting wispy ribbons of light which slowly encircled the pair, twisting and revolving faster and faster around them, forming tighter and tighter rings until they were pressed together and his wisps passed into her body and her wisps into his, resulting in a blinding flash.<br/><br/>And then they were back, the room and their clothes returned, and Maeve having falling right on her rear in the middle of the room. Looking up at Salathiel, she weakly asked, "What just happened?"<br/>