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Ryker just smiled.

"Well, first, you need to take care of yourself." Aly told him.

"She's right." Ryker agreed.

"Just make sure you don't overwork yourself." he said.

"Seriously. Don't do TOO much." he warned.

"WHAT!?" Gabriel exclaimed.

"He has NO right to let that blade go!" he yelled.

"Oh?" Azreal asked, stepping into the room.

"And why do you say that?" he asked further.

"We archangels have a specific rule, NOT to be broken, and it states that only one designated as an archangel can use that weapon!" Gabriel explained harshly. "And that kid is a NEPHILIM!" he growled.

"Ah, but that rule is waived when in the presence of another, higher, rule." Azrael replied.

"...what rule!?" Gabriel asked.

"My blade, my say." Azreal responded, sticking out his tongue slightly, showing that he was, indeed, still the youngest of them.

Gabriel and Uriel stopped fighting when they heard that.

"The blade?" Uriel asked.

"No!" Gabriel shouted.

"That blade it for archangels ONLY!" he declared.

"Bad enough that sin against nature tried to get it earlier!" he added, which seemed to anger Uriel even more.

".....huh?" Zeke muttered.

"What the hell...?" he asked.

He was now extremely confused again, but sighed. He'd do as she said, for he at least knew not to incur her ire in ANY way shape or form.

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After a few minutes, the door was answered by the 'leader' of them all, Raphael.

"....Syraene?" he asked, his deep blue eyes looking into her own eyes.

"I must admit, this is a surprise." he commented, though she could also hear an argument behind him.

"...you've also come at a time when Uriel and Gabriel are going at it again." he then lamented with a sigh.

Zeke was just as stunned as Liv had been. He'd found himself unable to say anything to her, call out to her, or even follow her. All he could do was feel a deep pit of sadness in his stomach.

And burning guilt on his conscience.

"...what am I doing...?" he asked himself.

"What is wrong with me?" he asked further, his hands balling into fists, and a few tears streaming down his cheeks.

'...Vanessa needs to die...' he thought.

'It doesn't matter if I get the blade or not... I can't stand by and watch as Liv and Angela are hurt like this.' he went on mentally.

'I need to strike down Vanessa... not BECAUSE of them... but FOR them...' he then realised, as the gears finally came into place, what Ally and Levi having told him finally connected fully.

"...." Zeke was silent as he watched them go, before sighing.

"Sometimes... it's not about me..." he mumbled, as the gears in his head turned some more.

-A couple of days later-

Zeke had stopped pestering Peyton and Mira, and had merely said if there was anything he could do to help, let him know. That seemed to ease some of the tension between him and the pair, but they were still struggling a little with their relationship.

At the moment, he was at the hospital.

Again.

He was waiting to see Angela, but Liv was in there as well. He would wait until he could speak with her alone. Ally and Levi's words kept bouncing around in his mind, as well.

He had a feeling he was close to realising something... but what?

"Charity work?" Ryker asked.

"That's a wonderful idea!" Aly told him.

"What kind?" Ryker then inquired.

"Seriously, what sort of charity work are you thinking you'll do?" he asked further. "Because there is a LOT that falls under that very broad blanket." he added.

"That's true." Aly admitted.

Ryker just shook his head.

"Don't." he said.

"It tastes like crap. It does nothin' good for you." he told Eke.

"So don't. Consider yourself lucky you'll never touch the vile liquid." he finished.

Aly just responded by giving Eke a hug, and smiling.

"Oh! I'm sorry." Zeke responded.

"I made you lose track of time because of me and my idiocy." he said, scratching the back of his head.

"Hey, -I- was the one that called you over." Levi laughed.

"Regardless, don't worry about it. We're not late. We just need to keep to a strict time budget." he then assured Zeke, as he got up as well.

"Just remember... sometimes, it's not about you." he added with a small shrug.

"You're right." Zeke agreed.

"I need to see if there's some way I can help Mira and Peyton... and not worry about how it affects ME." he said with a small nod.

"Thank you." he told them.

Aly just blushed.

"Heh, you're right." she said, returning the kiss.

"Right then." Ryker coughed.

"Come on, let's get back." he said.

"It's gettin' dark REAL quickly now." he said further.

"And the sooner we all get home, the better."

"Yes... yes, you're right." Zeke said.

"I... I need to stop being selfish, and realise it's about Peyton and Mira." he then said further, before suddenly pausing.

Both Ally and Levi could see that the gears were turning in his mind, as though he were on the verge of some sort of epiphany or something.

"You cool?" Levi asked.

"Huh? Oh, yeah." Zeke replied, snapping back to reality. "Just... thinking." he said.

"All right." Levi said, before looking at Ally.

"Ally. Time." was all he said, showing her the clock on his cell phone."[/b]

"....be a friend?" Zeke then asked.

"Be there for them." Levi said. "Support them in their time of need." he went on.

"Ally never stopped supporting me when my life got difficult, and even when I was recently acting like a scared and depressed prat, she never stopped supporting me." he said further.

"The problem is that you're being motivated by your own wants, and Peyton probably sees that. So it's causing her to react in such a way, and it's making things worse." he continued.

"Remember... this is hurting them more than it's hurting you, I'd wager." he added.

"I... wow." Zeke muttered.

"That's... I... yeah. You're both right." he admitted.

Zeke was stunned at what he had heard coming out of her mouth.

"But if they're having issues, then shouldn't they be solved?" he asked.

"Yes." Levi replied.

"However, the right thing done for the wrong reason can be as bad as doing the wrong thing." he then said.

"Or... something like that..." he then mumbled, thinking about it for a moment, and then looking at Ally.

"...did I get that right?" he asked her.

"...uh... well... as I said, Peyton now doesn't want to hang out, and that really sucks." Zeke replied.

"...is that it?" Levi asked.

"I... suppose so..." Zeke responded, suddenly sounding unsure.

"That... seems a little on the selfish side." Levi then said, before pausing and sighing.

"And THAT was about as diplomatic as you're gonna get. Be prepared for some harshness..." he then warned, knowing there was a strong chance Ally would 'tell it like it was' next.