Angel

She was only twenty-two but was very headstrong. Maybe she was everything Anthony wanted he wasn’t sure. That caused problems frequently she was so certain he was everything she wanted.

Shadows in the darkness stirred around in the sheets. Anthony kissed Rain’s cheek then her neck. Her dark locks flew into his face as she turned to her side “What’s wrong?” he kissed her bare shoulder “Nothing everything’s fine for the first time I guess it’s scary” she turned back to him “Things will continue to be fine I promise.”

Things didn’t go according to plan there was always intense passion in their fights. A little jealousy to always set things off they couldn’t keep it all together. The last fight ended with Anthony having to go out on tour. Rain was watching him pack his bag “She meant nothing…” “You don’t have to explain to me…I just see who I should’ve really gone with” he slammed a couple of shirts into the case “You want Mike? Call him up and tell him better yet come on tour and fuck him every night!” he yelled she sat on the bed “Can we for once just stop with the damn arguing and fighting?” “Fine with me we don’t have to say anything at all!” she stopped him for a second “Tony…I love you” he didn’t say anything.

The van honked from outside he grabbed his cases “I said I love you” he just looked at her “Don’t you leave this house without telling me that you never know if one of us may return or not so always let the last words before you separate be ‘I love you’” she held his arm “Not right now” he pulled away.

Anthony didn’t do much of talking to anyone on tour. He called Rain every once in a while. Flea called the rest of the time she was still upset about him not saying he loved her before he left. “You know when I told him I loved him before he left he never said it back to me Mike” Flea sipped his water “Anthony’s like that when he’s jealous he can’t ever find any fallacy in himself” “He didn’t tell you what was said in the bedroom did he?” “No, I assume all that stays between you two” Flea answered nonchalantly “I made the mistake of saying that I should’ve picked you” this caught his attention “Really?” he didn’t mean to sound so interested. It crushed Flea terribly when Rain decided to go with Anthony “Yeah maybe we’d fight less but of course I was struck by the Anthony Kiedis Charm” her phone was beeping “Hang on a sec I’ve got a beep.”

“Hello?” it was Anthony “Baby?” “Who are you talking to on the other line?” he was quick to ask “My sister. What are you up to?” “Getting ready for a stage show” no one said anything for a quite a bit. “So why’d you call?” “Does a person have to have a reason to just want to hear his girlfriend’s voice?” “No” she replied weakly “Please tell me you love me Anthony I get scared when I think about it scared you might not come back” “That’s bull shit I’ll be back in a few months I promise…”

Five months had went by and Rain still heard nothing from Anthony. Flea would call occasionally they’d talk very deeply about her relationship with Anthony. “He’s taking me for granted Mike and I can’t bear to have that” Flea wanted to tell her to leave him and be with him but he knew Anthony wouldn’t sit well with this. “All I can say is give him time to cool off…I’ve got to go we have rehearsal” “Okay by…” “I love you” he said she started to cry “Rain?” but the line went dead.

At rehearsal Anthony was bitter toward Flea. When they had a moment’s peace “Did you enjoy your afternoon phone sex with my girlfriend?” Flea was surprised “I didn’t…” “Oh then what was ‘I love you’?” he growled, “How’d you know that?” “The lines are all connected in someway here I heard your talk with her been talking all about me I’m gonna fix you so you can’t open your mouth to tell my girlfriend you love her ever again” Anthony punched him in the mouth.

Flea flew into a speaker he retaliated by flinging himself on Anthony. They began to slap at one another until Flea was pulled by John and Anthony by Chad. Louis came in “I don’t what was going on but you two find some other way to iron out your problems…after the show!” they just glared at one another.

As a surprise Rain caught the next flight out to the concert location. She got there in time for the eight o’clock show. After paying for her ticket she stood in line to get inside the stadium. She looked around when she felt someone bump into her “Ouch” she turned to see a man in all black “Sorry” he said “That’s okay enjoy the show” she smiled.

Anthony picked up his microphone and threw it at Flea “Break a leg…break both of them” he spat then walked toward the stage. “That bastard…” Flea lunged when John pushed him back “Let it go get him later” he reasoned “Oh I plan to” “Show time boys” Louis called.

Eventually Rain got in she found herself lost in the crowd and ended up in the mosh pit. “Oh…I think I’m in the wrong place” she moved away from two guys looking at her funny. She headed right in front of the stage. The boys came out and began playing. Everyone screamed Rain looked up at Anthony but his attention was on Flea then the crowd.

They had began playing I Could Die For You when Anthony stopped. Rain looked up what was wrong? In a brief second someone screamed then all was lost to chaos. Everyone was running and screaming. Rain kept fixated on Anthony “ANTHONY?” she screamed but he couldn’t hear her. He looked right at her he opened his mouth when blood sputtered out and all over her. She let out a bone shattering scream.

Rain held out of her arms to catch Anthony when he fell into them. They hit the ground she held him. His blood running all over her she pleaded in vain to make this stop. She looked around “HELP PLEASE HELP” John, Flea, and Chad went to help.

Bodyguards surrounded them and took them away from the stage. Rain was screaming for some of the fans to help but people kept panicking. When Rain spotted him again the same man that bumped into her she saw him put away a weapon and pretend to panic. “NOOOOOOOOOOO” she felt Anthony grab her arm and squeeze she turned back to him “Please Anthony…don’t leave me I love you” she laid her head on his chest and repeated it over and over “I love you.”

About five minutes later Louis and the paramedics came to Rain and Anthony she was still there laying on his chest weeping and telling him she loved him. His ears now deaf to her sentiments Flea came in and lifted Rain off the ground “Ma’am are you okay?” they saw the blood she rubbed it around her hands “I think she’s okay it’s his…blood” Flea said helping her toward the backstage. She saw them place a sheet over Anthony.

Rain was quiet until they got in the parking lot she hit the ground “ANTHONY” she screamed toward the sky and cried. John lifted her left side while Flea pulled her up on the right “I want to go to the hospital…” “Honey it’s too late he’s gone there’s no use in going Blackie and his family will take care of everything else” “NO!” she groaned into Flea’s chest. She sobbed hard while Chad and John came to the side of Flea “We’re detained here until they catch whoever fired the gun” that made Rain think “I saw him…at first outside then leaving after he shot Anthony and the chaos broke out” “Did you see his face?” she nodded no “Please let me go to the hospital” she begged “You need a shower you have…” she rubbed her hands together again “STOP THAT!” Flea screamed she jumped and stopped.

Rain was soaking the bathtub. She drained the red water and went into the back of the bus to a small bedroom. She hit her knees and cried into the blanket. The air began to get chilly. Rain shivered with her tears but a deep warmth set off from a feeling on her shoulder she felt warmed up. “I love you,” a soft voice whispered into her ear she looked around but saw nothing. She hugged the blanket tightly and tried to picture Anthony’s face once more.