Priests and Angels is actually just a collection of Angela/Luzien shots. The more I write about them, the more I like them. They're just little spur of the moment thoughts I get.

A short and sweet one shot. A little less fuzzy here. Enjoy!

Angela was exhausted and she just wanted to get back home. The church often sent her on long assignments that left her worn out and eager for a relaxing day at home. As a paladin, she could not tell them no. She had to fulfill her duties. Thankfully, she had finished her assignment in Morroc early and she headed straight home. A few days later, she was back in Payon and home was just minutes away. The summer nights in Payon were pleasant and a warm breeze and the sound of chirping insects were typical. She enjoyed living in the little town, finding it peaceful and relaxing. Soon, her little house came into view and the thought of seeing Alexander brought a smile to her face.

Many people wondered why she had chosen to be with the usually harsh and grumpy lord knight. He wasn't all bad, like most people thought. Yes, he had a tendency to be moody and sometimes mean, but he had a sweetness inside that she had glimpsed in secret. He only let her see that part of him. Men…they're so strange, she thought with a grin. He also understood her more than most. They both had a strong sense of duty and he could relate to her problems or joys that came with her job. She would take the bad with the good any day. No one was perfect.

As she opened the wooden gate to her yard, she stopped for a moment and picked a few wilted flowers from a rose bush. She took particular pride in an immaculate garden and a spotless home. Some people thought it was odd that she enjoyed cleaning and gardening as much as she did. She liked what she liked she always told them. As she made her way to the door, she stopped and ran her fingers through her blond hair and adjusted her armor. She liked to look presentable at all times, but especially for Alex.

She opened the door and closed it quietly behind her. She strolled happily into the living room; her smile immediately fell from her face. She did a double take of the scene in front of her, not quite believing her eyes. Surely this was a hallucination. A dream even! This would never happen. It just...it just wouldn't. As much as she hated it, she was not seeing things. Her anger began to build inside causing her balled fists to tremble. How dare he…

"Hello Dear," she said, seething with fury.

Alexander's eyes snapped to the paladin. He seemed to be frozen in shock. "Angela!"

Alexander was seated comfortably on the couch, some random woman straddling his lap. She was pretty, "well endowed" and about to get the pulp beaten out of her. Thank god she hadn't walked in on them any later. Angela marched forward and grasped the unbuttoned front of the woman's blouse, pulling her roughly off Alex's lap and stepped back. She shrieked at the forceful treatment and swatted at the paladin. Seconds later, her hand connected with Angela's cheek. She would learn that was a very, very bad idea.

Angela stopped abruptly and glared at the woman she was dragging around. Why would she do something stupid like slapping her? She could see that the woman promptly regretted her action as she tried to scramble away. She stilled in terror as Angela pulled a fist back and launched it at her face. Angela didn't fight like an immature teenage girl with all the hair pulling, scratching and slapping. Nope, not a chance in hell. The woman squealed as the paladin's fist connected squarely with her nose.

"Not the best idea you've had I bet," Angela growled. Inside, she was satisfied with the disfigured broken nose she caused and the blood streaming from it.

"A-Angela!" Alex stuttered, obviously still in shock at what he was seeing.

"Don't worry, sweetheart, you're next," she smiled at her former love interest.

Looking back at the dazed woman in her grasp, she dragged her through the house and out the front door. She made sure not to step on any of her lovely flowers as she passed and hurled the woman out of the gate. She landed on the ground with a small cloud of dirt, still dazed. "You brought this on yourself. You might want to learn a few morals, you little tramp," Angela hissed before she went back into the house.

Alex stood apprehensively as the blond paladin reentered the house. She stopped a few feet from her betrayer and simply stared at him with mixed emotions. "How could you?" she asked, anger still in her voice.

He shrugged since he really had no answer for her. "I was bored and I have needs, what do you expect being gone so much?" he replied nonchalantly.

It was the wrong answer. That was it; she could not tolerate this. "I expected you to be a man worth my time and apparently you aren't!" she yelled, pushing him. How could she have been so wrong? She always thought she was a relatively good judge of character.

He looked at her like she had lost her mind. "Are you crazy, woman?"

"No, of course not," she replied softly just before she practically knocked him off his feet with a furious blow to his face. He stumbled back against a wall, astonished. She merely cracked her knuckles and charged him with another attack. Odin help her, she knew she would enjoy this. It wasn't very good behavior on a paladin's part, but this man deserved every blow. Outside, the woman managed to pull herself up, dizzily and looked back at the house in alarm. She could hear things crashing and breaking within. She staggered off, fearing that that paladin would come after her again.

The next morning, Angela woke early and left the house to find her friend Luzien. She had known the priest for several years now and despite his many shortcomings, he had turned out to be a very good friend.

She was upset, angry and still couldn't believe what had transpired the night before. She went the inn Luzien was staying at and made her way inside. She stopped and asked the innkeeper which room and he pointed her to the correct one. Mumbling thanks, she approached the door and knocked. Chances were, he would still be asleep. He was just that lazy. "Luzien?" she called through the door. With a sigh, she opened the door and saw that she was right. He was still sound asleep, his arms and legs sprawled every which way on the bed. "Luz, get up," she said as she walked over and shook him lightly. He opened his eyes slowly and did nothing more than roll over. "Luz, you idiot, get up."

"Nooo…" he yawned. After a few moments he cracked an eye open. "Did you beat some lady up last night?" he asked.

He knew about that? Small town gossip traveled fast. She should know that by now. "Um…that's what I wanted to talk about. I kicked Alex's sorry rear out last night." She sat at the end of the bed and watched the drowsy high priest sit up.

"I s'pose I can put two'n two together. Sorry to hear that, love. Always thought you could do better than him anyway." She shrugged. She felt more upset that he disrespected her like that, than she was about leaving him. "C'mere," he said, holding out his arms. She smiled and crawled forward to hug him.

"You should've seen what I did to him," she chuckled. She wondered if maybe she had been too rough and quickly banished the thought. He deserved it all. She did fine without him and eventually she would find someone worthy of keeping around. Someone that would treat her well. Until then, she had plenty of friends to rely on.

He grinned broadly. "I bet it was great. Couldn't you have waited until, I dunno, later to wake me up though?"

"Nope. It's more fun to wake you up. You sleep too much anyway you lazy man. Really, what kind of example do you set for the other priests? You do nothing but sleep and skirt chase." She stopped for a moment and shook her head. "Never mind that. I'll hold off on the chastising for today. Come over and I'll make breakfast!" she said cheerfully.

"Nothing ruins your day, does it?" he replied.

"Not usually. At least, not a whole day."

An idea occurred to him then. "How about a little romp since you're single again?" He continued to grin even as she gave him a solid smack to the face.

"Luz..." The tone in her voice told him to tread carefully.

"Okay, guess not. One day, you'll realize how much you want this sexy priest," he replied, winking playfully at her.

Oh please, as if I'd ever want a deluded, pervert like him, she thought to herself.