Winged Ones

Could we just stay here for awhile? in the forest? All of our characters have injuries. And they all need rest. No excitement for at least three days will do them all good. We don't have to post for those three days, we could just fast forward through them all.

Corbin~

By the time we got to land I was exhausted. But at least I was fully awake and flying myself. When I saw the land, I just gave up flying and glided down towards the earth. I didn't even worry about landing, I let myself do a face plant onto the soft sand. I didn't move as I watched everyone land one by one. All of them looked as tired as I was. I'm never going to move I thought I'll just stay here and sleep for the rest of my life. Everyone else will have to build a house around me to keep me safe from the wolves. Wow, I was losing it.

When all of us had landed I heard Kaylee shout something about pressing on to find a safer place. I shook my head, I wasn't doing it. I didn't care if I was going to die, all I could think about right now was sleeping for a hundred years.

"Only a mile and we'll be safe," I heard Kaylee say. That didn't sound so bad, it's only one. I looked up to see the forest. It looked more like a hundred miles away. I groaned and rolled over, but I knew I had to get up. Finally I convinced myself-with one slow movement at a time-to get up.

All of us started moving toward the forest. We all look like we were sleep walking, and I knew that we all needed rest. Finally we got there. As soon as I stepped one foot into our new campsite I collapsed. I then fell asleep, without even waiting for Kaylee's OK.

~Ellie May~

Finally, finally, we made it to the forest. As soon as I was under the cover of the hundreds of trees, I gasped and fell to the ground, curling up and going to sleep. A small hand touched my shoulder. Anika. I forced my eyes open for her. She smiled, and curled up in my arms. That was how we fell asleep.

I probably slept the rest of that day, and all of the next, but it was OK. As long as there were no humans to find us. But I woke up before I wanted to. I had to have a talk with Michel and Blake. Most of the others were asleep, but some were awake, sitting by a fire eating berries and fish. I saw Blake and Michel sitting side by side, Blake's head on Michel's shoulder. I took a deep breath and walked over to them, trying not to disturb Anika while getting up. They looked up as I approached.

"We need to talk," I whispered, not wanting to wake anyone who was still asleep.

Blake

When I woke up in the woods I was still sore, and more importantly, tired. I blinked a few times and went into a coma-like sleep. When I woke up again Michel told me it had been half a day. Amazing what half a days sleep can do.

I was sitting by Michel, my head on his shoulder, when Ellie walked up to us.

"We need to talk," Ellie said.

I nodded.

Quietly we walked out of earshot.

"I told Michel," I said before Ellie had a chance to say anything. "Everything."

~Ellie May~

"Everything," Blake said. I nodded, leaning on a tree, and sliding down to the ground. She sat in front of me.

I took a deep breath, thinking about what I should say first. "I don't want you to be mad at me," I whispered. She opened her mouth to say something, but I held up my hand to stop her. "But I don't want to interfere with your life. I want you to be happy, and I see that the only way for that to happen, is for me to stay away from you." I finally saw that. I had known for a while that I wanted her to be happy. But for me to stay away from my sister, that was an idea I had never wanted to put into words. But I knew that I had to for the first part to be true.

"I don't want Michel to hate me either, so this would definitely benefit you both."

"What about you?" she asked. I looked away for a moment, then looked in her eyes. "Don't worry about me. I'll be fine." Besides, I had Anika if all else failed. She was my new sister, or that's how it seemed, none the less.

Blake

"That's not right. You're my sister," I said. "And no matter how much I wish that the past hadn't happened the way it did, I can't keep pretending it didn't happen at all. It did."

Ellie looked at me. "What are you trying to say?"

I thought about that for a moment. What was I trying to say? And then I knew. I took a deep breath, and before I could change my mind said, "We're going to tell them. We're going to tell everyone you're my sister. They deserve to know, and you deserve to not have to pretend we never knew each other."

Michel looked at me like I was an idiot. Probably was thinking that too. And he was probably right.

"I'm through lying," I said. "They'll all probably hate me, but they deserve to know the truth."

~Ellie May~

I'd been ignoring the fact that Michel was next to her. He looked at her like she was crazy. I knew he wanted to tell her not to do it. So I said something before he had the chance to.

"They won't hate you. It's better you told them the truth late, rather than never telling at all." Now, Michel looked at me. Did that even make sense?

Michel
It was awkward sitting there while Blake and Elie talked. I wished I had my music.

"I'm through lying," Blake said "They'll all probably hate me, but they deserve to know the truth." I was kind of stunned. It was the last thing I thought she would do. All of a sudden I wanted to stop her. If she told, when she told them they wouldn’t hate her. They would just feel weird and mistrusting. I couldn’t let that happen, but I had to.

They won't hate you. Its better you told them the truth late, rather than never telling at all." Said Elie. I looked at her. Sometimes it is better not to tell, I thought. I had no idea what to say. What Blake needed me to say.

“Just don’t get hurt.” I whispered, still staring at Elie. All the feelings I had felt when I first found out came back. For a while I had forgotten. I felt a lump rise in my throat. I forced it back down. “They’ll understand, but I would get it over with now. Before things get even more complicated.” I stood up. Why was I the one that was almost crying? What was all this doing to me?

~Ellie May~

I could tell Michel felt awekward about this. He didn't want Blake to be hurt, but neither did I. Personally, I was scared for her, but I tried to hide it as we walked back to the others.

Blake

We walked back to the main part of camp. My heart was pounding unevenly in my chest. Thump-thump, Thump! Thump, thump thump! Thump! Thump-thump! Was I actually going to go through with this? One look at Ellie's worried face told me yes. I had given her up and she still loved me enough to keep my secret and to share in my worry.

Taking a deep breath--OK, maybe more than one. I didn't get nervous often, so when I did it was usually over something big and my nerves skyrocketed--and walked up to Kaylee and Blaise. Everyone else was right by them.

Another deep breath. "Guys," I said. "I... I have to tell you something."

Michel

"Guys, I... I have to tell you something." As everyone turned I wrapped my arms around Blake. I knew this was going to be one of the hardest things she ever had to do, and I had to be there. There was a long pause. She didn’t seem to know where to start, so I broke the silence,

“You better sit down. It might be a long story. At least it took Blake all night to explain it to me, and remember to hear her all the way through. Questions can be answered later.” That was all I could do. She had to say the rest. I held her tight praying that she would find the strength.

Blake

Michel's arms around me gave me comfort; at least as much as it was possible to feel just then.

A few more deep breaths and I was talking. At first all eyes were on me in anticipation so I looked down; I couldn't take their stares. As I told my story everyone remained deathly quiet, even Anika.

Somehow--I'm not sure how--but somehow I managed to keep my voice steady. But in the last sentence it broke, and I could feel a tear cascading down my face. When I finished I looked up at the faces surrounding me, wanting to know how they would take it, but never wanting to find out.

~Ellie May~

I could see that they were all worried. Anika came to sit on my lap. She already knew from my thoughts, but she hadn't told anyone. I was scared for her, and secretly I wished that she would still be part of the family after it all. Though, I was sure she would be considered family more than I would be. She took another deep breath, then began.

[Whats the story please? I'm really confused on that part.]

Blaise

Blake was crying as she told us the story. I stared towards her, shocked as it continued on. Anika seemed to get a thought from Ellie because she walked over to her.

Anika

"She told them?" I whispered in my thoughts. Ellie replied silently.

"Yes."

I looked towards them. All their expressions were different. Blake was crying. I wanted to go by her but I didn't know if she wanted me to.

Why was life so hard?

[Basically I am less than a year older than Ellie. I am her older sister. Secretly her other sister taught her to fly and our mother taught her the power. I was so obsessed with being normal, and scared that the scientists were going to find us and haul us away to this island that I turned her in and hoped beyond hope that they would spare me. Instead I got sent to the island first and she later. She's forgiven me, even though I don't deserve it. You got the rest?]

[Thanks so much. I'm good. ^^]