Winged Ones

~Ellie May~

Everyone was so quiet. I was worried, then I looked up at their faces. I saw surprise. Some of them were looking at Blake, some of them were looking at me, and others were looking back and forth between the two of us. I was scared what they thought of my sister. I didn't want them to hate her. If anyone, they should hate me. I didn't know why, but I wanted them to hate me so they wouldn't hate Blake.

The silence dragged on a bit longer. Then, someone spoke.

Ester Alice

Rubbing my sweat licked hands across the grass, I sighed loudly. "So-" I began, waiting for all attention to turn to me. I felt bad - for both of the girls. What Blake had done was wrong, but she was scared and fear turned a person. I looked over at Ellie, trying my best at a comforting smile.

"Does anyone by chance want to go for a stroll?" I asked quickly. They ignored me, looking down at their shoes. Or, really, what was left of battered sneakers we had salavged from the scientists years ago. Funny how many things of ours were actually from the nerds trying to kill us.

"Or a hunt!" I saw Ellie move towards Anika. Alright, I think that crossed her off of the list. Maybe she wasn't it in the hunting mood. Alright, refrase; Maybe none of them were. Apart from almost drowning and flying for hours, I felt like I really energised.

~Ellie May~

OK, so maybe it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Anika walked over to Blake, wrapping her little arms around Blake's neck. I was thanking Anika for doing what I wished I could do. I wished more than anything, though, that Blake and I had the same mental connection Anika and I had. I looked down at the dark brown dirt and patches of bright green grass. This family would never be the same would it? And it was all because of me.

Blake

Anika came over and hugged me, the little cutie.

Ester made an attempt at small talk, but other than her nobody made any sort of response. Lovely.

"Um... OK," I said. I had just confessed my biggest secret; couldn't they give me some feedback? Seriously. I turned around and walked away. Where to, I hadn't decided, but I wasn't going to be the object of their stares if they weren't going to respond.

Corbin~

I walked over to Blake, I had never seen her cry. I was shocked by her story, but I still loved her and I wanted to comfort her. To let her know that I forgave her. "Hey, it's ok. You did what you thought was best. You were worried and scared, and when we're like that we do things that we don't mean to. Things that we think are right." I put my hand on her shoulder and she looked up at me with hope in her eyes. "Nobody's perfect."

She smiled, "Thanks," she said.

"So..." I said changing the subject, "do you want me to call you Blake or Alisa?"

Michel

No one seemed to be to angry. They actually seemed to be numb from shock. As Anika came forward I let go of Blake and sat down. There was nothing for me to say. Blake turned away and Corbin followed. They started to talk, but in whispers so I couldn't hear. Kaylee stepped closer to me.

"Did you know?" She asked.

"yeah"

Blake

"So..." Corbin said. "Do you want me to call you Blake or Alissa?"

For some reason this made me smile. Almost tempted me to laugh. Almost.

"Blake," I said. "Definitely Blake."

[Edit] sorry, I forgot I was still logged on as AS. We're friends in real life and she's at my house.

Blaise

Well, at least no one was angry. That was good for her and I was glad. I could see Kaylee talking to Michel.... I myself just sat there, watching. Which may sound weird but... what else could I do, anyway?

Anika

Today had been a long day. I dropped off to sleep.

ummm . . . did I make a mistake when I said Kaylee was talking to Michel or did sunstarfrozenlife make a mistake when he/she said that Kaylee was talking to Corbin . . . .???

I made a mistake. Sorry. ^^ I'll fix that.

Cripes guys! I'm gone two days and two pages are added! I got sick again so that's why I didn't post. Oh, and this weekend I'm going to Ocean City so I may or may not be able to post this weekend.

Kaylee:

"Did you know?" I asked Michel.

Expressionlessly he said "Yeah."

I nodded and pushed back my red hair from my face. I knew that everyone had their secrets, their teenagers so of course they would. But something this big?

Looking over to Ellie and Blake my maternal instinct hit me and I felt a need to go over and comfort them. "I don't blame her though. She was scared and trying to survive. That's what we do everyday."

I looked away from them both and crossed my arms. When Blake had told the story it made me think of my own. The story I've never told anyone and am ashamed of. The story that terrorized my dreams for years. I had managed to push away all thoughts of it a couple years ago but now they swarmed my mind again, finally free to invade my mind. I noticed that I was staring off into space and snapped my attention back to the present.

"I'm going to go over with them." As I walked away I said over my shoulder "And Michel? Thank you for keeping her seceret." He seemed a little confused but of course, he wouldn't understand. No one would.

When I walked over to Blake and Ellie, Blake gave me an ashamed look. Enveloping her in a big hug I murmered to her "Blake, it's okay. It happened a long time ago. Ellie has forgiven you, she still loves you, I still love you, and everyone else still loves you. You can't let one thing that happened so long ago ruin your life." I flinched at my own words.

The I turned to Ellie and gave her a big hug. I murmered into her hair "Ellie, don't think that it's your fault. It's not, okay? We all still love Blake and we all still love you. We're a family Ellie. Nothing can break the bond. Do you remember when you first came? You didn't think it was possible to be apart of us. But look at you now. We all love you Ellie. You're our sister."

Michel

I was confused. Why did Kaylee like me for keeping the secret? She was more of the one who told them they could tell her anything. That she could keep any secret and give them advice. He had never had the need to confide in her, but why was she telling him it was good he hadn’t told her. Then he had a question.

What was everyone else’s past? He only knew Blake’s, Elie’s, and his own. They were all pretty bad. He had set fire to his family’s house, and had been betrayed by his best friend. He had broken his girlfriends heart, and his little brothers. The only one in his family who knew. Wait, What if he too got wings? What would have happened to him? He suddenly felt cold, and shivers went up and down his back. He felt for his pocket. Shit, his headphones were gone! No, he couldn’t just break down now. It wasn’t like he could change anything anyway.

He looked up forcing his eyes to take everything in. Then he went over to Blake. She looked like she wished desperately that people didn’t make a big deal. He stepped closer to her.

“Hey wanna go for a walk?” He asked. She met his eyes, and he tried to say the rest there.

Blaise

As Blake went off with Michel, I walked over to Ellie, Anika by my side. Kaylee was there and I came over.

Anika looked up at them, friendly as usual. She didn't have enemies or problems at all. Lucky life.

"So, what now?" I asked.

Blake

I walked with Michel. It was nice to get away. To just... go. No worries, just walking. He walked with one arm around my shoulders; there were some perks to tiny wings. I rested my head on him and for a while we just walked. Always remaining in the forest, sometimes even looping around, but walking.

After a while we stopped and rested on a huge boulder. We stayed in silence. I was glad. I didn't want to talk. I had said enough today. And though I knew telling them was the right thing, but of me wished I hadn't. Even if they forgave me, they wouldn't look at me the same. Once a seed of doubt was planted in a mind, it was almost impossible to get rid of and now everyone would think twice about trusting me. I had always been the reliable one you could count on in battle, and though nothing's changed on my end, they would start to wonder if I would save them or myself. I wouldn't, but perhaps they would.

That's why I wanted to sit here, by Michel, for forever. It was weird thinking of a week ago when things had been normal, back at our home, my hating Michel, no Ellie, no wolves, just training and messing around with Blaise. Still, the guilt was lingering even then. I doubted I'd ever be whole again.

Michel looked down at me. "You OK?" he asked.

I gave a small smile before solemnly shaking my head.

"Anything I can do to make it better?" he asked.

I gave a weak nod, then leaned up and kissed him.

I know I am not moving the storyline, but I don't really know what to say...

Michel
I walked with Blake one arm on her shoulders pulling her close. I knew she was upset, confused whatever word you want. Who wouldn’t be? Even they didn’t get angry like I thought they might. They would never look at her or Elie the same. They would never see me the same either. I wondered for a moment if I had made the right choice sticking with Blake, but I knew it was right. I could sense that Blake wanted to think so I didn’t speak any of my own thoughts.

After a while we came to a bolder. I jumped up, then leaned back down to help Blake scramble up fluttering her wings. We sat there for a while. I studied her face. The slightly upturned nose, the pale skin, the way her hair swept in making it look rounder, and her almost prominent cheek bones. Then I looked at her long, but blonde eyelashes. Finally I met her eyes. They were troubled, filled with emotions.

“You okay?” I asked. She smiled a half smile then shook her head glancing down, playing with the edge of her shirt.

"Anything I can do to make it better?" She looked up again, and nodded. She leaned up and her lips met mine. The same as last time a shiver went through me. I ran my hands from her waist up her back, and she put her arms around my neck. I closed my eyes.