Rayline. When the wings were fully extended, he slowly turned his head toward me, and there was a faint glimmer of light hazel in his eyes. Why was he afraid? I tried to understand his feelings, and he looked at me intently. "I'm not afraid," he said, looking away. "Just nervous." I jumped, but then I realized that he had been able to read my mind and answer my question. It felt strange because the two feelings were related, stemming from the same emotion: fear. "Why are you nervous?" "Nothing," he tried to answer but stopped short. "No one has ever seen my wings like... this." His eyes locked with mine. "They usually look disgusted... or horrified." "Because they're black?" He nodded slowly, staring at the grass. "I guess you could say I'm a little self-conscious." I was saddened to hear that. Cole had always seemed very confident in his appearance in the human world, so it was strange to see him so affected by the opinions of others. I'm sure he had heard the comments about h
Rayline. I could hear birds chirping in my ears and wondered why it was so noisy. When my eyes finally opened, my head was on something solid. It was only when I heard slow breathing next to me that I realized it was Cole. At first, I wasn't too worried, honestly, I felt quite comfortable with his arms holding me. But when I saw the blue sky above us, I gasped. "Oh my God!" I shouted, looking around at the open field, and he groaned as he started to wake up. "We fell asleep!" "Wh-what?" He tried to open his eyes, trying to figure out why I was yelling. "We fell asleep!" I said again, and he sat up on his elbows, his wings folded behind him. "My parents are going to kill me." I frantically pulled my cell phone out of my jacket pocket, and luckily it was still on. I was about to call my mom when I saw a message from Darren, "I told your parents you were staying with me." "You're welcome." "Have fun with Cole." "You owe me one." I breathed a sigh of relief and flopped down on the
Rayline. While I waited for him, he knocked on the door and rang the bell a couple of times. After about a minute, Taylor opened the door, and I could tell from the obviously sleepy head and narrowed eyes that he had just woken up. "Morning, Sleeping Beauty," Cole joked. He didn't say anything and just stepped aside to let us in. "What are you guys doing here?" he asked us in his morning voice. As Cole closed the door, I looked around the house and saw how messy it was, the glasses on the floor, the things that had fallen over. It must be a real pain to clean up, but he probably has people for that in a place this big. "We were asleep when we went out. Rayline wanted to know if she could use your bathroom." Cole explained to him. "If that's okay," I added. "Yeah, that's fine." He started up the main staircase and me and Cole followed behind him. "You can shower in any of the guest rooms, but I can't tell you which one is empty." "Great." I raised my eyebrows. "You're wearing t
Rayline. There was a moment of silence while I thought about what he had said. The more I thought about it, the more I started to believe that he was right. The party that night was a perfect example. They tried to grab me to drag him out into the open, and if Jesse and Taylor hadn't intervened, they would have. Because I knew that Cole would have gone after them. So he was right. "I-I won't let that happen." I stuttered as I answered him. To be honest, I didn't even know and didn't expect it. "You almost did." He blurted out in a frank way. Oh my Gosh, what have I done, I said to myself. I raised my hands to cover my face. Then I pressed my lips together and took a long breath. "Alright. Then let's make a deal." Jesse raised his eyebrows. "If anything happens to me, don't let Cole come after me. That will be your job." "Heh, you're funny." He replied mockingly with a sneer. "You said he would get killed because of me, right? So if something happens, make sure he's with his mothe
Rayline. "Yeah, but that happened more when I was younger. Chase and I used to keep an eye on the mortal world and point out places we wanted to go together... He did that a few times in the few years we were up there." His gaze dropped. "He always told me about the places he went when he visited." "So did you fly together after you got your wings?" I asked and he nodded. "Only a few times. He can't stay here too long." he answered frankly. "Then why did you stop?" I asked, furrowing my brow. "Well, when my mother's condition started to deteriorate, we thought she should have someone with her, or at least close to her. So we had to put that aside," he said and I nodded. There was a short pause between us as I tried to think of something to say. "Maybe I can take you somewhere sometime." He said suddenly. "Really?" He saw my eyes light up with a smile and he nodded. "Really. Anywhere in the world." He smiled softly at me. Then I took a bite of my food with a grin, and he continue
Rayline. Now the sun was going down. The day was going by much faster than I had expected. Well, Cole turns out to be much more competitive than I expected and wins most of the games we play. After the arcade, we walk around a little bit buy some food, and finally go back to the car. The car is parked on the outskirts of town near the forest, which I don't mind at all. We can both enjoy the ride home in comfort. I open the passenger seat and put my stuffed doll down while he gets into the car on the opposite side. "Wow, that was a fun day," I grin as I settle into my seat. "Yeah, it was." He smiles as he closes the door and we are both silent now. I look at him and see that his eyes are fixed on me. "Hey, is something wrong?" I asked, waving my hand in his direction while giggling. "Huh?" He jumped in surprise. "You're staring at me," I replied with a chuckle. "Oh, sorry." He looked down. "You're so pretty when you smile." "Oh, shut up," I muttered as I looked down to hide the
Rayline. He followed, while the other man, whose name was Levi, watched from behind, and they led the two of us to a small field in the forest. My cell phone was still in my hand, but I didn't have a chance to contact anyone at this speed. As I hovered near the edge of the grass, I tried to tap my phone, hoping to find something, but Chris pulled me up and pinned me against one of the nearby trees, and I dropped my phone on the ground right then and there. "Let her go now." Again, Cole tried to make his point, but Silas just laughed as he stepped closer to him. "That was a nice offer, but I don't think you understand the position you're in." Suddenly, Silas threw a hard punch at Cole, hitting him in the face and knocking him to his knees. Silas then walked over again and punched him in the stomach, making him groan in pain. "Cole!" I yelled as I struggled in Chris's grip, but he held me down easily. "We've got both of you, so you can't negotiate with us." Then I saw Cole's eyes s
Rayline. At that moment, I stopped in front of him and slowly raised my hand. He growled, making me pause for a moment before I placed my hand on the side of his face. Little by little, I saw the beast begin to fade away, and he gradually came to himself. His features gradually returned to the way they were, his skin color changing and spreading to his chest and arms, and he raised his hand to place it on top of mine. The horns and fangs were still there, as were the red eyes, but I could see that his mind had calmed now, and he took a deep breath. Then, without waiting, I wrapped my arms around him and held him tightly while he was still in shock. "I thought they were going to kill you," I whispered as I held him, and I felt his arms wrap around me. As I pulled away, I noticed that there was a small trail of dried blood running from his mouth and a small cut near his eye, as well as slash marks along his side. "He needs help," I said to the two men beside me. "Is he on his way y