Creek, K2

Angel's Wings

The first time was when they were ten. They had been wandering Denver for a three day weekend of mall going and convention attending. Craig, Clyde, Tweek, Kyle and Kenny were all in Denver for the top anime convention, most of them up on cosplay. Tweek's own cosplay involved being shirtless with a belt across his chest, cool 'tattoos' on his face (face paint) and his sides and hips with low riding worn out jeans that showed a small v.(1) His eyes shone with dark brown contacts with contrast to his normally bright hazel eyes. It was also the first time he felt it, some invisible string tugging him away from his friends. From the pit of his stomach was this odd feeling of desire to be somewhere.

The blonde slipped away unnoticed in the large crowd and walked fast to wherever this feeling led him. He was met with a strange sight, a young boy about his own age was on top of a large building. It looked like he might jump off, but no one was watching him. The young kid wondered why he had a feeling to come and see this, he watched the boy pace a little and looks over the edge. Tweek felt an odd urge rise up in the pit of his stomach as he watched the boy lean forward and slowly close his eyes.

There wasn't even a second's delay in thought as he ran forward, unknowingly willing his feet to go faster. The small boy started falling just as the blonde reached him and caught him in the air. He felt odd, light, and exhilarated. The young boy looked at him with bright brown eyes that were streaming water. He was chanting over and over that he was sorry and he never actually meant it. He brought the young boy down to the pavement, and hugged him tightly. Tweek didn't say anything and he didn't have to. The young boy suddenly smiled brightly and thanked him, running off to another young boy. This young boy looked concerned and smacked his friend across the arm. They exchanged a few words and walked away holding hands. The other boy he met up with turned to look at him and grinned really big.

Tweek crashed in reality when he heard the kid say something about guardian angels. The blonde gasped and turned in time to see white wings and feathers disappear. The kid furrowed his brows in confusion and caught a leftover white feather.

He decided to put it in his hair and walk back to where their group was to meet up for noon. He appeared there just in time to see the others arrive. Tweek drank a fresh cup of coffee he had bought on the way there.

"Dude where did you go?" Clyde hugged him, "Crowd drag you away or what? You were there one second and gone the next!"

"Uh, yeah, it was kinda scary I mean, what if I never found you guys again!?" Tweek gave a sort of forced rant and tugged lightly on his hair. The group didn't notice the fake tone, or if they did they hadn't said a word. Tweek was distracted the rest of the day, so much so he didn't even drink his coffee. Kenny was first to notice the strange behavior. It wasn't long before Kenny also noticed the teen deep in his thoughts. When he asked about it, the other blonde was very tempted to spill. Tweek felt that same tug as earlier but lighter when he glanced at Kenny. He adjusted his orange hood and nodded as Tweek promised to talk in private later. He fiddled with his shirt then chugging the now cold coffee.

They met up a lot later on, after they had gone back to their hotel rooms. They were sitting on the roof of the place, alone in the night's crisp air.

"I'm trusting you with this Ken, 'cuz I know you've died and come back so many times." Tweek explained, and continued despite Kenny's shocked expression. Tweek didn't realize no one else remembered Kenny's deaths. "And honestly I have no idea what I am but…" the blonde explained in detail what had occurred before they met up, and even showed him the light feather. The twitchy teen was surprisingly still and not twitchy through the entire ordeal. Ken analyzed him for a few moments before smiling slightly.

"Nephilim. Of course," he rolled his eyes "Should have known, you're such a goody." He grins in teasing and pats his back. "You'll learn to control it, but be careful when you're around others you might get that feeling again. Sometimes it happens when others of our kind around, or another saves someone nearby." Tweek nods, remembering the slight tug towards Kenny. " It also happens in extreme happiness or peacefulness. You have to be careful though. It would kinda be weird to suddenly sprout wings for no reason." Kenny laughs then becomes thoughtful. "I did that to Kyle once," the teen remembered fondly.

"What did he say?" Tweek pulled his hair a little "Oh man that's a lot of pressure!"

"He passed out actually." The older was clearly amused by this. "Oh and uh you might have a craving for a certain food or foods. Try not to indulge it often. I once ate an entire basket of oranges. In ten minutes." He looked out at the noisy streets of Denver.

"Well I do like pears…" they left it at that filling the silence with comfort and stray glances at the people below them. Tweek swung his feet happily over the edge thinking about it. "Are we allowed to tell anyone?"

"Yes, but not many. Unless you absolutely trust them not to tell: like Kyle." He laid back to look at the stars. Tweek nods, even if he can't see it and gets up. "I'm going to join them for that anime marathon, you coming?"

"Nah. I'm gonna star gaze for a while, and maybe walk a bit." He pulled the orange hoodie up to signify he was done talking. His baby blue eyes scanned the streets and sky. Tweek left the blonde to his peaceful night lights and went down the fire escape. He swung from the ladder rungs back into their room, where everyone convened around the TV.

"Good timing dude! We just got this started, grab some coffee and sit," Kyle was sitting cross legged on a bean bag. His ruby red curls were around his face in a mess. It seems he hadn't bothered to properly comb them out after changing. Craig was just coming in, no hat on, with a huge bowl of popcorn and other goodies. Tweek nodded and grinned, twitching a bit as he ran for his coffee cup. He poured it full. It still amazed everyone that he never spilt a drop. He sat next to the Jewish boy, Craig sat on Kyle's other side and Clyde was lying in front on his stomach. Clyde was also chanting 'start it!' waiting for them to get settled. "Where's Ken?" the boy with red curls looked to Tweek.

"Stargazing.-ack!" he twitched once and turned back to the screen where Clyde started to sing out the opening, Craig joining him despite how awful they sounded. The blonde laughed at them and Kyle cracked a grin. It would be a fun night for everyone.

They watched anime for hours until it became the early morning hours. Kenny had joined them sometime that night, hopping in through the window. Kyle visibly brightened when he'd joined them, but Tweek didn't comment on it. When everyone went to bed, he decided on reading his manga he bought. Kyle had convinced him to buy it even though the blonde knew nothing of its content. He let his gaze slide around the room.

Craig was curled up in a bed alone; Clyde was on the floor nearby with an open magazine that had fallen over. Kyle was curled up with Kenny on the bean bag with a steady rise and fall of his chest. Tweek couldn't see Kenny well but assumed he was also asleep. The blonde flipped through the pages intrigued by the art style. He read a few pages but decided to read it later when he wasn't as tired. He laid back and for once in his life, slept through the whole night.