Title: Winged

Pairings: St. Berry, Hummelberry, Klaine.

Rating: M

Current word count: +70,000

Status: In Progress

Synopsis: In the world of Jesse St. James things are never quite as they seem and the rules of morality are faint and blurry. When he gets given an Angel, a beautiful, unearthly creature, by his parents, he thinks nothing of it. Until suddenly he finds himself falling for her and his world and everything he has ever known is turned on its head.

Warnings:Dark themes.

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"I wish that I could cry,

Fall upon my knees,

Find a way to lie,

About a home I'll never see."

-Superman, Fighting For Five

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She could hear her sharp breaths echoing loudly around her. The cold earth below her hands and legs was seeping slowly through her clothing and into her bones, making her shiver lightly. Her heart was pounding and she could hear the blood rushing through her ears as she tried to breathe deeply, her eyes straining through the dark undergrowth.

There was the occasional beam of bright white light from the circling helicopter, but fortunately the thick bushes made her almost invisible.

"Rachel." The hiss made her jump and she clapped a hand over her mouth before any sound could escape her.

Turning, she spotted Santana, crouching behind her and shuffled slowly towards her, despite her warnings to stop.

"San, what's going on?" Even her softest whisper seemed to echo over the chopping blades of the helicopter and the shouts of soldiers.

"Shut up you idiot," Santana snapped, quietly. "Stay quiet."

Obediently, Rachel pressed her lips together, staying silent. Her back ached from hours of being crouched in the same position, but it was better than being caught. Anything was better than being caught.

A flash of light ran over them again and Rachel squeezed her eyes shut so that they wouldn't see the whites of her eyes looking up at them. As the helicopter passed a sharp cry came from the clearing a head of them. It was a cry that Rachel would recognize anywhere. Shooting up, she made it four paces before Santana's harsh grip stopped her, pulling her back.

"Stop Rachel!"

From their new position they could see the clearing well. A figure dressed in dark clothes was being hauled, struggling, by two armed soldiers. Her hood fell and Rachel felt a hand clap over her mouth before she could scream for her mother.

"Don't do it Rachel," Santana's whispered warning barely registered as she watched her mother be pushed to the ground in front of a man who glared down at her. After what seemed like hours, he kicked at her, urging her up and she staggered to her feet.

It was only as the man grabbed her mother and pushed his huge gun against her face that Rachel felt the rush of adrenaline that she needed and broke from Santana's grasp with a loud cry.

"Mama- no!" Bursting form the undergrowth, she tried to run towards her mother, but froze in her tracks when she saw a circle of guns pointed her way.

"Let her go!" Her sob went unheard as the men laughed with each other, beginning to approach her when a sharp bang sounded from the other side of the clearing, making her jump as she saw Puck and Finn emerge, firing randomly at the men and making them scatter their positions, unprepared. Her mother bit hard on the arm that was holding her and managed to struggle out of his grip, running towards Rachel during the mayhem.

"Run!" Was her screamed command and Rachel did as she was told, her feet pounding against the dry earth beneath her.

It seemed barely seconds before strong arms caught her, pulling her close and roughly wrapping her arms behind her back, a sob ripping its way from her throat as she felt herself pulled into the throngs of the soldiers surrounding her.

"Mama!" The hoarse cry echoed back to where her mother stood watching her, her expression heartbroken as Puck pulled her away before she was swallowed by the darkness and Rachel was left at the mercy of the men who had been searching for her for so many hours.

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This is the beginning of my new fic. I hope everyone enjoys it and I will explain more in the next chapter which should be straight up.