Ironically, the first chapter was a tester chapter to see if people liked the idea. You guys responded really well! :D
Now they're going to be longer and more exciting and more cliffhanger-y!
Enjoy~
Akiza's POV
"Carly, I think somebody's watching me."
She gives me a crazy look for a moment before she bursts out in laughter.
"What?" I ask, pretty annoyed. "That's not funny! I have a feather to prove it!"
I showed Carly the feather I found near my balcony window. I thought it was pretty beautiful. It was navy blueish, but outlined with yellow.
"Akiza, I think the 'thing' that's watching you is probably a bird," She says with a small smirk. "Or Say—"
I quickly put hand over her mouth just as he walked past us.
"Hush!" I exclaimed in a whisper. "Would you like me to say your crush out loud?"
Carly smirks under my hand. "I don't have one, remember?"
I sigh in exasperation. "Besides Carly, what kind of bird has a feather like this?"
She shrugs. "Just trying to be helpful."
"Uh, I couldn't help but to hear your question."
I turned around and saw Sayer. My knees almost went weak. "Y-Yeah?"
"If you don't mind, may I see that feather?" He asks, holding his hand out.
"F-Feather?" I repeat, forgetting that I had it in my hand.
"Yes. It's alright if you don't want to give it to me…."
"No! No! It's fine. Here."
Instantly, I got a weird feeling. Like I shouldn't give Sayer my feather. But, why not? I handed it over and he inspects it quietly.
"Ah, this is a…interesting bird." He says, and hands it back to me.
We stare at each other for the longest time.
"Uh, hello? Earth to the lovebirds?"
We both broke our gazes and looked around embarrassedly.
"Who us?" We say in unison, only making us more embarrassed.
Carly giggles and pulls me away from Sayer.
"Come on, we'll be late for class. See ya later Sayer."
"Bye!" I exclaim happily, following Carly.
Sayer smiles and waves back, but I could've sworn I saw an evil glint in his eyes.
When I went to bed that night, I had a strange dream. It wasn't about Sayer (for once), but something else.
First off, I was in a weird place. There were clouds everywhere I looked. I didn't know what direction I was going, but I just began walking forward. I walked for a while until I bumped into something or someone rather.
The boy was pretty breathtaking. He had crazy raven hair with yellow highlights, sharp blue eyes and a weird mark on his face. However, the most beautiful thing about him was his wings. They basically were a replica of his hair colors, but still so…amazing. I didn't know where the hell I was, but I knew one thing—his wings looked really familiar. My eyes flashed surprise as I recognized it. Those wings matched the feather I found! For some weird reason, I went to bed with the feather in my back pocket. I took it out and gazed at it for a moment.
"I believe that's mine."
My face instantly erupted in a blush. "W-Where am I?" I asked, making no move to give the feather back.
"Follow me." He whispers, holding a hand out for me to take.
It took me a couple of seconds to realize that I was still on the ground. And, that he completely ignored my question. A part of me wanted to act stubborn. I didn't know who this boy was, or hell, I didn't even know where I was! So why exactly would I want to follow him? But, on the other hand, he seemed nice enough. I also had a habit to wake up before something bad would happen in my dreams, so I would have to draw on that.
I took his hand and he quickly threw me up against his chest.
"W-Wha-?" I asked, desperately trying to get out of his grasp. "What the hell are you doing?"
I hear him sigh above me. "Humans are so troublesome…"
Next thing I knew, I was being raised in the air. Now I was really trying to get out of his grasp. I had a huge phobia of heights and being whisked off somewhere wasn't helping it. However, this feeling was…different than normal heights. I felt calm in his touch.
"We're almost there," He whispers. "You'll love it."
"I'd love it better if I knew where I was."
This boy didn't say anything, but I did sense him smirk.
We landed a short time later in a field of roses. I tried not to show my delight and I found it quite hard. I don't know how this…boy found out my favorite flower were roses, but he seemed to have the satisfaction of watching me mask my joy.
"Where am I?" I ask again, trying to make my voice seem demanding.
"I'm afraid I can't tell you."
I frown. "And why not?"
"The same reason the sky's blue or the grass is green. It's there for a reason." He says with a small smirk.
I sigh and bury my face in my hands. For a quick second, the boy isn't near me. Then, I feel a slight tugging in my hair.
"What are you—"
"Stay still." He whispers.
Logically, this boy could be putting a bomb, or a parasite or something in my hair, causing me to blow up. But, I listen to him. His voice seemed trustable, but, I've learned my lesson on voices like that.
"There."
I looked and..man, his eyes seemed to stare into my very being. They were a beautiful blue color.
"W-What did you put in my hair?" I ask, softly.
"You'll see when you wake up."
I was confused by that statement. "You still didn't tell me who you are."
He looks away from me for a moment, like he was trying to figure out how to answer my question. Suddenly, his face had that same smirk on it from before.
"Your guardian angel."
"What!"
I awoke with a start. Turns out, my alarm clock had been ringing for the past ten minutes. I gazed at the time, expecting that it was 7:30 or 7:45, but no, it was 8:10!
"Crap!" I exclaims, jumping out of bed and rushing to my closet. I threw out my school uniform and dug around for my shoes.
"Slow down. The bus isn't going anywhere."
I instantly froze at that voice.
"No…" I groaned.
"Yep, it's me~"
That same boy from my dreams was standing in the corner of my room, leaning up against it.
"How in the—what the—who the—" I stutter, beginning to feel weak.
"How am I here is your first question, right?" He begins.
"Yeah, but—"
"Ah, some things are just for me to know, okay?"
I frowned again. Who did this dude think he was? Just because he had nice hair, beautiful wings, a sexy voice…
"Well, I'm assuming that your second sentence starter was probably leading to a curse…"
"Hell yeah it was!" I exclaim, unaware of the irony. "I demand to know why you're here and what your name is!"
The boy smirks. "Fine. I guess that's fair enough for startling you. I'm here because I'm here to prove that the dream you had last night was real."
Now it was my turn to smirk. "How is this supposed to be proof?" I ask. "For all I know, this could be another dream, and I could still be asleep."
"Have you looked in a mirror lately?"
"Man, you're rude!" I shout, but look into my vanity mirror. I almost fell over in shock. There was a rose pinned in my hair. It remained uncrushed, despite the wild disarray of my hair.
"Believe me now?"
The boy was behind me now, and I didn't have to turn around to see his expression.
"Question two please." I mutter.
"Who am I? I'm your guardian angel. What else do you need to know?"
I suppress the urge to jump on him. "Your name would be a good start."
"Hmm…" He seemed to be in thought. "Call me…Fudo."
"Fudo?" I mock with a smile.
"What?"
"Oh, nothing!" I say with a huge grin. "If you'd excuse me, I must be on my way to school."
"Akiza, you're unbelievable."
I turn around still maintaining my smile. "So are you…Fudo."
With that, I raced out to catch the bus. I did have one lingering thought however.
No matter how much my so called, "Guardian Angel" annoyed me, he did look pretty cute.
And, there it is~
For all you guys that read Uprising, I brought Fudo back! :D
Chapter 3 will be up soon.
