Serenity

Chapter 2

The alarm sounded early in the morning, jolting her out of sleep. Rolling over turning it off she slowly moved to a sitting position. Stretching her arms behind her head she groaned loudly taking in the morning sounds. She could feel her wings shift behind her, and her halo glowing dimly on the bed side table. Taking hold of it only made the glow grow stronger. Sighing to herself she placed it apon her head as it took it's position.

She didn't really care that she didn't have her glamor up. She knew it was only her family in the house. Her glamor was what protected her identity from the rest of the world but it could only hide so much. She had not completely learned to prefect it yet. The only thing she could not keep hidden from the world was her wings, the halo was easier. It is small and easy to conceal, her wings were more tricky though.

She glanced back to them seeing the light from her window glistening off the perfect snow white feathers. She heard her door opening, and quickly folded her wings tight to her body. The door opened slowly and her father peered in at her.

"Good morning sweetie, how are we today?" Moving into her room with a huge smile plastered on his face as usual. He was a taller man and well built for his age. He always dressed like he could possibly have a huge meeting at his work. His pressed suit fitting well to his body. His tie was not tightened yet, but he never forgot it. It was hanging limply around his neck just under the collar of his shirt.

She gave a gentle shrug looking away from him. "Alright... I am just kinda tired." She knew she didn't have to hide what she was from her own dad, but she also didn't like him seeing her as she was.

He nodded gently in understanding. She could smell the coffee that he was brewing just like every other morning. She didn't like it to much herself, but she knew that he almost could not live with out at least three cups a day. Giving a gentle sigh she wrapped her blanket around herself tightly. Standing slowly she headed to the bathroom connected to her room. "Dad I am going to get ready for the day... so I... I will see you down stairs."

She sauntered into the bathroom closing the door behind her. She propped herself on the door looking over herself in the mirror. She never understood how it was possible, that she could possibly be what she is even though her parents were both humans. She could hear her dad shifting his feet on the other side of the door.

"Oh... okay hon... We will be waiting for you down stairs... We have breakfast ready. Take your time..." She could hear his foot steps moving away in slow paces. He made his way out of her room closing the door behind him. The sound of his foot steps continued down the stairs as she removed her halo from atop her head. Placing it on the counter she would look into her glowing golden eyes that radiated power. She went to brushing out her long blonde hair that was knotted and twisted from rolling in her sleep. Finally having removed all the tangles and put her hair back in order she replaced her halo. She finished cleaning herself up stripping her nightgown and tossing it into the hamper.

Collecting her blanket off the ground she moved back into her room to dress. She quickly got herself dressed in a pair of form fitting jeans and decorative top. She tucked her wings in tightly under her jacket trying to keep them hidden. The last thing she put in order was her glamor checking it in the mirror.

"Well got to start the day at some point." Opening the door to her room made it give a soft creak, hardly noticeable but unmistakeable to her door. She brushed her side bang behind her ear as she made her way to the breakfast table.

Her house was more in the shape of a brick than a house, all the rooms were almost the same size. They were all in line with each other, and all were positioned off of the stairs in the middle of the house.

Her mother quickly embraced her daughter in a tight hug. "Good morning hon. I made your favorite, biscuits and gravy." She was beaming brightly as she motioned toward the table. She was a little on the shorter side, her brown hair fell in small ringlets around her head. Her mom was a full figured lady and it was no wonder based on her cooking, it was to die for. There was not a thing on this earth that she could not cook. Even the things that were new to her that she tried to make tasted like professional cooking.

Serenity looked to her mother a bit puzzled. She never made biscuits and gravy unless she had had bad news or it was her birthday, considering it wasn't she aired on the side of bad news.

"Mom... did something happen? What is the occasion." Sitting down to the table she quickly took a bite savoring it. They were always to good to pass up even if there was impending bad news.

"Hon... your father and I... we started talking.." She stopped and gripped his hand gently, he looked over to their daughter and sighed.

"Well hon... we know what you are, and we know full well that things are hard in public school. We... we did some research and came up with a solution. There is a school made for... well people like you... You will get to learn with others like you. You will get to learn things that.. well we would never have the ability to teach you." Looking around the room he quickly stood from his spot at the table. Moving from his spot he snatched a pamphlet off the island in the middle of the kitchen smiling to her. Holding it out to her he would look happy but sad in the same token. "Its a boarding school but... your mother and I think it would be in your best interest to attend. We wanted to know if you would like to accompany us to the meeting with the head master today."

Flipping though it quickly she was amazed at what she saw. She could not believe that there was actually a place for her. A place she could learn to be herself. She smiled brightly to her parents but the look on their faces only made her heart sink. She knew this would be hard on them. "I... I would love to." Quickly wrapping her mother in a tight hug that she hoped would console her.

Her mother hugged her back tightly to ignore the stinging in her eyes. Nodding gently she pushed her daughter back looking to her happily. "Alright. Well then we have an appointment with the head master at noon." Glancing back to the clock on the wall checking the time. "After you finish eating we will head there." Standing her mother moved out of the room afraid of crying.

Serenity sat back at her seat and continued eating. She knew that she would miss her mom and dad if she left, but she also knew that if she went she would get to know more about herself. She would possibly get to learn with more angels like her self. Feeling as though she couldn't eat fast enough she periodically glanced to the clock. She was finally going to be somewhere that people would not look at her like an alien. Her family did a well enough job at that but at the same time they just didn't understand.

It is hard trying to keep yourself hidden all the time, they didn't have to hide. They were normal. Finishing quickly she rinsed her plate off in the sink before placing it in the washer. She could barely hold in her excitement. She moved back upstairs and could hear her parents talking. Serenity knew this was going to be hard on them but it wasn't like she was leaving forever. She would still be able to see them and they could still visit. She smiled at herself in the mirror and let her halo show.

"I will finally belong." She whispered to herself. She replaced her glamor before rushing back down stairs to find her family awaiting her to leave. She quickly hugged both her mother and father before opening the door for them.

"Alright gang lets go" Her dad sounded almost as excited as she was. Everyone took their seats in the car as it revved to life. Serenity was almost bouncing in her seat with excitement. Looking up to see her mother's red eyes only caused her to feel sad again. "Mom it's going to be alright.

Her mom offered a reassuring nod as her dad pulled out of the driveway. "On to Paramythil"