Light Faery Wings, Dark Angel Wings

JR is for Junior

Disclaimer: I don't own W.I.T.C.H. or any characters associated with them. This is based on the cartoon, not the novels.

Summary: Will's POV from S is for Self, through Z is for Zenith, and beyond that it is AU.

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Summer between Sophomore and Junior year was almost boring in light of the fact that last summer the Guardians had been in the middle of fighting Nerissa and trying to figure out how to save not only themselves, but the universe as well. All the girls were scattered like before, but this time they were able to actually enjoy themselves. It was refreshing to actually be normal, to do normal things that sixteen year old teens usually did during their months off.

Will and Matt stayed home, working at the pet shop and taking trips to Meridian, spending every available moment together. It had actually gotten so crazy that everyone started calling them the "married couple", much to their distress.

"You know, HayLin and Eric or Corny and Caleb will bet getting hitched first." Matt complained one day as the Guardians phone conferenced, needing to keep in touch with each other. Will blew Matt a kiss as they sat on the couch in his garage, her legs draped over his lap. Will wouldn't be surprised if Matt did propose by the time they graduated, and she would say yes in a heartbeat.

"Oh, oh, I know!" HayLin gushed over the phone lines. "We can have a triple wedding."

"Ung!" All the parties involved groaned, cringing at the idea of sharing their big day with anyone else.

Irma spent the summer at the beach again, only this time Andrew came along with his parents' permission. He was going into his Senior year and was filling out college applications, wanting to be an architect. Chris was excited and grossed out that Andrew was sharing the bungalow with them; he liked having another guy around to even things out, but couldn't understand why Andrew would want to hold Irma's hand, kiss her and just spend time with her. Will was glad that Irma and Andrew seemed genuinely happy, and that Martin had moved on and was happy as well.

Taranee continued working at the Library and Nigel worked at the movie theatre down the street. He received a discount for any movie he wanted to see, so most Friday nights would find Taranee and Nigel cuddled up in the back of the theatre, watching every new big release that came out. The others were surprised at first; Taranee going to a movie over reading or anything bookish, that HAD to be a first. Will and Matt had shared a good laugh over the situation, glad to see the two bonding.

Cornelia, this summer, was in Italy, seeing the sights and being glamorous. Elyon gave Caleb a ring that allowed him to open folds between worlds so he could pass freely through and see Cornelia. Corny had a matching ring that acted as a homing device, showing the way to where she was when she was in a place that he had never been before. Other times he would cross over for YanLin and Mira's cooking, having been hooked from the first taste. Will knew it was only a matter of time before Caleb would propose, being nothing but a creampuff on the inside when it came to his blonde goddess.

HayLin was working as usual. She was once again pressed into service at the Silver Dragon, serving and making deliveries, sweating her way through the day. In the evenings, though, it was different. Eric would join her at the park, or on the roof of the Dragon and they would sit and talk, gazing at the stars and painting. It was the quintessential deep artists who were passionate about the arts and each other. Matt told Will that he had seen Eric sneaking away from the Dragon late one night as he flew home and wondered what the two youngest of the group were getting into. Will smacked him on the arm and told him to mind his own business.

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All too soon, the first day of school arrived. Everyone converged in the courtyard of Sheffield, hugging and laughing.

"Wow." HayLin sighed. "Summer was over so quickly. You think it would have gone by slowly since there weren't any issues, but it didn't."

"I think it is because we were so wrapped up in our own lives that we failed to notice how time went by." Taranee spoke up, holding Nigel's hand. Taranee's mom had softened towards the red head over the summer. He would come over for dinner once a week, getting to know the family.

"I know one thing; it was the first time since coming to Heaterfield that I could be semi normal. No evil princes and corrupt ex-fairies to content with. It was a good thing I kept busy; otherwise I would have gone stir crazy." Will told the group. The girls and their respective other halves, except Caleb, were lounging under one of the big oak trees, waiting for the bell to ring.

"That's right." Irma was leaning against Andrew's side. "Everything happened like a week after you got here."

"You mean, everything happened once Will got here?" Eric asked.

"Yeah, our powers were already beginning to show up, but the Heart didn't react until Will came to town." Cornelia spoke up, playing with the Meridian silver right on her right ring finger.

"Talk about pressure." Nigel commented.

"I rejected the idea at first, but I couldn't let YanLin down." Will said as the bell rang. "Ready?"

Everyone groaned as they stood up and made their way into the building.

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School was just as normal as the summer had been, classes packed with teaching and homework, preparing them for the future. Will was surprised that be the end of the first month, her grades were markedly improved since she actually had time to do her homework and pay attention in class. Taranee still helped her with math, but the other subjects were easier this year.

"Will! You have A's and B's on your progress report." Susan Vandom shouted one afternoon as Will dropped her books off in her room.

"Yeah, I know." Will shouted back. "Cool huh?"

"I'll say. What's so different about this year?"

"No constant WITCH alerts, no running off every day to save the universe." Will replied. "I actually have time for a life."

"I'm proud of you sweetie. Of your grades and your calling." Susan hugged Will.

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In September Will began training on the swim team again, gaining the spot as captain. In the afternoon Matt was there to cheer her on, and the others were there when they could find time off from their jobs and other after school activities.

"You guys don't have to come watch me." Will blushed madly after the first meet when everyone was there.

"Yeah, but were a support group there pushing you to do your best." HayLin waved her spoon around, all of them once again squashed into a booth at Terry's, the diner and ice cream shop that they gathered at often.

"Support group?" Irma spoke up. "We sound like a piece of athletic equipment." Andrew snorted from beside her.

"Ewww, gross." Corny curled her nose.

"I don't get it/" Caleb looked confused.

"I'll explain later bro." Matt shook his head. Will leaned against him gratefully, glad that he had taken over the task of teaching Caleb about the manlier things in Earth life. Corny would do it, but she decided that she shouldn't have to tell her man everything about being a guy, so Matt volunteered along with the other guys.

Back in the pool, Will's times decreased, putting her in the lead. Her times had always been impressive, but now she was flying through the water, beating her best record by several seconds. She also noticed that her pants were getting shorter, and her shirts were getting tighter. Her new height and body proportions had somehow made her more streamlined, better shaped for slicing through the water. Will wasn't the only one to notice her new figure. All the males in the school seemed to want to get her attention, and that made Matt furious. He sometimes got mad enough that his eyes would change, glowing green and his hair would thicken.

"Matt, calm down." Will touched his arm as they sat in the cafeteria. "If you keep this up, you'll go Shagon in the middle of school."

"Sorry Will, I just don't like the way they are looking at you." Matt sighed. Will was secretly please that he was jealous, but she knew that nothing would happen.

"Don't worry about it." Will kissed his cheek. "I ignore them, and you should too."

"I don't like them drooling over you." Matt slid an arm around her shoulders when Uriah and his goon walked by, saying,

"Hey baby, wanna ride?" And they were not talking about cars.

"Or suggesting things like that." Matt growled.

"They are only doing it because they think my brains have migrated to my boobs and I've become a bimbo." Will slid her arm around his waist. "I'm yours and yours alone."

"Same here angel, same here." Matt kissed her lightly on the lips, not wanting to get detention for excessive P.D.A.

"Ignore them." HayLin added.

"Yeah, all the guys are just jealous that the hottest girls in school are taken by the hottest guys." Cornelia flipped her hair over her shoulder. She had a way of understating the obvious.

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In December, after football season, the other sports that the football players participated in started up. This included weightlifting, or power lifting as it was called. Half of the football boys played basketball in the off season and only half of the rest did the power lifting, so the field was smaller than the other sports. Matt decided to try out and see if his Shagon strength translated over to his civilian for like the girls' powers did.

"You are going to lift heavy weights for fun?" Corny asked when Matt had told them that he had placed on the team.

"Yeah, I figure it will help me stay in shape when I can't train as Shagon." Matt shoved Nigel who had plopped onto the bench in the courtyard where they were relaxing in their off period, nearly sitting on the dark haired boy. "And make myself just as drool worthy as my girl."

Everyone had a laugh at that, including Will. She thought Matt was as hot as he had ever been, having sprouted a foot an a half and beefing up naturally. He now stood about a foot taller than her new height, seeming to have grown overnight. Actually, it was more like over the summer, but it was so gradual that Will only really noticed once school got under way.

Andrew and Nigel pretended to swoon over Matt saying,

"Oooh, Matt, you're so handsome." and "Kiss me you sexy man." All was said in high-pitched girly voices.

"Shut up." Matt grumbled. Just then a large group of girls walked by, ogling Matt. Will saw them, even if Matt did not, and the same jealousy that had come over Matt in September came over her now. Matt was hers, and hers alone.

"Like you told me before Will, ignore them." Matt had seen. He pulled her into his lap and kissed the side of her head, not worrying about showing affection in public. "Besides, I couldn't stand being with anyone else. You know me, and no one else will." He was referring to the Shagon situation.

"And no one else can know me either." Will felt warm in Matt's embrace. "So I guess were stuck with each other."

"Forever." Matt whispered in her ear, not wanting the others to hear the declaration. Everyone else looked on though, hearts warmed at seeing the two in love.

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Over Christmas everyone spent time with their significant others and family, the girls being scattered again. Will spent the time with Matt and his family, getting to know her future in-laws. Of course, she didn't tell them that, her and Matt keeping their plans to themselves. His parents were just as nice as his grandfather. His father, Eric, was an accountant while his mother, Lisa, was a nurse at the county hospital. They seemed warm and loving, and Will prayed that when she and Matt would have that kind of future once they married.

Matt received at shiny new, black ebony Fender with neon green accents from Will. He looked at her as he opened it and she knew that he knew the guitar was a melding of his two halves, the musician and the warrior angel. Matt kissed her tenderly in front of his family, telling her how much he loved not only the gift, but her as well. She loved both sides of him. He was gentle and loving, creativity in every pore of his being while on the flip side he was harsh and protective, powerful in every way.

Matt handed Will a good sized silver frosted box with a pink bow, a gleam in his velvet eyes. Inside were two more boxes wrapped in the same colors. There was a small one and a larger one, and she went for the bigger one first. It contained a six inch tall ceramic figurine of a fairy dressed in pink, green, blue and purple with a pink stone embedded where it's heart should be and red hair. At a glance you thought it was Will when in Guardian form, but the face was that of a twenty year old woman with powerful pink eyes. It was the woman she would become, her hair straight to the middle of her back and her figure even more lush than it was now.

The other box held a ring wrought of silver so bright it looked to be platinum, but it was Meridian silver. The stone was heart shaped pink sapphire, a perfect match to the necklace that Elyon had given her the year before and that she never took off, the colors flawless. Tears welled in Will's eyes as Matt took the ring out of the box and sat on the couch beside her. He slid it onto her right ring finger as his family looked on, surprised.

"It's a promise ring." Matt told no one. "I love you Will Vandom."

"I love you too Matt Olsen." She hugged him close, loving him all the more. His grandfather sighed as his father held his mother close, handing her a Kleenex.

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The year seemed to speed by after the Christmas break. School became even more intense as they were preparing them for finals in May. Relationships became solidified as they grew, both between friends and partners. Will's grades continued to climb thanks to Taranee and Matt's help in math and history, respectively. The girls spent more and more time apart as a group at school, but always got together after school with their guys usually joining them before heading off to Matt's for guy time as he girls called it. Every girl now sported a promise ring from their man as well, although Corny got her talisman promise ring first. The girls were also changing physically, becoming more womanly and leaving their boyish figures behind. The boys were changing as well, developing muscle and more mature features.

"I'm gorgeous." Corny could often be hear calling herself that." Corny was still the tallest and supermodel in proportions, hair reaching the back of her thighs. Caleb still stood taller than her, being the same height as Matt, and was built in a way that one rely fighting could achieve. He let his hair grow a little, the ends just brushing his collar.

"Oh yeah? I've got hips where you don't." Irma came second in height, but her figure was the most hourglass shaped, taking after her mother's Hispanic heritage and keeping her hair shoulder blade length. Andrew, being a Senior, had reached his height the previous year, so not much had changed.

"I've got boobs, who would have thought?" Will added to the conversation, knowing if that someone would have told her a year ago about how shoe would turn out, she would have laughed in their face. Next in height was Will, her figure a little less curvy than Irma's, but just as busy, her hair reaching the middle of her back. She was a perfect compliment to Matt in every way. They were the second "beautiful" couple after Cornelia and Caleb.

"At least Elyon found a way to magic my contacts so I can use them with my power." Taranee had changed the most; ditching her glasses for contacts and letting all of her hair grow to one length, letting it spill freely down to her shoulders. Nigel only grew a few inches and began wearing his hair a little shorter and less shaggy.

"I'd love to be tall, but Eric likes me the way I am." HayLin was still the shortest and had the slimmest figure due to her ethnic background, her hair reaching her knees. Eric, being Asian as well, was just as slim as HayLin and only half a foot taller, coming in last in the height category for the boys after Andrew and Nigel.

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Spring Break flew by, the girls having decided to spend the week honing their skills that had gotten rusty from not being used as often as they were the year before. They also realized that they were more powerful than before as well, more of the Aurameres' powers flowing into them from the Heart. Matt opted to train as well, and learned that he didn't need to be fully changed to use his optic lasers, but he needed to be fully transformed to fly. At the request of Andrew Caleb crossed over and began to train the guys, who wanted to be able to help if there was ever a need. It was like when Matt tried to learn to fight all over again, only this time without life threatening battles. Surprisingly, it also strengthened the bond between the couples. The guys finally got to see what the girls could really do and the girls' protective instincts came out, wanting to keep their boyfriends from serious harm.

Even after school resumed, the practices didn't end, they were simply held on the weekends. Will and Caleb pushed everyone hard, and Matt pushed himself since there wasn't anyone he could take cues from. Skills were sharpened until the girls felt they could do no more unless they were truly in battle, and the guys could hold their own against Caleb and Drake, who would sometimes join his cousin in training the guys. Everyone held themselves differently, confident in their bodies and abilities.

Also taking advantage of the time transformed Will and Matt would fly at night, spending time with each other in their true forms, getting used to being around each other with their wings. And with the help of Lillian, who knew the truth but also knew that she wasn't able to have her powers back until she was sixteen, Matt was able to transform without the bronze mask and tail, which was a relief to Will. The mask had reminded her too much of the demon Shagon, not the man she loved. There was much laughter in learning how to be together without tangling wings.

"Move to your left." Will would say as they stood together, arms wrapped around each other. Matt would shift the wrong way and pinch her wing, bruising it. "Ow, your other left."

Or when they were kissing Will would accidentally pull feathers.

"Ow, that hurt!" Matt would let her go and pull his wing around, inspecting it for baldness and blood.

They would then kiss each other's wounds and call it a night, holding hands while flying back.

Others noticed the change in the group at school. They walked with a purpose and spoke with confidence, secure in the knowledge of who they were and what they could do, even if no one at school would ever know the truth. Uriah and his bullies now gave the boys a wide berth and spoke politely to the girls. All the boys at school still ogled Will and the girls, but now they were careful to not look or say anything in the presence of Matt and the guys. Same went for the girls of the school, only the girls could hear them whispering after they had walked by.

"Damn she's hot.." or "Wow, what I would give to see that." fell on deaf ears, no one getting jealous over the comments.

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Junior Prom was the event of the year, although this was Andrew's Senoir Prom. Irma was persuaded to go only by the fact that Andrew promised to take her to her Senior Prom next year. Wreck55 was playing along with a DJ like last year with Caleb and Eric filling out the sound. Will wore black dress pants again, but they were the style that if you were standing still they looked like a skirt along with a neon green silk top that matched Matt's eyes when he was Shagon. Matt, on the other hand, had to go out and buy new clothes to fit him. The casual suit he bought stretched tight over his shoulders and arms, displaying the bulging muscles that developed from power lifting. His Shagon inspired Fender shone in the dim lighting as did her sapphires.

"Can you believe another year has gone by?" Will asked Matt as they slow danced to Rascal Flatts' "I Melt". Another year had come and gone, and it was just a memory now.

"Not really, but at the same time I can." He lead them, gently swaying to the lyrics that made Will's insides burn. Matt was affected by the song as well, arms locked around her tightly, grip strong and hungry. "So much had happened this year that it seems like it can't be over."

"At least we have each other." Will brushed her lips against his soft ones. "We all do."

"Thank goodness." Matt kissed her forehead. "I'm glad the others are happy."

"Me too." Will laid her head on his big chest. "I know it's crazy, but I'm like a sister watching her sisters grow up."

"I feel the same about the guys." Matt hugger her closer. "We're all family; we're all a part of something bigger."

Around them, the girls and their boyfriends swayed to the music as well, lost in their own company but knowing where each other couple was located, just like any sister would. At the end of their first "normal" year, things looked brighter for everyone involved. They were happy, in love and ready for the future.