Chapter 20: The eyes of Cobalt
Ellen's POV
I sat on the edge of the platform, looking at the sky. Just staring. Letting my mind wonder to questions that needed answers. Sometimes even answering them myself. Then I heard a cry. A eagle's cry. I stood up and held onto the platform rail and looked up at the eagle that always circled the tower at this time. It put a smile on my hooded face. I drew back and sat down again and carefully touched the scar on the side of my face and traced it. That was the day that made me change, working harder than ever. Working until I dropped with exhaustion, even if I displayed my youth around my parents, I still had my harden interior. I pulled down my hood, so I could better trace the scar. The eagle swooped down on near silent wings and landed on the railing. It gave a quiet cry, not as loud as the one before. I just slowly and carefully reached out my arm. It cocked its head and gently fluttered over and landed on my arm. Its talons, which harshly clamped on others was gentle on my arm. It slowly crawled up my right arm to rest on my shoulder. It just sat down and rubbed its body against my head affectionately.
"You need a name." I said to it. It just chirped at me and moved back down my arm. So I moved my arm so it could see my face. It just nibbled my nose gently with affection.
"A good strong name like Aqua or many others I could say." I said. It just turned and started preening its lovely pure gold feathers. The feathers were slightly grubby but it would probably take a bath later. Its face and neck was a pure white, as white as a cloud and it felt just as fluffy. I tugged off my left glove with my teeth and gently stroked its neck. It kept preening but it let out a little growl in content as I did so. The silky white feathers were so clean compared to the bodily gold feathers. It was strange and I was someday going to see it do that.
"Are you a girl or a boy?" I asked it. It just kept preening.
"Flap once for yes. Are you a boy?" I asked it. It kept preening.
"Are you a girl?" I asked again. It stopped preening and looked at me with its beautiful blue eyes and flapped once.
"Good girl." I cooed and stroked her body feathers. She fluffed them up with content as I did it.
"You still need a name." I said. She hopped onto my right shoulder and nibbled my ear.
"You still remember that day?" I said darkly. She gave a little keen. She knew that day well.
*/I heard a bird cry above me. At the slight sound and my jumpy nerves I looked up. Wrong move but it was easy to make mistakes while scared. A eagle was up there, a golden one. It was quiet pretty and I stared at it for a moment and then I registered pain on the right side of my face...*/
I sighed. She nipped my ear.
"Ow." I said, flicking her lightly with a chuckle.
"Its not your fault." I said to her. I felt her beak lightly touch and slightly trace my scar.
"Its fine. All healed." I said with a light pat on her head. She nibbled my fingers.
"Quite a nibbler ain't ya?" I teased. She chirped in response. She hopped down my arm again and looked at me.
"I need a name for you still." I said. She was looking at me in the eyes.
"What about Lex?" I said. She didn't flap her wings, she kept them still.
"Dam. I liked that name." I muttered. I thought for a moment.
"Goldie?" I said. She kept still.
"Nibbles?" I said. She cryed in my ear, making me wince.
"Okay, okay. No names depending on your behaviour then." I said with finality.
"What about Star?" A voice said behind me, making me jump and whirl around.
"Vea?" I said. I pulled up my hood quickly. The eagle on my arm flapped lightly and stood on my head. She cocked her head at Vea.
"She looks like a Star, with those feathers of hers. Ask her." She said, she looked at my hooded face for a moment and walked out. It was really strange, no one bothered me when I was up here, no one. I always locked the door so no one could enter, it seems like Vea can unpick locks or my Mother did it for her.
"So." I said as the eagle hopped down my arm. I pulled me hood down again.
"Star?" I said. She just chirped angrily at me. I scoffed.
"Jealous?" I said. She nodded her head.
"Really?" I asked, she nodded again.
"Don't worry." I cooed at her, stroking her back.
"This tower is only for you and me." I said. She gently rubbed her beak against my face.
"What about... Cobalt?" I said. She fluffed up her feathers, cheeped like a hatchling and flapped her wings once.
"Cobalt." I said again. She settled down but abruptly turned and flew off. Flapping hard to go back to her home, the sky. Or her nest probably. I smiled and got up carefully and went to rail and watch her fly off. Watching the golden feathers streak rapidly across the sky like a star. When I pulled back, I heard an eagle cry, with happiness, the loudest one I ever heard her make. I stretched, my cramped body getting used to moving again, and then turned and walked out of the tower.
A/N: I have exams, nano and homework to distract me -_-
Blame that for my errors. I think I got them all but if there are any major ones, please tell me.
Lex is a good name ^.^
My little Vampire, here you go. Your next chapter :D