Angel in Training

Chapter 8 Learning To Use Your Wings

She had fallen asleep again not meaning to. Her dreams came back this time they started with her death. She was stopped at a red light. The light flick to green and she went forward. Her mind racing with the thoughts of her life. She was reflecting over everything that ever happened. Just as she was going forward another car was speeding past to make it before anybody else went threw. She stepped on the breaks but it was to late. Her car and the other car collide.

As the cars collide with hers she felt a sharp pain in her side. The pain stopped shortly after impact. Her head smashed into the steering wheel. It had been a while before the ambulance came. She heard everything happening. The doors begin pried open. The people that stopped their cars and the people that had safety in their warm little house huddling around the scene. Currently she envied them. She wanted to be the one standing and watching. She never wanted to be the one getting hurt.

The paramedics called for her. She tried so hard to respond. To move any part of her body. Nothing was working for her. They pulled her out of the rubble carefully. Removing the metal that had made its home in her side. Then placing her on a stretcher. That's when she heard a familiar voice. One she knew very well. "Lex!" She heard him getting closer. It was her boyfriend. She felt someone grab her hand. "It's ok Lex. You're going to be fine. I'm right here." Her fingers tightened slightly around his.

The needle had pricked her skin. She felt the pressure being applied to the wound. She was afraid. Afraid she would lose everything because of some stupid driver. The comforting words of her boyfriend echoed threw her ears. She fought to stay alive. Try to think of everything she wanted to live for but she still felt everything slipping. She couldn't do it anymore. She just wanted it to end. She didn't want to leave him but she didn't want to suffer. She relaxed her mind and felt her body growing cold. Soon she didn't feel anything.

She woke up again. Shaking, and crying. The sun was rising. She felt hands rest on her shoulders. She looked up surprised. Raphael was standing over her. "Is he okay?" she asked wondering if her boyfriend was fine. He smiled. "He's fine. He thought best to live on." She smiled and wiped away her tears with her hand. He picked her up. "Come on. I'm going to teach you about your wings."

She nodded and followed him to a clearing of field. They stood across from each other. His wings appeared out of know where. "Ok I'll teach you how to fly first. Since Michael wants to teach you to fight in the air." She nodded and listened to his instructions. "Think happy thoughts." She stared in disbelief. "Your kidding right?" He smiled and just as soon as he smiled he was in the air. She stared into the sky gazing at him. "Give it a try. Just close your eyes clear your mind and it will come to you." She closed her eyes and tried to clear her mind. Her past filtered the back of her eyelids.

Then her boyfriends smiling image crossed her mind. She smiled. Soon the image changed again this time Michael ran across her mind. Her heart fluttered. She had so much anger for him because he was rude to her she never even thought about what he looked like. To her at that moment he was stunning. A red blush grew on her cheeks. "Open your eyes." Raphael's voice echoed threw her ears. She opened her eyes. She looked down and saw she was off the ground and quite high.

She glanced back at Raphael. He had a bigger smile on his face. She smiled slightly. Raphael looked down. "He's early." "Who's early?" She questioned looking down. When she saw it was Michael standing below them she lost her concentration falling. Her arms went in front of her face on instinct. She kept descending towards the ground. She felt two arms catch her. One on her back and the other tucked under her knees. She removed her arms away from her face expecting to see Raphael had caught her but to her surprise Michael had. Her face went redder. They were still in the air. His wings now out. She was stunned for a minute until he opened his mouth and spoke. "Are you stupid? You could have stopped your self from falling. That's why you have wings." Raphael came down to there level. "She just started today. Give her a break." "I think I got it now." She said softly trying to cover the nervousness in her voice.

Michael let her go and she stayed in the air. Raphael grabbed her hand. "Come on. We'll go do some practice runs before you go with him." She nodded and followed. Raphael led her to a more in-closed space. She was to play follow the leader with him. When they finished she felt pretty confident about her ability to fly. Raphael was surprised she could keep up with him the way she did. Raphael led her back to where Michael was waiting.

He stood up looking at the both of them. "You'd said you be finished a while ago." Raphael sighed. "She's' all yours." Her head flipped to Raphael. Her eyes pleading for him not to leave, he smiled. "I'll be back to help you conceal your wings later." He waved as he walked away. She turned back to Michael. He had the katana and his sword from yesterday in his hand. He handed her the sword and got into a fighting stance. She wanted to run away and catch up to Raphael but stayed. Now that she can fly he was going to make it even harder on her. She would probably have to hunt him down and fight him. She got into her stance and waited for his first attack.