Chapter five:

I come over and sit in front of him. "I couldn't help but notice you."

He turns away to look at the small mound. "Not now, whatever it is you're doing. Get back to your own territory."

This shocks me.

He almost looks guilty when looking at the small mound.

"What's wrong?" I gently ask.

"I had to kill a wonderful bird to get my wings in the afterlife. Just wish there was another way." He kind of mumbles.

The diamond dove coos and snuggles closer to the angel.

The angel pets the diamond dove.

"Well at least he was killed by someone as respectful as you." I try to cheer him up. "May I mourn with you?"

He gives me a surprised look and I smile. He nods a little hesitant. "Sure. I guess but don't get comfortable in our territory."

I look at the small mound. "Please be nice to this boy in the afterlife." I don't know why I'm talking to a dead thing but I'm sure it'll help me win this angel over. I can just feel it. "He's an amazing person even though I have only just met him. So please to be kind like he is to you even if he did kill you."

The boy looks slightly shocked at me. "I thought the Barens were all mean and not to be with in any way respectful to such things as well as other things as they are mean. At least that's what I heard from stories. I've never seen a Baren before now." He is still mourning the birds death as he speaks to me.

I look over into his eyes. "Not all of us are that way. Though most may be like that sometimes, we all are not like that." I guess not just the Barens think that the other group are brutes. "I try to be one of the better ones." I say wording my words carefully as I don't want to push him away.

The angel looks to the diamond dove and pets it gently. "My friend would you lend me two of your feathers to help this boy not be stuck on the ground in the afterlife? He is too old for the ceremony but the least you could do is lend me two feathers to help him in the afterlife."

The diamond dove watches the boy's face as he speaks then it reaches into its wing and pulls out two decent sized feathers.

"Thank you." The boy takes the feathers then plucks a loose string from his shirt and ties the feathers securely to my rosary. "Take this as a gift of my appreciation of your kindness. Respect them and protect them to have wings in the afterlife. May your wings be strong."

I look down at my rosary and smile then I hug the boy. "Thank you. I will cherish this as the best thing ever to me because it is. Well second best compared to meeting you."

He smiles and snuggles to my chest. "Will you stay and mourn for my partner in flight all night?" He asks so innocently.

I nod. "Sure."

For the rest of the night we sat there mourning together over the bird that'll give this angel his wings in the afterlife.

By sun rise the boy shifts to get up and the diamond dove gets up only to give a small bow to the boy before flying away.

I get up with him. "I need to let you know that I love you. Names Mihael. Mihael Keehl."

He looks into my eyes searching for a few seconds as I don't hold anything back then he nods. "I think I may love you too. I just met you but I've fallen. My names Nate. Nate River."

I kiss him on the nose and cheek then smile at him. "When can I see you again?"

L's P.O.V.

Me and Light had been going for a walk after we were done and caught our breaths. When we heard two voices and hid behind a tree to check it out. What we saw was Nate from the Feather freedoms and a boy named Mihael, as Light tells me when he sees the other while Light knows Nate from secretly watching the ceremony, from the Barens together and saying that they love each other.

"If there are more than just us maybe we can convince them that they should come together!" Light exclaims as the two young boys separate after making plans. "We will both talk to each boy."

I nod in agreement. "I'll see you tonight."

"See you my love." Light kisses me then heads towards the Baren territory.

I go after Nate to catch up with him.

Light's P.O.V.

I catch up with Mihael. "So you've fallen for a Feather freedom."

He jumps slightly and looks to me. "What makes you say that?"

I point to the feathers on his rosary. "Well if the feathers don't give away anything and the fact you and Nate were together then I don't know what else will." I explain then glance at the part of my watch sticking out with two robin feathers on it but I have it so it's hidden while being careful with the feathers.

L had given it to me after I took him and claimed him as mine. He had talked to a robin and it gave him the two extra feathers as if it understood him. He explained it would give me wings and I promised to keep it safe and sacred to me.

Mihael glances away. "You can't tell anyone. I love him soo much."

"Hey." I get him to look at me by holding his chin.

We stop walking.

"I'm going to tell you a secret that no one else can know either." I let go of his chin and show him the two robin feathers that are tied to my watch by pulling back my sleeve. "My lover gave me these."

He looks at the two robin feathers then at the two, diamond dove, feathers on his rosary. After that he looks up at my face. "You mean you are also dating a Feather freedom?"

"That's right." I pull my sleeve back down to keep anyone else from finding out. "He is my beauty and I will do anything for him."

Mihael nods in agreement. "Nate is like an angel."

"He's your angel like L is mine." I smile and ruffle his hair. "Better keep your rosary in your shirt so no one else finds out. At least until we can find a way for our relationships to be accepted by the two groups hopefully also ending this stupid war."

He nods and does just that.

We walk again and make it to the Barens home.

Kira comes over to me and greets me. "Hey Light. Where were you?" His eyes narrow suspiciously.

I am about to answer when Mihael jumps in. "He saw me leaving into the woods and chased me. I told him I wanted to go to the Feather freedoms territory and see what it's like but he said as much as he would like to go as well it's too dangerous since it was night." Mihael huffs as if annoyed. He's always been a great actor.

"I see. So you're another Feather freedom liker hey?" Kira growls.

"Leave him alone Kira." I snap at Kira.

"Besides." Mihael butts in. "You guys are just afraid to get to know them and they are afraid of us. I'm sure that's why we've never been able to maintain harmony and learn about each other." He huffs again slightly. "That's my conclusion."

Kira glares at me. "You're rubbing off on him!" Kira snarls. "You'd better stop or else I will tell our leader that you want to be with the Feather freedoms." He then turns and walks away.

"What a grump." I sigh.

Mihael looks up at me.

I smile in an assuring way and ruffle his hair. "Don't worry."

He then nods and goes to find his friend Mail.

L's P.O.V.

"Nate." I catch up with him and we walk in the direction of the Feather freedom's house side by side.

"Hey L." He greets me. "Wanted another late night walk?"

"Yeah. They have become really enjoyable." I respond.

"I see." He twirls a strand of hair on the opposite side of his head that his feathers are on.

"You know the Barens aren't like we thought they were. Wouldn't you agree?" I say with a small knowing smile.

Nate looks to me analyzing me as he responds. "What makes you say that?" He wonders to me.

I look to him as we keep walking. "There's no need to worry. My own love is a Baren and we saw you and Mihael talking." I explain.

He blinks then nods. "I see." He faces where he is going. "Just by meeting him I felt a pull towards him and a feeling that I heard is what describes love. I have only felt love for those I care about like my family but nothing to the extent with Mihael." He moves his hand from his hair to rest on his chest by his heart.

"I felt the same way when I first met Light." I say also looking to where we are going. "I know he loves me just as strongly making our feelings mutual." I tell him. "I wanted to give him something so I gave him two robin feathers I got from a ribbon that gave me them. That way he could have wings in the afterlife so he can fly."

"I did the same with Mihael." Nate smiles ever so softly. "You know Jack told me something interesting."

I glance to him then I look to where I am going again. "Oh? And what would that be?"

"You'll grow to be a strong Feather freedom. I can see the spirit in your eyes and I believe you will help end the war between us and the Barens. However. He then crouched so he could look closer into my eyes. He then said. You cannot do it alone. Remember that you can do great things but you can never do it alone." Nate explains. "That is what he told me. I think he wants the war to end."

I blink and repeat the words in my head and my mind analyzes each word then each sentence even as I speak to respond. "That is very interesting. Maybe if all four of us work together then maybe just maybe we can get the two groups to come together."

Nate nods. "Maybe."

We make it back to the house and Sin was about to head inside when he turns to us.

"Hey you two." He greets as we approach.

"Hey brother." Nate and Sin share a hug.

"Hey Silver." I say. "Had a good night?"

He and Nate break apart and he nods. "It was sad because of the death of my partner in flight but other than that it was good. What about you brother?"

"The same." He responds.

"Great. Now let's head in and get some sleep. Maybe we'll see our partners in flight in our dreams." He goes into the house with Nate following.

I stand outside for a moment and I glance back to where we came from. I can see Light in my head then I turn away and go into the house closing the door behind me. I head to my room closing the door behind myself as I enter my room. I lean back against the door and I look up to my ceiling. 'I really am in love. I want to be with Light so bad. I miss him badly when we are apart but he also feels the same. I wonder what is in our future and I hope it's a happy ending.' I push myself away from the wall and I go to my bed sitting on it like how I normally sit. I don't get a lot of sleep mainly because of insomnia that I've developed when I was younger.

My mother went to sleep one night when I was young and never woke up again.

I had curled up beside her in the bed after a nightmare. I guess that's truly what started the development of my insomnia. I fear going to sleep only to not wake up again. I bring a thumb to my lips and the soreness of being taken comes over me. I debate on showering or just laying down for a bit. I get up and walk to the bathroom to have a nice warm shower. I can't place my feeling inside of me but it's like it's telling me that something bad is going to happen but I'm sure Mihael and Light won't be a part of it if they truly love me and Nate in which they do. I can tell even if I have never fallen in love before I have seen enough of real love and fake love to know.