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It wasn't very hard for Edward to find the doctor's office once Alice had given him a name. One phone call to the directory and poof he had not only a phone number, but an address as well. The mind reader didn't bother with trying to call since it would not do any good and chose instead to run all the way there without once stopping to take a breather. By the time he reached the building where he would find Leah his face was red and his lungs felt as if they were on fire, but he still couldn't stop to get his breathe. He needed to find Leah before she ended up doing something she would regret for the rest of her life and she would regret it eventually because like them or not her wings were a part of who she happened to be. She would miss them if they were gone and in this case it wouldn't be something she could get back once she realized she had made a terrible mistake and so Edward knew he had to stop her before any mistakes could be made.

Once inside the building he didn't stop even when the receptionist called out that he couldn't go back in to the examining rooms without permission. Getting permission was the last thing on his mind and he would worry about the consequences later. He opened each door looking for her and when he realized the room was empty or did not hold the occupant he happened to be searching for he would move on to the next. Finally he found her in the last room on the left talking to an older man with white hair that knew to be the doctor due to the white jacket and stethoscope around his neck.

The doctor looked startled when the door burst open. "Sire I am afraid you cannot be in here. If you have an emergency then please go to the front desk and Lilah will help you out."

Edward glared at the man making it clear he was not leaving before he went over to the winged woman and took both of her hands in his. "Leah I know that I told you I would support you no matter what you decided and I will try to stick by that promise, but I begging you not to do this. I know that you think your life will be better if you cut off your wings, but I am here to tell you it won't be better. This is not going to magically change your life. People will always find something about you not to like and if you take away your wings it will just be something else."

The Quilette woman looked up at him with sadness written over every inch of her face. "If I do this then I will be like other girls. People won't stare at me all the time. I could be beautiful if I go through with this and if I am beautiful maybe someone could love me."

"If someone really loves you they should love every part of you." He replied as he met her gaze. "You shouldn't have to change who you are just to please others or because you feel it will make you fit in. I swear you will find love Leah and when you do that person will love all parts of you. Don't you think you should stay whole for that person? Give someone the chance to prove you are lovable just the way that you are."

Her wings fluttered softly as she took a deep breath. "I guess that you are right and if I am being honest I don't really want this. I just want; well I am not sure what I want. I just feel so-"

"Lost." Edward finished her sentence before helping her to her feet. "I know that feeling a little too well. How about we head back and on the way we can talk about how to help you with feeling lost. I am sure we can find a way to make it so that you are happy and satisfied with your life while at the same time you get to keep your wings. For the record though I think you should know that you are beautiful. You are the most beautiful woman I have set eyes on. Nothing you could do would make your beauty better because you're always perfect."

She smiled softly as they excited the room much to the doctor's dismay. He never did like losing customers. He decided to try and convince her to reconsider. "Ms. Clearwater when I talked to you on the phone you seemed adamant about getting this procedure done. I hope you are not letting other people sway what you want to do. I still believe this is what is best for you in the long run. It is not natural for a human to have wings and we have no idea if they are doing any damage to your body with the extra weight."

Leah glanced at him once and for a moment he thought maybe he had convinced her to go through with it. Then she spoke and his hopes were crushed. "I thank you for taking the time to see me, but I am done letting others influence my decisions. My wings may not be natural yet they are a part of me. Sometimes they can be a burden, but life is full of burdens and challenges. They make us stronger and if I didn't have my wings then I would not be the person I turned out to be. This is who I am and I am not going to change that for anyone."

Edward shot the doctor a smug look as they left the room. He wrapped one around her shoulder. "I'm really glad that I was able to change your mind. I wasn't even sure I would make it in time and I may have busted a lung in the process of running, but it was worth it."

TBC…

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