Mitchie's POV

I guess I've always kind of known. I just never knew exactly what it was. There were always these times where nothing made sense, stuff didn't add up. There were plenty of times where things happened and couldn't be explained. Alex would randomly disappear or appear with no explanation. We had met in kindergarten but I don't know if she remembers that. The first day she stood up for me against Gigi. Forget friends, we went straight to best friends. At least until I had to move. We didn't meet again till we were 11. By that time, we didn't even remember each other. We got to know each other and again we went right to being best friends. It wasn't until a year later that I remembered her from kindergarten, but I didn't say anything. The second time I had gotten to know her she seemed different. She would make plans and then disappear when we were supposed to do them. One time her family went on vacation and she was forced to go. It was supposed to last 2 months but it was only 2 nights later that she would appear on my doorstep. She had told me that she had been allowed to come back early, but then she'd be MIA the next day. Now I'm sitting on my bed trying to take in everything she had just told me. I just wanted to dismiss the whole thing, I mean wizards and magic doesn't even exist or at least they're not supposed to! She told me she found out that she was a wizard when she was ten and that she never really had family night every Thursday, she had wizard lessons that could be considered family time because her dad was her teacher. Now she's telling me that since she was a wizard in her life, she had the opportunity to be a guardian angel. They're supposed to wear some sort of uniform but Alex talked them into letting her wear her own clothes. She even had wings! You're probably wondering how I didn't notice them before, but that's because she had hidden them.
"-and I didn't even know who I had been assigned to so I was overjoyed when I found that it was you!" she finished. I'm glad that Alex had me sit down before she said anything. It just felt like this was too much to take in. There was a moment of silence as I tried to sort through my thoughts.
"Please say something Mitch" I couldn't help thinking about how I even got my name. Back in kindergarten Alex had trouble talking. She had been made fun of because she couldn't pronounce the letter 'L', so when I told her my name she was discouraged because she couldn't say it. Feeling bad for her, I told her she could just give me a nickname. She didn't even have to think about it. My parents loved the name so soon I was known as Mitchie from everyone. Then when we met the second time, Alex called me Mitch. It's funny how each time we've met, she's given me a new name, only this time she's the only one who calls me Mitch. I've sort of looked at it as a name only she could call me.
"Mitch? Please say something, your scaring me." Her voice brought me out of my thoughts. Finally I was able to get myself together to actually respond.
"If you had powers why didn't you use them to save yourself?" I wasn't mad or anything, I was genuinely curious as to why she didn't save herself when she could have.
"Oh, well I didn't have them then. In fact I don't have them now."
"You don't?"
"No. You see there's this thing called the family wizard competition-" She proceeded to explain to me that in each family only one sibling will be able to keep their powers, and that whoever won the competition would be the lucky one to do so. She told me how from the age of ten they started training and the competition was held when the training was complete.
"So you lost the competition?"
"No, we haven't had the competition"
" So what's that got to do with why you don't have powers anymore?"
"I dropped out"
"You what?"
"I dropped out of the competition"
"Why?"
"Because..." She took a breath. There was something she wanted to tell me. I could see it in her actions. "We all knew I wasn't going to win anyways so why should I spend my life training for something I wont even get?" that wasn't what she was going to say. I don't know what it was, but I wasn't going to push it. I was feeling overwhelmed, but I'm sure it's to be expected. I just found out that the girl I've been in love with for four years was a wizard who was being abused by her mother had died and I was told it was suicide to find out that it was murder because she had come back to earth as my newly assigned guardian angel and told me so.
"Wow it's hard to believe I was able to sum all that up by the second chapter." I said not realizing I had been thinking out loud.
"Second chapter?" Alex said looking like she couldn't possibly be more confused.
"Oh sorry, never mind. I didn't realize I had spoken out loud. So will Selena just get to keep her powers since your not competing against her?" Alex's face dropped completely at the mention of her sister.
"Um yeah, pretty much"
"You know she wanted to see you last night, why don't you go talk to her?"
"I can't, No one can see a guardian angel without being one themselves."
"But I can see you"
"Yeah but only you. They hadn't even told me who they had assigned me to. They just said that this was a very rare case." Then she seemed to have realized something. "Wait, you were going to kill yourself?" She looked at me with those eyes. They were sad, confused, and concerned. I felt ashamed.
"When they told me you were gone, I found no reason in living anymore. My best friend was gone, what was the point?"
"Mitch, what's the point?! the point is to live! you can't just give up just because I'm not here! Sure I would have missed you completely up there, but that didn't mean I wanted you to join me! You have no idea just how much it would hurt me to know that you ended your life and it had been my fault."
"No it wouldn't wouldn't have been your fault, it would've been my own decision. And besides, I never did it so let's just put it aside. We have a more important issue at hand. We need to find a way to prove that that bitch was the one to kill you."
"Mitch, that doesn't even matter."
"How can you say it doesn't matter? She murdered you! How can you be okay knowing she got away with it?"

Alex's POV

I was about to respond when the door opened interrupting our conversation. Mitchie's mom came in. I always thought it was funny how her parents seemed to have it backwards. Connie, her mom, was always doing things I thought the father should to and vice versa.
"Oh Mitch, I didn't think you'd be awake. Is everything okay?" she asked. Mitchie looked to me then back to her mom.
"uh I guess."
"Oh honey, I know you miss her, but time will heal all wounds. It'll get better for you I promise."
"Thanks mom"
"And remember, she's probably up there watching you right now." I held in my laughter, but then remembered she couldn't hear me anyways so I let it out.
"You're probably right. Was there something you wanted?"
"Oh yeah, You're father and I have some stuff to deal with and Jerry has to go into town, we were wondering if you might be up to watching Selena? She just might cheer you up"
"Uh, I guess so." Mitchie glanced at me, but I was too preoccupied with thoughts of my little sister. How is she taking all this? Is she sad? or does she even understand any of it? Connie came into the room and hugged her daughter.
"Thank you sweetie. Remember your father and I are always here if you need to talk."
"Thanks mom" and just like that Connie left. Mitchie turned to me.
"So are you going to be following me around all day or are you going to be heading up there anytime soon?"
"I uh I actually don't know, I didn't exactly get a manual or instructions, so I guess I'll just stay with you."
"Great, My own personal stalker" She said with mock annoyance.
"Yep, there's no where you can go where I can't follow." Suddenly there was this loud ringing in my ears.
"Ah" I said holding my head, but it subsided quickly.
"Whats wrong?" Mitchie asked concerned.
"I don't know. There was this weird ringing. I thought for a second. "I think it means I'm wanted up there." I said looking toward the ceiling.
"Wow that was like perfect timing." she smirked.
"Ah shut up" I took my jacket off and let my wings out. Mitchie looked at them in awe.
"Whoa, I know you said you had wings, but these are.." she trailed of thinking of a word.
"what? bad ass?" I said with a smirk of my own.
"No, beautiful. Are they soft?" I had never thought of that.
"I dunno."
"Wait, you have wings and you never thought to see what they felt like?"
"Well sorry, I did just die." She rolled her eyes.
"Whatever. Would it be okay if I" She gestured toward them.
"Touch them? sure go ahead" I turned so she could feel them. I actually felt her hand as she did. It didn't hurt it just surprised me. It never occurred to me that you could actually feel them like an arm or leg. I jumped a little at her contact.
"Whats wrong?" She asked.
"Nothing, I was just a bit surprised is all. It feels weird being able to feel your hand on them."
"Good weird or bad weird?" I thought for a moment
"Good weird"
"Hmm the feathers are really soft, like I thought they'd be, and they're warm too. I didn't think they would be." I started feeling a bit awkward and self conscious.
"erm, Mitch I gotta get going." I told her.
"Oh right sorry." She said stepping back.
"Will you hold this until I come back?" I asked handing her my jacket.
"Sure, If I'm not here that means I'm at your house, or um, your families house." she said. She's right. I don't live there anymore. I don't live anymore period.
"Okay, I don't know how long I'll be, but I know I'll be back" I told her.
"And I'll be waiting." She responded. I looked up and for some reason just had the urge to go straight up. I was a little worried I'd collide with the ceiling, but there was only one way to know for sure, right? I got a small jump start and spread my wings next thing I knew I was flying into a golden light. Could they be anymore cliche?

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