HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOO EVERYONE! MERRY CHRISTMAS! :D I hope you're having a wonderful Christmas, and got everything you wanted, or made someone very happy! :) Because it's Christmas, and my Lover was going to update today, I've decided to update for you guys too! A Christmas present to you all, if you will... So, without further ado, chapter 31. :) READ ON!

Chapter: 31

He closed his eyes, and tried to shift. Of course to me, it looked like he was trying to go to sleep more than anything else. Then he opened his eyes wide, and they were a pure, angelic white... Like they were with his darkness... He gasped, eyes widening, and I looked over the rest of his body. His fur color... It was changing! Except instead of the midnight black it was with his darkness, it was a pure white! A lot like Lilly's actually... Ironic, I know. From the tip of his nose, to the end of his big, cute, fluffy tail he was all white. The only reason I could see his eyes was because they glowed, and were a slightly brighter white. I looked around to see a streaks of light floating around us in a spiral, a lot like the strange, dark, smoke like smog that surrounded him before. Once I realized he was done shifting, I looked back at his face. He was smiling at me, a strange warmth surrounding me. I smiled back, and tried to move, but couldn't... I looked toward the ground to realize that I wasn't even touching the ground with how big he was! His chest and belly were lifting me off the ground! I wiggled on top off him and eventually fell off, standing back up, and looking over him while he rolled over onto his side.

"Well... I guess I'm a pretty big guy huh?" He asked me, smiling a little.

"Yeah...! Though I must say the darker version was bigger... But I like this one more." I said, smiling back at him, still looking at him, until eventually I was at his back, and stopped.

"Cole...? Ummm... What are those?" I said, pointing at the bulges on his back.

"What's what?" He asked, turning around, trying to look.

"Those... On your back..." I said, poking one of them a little, making it move.

He turned around completely now, facing me. His eyes widened, looking at me, fear in his eyes.

"It feels like something is crawling down my back... Please tell me it's not a spider...!" He said, turning around again so my back was to him... I couldn't believe what I was seeing.

"Wow..." I whispered to myself.

"What? Wow what? It's a spider isn't it?! Get it off me now!" He yelled, freaking out.

I completely forgot about how Cole was deathly afraid of spiders... For such a big guy you'd think otherwise, but no, he's a big puppy when it comes to spiders.

"No no, it's not a spider Cole...! It's... I don't know...! It's amazing!" I yelled in amazement.

He turned back around, still trying to see what it was.

"Huh?"

Then suddenly, something white and feathery started to pop up from behind him. He sat up straight, moving his shoulders around, a confused expression on his face.

"I feel a strange weight on my back..." He said, sitting down so he didn't fall backwards.

Then I could really see what was on his back... And now I knew why it felt like there was a spider on his back.

"Cole... You... You have the wings of an angel!" I exclaimed.

Cole's P.O.V.

Its been a while since you've seen my point of view hasn't it? Did you miss me? I hope so, because you're going to be seeing a lot more of me... But back to the whole reason your here. At first, when she said I had the wings of an angel, I didn't know if I believed her or not... I thought she might have been seeing something. That is, until I felt this strange... nerve, in my back. Like I had arms on my back, but bigger. I tried moving them, and they spread out ever so slowly, until eventually, they took up all of then den! From one wall to the other! I couldn't believe what I was seeing... I was a wolf, but I had wings! I never would have felt so close to flying if it weren't for this... Though as stupid as I was, I wasn't about to go and test them out, considering I was just learning how to move them... But I REALLY wanted to fly... It was always a fantasy dream I'd wanted to come true, though I never thought I would actually be able to do it one day... But I suppose miracles happen. I mean, the love of my life actually loves me back! That's a miracle within itself... I felt like my heart was about to fly out of my chest, but I'm pretty sure Tori wouldn't like that... Heh.

"I-I... I want to fly..." I said, lost in the moment...

"NO! You're not flying! You just got these barely a minute ago! Before you even glide, before you even JUMP again, you're learning how to move them!" Tori said in a stern, caring tone, freaking a bit.

"Can you even feel anything in them?" She asked, poking one of them again.

"Yes... But just barely." I said.

I really was telling the truth when I said I could barely feel that. The nerves in my back probably didn't fully form yet, that was more than likely the reason. I kept trying to move them around, understanding more and more how to use them. It really was like having arms on my back, but instead of having fur on them, I have feathers... I stood up, not feeling lightheaded anymore.

"No no, sit down you..." Said Tori, trying to make me sit down, but not being able too.

"I'm fine now... I think this form does the same thing that 'darkness' form did. It healed me, so I bet this form does the same thing. It probably produced more blood for me." I explained.

She sighed, and nodded after a few seconds of deep thought.

"Just don't get too crazy... Ok?" She asked.

I nodded, smiling a little. I walked outside of the den, and Tori followed me. As soon as I got outside, I spread my wings as far as they could go. It felt sooo good to do that... It felt like I had just woke up and stretched. I loved that feeling... I couldn't help but moan a little, making Tori giggle.

"Ok... Are you done now? Can we go back inside? I get the feeling you're going to go and jump off a cliff in efforts to fly..." Tori said, smiling a little.

"I actually wasn't going to go and jump off a cliff, but now that you mention it... I might..." I said, looking back and smiling at her.

"Get over here right now!" She said, about to tackle me, giggling a little bit.

I chuckled and walked back over to her, retracting my wings back to my body and following her back into the den... She led me over to the darkest corner of the den, gesturing for me to lay with her. I felt my heart leap a little bit, walking over to her, and laying down behind her, wrapping myself around her like a blanket. She snuggled closer to me, burying her head into my chest fur, and her back into my belly.

"Heh heh, comfortable?" I asked her.

"Ohhh yes... Your so warm...! Mmmm..." She said, trying to snuggle deeper into my fur.

I chuckled, smiling a little. As we laid there in the darkness, it became darker and darker outside, until eventually, it was pitch black outside. Tori, still lost in her snuggling, didn't seem to notice something I did. I nuzzled her, trying to get her attention.

"Tori... Beautiful, look..." I said, calling her by her little nickname.

"Hm...?" She answered, her eyes still closed.

I felt kind of bad for waking her up. Well, more or less... She was trying to go to sleep. I pointed to the corner and walls behind us. The whole wall was lite up, but it wasn't because of the streaks of light in the air... It was my fur giving off a faint light. She smiled in awe, looking at her sides as well as the wall. I was reflecting down on her too, making it seem like her fur was glowing as well, even though it wasn't.

"That's... Really cool..." She said, yawning closing her eyes again.

"Is it going to keep you up? Do you want me to change back?" I asked her, looking down at her.

She didn't answer. I nuzzled her a little once more.

"Tori?"

Still no answer. She must have fallen asleep finally. I smiled, leaned down, and gave her cheek a kiss. I decided it would be best for me to do the same, and get some rest. Even if I was half angel, I still needed to sleep. I closed my eyes, smiling, feeling Tori's steady breathing against my body.

"I love you Tori..."

So, how was your present? Good? Bad? Wolfy? You decide! Of course, like I always say, do so in a review. :3 Before I go, I'd like to say to all of you whether you like me or not, to have a Very Merry Christmas, and A Wondrously Happy New Year! :D So as always... Until Next Time My Friends...