sorry for taking so long computer problems as per usual anyway enjoy and again a huge thanks to my editor
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Chapter Twenty: Taking Flight
When I woke the next morning I knew there was something wrong. Was it really that easy to defeat the light raiders? The answer had to be no! Gabriel was up to something but I didn't know what. I was looking out my bedroom window when Peter came behind me and pulled me into a hug.
"What's wrong Lex?"
"I don't know. Something isn't right. It's like there's a vision trying to come out but it never quite makes it."
"Why don't you come back to bed with me?"
"No thanks Peter. I'd rather be alone until I figure out what's going on. Can you leave me alone for a little while?"
"Sure Lex I'll go down and get something to eat; do you want anything?"
I shook my head.
"Give me a shout if you need anything, okay Lex?"
"Thanks Peter"
He kissed me, dressed, and left. When he did I locked the door. It was then I felt a searing pain in my shoulders at both sides it was as if someone had stuck two knifes into my back.
I ran to the bathroom and looked into the mirror. There was blood running down my back. I was afraid, what the hell was going on. As I was wondering this something started to grow out of my back that was when I passed out on the bathroom floor.
When I woke again and looked into the mirror I nearly screamed. I had two huge white wings sticking out of my back! I had to admit they were beautiful but why were they sticking out of my back? I had to find my father as am sure he would know. I grabbed my cloak. It barely hid the wings. I ran to my parents room.
I met Alexander on the way.
"Your highness, is everything okay?"
"Everything's fine, where is my father?"
"In his room, but he asked not to be disturbed unless for an emergency your highness."
"That's okay, I can handle him."
I ran to his room. I didn't bother to knock since it was an emergency. In retrospect, I wish I had have knocked. When I barged, in father was standing next to their bed.
Mother was lying on the bed but father was stood there with two great black wings coming from his back!
"Alexandria what are you doing here? I thought you were sleeping!" father said in a bit of panic.
"Father, what are you?" I said as I backed out of their room.
Mother got up off the bed. "Let us explain, don't go!" mother said.
"Maybe you can explain these"! I said as I dropped the cloak and exposed my wings.
Father looked shocked! "When did this happen?" he said as mother closed the door.
"I passed out from pain in my shoulders. When I woke up I had wings!"
"I think its time I told you the truth Alexandria" father said.
"Gee, you think?" I said sarcastically.
Father said, " please come sit"
"I will go and get us some food." mother said as I sat down next to father. His wings were huge! Mine were big but nothing compared to his.
"That would be a good idea Melissa." father said as he turned to me.
"I can't believe that you were able to shift! Your grandfather said that you might never get the ability to shift."
"What do you mean shift?"
"You're part angel I'm an angel. I can shift back and forth from my human form to my angel form. I also have abilities like flight and the power over the air."
"Power over air? What do you mean?"
"When I'm in my angelic form I can control the element of air"
"Is grandfather one to?"
"Yes, my entire family have been angels for as long as history has been recorded."
"Why are my wings white?" I asked, thinking that they should be black the same as my father's.
"When someone has their first shift, their wings are white. Don't worry, they will turn black within a week or two. They will also grow since they're not at their full size yet!"
Mother came back with food for us all.
"Are the light raiders angels as well father?"
"no there not . But, Gabriel is though we dont know how but he his. Even now, your wings are bigger than his and yours will either be the same size as mine or bigger."
Mother handed me a goblet of wolf blood. "You'll need to drink this even more for the next two weeks as you will need your strength"
"Thanks mother. Why did you think I wouldn't be able to shift?"
"Because the first shift usually occurs a week after you give your blood oath and you did that some months ago."
I nodded.
We ate and drank. I was still trying to understand everything. Some things were still a mystery to me.
"Are you okay Alexandria?" father asked.
"Yeah I'm just trying to make sense of things, that's all. My concern is not an easy thing to understand."
"I understand we should have told you earlier, but we didn't want to burden you with it. We had your best interests at heart."
"I know mother, but that's not what I'm trying to understand, it's something else."
"What is it Alexandria?" father asked.
"It's what happened with Gabriel. I don't think he is dead, at least not fully"
"What do you mean? You killed him we all saw it. He and his follower's are dead, we killed them all!" father said.
I stood and went to the window. Blood still stained the battle field.
"But why would Gabriel tell me about his heir with his last breath? He must have know we would go after him! Is it possible that the person I killed wasn't Gabriel?" I turned to look at father.
"It's possible there is a rare gift among angels that gives you the ability to mask yourself as an other." father said.
"Where is Gabriel's body?"
"Still out on the field I think." mother said.
"Right, let's go." I said as I went to go out of the door.
"Ah, Alexandria, where are you going?"
"Down to the field to find Gabriel's body, like I just said."
Father said, "Not like that, you're not!"
I was confused and looked at him. Mother and Father broke into laughter.
Mother said, "In your excitement about finding that you have wings, had you noticed that you were topless?"
