It doesn't really click into my brain until I get home. Laying on my bed, I realize: that was the first time in years that I've seen Danny. He disappeared in 10th grade and I never saw him again. I was taken out of school not long after that.
Danny sure has changed: his hair and eyes look darker, his wings look bigger, and he looks really tired, having dark circles under his silver eyes.
Something seemed off about him. I didn't know him very well to begin with but I could tell something was wrong just from him staring at me.
I glance over at the clock that hangs on the wall. I sigh. I've been laying here thinking about Danny for the past hour.
It's late, really late. I pull myself off my bed, grabbing some pajamas, dragging my tied self into the bathroom. I take a quick shower. And by quick I mean about forty minutes.
I dry off first, then my wings. I have very delicate and sensitive wings. I gently run the towel along the edges of my wings. I can't dry off the thin skin of my wings; it's too delicate. Instead, I let them air dry.
I pull on my clothes, then climb into my bed.
I'm not going out tonight; I'm too tired. If Vosk is out there wanting to fight, well, he'll just have to wait until I want to.
It's not long until I fall asleep.
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The next night. I go out.
Grabbing anything that I might find helpful, I sneak downstairs, making sure my sister is fast asleep when I go past.
The chill from the night rushes over me as I step outside. Ready for whatever comes at me; I cover my face and take flight.
The wind rushing over my body and outstretched wings feels so good! It feels like it's been so long since I did this.
I go sit on the edge of a building. The moon is shining behind me, looking over the city.
"Lucky?" A voice says from behind me. I jump, falling from my place at the edge of the building. I catch myself mid air. I turn to look at the person who startled me. "Oops!" Says the person. "I didn't mean to startle you."
"Who are you?" I ask, landing on the edge of the building.
"Sorry! How rude of me!" The person says, their voice is high pitched and metallic sounding. She looks familiar, but I don't know where I've seen her. "I'm Rosemare!"
"Rosemare." I repeat. She nods.
She's taller than me by quite a bit. Her long brown hair hugs the side of her face and falls down around her shoulders. She wears a black turtle neck top with a pink bow against her throat. She has black bat-like wings (similar to mine). Her shorts are black, pink ribbons lining the sides. She has black thigh-high socks that also have a pink bow on both. A pair of darker pink heels are on her feet. Her face is covered by a faceless dark pink mask.
She bound a little closer, "I've always wanted to meet you Lucky! I'm a huge fan!"
"Oh! Umm," I search for the words, I was not expecting this. "I'm honored-"
"Do you need a sidekick?" She asks abruptly.
"What? Whoa, wait now." I stumble over my words. The girl in front of me bounces on the tips of her toes. "I don't think that would be very safe-"
"Come on!" She says, walking to my side and putting an arm around my shoulder. I tense at this gesture. "I could be of some real help!"
I open my mouth to speak. Another voice comes out, and completely different words.
"Well isn't this cute." Both me and Rosemare turn our heads towards the voice of static.
I groan. "What do you want?" Rosemare pulls away from me, drawing a sword from where it's strapped behind her.
"That's not a nice way to talk to an old friend." Vosk mocks.
I roll my eyes, one that neither of them can see. "Friends? Really?"
He shrugs, then sighs, "lets see how good this sidekick of yours is, shall we?" Vosk draws two swords from behind his wings.
"Great." I mutter. "This is not what I wanted to be doing tonight." I summon my own weapons.
"Your move first." Vosk laughs, the sound challenging.
"Gladly." Rosemare replies.
It feels weird. I don't know what it is, but fighting Vosk doesn't feel right. Maybe it's because of Rosemare, the way we move in sync with each other despite meeting literally two minutes ago.
Rosemare jumps at Vosk first; he doges easily.
It's my turn. I groan when I barely miss. Vosk attacks me, swiping his sword at me. I barely have time to jump out of the way for his attack, and again when he swipes at me again. I fall back, close to the edge of the building.
Rosemare jumps on Vosk, knocking him down and his weapon out of his hand. He claws at Rosemare who struggles to put her blade to his throat. She fumbles and Vosk takes the chance to grab her, tossing her off.
She cries out as she hits a part of the ventilation system for the building.
Vosk gets up; I follow.
"This would have been a lot easier, and probably more fun, if that prick wasn't here." He grumbles, gesturing towards Rosemare.
"Ya well, she wasn't supposed to even be here." I reply.
He laughs, "ya, but you probably need the help." I grumble to myself in frustration.
Vosk jumps at me. I jump out of the way, flying up.
Vosk scrambles to a stop at the edge of the building. He scrambles back then searches the sky for me. He locks onto me and jumps. I fly just out of reach.
"How does it feel, huh?" I ask him, doing the same thing he does to me; staying just out of reach.
He growls out of frustration before grabbing the nearest object to him, then throwing it with all he has. I doge out of the way, before landing back on the roof and then swinging my sword at him.
He doesn't have time to move. He blocks with his hand. The blade of my sword cuts down the palm of his hand and down his forearm.
He gasps as the pain kicks in. I jump back a bit.
Neither of us move. I stand, with my sword raised. Vosk looks at his hand and arm. Rosemare scrambles to her feet, sword drawn.
I've never done that before. I've never been able to hit Vosk; make him bleed.
He stumbles back, and back, and back, until he turns and jumps off the building.
Rosemare chases, she looks over the edge, and then back at me.
"He's gone!"
I nod, lowering my sword.
Something feels off. I don't know what it is.
It could be Rosemare. Maybe Vosk, finally hitting him after almost two years of fighting.
It’s strange. And weird. And I don’t like it29Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN42UZ3AyTa
