Hidden Wings

chapter three

My alarm clock jares me awake, I rub my eyes before slowly easing out of bed taking in the normality of room the red substance gone, I go take a shower letting the warmth east away the rest of my stress after I finished getting ready I go downstairs to eat toast Isaac made and placed on the table with a glass of milk. I go get my bag and yell to Isaac I was walking and leave as he shouted that he would take me but today I needed to walk to clear my head.

I was a few minutes earlier than usual as planned so I could head to the library to return a book and look for a new one to find its way to my hands. As I wander the aisle I feel a uneasy chill and I could have swore I I could see movement at the corner of my eye then in the dark corner of a aisle in the far back I see it stop, I step closer to see what it was and I spot haunting blue eyes staring at me, they gave me a cold shiver up my spine I shake my head and they were gone,

"I must be really tired." I mumble to myself, walking back to the shelves to place the book in my hand back then spot a book that seems mildly interesting so I grab it and hurry to the check out to get away from the cold chill. As I walk to my locker I feel the pull that indicated Ashton's near as I turn the last corner. I take a few deep breathes to mentality preparing for the strange unnatural pull before beginning to walk again. Sure enough there he was, just one look at him made my heart squeeze my hands go numb I can barely feel the books in my grasp.

He is wearing his bright smile as always I look at his clothes they were so plain but they sculped his muscles he was shinning almost 'How can someone make a regular grey shirt look sooo good.' I internally sigh as I get closer to him, he is leaning against the wall next to my locker with his arms crossed at the chest and not surprising, surrounded by a bunch of girls. I start walking again not aware that I ever stopped and was staring. I try my best to pass without being noticed and head to my locker debating whether I should just go to class or stop, sure enough I hear my name,

"Ivey!" My name never sound so beautiful before. I stop and look at Ashton as he walks towards me like those girls are not even there. His eyes shined as they locked with mine, I did my best to stay calm and spoke low,

"Hi?" Well I was spotted might as well go put some books up I tell myself and head to my locker. I could feel arrows of hatred my way from the girls he just ignored.

"Hi, I was waiting for you, you must have not seen me." He says knowing neither of us believed that we had made eye contact when I stopped though I am not sure if he feels it but I can feel the invisible rope that seems to have attached us together. He moves to my side as I opened my locker, I shrugged my shoulders put some things away then shut it when I turned to him again and he extends his hand, I shake it making him laughs then he adjust our hands so mine are intertwine with his fingers, a big gasp was heard.

"Um...." I could not say anything my mind was blank, and body was on fire radiating from my hand he is holding.

"Let's go to class." He states as we start walking down the hall, "When did you get here?" He looks at me slightly as he leads me to class.

"A little bit ago." Being this close and holding his hand is making it hard to talk even comprehend what he is saying with his heat clouding everything only making it worse.

"Oh, what were you doing?" He asked as we walk into the class. I did not answer until we got to our seats, it has not that I did not want to it was more like I could not, not with so many people staring at us. I really wanted to run and hid.

"In the library getting a new book." He hums as a response while pulling my chair out for me.

"What book did you get?" I show him the book. "In the moments." He reads the title, "What's it about?" I shrug.

"A romance novel about a boy and a girl." It was an obvious answer but it was a honest one I was reading the back as I was walking down the stairs this wasn't my normal style however I will see how it goes, I hope this type of response would stop him from talking to me finally feeling a little more normal next to the garden outside I try to talk and my voice came out with less problems but the pit in my stomach is still there eating away at me.

"So, you like romance books?" I shrug reaching for my book that is now in his hand fighting the urge to sigh out loud at the rotten luck I am having. My fingers brush his and a spark ran through my body making me almost drop my book.

"Good reflexes." He smiles, I shrug one shoulder this time and Mr. Simón walks in starting class.

Ashton does not seem to catch on that he should pay attention to the lesson since he is staring at me for a good ten minutes finally unable to concentrate, I slightly turn my head and whisper,

“Um it's not polite to stare." His eyes widen like he did not realize he was,

"Oh....um sorry." He turns to face the front and I can see his ears and cheeks are very red. I could not help but laugh, it was cute. He looks at me from the corner of his eye as I softly laugh, "What?" I smile and shook my head,

"Nothing." Once more his eyes widen.

"Your smile is beautiful!" I stop laughing and turn away. My face flushed it did not help that he places his hand over mine making girls glare more. My head spins to face his instantly my eyes lock with his, he leans over, "Your embarrass look is really cute too." He whispers in my ear.

'Ohmigod! He's trying to kill me!' My heart was about to jump out of my chest.

For the rest of the class time he left his hand on mine making me every girls target. I wanted to move mine away but did not have the strength to. It just felt right, it made me warm, but I could not pay attention to class at all nor could anyone else they were too busy hating me or given Ashton props. After that he took me to my next class still holding my hand and insisted that he should carry my bag I tell him no, but he takes my bag anyways and putting it over his shoulder. When we get to my next class, he asks for the rest of my schedule and what rooms they were in, I tell him, and he said he will get me every hour and walk me to my next class.

"You really didn't have to get me or walk me to my classes, what if you become late to yours?" We are at lunch and like he said he has walked me to all my classes up till now I am usually not the person who lets her emotions get out of hand however this guy was making it hard. He just laughs,

"I couldn't even if I try." My eyebrows scrunched together in confusion, upon seeing this look he smiles and answers my unspoken question, "All my classes are next to yours." We go to my spot outside where it is nice and quiet away from everyone or was until people start to come over.

They came in groups until it was very crowded, immediately they start to talk to Ashton and me as well, all I want to do right now was to run and hide. I was never one for crowds people stares were bad but when they start to talk to me they ask strange questions and make complements that made me uncomfortable, I have learned long ago I was not like these people in general I felt the one reason is because I feel like they know, 'do they knew I didn't belong.' Heather was a special case though she had no problem saying she knew or miss a chance to show she was better. Ashton was is a normal boy and he is laughing and joking where I just wanted to go away in a quiet place. My skin kept crawling to a point I cannot bear it, extremely uncomfortable I quickly grab my bag and got up I had to push between people saying excuse me as I weaved through each person gasp seconds after I brush pass them.

“Look the vampire is melting.” Olivia laughs as I pass through the courtyards busy area. I groan,

“For Christ sakes you guys get your analogy right if you are going to insult someone vampires do not melt and they so not exploded they turn to dust, shapeshifters melt, gargoyles exploded. Your stupidity just amazes me.” I scoff, I was almost to the door when I heard Ashton call my name.

"Ivey, where are you going?" I stopped and turned to see him glaring at the group of angered blonds though I didn't say anything in return. He takes my hand when he reaches me, making everyone talk. “Why are you leaving?" I move my hand out of his making me shiver.

"I don't like crowds." I spoke softly then turned and start to walk away again. I reached the door, but a hand got to it before I did, I looked up to see Ashton smiling,

"I'll come too." He says opening the door. I shook my head and walked inside while he followed asking, "Why not we're going to the same place after this anyways?" In a low tone I question,

"Don't you want to hang out with those people?" He smiles disappeared with confusion in his voice he said,

"No, I don't. I want to be with you." I stopped walking we were on the stairs and I was on a step above his so when I turned around, I look down into his eyes anger in my voice as I ask,

"Why? You don't even know me. Why don't you make more friends you're a friendly person?” I push hair out my face I can't deal with this boy anymore he is too much I know if he stays near me, he will get hurt and that scares me. He steps to my stair, so we were on an even level and I had to look up. He puts his hands on my cheeks and spoke softly,

"I don't know you, but I want to..."

"Why?" I breath feeling the warmth of his hands melting all my anger but did nothing to ease my worry.

"Because, there's something about you that makes me want to be near you. I can't help but feel a pull towards you. I can tell when you're near and all I want to do is touch you, to see your gorgeous smile, hear your beautiful voice, feel your warmth I feel when we touch..." He sighs as his face gets closer with every word. He was feeling the same things, the thought made my head spin worrying I will never get him to leave me alone, if that happens, ‘God if that happens, he could end up dead! No,’ I stop the though before it could form, he continues to speak getting closer his heat overtakes me and my mind willingly goes blank. "Tell me you feel it too, that it's not just me..." He stops talking as his lips meets mine making my whole body relax into his. He wraps his arms around my waist pulling me closer my hands rest on his solid chest. Then out of nowhere a pair of blue eyes flash in my head and a sudden feeling of wrongness washed over me. I push him away I felt like I had to get away from him not because he was dangerous just a feeling of pain in my chest. I look into his eyes they were shining but a hint of pain lied in there as well it made my chest tighten.

"I....I....I..." I stumble to find the words to explain but nothing came to me. He takes a hold onto my hand as I try to walk away. His touch was gentle I could easily slip out, but I couldn't at the same time.

"You feel it, too don't you?" As much as I wanted to deny it, I couldn't lie not to him, so I nod. "Then why are you running away? Why did you push me aside?" Speechless I withdraw my hand and run up the rest of the stairs and down the hall to an empty one no one uses.

“It’s only supposed to be a nightmare.” I mumble to myself pray it was just my imagination. Behind me I can hear Ashton foots echoing mine his long legs catching up. I listen to his steps passing me I listen to the disappearing sound as he kept running. I move into a unlock classroom that the school uses to storage unused tables and chairs and takes seat next to the door I close my eyes and take a deep breath.

When I open my eyes again and the room was pitch black, I looked around but couldn't see anything I felt around next to me for the doorknob, but nothing was there it was just space. I took a step forward to look for a way out a window something but still nothing. I turn after walking around absentminded for a bit to see if I can come back from where I came, I see two deep blue eyes filled with enmity, but they weren't looking at me, they looked beyond me. I heard my name faintly behind me, but I couldn't turn my head. I started backing away from those haunting eyes.

Then blood... blood everywhere.

I stepped in a liquid, so I looked down to see more blood I almost slip as I turn to see the trail it came from. Unknowingly I follow it and see the source of the blood the body lied there lifeless I take a step back looking away not wanting to see the face. In doing so I look down to see my hands and arms cover in red along with the bottom of my dress and wings. Wings?

'Wings? They look so....' I touch them with my bloody hands suddenly my knees give out and I fall to the ground making a splash in the blood red tears again streamed down from my eyes I desperately try to whip them away, my dress got stained from the tears of crimson that seem to forever flow from my eyes. My shoulders shook as I try to hold myself together creating my wings to quiver when a hand pressed against my shoulder it only made it worst since the hand and present itself was cold nothing familiar my body shook more furiously than ever. I close my eyes and put my head down when I hear an ice-cold voice in my ear,

"Remember me Ivey! You shouldn't forget me I'll be the one to kill you I promise." The cold feelings go away replace with the soft warm sound of my name being called,

"Ivey....Ivey.... Ivey...." I was in the bright classroom again with my hands covering my face. Two hands take mine making my body relax completely erasing all my fears and replacing all the cold with his warmth. I open my eyes to see Ashton with a worried look on his face and I practically jumped into his arms. I cried faintly into his chest waiting for him to ask questions, but it never came he just smoothed my hair and held me close shushing me saying it was going to be all right. When I stopped crying, I moved away avoiding eye contact.

"I'm sorry..." I whispered wiping my eyes. He gives me a small sweet smile,

"It's okay." He looks at his watch and says, "Well we're ten minutes late but we have to still work on our piece for the showcase so we should probably go." I nod then he took my hand and we start walking. I didn't want to let go of his hand, so I didn't object, or anything just continued to walk. When we get to class Ms. Doise didn't say anything, she looked at my eyes it was clear I've been crying, so she let us slide but everyone stared at our hands that was still intertwine. We got to work on our project we decided to do an old countryside with a flower meadow for the background, I was going to practice the meadows and he was going to do the little country house. The feelings of life ran throughout the page and I could feel it with every stroke and color. At the end of class, we hand our pages to Ms. Doise and when she looks at mine, she comments,

"Oh, wow those wings are outstanding Ivey what made you do a mythical thyme?" My eyebrows came together in confusion I take my paper back and see a translucent purple, green, and blue wings in the sky.

"I... I... I honestly didn't intend on doing that I was just painting." She laughed grabbing my paper and puts it with Ashtons. I leave it be and go to my last class with him by my side who has said nothing since we got to work which was both a blessing and unnerving. We sat down silently, and he started to weird me out he wasn't talking to anyone, but he would look at me occasionally, like he's making sure I'm there or something. The class starts and he was very serious the whole time his face was stunning none the least it was hard not to look at him and I did a lot getting caught a few times he looks over sees me then turns away smiling look again still smiling then serious again like it never happen. Let’s just say I have no idea what we did in our class today.

Weeks have passed and my dreams are getting worse. Every time I would work on our art piece, I don't say anything and tried to stay far from him. I would show him my end results, he would give his opinion I listen to them, fixing anything that needed it and soon we will be done. Other than art class I would do my best to stay away, during lunch I hid in the library but there I couldn't escape the blue eyes. Surprisingly no, matter how much I tried to push him, Ashton keeps trying to get close it's like the harder I push the more he wanted to pull. Today is no different, school is over and I'm trying to avoid Ashton who is at the school gates surrounded by loud girls that he is ignoring as he is looking round for someone. I pulled my hood up to hide my hair and lowered my head as I walk past him hoping he doesn't see me or feel the pull that I feel when he's close. I wasn't even two feet past him when he calls me,

“Ivey!” I continue to walk even though I want to turn around. “Ivey!” Ashton ran up to me, grabbing my hand, “why are you avoiding me?” I shrugged, turning away to avoid looking into his eyes. "Ivey?" His voice was full of pain making me wince. I shake my head still not looking at him. "Why are you avoiding me Ivey?" I turn to face him my eye's empty of any emotions. His usual happy expression was gone in exchange was a sad, serious, pain look I wanted to tell him something anything to make him smile again but I don't speak those kinds of words,

"I have to go."

"Ivey, please wait." I shake my head and start walking away.

"Stop running please."

"I have to go bye." I say softly but he follows me.

"Can you please just tell me what I can do to make you look at me?" He plead.

"Just please leave me alone." I say heading to my brother's work. It wasn't far and Ashton still followed suit. I walk in and Isaac's assistant Alzir meets me at the door. He notices Ashton his eyes narrow at the boy,

"Who's that?" He asks me to lean closer and taking my bag like he always does when I stopped by. I didn't look back at Ashton as I say,

"No one just give me a second please." I sigh and he goes to a different room. I sigh again and turn around.

"Wow, this place is something." He is looking around at the entry way that we were in. I had to admit this place was incredible and had a different feeling to it and I felt more at peace here, so I feel like I am able to talk to him.

"It is but you have to leave my brother doesn't allow outsiders in here."

"Just tell me why we can't be together, and I'll leave." I take a breath and tell him.

"Because I'm no good for you, I do like you, but I think it's best if we stay away from each other." I hug myself looking away.

"If you like me and I love you then we can make it work." He comes closer to me, "I really do love you and I know you will love me too." He pulls me into an embrace and holds me tightly. I try to push away but he pulls me back and kisses me. The moment our lips meet I fall into the kiss my eyes close and I melt with him. For what felt like forever I was lost. Then the blue eye's appeared making me gasp next thing I know I see black and pass out.

Pant....Pant.... Pant....

I flew through the streets as fast as I could, the streets were empty as the streetlights illuminated the moonless night, the eerie silence was terrifying with no carriage to be heard. My hair fell out of my pins as I reach the edge of town my breathing was heavy, and heart was beating in my ears.

'I need to reach him, I need to reach him, let me reach him in time, I need to...' I said to myself over and over again as I got to an abandoned building. I slowed down as I saw a trail of blood, I knew I need to follow it which lead me to the back, and I saw it.

Blood.... Blood.... Blood.... it was everywhere. There was puddle of blood with him lying in the center. I ran to his side and fall making a small splash, my dress was soon drenched with blood the beautiful green dress I wore just for him, my hair up just the way he liked it was now out and crazy the ends dripping in crimson. I reached out and touched his face that beautiful face that use to wear an amazing smile that could melt my heart, a smile that I will no longer see is gone forever gone. My eyes started to get blurred by tears, I whip them away the best I could, but it only made it worst and smeared his blood on my cheeks. I look at his face into his gorgeous eyes that could have sent my heart fluttered with one look we're now in an empty abyss. I move and place his head on my lap tears falling placed red splats on his cheeks adding to the color. I was now covered in blood, his blood because it was my fault, I was too late. I stared at him, blood everywhere covering his face, his shirt, his pants, and all around us. My chest hurt like it has stopped and was ripped out more tears come out and the tempt to whip them again only added more blood to my face turning the tears crimson. Not able to look at his empty form I look to the sky wishing I was dead too. I let the tears fall as I sat there in silence until I could cry no more so as I look back to my love's face, I see a silhouette of a man in the distance. His blue eyes stared satisfied clear in his eyes looking at my love's dead body. They change their course and land on me his eyes changed to show clear joy his mouth opens but his doesn't utter a word he just takes his leave. Not bothering with the man, I look at my other half and just hold him close.

"Ivey?" Ashton was above me with a worried look I sit up on the couch and move over a little away from him noticing the room change. "Are you alright?" I semi nod and gasped in shock as he pulls me into his arms and buries his head in the crook of my neck. "I was so worry you fainted again. What happened?" I pull away and shiver as all his warmth vanish.

"No, don't." I whisper. He was going to say something when the door slams open. I look over and see Isaac mad and worried written all over his face. He walks over to me with long strides across this weirdly large room. He moves Ashton and gives him a death stare.

"Are you okay Ivey." Isaac ask giving me all his focus forgetting all about the boy who just moved to let Isaac bend next to me. I nod and look down; He gives me a small smile making his face soften but when Ashton speaks his face goes stone again,

"Ivey." That was all he got to say when Isaac interrupts him,

"And who are you?" He stands and looks at Ashton with anger clear on his face. Ashton doesn't back down or anything he just stands his grown and answers,

"I'm Ashton Ivey's friend, well sort of." I can see Isaac get a bit taken back by the statement and how he put the last part, but I know I was the only one that caught it.

"Why are you here, we don't allow people, anyone in here." I am still surprised that he was still here let alone get in the building.

"I was just trying to talk to Ivey about dating me." Ashton stood there with a straight serious face. My eye's popped out of my head and my jaw dropped. I cannot believe he just said that to my brother, my older brother without any hesitation or thought.

"I don't think so." He says standing straighter, "You should leave." He says after a second. Ashton nods,

"Okay, but I just want to tell you that I love her, and I want to date her."

"Not happening, now please leave." Isaac repeats, "Alzir will show you out." The door opens and Alzir is there waiting. Before Ashton walks out, he leans over to where I sat and kisses me on the cheek then he straightens and leaves with Alzir.

"What the hell was that." Isaac almost shout pulling me out of my trance. I shrug a shoulder,

"He thinks he loves me," I sigh. "But he doesn't know me, and I already told him we can't." I say not looking up at the very annoyed brother of mine.

"Good you don't need a boyfriend you're too young anyways."

"I am turning seventeen in October, I wouldn't call that young brother." I kind of let out an awkward laugh. He sighs and runs a hand through his hair and looks at me.

"I have a few things to finish you lay down and get some rest I'll come get you when I'm done. If you need anything Alzir will help you." I nod though I felt fine, but I didn't have the energy to refuse honestly, I needed more sleep. He soon leaves and I lay back down and fall into a dark sleep.