Stars & Golden Feathers

Chapter 4

"Jisung?" Minho puts a book in his bag, and turns around to look at the younger boy, "Can you show me where the angel history class is?"

"Sure! I have that class in my first period. Which other classes do you have?" Minho pulls out his schedule and shows it to Jisung. "Oh! we almost have the same schedule. You can just follow me then" Jisung grins at Minho.

They have become very close since Friday when Minho first arrived at the school, Jisung is still a bit shy, but he talks a lot more now.

The first period goes by quickly, Minho already learned everything about angel history when he was homeschooled. Jisung is sitting beside him, he had told Minho that he usually has a seatmate, but for some reason, the principal had switched the seats around, so Minho could sit beside Jisung.

Instead of paying attention to the teacher, Minho spends most of the time observing the other students. The girl in front of him is, by the looks of it, really tired, she is switching between resting her head on her hand, and rubbing her face to stay awake. A boy a couple of seats to his right is constantly erasing what he's writing, at some point he lets out a frustrated sigh, and the teacher shushes him.

He lets his eyes find Jisung, he is paying close attention to everything the teacher is saying, and he answers every question the teacher asks. When the teacher asks a question about something Minho had completely forgotten about, Jisung raises his hand without hesitation and gives the right answer. Minho finds it extremely impressive, he wants to tell the other boy but figures it would be a bit weird.

The second period is flying class, but not the kind of flying class Minho is used to. Usually, his flying classes consisted of him and Jeongin flying around trying to catch each other, Jeongin always wins, but if you ask Minho then he will tell you that he lets him win.

This flying class is much harder than Minho thought it would be. The obstacle rings they have to fly through, are placed at various heights all over the training field. The goal is to fly through the rings without touching them, but some of them are so small that Minho wonders if he will even be able to fly through them without getting stuck halfway through.

The first person to attempt the course is a boy who looks to be a bit younger than Minho. He does pretty well but misses a few rings. "That was great Felix!" Another boy shouts and pats the boy Minho assumes to be Felix, on the back.

The other students take turns flying the course, while the teacher writes their scores in a book. Most of them get through the course without too many mistakes, but no one has yet to do it completely flawlessly. When someone touches the rings they turn bright red, usually, only 3 or 4 of the 15 rings light up, but when the tired girl from earlier has to fly, 7 of the rings light up.

Hyunjin almost gets through the course without making any mistakes, but when he flies through the list ring, it turns red. When he lands on the ground he walks towards Jisung who's standing in front of Minho in the queue, "Oh man! I almost did it" he says, annoyance clear in his voice. "You did great, you're the one with the best score so far" Jisung states. Hyunjin rolls his eyes with a smile on his lips.

"Yeah, not for long though, you're next" He chuckles and gestures to the student who is currently finishing his turn on the course. What does he mean by 'not for long'?

Minho watches Jisung as he prepares for his turn, he stretches his midnight black wings, and with a whoosh, he's up in the air. He reaches the first ring and elegantly moves through it, he dives for the next and tugs his wings close to his body to avoid touching the ring. Minho is staring at Jisung in awe, he moves so fast, it's hard for Minho to keep track of him.

"Isn't he amazing?" A voice to his right suddenly says, Minho jumps a little out of surprise. He turns his head and sees Hyunjin standing beside him "he's the best flier in this school" he continues. Minho nods and moves his focus back to Jisung just in time to see the boy fly through the last ring, none of the rings light up, and Jisung is the first student to make it through the course flawlessly.

When Jisung lands on the ground, the teacher claps, "Jisung that was phenomenal!" She exclaims and turns to look at the other students before continuing "Thi is how you're supposed to do it."

Finally, it's Minho's turn, he nervously walks towards the starting line, takes flight, and steers towards the first ring.

He lands on the ground, that went pretty we- what? He looks behind him and not even a single white ring is left, they've all turned red.