I opened my eyes and found Mark looking at me. His hand was running through my hair. 'Did you like the black hair better?' I asked him. He shook his head. 'No this suits you better.' He answered. I sat up and wrapped my arms around him. When I looked around I saw Kris' dead body. Next to her was another girl, also dead. I jumped up and walked towards their bodies. Kris's chest was opened and her heart was missing. There was blood al over the ground. The other girl had a nasty cut across her throat. 'She killer herself after she killed your sister.' Mark said, suddenly behind me. I walked towards both of their bodies and closed their eyes. They would sleep forever.
*
'I know what I have to do now.' Mira said. 'What then?' I asked. 'I need to kill the leader of the ravens. Only then will these useless battles stop.' 'Okay.' 'I have to travel back to Marilion. You won't be able to come along.' Mira was crying and I held her in my arms. 'I will go with you.' 'You can't.' 'Why?' 'You don't have wings.' 'Give me wings with magic then.' 'Wait what?!' 'You have magic, right? Just like your sisters had.' Mira nodded. 'I hadn't thought of that.' She pulled up my shirt and put her hands on my back. She closed her eyes and I could feel a tingling sensation. Then a sharp pain went through my body. It felt like my back was being ripped open. I yelled out in pain. Then the pain faded and Mira fell back. She was snoring. I tried to look at my new wings, but I couldn't turn my head far enough. I felt exhausted from the whole procedure and I fell onto my stomach. When I closed my eyes I entered the world of dreams.
*
I was walking around in the snow. I loved snow. My friend, Catelyn walked next to me. She loved the snow as well. 'Let's make a snow angel!' She said. And she fell into the snow. She started moving her arms and legs and an angel appeared in the snow. My mother called me in for dinner and I hugged my friend goodbye. 'Bye-bye Mark!' She yelled. I went inside, but my mother was dead. She would sleep forever on the kitchen floor. My father was sleeping on the couch in a puddle of his own blood. I screamed and ran outside. I ran towards the town, but everyone was killed. I saw her standing there, Lucy. 'Join me and you'll be rewarded.' I joined her but her reward was a curse. The curse of immortality. I walked around in the snow again and found my only friend dead in the snow, she had frozen to death. I looked at her blue face and felt a sharp pain. I ran away. How long had she been dead? I didn't want to know. I ran until I found Lucy again. We travelled away from this town. We were headed towards a little place called Marilion. We had to pick up a new recruit. It turned out to be a tiny girl with black hair and pale skin. Her name was Mira.
*
When I opened my eyes again I felt a strange feeling in my stomach. It had been so long since I last dreamed that dream. Mira was still sleeping next to me. And very little time seemed to have passed out here.
*
Mario seemed to be in conflict with himself. It was painful to watch. I put my hand on his shoulder. And Mario started crying. He was shivering all over his body. I sat myself down next to him. I wish I hadn't asked that question. 'Do you like me?' He asked me, I was barely able to hear it. I couldn't answer. If I did things would never be the same. But I had to do it anyway. I couldn't lie to my friend. 'Yes.' I whispered.
*
I looked at my friend. 'You must be joking?!' I yelled. He shook his head and his eyes told me that he was being truthful. He liked me! I nodded. 'I like you too, I have liked you since the moment we met.' Now it was Sam's turn to look surprised. I moved closer to him. I wished I hadn't been so shy. Sam looked at me with a smile, a smile that I had never seen before. Not on his face. He got up and helped me get up as well. He pulled me close and before I knew what hit me. He wrapped his arms around me and he kissed me.
*
The moment our lips touched I knew that I really wanted him. I wanted him to be mine. Mario trembled. I could feel it in my arms. But after a while he started to relax and he wrapped his arms around me as well. He pulled me close to him and I could feel his warmth. When we finally stopped kissing both of us were panting. 'Let's play some video games at my place.' I said and Mario nodded. I took his hand and we walked out of the park together.
*
When Mira finally opened her eyes I looked at her with a smile. 'How do my wings look?' I asked her, I had been dying to ask her. I was very curious about their appearance. Instead of saying anything she made a mirror appear before me. 'Woah!' I shouted. My wings were white and blue. The colours of snow, the snow from my homeland. They were really long and looked strong. 'They're amazing!' Mira laughed. 'I am glad you like them.' 'The colour reminds me of my homeland, Wintaria.' I told her and she gave me a smile. 'Remember how much you hated me when I joined the crew?' She suddenly said. I laughed and nodded. 'I didn't like your attitude back then.' 'Oh I hated you too.' 'I noticed.' I said and I laughed again. Those were different times. 'Look at us now.' I said to her. Now it was her turn to laugh. Then her face turned serious again. 'We should leave for Marilion as soon as possible.' She said. I nodded and helped her up. She jumped into the air and I followed her example. My wings started to move automatically and I felt the wind blow in my face. I had never felt so free in my life before. I tried to fly faster and I dashed ahead. Mira laughed and followed. Together we flew away from the town.
*
I could sense them coming. I was sitting behind my desk in my secret office. 'Master!' A minion came running in. 'We found two people approaching. They are flying!' 'Go fuck yourself.' I told him, as if I didn't know that. I sighed. 'Yes master.' My minion said and he saluted me, before he left the room. I was surrounded by idiots. 'Bring me my game!' I yelled. Instantly another minion came in with a board game. On it stood my pawns. I could move them in the real world by moving them around on here. Oh, the wonders that the dark arts could being to you. I laughed and I moved all of my pawns from the board. 'Bring me new pawns!' I ordered. I threw the old ones into the fire in the hearth. One of my minions brought me my box of pawns. I put them all down on the board. They had to guard the coastline.
*
