One Day I'll Fly Away....

The griffin, griffon, or gryphon (Greek: (Latin: gryphus)) is a legendary creature with typically the body, tail, and back legs of a lion; the head and wings of an eagle; and an eagle's talons as its front feet. Because the lion was traditionally considered the king of the beasts and the eagle the king of birds, the griffin was thought to be an especially powerful and majestic creature and also thought of as king of all creatures. Griffins are known for guarding treasure and priceless possessions.

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My name is Lyra. I have 4 brothers; Adam, Seth, Kanani and Lucas. Life for our kind is not easy. We all live on the outer lands in the Mountains near Albuquerque, New Mexico and have settled in an abandoned warehouse that we have learned to call our permanent home...or at least we hope to. The air is thin and dry up in the mountains, and that normally keeps people away, but that doesn't mean that they don't try to find us.

I am 19 years old, but for my kind, we age a lot slower than humans (ex:every 12 years for a human is approximately 2 years for our kind). Lucas is 20, Kanani and Seth are twins and are both 19, but I'm older than both of them by a few months, and Adam is 22. Despite the age difference, I am the one who keeps us stable and alive. I cook, clean, play, and care for my brothers. And watch for any whom intend to hurt my family or use us in scientific research.

But keep in mind, it was not always like this. Constantly being vigilant and looking for any signs of danger. They are not my blood brothers. We had our own families, our own lives to live, our dreams in which we had hoped to accomplish. I'm an artist. I like to draw, paint and pastel anything that comes to mind. But my up most passion is music. My only escape from this crazy, unbalanced world. I takes me to a world where it advertises that everything will get better. I used to sing lullabies to my younger sisters and play my guitar and no one could tell me no. I used to think that I could do anything and nothing would stop me. Nothing...

That was 4 1/2 years ago and this isn't the life I wouldn't have chosen for myself. I can't think back far enough in my life to bring myself to ask why this had to happen to me; to us. But one good thing did come out of this turmoil called my life; I was given a new family. And over the years, I have come to realize and understand the overused term "family"; that it is not defined by blood; But by loyalty, love and the bond you share with one another. It's the people in your life who want you in theirs and accept you for who you are; would do anything to see you smile and love you no matter what. 

But that's the one thing I'm afraid of the most; never being loved for who I used to be and who and what I am now. Never to find my one true love; my soul mate...and being internally lonely for the rest of my life.

My name is Lyra....and we are Griffins. 

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Hey guys!!!!! Long time no see!!! SO....I'm writing a new story and I really hope that you guys find it somewhat interesting and love it. This is just the prologue and most of this might end up in the first chapter. It took a lot of guts for me to finally write this and share it with you guys, so not to be rude, but if you have any negative commentary, don't share it with me and don't read my book. For those of you who liked my previous writings and are looking forward to this one, I really appreciate you! ENJOY!!!!!!!!!