Snowflakes & Feathers WATTYS 2019

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Hello everyone! I am trying to write some of my other stories at the same time as publishing this one. I am trying to publish this story close to once a week.

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While I was still in the Medical ward, Bruce managed to get my homework from the professors because he did not want me to have lower grades. He was always one to care for my education back in our village; he would come to my house on the weekends to teach me because I could not go outside. Wings were harder to hide than bear ears so I had to wait until the war was over to feel fresh air unlike Snowflake’s family. Whenever it is late and I cannot sleep, I would work on schoolwork to keep my mind off the pain. Bruce has to be careful when healing me because he is still learning how to use his magic. He is powerful but my body is past his limit. I was slowly returning to my old smiling self again while I was in the Medical wing.

“What is the true historical forms of angels and demons in mythology?” I said to myself as I looked at the question. “Oh! Werebirds and dragonshifters.” I smiled to myself in the empty room. “I remember something without having to study. The old stories used to mention that the ideas of demons was what caused dragonshifters to go extinct because of stupid humans.” I swear that I must be going insane if I was talking to myself.

    I heard someone walking towards the doors and I thought that it might be Nightsong or Bruce coming to check on me. I set my homework aside and waited for them to come in.

“Oh birdie!” I froze at the words. “Where o’ where has my birdie gone? Where o’ where could he be?” I was cornered because I was still too weak to move out of the bed. I saw a shadow getting closer to where I was sleeping. “Found you!”

    The shadow came out from behind the curtain and I could see him smiling as he got into my view. Achilles was standing at the foot of my bed and then he climbed up on to it. I was still frozen with fear as he climbed on top of me. I could see the damage on his face from Snowflake’s claws, but I could also see that it was going to scar.

“Go away Achilles.” I attempted to push him away with every word.

“No, you missed out on our meetings with our friends. They missed their fun little slut.” He said as he grabbed my wrists. “I would love to hear you beg but I’m on a little time crunch.” At the word ‘crunch’, he tighten his grip and I felt my wrist starting to break.

“Let go of me, you asshole! I couldn’t make the last few meetings because you almost killed me.” I was yelling as I tried to fight but his grip got tighter.

“Too bad. No one would miss a filthy half-breed like you even if you did die.”

    He used some rope to tie my hands to the bed and he wrapped his hands around my neck. I could not breathe as he squeezed the breath out of me and I started to see spots. I was pulling on the ties to try and get free, but they were too tight. I could feel that he was trying to knock me out and not kill me. Someone opened the door and he loosened his grip on me. He put one hand on my mouth to keep me from shouting for help. Then, I felt pressure as he pushed down on my throat to continue the pain.

“Viktor, I hope that you are asleep! If you are not, I can make some tea for you to help.” Nightsong said and I picked that moment to bite his hand.

“You whore!” He called me before slapping me.

    I blinked and she was standing right next to me with her hands on her hips. I was surprised by her speed and then her strength as well.

“Oh my, this doesn’t look very friendly to me.” She said before picking Achilles off the bed with one hand. “I think Mr. Wilhelm would like a nice long talk with you. He does not like being woken up and he will be grumpy.”