Sunrays and Moonbeams

Konrad

It was so strange, its like having the darker parts of your mind,your baser impulses, suddenly given a consciousness all its own butat the same time intimately connected to my own. The two parts,myself as well as my Beast, swirled together so much it would beimpossible to separate.

Impossible to escape.

Thousands of thoughts swung through my head, racing faster andfaster. Flashes so many I couldn't stop them; My son Theodore.Hatchling. My parents and little siblings. Flock.Lenore, Damien, Klarissa, Rosemary, Jacob, Desmond, Maya, Hector,Elizabeth, on and on. All of them. Murmuration.

In one thought I am James, in another I am not.

Looking up seeing my mate shaking, cringing, I frowned. What waswrong with her? Why was she acting like this? I knew that it couldnot be some strange earthling custom but at the moment it didn'tmatter. With a smile I leaned down as she struggled away causing allkinds of noise and I could hear others hitting at her home.

Someone would come in soon. I couldn't understand what sounds theywere making but I could hear the emotions in their voices. Confusion,worry, terror. They thought she was in danger I realize, as she wasscreaming like she was. Ironic was that I was the one who was thesafest to be around.

They will try to take her away.

Immediately my slight amusement at all this went away as ice seemedto flood inside of me instead of my insides. I didn't have timeto be gentle to her. I had to protect her. And that was moreimportant.

Leaning down I picked her up, she struggled but I was alreadycarrying her, glad that my previous work before the destruction of myplanet made me muscular. She still screamed making the same noises Icould not make out but still it was lovely that it was hervoice that I had never heard before.

She became more and more agitated as I walked towards the window. Shedidn't react to my cooing or promises that she would be okay, that Iwould keep her safe.

She didn't trust me as her protector.

Pushing that aside I allowed my wings to flap, slipping out of thewindow with her in my arms. She began to cling to me tightly herbreathing going still as I flew up the relatively short pace to wherewe were staying.

"James!" Gabriella smiled wide as her twin brother, Gabriel,turned from where he had been engaging not only Theodore but all thehatchlings and nestlings. Probably with some fanciful story. I didhear stories of the siblings and their mates Samantha and Kurt whoall four were Story Keepers before our planet was destroyed.

"James?" Damien asked seeming to realize as something was goingon. My mate had stopped struggling seeming confused at so many of us.I placed her down not letting her go fully till I was sure that shewas standing steady wearing her long (favorite color) dressing gown.

"Hand me Theo." I told them and that was enough to confuseeveryone but Gabriella obediently picked up the hatchling who wasalready squirming trying to come to me as much as he could but therewere too many of us standing around fully grown. He couldn't get tome and I could feel a part of myself struggle wanting to get to himand make sure that he was okay but as we were with our murmuration Iknew he was safe. Especially since I made sure only those I could atleast somewhat trust were here.

"Mate. Keep calm." I said out loud to her hoping somehow shecould understand you. "I am mate. I keep you safe. Theodore. Theo.Hatchling. Son. Adopted son." I said out and everyone looked at herconfused and I tried to keep back my growl at them looking at herlike that. Like there was something wrong with her.

She whimpered at the sound and said something which seemed to explainto the others easy enough. We couldn't understand a single word shewas saying and I'd take a bet that she didn't understand what we weresaying either.

I handed Theodore, who was already making grabbing hands to hismommy, and pushing him to her chest she immediately took him. Shelooked down to him her (eye colors) orbs softening and a bit of thefear washing away as she looked at our son. Still not enough as hereyes were practically drowning in fear. In a fear I couldn'tprotect her from. Not yet.

"We are leaving, we are going to the forests." I commanded tothem moving again picking her up into my arms and she yelped holdingTheodore closely. I looked down at her and she looked up at me withthose (eye color) pools her (skin tone) face so worried,so...expressive.

I didn't miss as she held Theodore's head lovingly to her chest, hisgolden hair flashing in her (skin tone) hand. She viewed me as athreat, which fought with me, while he snuggled against her clothingand reached up to hold her (hair color) locks, as he seemedinterested in as it was so different then our own. No light at allcame from her, but yet she instead glowed.

She was more beautiful then any of my own planet, then any sight thatthe planet offered me.

"James? James?! James!" Damien shouted as I was admiring herface, on one hand seeing her fear-that she didn't think me a worthyprotector-or seeing her own protective instincts to our son. Hegrabbed my shoulder and I couldn't help but smile.

"Oh Damien, please. Call me Konrad.

I have been waiting for this! James's Beast takes over, and hasnamed itself Konrad. I enjoyed writing this big thing with him andhis mate.