Sunrays and Moonbeams

ReEducate

I opened my eyes feeling lighter than I had since that horrible day Ihad been seen the burnt orange circling the black of the destructionthat took my home, took almost every one of my friends, all my familyand Theodore being thrust in my arms. He was by far the bestthing-the only good thing-about what happened. Of course he wouldhave been a family friend, at least until I went to find my mate.

My Name.

To lose my family, especially my little sisters, Grace in particularwas not even flying by herself yet. They hadn't had a real chance tolive. But how many were like that?

How many even younger than they? Just hatchlings or eggs dead,hopefully sleeping peacefully in their parents arms. I hope at leastthat they did not know what was happening, that no one was bythemselves and that it happened before they could even know what wasgoing on.

Seeing the ones screaming, trying to fly away and being pulled intothe black hole. Those poor souls knew what was happening, knew whatwas at stake. He could only hope that they had been painless, thatthe Twins had been gentle with them as they took them to the Ocean.

But now was not time for that. There was still a lot of things thathe and everyone else must to do, still much to do. He pressed hislips to Theodore's forehead and kissed the (skin tone) cheek of hismate before slipping away.

He flew between the homes of different homes speaking to those whowere awake. He and several other hunters came and I sent them out toget enough to feed everyone. Still they were told to not bedangerous. With those who were awake, though many slept far into theday and it was rare for those to be like me to sleep quickly into thenight and awake quickly in the light.

Those that are awake like me are common to be either hunters orscouts. It is in part why I was chosen to be a hunter instead of thescribe that my father was or the guard that my mother was. The two ofthem were happy when I took the choice to be a hunter as they bothslept late they worried about what would be best for me, as I wouldget up and start tottering around when I was a fledging and so Istarted to get my own training when I was small.

Returning home I saw my mate still sleeping peacefully with ourhatchling sleeping as well in her arms. It warmed me and like that Islipped away and James took over.

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Finally I am back in control. I hate how my Beast took over andinsisted on being called Konrad and taking my mate. It was him whogot to say her name-even if he used my lips to say it. And it was hisname that she said, his, not mine.

Now she thinks of me as Konrad. I'd find some way to explain it toher.

Later. I would worry about that later.

Instead I could enjoy my mate and son together and hold her longer.Laying down, despite being fully awake and having a long time till Ihad to slumber again. But for now, just for now, I can just enjoyholding my sleeping mate and son.

I barely had my wings wrapped around her when she made some moaningsounds before she blinked opened her beautiful (eye color) eyes thatI've come to love so much and she let out a gasp of surprise beforerubbing her eyes.

"Good morning." I greeted despite her not understanding me.Instead I leaned down to brush my face against her's lovinglywhispering her name. "Name." I wasn't speaking to her oranything, I just enjoyed finally being able to finally say her name.

"Konrad." She said more but that was the only word-name-that Iunderstood and I felt my blood go cold. She had no way of knowing itbut she was saying someone else's name. Leaning down I mouthed overher forehead and temples, as she allowed me to do the intimate move.

"James." I whispered holding her close, "my name is James." Itried to tell her as she looked up at me.

"James?" She questioned and I nodded happily and she pointed toTheodore with a wide smile. "James?"

She...thought that Theodore's name was James. Shaking my head Ipointed to him and smiled, "Theodore."

"Theodore?" She smiled stroking his hair but then froze and saidsomething but all I caught was the name "James". To answer Ipointed to myself and repeated myself.

"James. I am James."

"Konrad?" She questioned and I shook my head and frowned notwanting to confuse her or hurt her.

"No. James." I promised and couldn't help but smirk when I heardKonrad screaming in my head, it was best that he dealt with it. Hegot so much of her, she has downright spoiled him with her attention,time to spoil me for a while. She is mine, not his anyway.

"James?" She pointed to me and I grinned back and nodded with asmirk and leaned down to again skim my lips along her forehead fromtemple to temple.

I kind of really liked this. Enjoy the mythos of James's planetand their ways!