Wings of Desire ❤

Xander

Breaking the shackles,

Soaring to freedom,

Breathe in the life,

Quick, then begins despair.

XANDER

I waited for her to arrive at school. I followed her from her house to the school. She was breathtakingly beautiful today. Purple was her colour. Her hair was open and because of wind it kept touching her face. My fingers twitched to touch them.

She wore no jewellery except a silver chain underneath. I didn't know if it was plain or something was attached to it. She looked pale and I knew that nightmares were the cause, though I didn't know what was in them.

And today I was nervous, I have never felt nervous before. I had no idea what will I say to her, how will I talk. For a moment I thought of giving up the idea of being visible to her but one look at her and my resolve was turned to ashes.

And then my nervousness vanished when I saw her reaction. Her reaction when she first saw me in school corridor. Girls giggled around me and batted eyes lashes. I was accustomed to this even among Angels, I was good-looking. So this behaviour was natural. Until she saw me.

Her eyes were filled with shock and also minor terror. Why was she afraid of me? She gasped out loud on seeing me and I was worried, did she know my identity? She couldn't, how could she?

She blinked twice and thrice, like making sure I was real and not her illusion.

I was curious and walked towards her. She was even more beautiful up close. I had to resist the urge to hold her in my arms and trace her cheeks with my fingers. I had to behave myself; I am after all an Angel.

"Have we met before?" I asked carefully.

She realised that she was staring with her distracting brown eyes and she looked away.

"I am not sure." She mumbled.

"But I don't think so. I should have remembered someone like you." I said with partial truthfulness, I could not forget someone like her.

"I am sorry. I just thought I have seen you before." She muttered the words still not making eye contact and then hurried away.

I sighed and smiled. She was shy yet so determined. She was mine and I have to make it possible before they start drowning me with punishments and consequences of what I have done and what I was about to do.

Angels are not allowed to use their power in human view but a Guardian Angel can do so in desperate need to protect their allotted humans.

So I did what a guardian angel should do in line of duty. I manipulated the Chemistry teacher in making me sit next to her and get that nasty boy out of image. She was in desperate need of protection from him.

"Class, this is Alexander. Help him feel welcome at school. Alexander please take your seat next to Freya." She said that and the girls around showed disapproval.

I had to smile; they wanted me to sit next to them. I guess modesty was not my trait.

Evan rushed ahead and reasoned with the teacher but there is nothing breaking Angel power.

She looked surprised yet again, her eyes staring through mine. It was looking at your favourite flower and not being able to pluck it as the thorn might prick you.

If angels were made on basis of purity, innocence and beauty, she would be our queen.

I sat next to her and she edged away. I had to make her believe first that I was her guardian, her protector and not otherwise. But first I needed to know why she was afraid of me.