Feather-light touch

Chapter1

Nieni: cowers away from angry reviewers WAIT! I'M GONNA UPDATE THE OTHER STORIES TOO! screams and dodges pointy sticks

Nite: What is it with your reviewers and pointy sticks?

Nieni: wails I DON'T KNOW!

Nite: snickers and shakes his head... Pointy sticks...

Nieni: Shut up.

Glowing circles of light skim over feathery clouds, the outline of winged figures just barely visible. The sky was swiftly turning a frightening purple-black and lightning was flashing in the distance, the once-white clouds were changing to dark grey.

All at once, what looked like a solid shadow plunges into one of the circles and a scream rips through the air.

The light fades to reveal a young man, his porcelain white face contorted in excruciating pain, long silver hair framing the expression. He stumbles forward for a moment, staring around at the pearly feathers floating through the air, all that was left of the wings that had been, moments before, attached to his back.

Then, with a weak cry of pain, he falls through the clouds, plummeting toward the earth below like one of the streaks of lightning that were ripping through the air...

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! NO! NONONONONO!"

Adrian slams his fists against the screen of the pinball machine. "The freaking button stuck! I DEMAND A REMATCH, DAMMIT!"

"Give it up Addy. I won, fair and square. Cough up the quarters!"

Grudgingly, Adrian stuffs his hand in his pocket and pulls out six quarters, after staring longingly at them for a full five minutes and saying his good-byes, he hands them to his best friend, Dean.

"Geez, man. You look like the world just ended. It's just quarters!" With a roll of the eyes, Dean disappears into the depths of the arcade.

Adrian sighs dispiritedly, running a hand through his short, spiked black hair. Imploring, desperate blue eyes roam around the arcade until finally, Adrian stuffs his hands in his pockets and walks sullenly from the confined area.

'Damn button... Now what am I gonna do?' Grumbling unintelligible and profane phrases under his breath, the black-haired game junkie makes his way out of the mall, then groans as he immediately gets soaked to the bone. 'Raining... lovely. What's gonna happen next? Am I gonna get struck by-'

A flash of lightning streaks across his vision, reflecting in his navy-blue eyes. Adrian stares blandly. '... That didn't really look like lightning...' Shrugging, he runs a hand through his sopping wet hair. 'Better get moving... Shit. Lisa's going to be pissed if I get her carpet wet.' Grimacing, Adrian starts jogging across the parking lot and starts toward the small line of trees that separated his yard from the mall pavemant. 'Thank God I live close. It would suck if I had to walk a long way...'

Another flash of strange lightning flashes overhead. Adrian jumps as the 'lightning' hits ground in his backyard. 'Holy- I'd better get inside!' Now running, Adrian starts across his yard, but stops dead as he glances toward the spot where the 'lightning' had hit.

Someone was lying on the ground.

'Shit! Did somebody get hit by lightning??' Adrian quickly jogs over to where the figure was lying immobile and bends down. 'Please don't be dead... please don't be dead...'

Gently, he feels for a pulse at the base of what he had determined to be a woman... There was a small, steady pulse. Sighing in relief, Adrian lifts the unconcious girl off the ground and carries her into the house through the back door.

Screaming immediately ensues.

Nieni: Ok! NOW I'll go and work on one of my other stories!

Nite: pokes his girlfriend with a pointy stick

Nieni: NITE!

Nite: holds out his hands defensively One of your fans told me to!

Nieni: growls... anyways... Nobody's allowed to complain about the chapter shortness! The first chapter is allowed to be short! It's an acception! So, HA!