Chapter 10

“Coal! What are you doing?!?” I shouted as I dove through the clouds after him. Suddenly, I heard laughing above me. I snapped open my wings, rising with the momentum that I had created.

      “You should have seen your face!” Coal shouted, barely keeping himself from another fit of laughter. He swooped down to me. On wings. That were identical to mine. Every feather and the exact shade of chestnut brown, identical to my own. I almost forgot to flap my own wings when I saw his. “You like ‘em?” he asked sarcastically.

      “H…h…how?” I stuttered, still shocked at what was before me.

      “I have the power to absorb the abilities of others.” He shrugged, letting my disbelief slide. “I guess that I was born with it.”

      “Do your parents know about this?” I asked.

      “No, it wears off after a while, I tried it last time that Wolfe was here. That was when I first found out.” He shrugged again as if it was not a big deal.

      “Your mom told me that you were gone the last time that Wolfe was here.”  I said, trying to draw the answers out of him.

      “For most of the time yeah. I was leaving right as she got here.” He said.

      “Well then, why don’t we go home and tell them about this,” I said and started a long downward spiral.

      “NO! You can’t do that!” Coal exclaimed. He dropped down in front of me, forcing me to stop and hover again. “If they find out about this, they will never let me out of their sight again! Let alone all the other terrible stuff that they could do to me. You CAN’T tell them.” He was really freaking out at this point.

      “Well, all the more reasons to tell them.” I said coolly before starting the descent again.

      “Please…don’t…what do you want?” he asked, completely desperate now.

      “Don’t worry, I’m just messing around with you.” I said. “Plus, I’m hungry. I want to go back to the cabin for dinner.” I heard Coal sigh as I headed back to the cabin for the third time in five minutes. Once we landed, I headed straight for the house. “Coal you stay out here, till your wings disappear, I’ll bring you something to eat.” I said and I dashed inside.