I had already set my alarm for 3:00am instead of 3:30am so that I could wake up and get ready before everyone wakes up because I clearly saw how excited Taylor and Eliza were to see me with my wings and powers. Especially Eliza, because she had clearly heard from my conversation with Max that my wings were unique, special and she has already believed that I was superior to other creatures who have wings. I thought that maybe I could do some proper training before my friends wake up and start pestering me.
So, on hearing my alarm, I got up from the bed and to my surprise Eliza was already awake and staring at me like a Creep. I screamed, " OH MY GOD!" Then realised it was just Eliza. I said, " What are you doing? Why are you awake? And why in the world are you staring me like that? You know that you look like a creep at this moment, right." She replied, " My sleep got disturbed by something and could not sleep"
"Oh really?", I said, " The sleeping beauty, Eliza got disturbed in her sleep. The person who will not even wake up at the sound of drums got disturbed. Do you think I don't know you. You did not sleep because you were excited to see me train today, right."
She replied, " Ok fine. I accept that I did not sleep to see you train because I knew that you will get up early just to prevent me from disturbing you in your training." I said, " Why will I do that? It was me only who offered you guys to spend vacation with me because you both were excited to see me use my powers."
"Oh I know.", she replied, " You were planning to do some strict training before we wake up then you would show us some ending parts of yoir training. If not, then why are you awake at 3:00am instead of 3:30am. We were supposed to be up by 3:30am, right? "
I said, " Uh.. That is... Oh god.." I was trying to think of a answer but Eliza's eyes were like shooting daggers at me. I gave up and said, " Yes you are right, I got up early to avoid you guys because I knew you will pester me in my training. I am sorry."
Eliza smiled and said, " No need to apologise. You will get punishment for trying to deceive me. Now I will get you ready for the training." I said, " What? Why?..... " Before I could register anything, Eliza dragged me to the dressing room and started putting makeup on me. I said removing makeup from my face, " Eliza we are not going to a party or a fashion show. We are going for working out in your language. My training makes me sweat and exhausted. Max and Taylor will get a heart attack if I will sweat wearing makeup. You can go ahead and put makeup on your face because you guys will just watch ". After explaining Eliza, I went inside to change.
When we reached the lawn, we found Max and Taylor already there waiting for us. I said, "Taylor, I got up early to avoid you and Eliza but you both are still there. Max, how come you are with Taylor?"
Max replied, " I could not do anything, this human... "
I stared at him. He corrected himself and said, " I mean this guy was keeping an eye on me and the moment I came out of my room, he followed me." I and Eliza smiled and said, " This is so like Taylor."
Max again taking the form of a strict teacher said, " Now, enough chatting, Laura, get ready. Eliza and Taylor, you both stand in the corner and just see. Don't disturb us. Oh and by the way, Lydia was asleep so I did not disturb her. Now Laura, make your wings appear and today I will not tell you how to because you already learnt that yesterday."
I replied, " Yes, I know it."
I closed my eyes and concentrated, I felt that wings were appearing on my back. When I opened my eyes, I saw Taylor and Eliza were staring at me in amazement.
I asked Max, " Now tell me how to fly?"
He replied, " Today, first you will develop your stamina so that you don't fall from height. Today you will run laps of the entire lawn with wings on your back. Remember, you can't stop until I tell you so."
" But what does running has with flying? I want to learn flying not running.", I whined.
He replied, " They are nearly same. Now run instead of arguing."
I started running. Eliza and Taylor just stood there surprised. They didn't know that Max's personality changes during training. He made me run more than thirty laps.
I, then said to him, " Max, I am getting tired now. These wings also have some weight. I can't run more with these wings. I am feeling exhausted".
" This happens. Using your powers will exhaust you. You will feel tired. ", he replied. " That is the reason we are training, so that you can use your powers for a longer period of time without feeling exhausted. Okay, now you have run enough. Let's try to fly. "
Taylor and Eliza shouted, " Yesss. Now Laura will fly."
But Max stared at them angrily and they got quiet. I smiled to see that my friends are intimidated by Max.
Max said, " Now focus and think you want to fly. Try to flap your wings and then jump. Here first put on your earphones."
" Why are you making her wear earphones? To listen to music in the air." , Taylor asked.
I thought Max will now bite his head off but he calmly explained, " They are so that I could instruct her to change directions and control her flight."
I wondered why how could he change his personality so quickly.
I anounced, " Okay now I am going."
Eliza and Taylor clapped happily but Max again shut them just by staring. I tried to fly and miraculously I flew straight up. I could only get till the rooftop of my house and then fell.
Luckily Max had laid a trampoline with Taylor's help so I did not get hurt.
I asked with disappointment, " Max, why I could not go above? And when did you put this trampoline?"
" You have just started. This flight was meant to fail but it was the final stage. ", he replied. " I already knew that. Now when the third time you will try, I promise you will be talking to the skies. Get up now and eat something healthy, take a nap. Tonight, after dinner, we will try again."
Max and Taylor helped me up and Eliza and Taylor hugged me and said, " You did great, Laura. It was awesome."
Max also agreed, " Yes Laura, you did great job."
We went back and mom laid breakfast for us. She asked about my progress and Max said, " Today, she did great job. She flew well but now I suggest that she should take a long nap now. We will train after dinner too. It was Laura's idea and I followed it."
Mom and dad praised me and Lydia said she will join us at night.
Then Taylor asked, " Max, if you are a werewolf how can you know everything about flying? I am sure werewolves don't fly."
Max replied, " My grandfather taught me how different creatures use there powers and also I had a fairy as my friend so I went together with her when her parents taught her how to fly. Laura is a quick learner. She learnt to make a wings appear in our first class only, my friend took a whole week just to flap her wings."
I smiled and after breakfast, I went to take a nap. Before going, I asked Taylor and Eliza what they will do while I sleep. They said they will complete some of the homework. I also remembered that I also have homework to do. I said, " I can't sleep now, I have to do my homework."
Eliza and Taylor stopped me and said that they will do my work and that I should sleep now. They literally forced me to bed. I was also tired so I slept.
When I woke up, I found that I slept till dinner time. Everyone was at the table.
I said, " Someone could have come to wake me up."
" I told them to let you sleep because tonight, you will fly properly." , Max replied.
I said, " Fine."
After dinner, Mom, Dad, Lydia, Eliza, Taylor, Max everyone followed me to see me fly. I jad so much pressure on me. Max made me run for more than two hours but I did not complain. All preparation were made. Taylor laid a trampoline, in case I fall and Max gave me earphones and he put another in his ears.
He said, " Don't go too high where I can't see you. "
I agreed and then, I did everything the same way as I did in the morning. This time surprisingly, I reached quite high. I then heard Max's voice.
He warned me saying, " Now don't go more high. I won't be able to see you if you go higher."
"Okay", I answered.
He said, " Now if you want to turn right, move your body and the left direction and you head in right direction and if you want to go left, move your body and the right direction and you head in left direction." I turned my body in right direction and head in left direction and it really worked. I could hear everyone's cheers and Max was trying his best to make them quiet but his attempts were futile.
He said, " Laura, no one is listening to me. You should come down and make all of them go inside. If other humans will see you, it will be dangerous for you."
I agreed and went down. I said to my family, " Mom, Dad, Lydia, Taylor, Eliza, now you all have seen me fly. Please, go inside and sleep. I want to fly a but more and you guys can't cheer like this. Our neighbours will get up and it will be dangerous for us. You remember why we had to change towns,right? Please go now. "
Mom agreed and took everyone, except Max inside.
Max said, " Thank God. Now we should also go. Your first flight was awesome. Now go and rest."
I said, " Max, I have another idea. Let's go to terrace, take a binoculas and see me fly I want to go higher, please." But he refused, so I tried puppy dog eyes on him and said, " This is my first flight. I want to see my limit. Pleaseee... " He gave in and agreed.
When he reached terrace, he told me, " Now go."
I immediately flew and reached the clouds and then asked Max How to slow my speed.
He said, " Just the way you stop running. Slowly decrease your speed. " I, then started circling in the sky thinking, ' Wow, this is my first flight and I am near the clouds.'
I heard Max saying, " You did great job. "