What the hell am I supposed to do?! While gliding next to her I really don't know. How do you explain, 'flap your wings.'
"Um... well, it is okay. Just follow your instinct and flap your wings."
"Instinct?"
"Yes, like..." Fuck how do I explain instinct? "Stop putting all your focus onto your wings... like when do you walk do you focus on how to walk?"
"No?"
"So don't focus how to fly with your wings. Think of it like walking. You think of what you want to do, then you act on it without thinking about the action itself."
With a confused look she closed her eyes for a moment before she flapped her wings. "Um... Did I do it? I felt like I flapped my wings..."
"Yes! Great job. Now think about it like you when you were younger and walked along the curb. If you focus too much on staying on the line you were walking you would lose balance. Yet if you don't focus you can walk more normally even if you are still following the line.
Flying should be similar. If you focus too much on flying you will lose control but if you let your body act as it knows, then you should fly as intended. Okay?"
"Okay."
Seeing she understood I quickly flew in front of her and a good distance away but not in her direct glide path. "Okay, will yourself to fly towards me."
Seeing her nod I waited as she closed her eyes for a moment then, her body moved. Her wings flapped and she quickly flew towards me. Seeing her turn and fly towards me I knew she got the basics down.
Nodding happily I spoke, "Great!" Before I could praise her more I realized she still had her eyes closed, "Hey you might want to open your eyes!"
After opening her eyes she suddenly sped up and flew extremely fast at me! Before I knew it her head slammed into my chest. Not sure what to do I wrapped my arms around her trying to catch her.
She also followed suit and wrapped her arms, and her wings, around me. "Umm... You okay?"
"Mmm..."
"Umm... Since I am already carrying you, do you want me to fly you to my house instead?"
"Mn."
Having spent all day more or less flying decently I was able to quickly reach my... 'house' Why does it suddenly look even worse than before? I feel like it looks like complete shit now.
Sighing I could only fly a meter off the ground before hovering and then closing my wings to stop all flight. This was the only way I found I would not crash face-first into the ground or slam my legs into the dirt.
"We're here." Tapping her back I spoke as softly as I could.
"Mmmm..." Unlike what I thought she stayed glued to my body. Aren't we strangers? Did we already bond so much? I don't know, but what I do know is that she smells amazing. Like flowers after a rain. Slightly muted but feeling like they are ready to release a strong fragrance.
Not sure about what to do and not wanting to let go I held her in my arms... For thirty minutes...
Only then did she seem to become responsive as she pushed herself away from me in a panic, "S-s-orry! I. It. well... felt good and I-I... didn't want to l-l-e-t-t..." Seeing her cheeks flush red I couldn't believe I got to hold such a cute girl.
"Don't worry about it. I- Well, I just hope you won't make fun of my shack."
As if just realizing that we had arrived at my house she quickly looked around. I could see the surprise in her eyes. "Umm..."
"I know, I know. It is trashy, but hear me out. I have been fixing it up for the last month. You see that hole, I dug that up myself to install a septic tank. I don't even have to pay rent. I am just doing my best after escaping my overbearing parents."
"No! That isn't what I was thinking! I was, I was.... Well! I was just thinking about how you don't have anyone else here! It must be so nice!" I could tell she just made that up right now, but it didn't matter. I worked hard for this life. Even if it isn't much.
Sighing to myself I simply plugged in the water heater. Then explained how this house worked. After all it isn't every day that the shower is a plastic bin surrounded by aluminum. Granted I was just happy I got rid of all the drywall and replaced the bathroom walls with something to get a little privacy even if I was in the middle of nowhere.
Only after seeing she understood I got to starting a fire. After all, I hadn't eaten all day and cooking something up would be a good thing to give to my first true guest that wasn't the landlady.
Thinking about this I looked up to see where the sun was so I could know how long I had not eaten... Why do I see stars?
"WHAT!"
Hearing my shout the girl jumped up in surprise, "What happened? Are you okay?"
Not knowing what to say I looked into her eyes as I asked her seriously, "Did you notice when it became night?"
Surprised she looked up and stared in shock. Mouth agape she didn't seem to notice either!
Looking around I realized something else... Did I gain night vision?
I could tell where the shadows were, but I also couldn't tell how dark the shadows were. The forest looked the same as it would in the day.
"Did we gain night vision?" Hearing her ask the same question I had just asked myself I knew it was true.
"It looks like it. We gained night vision."
"What the fuck."
"What other abilities did we gain?"