Chapter Three: Flying Away into Dreams:

Kyoko was only twelve when she first met him. Such a beautiful stranger in the woods. When she first saw him, she thought that she was walking into a dream. He had wings. Oh, he had wings. Kyoko couldn’t see his face, but she already knew how beautiful he was. She found herself walking over to touch him. Her body seemed to move on its own. Why was her heart racing so much? Kyoko found herself unable to turn away.

“You don’t want to do that,” he said. The little girl froze in her tracks. She looked up as he turned around. Was it even possible to have eyes this purple? So clear and they made her feel like the only person in the world.

“W-W-What do you mean?” she asked. The beautiful being knelt down in front of her.

“I don’t want you to cut your fingers off,” he told her. The way he spoke commanded her attention. Her cheeks turned bright red. He said something else as well, but she couldn’t hear him through his beauty. But he did promise her one thing.

“I will see you again when you are older,” he said. At least that’s what she thought he said. She hasn’t stopped thinking about him since.

Tonight, Kyoko is looking for him again. She looked like a bride in her short white dress. A long white covered her long black hair. Eighteen years old and ready to be taken by her man of the forest. Kyoko walked around look for the winged man.

“Where are you?” she asked. Kyoko didn’t know too much about him. She didn’t even ask him his name. The young woman could only remember his eyes and his wings. Kyoko reached out into the darkness. An icy chill ran through her fingers. Something, or someone, pulled her close to their body. Kyoko opened her eyes and looked. There were those purple eyes again. Her cheeks flushed red.

“It’s you,” she murmured. He spoke to her, but she couldn’t understand what he was saying.

“What was that?” she asked. This beautiful creature kissed her on the lips. She didn’t fight back. Her heart did little flips in her chest. His hands moved all over her body. Kyoko closed her eyes and whimpered. His hand slowly moved up her long skirt. His fingers slipped into her panties. Kyoko threw back her head and moaned.

“Oh…” she whimpered. His fingers tickled her entrance. Her legs felt like they were turning to jelly. Her heart pounded against her chest. He kissed her on the neck.

“Take me,” she whispered. “I have waited so long for this. I love you.” He never speaks. But, he always seems to know what she is thinking. Kyoko felt her feet rising off of ground. He turned her to face him in the sky. She opened her eyes and looked into his dreamy purple ones. There was only one thing she had to do.

“I am yours now,” she said. “Take me as your bride.” He softly kissed her on the lips. His hand slipped behind her and unzipped her dress. The white lace flew into the water below. She reached forward and pulled away his obi. His wings popped out as his gray robe joined her dress in the water. Her underwear fell to the lake and Kyoko spread her legs for him. They would end up making love in the summer sky. The man could ever compare to him. She had been waiting to see him again her whole life. What was he really? Where did he even come from? What did he want with her after so long? What was his name? All of that didn’t matter to Kyoko.

“I love you,” she said again.

“I love you too,” he said for the first time. They slept entwined in his bed in the sky. Kyoko never wanted to leave his side again.