Making the Headlines

I look outside my house, seeing reporters, as well as the police, ruffling just at the end of my walkway and driveway, people waving their phone around, hoping to get a glimpse of me and my wings. I close the blinds and sit back down on the couch, sighing as I rub my face, my mom and sister sitting at the table, discussing things of more 'adult matters' something so adult they had to keep me out.

I look at my phone and notice Al's most recent text.Hey, I'm heading downtown soon! See you there babe~I chuckle and stand up, walking up to my room, I look around and notice my workshop space, littered with tools and metal, I sigh and don't bother cleaning, I just grab my coat and start heading for the door before I stop, but I look back and my mom and sister both look encouraging, giving me a thumbs up.I walk outside and the sun blinds me from through the trees until I step down, then I see everyone looking at me, some a little confused and I sigh."I don't use them 24/7 people...now move, I have plans," I say, walking towards the cops trying to keep the crowd out, they move and the rest of the crowd moved in unison, leaving me a path to the street, I grin and my wings shoot out in a parade of feather and I stretch my back, taking off with lightning speed, leaving the ground lightly cracked underneath my feet. People cheer as I take off, the winds howling past me as I take off in the clouds, I find a spot with nothing and smile, hovering over the town, I grin and take a picture of me, with the camera facing the ground, I give a thumbs-up before posting it.Taking a quick flight time! I shake my head and slowly land on the ground, I look at my watch."Shit I'm gonna be late!" I say to myself, I put my phone away and start running in the direction of the restaurant we were planning on going too. I quickly skid to the left and groan, knowing my mom would get on me about messing up my shoes, I quickly walk inside, I notice Al at a table, the waiter only now serving his water, I sigh and walk-up, sitting across from him quickly."Hey, you made it! I noticed the group outside your house, thought you would be all cooped up in there for the night." He says, giggling after, I rub the back of my neck sheepishly."There's no way I'd miss tonight, even if it was the National Guard, I'd be here...""No killing, remember. We have rules about this which we set up specifically after that kiss.""I know. No killing no...slip-ups, just be chill with it, and hope it doesn't go south. Now get over here, your rules are boring." I say, pulling him close, we exchange a passionate kiss before the waiter returns to take food and drinks."I'll do a Coke and the Alfredo Pasta Linguini please!" Al says, smiling happily."I will do the Chipotle Burger, with a side of calamari and...you know, just bring a second straw on that Coke, please," I ask, Al becomes flushed and looks at me with a playful, yet adorably grumpy face."What, I like Coke too," I say, which makes him laugh before we start talking about school mostly, but eventually into politics, and then the history of the shoe, and then we started talking about. Me. Again."Sam, your amazing, and special, but. I just want to be sure that you're safe, and okay with all this." He says, holding my hand and rubbing his thumb in circles on the back of it. I nod and shake my head slightly."I can't say it's not fun, nor...interesting, but I don't know, I feel like I will always have a set of eyes on me from now on. And at this rate, more people in the world probably know about it anyway, cause it seems the whole town knows."With that I turn to the front window of the restaurant and notice people crowding around, taking continuous pictures of me and Al, I growl, my hand clenching into a fist, Al holds my hand. "Hey...calm down. Now if they want pictures, then pictures we'll give them~" He says, pulling me into a passionate kiss, I kiss back after a couple of seconds of visual surprise before I see the manager walk out and yell at the crowd, talling them to go away or he'll call the cops.I laugh and smile. I guess making the headlines wasn't THAT bad.