Where We Come From

Chapter 7 First Flight

Perspective: Lynn

Jason and I make our way back to my place as quickly as that rusty old truck could take us. We waste no time removing clothing as we hurry to my bedroom, where Jason throws me down. He crawls the length of my body so slowly my desire begins to burn, only being teased further by the soft kisses he plants occasionally. When we're finally face to face I grab the back of his neck and pull him in for a deep, passionate kiss. My focus falls to the dance between our tongues; where I'm trying to make an intricate waltz he's simply mashing. I don't mind today.

I let out a low moan as his hands begin to explore my body, finding its treasure quickly. I begin to pant slowly from his gestures, grabbing his broad shoulders to steady myself. I run a hand in his hair and accidentally pull when I feel his rigid member enter.

"Grah, ease up babe." He says as he begins to rock his hips.

"NNHG, a little....a little warning next time." I pant back as I release his hair. I move my hands out and grab at the sheets as his movements begin to become more powerful, guided, meaningful. My entire bed begins to shake as he grabs my shoulders and takes full charge over my body, becoming...

SLAM

We both freeze and turn our head to watch Rose march straight in and glare at the two of us. Everything falls deathly silent as we stare at one another, waiting for someone to speak.

".... heeey Rose. Look, Jason's back...."

"Where. Is. Matthew?" She asks slowly.

"I just dropped him off at Sunday school..."

"Lynn.... THAT WAS THREE HOURS AGO!"

"WHAT!" I yell as I grab the nearby alarm clock to see the time... twelve o' clock.

"Told you we shouldn't have done it back in the parking lot." Jason murmurs as he sits up. I pull the sheets to cover myself as I try to think where all the time went..... oh, yeah.... three times.... worth it.

"Did you two have relations in MY TRUCK!?" Rose yells, on the verge of as mental breakdown.

"No." I answer.

"Yes." Jason answers at the same time. Rose lets out an annoyed groan as she rubs the bridge of her nose. "It's OK, I went inside so there's no mess..."

"Jason, I thank you for your service and sacrifice..."

"Thank you..."

"But if you keep talking I'm going to cut your junk off."

"..... sorry." Jason and I share a look before falling silent. Knowing Rose, it would be wise to heed her warning.

"Where are my keys?" She asks, still rubbing her eyes.

"Uh... they're in the truck." Rose stops rubbing and glares right at me. "Don't kill me." I beg as I scoot away.

"So, Mathew is stuck with Ben at the church, where a town meeting is going to be held, my truck is out of gas, and my horse threw a shoe. What else is there to plague me?"

"..."

"..."

"Well, I may have not gotten it all in." Jason says, getting an irritated look from Rose. "Who's Mathew?"

"I swear Lynn, if your little treasures weren't so easy to get I'd say you were selling them." Rose says as she leaves the room. I pull the covers closer to myself as I begin to blush.

"I'm not... I'm not a whore... am I?" I ask Jason, who thinks about it for a second.

"No, no... well, maybe a little."

"Thanks Jason." I say flatly.

"So... who is Mathew?" He asks again.

"A little talking blue horse that came from lighting. He has some kind of memory loss and can't recall anything about where he came from or who he is." I state simply.

"No seriously, who is he?" I just pat his shoulder as I try to think of what to do.

--o-0-o--

Perspective: Mathew

"And push the ball away." Ben says as she makes a slow pushing movement to the right. I try to mimic her movement, but fumble through it and nearly fall over. It's hard to do stuff on your rear legs only! "Alright my star eyed vessels, we'll call that a day."

"FINALLY!" Stephanie exclaims as she falls back. I drop down to all four and stretch my shoulders a bit, what? Standing is weird!

"Alright, you two just hang out here while I give Abigail a call." She says as she heads to a different room. Stephanie and I look to each other before she gets up and runs to the door. She takes a peek outside before motioning for me to follow her out.

"Where are we..."

"SHH!"

"Why are we whispering?" I whisper to her as we sneak our way down the hall.

"Because I want to go to the tower, and we're not suppose to go there so we need to be sneaky." She whispers back to me as we find some stairs.

"Wait, what?"

"SHH!"

"Stephanie! Stephanie! I don't want to get in trouble... STEPHANIE!" I yell to her as she climbs up the steps. I check to make sure the coast is clear before running after her. I can't help but keep looking back as we climb higher and higher up the steps. Why does she want to go up here? What could possibly be up here that could be worth breaking the rules for?!

"Why are you being such a scardy cat?" Stephanie laughs.

"... I'm not a scardy cat."

"You're sweating..."

"YOU'RE SWEATING!" I yell back, only to get more laughs from her. "Why do we have to go up here anyway?" I ask as the stairs suddenly meet a hatch door.

"You'll see." She says as she undoes the latch and pushes it open. A strong, cool wind blows through the opening as we step out to the tower. We step out to a small square opening that has large, open windows. Above us a large metal bell hangs above us, shifting slightly in the wind. I walk to the edge of one of the windows and stare out over the town and surrounding farmlands.

"Whoa..."

"I like to come here to get away from... well, to get away." look back to her as she takes a seat against on the window sills. "It's nice up here. No one messes with me. Nothing happens. You just have to get out before the bell goes off."

"Huh." I mutter as I step onto the ledge and continue to look out to the surrounding area. There isn't a single cloud in the sky, letting the sun shine down. The wind here is fast and crisp . I can't help but close my eyes and open my wings, letting the wind fly though my feathers as I lean further out the window. I feel free up here. Wind in my mane, nopony telling me to stay hidden, just me and the world.

"Mathew, what are you doing?" Stephanie asks nervously. I open my eyes and smile back to her before stepping completely onto the window sill. "Whoa, get down from there before you fall." She says as she stands up. I can do this. I look forward and give my wings a few test flaps before stepping forward and letting gravity do its work.

For a brief moment everything slows down as the feeling of weightlessness takes over my body. I close my eyes and hold my arms out as my weight begins to drop down. The hair on my body flattens out as the wind blows wildly through my mane. I can feel my wings begin to stiffen in response to the air moving around them, preparing for my commands.

With all my might I begin to flap my wings as hard as I can. Each push sends gusts of air that help slow me down. Soon I peek out to see I'm hovering in the air... wait... I'm... I....

"I DID IT!" I yell at the top of my lungs as I strike a victory pose. I drop a bit more when I do so, but recover quickly enough. I look up to see Stephanie hanging her head out the window, cheering me on from above. With a confident smile I flap harder and take off through the air.

"WOOOOOO!" Stephanie yells as I zoom past her, heading high and higher through the air. I climb and I climb and I keep climbing until everything below me is just a spec. I spin around and take a glance at the world around me. Blue skies fill most of the world as farmland and forest cover the ground below me. Far, far in the distance I can see specs of light glimmering in the air. I wanted to go investigate, but I don't think my weak wings would carry my that far.

Maybe one day...

...but for now.

--o-0-o--

Perspective: Rose

After ciphering most of Lynns' broken sedans gas to my truck I finally make for town. I can't help but tap my fingers against the steering wheel as I speed down the road. I know I shouldn't worry, but... I can't help it. I keep thinking that someone will find him and give him to those suits or he'll get hurt or.... something! I know I shouldn't worry. I know Ben will take good care of him. But....

CLU-CLUNK CLU-CLUNK CLU-CLUNK

"DAMMIT!" I yell as my truck slowly starts comes to a stop. I should have guessed that there wasn't enough gas for my truck. I pull over and park as I continue to curse my luck. I step out and kick the door shut, cursing a bit more. I begin to pace around as I try to think of a way to get Mathew without him being spotted. Maybe I can just stuff him into a jacket... I'd just need a jacket.

"Hi Rose!" I stop as I hear a voice somewhere. I take a look around but.... there's no one here. Unless they're hiding in the corn.

"Hello?" I call out as I look between the rows.

"Rose! I'm flying, look!" OK, now I know it's Mathew. I just don't see him...

THWUMP

I fall to the ground as a light teal blur crashes into me and knocks me on my back. I blink a few times before sitting up right, feeling something stand on my lap and bounce in excitement.

"Rose! Rose, did you see? Did you see me!" Mathew asks as he bounces some more.

"Mathew? What in the name of Sam Hane happened?" I ask as I rub my head.

"I was FLYING Rose!" He yells as he jumps into the air and hovers there. I can't help but gape as hiss tiny wings defy logic and gravity itself. His smile begins to deflate as I continue to silently stare at him, unsure on how to approach this. Does this mean he's grown up? Like a bird finally being able to leave the nest, will he leave now to?

"Uh..."

"Did... did I do something wrong?" He asks as he lands on my lap again.

"No! No no no no no, no. I was just.... so surprised to see you flying it took me a second to process it." I tell him, getting a massive smile on his face.

"It was so awesome! I just jumped out a window and closed my..."

"You jumped out a window!" I yell.

"Well, I think it was a window. It was up in the bell tower..."

"YOU JUMPED OUT OF THE BELL TOWER!" I yell again. He seems to think I'm OK with this, because he just nods enthusiastically.

"Yeah! Stephanie brought me up there after our Ti-Chi lesson, I don't like Ti-Chi by the way. It's boring. Anyway, we went up there and I felt the wind on my wings and I went for it! I fell to just about the sidewalk and took off! I flew really, really high up and fell back down. I was going so fast Rose! I even did a few loops and stuff!" He tells me excitedly.

"That's... was this your first time flying?" I ask him.

"Uhuh." He nods. I take a deep breath as I take a look around, making sure no one sees this.

"That's.... amazing, Mathew." I say as I pull him in for a hug. He squeezes back as I feel his wings flutter a bit. "I'm.... I'mm so proud of you. This is... just.... just don't jump out anymore buildings OK."

"I wont." He tells me as we let go of each other.

"And try not to crash into me anymore. I'm not as tough as I used to be." I say as I rub my gut.

"Sorry, I didn't figure out the whole landing thing yet." He says as he rubs the back of his neck and blushes.

"That's alright, we'll figure it out later. Let's just head home for now... home. Mathew, I have a very important question to ask you. And I need you to really think about your answer, OK?" He takes a serious face as he slowly nods. "Do you.... do you want to stay with me? Until everything gets sorted out that is." He looks up to me and smiles a bit. His answer is a simple hug. One that I return with much more enthusiasm.

Be careful Rose Cassaway. Don't repeat yourself.

--o-0-o--

Perspective: Stephanie

Wow! Mathews flying was awesome! I think the rest of the town thinks so too! I can tell because they're all coming here, probably to congratulate him for doing TWO whole loops. That was so cool!