Chapter 7: Eyes

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THIS CHAPTER INCLUDES SEXUAL CONTENT

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I open my eyes and Jayden is sitting at the table eating, "I'm sorry, I would have woken you up to eat, but you seemed to be resting well. Do you want me to go grab you some food? Beth saved a plate for you."

I shook my head, for some reason I felt lightheaded.

"Are you feeling okay, Olivia?"

"Yes, I'm actually feeling great" I said, and it was true. Other than being lightheaded, I felt better than usual.

He smiled at me, "Good. Is there anything you want to do? Beth brought us some movies if you'd like to watch one with me."

"That sounds great. Let me just go use the bathroom and wash my face and then we can watch a movie."

"Do you want to pick the movie?"

"No that's okay, I trust your judgment," I say with a smile and then I head to the bathroom.

As I walk back into the bedroom, I notice that he's not in the room. There are candles lit on the dresser and the lights are off. I get on the bed and then he comes in the room with popcorn, "thought we could use a snack."

I smile as he sits on the bed next to me and hits play on the movie. He puts his arm around me and I lean into his chest as we eat popcorn and watch the movie. When the popcorn is gone, he asks if I want more but I shake my head and he sets the bowl on the bedside table.

I put my legs overtop of his, and then he pulls me closer so that I'm basically on his lap. My body starts to tingle and all I can think about is how close I am to him and his hand on my leg. My heart starts beating faster as his hand starts moving up and rests on my upper thigh. I lean up to brush his neck with my lips and he squeezes my thigh, before inching his hand up even more. I move my fingers up his jawline and to his hair, and then I bring my lips up to his. The second our lips touched, I felt electricity, and I needed more. I moaned into his lips as he pulled me on top of him so that I was straddling him. I felt his bulge as I moved back and forth, our lips still locked together. I kissed down his jawline and he moaned as I sucked and nibbled on his neck. He grabbed my waist and laid me down so that he was on top of me and then he kissed from my jawline down to my chest, and then he brought his lips back up to mine. I closed my eyes, waiting for him to kiss me but it didn't happen. I didn't feel him on top of me anymore.

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I open my eyes and realize that Jayden and I were both in the same spot we fell asleep at. It was a dream, why was I dreaming about him like that? I blush, I still feel the excitement of the dream and I can't handle laying next to him right now.

I started to sit up and I felt him lightly squeeze my hand, "where are you going?" He asks.

"I just... I'm hungry."

"I'll come with you," he says as he opens his eyes and sits up, "Olivia your eyes!"

"My eyes?"

"Yes, go look at them!"

We walk into the bathroom and I look in the mirror, "go get Beth." I say, as I look in the mirror. My usually brown eyes were now red and yellow with flames.

He runs downstairs and comes in with Beth, she looks at me and then turns to him, "can I talk to Olivia alone really quick?"

He nods his head and leaves the room.

"Your eyes are perfectly normal, that's what happens to angels when we are.... excited. Did you and Jayden...?" She looks at me curious.

"No, Jayden and I didn't... no. But can I tell you a secret?" I ask, blushing.

She nods her head, looking curious.

"I had a dream... it was about Jayden and I, that may be why I was... excited."

She raised an eyebrow, "did you guys do anything in the dream?"

I blushed again, remembering my vivid dream, "no, but we almost did..."

"Your eyes will turn back to normal soon, don't worry. Also I promise I won't tell anyone about your dream," she winked before giving me a hug and walking out.

Jayden comes back in and I can't look at him without blushing, my burning desire for him is still there.

"So is everything okay?" He asks, still concerned.

"Everything is okay, I guess it's normal for angels."

"Do you know what it means?"

I bite my lip and shake me head, trying to stop blushing.

He looks at me questioning, and then he seems amused, "okay, I believe you," he says, unconvincingly.

Someone knocks on the door, Jayden opens it and I see Nevada again.

She comes into the room, "dinner is almost ready, if you guys would like to come down to eat," she stops when she sees my eyes. "Jayden do you want to go help set the table?"

He nods his head and walks out, shutting the door behind him. Nevada grins at me, "so you guys do like each other... tell me everything!"

I blush, knowing she's talking about my eyes. "No, we didn't do anything. I just had a dream..."

Her eyes widen, "about him?"

I nod and she smiles, "maybe it's a sign. Did you tell him?"

"No, I don't know how he'd react. He doesn't seem to want me like that."

She nods, understandingly. "I get that, but you should tell him. You don't have to tell him about the dream, but you should tell him why your eyes get like that so he doesn't worry the first time you guys-"

I cut her off, "I don't think that's ever going to happen, but maybe I should tell him."

She laughs and rolls her eyes, "I think it will happen, you ready to go downstairs? Your eyes have started returning back to normal."

We walk downstairs together and go to sit at the table. I sit down next to Jayden as Conner and Beth bring plates of food out. Jayden looks at me and smiles, noticing that my eyes are back to normal.

We eat and then Jayden gets up to start clearing the table, so I help him. After we're done, everyone goes outside to watch Beth and Nevada fly. I paid close attention, trying to take mental notes on what to do when I start learning to fly. Nevada closed her eyes and held her hands out. A few second later, she had big, beautiful wings. Beth did the same thing but her wings came out almost instantly, she must have had a lot more practice. Nevada is the first one to flap her wings, she started walking while they moved, and they lifted her off the ground.

The sound of her wings flapping put me in a trance, and my vision got blurry.

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I was in the woods with Arcadia, but this time it was peaceful. Arcadia looked younger than before.

"Are you ready, my dear?" He asks.

"Yes, but what if I cannot do it? What if I fall?" I ask, but I'm not in control of my words or my body.

"I will not let you fall, I promise you."

"Okay, what do I have to do?" I ask.

"Watch me," he says as he stands in front of me. He closes his eyes and takes a deep breath, he slowly moves his arms out to his side and turns his hands so that his palms are facing forward. Suddenly, wings appear out of his shoulder blades.

I try mimicking his actions, but nothing happened, I sighed in disappointment.

"Do not be discouraged, my love. When you close your eyes, imagine yourself with beautiful wings. Focus on nothing but that."

I do what he tells me but still, nothing happens. "I cannot do it, Arcadia."

He walks over to me. He looks me in the eye and caresses my cheek. "Rose, you have no idea what great things you can achieve. You must be patient, and things like this take time and practice. Do not give up on yourself, my love. Try again, but be patient this time."

I close my eyes again and stretch my hands out, I clear my mind and focus on nothing but wings, just like Arcadia told me to. I waited a minute, nothing. Just I was about to give up, I can feel them.

I open my eyes and Arcadia is staring at me wide-eyed, "you look absolutely stunning, I told you that you could do it. I am proud of you."

He walks up and kisses me on the forehead, "now let's get to the flying, shall we?"

I take his hand and he leads me to a clearing, "okay, now it will be easy to get off of the ground, but you may have a hard time controlling yourself in the air at first."

I nod my head as he lets go of my hand.

"Now flap your wings. They are now a part of your body, you can move them."

I do as he says and my wings start flapping, he tells me to walk forward so I do, and then I lift off of the ground. I start to panic, realizing that I'm in the air with nothing but the ground below me, but I also get a feeling of excitement.

He flies up toward me, "there you go, do not be so afraid, my love. I will not let you get hurt, have some fun."

I fly up a little bit higher and then I start to fly around. We raced around in the air, giggling, and occasionally he would fly to me and kiss me in the air. I was flying a little too fast and lost control of myself, I started falling back down toward the earth. I close my eyes and brace myself for a hard landing, but then I feel someone grab me.

Arcadia holds onto me tight as we lower to the ground, "see? I told you I would not let you get hurt. Did you enjoy yourself?"

I smile and plant a kiss on his lips, "I did! When can we do it again?" I ask, eagerly.

"Whenever you would like, my love."

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I open my eyes and I'm laying on Beth's couch, Jayden is sitting by me and everyone is standing around. I start to sit up and everyone notices me.

Beth runs over to me, "are you okay, Olivia?"

I nod my head, "what happened?"

"You passed out, Jayden caught you before you hit the ground but you've been out for about an hour now," she replies.

"I'm okay, I was just having a vision."

They all looked at me, concerned. But I didn't know why, until I felt something on my back. Wings. They were only part of the way out but I could still feel them.

Beth and Nevada take me outside to teach me how to put them away, but first I had to extend them all the way out. I close my eyes and do what Arcadia taught me in my vision, but nothing happened. I start to get frustrated until Jayden notices and walks over to me, "don't be frustrated Olivia, you can do it. Just focus, it might take a few tries."

I nod my head and close my eyes, I wait a couple of minutes but then I finally feel them, they were huge. I open my eyes and Jayden looks at me in awe. He reaches his hand out and runs his hand down one of my wings, his touch fills my body with electricity.

"We will teach you to fly tomorrow if you'd like, but for now I'll tell you how to put them away. Put your arms out again, but this time you'll face your palms down. Focus on your wings going back into your body."

I close my eyes and do what Beth tells me, I start to feel my wings folding in, and then they're gone.

Everyone gets ready to go to bed and Beth comes up to me, "I know you have some troubles sleeping sometimes, would you like some movies to keep you occupied when you can't sleep?"

"Sure, thank you." I think about my dream and my heart starts beating rapidly.

Beth disappears into her bedroom and comes out with a stack of movies, "there you are, if you need anything let me know. Goodnight dear." She gives me a hug and disappears back into her bedroom.

I start walking up the stairs and I run into Nevada, she gives me a wink as Jayden and I head into our room.

"What was that about?" He asks once we get inside.

"I'm not sure," I lied.

He raises his eyebrow, he knows I'm lying but he doesn't say anything.

I go into the bathroom to change but I forgot my face wash in the bedroom so I walk out to grab it. When I walk out, Jayden is changing into pajama pants and he's shirtless.

"Oh! Sorry! I thought you'd be in there a little longer." He says, looking away.

"I just came out to grab my face wash," I grab it and hurry back into the bathroom. I look in the mirror and the fire in my eyes is back. I finish getting myself ready for bed and I look at my eyes again, the flames are still there. I sigh and head back to the bedroom, where Jayden is already waiting on the bed for me.

"I put a movie in, I think you'll like it," he smiles. I start walking toward him and his smile is replaced with a look of concern, "your eyes again Olivia!"

"It's okay, Beth told me it's completely normal."

"Let me know if you're not feeling alright, okay?"

I nod my head and he hits play on the movie. I lay cuddled up to him as we watch the movie. I can't seem to focus on what's going on, I keep thinking about him and thinking about my dream. I think about making a move but I'm too nervous, so I just try to focus on the movie.

He runs his fingers down my jawline and slightly lifts my head so that I'm looking up at him.

He leans forward and plants a kiss on my forehead. I didn't expect him to kiss me at all, but the feeling of his lips on my forehead filled me with a warmth that I can't explain.

"I know things are hard for you Olivia, your whole life has been changing in the last few days. I just want you to know that I'm here, you can talk to me about anything and you can trust me. I'll never tell anyone your secrets and I will never ever hurt you."

I believed him, and his words filled me with relief. He holds me tight in his arms as we finish the movie.

"Are you ready to sleep?" He asks.

I shake my head, "I'm not really tired, but you can sleep."

He shakes his head too, "I'm not tired either, we can watch another movie?"

I said yes so we laid in bed watching movies, until I finally drifted off to sleep in his arms.