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Wings of Gray Ch. 01

By: Gweall



Here is my new story, all. I hope you like it as much as 'A New Kind of Love' There will be more posted soon, And I promise to post faster and longer chapters.

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"Alright quiet down. We have a new student joining us tomorrow. I have to give you all a warning since he is an infected." Mrs. Travers informed her class.

Mike rolled his eyes at his teacher. He knew she was bad, but she could have at least tried to keep the disgust out of her voice when she talked about an infected person. 

Mike remembered when the disease was first discovered. How people swarmed the hospitals to get tested if they were vulnerable to it. Only a few people could be infected by the disease. The survival rate was very low. It caused massive fevers that would usually kill the person before it progressed any farther. The organs would shut down slowly. It was supposed to be excruciating.

That was before any of the changes happened. If you survived the fever and organ failure then came the mutations. Some were physically deformed. Growing odd limbs or losing some, sometimes things that didn't even belong on a human. Gills, wings, tails, you name it. Scientists had figured out that many times infected would take the appearance of animals they had spent time around, but not always. Sometimes it was completely random. Sometimes the mutations wouldn't form correctly and they would die from that. So the odds of surviving with a mutation that still allowed you to function was low.

But still possible. The ones that did survive the sickness and mutations were put in camps. The public was frightened by them. Some went through emotional changes that made them hostile, an empty shell of the person they had been. People started 'defending' themselves from the mutated survivors.

Defending meaning going after innocent people. He remembered the news reports of massacres against the infected. Soon they were all rounded up and put in the camps to keep them away from the public. For both their safety and the citizens. 

It was only supposed to be temporary but it ended up lasting 13 years. Mike remembered his neighbor was infected when he was five. He remembered soldiers pulling her from her home and restraining her before throwing her into the back of a car to send her to a camp. 

Those who were in the camps were treated poorly. Abused and fed things that farm animals wouldn't eat. He winced as he recalled an article he read for his Ethics class. 

The camps were only shut down a couple months ago and people were still adjusting to the infected getting jobs and going to school, or out in public. Many people were still very hostile and cruel to them. Some infected could hardly get jobs because so many people wouldn't hire them. Public schools had to accept them or they could be sued but they made it obvious they were not welcome. Many infected decided to be home schooled or work from home. Rather than face the wrath of those who still hated them for no reason.

The bell rang interrupting Mikes thoughts.

"The homework is on the board. Its due at the beginning of class tomorrow." Mrs. Travers said before her students left quickly.

Glad to be out of school Mike headed towards football practice. 

"Hey, so what do you think about that?" Mikes friend, Ethan, jogged up to him.

"What?" Mike asked.

"About an infected being here." Ethan said.

"I think he or she has as much a right to be here as any of us do." Mike glared at the ground.

"Seriously?" Ethan looked shocked at him.

"Yeah, Don't you?" Mike said shocked. He was surprised one of his friends would be so prejudiced against someone because they had the unfortunate luck of getting sick.

" Well, I mean come on dude look at them." Ethan laughed. Mike stopped walking and looked at him. He scoffed before continuing to walk.

"Your an ass." Mike said.

"What? Come on its not that big a deal." Ethan said catching up to Mike as he quickened his pace.

"No big deal? That's like hating me because I'm gay." Mike said.

"That's different." Ethan said.

"How so?" Mike asked

"Because its not your fault your gay you were born that way." Ethan said shrugging.

" And its their fault they got sick?" Mike said as he opened his gym locker to get dressed.

" Well no, but, I don't know I just don't want them hanging around me. What if I catch something?" Ethan shivered as he pulled on his jersey.

" Its not contagious and you know that." Mike glared.

"Well you never know right?" Ethan said.

"Whatever." Mike said before storming out of the locker room onto the field.

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Mike sat down in his usual seat in Mrs. Travers class. He had to admit he was kind of excited about seeing the new kid. He had never actually seen a fully changed infected person before. His neighbor had only slightly green rough skin. He remembered her having a pet snake.

The bell rang and Mrs. Travers walked into the room. Still no sign of the new kid.

" Get out your homework and pass it up." She said as she sat at her desk to take roll.

Mike took out his homework and passed it to the girl sitting in front of him. He sat waiting, wondering where the new kid was. He sat up straight when a boy he had never seen walked into the room.

He wore a sleeveless shirt that was a pale gray. He was somewhat short. With black hair that looked very soft. He had a thin frame and his hips were narrow. He was actually beautiful. But none of these were the first thing Mike noticed. 

The first thing he noticed were the large gray feathered wings that were folded neatly on his back. They ruffled slightly as he walked towards Mrs. Travers desk. He handed her a note that she glanced at before throwing it in the trash and standing.

"Class this is..." She trailed off. She hadn't read the name on the note. The boy looked up and Mike noticed the Bright orange eyes with the large pupils.

" Alex." He said in a light voice.

" Alex, have a seat anywhere." Mrs. Travers said looking him up and down before turning to write something down on the board.

Alex stood awkwardly in the front of the room for a moment. Several people with empty seats next to them looked away or made it seem they were busy writing. He saw Alex swallow nervously. Before they made eye contact.

Mike smiled and nodded his head at the empty seat to his right. Alex lips curved into a small smile. He walked to the isle until he reached the empty seat. Mike saw him flex his wings closer to his back before he sat. It looked uncomfortable with his wings pushing against the back of the chair. He had to lean forwards slightly to make room for them.

" Hey, I'm Mike." He said and held out a hand to Alex.

The smaller boy hesitated a second before putting his hand out there. It was then Mike noticed the pale hands had a very small patch of gray feathers near the wrist. He took the hand anyways and shook it. Alex smiled.

" Alex." He introduced himself again. This time specificity to Mike.

" Nice to meet you, And don't worry about Travers. Shes a bitch to everyone not just you." Mike whispered. Alex gave a small squawk that Mike assumed was a laugh. 

" I'm just glad I could find someone who didn't want to set me on fire the first five minutes they met me." Alex blushed and looked down at his desk.

" ha, don't worry bout me. No fire setting here." Mike joked. Alex smiled before looking up at the board.

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Mike and Alex had the next two classes together and the second one they had with Ethan. Mike was worried about how they would get along but was hoping Ethan could at least behave himself and not hurt Alex's feelings.

" Hey, look before we go in I wanna let you know we have this class with my friend Ethan." Mike stopped Alex before they stepped into the classroom.

"Ok?" Alex turned his head like he didn't understand. Mike saw a lot of bird features that were hard to find, like the way he turned his head.

"Well, I don't exactly know how hes going to react to you being.... well... uh..." Mike trailed off not knowing how Alex would react.

" Infected? Don't be freaked out to say the truth. And its fine I've had tons of different reactions I'm pretty much ready for anything he has to throw at me. Literally and figuratively." Alex gave a small smile.

" Ok." Mike said and smiled back.

They stepped into the room and Mike found his usual spot next to Ethan open and a seat in front of Mike open. Mike pointed and Alex turned to look. They headed over towards the seats and Mike saw Ethan give a scowl to Alex but Alex didn't seem phased by it.

" Hey, this is Alex." Mike said glaring at Ethan when Alex couldn't see.

" Hey." Ethan said shortly.

" Hi." Alex gave a warm smile.

'Don't be an ass' Mike mouthed towards Ethan. He rolled his eyes and glared at the back of Alex's head. They all turned and listened as their teacher started talking.

The bell rang signaling the end of class and the beginning of lunch.

" You wanna eat with us?" Mike asked as they packed their stuff into their backpacks.

" I don't know. I wouldn't wanna intrude." Alex said looking at Ethan who was making it obvious Alex wasn't welcome.

" See he doesn't want to intrude. Come on, I'm starving." Ethan grabbed Marks arm.

" Dude, don't be a dick." Mike glared at Ethan. " You wouldn't be intruding." He smiled at Alex.

" I don't know..." Alex still knew Ethan didn't want him there.

" Please?" Mike wasn't above begging.

"OK." Alex smiled and walked down the hallway.

They sat at Ethan and Mikes usual table. Mike pulled out his lunch and began eating the sandwich he had made that morning. Ethan was eating some cold pizza he had had for dinner the night before. Alex pulled out a small Ziploc bag filled with what looked like beef jerky.

" Do I want to know what that is?" Mike wrinkled his nose at the stuff.

Alex laughed. "Its rabbit. I have the stomach of a bird too." Alex said.

" So you cant eat anything other than a bunny?" Mike asked.

" No, I can eat rabbit,grouse, ducks, insects, lemmings, and some small mammals. But do any of those sound more appetizing then 'bunnies'?" Alex smiled.

" Duck?" Mike pointed out.

" I eat duck too, sometimes. It is creepy eating something that looks a lot like you though." Alex laughed.

"Touche." Mike winced.

"What the hell are you anyways?" Ethan asked. Joining in the conversation. Mike was about to smack him and tell him to stop being an asshole but Alex didn't seem bothered.

" I'm a Northern Goshawk." Alex said and took another bite of the jerky.

" I'm no bird expert but I don't think those are common household pets. Are you one of the ones that get the random mutations?" Mike asked.

" No, My dad worked at an Endangered species park." A lot of the time he was working with Goshawks. I remember him coming home with feathers all over him all the time so I wasn't surprised when I sprouted a few myself." Alex laughed and flexed his wings.

" That's kind of cool. At least you didn't get talons right? My neighbor got stuck with a snake." Mike winced.

" That's gotta suck. One of my friends at the camp was a fish. They had to keep him in a huge glass tank because his lungs didn't work anymore. And I'm definatly thankful for being talonless. Can't imagine what that would be like. I have enough trouble with my wings." Alex said.

" Whoa, you were in the camps?" Mike asked surprised.

" Yeah, I was 6 when they put us in the camps, My dad was too but....He didn't survive the change." Alex looked sad.

" I'm sorry I didn't mean to..." Mike trailed off.

" Its OK. He died awhile ago." Alex said and gave a small smile.

" What was he?" Ethan asked.

" Dude-" Mike began before Alex cut him off.

" Its OK. The fever killed him. He didn't get any mutations before he died." Alex said.

Ethan just grunted and turned back to his pizza.

The bell rang and they stood and threw their trash away before walking to their next class.

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Mike had P.E. Next but Alex didn't have to take P.E. Since the school thought it would 'disturb' the other students. So he went to a separate class like a study hall. The class after P.E. They didn't have together but Mike had it with Ethan. He sat down at his normal spot.

"Hey." Mike said as he put his backpack on the floor.

" What was up with that?" Ethan turned and looked at him.

"What?" Mike asked.

"You know what. Inviting bird-boy to eat with us." Ethan said.

" I don't have a problem with him being infected. I'm the only friend hes got here I'm not going to tell him to piss off because my other friend is a prejudice asshole." Mike growled.

" Whatever." Ethan said before turning back to the front of the room.

" If you've got a problem with him then you can hang out with someone else. If not then be nicer to him." Mike said.

" Whatever, you just want to fuck him." Ethan sneered.

" What? No I don't." Mike frowned at Ethan and turned to the front of the class. Ethan turned to face Mike now.

" You so do. You just want a tight piece of ass and don't care if you get rabies in the process." Ethan rolled his eyes.

" Shut your fucking mouth. Alex is a nice guy and I'm not going to let you talk about him like that." Mike clenched his fists on his desk. They itched to punch Ethan's sneer off his face.

" Whatever dude." Ethan turned back to the front of the room.

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School ended and Mike was climbing into the car his dad let him borrow.

" Mike!." He turned when he heard his name being called and saw Alex running towards him.

His wings spread back slightly as he ran. He jumped over a parking block and and flapped his large wings a couple of times giving him slightly more lift. It occurred to Mike then that he didn't know if Alex could actually fly.

" Hey, I was hoping to catch you before you left." Alex said as he finally reached Mike.

" I'm glad you did. Hey I just realized I never asked, can you actually fly?" Mike asked.

"What? Oh, no. But I can hover a bit, not very long though." Alex shrugged.

"Still cool." Mike smiled.

" Ha, thanks. So I was wondering if maybe this weekend you wanted to hang out. We could go see a movie or something." Alex asked blushing slightly. He ruffled his feathers. Mike noticed he did that when he got nervous.

" Sure sounds like fun." Mike smiled.

" Really? Cool, here's my number." Alex said and handed him a slip of paper with his phone number on it.

" I'll call you." Mike put the number in his pocket and watched Alex walk away.

'Goddamn he has the cutest ass.' Mike thought to himself. He got in the car and drove towards home.

Wings of Gray Ch. 02



Mike stepped out of the shower with a towel wrapped around his waist. It was Friday night and he was getting ready for his date with Alex.

He toweled off quickly before pulling on some jeans and a long sleeve, V-neck t-shirt. He brushed his hair back and looked at himself in the mirror.

He didn't think he looked half bad with emerald green eyes and his light brown hair. He was more muscular from playing football then most guys. 

He was tall enough so that when he and Alex stood next to each other the top of Alex's head reached Mikes chin. 

He heard the doorbell ring and ran downstairs hoping he would get to it before his parents did.

"Hello." He heard his mom say.

'Damn.' He thought to himself.

"Hi, I'm Alex. Is Mike ready?" He heard Alex's softer voice.

"Yes, Mi-" 

"Right here mom." Mike interrupted his mother calling for him. She gave him a look and he figured it was about Alex being infected. He hadn't told either of his parents yet.

"Gotta go, we're gonna be late." He said before grabbing his jacket and giving his mom a kiss on the cheek and heading out the door.

"I hope you don't mind walking." Mike said. " My dad had to take the car out." 

"It's no problem. It's beautiful out tonight." Alex smiled as they walked down the sidewalk.

"So tell me about yourself. Whats your mom like?" Mike figured Alex lived with his mom since his dad had died in the camps.

"I don't know, I never met her. It was just me and my dad before we got infected." Alex shrugged.

"Whoa, I'm so sorry." Mike felt bad for bringing it up.

"It's Ok. Can't miss what you never had, right?" Alex smiled. He didn't seem to be effected by Mikes question.

"I guess. So where do you stay now?" Mike asking.

"A foster home." Alex said.

"I'm sorry. I really should just stop talking." Mike wanted to kick himself.

"Really its fine. I don't mind at all. My dad died when I was 6, I got over it." He smiled at Mike to show it was ok to talk about it.

"I just don't want to bring up any painful memory's." Mike admitted.

"You wont. I'll let you know if a subject is to touchy for me OK?" Alex promised.

"Alright. So, if you don't mind me asking, what were the camps like? I read an article in my Ethics class two years ago. And I've seen news reports and shows about em and stuff but I've never actually gotten to talk to someone who was there." Mike asked.

Alex swallowed.

"The camps were bad. But I honestly don't know what's worse. The camps or the public. At least in the camps all you had to worry about were the guards. " Alex said.

"What do you mean?" Mike was confused. Weren't the guards supposed to protect them? Mike thought to himself.

"Well, the government had to hire people who would be around us, who would get a new job there, who were cheap to pay, and who were strong enough to be guards. Most people hate us, have decent jobs already, and aren't strong enough to be a guard. So that leaves very few decent people, don't get me wrong they weren't all bad. Some were nice and I even had a few friends that were guards. But for the most part they were all..." Alex looked for the word

"Assholes?" Mike threw in.

"Yeah." Alex agreed. " And the food was awful. If you didn't like it then you didn't eat. And then there was always the scientists." Alex sighed.

"What about them?" Mike asked.

"All scientists want to do is study. They don't care if they cause you pain or what your opinion is. Our rights were completely forgotten when we went into the camps. They got to do what ever the hell they wanted to us, when they wanted to do it. No matter how horrible it was." Alex finished. He was gazing ahead of him but it was like he wasn't really with Mike anymore, like he was back in the camps.

"I'm sorry." Mike said.

"I told you, its fine to talk about this stuff." Alex laughed.

"No, I meant I'm sorry for what ever happened to you." Mike said and turned to face Alex.

"Thank you, no one has ever apologized for that before.... Not that its your fault but.... It's still appreciated." Alex said.

Mike grabbed his hand and squeezed it trying to comfort him.

"Hey, how about we skip the movie. There's something I want to show you." Mike said.

"Uhm... Ok...." Alex said unsure.

"Come on." Mike said before turning back towards his house.

They reached Mike's house and went through a gate, into his backyard. His house's backyard opened into a wooded area. They soon disappeared into the tree-line. 

"Where are we going?" Alex asked, tripping over a rock. "Ow." He muttered.

"Clumsy?" Mike giggled.

"I'm not used to seeing in the dark. Hawk eyes and all I try to stay inside at night." Alex grumbled.

"We're almost there." Mike said leading Alex through the trees with their hands still firmly locked together.

"Where is there?" Alex asked.

"Be patient!" Mike laughed.

He thought he heard Alex grumble something but the smaller boy was quiet. The woods suddenly opened to a large field. Over a hill, Alex could make out something that looked like a shed. Mike pulled him through the field towards the building.

When they reached the building Alex realized it was an old barn. 

"Do you take all your dates out here?" Alex laughed.

"No, your the first. I come here a lot. Its beautiful." Mike said stepping inside the doorway. The door had been open already.

"Beautiful isnt really a word I would use for this place..." Alex laughed.

"You haven't seen it all yet." Mike said. 

They stepped inside and Alex could smell hay and dust. Mike stepped towards an old wooden ladder leading up to the loft. He finally released Alex's hand before starting to climb.

"Is this really safe?" Alex said testing his weight on the first rung of the shaky ladder.

"I've been here tons of times. And you have to weight half of what I do. Just come on." Mike said as he reached the top.

Alex hesitated a moment longer before following him. When he reached the top Mike held out a hand and when Alex took it he pulled him up the rest of the way.

Alex looked around the loft and saw it was mostly bare except for a few bales of hay and a blanket. 

The hay was scattered over most of the loft, but there was a window that looked out over the field and there were several piles of loose hay with the blanket over them that made a make-shift bed/couch facing the window. 

Mike moved around until he was sitting on the 'furniture'. He turned and looked towards Alex and patted the empty spot next to him. 

Alex thought for a moment before sitting next to him. Mike turned and looked out the window and that's when Alex noticed the moon. 

The moon had risen and was hanging low and full in the sky. Far enough away from the towns lights, the stars illuminated the sky. 

The light from the moon shone down on the grass of the field. The wind made it sway back and forth lightly and up here all Alex could smell was lilies. The sight was breath taking.

"Mike, this is beautiful." Alex said, mesmerized by the sight.

"I know. I come out here all the time. Its quiet. No one is ever out here. Sometimes I just come up here to think you know?" Mike said staring at the full moon.

"Yeah, damn, I wish I could find a place like this." Alex laughed.

"I think I would be willing to share." Mike said and turned to look at Alex with a small grin on his face.

"Oh yeah? How could I ever repay you?" Alex laughed.

"Hmm.... If you agree to go out with me again tomorrow." Mike smiled.

Alex gave a dramatic sigh. 

"I guess it would be worth it for this beautiful sight." Alex laughed and turned back towards the view.

"It is beautiful isnt it..." Alex turned to look at Mike and realized he wasnt looking at the view but at him. 

He blushed so hard Mike could see it even in the darkness of the loft. 

He leaned in slowly and Alex tilted his head up in response. Their lips met and Alex let out a small moan. 

Mike turned more to face him and cupped his delicate face between his hands. 

Alex shivered at the warmness of Mikes hands and leaned into the touch. 

Mike nibbled at Alex's lip for entry and he gladly opened to allow him access.

He slid his tongue into Alex's mouth smoothly and their tongues dances in a passionate kiss. 

Mike put his hands on Alex's slender waist and ran his hands up his back. 

He then remembered the grey feathered wings the younger boy sported.

"Can I...." Mike trailed off, his hand resting right above Alex's right wing. 

With his lips swollen from their kisses and panting softly, Alex flexed his wing so it was pressed into Mikes hand. 

Mike was shocked at the silky smoothness of his feathers. 

They were softer than any birds wings he had ever felt and they reminded him of silky hair. 

He brushed his hand against them softly and nearly melted when Alex gave a soft coo of pleasure.

Alex stretched his wings to their full length and ruffled them slightly. 

The moonlight bounced off the gray feathers making them a luminescent silver. 

Mike returned his hand to Alex's face and stroked his cheek softly while brushing his lips across Alex's swollen ones.

He then noticed Alex was shivering and it wasnt because of the passion of their kiss. 

His teeth chattered loudly thought he only now realized it.

"We should head back." Mike said. He stood and removed his jacket motioning for Alex to turn around. 

The smaller boy complied and tucked his wings against his back tight while Mike wrapped his jacket around the frail shoulders. 

He smiled and inhaled Mikes scent and it sent shivers up his back. This time not from the cold. 

Mike wrapped his arm around Alex's shoulders and they headed back towards the ladder. 

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Mike reached his third period class and was excited they had a substitute. 

He hadnt gotten to talk to Alex the first two periods because the teachers had gotten right to work. 

But that didn't keep his mind from wandering to what had happened last night. 

His fingers twitched at the memory of Alex's soft wings. 

He looked up when the sub handed out a worksheet then sat at the teachers desk to play frogger on his phone. 

Alex turned in his seat and Mike saw he had his jacket folded on his lap. He had forgotten to get it back from him last night.

"I forgot to give this back to you last night." Alex said blushing when Ethan looked between them.

"Thanks, but you can keep it if you want. I have another jacket." Mike said.

"You don't mind?" Alex asked. It was obvious he wanted to keep it.

"Not at all." Mike smiled. Alex beamed and Mike saw him smell the collar of the jacket when he turned around before putting on his desk.

"So are we on again for tonight?" Mike asked hoping that Alex hadnt just been joking when he said he would go out with him again.

"Of course. Do you want to actually go somewhere this time or just stay in again?" Alex smiled.

"Up to you." Mike smiled.

"You two totally fucked." Ethan scoffed and looked back and forth between the two boys with disgust obvious in his eyes. Alex smile dropped and he looked at his lap nervously.

"Shut the hell up, Ethan. You don't know what the fuck your talking about." Mike growled at his friend, or at least who he thought was a friend.

"Like hell I don't, 'stay inside'? Come on! Could your little twink be more obvious?" Ethan made a gagging noise before turning back to his paper. Mikes anger burned and he grabbed the collar of Ethans shirt.

"Don't you ever talk about him like that again." Mike said, getting in Ethan's face. By now people were staring including the sub who made no move to stop the fight.

"Get your faggot hands off me." Ethan shoved Mike. Mike stood ready to fight but Alex beat him to it.

"Mike calm down, it's fine I don't care." He stood between Mike and Ethan. The whole class was now staring.

"It's not fine, Alex. He can't talk about you like that." Mike fumed.

"Just let it go, it doesn't effect me." Alex lied. He placed his hands, with their sharp claws, on Mikes chest delicately. 

Mike hadn't broken eye contact with Ethan but he did then. 

He looked into Alex's orange eyes with their larger than average pupils. He noticed Alex breathed faster, more like a bird, then a normal human. 

He relaxed his tensed muscles remembering how he panted after their kiss the night before.

"Disgusting infected scum." Ethan growled before storming out of the classroom. Leaving his bags and worksheet behind.

Mike thought he saw Alex wince but Alex seemed to ignore the comment.

"Alright, sit down." The sub said. Seeming to take control of the situation now that he had his daily helping of drama.

Alex returned to his seat and Mike did the same. 

Mike reached out a hand in front of him and squeezed Alex's shoulder trying to comfort him. 

He felt Alex lean back into his touch and smiled, looking forward to their date that night.

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The bell rang for lunch and Mike and Alex headed to their table. Mike was glad when he saw Ethan wasnt there. 

Mike sat down at their table and Alex sat next to him. Mike noticed he was wearing his jacket. He smiled at Alex and the smaller boy returned the smile.

"So for tonight, what do you want to do." Mike said as he pulled out his sandwich.

"I don't know." Alex said and thought for a moment.

"How about pizza?" Mike said.

Alex sighed. " Ohhhh god, I miss pizza...." Alex grimaced and held up his rabbit jerky.

"Oh, right. Damn." Mike kicked himself for not thinking.

"Sorry." Alex said.

"It's ok. Not your fault." Mike said. "How about movie night? We can hang at my place and just watch movies.... and eat bunnies." Mike said and grabbed a piece of Alex's jerky and smelled it frowning at it slightly.

"Ok." Alex smiled. He urged Mike to try it but Mike shook his head and put it down.

"Chicken." Alex joked.

"Rabbit eater." Mike laughed. Alex pushed him playfully.

"Other people eat rabbit too. Normal people." Alex pointed out.

"Your definatly not normal." Mike said and Alex stared at him.

"Your better then normal." Mike said and pressed a kiss to his temple. Alex beamed and leaned into him.

From across the lunchroom Ethan glared at the two angrily. 

"Disgusting ain't it?" The guy sitting next to him muttered, Rodney, Ethan thought his name was.

"What?" Ethan snapped out of his reverie. 

"The two faggots. Not to mention one of them is an infected piece of shit." Rodney growled glaring at Alex.

Ethan wasnt sure he liked Rodney talking about Mike like that but he did know he hated Alex more than anything.

"Yeah, they should all be put back in the camps if you ask me." Ethan stared at Mike as he put his hand on Alex's thigh.

"Agreed." Rodney said and the two boys shared a look.

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Mike laid on the couch with Alex laying on top of him, Alex's left hand rested on his chest and his right was wrapped around Mikes neck. 

Mike fed himself another small handful of popcorn and felt Alex jump as the scary movie progressed.

Mike realized he was out of popcorn and began to slide out from underneath Alex.

"Wait! Where are you going?" Alex asked, fear in his voice.

"Just to go get some more popcorn I'll be right back." Mike smiled. 

Alex curled into the warm spot Mike had just been laying in and hugged his pillow. 

Before glueing his eyes back to the T.V. Mike looked back as he was walking into the kitchen and saw him close his eyes and inhale Mikes scent that was still on the pillow. 

He smiled and stepped into the kitchen.

"Hi, honey. You two having fun?" His mom asked when he walked in.

"Yeah, he's terrified of scary movies but that's all he wants to watch." Mike laughed.

"He's cute." His mom smiled.

"I know right." Mike beamed. He heard a squawk from the living room and poked his head out around the corner to peer in at Alex. 

He was hiding behind the pillow as the killer chased the damsal in distress through the house. He laughed and Alex looked up and blushed. 

Mike finished the popcorn and returned to the living room. He sat down in his old spot when Alex scooted over and Alex laid down so his head rested on Mikes lap.

Mike attacked the popcorn with one hand and stroked Alex's hair with the other. Alex still clutched his pillow to his chest and Mike smiled at the orange eyes open in fear.

After the fourth movie had ended they decided to call it a night.

"You sure you don't want me to walk you home?" Mike asked as he lead Alex to the door.

"I'll be fine. I'll see you Monday at school, yeah?" Alex asked. Mike frowned.

"Not tomorrow?" He pouted and stroked Alex's arm.

"No, I'm sorry. I have to work around the Foster home so they let me stay there. Since I'm 19, I aged out of the system I just have no where else to go while I finish my last year of highschool." Alex explained.

"Aw, ok. Then yeah, I'll see you monday." Mike said. He leaned down and they shared a warm kiss before Alex walked out the door, giving a last bright smile.

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They dated for two more months and Mike never felt more strongly about anything or anyone besides his parents. 

He only hoped Alex felt the same way. They often held movie nights at Mikes house and when they weren't watching movies they were out at the barn watching the moon rise or the sunset. 

Mike wondered about the foster home but Alex never invited him over and he didn't want to push the subject. 

He also wondered when he and Alex would take it to the next step in their relationship. 

Up until then they had only done some heavy kissing.

He knew he wanted more but didn't want to pressure Alex into anything he didn't want. He was definitely willing to wait.

"You gonna come over for movie night again, tonight?" Mike asked as they packed up from their last class of the day.

"You bet." Alex smiled and his wings raised slightly.

Mike had grown accustomed to reading Alex's expressions and emotions by the way he moved his wings. 

If they raised he was happy or excited. If they drooped he was sad about something. If he ruffled the constantly, like he did before big tests, he was nervous or uneasy. 

And he beat them furiously when he was angry. Mike had found that out the hard way, two weeks ago.

"Are you ashamed of me?" Alex asked after one of their movie nights. His wings ruffled and twitched.

"What? Why would you think that? Of course, I'm not." Mike said pausing the movie and turning towards Alex.

"It's just, you haven't introduced me to your parents or your other friends. And we never go out in public I just want to know if you don't want to be seen dating a-a...." Alex swallowed loudly. 

He had started his speech angry. His wings spread and made gestures as if he was making them with his hands, but as he got to the end he became nervous and his wings folded and twitched.

"an infected person?" Mike asked. Alex nodded and looked at the floor. Mike carressed his face between his hands and tilted his head so he was looking at him.

"I'm not, nor have I ever been, ashamed of you. I think your beautiful. And if someone can't see that then they don't deserve to know you, and what a wonderful person you are. As for my parents and friends. Honestly I think I just wanted you for myself. It never occurred to me to share you." Mike smiled.

Alex smiled and hugged mike. He burrowed his head into the crook of his neck and enjoyed the feeling of being held.

"I'm sorry I doubted you." He said.

"I'm sorry I made you doubt me." Mike replied. Alex smiled up at him and the two shared a passionate kiss.

Mike remembered that night and ever since he made a point to introduce Alex as his boyfriend and invited him to dinner, at a restaurant, with his parents. 




Wings of Gray Ch. 02



Alex hadn't ever been mad at him for anything other than that. Mike had simply never been mad at him. He wanted to give his boy everything he wanted.



Wings of Gray Ch. 03



Mike answered the door when he heard the light, quick, knocking, he automatically knew it was Alex. 

He opened the door and stepped aside so Alex could come in.

"My parents are out of town for the weekend. Dad went on some buisness trip and mom went to a little mini vacation at a spa." Mike smiled. Alex's eyes widened, but he covered his emotion quickly.

"Come on, I got 'Attack of the Killer Tomato's' and 'The Blob' I figured we would go with some classics." Mike smiled and held up the two movies. 

"Awesome! I've always meant to see these." Alex said and grabbed 'Attack of the Killer Tomato's'

"Me too. Ethan never liked old scary movies." Mike grumbled and plopped down on the couch. 

Alex followed him and snuggled into his warm embrace. Mike started the movie and they relaxed and enjoyed.

Soon Mike was to distracted to watch the movie and was concentrating on the hollow of Alex's neck and wondered what it would feel like to lick that little spot. 

He felt his cock stirring in his sweats and was worried Alex would feel it. He forced it to go down but couldn't keep himself from looking at Alex. 

Alex glanced up at Mike and caught him staring. Mike didn't seem bothered by being caught and kept staring. 

Alex blushed but held the gaze. Soon they were kissing passionately and Mike thrusted his tongue into Alex's mouth. 

Alex made a soft cooing sound and used his tongue to play with Mikes. 

Mike kissed his mouth one more time before moving down his jaw line and down his neck to that spot he had been thinking about for an hour.

He lapped and nibbled at Alex's collarbone and was rewarded with a sultry moan from Alex. 

Mike bit at Alex's neck and sucked the skin there. He wanted his mark on Alex so everyone would know who he belonged to.

"I want you so bad." Mike moaned into Alex's neck.

"Need you Mike." Alex whimpered and ran his fingers through Mikes hair. 

"Are you sure?" Mike asked and stopped nibbling at the spot long enough to look up at Alex.

"Yes. Please." Alex begged. Mike smiled and stood. He took Alex's hand and led him up to his room. 

He pushed Alex down onto the bed and followed soon after. 

He nibbled at the spot again and Alex bucked his hips underneath him. 

'Theres definitely going to be a mark there tomorrow.' Mike thought to himself and he smiled at the thought. 

He moved up to Alex's ear and sucked and nibbled at it. Alex gasped and thrusted his hips against Mikes eagerly. 

His panting increased and Mike committed the spot to memory before moving down, towards Alex's chest.

He began slowly unbuttoning the shirt Alex wore.

"Wait." Alex suddenly stopped him. Mike worried he had changed his mind. 

"I-I'm not.... I don't look....Christ." Alex swore under his breath and look up at the ceiling. 

Mike saw he was trying to hold back tears.

"Hey, Hey. Why the waterworks?" Mike asked. 

"You can tell me anything, you should know that by now." Mike scooted back up his body and wrapped an arm around his shoulders and pulled him close to him. 

He kissed the top of his head and rubbed his shoulder hoping to comfort him.

"I.... In the camps.... Sometimes the guards... They didn't have a lot to do since they couldnt leave the camp very often... So...So they had to find ways to entertain themselves...." Alex forced the words out. 

Mike could see how hard this was for him.

"Ok." He said and urged Alex on.

"They.... You've heard of dog fights,right?" Alex asked. Mike nodded in response.

"They're illegal though right?" Mike asked.

"Yes, but fighting mutants against each other isn't." He whispered.

"What?" Mike asked shocked.

"They would pit us against each other. If you lost then the winner got to do what they wanted to you. So did the guards." Alex looked down.

"That's.... God that's horrible, Alex..... Did you..." Mike trailed off. Alex nodded.

"They tried to keep predator against predator but sometimes when they would get bored, or if it was a special occasion. 

They would put the prey in with the predator. Jaguars against mice, Alligators against ducks, Wolves against rabbit..... Bird against panthers." Alex whispered the last part.

"They..." Mike tried to imagine what Alex had been through. 

Alex took a deep breath and pulled away from Mike. He unbuttoned his shirt and revealed the several scars that ran along his torso. 

They looked like a very oversized cat and taken many, many swipes at him. On his right shoulder a large oval bite mark showed where the large cat had apparently taken a snap at his shoulder. 

Another identical bite mark showed on his left side.

He removed the shirt the rest of the way. Slipping it off his wings. 

He turned so Mike could see his back and Mike saw the claw and bite marks that surrounded the place where his wings met his back. 

Several stray marks fell on his lower back or shoulders.

"How do you kill a bird." Alex whispered.

"Break its wings...." Mike answered. Anger filled him. How dare someone touch his beautiful boy.

"I understand if you don't want....want to see me anymore." Alex said around tears. 

Mike snapped out of his thoughts to see that Alex had turned around and was watching his reaction. 

He had taken the angry look Mike wore as one towards him. He covered his body with his soft looking wings.

"I'm not angry at you, love." Mike said and quickly pushed the wings away from his thin body and pulled the shirtless boy to his chest and smoothed his hair and gave him comforting hugs and kisses.

"I'm angry that someone could do such a horrible thing to my little bird." Mike said and reached a hand down to touch Alex's wing. He jumped at the touch but soon relaxed against Mike. 

Mike still couldn't believe how soft and comforting the wings were. He kissed Alex again and again. 

He trailed kisses down his face and neck until he reached his chest again. He kissed each of the teeth marks that formed the circular bite on his shoulder. 

He moved lower to kiss each of the four claw marks on his left breast. While there he stopped and licked at Alex's hard nipple. 

Alex let out a heavy sigh and stroked Mikes hair. Mike moved to his right side and licked and kissed the nipple there before moving down to the claw 

marks that went straight down his middle through his belly button and ended just above where his pants began.

He kissed Alex's belly button and then moved to his left side where he kissed and licked the other bite mark. 

He looked up as he unbuttoned the first button on Alex's jeans. Alex nodded slowly. 

And Mike returned to his work. He pulled the pants down and off. His legs bore a few bites and scratches where it looked like someone had tried to trip or stop him. 

Mostly around his ankle and calves. 

He moved lower and quickly put a warm kiss where he could see Alex's cock pressing at his underwear to get out.

He moved down and kissed his thigh before getting to his ankle. He kissed the scars there and moved to his feet. 

His right foot had four small puncture wounds like someone with a clawed hand had stepped on his foot in order to keep him from running. 

He quickly licked back up to Alex's face where they shared another passionate kiss. He bent and put his mouth to Alex's ear.

"Turn over, love." He whispered gently. Alex whimpered but turned over as he was told. 

Mike started at his hair and inhaled the scent of the shampoo Alex used before moving lower to the back of his neck 

where he kissed a bite mark like someone had restrained him by biting the back of his neck. 

He moved to his right shoulder blade where the bite mark from the front finished in a perfect circle. 

He kissed and licked the marks before moving down to Alex's wing bases. He made sure he kissed and loved every scar he could find. 

He slid lower and kissed the few stray scars before he reached the firm twin globes. 

He grasped them and squeezed gently. He massaged the orbs and smiled when Alex let out a whimper. 

" S-so good." He heard Alex moan into his pillow.

He moved lower where he discovered a smaller bite mark that didn't wrap all the way around his leg. 

He pondered what animal-hybrid could have made that mark. 

Soon he forgot it and bathed his feet in kisses before moving back up to Alex's firm ass.

He nuzzled the globes and kissed them through Alex's tight briefs.

"P-please." Alex whimpered. 

"Please what?" Mike teased.

"D-don't." Alex whimpered more. Mike worried he didn't want this.

"Don't what lover?" He said soothingly.

"D-don't make me wait." Alex gasped suddenly. Mike smiled and bit the waistband of the briefs.

He slowly pulled them down wit his teeth until they were around Alex's ankles. 

He pulled them off quickly and nudged Alex to roll over.

"I want to see you, lover." Mike nuzzled Alex gently and the smaller boy rolled over so Mike could see his straining erection.

"I'm not very-"

"You're perfect." Mike interrupted. He looked up at Alex and saw him blush. 

Mike reached for Alex's cock but the boy put a hand out to stop him.

"I- I wanna see you too." Alex whispered. Mike smiled and stood up so he could take off his pants. 

Mike pulled off his sweats and his cock slapped his stomach before bobbing up and down pointing upwards.

Alex whimpered softly and reached out a hand. Mike stepped closer and Alex grabbed hold of his dick.

"Mmmm... feels good baby." Mike said and watched Alex stroke his dick slowly. Precum dripped from Mikes cock head and Alex leaned forward nervously. 

He quickly darted out his tongue and licked up the drop, Mike moaned loudly. Alex's eyes lit up and he quickly licked another drop from Mikes dick.

He licked and sucked the top while using his hands to stroke the shaft. Mike reached down to stroke Alex's cock while he sat on the bed. 

Alex looked up at him and Mike nearly blew his load there. Those big orange eyes showed love, lust and something else Mike couldn't place yet.

"Stop baby, I'm gonna cum." Mike said and pushed Alex's mouth away. The boy frowned but did as he was told. 

Mike laid down on the bed and pulled Alex with him. He kissed the boys mouth and could taste himself on his tongue. 

Alex moaned and deepened the kiss. Mike moved his hand back to Alex's aching cock. 

He stroked him quickly until the boy tensed and and Mike felt him squirting in his hand.

"Have you ever tasted yourself?" Mike asked as he brought his hand up covered in Alex's warm cum.

"No, I've thought about it but I've never done it." Alex whispered. Mike held up his juices and licked some off. Alex eyes widened.

"Mmm. You taste good." Mike said and took another taste. He held his hand out to Alex and he hesitated a second before licking a bit off of Mike's finger. 

"You taste better." Alex blushed. Mike laughed and rolled on top of Alex and started to kiss his was down his body again.

He finally reached Alex's softening cock and sucked it roughly a few times to get it hard again. 

Once he was semi-erect Mike moved in between his legs. He bathed his balls with kisses and licks before moving lower to find Alex's small opening.

He moaned at the sight of Alex's tiny pink hole. He leaned in and kissed the rosebud gently. 

He began rimming Alex for all he was worth. He sucked and licked at the tiny hole. Alex was writhing and moaning on the bed,

when Mike went to lean over to the nightstand next to the bed

"God please, no more. Just take me please." Alex begged. 

"I can't babe I have to stretch you out first. I don't want to hurt you." Mike said soothingly.

"No!" Alex shouted. " I don't care. God please hurt me, do what you want with me just put your cock in me damn it!" Alex lost his shyness and screamed at Mike. 

His words fueled Mikes passion and he reached over quickly to grab the lube. 

He squirted a fair amount on his fingers before inserting one of the digits. 

Alex tensed and sighed before relaxing his muscles.

"God." Alex sighed.

"Call me Mike." Mike smiled. Alex opened one eye and glared at him, before a lazy smile crossed his face and he closed his eyes again.

Mike began thrusting in and out with his finger getting Alex's hole open.

Soon he inserted another and instead of putting another finger in, he scissored the two digits, stretching Alex's hole.

"No more, need you, please. Now." Alex panted, his eyes were glazed over with lust.

"Soon, lover. Soon." Mike said and raised himself to his knees. He pushed Alex's ankles up and Alex wrapped his arms around his knees to give Mike access to his opening. 

Mike aimed his dick at Alex's channel and pushed until the head popped in. Alex hissed and tensed up. Mike held still while Alex adjusted to the intrusion. 

After a moment Mike felt Alex relax under him and moved in further. Alex moaned as Mike sank all the way into him.

"So tight, lover." Mike grunted. Alex moaned a reply and tried to wiggle his ass back. Mike began thrusting gently.

"Oh, oh god." Alex whimpered as Mike sped up his thrusting. 

"Jesus Christ, you're so tight." Mike whispered into Alex's ear. 

"I want to see you ride me baby." Mike moaned. Alex opened his eyes and nodded vigorously.

Mike pulled out and quickly pulled Alex up. He took Alex's spot on the bed and watched as his lover straddled him.

"That's it, baby." Mike grunted as Alex lowered himself slowly on Mikes cock. 

"God, your big." Alex moaned as he sat all the way down on Mikes dick. He slowly began moving up and down Mikes slick shaft. 

He moaned and watched the look on Mikes face as he began to grind his hips down on his cock.

"Jesus.." Mike gasped. Alex panted loudly as he rode Mike to climax. Mike grabbed his hips and after only a couple thrusts up into his body Mike shuddered and squirted his hot release into Alex. Alex moaned.

"So full." He whispered before he tensed and shot his cum onto Mikes chest. His wings spread wide and arched upwards he closed his eyes and tilted his head back to the ceiling as his cum poured from his cock.

"So beautiful...." Mike whispered. Alex collapsed down on Mikes chest and his eyes began to droop. 

Mike rolled Alex off him and walked into his bathroom. He grabbed a warm washcloth and cleaned himself off. 

Then walked over to Alex who lay in a blissful heap on the bed. He cleaned him off quickly and climbed into bed after throwing the cloth into the hamper. 

Alex turned on his side and curled against Mikes chest. 

"Sleepy...." He whispered. Mike kissed the top of his head and wrapped his arm around his shoulders.

"Sleep now, lover." And waited until he was sure Alex was asleep before drifting off himself.



Wings of Gray Ch. 04



Alex strolled through the hallways a few days after he and Mike had first made love.

He glowed happily and for once the glares and whispers he got from strangers as he passed really didn't bother him. He hummed quietly to himself and quickly put his books into his locker before heading to Mrs. Travers class. He sat down in his spot and turned to face Mike. 

"Hi." He said and smiled his brightest smile at Mike. 

"Hey babe." Mike said. He looked pale and tired.

"What's wrong? You don't look so good." Alex frowned. 

"I'm sick." Mike said as he leaned in for his good morning kiss. 

Alex covered his mouth with one hand and pushed Mike away with the other. 

"Don't you dare try and kiss me sick-o." Alex laughed. Mike frowned. 

"I thought I could handle coming to school but I don't think I can. I think I'm going to go home." Mike coughed. Alex put his hand to Mike's head. 

"You do feel a little warm. Go home, baby, and get some rest. The sooner your better, the sooner you can have your good morning kiss." Alex smiled. 

"Hmmm. Definitely motive to get better." Mike laughed. He stood and grabbed his stuff before walking to Mrs. Travers desk. He said a few words and then Mrs. Travers nodded and returned to what she was doing. 

Mike smiled one more time at Alex and blew a kiss to him before leaving. Alex smiled and turned down to his work. 

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Alex wondered what he would do for lunch since Mike wasn't there but figured he could survive a day of eating alone. 

He decided that he would eat outside. He liked being outside much more than being inside but Mike had allergies so he 

kept quiet about his preference to make Mike happy. He was very much willing to sacrifice something to make Mike happy. 

"Hey." Ethan said from behind Alex. 

"Oh, hi." Alex replied. He was startled Ethan was talking to him. He remembered the hurtful things the other boy had said to him. 

"Look, I wanted to apologize. I said some stuff that day that I really didn't mean. I guess I was just jealous and worried my best friend was trading me in for a new one." Ethan smiled. 

Alex sensed something wrong here but couldn't place it. 

"It's alright. A lot of people are uncomfortable with my kind." Alex said. He sat down at the base of the tree trunk. Ethan followed without being invited. Alex felt uncomfortable around him but said nothing. 

"I was wondering if we could start again. I want to keep being friends with Mike, and if that means we got to be cool then I can live with that." Ethan said. 

It wasn't quite a 'lets be friends' but more of a ' I'll tolerate you for now.'

"Sure." Alex smiled, but the grin didn't quite reach his eyes. 

"Hey, did you do the English homework?" Ethan asked. 

"Yeah, it's in my locker." Alex said. 

"Man, can I get it from you? I'm nearly failing that class and I don't have time to do it." Ethan reasoned. Alex hesitated but agreed.

"Yeah, I can get it for you after lunch." He said. 

"I kind of need it now. I said I would turn it in right after lunch." Ethan said. 

Alex sighed, slightly annoyed. 

"Ok, I'll go get it." He stood and after picking up his bag, began walking towards the hallway with the lockers in it. 

"Cool." Ethan got up and followed him. The hallways were empty and quiet. The lockers were far from where most people 

eat lunch so they were usually pretty barren. Alex began unlocking his locker.

"Look what we got here." He heard from behind him. He turned and saw a large beefy guy with a jersey on.

Alex looked him up and down quickly before ignoring the boy, if you could call him that, and turning back to open his locker.

He finished fiddling with the lock and opened it. The guy with the jersey leaned against the door and it slammed shut. 

Alex barely moved his slender fingers away in time.

"Alex, this is Randall. He's a new friend of mine." Ethan said. He had a smug grin on his face that looked more natural then the friendly one he tried to fake earlier.

Alex felt his feathers shift uneasily and wanted to be back outside where people could see him.

"Hi, I just remembered I have to go." Alex said and turned away walking towards the door that lead out to the courtyard. 

"What's the rush, bird-boy." Randall snarled. He cut off Alex's exit and crossed his meaty arms over his chest. 

"I have to get to class." Alex said. 

"We still got awhile left for lunch don't we, Eric?" Randall turned to one of his slightly less beefy friends. 

"Yup." Eric replied pretending to look at his watch. 

"Come on. Hang out with us a bit." Randall put his arm around Alex's shoulder. The gesture, which Mike did often, didn't seem friendly this time. It was full of menace and brute strength. 

"I really have to go. Extra credit for history." Alex said and spun under Randall's arm and headed back to the door. He felt a large beefy hand grab the base of his left wing and pull him back. 

"Jumpy little bitch, aren't YA?" Randall laughed as Alex screamed at the delicate wings, being handled so roughly. 

"Just let me go, please." Alex tried to lessen the pressure on his wing by moving closer to Randall. 

"Hmm. No, I don't think I will. But I tell you what I will do. I'll beat you into such a bloody pulp, no infected piece of shit will come near this school ever again." Randall's threatening playfulness disappeared quickly and was replaced with real threats. 

Alex looked up at him, eyes wide with fear. Randall squeezed the base of his wing tighter before turning his wrist sharply. 

Alex squawked loudly and fell to his knees in pain. He screamed hoping someone would hear him but the only other sounds were the snap of his wing and the laughing of Randall and his goons. 

"Please..." He begged. 

"Please what, scum?" Randall laughed at the crumpled mass of feathers that used to be Alex's large proud wings. 

"Please, let me go." Alex begged louder.

"Again. No." Randall pulled back his foot and kicked Alex hard in his side. Alex swore he heard bone crack under the heavy boot of his assailant. 

He screamed and curled around his wounded rib. Randall grasped a handful of hair and pulled him up to a kneeling position. 

He pulled back his right hand and punched Alex in the nose. Alex felt warm blood gush out his nose and onto the white speckled tile of the hallway, 

and soak into and stain the blue jacket Mike had given him. 

Alex raised his hand to cover his nose and left his stomach wide open. Randall threw a lower punch into Alex's stomach and smiled and Alex grunted. 

He fell to the ground once more and didn't see the heavy boot swing down towards his face before he blacked out. 

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Mike tried for the fifth time to call Alex on his cell. He hadn't been answering all day. there was no answer the day before either, the day he had gone home sick. 

'Why isn't he answering? He always answers.' Mike thought to himself before hanging up once he reached Alex's voice mail. He had already left three messages and figured a fourth one wouldn't make a difference. Something felt wrong and Mike didn't like it. 

He shoved his phone into his pocket and began walking to his third class of the day. 

He sat down and saw Ethan wasn't in the room. The feeling of dread got worse.He had a enough and walked up to the teachers desk.

"Excuse me, where's Alex?" Mike asked. 

"He's in the hospital. He was found in the hallway beaten up pretty badly." The teacher said and returned to her work.

Mike felt his chest tighten and think he squeaked out a thank you before returning to his seat. 

He sat for a moment before getting up and running out of the school. 

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Mike finally reached the hospital and was glad he lived in a small town and that the hospital was only a few blocks from the school. 

He burst through the door and ran straight up to the front desk. 

"Please, I need to see Alex....uh...I don't know his last name but he's infected. Orange eyes, gray wings." Mike explained franticly.

"Yes, he's here but I'm afraid I can't let you see him if your not family." The nurse at the desk said giving him a funny look. 

Mike realized he still had his backpack and he was sweating from his run to the hospital.

"Please, he doesn't have any family I need to see him, please!" Mike was yelling now. 

People began to stare at him and he looked around before lowering his voice. 

"I'm sorry. I just care about him a lot and I need to see him. Please, no one else will come for him." Mike begged.

He felt the hot tears sting his eyes. The nurse looked around and behind her for a second before she nodded her head down the hall.

"Room 308. If anyone asks, I didn't let you in." She whispered. Mike sighed. 

"Thank you so much!" Mike said before walking quickly down the hall. He turned into room 308 and gasped as he saw the thin form lying there.

Where the skin wasn't bruised it was pale and splotchy. His right eye had a very large bruise covering it and it had swollen shut. 

His lip was split and still looked red and irritable like it had just stopped bleeding. His nose looked like it had been broken and was bruised as well. 

His left arm was in a cast and his right thigh was wrapped in gauze and Mike could see blood soaked through one layer of it. 

His neck had obvious finger marks around in and was bruised and swollen. He had a cut above his left eyebrow that was stitched shut and he had a bandage wrapped around his ribs.

He was asleep but his sleep looked anything but peaceful. His brows were scrunched together like he was in pain even in sleep. 

His breathing was quick and short. His hands were balled into fists at his sides and they clenched and unclenched around the sheets. His left wing was folded and pressed to his back by a bandage.

Mike sat quietly down next to the bed. He took Alex's uninjured hand and rubbed it soothingly. 

Alex visibly relaxed and seemed to sleep peacefully. Mike leaned down and kissed his hand and nuzzled it lovingly. He fell asleep before he realized it. 

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"Mike, wake up." Mike heard from his sweet dreams of making love with Alex. 

"What-? Alex?" Mike looked up at his lovers face and saw he was still asleep. He turned to see his parents standing behind him.

"Mom? Dad? What are you guys doing here?" Mike rubbed the sleep from his eyes. He looked at his watch and saw he had been sleeping for only an hour. 

"Your school called and told us you had randomly run out of your class. We couldn't figure out where you could have gone. We asked your teacher what she said to you and she mentioned you asked where Alex was. So we came to the hospital and found the nurse who had seen you come in here." His father explained. 

"Oh. I'm sorry I know I shouldn't have just ran out like that but I was worried about him. I didn't want him to be alone." Mike looked up at Alex's sleeping face and stroked his hand.

"You really care about him don't you, son?" Mikes dad asked. 

"Yes, I do. I care about him more than anything." Mike said and leaned forward and cried into the bed.

His dad wrapped an arm around his shoulder and held him while he cried. Alex shifted in the bed and moaned. Mike looked up quickly and squeezed Alex's hand again.

"Mike?" Alex whispered. His eyes stayed closed but he raised his head slightly.

"I'm here,baby. I'm here." Mike whispered and stood up and moved by Alex's head. He gently stroked his hair and Alex opened his good eye. 

"Mike, I'm sorry about your jacket." Alex whispered. His voice was hoarse and scratchy.

"Baby, I don't care about the jacket. I care about you. God, I was so scared when I heard you were hurt. I swear to God whoever did this, I'll kill them." Mike said.

"Who did this to you, baby? Who hurt my beautiful song bird?" Mike asked and kissed Alex's temple. 

Alex shook his head quietly.

"I don't want to make you mad." Alex said. 

"I'm not mad, baby. I'm furious. I can't believe someone would hurt you like this." Mike said and stroked Alex's broken ribs gently.

"It.... It was Ethan. And a couple of his friends." Alex said. 

"That son of bitch. I'm going to kill him. I swear to God." Mike stood angrily. His dad held him back but he continued to try and get past him out the door.

"Mike, please. I need you." Alex held out his uninjured hand. But it dropped soon he didn't have the strength to hold it up. Mike immediately calmed and went back to Alex's side.

"Ok, its ok. I'm here baby." Mike soothed Alex gently.

"Mike, we'll give you two some alone time. We'll be right outside." Mikes mom said before they stepped outside the room.

"My poor lover." Mike stroked his hair lovingly. " I should go get a nurse and tell them your awake." Mike said and stood up.

"No, please don't leave me." Alex reached out for him.

"Shhh, I'll be right back." Mike said and walked quickly out of the room. He found the nurse who had let him in at the front desk.

"Excuse me. He's awake." Mike said to her. She looked up and nodded. 

She paged a doctor over the intercom and a minute later a handsome doctor with chocolate brown eyes and the same colored hair walked to the front desk. He followed Mike into Alex's room and introduced himself.

"Hello Alex. I'm Dr. Marks." He greeted him with a smile. Alex tried to smile back but it came out as more of a grimace.

"Hi." He squeaked out.

"How are you feeling? Any pain?" The doctor asked as he shined a light in Alex's good eye. 

"I'm ok." Alex said. The doctor gently pressed on his ribs. Alex gasped and whimpered.

"You don't seem ok." The doctor said. He began unwrapping Alex's chest to look at his horribly bruised ribs. 

Alex shrugged. Or at least attempted to shrug. The pain from his ribs and everything else caused him to much pain.

The doctor turned to the nurse next to him. " I think Mr. Evans could use some morphine." He smiled.

"Evans." Mike whispered to himself.

"What?" Alex turned his head to face him.

"I never asked what your last name is." Mike smiled. Alex laughed but then winced and wrapped his good arm around his ribs.

"Please, don't make me laugh." He smiled at Mike. The nurse came in with a syringe full of, what Mike assumed, was morphine. 

"Wait I don't like need-" Alex was cut off when she immediately pushed the needle into the IV and pushed the plunger down. 

Alex immediately relaxed. 

"Oh." He blushed. His entire body relaxed and he sighed. 

"Ooooh." His eyes glazed over and his body was limp on the bed. " That's nice...." He sighed. Mike laughed. 

Alex's good eye began to droop and he tried to keep them open.

"Go to sleep babe. I'll be here when you wake up." Mike said and smoothed Alex's hair.

"Promise?" Alex asked. His good eye was already shut and his breathing became deeper. 

"Promise." Mike whispered and kissed his temple. 



Wings of Gray Ch. 05



As soon as Mike was sure Alex was asleep he stood. 

"Where are you going? You promised him-" Mikes dad was cut off by Mikes yelling. 

"I'm going to go find that son of a bitch who hurt him!" Mike screamed, pointing at Alex. Alex stirred and moved his good arm above his head. 

Mike lowered his voice. 

"I'm not going to let him get away with this." Mike whispered and pointed towards Alex again. 

"I'm not either. But I'm not about to go and chop his balls off and get myself in trouble." Mikes father whispered back. 

Mike paced the room. "God I just want to get my hands around his skinny little neck..." Mike began but stopped halfway through. He threw up his hands and leaned against the wall. 

"Alex needs you right now. He needs you here with him. Not out there getting arrested for assault." Mike's dad said. 

"More like manslaughter." Mike mumbled. 

"Come on. Let's go to the cafeteria and get some coffee. Your mom ran home to get you a change of clothes and some stuff to keep you busy. 

We both figured it would take military force to get you to leave his side." His dad smiled. 

"Would take a lot more then that." Mike looked up and the two men walked out of the room. 

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One week later 

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Mike unlocked the door and held it open as Alex hobbled in. His ankle was still to sore to walk on but he wasn't able to use crutches. 

He leaned on Mike's dad for support and leaned against a wall while they picked up his and Mike's bags from the hospital. 

"Thanks again for letting me stay here." Alex said. 

"Really Alex, it's no problem. You can't be expected to work at the foster home in your condition and you have no where else to go." Mike's mom smiled. 

"Plus, it's a joy having you here." She added. 

Alex smiled and gladly accepted Mike's open arms. Sweat cover his forehead just from attempting to stand on his own for so long. 

"Ok, let's try and get you upstairs, yeah?" Mike said and looped Alex's arm around his shoulders. Alex leaned into them and made their way up the stairs. 

"How about you take a nap and then after dinner you can shower? You seem a little tired right now." Mike said as they reached his room. 

Mike sat him down on the bed and Alex sighed with relief. 

"Sounds good." Alex said. His voice was still scratchy and hoarse but the bruising around his throat was almost gone. The doctor had said his voice would return to normal soon. 

"Come on, songbird. Lay down and I'll go get you another pillow." Mike said. He laid him down on the bed gently and put the covers over his thin body. 

Alex was thin before but he had lost even more weight while in the hospital. 

"I hardly sound like a songbird." Alex said. 

"Not now, but you will. I always loved your voice." Mike said as he gently propped him up on some pillows. 

Mike turned and walked down the hall to get Alex another pillow. When he returned the young man was already asleep. 

Mike smiled and put the pillow on the bed before shutting out the lights and leaving him to sleep in peace. 

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Mike sat Alex on the bed while he started the shower. 

"Damn, your mom can cook." Alex said. 

"Yeah, I know." Mike said as he tested the warmth of the shower. He got a towel from the closet and set it on the toilet for when Alex got out. 

"Do you think you can do it yourself? I can help you if you want." Mike said with a mischievous grin. 

"I can do it." Alex laughed. "If you help me stand up." He added. 

Mike moved to the bed and undressed him before he helped him stand and get into the shower. 

"I'll just be in our room getting some reading for English done. Call me if you need anything." Mike said. 

He stepped out of the bathroom and hesitated at the close door. As a second thought he left it open a crack. 

He sat on his bed and pulled out the English book he had to read. 

He had only been reading for a short time before he heard something from the bathroom. He looked up and listened. 

He heard it again, a sob. He swung his legs around to the side of the bed and stood after setting his book face down onto the bed. 

He nudged open the bathroom door. 

"Alex?" Mike whispered. He pushed back the curtain and saw Alex curled into the corner. His good wing was wrapped around his knees. 

He rocked back and forth slowly. He sniffed loudly. 

"Oh baby." Mike said. He climbed into the shower and sat on the cold floor with Alex. He wrapped his arms around him and rocked back and forth with him. 

His clothes were soaked and the water was cold by now, but he was only concerned for the boy sobbing his heart out. 

"Please, don't leave me alone again." Alex whimpered. 

"Baby, you should have called me." Mike said and kissed the top of his head. 

"I didn't want to seem.... Pathetic." Alex whispered. " I'm sorry I'm so weak." Alex muttered. 

"Alex. Sweetheart, I cant imagine what it's like being you. I see the looks people give you. I know you see them too. But everyday you go to school, 

you ignore the looks, the whispers, the comments, and now the beatings. You survived the containment camps, the loss of your dad, 

being pitted against other infected, and surviving the infection itself." Mike said. 

"And you still have the brightest eyes and the confident smile I only wish I could have." He finished. Alex had stopped crying now and leaned against his chest for comfort. 

"Thank you." He choked out. 

"I don't mean to ruin the moment, but this water is fucking freezing." Mike said. Alex was shivering also and his wings shook and beads of water dripped off them like duck wings. 

"I'm cold too." Alex admitted. 

"Come on. Lets wash you off quickly and then go to bed. Carrying your ass around all day is exhausting." Mike joked. Alex laughed and accepted Mikes hand. 

Mike stripped off his wet clothes and quickly washed them both off. After drying them off with a towel Mike pushed Alex onto the bed and crawled in behind him. 

He spooned Alex gently, careful to not put to much pressure on his injured wing. 

Soon Alex had fallen asleep and Mike followed him shortly. 

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Ethan and his friends had been found a week after Alex had gone home with Mike. Alex had said he didn't want to press charges. 

Mike had tried to talk Alex into but he was firm about just wanting the whole thing to be over. 

"Alex, come on! Those assholes deserve the worst for what they did to you." Mike said, as he unwrapped Alex's ribs. The bruising was gone but Alex was still sore. 

"Please, can we just drop it. I just want this to all go away and get things back to the way were." Alex said, as he prodded at his tender ribs. 

"But Alex, they hurt you! I cant let them just get away with that!" Mike shouted. 

"I don't want to make a big deal out of this. I just want it to be over." Alex said. 

"Why?! You cant just let them get away with this!" Mike screamed throwing his hands up and looking shocked at Alex who sat on the bed. 

Tears fell from Alex's eyes and his shoulders dropped. 

"I just want to go back to the way things were. I want it to just be me and you. I don't want to think about them anymore. I don't want to face them!" Alex said. 

He was sobbing at the end of his small speech and had his head buried in his hands. 

Mike felt horrible and sat down next to Alex. 

"I'm sorry, sweetheart. I shouldn't have screamed at you. And I shouldn't have tried to force you to do something your not ready for. Can you forgive me?" Mike asked. 

He cradled Alex to his chest and rocked him back and forth trying to silence the sobs that consumed the smaller boy. 

Alex sucked in a breath but all that came out was sobs. He nodded his head against Mikes chest and hugged him tighter. 

Mike kissed his head and stroked his wings softly.Alex flexed his right wing into the touch but his left wing stayed still. 

"Love, maybe you should see a physical therapist. Your wing isn't moving like it should." Mike pointed out. Alex sobs had quieted and he was looking up at Mike now. 

"Try and move it babe." Mike said and pushed Alex so he was sitting up straight. Alex straightened up and tried to stretch his wings. 

The right one moved easily but the left one only twitched slightly. It stretched out backwards an inch but Alex flinched and tucked it back close to his body. 

"Ouch." He whispered and rolled his right wing and shoulder uneasily. 

"I'll call your doctor tomorrow. See if he knows a physical therapist that can help an Infected." Mike said while he held Alex's left wing and stretched it out and moved it to see where it was weak. 

"Ok." Alex said. 

"Let's go to bed sweetheart. We could both use some sleep. I have school tomorrow." Mike said and fell back on the bed. 

Alex laid himself next to Mike and snuggled into his warm embrace. 

They both fell asleep quickly. 

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Mike brought Alex his missing work and future work so he could continue his schoolwork from home. 

They were reaching the end of the school year and Alex was concerned about college. 

"What if I don't get accepted anywhere good?" Alex fussed as he and Mike worked out their math homework. 

" Alex, babe, You have taken more than enough classes to get into a good college. You've taken math and science all four years. You get perfect grades. 

The only time your grades dropped was when you were infected and were fighting for your life. And even then you made up the work. You make me look like a slacker." Mike winced. 

"I know your smart. You will go somewhere good." Alex said. 

"If I can get in somewhere good, then you definitely can." Mike said and nudged Alex with his shoulder. 

Alex giggled and nudged him back. They began wrestling and Mike soon had him pinned to the floor. 

"Gotchya." Mike smiled. Alex rolled his eyes and tried to get up. Mike held him down and he frowned at him. 

"Get your fat butt off me." Alex joked. 

"Hmmm, I don't think so. There's a lot of fun stuff we can do in this position." Mike said and leaned down to share a kiss with Alex. 

"mmm, that was fun..." Alex sighed. 

Mike made an agreeing grunt and let go of Alex's wrists. Alex threw his hands around Mikes neck and pulled him down to him. 

He rolled them over so he was on top of Mike. He licked and sucked at Mikes neck and nuzzled into his embrace. 

"I love you." Alex said. 

"I love you too, sweetheart." Mike said and squeezed Alex tighter. 

"How much?" Alex pouted and looked up at Mike. 

Mike kissed his lips roughly until they were swollen and he was panting softly. 

"A lot." Mike said. Alex moaned and panted against Mikes chest. 

" I see." Alex replied. 

"You have that physical therapy session tomorrow. You're going right?" Mike asked. 

Alex turned his head and groaned. 

"Do I have to?" Alex whined. 

"Yes." Mike mimicked Alex's whiny tone. 

Alex groaned again and buried his head in Mike's chest. 

"Ooooh, it won't be that bad stop pouting." Mike laughed and stroked Alex's back. 

"I don't want to." Alex whined more. 

"To bad. You're going." Mike said. 

"Meh." Alex sighed. 

"Why don't you get started on your homework. I'm going to go take a shower then mom and dad want to go out to dinner." Mike said already heading up stairs. 

"Ok." Alex said and set the large pile of work in front of him. 

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A couple of weeks later Alex got a handful of letters in the mail. And a matching set for Mike. 

"They're here!" Alex said as he bounded into the kitchen where Mike and his parents were eating lunch. 

His wings were fluttering excitedly and his eyes where wider then usual. 

"What's here?" Mike asked. 

"The letters from the colleges we applied to!" Alex sat in one of the chairs. It seemed he couldn't hold his wings still. 

"No way, give me that!" Mike said and grabbed a handful of letters from Alex. He sorted through them quickly and separated his and Alex's. 

He handed Alex his handful and began glancing over his own. 

"These are my top choices." Mike said as he held up a few letters. 

"Open them!" Alex pestered him. He beat on his shoulder and flapped his wings franticly. 

"Shhh! I will I will." Mike shoved him gently away. "Open yours." Mike said nudging his shoulder. 

"Ok..." Alex began opening the letter but stopped. " I cant! You open it for me!" Alex said and threw the letters at Mike. 

He began pacing the floor nervously. His wings no longer bounced in excitement but now drooped and shook nervously. 

Mike looked at him and then slid his finger under the envelope seal where Alex had stopped. He ripped it open quickly and unfolded the letter that was in it. 

He was reading over it as fast as he could to get through all the formalities and just get to their answer. 

He smiled widely. 

"Accepted." He handed the letter to Alex who read it quickly and threw his wings up in glee. 

"Yes!" He jumped up and down. Mike chuckled and looked down at his own letter. 

"Give me that." Alex said and snatched the letter. He ripped it open and Mike looked up at him eagerly. He sent a silent prayer. 

Alex seemed to take awhile to read the letter. 

"You don't really want to go to this school do you? I mean, they have a record for being a shitty party school and-" Alex was cut off as Mike stole the letter back. 

"Fuck." Mike through it down on the table. 

"You still have a few more letters. that's a shitty school you can do better." Alex tried to comfort him. Alex grabbed one of Mikes other letters and ripped it open. 

Alex smiled. " You got in!" Alex said and jumped excitedly. 

"To where?" Mike asked and looked at the letter. 

"Same place I was." Alex smiled and blushed. 

"So we get to stay together in college too?" Mike asked excitedly. 

"If you want..." Alex trailed off worried Mike didn't want to. 

"Of course I do. I can't believe our luck." He whispered into Alex's ear as they hugged. 

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"You hungry?" Mike asked as Alex walked downstairs. 

"Very." Alex said. Mike set a plate full of what sort of looked like a steak. 

"What is this?" Alex asked. 

"Rabbit." Mike smiled. Alex returned the smile and dug into his meal. Mike sat next to him and began eating his own plate of food. 

"Aw man, I used to love pancakes." Alex gave a sad look at Mikes stack of pancakes. 

"Did you ever talk to a doctor or something? Maybe there is something they can do." Mike suggested. 

"We all had to see doctors when we where at the camps. They were working on my food situation when the camps shut down. I never thought to go see anyone else." Alex shrugged. 

"Hm, next time you get a check up for your recovery we can ask about it. I think we would need some kind of bird specialist too though." Mike said. 

"Ok." Alex shrugged. 

"Oh, and we have to go shopping today. You need clothes." Mike said. Alex bristled and ruffled his feathers. 

"Why... I have clothes!" He whined. Mike smiled. He felt like they were an old married couple. 

'Hm... marrying Alex? I wouldn't mind that at all....' Mike thought to himself. 

"Yes you do. And your going. So meet me at the mall after I get out of school ok?" Mike said and pointed his fork at Alex. 

"Meh." Alex pouted. Mike smiled and kissed his forehead. Alex's frown vanished and he beamed and blushed and turned his head down to his food. 

Mike loved the look he got when he was surprised by a kiss or a spontaneous hug. 

"Ok." Alex said. 

"Good." Mike said and returned to his food. 

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Mike picked his bag up off the floor and headed for the door. He felt his phone vibrate in his pocket and saw it was a text from Alex. 

Alex: Where r u? 

Mike: I just got out of class I'll be right there. 

Alex: OK, well hurry up. I didn't want to do this Anyways. 

Mike rolled his eyes and put his phone back into his pocket. 

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Alex paced in front of the mall. He sighed and sat on the bench with his head resting on his right hand. 

He looked at the time on his phone again and saw it had only been two minutes since he last checked. 

He felt uneasy about something but couldn't place it. It reminded him of the feeling he got about Ethan before he was attacked. 

He shuddered and shook his head trying to shake the memory away. 

Thinking about what had happen made him more nervous and he checked the time again. He sighed and stood up to pace again. 

He had just risen when he saw Randall walking towards the front door of the mall. He shuddered again. 

'What are the odds that he would show up when I was thinking about what had happened....' Alex thought to himself. 

'He wont do anything its broad daylight.' Alex tried to settle his nerves. He shifted from foot to foot uneasily and looked again at the entrance to the parking lot. 

Mikes car was no where in sight. 

Randall's eyes were locked onto Alex's and he began to smile as he got closer. He stopped several feet away but continued to stare at Alex. 

"What do you want? I didn't press charges, please, just leave me alone." Alex said. 

"You don't get it. I didn't mean to just kick your ass that day, you piece of shit." Randall laughed. 

Alex frowned and shifted uneasily again. He looked back towards the entrance of the parking lot. 

"I meant to kill your ass. Every last one of your kind deserve to be lined up and shot." Randall said. 

"For what? How is it my fault I was infected?" Alex asked. He threw up his arms and looked again towards the parking lot entrance. 

"I don't give a shit what those bullshit scientists say. As far as I'm concerned it is your fault. Why not get the ugly things cut off." Randall nodded towards Alex's wings. 

Alex folded them more and tucked them closer to his body. He fingered the longer feathers at the bottom of his wings nervously. 

"They're like actual bird wings, idiot. It would be expensive and dangerous to cut them off." Alex said. 

"Worth it if you ask me. They're disgusting and make you one hell of a freak." Randall said and laughed. 

Alex felt tears beginning to fill his eyes. 

'Don't fucking cry Alex I swear to god.' He thought to himself. 

He heard a car enter the parking lot and looked up to see Mike in his fathers car. He sighed and winced at how loud it was. 

"Get the fuck away from him you piece of shit." Mike parked quickly and quickly got to Alex's side. He hugged him close. 

Alex buried his face in Mikes arm and felt the tears dampen his shirt. Mike pet his wings soothingly. 

"We were just having a little talk is all." Randall laughed again. 

"Come near him again and I'll beat you so goddamn bad you wont have enough blood left to fill that fat ass head of yours." Mike fumed and moved Alex so he was behind him. 

Alex moved his head so it was buried in Mikes shoulder blade. 

"Whatever." Randall laughed and walked back the way he came. 

Mike watched him walk away until he turned the corner and could no longer be seen. He then turned and wrapped his arms around Alex. 

Alex sobbed and hugged Mike back with his arms and his wings. 

Mike nuzzled the soft wings and kissed Alex's head. 

"Come on babe." Mike moved Alex towards the car and sat him in the passanger seat. He moved to the drivers seat and drove home quickly. 

His parents were out so he brought Alex to his room and undressed him until he was down to his briefs. 

Mike undressed himself and laid Alex down on the bed. They got under the covers and snuggled up close to each other. 

"What did he say to you, baby?" Mike asked as he stroked Alex's wings. 

"Nothing." Alex whispered into Mikes chest. 




Wings of Gray Ch. 05



"Don't lie to me." Mike frowned. Alex looked up at him. His orange eyes were puffy from his crying and his chin quivered as he tried to hold back more sobs. 

"D-do you think I'm.... I'm..." Alex trailed off. 

"Think your what babe?" Mike asked. 

"He said my wings were ugly." Alex said instead of finishing his sentence. 

"What? Baby, you're not ugly. Your wings are beautiful. The ashy gray with the spots of black and white are gorgeous. And they're so soft. 

And your beautiful orange eyes. They remind me of a campfire. Not a big hot one, not that your not hot, 

but the soothing coals that glow right after you put out the fire." Mike said and stroked Alex's face. 

"Really?" he asked. 

"Really. I love you wings, your eyes, and you in general. Don't ever doubt that, OK?" Mike asked. 

"OK." Alex said. 

"Good." Mike said and tucked Alex's head back into the hollow of his neck, and rested his chin on the top of Alex's head. 

"I love you too, Mike." Alex said. 

Mike smiled into Alex's soft hair and pushed a kiss into the top of his head. 

"I wouldn't trade that sentence for all the college acceptance letters in the world." Mike laughed. Alex chuckled underneath him. 

"Well since we are both going to the same school, There will be lots more 'I love you's' in the future." Alex laughed and looked up at Mike again. 

"That I'm definitely glad for." Mike smiled. They shared a quick kiss and one soon became two, then three. Soon they were kissing passionately. 

Mike caressed Alex's face and their kisses got more tender and loving. Mike reached his hand into Alex's briefs and began stroking his erection. 

He could feel Alex blush under him. He was still shy about his size even though Mike had told him he was perfect countless times. 

Mike slid down his body without breaking their gaze and pulled his underwear down with his teeth. He kissed the head of Alex's cock gently and sucked it into his mouth. 

Alex moaned and writhed in pleasure on Mike's bed. He loved seeing those delicate cheeks turn red with passion. 

" Turn over, love." He backed up enough so Alex could turn onto his stomach. 

Mike massaged the twin globes of Alex's ass and once Alex was flustered and pressing his erection against the bed desperately, 

Mike separated the globes to reveal Alex's tiny rose bud. Alex's body turned red with embarrassment when Mike to a moment to drink in the tiny opening. 

He used the thumb of his right hand to rub small circles around the opening. Alex moaned and Mike surprised him by diving in and licking his hole with quick little flicks of his tongue. 

Alex gasped and humped against the sheets franticly. 

"God Mike, what you do to me." He whimpered. 

Mike smiled at him before going back to work on Alex's hole. He began prodding the opening with his tongue and was soon thrusting it in and out of Alex. 

Alex's toes curled and uncurled at Mikes actions. His eyes were hooded and his mouth was open with soft pants of ecstasy. 

"More, God please more!" Alex shouted. His breathing was heavy like he had just run a marathon. 

Mike removed his mouth and replaced his tongue with his finger. He began slowly finger fucking Alex. 

Alex moaned and pushed back onto Mikes digit. Soon Mike pumped two fingers in and out of Alex's hole. 

He gasped and moaned as he was stretched by the invading fingers. Mike couldn't wait any longer. 

He grabbed the lube from his bedside drawer and squirted a generous amount on his dick. 

He made sure to put another glob on Alex's pucker. Alex gasped. 

"Cold." He said. 

"It will warm up soon babe." Mike said and kissed the spot right above Alex's ass. He climbed on top of Alex and rubbed his dick back and forth 

over his hole a few times before he slowly pushed the head in. Alex gasped this time in pain. Mike stopped moving. 

"You ok?" He asked worried. 

"Don't stop." Alex grunted. Mike felt his hole relax around his invading member and began pushing into Alex again. 

Soon he was buried all the way into Alex's warm channel. They both moaned together when Mike bottomed out. 

Mike waited a moment and then began thrusting into Alex's warm hole. 

"God, your so tight." Mike grunted as he thrusted in and out of Alex's tunnel. Alex fucked himself back onto Mikes hard cock. 

"I can never get over how well you fill me." Alex said. 

"We were made for each other, babe." Mike replied. He wrapped an arm around Alex's hips and, still inside him, 

pulled him up so he was on his hands and knees. He put his hands on Alex's hips and pulled him back, hard, onto his cock. 

Alex grunted and sighed as he was filled again with Mikes tool. Mike pulled almost all the way out again and began fucking Alex's relentlessly. 

Alex loved the abuse and moaned his approval back at Mike. 

The only sounds in the room were Mike pounding Alex's tender ass and their moans and grunts. Mike felt Alex's channel clench around him and knew he was coming. 

He reached his hand down and caught the cum that spurted from Alex's cock. The spasming channel was to much for Mike to handle and he filled Alex's hole with his warm cum. 

Alex could feel Mike spraying his insides with his cum and sighed his appreciation. He loved the feeling of being filled with Mikes sperm. 

Mike's cock softened and fell out of Alex. Alex moaned his disappointment but was pleased when Mike cuddled up to Alex. 

Alex yawned sleepily and was about to fall asleep when Mike raised his hand filled with Alex's own cum. Alex blinked and looked up at Mike, shocked. 

Mike brought his hand to his mouth and licked a large amount off his hand. Alex's eyes widened and he looked down at the hand that held his, still warm, cum. 

He smiled shyly and licked a small amount off. His eyes lit up and he shared the rest with Mike. 

When they had finished cleaning up their mess, Alex curled up in Mikes arms and was drifting off to sleep. He could feel Mikes warm cum still dripping from his ass. 

He thought of what it would be like to have a family with Mike. 

Of course not now, but maybe some day they could adopt. He thought of them owning a house with one or two children running around. He smiled and drifted off to sleep thinking of Mike.



Wings of Gray Ch. 06



Ok here is the last chapter, I really want a lot of feedback for this one because if a lot of people REALLY don't like the ending then I will put out an alternate ending but I hope I don't have too. Thanks to my editor :) 

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Alex put the last of the dishes away and looked around the house again. 

He liked to clean while Mike was at school and he had finished his own work. 

Mike's parents wouldn't let him pay them for letting him stay here so he was glad to help cook and clean. 

Alex walked into the living room and saw the clock on top of the T.V. 

'Lunch will start soon.' He thought to himself. 'I want to surprise Mike and take him lunch.' Alex said. He grabbed Mike's mom's car keys and stepped outside. 

He went to Mikes favorite Chinese food place and ordered Mikes favorite and some rice and chow mien. 

When he was given his food he drove to the school and walked into the building. 

This had been the first time he had set foot on the school property since the attack. 

He swallowed his nervousness and walked into the cafeteria. He spotted Mike eating with a few people Alex didn't know. 

He didn't want to just walk up there and interrupt his conversation. 

He thought about what he should do but before he could decide Mike looked up from the table. 

He smiled brightly and got up to meet Alex. 

He got to the door and wrapped his arms around the smaller boy and planted a kiss on his lips. 

"Hi, baby. What are you doing here? Not that I'm not happy to see you." Mike said and kept Alex close to him. 

"I thought I would surprise you with some lunch better then a sandwich." Alex said and held up the Chinese food. 

"Oh, you are far too good for me." Mike said and kissed Alex again. He took the Chinese food and opened the to-go box. 

"Aww, you know my favorites. How shall I ever repay you?" Mike did a fake bow and kissed the top of Alex's hand. 

"I think last night earned you this. You have no debt to me loyal subject." Alex played along, and turned his nose up at Mike. 

Mike laughed and dipped him into a kiss and nibbled at his ear. Alex was caught off-guard and almost screamed. 

Mike giggled when he brought Alex back up. Alex was blushing and looked around the cafeteria nervously. 

No one was watching, except the people Mike had been sitting with. 

"I should go. Lunch is almost over and I need to give you time to eat." Alex said. 

"No, please stay. I can share." Mike pouted and hugged Alex closer. 

"I have more homework to do. But thanks for the offer." Alex said. Mike sighed and kissed him again. 

"Ok, I'll see you when I get home." He said. 

"Kay." Alex smiled and walked out of the cafeteria. He strolled down the hall and out the front doors of the school. 

He walked down the steps when he heard the door to the school open behind him. 

"Hey, scum." He heard. He recognized Radialls' voice and turned to tell him to leave him alone 

when he saw Randall pull the gun from his belt. He leveled it with Alex's chest and Alex heard it fire. 

He was shocked by the force of being hit. He fell back what felt like four feet. 

His legs gave out and he fell to the hard sidewalk. His head smacked the ground. 

His head spun and his chest felt like a bomb had gone of inside it. He felt waves of pins and needles flow through his body. 

He tried to inhale and the left side of his chest hurt to bad to breathe. He began suffocating and forced himself to breath. 

He felt blood gurgle up from his throat. He tried to stand and realized he couldn't feel his legs. 

His vision began to fade he choked and blood spattered upwards and fell back down to the sidewalk and back onto his face. 

Waves of excruciating pain like nothing he had ever felt before hit him then. He lost his vision and it came back again. 

Before finally he was surrounded by only darkness. 

'I love you, Mike.' He thought to himself. At the last second before the darkness consumed him. 

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Mike stroked the feather he held in his hands gently. Careful not to ruin the perfect form of it. 

He wiped away the single tear that fell from his face. He looked once more at the picture of Alex that sat on the beautiful gray casket. 

It reminded him of Alex's wings. He touched the smooth surface of it. 

'Not as soft.' Mike thought to himself. 

His parents stood by the car giving him time to say goodbye. The only thing that compared to the pain he was feeling about losing, 

what he believed, was the love of his life, was the fact that so little people showed up for the funeral. 

Maybe two kids from their school had showed up. One infected person who had spoken to Mike and said he was a friend of 

Alex's from the camps. He had read in the newspaper what had happened and wanted to pay his respects, 

Mike and his parents and a teacher where the only other people to come 

Mike sighed and remembered what had happened when he heard the gunshot. 

He swallowed and thought about that day that seemed so far away but the pain from it was still so fresh. 

The sound of a shot was heard even through the thick noise of the cafeteria. Everyone looked up and around but so nothing. 

Several teacher began walking into the hallway to see what had happened. Mike frowned and followed the crowed of students 

that followed the teachers. When he finally got into the hallways most people were crowded around the front door. 

Several people were on their cell phones. Some telling friends or family what was happening, some, mostly teachers, 

on the phone with the police. Giving them the schools address. 

Mike pushed forwards more and saw the three P.E. Teachers holding down Randall. 

A gun lay a few feet from him. He was laughing and looking at something down the front steps of the school. 

Several teachers were kneeling next to what appeared to be a figure on the ground. 

'Oh God please no.' Mike felt his heart being squeezed with fear. He pushed through the crowd and the group of teachers next to the body. 

'Not a body, please not just a body.' Mike thought to himself. 

He looked down at the ground and saw Alex lying there. His face covered with blood. 

There was a puddle of blood beneath him staining the sidewalk. 

The white shirt he had been wearing was now almost completely covered in red. It was dark black on his chest where the, 

what appeared to be, gunshot bled. Blood leaked from his head as well and made a trail down the sidewalk. 

'So much blood.' Mike thought. 'There's never this much blood in the movies...' 

He didn't know if Alex was still alive then. He didn't know until hours after the accident. 

He had almost no pulse when the paramedics arrived. They wouldn't allow Mike into the ambulance with them. 

Mike met them at the hospital and had sat there for hours staring at a wall. 

His parents sat with him and tried to comfort him but nothing they tried worked. 

Mike held a single feather that was untouched by the blood that had polluted the scene of the shooting. 

He held and twirled it nervously. Every now and then he would begin to cry quietly but most of the time he just 

starred at the wall, or at the door that surgeons would come out of after performing surgery. 

Four hours after they had arrived at the hospital the doctor came out and asked for Alex's family. 

They stood and explained they were as close as it got. The doctor nodded. He looked uncomfortable for a second and seemed to look at the ground for answers. He then raised his head and shook it sadly, Alex was gone. 

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When the car pulled up to their house Mike stood up and began walking to the side of the house. 

"I'll be back in a bit." He told his parents before he walked to the backyard. His mother opened her mouth to say 

something but his father put a hand on her shoulder and shook his head silencing her. 

Mike walked through the thin birch tree woods that were connected to his backyard. He spun the feather back and forth between his fingers. 

He didn't watch where he was going, he had memorized the path by now. Especially because of his first date with Alex. 

"We're almost there." Mike said leading Alex through the trees with their hands still firmly locked together. 

"Where is there?" Alex asked. 

"Be patient!" Mike laughed. 

He stepped out of the woods and finally glanced up at the old barn. He looked back down at the feather and continued walking. 

He reached the barn and stepped inside. 

"Beautiful isn't really a word I would use for this place..." Alex laughed. 

He walked slowly towards the ladder that reached up towards the loft. He put his foot on the bottom rung and it creaked under him. 

"Is this really safe?" Alex said testing his weight on the first rung of the shaky ladder. 

He finished climbing up the ladder and managed to not ruin the feather on his way up. He sat on the hay and looked out at the setting sun. 

The grass was brown but still long and beautiful. The winter wind was cooler then it was back in summer when Mike had brought Alex here. 

Mike swallowed his sorrow and held back the tears that threatened to pour over. This wasn't meant to be a sad moment for him. 

He looked back out at the view. 

"It is beautiful isn't it..." 

Alex's voice echoed in his head one more time. He stood and walked to the wooden window. 

No dust had collected on the edge of it where Alex had stood the night Mike brought him here. 

He set the feather gently down on the surface. He touched it one more time before a single tear fell and hit the feather. 

The tear slid down the curled feather like a drop of water rolling off a ducks back. Mike swallowed and turned around. 

He climbed down the ladder and walked across the dusty, hay covered floor. He stepped outside the barn and turned back. 

He looked into the barn. It was dark except for the single beam of light that shone in through the loft window. 

He took one deep breath and shut the door of the barn for the first and final time. 

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I know it was a sad ending but I felt like that's how the story had to end. I'm sorry if you wanted a happy ending but it 

wouldn't have felt right if I forced a happy ending out. I hope you enjoyed the story Anyways, 

I do have another story coming up soon so keep checking back for more :) it may be awhile though.