Several months later
Jake whined as you lift your head, holding another broken feather in your beak. “Quit struggling! It’s harder if you don’t hold still!”
“You said you’d be gentler this time! I don’t think that last one was ready to come out yet!”
“Sorry!” You touch your head slightly to the top of Jake’s, then pulled away. “Looks like that was the last one, anyway. Let me just…” You lower your head again, taking your time to return every misaligned feather on Jake’s wings to their proper place, spreading oil on each one as a final touch.
Preening had not become less dull, but having someone to help and talk to meant you could at least pass the time. Your own wings were already prepared, since Jake had decided to do your first. After that fateful night it had been a surprise that the other male gryphon had been Jake all along, it was so awkward to know you had spent part of the night flirting with your old friend, but then at first it had been really hard to control your new urges.
Adjustments had to be made hastily after that. All the creatures still had their humans conscience in them and as far as the law was concerned no one had committed any crime. Any possibility of keeping things calm and silent were simply destroyed as soon as not only the first videos and photos begun to emerge, but some of those transformed begun posting selfies online.
In the end the government had no choice but to simply declare these creatures still citizens and allow them to return home.
Your mother stood in the doorway, hands on her hips. “You two are still here?” She rolled her eyes, then glanced down at her watch. “You missed the bus twenty minutes ago.” Unfortunately it also meant that you were still expected to go to school, to pay taxes, and all those other boring things.
“Don’t worry,” you say to her and then to Jake “Race ya to the school?”
“Try to keep up with me!” He launches himself to the skies with a single jump.
“You cheater! I hadn’t said ‘start!’ yet!” You jump after him, each stroke of your wing taking you higher amidst the blue sky.
“C’mon! You don’t wanna be late!” Jake screams to you.
“Fly safe!” Your mother waved, she was still getting used to this new situation, but in her defense, she was being pretty cool with the entire situation.
Life was different now, and so far it didn’t seem like the transformation would ever be reversed. Mystical creatures and magic were just another part of civilized society now. Cities all around were being remodeled to accept these new creatures and every day new laws were being proposed to try and make life better for humans and all the other species. You even heard that soon enough you will need a flight permission to fly over cities!
You don’t really know what would happen now. Some talk has been made of reverting the transformation, but you honestly don’t care for that. You love flying too much, love your new body.
What you know is that for now you felt wonderful and that now you love the summer days with their warm currents and clear skies. You know that a strange feeling of inadequacy you had experienced you whole life has disappeared.
Written by Ashley-natter on 13 March 2017
The end (for now)