Our Secret (Mara, Anna)
Being grounded couldn't really keep Anna from leaving the house. She was an angel and the moment her family went to bed, she crawled out the attic window onto the roof, and she took to flight. It was a short trip to Mara's house, and Anna landed in the tree nearest Mara's window with the grace of the ballet dancer she was.
Mara! Anna thought loudly at Mara, glad they were both angels so they could speak this way. Though it took a lot of effort and if Mara was sleeping too deeply, she might not hear Anna at all. Mara, are you awake? I'm outside your window, let me the hell in!
A moment later a lamp switched on, illuminating the previously dark room. Then the curtains pulled back and Anna waved at her sleepy friend who immediately opened the window for Anna to fly over to. Only once Anna was safely inside did Mara ask her what was going on. "Is everything okay?"
"I got grounded," Anna grumbled, pulling off her hat to show Mara her newly dyed hair. "But I did it!"
"Oh my god, it looks awesome!" Mara squealed, pulling Anna over to the bed with her. She didn't seem so tired any more. "I can't believe you actually did it."
"I told you I would," Anna said proudly. "I don't even get why they grounded me. Airhead Lydia dyes her hair and they don't care that it makes her look like a vapid slut. It's probably because her best friend is a star who can get her on telly so she has to look like a bitch from Hollywhore."
"It's so not fair," Mara agreed. "You should be able to do whatever you want. And it looks awesome. I bet the people at college are going to shit themselves!"
"It's not even about them, it's about how I feel inside," Anna said, running her hands through her hair. "I mean, the world is such a horrible place and so many people are just blind to it. They need to wake up like us. It's like...you and I are some of the only people who really see, you know?"
Mara nodded, "I totally know."
Anna sighed theatrically. "And now I'm grounded, but I won't let them keep me as a prisoner in my own house. I'm a free-spirit. I can't be caged. Do you want to go flying with me?"
Mara glanced towards the door of her bedroom, biting her lip. "I don't know, Anna. I don't think Mum and Dad would like that."
"So?" Anna asked, looking shocked. "They're not even your real parents, Mara. Just like mine aren't my real parents. We're the only people who can truly understand each other because we're the same. Don't you see?!"
Mara ducked her head but she nodded. "O-okay. Where do you want to go?"
Anna jumped up from the bed and she pulled Mara's coat from the back of her desk chair before tossing it to her. "Put this on and then follow me!" she said as she pulled her hat back on. "I'll find somewhere!"
The two of them took off from Mara's window, leaving it open so Mara could easily return before morning. They flew high, Mara hiding them from view easily, though it took most of her concentration to keep it up. Anna led and Mara followed, much like always. They landed on a small hill, unaware of where they were. The pair of them sat under a tree staring up at the dark sky.
"Isn't it so beautiful?" Anna said, feeling deep and profound. The fact that she was here with Mara made it so much better.
"It is," Mara agreed. "I'm glad I came."
"I'm glad I'm with you," Anna said, grinning at her friend. "Hey, wanna try something?"
"Sure," Mara shrugged. "What?"
Anna inched closer to Mara and she lowered her voice. "I walked in on Lydia and Dylan making out the other day. Lydia yelled at me and she said I'd never get a boy to kiss me if I kept dressing like a dead person. But I don't want a boy to kiss me. Especially not Dylan, yuck." Anna actually liked Dylan, but since he was Lydia's boyfriend, he now got lumped together with her. Lydia tainted everything she touched with thinking she was so great.
"Yeah, me neither. Boys are gross."
"They are," Anna agreed. Then she leaned in and awkwardly pecked Mara on the lips. Mara's eyes opened wider in shock and Anna grinned devilishly. "But we don't need them, do we?"
"N-no!" Mara hissed, under her breath.
With that Anna leaned in again, kissing Mara like she thought they did in the movies. It was a clumsy, sloppy kiss, but Mara didn't know any better. When Anna leaned away, Mara blushed and she was glad it was mostly unnoticeable in the moonlight. "It'll be our secret," Anna said, leaning back against the grass. Mara leaned back next to her and the two turned to look at each other. "Right?"
"Right," Mara agreed. "Our secret."
Mara! Anna thought loudly at Mara, glad they were both angels so they could speak this way. Though it took a lot of effort and if Mara was sleeping too deeply, she might not hear Anna at all. Mara, are you awake? I'm outside your window, let me the hell in!
A moment later a lamp switched on, illuminating the previously dark room. Then the curtains pulled back and Anna waved at her sleepy friend who immediately opened the window for Anna to fly over to. Only once Anna was safely inside did Mara ask her what was going on. "Is everything okay?"
"I got grounded," Anna grumbled, pulling off her hat to show Mara her newly dyed hair. "But I did it!"
"Oh my god, it looks awesome!" Mara squealed, pulling Anna over to the bed with her. She didn't seem so tired any more. "I can't believe you actually did it."
"I told you I would," Anna said proudly. "I don't even get why they grounded me. Airhead Lydia dyes her hair and they don't care that it makes her look like a vapid slut. It's probably because her best friend is a star who can get her on telly so she has to look like a bitch from Hollywhore."
"It's so not fair," Mara agreed. "You should be able to do whatever you want. And it looks awesome. I bet the people at college are going to shit themselves!"
"It's not even about them, it's about how I feel inside," Anna said, running her hands through her hair. "I mean, the world is such a horrible place and so many people are just blind to it. They need to wake up like us. It's like...you and I are some of the only people who really see, you know?"
Mara nodded, "I totally know."
Anna sighed theatrically. "And now I'm grounded, but I won't let them keep me as a prisoner in my own house. I'm a free-spirit. I can't be caged. Do you want to go flying with me?"
Mara glanced towards the door of her bedroom, biting her lip. "I don't know, Anna. I don't think Mum and Dad would like that."
"So?" Anna asked, looking shocked. "They're not even your real parents, Mara. Just like mine aren't my real parents. We're the only people who can truly understand each other because we're the same. Don't you see?!"
Mara ducked her head but she nodded. "O-okay. Where do you want to go?"
Anna jumped up from the bed and she pulled Mara's coat from the back of her desk chair before tossing it to her. "Put this on and then follow me!" she said as she pulled her hat back on. "I'll find somewhere!"
The two of them took off from Mara's window, leaving it open so Mara could easily return before morning. They flew high, Mara hiding them from view easily, though it took most of her concentration to keep it up. Anna led and Mara followed, much like always. They landed on a small hill, unaware of where they were. The pair of them sat under a tree staring up at the dark sky.
"Isn't it so beautiful?" Anna said, feeling deep and profound. The fact that she was here with Mara made it so much better.
"It is," Mara agreed. "I'm glad I came."
"I'm glad I'm with you," Anna said, grinning at her friend. "Hey, wanna try something?"
"Sure," Mara shrugged. "What?"
Anna inched closer to Mara and she lowered her voice. "I walked in on Lydia and Dylan making out the other day. Lydia yelled at me and she said I'd never get a boy to kiss me if I kept dressing like a dead person. But I don't want a boy to kiss me. Especially not Dylan, yuck." Anna actually liked Dylan, but since he was Lydia's boyfriend, he now got lumped together with her. Lydia tainted everything she touched with thinking she was so great.
"Yeah, me neither. Boys are gross."
"They are," Anna agreed. Then she leaned in and awkwardly pecked Mara on the lips. Mara's eyes opened wider in shock and Anna grinned devilishly. "But we don't need them, do we?"
"N-no!" Mara hissed, under her breath.
With that Anna leaned in again, kissing Mara like she thought they did in the movies. It was a clumsy, sloppy kiss, but Mara didn't know any better. When Anna leaned away, Mara blushed and she was glad it was mostly unnoticeable in the moonlight. "It'll be our secret," Anna said, leaning back against the grass. Mara leaned back next to her and the two turned to look at each other. "Right?"
"Right," Mara agreed. "Our secret."