"How'd you? I thought you were gonna.." she shushed me, "Lucas will be okay with Logan..and I'll check him later after you.." I nodded as she laughed, "You didn't think I would know that my daughter is a Nephilim, I was the one who gave birth to you." I laughed nervously, "Myths may seem psych out to the normal people but you're not normal. I knew once when I had to tell you everything including the glowing hearts one, you knew it would all be true and never doubted it would be fake. Though keep in mind that those from our town know the glowing hearts are true and to everyone else who doesn't live in Oakheart, may believe we are just one crazy town in a way.."

I laughed, "It's like how one creates a story, some form it off of myths and or other things they've seen. But think about it, even the supernatural world is a different world or realm in a way, as some just read about it and some were born within it and given gifts and or in my mother case traits. Which brings me to why I had hidden from you so you, and why you were told to always act like princess in a way as Angels are just shown as innocent beings. But hiding the fact you're a Nephiliam made it much harder to control when you were younger. I sure thought it was gonna come out during your fathers' wedding."

She laughed then she smiled, "Just know it was only because of being tough on you while you grew up was because I wanted to protect you from that world. My mother told me straight away about my powers and or trait and that was just at thirteen. And it was quite overwhelming..after becoming a teenager and all. Aside from that from long ago, from here on out, everything I say to you will be the truest fact and not false fiction." I nodded.

"I know I've been talking so much about all of this but speaking of powers and or traits. I happen to have one and so do you, but yours' is more different as I am one of those Angels known as an Archangel. I know all and see all and speak all." I laughed remembering I had learned very little about Archangels in history class back in the day when it came to learning about Greek Mythology. "So can you tell me why my feathers are well a fading color into more of a darker shade?" She held my hand and told me that her guess was that every moment I went away from my true love caused them to discolor that or I was stressed. But also noted if I also haven't used them for the longest time. Most likely it was the third reasoning of why.

"So out of those options I bet it is that you haven't flown yet..I am guessing that is correct?" She looked at me as if I was telling her a secret when I was younger. But she would always know it before I could tell her. Though what could I say, what was once a secret between me and Jacob was now out between me and my mother as she had something in common with me.

I looked at her and knew I had to tell her no and that they only ever snapped out when I first discovered and when I saw them and learned about the truth about the supernatural world. And also when I was in the hospital room to give them a look. "Well then. We should get some practice in, shouldn't we?" I laughed nervously, "I think so.." she smiled, "I will take that as a yes then since there is no more I think when it comes to flying."

It still felt weird how she knew all along, as perhaps she must have known since I was born, but would that also mean my father had to have known about me being Angel at birth? That was the true question. She looked at me and held my hands, "You may want to hold on tight.." I squeezed her hands as she had flown us in the air which was strange as I couldn't see her wings. Her ability to fly without wings was something to also question, however, I should stop questioning things and wait for things to be revealed. As it just so happened, once we were hitting the sun's rays, I saw clear feathered wings with a shimmer, that must be her wings. She had taken me to the nearby building that was high up where the people below on the ground didn't look the size of ants.

"This was once the building where I learned from the best, and you will learn from the best as well.." I tilted my head, my eyes widened as I pieced it all together remembering Jacob saying something where it was passed from generation to generation but mainly from one or even both parents. In my case it was only from my mother and my mother's side of the family, "You didn't think that your mother was the one and only in the family. Did you?" I turned around and saw Grandma Bailey waving at me, "Interesting you say that Delilah as if I recall about flying..is I had taught myself and then once I told you about the history, I had taught you flying as well.", "And today I am going to teach Maya..just like how you taught me."

Grandma Bailey had smiled, "Thinking about it there are quite many different types of anything in the supernatural world, I am considered one of our family's guardian angels to make sure that things go smoothly, which gives me the looks of a forty-year-old..but sadly that means my brain has aged mentally which explains a lot of my mind being fogged up.." I laugh thinking she is lying to me, but looking at her again explains a little bit about why she looks like she was in her early forties. "So where shall we start.." I asked as they looked at each other then looked at me. "We will begin with the Feather Test as that tells us your confidence level of flying or if you're in condition to fly..", "I believe its condition in order to fly..confidence is taken when you first take flight..and will gain over time." Grandma nodded at mom as she was the one who had plucked a feather from my wings. "Ow.." She gave a single feather of mine to Grandma as she looked at it strangely.

"Right so if I am correct my darling, we need to watch and see if it falls soft and gracefully, then you know you pass the test and are ready to take flight.", "And if not?" she looked at me, "Then it would float in mid-air. Meaning a few things are in the mind but most importantly, we would need to work on controlling those emotions of yours since you are Nephilim, which is like a creature who is brought out by emotions.

We need to be sure that you can be balanced both gracefully and a calm-mind with also a mind filled with rage and anger, which is what a Nephlim is. But I am not worried that you won't give off any anger all the time as you always have been in the graceful and calm-minded part since it is a trait your mother gave you when you were born." I raised a brow, "Wait Angels can give traits to newborns.." She nodded, "Kind of. But it would have to be their biological child..otherwise it wouldn't really work..and you'd be like a normal person." I nodded.

"Thinking of it...That explains a lot of why you weren't such a fussy baby..since you happened to always be calm until the wedding." Mother laughed as Grandma Bailey looked at her, "What happened at the wedding..", "Long story..I'll tell you later if Maya is okay with it.." Grandma shrugged, "Alright..I will say it is a better trait than what I gave your mother as it was the worst trait of being perfect..which is why she raised you like that.." mom looked at her strangely, "Wait what. You gave me that trait?", "Maybe. You know how much I ramble. I tend to lie here and there. Maybe you can help me jog my memory again later on..as of now let's see the results as that's more important."

She dropped the feather; it wasn't as graceful as she had hoped, as it instead had floated and didn't move. "Ah..this may explain why you're seeing the ashy gray wing color.." Grandma Bailey looked at me, "It is like glowing hearts that symbolize emotions towards people, something similar to it connects with the wings. So like black hearts that mean hate is equivalent to an ash gray in wings coloring meaning something seems to be on your mind that you hate, I think. So is there anything bothering you dear that you hate so much and can't talk about?" I shook my head no. But when I did, the once gray feather got darker and nearly black. "Ok I take that as a yes. My Angel, trust me it would be best if you release any emotions you hold in and breathe. Your emotions are like your heart that is seen through the people of Oakheart as the feather is seen in the supernatural world as emotions."

I know all I had to do was breathe but my mind was just a cluttered mess, but maybe Grandma Bailey was right. Breathe out and let the truth come out, "Maybe you're stressed out about something..as I know when I am stressed my color of wings go from clear to nearly visible since my Angel side is all based and centered around my emotions. Maybe it is the same thing in your Nephilim state of mind." Mom mumbled as I looked at them both. I don't know what I would be stressed about other than the curiosity that built up in my mind.

Maybe it was because of the UNKNOWN voicemails or even about Nathan as he never gave me any good gut feeling about him when I first saw him. "Well I have received random voicemails from an unknown number and this guy Nathan," Grandmas' eyes widened, "Nathan as in Nathaniel Nymphs?" I raised a brow, "Wait, that was Nathaniel..the one at Jacob's court case who got out of the juvenile center with.." Mom looked at me, "He is out of the juvenile center?!" She shrieked when I nodded. It seemed like both Mom and Grandma knew of the guy Nathaniel Nymphs, "I had put him in jail way back in the nineties." My eyes widened as I saw my feather go back into a light gray color. "Hold on. Wait. What. In the ninety's!?! What else haven't you told me..", "Okay, so we haven't told you the full truth. The first thing you should know about the world itself as in the supernatural world is that Nathaniel is a siren.

Which is one of those mermaids who sing to the sailors and have drowned in the depths of the ocean. But since he is a man and not a woman, it would be more of a merman. Which is also more strange since there are hardly any male sirens and it is predominantly females." I nodded and raised a brow, "Is that why I was not allowed in the ocean.." Mom then proceeded to nod. "Yes but it also had to do with my fear of drowning.." She had a point there that the fear of drowning would take over parents' minds when they have a kid and just wanting to try to keep them safe from harm.

"You did forget to note that those with any winged jewelry are normally protected from those siren controls. However, those with siren powers combined with the black winged folks; well we are in deep trouble as those powers combined are stronger than you could imagine.." Could this be why Jacob has been weird lately? Nathan controlling him? "And I say this with deep regard my dear..is that I need to know WHO IN THIS WORLD DECIDED TO RELEASE HIM?!" Grandma Bailey shrieked then there was a sound of clapping more like slow clapping as we all turned and saw him. "I just want to say my plans went perfectly as always and who else would release me Basil. Think about it, everyone else who enters the juvenile center knows my tricks. Well all but this fool and when I saw he had the brightest of black wings..I knew he was my guy.."

Jacob's eyes were no longer brown, now were more of a pure red color. "He has a black winged." Grandma Bailey mumbled, "Maya you got to run.." She muttered. I couldn't exactly run off this building as that would lead to my death. "We are on top of a building so you want me to die..", "And she hasn't even learned how to fly yet." Mom was right. The only way to escape was for me to fly.

This was the chance to learn. And all it took was the literal meaning of taking a leap of faith. I took a deep breath and ran off the building. I squinted my eyes as I was nervous but I had the luck to catch a small breeze keeping me afloat in mid air in between two buildings.  I looked up and saw Nathan with Jacob by his side, "Aw so sad to see her go to her death..maybe this will just give me more one and one time with the past and present day versions of herself.", "So you're calling me old, nobody calls me old.." mom held grandma back, "Seems like you haven't lost that humor and or found a reason to quit..so round two is it now? I could just do what I did back then." When I was flying back up to them, I couldn't make it as far as I wanted to as I hid behind a nearby air conditioning unit.

"Oh just the joy of hearing you again is very nostalgic Basilica..and may I say sorry for your loss of Bertie, he was such a great man back then and would have been now. But besides that, I am thankful that I am back with more power because of him. As I recall before, the two thousand' have just loved me, unlike the nineties when I first saw you. But who I am so very thankful for and who loves me truly is his father, OG Devil himself for everything since he was the one who turned his angel into the devilish devil imposter charming man whose weakness is nothing but a piece of jewelry that had been sold to the jewelers long ago. Its' like father, and like son.."

He smirked and chuckled as I took off my engagement ring and looked at the wing. It was like a pure white and if it connected to another ring then it must be like a yin and yang symbol. But more importantly, Jacob was once an angel? Something else was hidden that I didn't know about him. "With you charming me with your silence spell made me mute for the longest time. As of now I could talk all day as it is just a gift to hear myself again. If only you knew that the antidote was just washed away with the so-called holy water. Putting that holy water aside where did we leave off our battle..if I recall and I am pretty sure I am right it is at the seashores..my lovely home where you will reunite with Bernie all the way in hell.." he laughs just when thought of a plan, as all I had to figure out is wherever Jacob got the ring, from there go and see if the other half that supposed be like a black wing.

"So I know that your precious Nephilim of yours has passed it seems, Lila and Basil, but you know once a lost castaway on the high seas..always a lost castaway at seas. I highly doubt that she'd be alive as then I would need my creation to go hunting for her heart. Speaking of.." I placed the ring back on overhearing him thinking I died which brought him joy. "My Devilish charming man..is she or is she not alive.." I began to worry as Jacob had always sensed whenever I was in danger which meant I was alive. Before I could hear another word coming from his mouth, I saw in the corner of my eye Jacob's mother's home. Not his mom's actual home as I don't know where that is, but it was her restaurant. I jumped off as my wings propped open and caught me as I flew slowly down near the ground level. There were people walking left and right as it seemed I could blend in with the crowd. When I retracted my wings, I pulled out my phone and searched for directions to La Papillion.

I started to go until I saw there was a nearby jewelry shop called Rick & Charming Crafts. It made me think I should take a chance to go and ask them if they had seen Jacob buying the engagement ring and if so where the other half would be, or have an idea where the ring was bought was probably better since they don't know Jacob. When I walked the two-point-five miles to Rick & Charming Crafts, I kept staring at the ring, hoping to see if it gave off any clues. It didn't give off a single thing other than it almost blinded me with its glare. I had then reached Rick & Charming Craft. The logo was of stained glass in the colors of blues with the white in the outline of a glass slipper.

I opened the door when hearing a bell go off, and a man was staring at me from behind the counter. "Welcome to Rick & Charming Crafts, if the jewelry you're looking for is for your lover then we have it here. Just like any fairy tale you've ever dreamed of, will surely give you your very own happily ever after. I am Rick and if you're specifically looking for Charming, himself, he is out now. Anyways, how can I help you today?" I took off the ring and looked at Rick, "Did you happen to see a boy walk in here and buy this ring at some point?"

I handed it off to him as he raised a brow and examined it. "Ah..The Angel Wing Of Life.. yes I did sell it to a fine man, what a lucky lady you are. It is said that this ring gives off eternity life and is also well known to be a siren protector in some cases but those are just myths unless you're only part of the supernatural world which also doesn't exist and is also a myth. Some people think I might just be crazy."

He laughed nervously as I smiled with laughter, "Don't worry I know about the supernatural world." he sighed what seemed to be relief, "Oh thank goodness. Alright then..if I continue from that speech there should be another half of the wing ring..as it was given to us long ago by the true devil himself to keep out of the hands of someone I forget who he had mentioned. But the ring is known to be The Devil's Wing of Death and Free Spirited. Though it is said that when both rings are together they will create a yin and yang protection from the evil around the two lovers who will end up with an undying love connection between them both. And like I said the protection from a siren of course. If only Arielle and Ericson had bought it before Umali attacked them, then that would have given them a different happily ever after as they would have been much safer and more alive."

My eyes widened as I assumed that meant they were dead as before I had asked about where I could get the ring, he continued to talk which is where I had my answer. "Oh reach brings me to say that Ring of the Wing is in our Prince's Priceless Collection..", "Oh. Great. How much is it?"

Rick just laughed. "I think you need to clean out those ears of yours; my princess in waiting. It's in the Prince Priceless section, precisely meaning that its value cannot be determined no matter the price given at hand. Even if you say a million dollars...I still won't budge as the devil himself told us to never sell it or sell it to whoever he said not to sell it to."

I sighed and thought about what he could do for me so I could gain the priceless ring. And by that, I thought of a favor in return. "Fine. So what about this..you could name my firstborn.." Rick raised a brow and continued to laugh, "Princess, do I look like Rumpelstiltskin who wants gold and the privilege of naming a firstborn? Uh no I am not as I am not that greedy.."

I sighed, and looked at him, "That ring you told me about can save my future husband from the voice of the siren. His father was the one who sold it here..and his son is my future husband who happens to be trapped under the voice of Nathaniel Nymphs. So please Rick..I'll do anything just for the ring. Please as all I ever want to do is to save him and have him be safe."

He had a frown upon his face and looked at me before he left the counter. He then came back with a tan box, opening it to see the ring he was talking about. "You may know this already but just like the yin and yang symbol, both are needed for balance, without one the other can be active to protect one of the lovers."

He then handed me a photo where I saw the photo of the yin and yang rings, "You see me and Charming made history by being an openly gay jeweler that happens to be of two different races. Well, mainly him making the difference in his side of the family as I was raised by two moms. Aside from that, you and the devil son..can make history better in the supernatural world and the normal world." I smiled, "Wow, I didn't know that you two were the original ring holders.." he smiled, "Yeah people always thought it was weird in his family.." I looked at him, "Well thank you Rick.." he smiled, "You're very welcome..", "You sure don't want to name my firstborn." I giggled as he looked at me while handing me the ring along with his card. "Just invite me to the gender reveal and I'll let you know." We both laughed as the bell went off again, the door opened and it must have been Charming. "Well if it is the man who gets to wear the glass slipper heels everyday.", "Fairy Tales references is his choice of wording if you can't tell.."

He walked over to Rick and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Charming, this is..You know I never got your name..what's your name?", "Mariah, but I prefer if everyone calls me Maya.." he nodded, "Maya this is Charming, he also goes by another name such as Charles for instance." I shook hands with both of them, "Well it is nice to meet you..and thank you Rick..", "No problem. Just good luck with the siren my dear..they can be really nasty." I smiled and waved goodbye while I had placed the ring box in my pocket. Now all I needed to do was to figure out how I would slip the ring on his finger hoping for it to break him free from Nathan's trance so I snapped my fingers and I took off. I seemed to get a hang of flying a little bit but was still rusty, since when I headed back to the top of the building my mom brought me to seem to be taller than I expected it to be. I then landed right behind the same air conditioner unit but this time looking over I saw them tied in rope.

"Since he never gave me an answer, I will just presume she is dead so why don't you just give up Lila and Basila, and tell me where your jewels are?", "And why on Earth would we do that..just because you think she is dead doesn't mean the two of us can send you back to where you belong."

Mom yelled back, "Oh sounds like a threat..well I have a way to make him talk and say if she is alive, he will be out to kill her. As you know she wasn't really supposed to be alive in the first place.." her eyes widened. "You wouldn't,", "Oh I would." he seemed to really want me dead for odd reasons. "I know that..but what has happened, there is nothing you can do to change the past." I glared towards him and placed both my hands up as I had felt something strange inside me. Since when I closed my eyes, all I saw was like a bright white light. Maybe whatever this light may be can shut up this guy once and for all. And hopefully never to be seen in daylight hours again. The only thing is how the light from my mind goes to my hands.