Both Calypso and Amaya had been the center of attention in all the bad ways. Calypso had small, fluffy, grey wings. Amaya looked nothing like their mother or father. She had black hair, pale skin, and light blue eyes. The older kids at school had laughed and started yelling insults at the pair. Calypso had always known that she was weak, but that didn’t stop her from trying to defend and protect her younger sister. That was the thought that was at the front of her mind when she ran to a group of kids surrounding her sister. They were standing above the girl, laughing and kicking her repeatedly. Calypso was sick of it. She wanted to do something about it, but she didn’t know what. Feeling herself moving, she narrowed her eyes and forced the fear to the back of her mind. She grabbed one of the older boy’s arms and yanked him away. Air Horns started sounded in Calypso’s mind as the boy turned around.

The boy loomed over her, “What do you want,” he demanded.

“I… I want you to stop picking on my sister!” Calypso squeaked.

The older boy howled with laughter, “You think, you can actually come up to me and ask me to stop picking on this freak?”

The group slowly started circling around Calypso, “Y-yes?”

“Well, then you’re going to be sorry that you thought that was a good idea.”

With a snap of his fingers, the bullies swarmed down on Calypso, shoving her to the ground and kicking her wings and her gut. She curled up, holding her head and enduring the beating. Hot tears had started streaming down her face by the time the bullies got bored and left. Calypso coughed, rolling onto her hands and knees. She look around, not seeing her sister.

She must already be home…

Calypso cough once more, wrapping one of her arms around her waist. She rolled back on her heels and shakily stood up. Danis was in front of her and wrapped his arm around her, holding her up. Calypso leaned against him, thankful for the support.

“What happened?” Danis asked.

“They were… picking on Amaya again…”

Danis gave a little shake of his head, “Let’s just get you home.”

Calypso nodded slowly and started walking. She wanted to stop the bullies. One way or another, she would figure it out.