It actually happened. I flew.

The earth wasn´t close to my feet anymore.

It can´t be compared with anything in the world.

I almost teared up. The Wind! Not being bound to the floor felt like the ultimate freedom.

We were 20 meters above the ground when he stopped rising higher and started gliding through the air. One moment we cut the sky like razors, the next his wings were filled with air. You only remember the weight of the world when it is lifted from your shoulders.

I looked down at the big estate beneath us. It was shaped like a big U, with lots of little buildings surrounding it. I spotted some of the little gardens I liked to spend my time in.

For a few moments I just gazed at the scenery and completely forgot that we were pretty easy to be spotted, a big dark spot in the sky.

“KARA!!!”

A cry carries all the way up to us.

Some of my Cousins and siblings, and Aunt Appledorn.

To be completely honest – I was not exactly spending blissful time in those little gardens – I was hiding in there. Even though nobody really cared anymore. I hadn´t visited classes for such a long time, everybody had kinda given up on me.

“Come down here right away! Oh … I think I´m gonna faint....”

One of my sweet, obedient cousins came running to help her. Even though she didn´t seem too affected from all I could see.

“Land that thing for father´s sake...ahhrgh...that can´t be possible..”

I laughed silently. Did they really think I wouldn´t know about my own demon? Well, actually, they should have known. Maybe they rightfully expected me to not be dumb enough to face him on my own? Sounded more like it.

Another big rule: The family decides over every of your orders if you just got a demon. Still, if I had ordered him to massage my Feet, they probably wouldn´t have cared. Probably why I didn´t and made him fly instead.

“What do you want me to do?”

My demon had observed the situation as unaffected as ever. He was keeping us in one place, looking down to the small group of people pointing at us.

“Let´s go back to earth, Sarah!”

I had no idea if he noticed that Sarah was not only a short for his name but also meant for the other gender. Or if he even knew. It was just easier to say.

Flying down seemed to be something different in his vocabulary, compared to mine. He just stopped waving his wings and we literally fell down. I pressed my lips together. I was not ready to admit that this whole thing was a bad BAD idea, and was in the end lucky enough to survive it.

The ground shacked under his feet, but he landed stable and safe. I jumped off his back just a tiny bit relieved.

We were now in one of the inner courtyards, just a few meters from the group whose teacher had called me back to earth.

She comes closer only very slowly, eyeing the demon.

“That thing … shouldn´t be standing...and the wings -”

The “Thing” inspected Appledorn shortly to then smile very upsettingly demon like. It was more of a horrid grimace and the woman jumped back.

“You – you do have control over him, right?...father father...”

I looked over to him

If I wanted to stay in the family a bit longer, I had to obey the customs to a certain degree.

I felt one of my eyebrows twitch for a second. But it was not time yet.

He just glanced at me, but when I tapped his shoulders, he slowly got down on his knees, just like the woman had requested. His Wings started growing back into his body, leaving his shirt slightly ripped.

Appledorn let out a sigh of relief when he finally lowered his head and came closer again.

“What should I do in such a situation – this is your demon, right, Kara?”

“Yes.”

“How come you have him? Without the family´s permission?”

“I ordered him to come.”

The Woman rubbed her eyes.

“You do know how dangerous that is?”

Hot tears streamed down her colorless cheecks.

But they´re not tears of worry for me, but for herself. Maybe for the other children still standing a few meters from us. The good ones.

“What should be dangerous about it? He has to do everything I tell him.”

Appledorn sighed.

“We are talking about a demon, probably an old one. That guy eats young lady's like you for breakfast.”

She probably meant that literally. Did I just hear my demon chuckle? Must be imagining things.