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Michael awoke to the sound of his alarm clock on the bright Tuesday morning the sun shining brightly through his window. He went online as usual to check his mail and investments and then put on a pair of pants. Michael wasn't a happy man as he had just broken up with someone he had deep feelings for, while on the Internet the night before and it was weighing heavily on him. Just as he was heading for the door he heard an alert beep from his computer. Someone sent him a letter on his private account. He wasn't sure who it could be after all only his close friends knew how to send things in his private password protected account and he pondered. Then it hit him all at once, it must be Night Wing, she was the only one who would send him a letter at this time of day.

Night Wing was his Internet chat-date the woman who had broken up with him. They had met many months ago online and just started talking. He had fallen in love with her but she told him she couldn't talk to him anymore because he was falling in love with her. In the conversation Mike had confessed his love and asked her to meet and she had told him she couldn't handle things the way they were and went offline. It had destroyed him for it to happen. However only a week before he had told her if she ever needed to contact him she could use the account and had given her the password. He eagerly opened the letter on the screen and started to read tears almost falling from his face as he waited to see what she had to say.

Dear Michael,

I am sorry for saying the things I did last night. I have fallen as deeply in love with you as you have with me and I'm sorry for the pain I caused. You have my heart and without you survival just isn't enough any more. I have decided to share my secret with you even if it means you hating me for it. Please understand that I must know you are alone when you come. My friends and I are not like everyone else, we are different. If you want to meet go to the rear side of the Cammader pier warehouse at eleven o'clock tonight. Be alone and tell no one you are coming. No matter what happens remember I love you and you fell in love with me so its time I told you the truth. If you decide not to do this I will understand and please take care.

Sincerely,

Your love,

Night Wing

Michaels tears of joy flowed from his eyes as he began to jump and yell. He hadn't scared her away after all and he was going to meet her besides. It was the best day of his life, and all he had to do was show up and finally meet the woman he loved. He already knew her voice, she had sent him an audio clip and he loved it. Her voice was soft and gentle with a soothing tone that he adored. He laid in the bed and played the clip over and over just listening and imagining what she could look like. It didn't really matter to him what she looked like, it was her personality and innocence that he had fallen in love with.

Michael began to plan, everything had to be perfect for the meeting and he had to be perfect for her. Michael went out and bought a new suit, black with a red tie and gold cufflinks. He had his stylist do his hair and wore a black top hat with gold trim. Brand new loafers were on his feet and a long dark blue trench coat covered his personage as he left his final shop a flower and fruits boutique that had wonderful displays. A dozen red roses and a box of dates were under his coat as he walked to the rear of the large warehouse that evening.

The Warehouse lights were dim and the chipped white paint on its walls were eerie to look at. The night sky was dark as it rained lightly in the darkness a light fog beginning to form. It was warm as the summer nights normally were and even the light rain barely broke the silence. A foghorn from a near by lighthouse sounded the eleven o' clock chime and he wondered if she would show. He could still hear her voice from the recording she had sent and wondered why she didn't want to meet him and even after saying yes a place like this. At midnight he decided she probably wouldn't show. As he walked back to his car he started to cry. He dropped the candy and the flowers on the ground as he reached the car and got in feeling like a broken man. What had he done to lose her, he was always kind and loving nothing she had ever said would indicate she didn't like him and yet she stood him up after dumping him in the first place. As his thoughts wandered he. He opened the door and to get back out when he felt something on his back. He noticed a shadow in his mirror and turned his head only to find a gun at his temple.

"I don't know who you are but shot me and it's all yours I have nothing left to live for?" he said depressed and destitute.

"Its me Michael, Night Wing"

"But, But, why are you pointing a gun at my head," he staggered for words.

"Just sleep and soon I'll answer all your questions," the voice said softly.

Michael felt a prick in his neck and then began to fell tired. In a panic as his vision began to blur he knocked the gun from Night Wings hand and turned around. All he was able to see was a shape with brown skin and yellow eyes before he blacked out.

Michael began to awake and realized he was bound to a chair and had a headache. His arms were tied behind him and a blindfold stunted his sight. He had not made a sound and was quick to realize he wasn't alone so he just listened.

"How could you bring him here he's a danger to all of us Night Wing," A male voice said.

"But I had to you don't understand I know I can trust him if I can talk to him I'm sorry Griz but I love him I couldn't just leave him," Night Wing said.

"That's not the point you should have talked to all of us first if he tells anyone about our hiding place were all finished. We can't run from the government when we are dead." A female voice said.

"Please Lisa, I love him, I'm sorry I brought him but I had to if I didn't I wouldn't have been able to talk or see him again," Night Wing began to cry.

A sigh followed as he could hear a movement, "I understand, lets just see what we're dealing with at least you picked a good looking one, snappy dresser too."

Michael decided to speak, "I understand why you did this but don't worry I'm not going to tell anyone, just please let me Night Wing before you decide weather to kill me or not."

The female voice started to laugh, "relax pal I don't kill people I'm just a scientist."

"You two go back with the others for a while I need to talk to him, alone."

Michael heard strange footsteps coming towards him and tensed. He felt a hand on his shoulder that rubbed softly.

"I hope you still love me Michael, I never wanted it to go this way but it has to. I'll be in the next room and don't worry Dr. Lisa won't hurt you she cares for all of us."

"Thank you, Night Wing, Could you tell me one thing before you go?" he asked softly.

"Of course I will, I owe you more than just an answer," Night Wing replied.

"What is your real name?" Michael asked.

"Its Night Wing, I didn't use an alias. You'll understand more after the doctor talks to you. If you want to talk afterwards I'll be waiting in the main room."

"Why wouldn't I want to talk to you after this?"

"You'll understand in a few minutes."

Michael heard the foot steps go through a door and then a second set followed. He heard one last set head towards him and then felt fingers remove the blindfold from his face. Before him stood an old woman probably in her late forties with red hair and a look of agitation on her brow. She wasn't bad looking and had a decant enough face except for a strange thing on her head just under her hair. He couldn't make out what it was her hair hid it relatively well and he was still a little dazed from the drugs.

The voice was firm and assertive, but not mean or violent sort of like a scolding mother, "Look I am Dr. Lisa Blackton formally of the secret U.S. genetics research division. Everyone here in this old warehouse is family to me, and most of them think of me as a mother. As such I am the parent you have to deal with if you hurt or bother any of them. Unfortunately your situation is my fault, I should have never given Night Wing my laptop so she could chat with people online but I worked for the government so I'm bound to make mistakes. Now I need you to keep an extremely open mind as you listen to me because Night Wing is like a daughter to me and I know she loves you, and I don't want her to be hurt. First I think we're both going to need a stiff drink," Lisa walks over and takes a couple of glasses off a shelf with a bottle of whiskey, "I'll undo those ropes and then we can drink."

They sat at a table and Lisa began to speak while Mike just played with his cup of whiskey. He wanted to listen and hoped he'd understand after all he was a stock broker not a physicist. But if it was important to Night Wing then it was important to him.

"Lets see where to begin. Well I'll leave the long story to Night Wing. I'll give you the short version. I was working on a project for the perfect soldier, big surprise with the government. We combined animal test subjects with human DNA creating hybrids with the intelligence of a human soldier and varied features of animal life. The project named "Natures Call" was turning out to be a great success. In an accident I was hit with a retrovirus that deformed my ear and killed two of my colleges. When they saw the result they decided they wanted me to make a batch of the virus for germ warfare but I refused. All my research data was destroyed in the accident and I destroyed all samples of my work before they could get their hands on it. Unfortunately this means I am the only source of the virus left. It's still is in my system it's just dormant. Well anyway they told my children to kill me and bring my body back but, they found my children were loyal to me. Night Wing and the others rescued me and we all fled into hiding six years ago. We have been in this place for almost three and its home now until they find us."

Michael was in disbelief and at this point very confused, "So let me get this straight the woman I fell in love with is a genetic experiment and your all wanted by the government so they can make a biological weapon? You do realize not everyone watches the sci-fi channel right? I'm sorry but this is a little ridiculous even for an open minded person." He stood and started to walk towards the door.

The doctor began to laugh, "OK but if you change your mind I'll be here and I think you will."

Michael opened the door and almost fainted as he saw an amazing array of creatures that defied nature. He started to go into panic. All the creatures were humanoid but had fur and animal looks. A skunk, badger and bear were playing poker at a table and a fox and rabbit were watching a TV on an old couch. There were two otters at another table arm wrestling and then there was a bat hanging from the ceiling asleep. He quickly turned around his jaw hanging wide open and his mind frozen like a computer at a windows blue screen of death. The doctor got up and walked over to Mike and moved her hair from her side showing her ear to have fur almost resembling that of a cat. This was too much for him to take and he fell forward as he fainted.

Michael awoke slowly this time though he was not completely shocked when he saw the furry creatures around him. Well maybe that's a little strong, what really happened is he was better prepared not to faint from it

"Give him some room to breath! Lisa is he hurt? Please tell me he will be ok," a bat creature was over him a muzzle looking down at him, Almost frantic with movement.

"Don't worry honey I think he'll be ok but it may be a little while before he can talk and a lot longer before he can except this. Try to understand that he may say things he won't mean later."

"I, I, I, I'm not sure what's going on but I think I'm not feeling well," Mike managed to stutter as his mind swam in a pool of disbelief and fear. He got to his feet and moved to a wall slowly moving to a corner and then finally huddling in it wondering what he had gotten himself into.

"Ok let me rationalize this, I am surrounded with strange animals and a doctor from a bad sci-fi movie. I am nuts how the fuck could I rationalize this!" he said to himself, "What the fuck am I doing, I'm in an old abandoned warehouse with monster animals. If I have ever had a horrible day this is definitely it."

The doctor stood next to the bat letting it hug her as it cried. The doctor just sighed and looked at her hugging her like a mother to her daughter. You could see the concern in her eye's and the compassion she had.

"Don't worry if he loves you he'll come around, if he doesn't you don't need him. This isn't an easy thing to understand Night Wing."

"Wait a minute! Your Night Wing you are the one I've been chatting with online all this time," Michael stood his finger pointing at Night Wing. His face was completely filled with both shock and perplexity his tone shook and anxiety.

"Yes Michael it's me I'm Night Wing, I'm the one you have talked to so long and wanted to meet," she broke away from the doctor and stomped over angrily, "I loved you and all you can say is that I'm a monster that you hardly even believe in! I hate you! I hate all humans," Night Wing said hitting him with her clawed fingers, taking a small chunk of the shirt he was wearing apart. Then she turned and flew out an open upper door still crying and whimpering.

Michael fell to his knees he was beginning to understand it was all real and although none of it made sense, he knew that he needed to find her. Lisa walked over and put a hand on his shoulder rubbing it lightly.

"I think after she calms down she'll understand. Of course if you don't love her why don't you tell me now and save us all a lot of pain."

Michael suddenly realized the gravity of his feelings and looked up. He still loved her he thought to himself. He had a realization it wasn't her looks or her social status that he loved, it wasn't that she was supposedly rich or was an heir to a fortune. It was her herself that he fell in love with, the way she talked and the way she loved him as much as he had loved her. Her charming personality and humor had lured him in and taken him with emotion. He began to cry and stood up turning to Lisa.

"I need to talk to her, where did she go?" he said with a stern voice.

"Why do you want to talk to her, I think it would be better to wait. I think you have said quite enough," Lisa said with a sarcastic tone of voice.

"No this can't wait! I need to talk to her now, where the hell did she go?" he was raising his voice his tears starting to dry on his face.

"I'm not going to tell you a dam thing you have no reason to go and I have no fucking reason to tell you!" everyone looked over at them from where they were as the doctor raised her voice.

"I need to tell her something and I won't wait! I am not going to wait, Now tell me where the fuck she went!" he yelled and moved forward. Many of the others were now moving closer to protect the doctor their fangs and growls only made him more insistent he wasn't going to wait for anything.

"Why do you need to talk to her? Tell me and I may tell you and everyone take a seat!" she said gaining anger.

The others scrambled to there chairs and couches as told not wanting to anger her. The way they moved one could tell there total submission to her, she was their mother and no matter how smart or powerful they were they loved her dearly.

"Because I love her and I'm not going to wait for her to decide she can never love a stupid man who made a mistake. I won't lose her twice, I can't lose her twice," A tear fell from his eye.

The doctor was shocked by his reaction, as was everyone else. It took her a moment to regain her composer and then she made a dim smile and hugged him. She sighed contently feeling much better about her daughter's future. While he was hugged he heard her speak quietly into his ear.

"She goes to a small cave below the light house when she wants to be alone I hope you have a flashlight because it's very dark. Now you go ahead with my blessing and remember that's my daughter your with, and also that she is a lot stronger than she looks," she gave a final pat on his back before letting him go.

"Thank you and don't worry your secret is safe with me," he said as he ran out the warehouse door.

He quickly ran to his car and drove at an almost dangerous speed down the coast until he reached the lighthouse. His car stopped only a few feet from the cliffs and he looked over the side. It was about ten feet down to the cave and it was a steep incline. Waves crashed against the wall of stone as the rain and wind pounded the cliffs from above. He was cold and wet his suit ruined but none of that mattered anymore he needed to do this. If he fell he was sure he would die either from the fall or the waves crashing him into the jagged rocks but it didn't matter. He slowly made his way down until he reached the entrance, a cold dark hole in the cliff about five feet wide and maybe six feet tall. He listened and could hear crying coming from inside faint but distinguishable. He ran in and called for her, "Night Wing please come out, I need to talk to you, please Night Wing, I can't leave until you come out to me."

"What do you want! How the hell did find me?" she replied.

"I love you, please forgive me!" he cried falling to his knees, "I swear to you I didn't mean what I said, I swear to you I am sorry."

"You do? Really, you don't care that I'm not a human being," she replied searching for an answer.

"Yes...Yes!...I love you...Please come back to me I'm sorry...so sorry," he said in between cries his face in his hands as he slid to the ground like a broken soul weeping into oblivion.

Michael felt a hand on his shoulder and looked up to see Night Wing standing over him. His arms instantly wrapped around her waist pulling her to him as he cried into her bathing suit like clothing that covered her stomach. Her wings wrapped around him and a head lay on his back as she cried. In that moment she knew she loved him more than anything and that he would never hurt her intentionally.

"Please don't cry I'm sorry I didn't mean it, I love you so much," He said as his tears flowed freely down his cheeks.

"I know, I'm crying because I'm happy. I'm so glad you love me I will never doubt it again. I love you more than anything Michael and I never want you to leave me, I will never leave you."

Michael stood and her wings engulfed him again this time his hand holding her head tight to his and his concentration on the feeling of her against him. He bent down and they kissed tasting each others tongues and mouths warmed by their embrace and their hearts. Hey slowly moved to the floor where they stayed huddled together for a few hours kissing softly and passionately and just holding each other.

For more see part two and enjoy.