if she forgot because something terrible happened to her, and remembering would only make things worse? She wasn’t sure she was ready to remember her past… A soft sigh escaped her as she said, “The only thing I can think about is how nice this breeze feels and how comfortable I feel with you.”
Vayna tilted her head and pressed a soft kiss to her human’s forehead. She couldn’t explain why, but she felt happy knowing that Sage felt safe with her. She was still having a hard time trying to figure out why she was helping the human to begin with. Everything else was just confusing. Her deep desire for her, the urge to protect her, and the need to keep her close… she couldn’t explain any of that. It all just seemed so strange to her. She could hear the concert still playing and she murmured softly against the human’s skin, “Would you like to go listen to the concert?”
“There’s a concert?” Sage asked as she fought against the tiredness she was feeling and lifted her head. Her human ears couldn’t hear the sounds of the concert from so far away, so she didn’t know that one was playing.
Vayna could easily hear the sounds of the instruments playing and nodded her head. From what she could hear, it sounded like it was a classical music group playing. She couldn’t hear any voices, and she could swear that they were playing a Mozart piece. That man was a brilliant man, in her opinion. A little difficult to be around sometimes, but still brilliant. For someone who couldn’t hear, he certainly knew how to create some of the most complex musical pieces in existence. She looked up and out toward where the sound was coming from and said, “I think it may be the New York Orchestra playing tonight. Would you like to go listen to them?”
Sage followed her vampire’s gaze and looked out over the trees. She strained to hear the music, but her ears just weren’t sensitive enough. She could, however, see the bright light coming from the middle of the park and she tilted her head curiously, “I don’t remember ever listening to classical music before…”
“Then let’s go,” Vayna said as she slid off the branch, her wings catching her mere seconds after she let go. She hovered in the air in front of Sage and held out her arms as she continued, “Would you care for a ride down?”
Sage looked down at the ground far below them and thought about how difficult it would be to climb back down. She held up her hands and winced. There were already several scratches on them from the climb up. She wasn’t sure she’d be able to handle the climb down. Smiling sheepishly at her vampire, she asked, “Would you mind?”
“Of course not,” Vayna replied as she hovered close, carefully catching her human as she slipped off the branch. Because of her inhuman strength, she was able to carry Sage without even grunting. Her arm settled around the younger woman’s back as her other arm slid under her knees. With a grin, she flapped her wings hard and soared up into the air. Sage squeaked and laughed as she wrapped her arms tight around Vayna’s neck. The air rushed past them and she looked around in wonder as they soared high up into the air. By the time they came to a stop, both women could see clearly the entire city laid out for them like a bright, sleeping giant.
Sage gasped softly as she looked out over the city, amazed by how beautiful it was from so high up. To think, if she never met Vayna she never would’ve known how beautiful New York City was from the air. Way off in the distance she could see the Statue of Liberty shinning in the harbor, her torch bright against the night sky behind her. High above them, the moon shone brightly casting a silvery glow on anything the light of the city didn’t touch. Which, unfortunately, wasn’t very much. Nonetheless, it was beautiful to see the moon floating so high up above the city. It took Sage’s breath away and she gazed around at everything with her mouth
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