We Fall.

She fell.

Head first, she fell down towards the lake in such a rapid speed that it made it impossible to hear. Pink locks beat around her face and tugged at the wind, her wings held as close to her body as she possibly could. As still she fell like a glittering star from the sky.

There was always this calm chaos just before the line that separated the living and the dead. Death did not care if it was intentional or not, it would come anyway. But yet she did not fear. She only felt the heavy air rush past her, the flapping sound of feathers and hair being tossed and forced by the wind. She had climbed high, higher than ever before and then she had fallen. It was not long until her world would turn black, but yet she had time. Slowly, gracefully, she forced her head backwards, arching her slender body and just before she turned, she released her wings and drew in the sun.

The flash of light lasted only for a moment and when it faded, she emerged from it on wings of silver and gold. She had turned, and now glided peacefully just over the water's edge, keeping all her legs tightly under her belly. Then, even those was released and hooves of gold broke the surface. Laughter escaped her throat as the adrenaline pumped like crazy through her veins. If that did not make her feel alive, then nothing would.