Chapter 1

"Fang?" I hollered from fifty feet in the air.

Of course he could hear me, being an avian bird kid had its advantages. Another one of these advantages happen to be the gift of flight. For some, like Angel, they're special abilities that only belong to themselves, hers is the gift to read minds. That of course got annoying because you couldn't keep a secret very long. Me on the other hand had two abilities, one was the fact I could go super-sonic while flying and two, I'm not so sure you could count it as a gift as much as a curse, but I hear a voice in my head directing me in and out of bad situations, sometimes. People, well Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gizzy, and Angel the other avian bird kids who snuck away from "The school" , think I am going crazy by the way I'm always scolding the voice in my head, out loud. Not one of my best ideas, but how could they think I was crazy? Even if I was I had the right to be. After all I'm like the mother figure to three kids and two adolescent boys that weren't even my kids to take care of. Though that never bothered me much since they are like my family, the only family any of us had, that we knew of.

"Max?, What are you doing?" Fang questioned me with a are-you-alright look.

"Nothing, just thinking", I responded with a fake smile.

I couldn't tell him was prologue 'ing' in my head to no one. He would have the right to think I was crazy, not to mention the right to laugh his guts out. The sun came out from the storm clouds which had been blocking it. The golden rays of light reflected off of Fang's beautiful black hair, he was gorgeous.

Wait, I can't think that, he's like a brother to me.' I said to myself hoping Angel didn't decide to tune into my thoughts.

I glared at Angel for a few seconds. She was still facing straight, her swan like wings still flapping up and down in a steady pattern. Yes, she didn't hear!" but as soon as I thought that sure enough the corners of her mouth went up making a grin.

Ugh, now Angel can hold that over me. Nothing I can do about it now, but hope she doesn't have a change of heart and tell him, or the rest of the flock for that matter.

The sun was starting to set, so I thought this would be the ideal time to stop and make camp. One by one we descended from the sky landing in a small clearing in the woods.

"All right everyone set up your sleeping bags, then Angel and Nudge go get fire wood, Iggy and Gizzy prepare to make the fire once they get back, and Fang and I will go catch some dinner."

Angel gave a sly smile. Apparently she was interested in the way I grouped. But it just worked out this way, I mean Iggy and Gizzy like making bombs and catching things on fire so it made sense for them to make the fire, Fang and I were good at hunting, and Angel and Nudge, well they cant hunt or blow things up so they do the firewood. We all split up are different ways to start our tasks. As me and Fang were wondering through the woods I thought,

Did I really pair like this because I wanted alone time with Fang?

Wait, what was I thinking? I was doubting myself because of a six year old, what a mother I was.

A little farther ahead Fang found a river about three feet deep loaded with fish and I mean big fish, I mean like foot longs. We were going to eat good tonight, well better then we have been. The stream was so beautiful, the last rays of sunlight made the stream twinkle with beauty. I almost didn't want to disturb the tranquility, almost. I rolled up my pants and stepped into the stream's current.

"Careful, this is a pretty strong current max. You don't want to get swept away."

He was laughing at his own sentence, he knew I wasn't that clumsy. We caught nine fish in the next half hour.

"All right max, that's enough let's go." he leapt onto the grass picking up the fish we caught. "Fang, you do realize they're five kids, you know one of us will get stuck with only one fish and that one person isn't going to be me."

He couldn't argue with me. Being avian bird kids, we eat twice as much as a normal human. I alone could probably eat the nine soon to be ten fish we caught. Fang letting me do all the work laid on the ground pretending to take a nap. Ha, he was so hilarious.

Aren't boys the ones that are supposed to do the hard work?

I finally saw a fish worthy of eating, it had to be at least a foot and a half. This would most certainly be mine. By accident I shifted my weight the wrong way startling the fish further back.

Damn, oh and would you look at that it's starting to pour.

Rain started to fall rapidly, I didn't care because I was determined and Fang over there actually fell asleep. I stepped a few steps back trying to move away from the fish so it would once again start its journey down the stream. The fish still wouldn't budge.

"Aren't birds supposed to be able to catch fish no problem?"

A few more feet turned into yards. I had to be at least fifty feet away from Fang now.

One more step should do.

I took one more step back, but my foot didn't land on something hard and rocky. It was soft, slimy, and squishy. It all went down hill from there. This made me jump making me lose my balance knocking me backwards into the current.

crap, I cant get back on my feet, the current is stronger over here

"Help, Fang!" I hoped my scream was loud enough to wake him

. Before I knew it I saw Fang darting along side the river trying to stay up with the currents pace. That was easier said then done while having huge wings attached to your back, not to mention it was raining cats and dogs. I was quite impressed. "Fang…I can't… stop" I was starting to bob in and out of the water, my wings making the current faster and harder to move in.

"Dammit Max, I told you to be careful."

Fang was now running franticly trying to think of what to do, at least that was what I was hoping he was doing. The freezing water started to take effect on my body, it was now numb.

"Oh, shit" was all Fang could say before I was hurled off a cliff probably falling to my death.

All I could do now since my wings were numb was to scream and hope for a miracle. I hit a huge bolder along with many sharp branches as I fell. I was starting to blank out.

At least I won't feel pain when I splat into a million bloody pieces. At least I wouldn't have to tell fang how much I loved him.

…to be continued…

10 reviews then i will continue to ch.2 and it's quite good. i know this because it is already written waiting to be published.