Warning: This is the collaboration of two great writers. However, there are OC's, because one writer *ahem* Noon *ahem* likes to put enough OC's in her stories to piss everyone off. As for the pairings, Fax, Niggy, and perhaps a wee bit of Della in the end.

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~Arian

~Noon

Anna's left wing crumpled in to her body and sent her spinning downward quickly. She saw her friends talking far below her, not watching her death fall. The air sped past her and stole her words of warning. Finally, when she was less than forty feet above them, the gray head looked up and gave a cry of alarm. The expression of horror on Anna's face simply made the other man laugh. She frowned, snapped out her brilliant blue left wing and banked before hitting either of her friends.

Kaid was now puzzled, but when he noticed the fierce scowl Anna was sending at Phinn, understanding dawned on his face. "What if I was really hurt!" She demanded of the sandy haired boy. "What if I was in trouble!"

He grinned back at her, unabashed. "You fly better than most birds. I really didn't see a need for me to be worried."

"You just watch! One of these days I'm going to be seriously injured, and you're going to laugh until I crash and die, and then my gravestone will have to read 'Anna 15, who died because her best friend was an ass!"

Greenish gray scales flashed in the sun as Kaid moved forward to separate the bickering two. "Where are we, Anna?"

Anna sighed. "I can see a small town about three hundred kilometers south of here. Who knew Russia was so unpopulated?"

"Us," Phinn sighed, "It's not like we went on many field trips."

Phinn watched Kaid shiver and rub his arms, trying to use the heat from the friction. "Damn it! The scientists just had to give me the ability to shiver without warm blood!"

Anna and Phinn shared a look. "I think we need to get him out of here."

"Come on Kaid. We need our fearless leader," Phinn coaxed.

"Wait! How come I'm the leader!"

Anna wrapped her arms around Kaid, trying to keep him warm. "Because you're the smartest and oldest. And we need you if we're ever going to find Fang's group."

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