Disclaimer: J.P. owns all! I might try to steal Fang though:)
Author's Note: A story about the flock's days at school, but things are not always as they seem...
School Days for Mutants
It was only the first day, but I ALREADY felt sick to my stomach. I think it had something to do with the white, sterile halls, the feeling of claustrophobia I got, and the fact that I was at a school. Iggy, Gazzy, Nudge, Fang, and I were all forced to come to this "prison" because saving the world wasn't enough. We apparently needed "education" too. So here we were sitting in the cramped principal's office while fighting the urge to fly out into the cool, sunny morning and stretch our wings. My powerful wings were aching from the constant strain of pressure I made to keep them close to my back. On any normal day I would have them spread out and soaking up the sunshine, but we were with "normal" people. And they had no idea what we were or what we were capable of. So my wings stayed unseen behind my fancy white blouse, and I headed to my first class with Iggy and Fang.
Since we were all fourteen, we were able to stay in similar classes. Nudge, Gazzy and Angel, on the other hand, didn't have that luxury. Nudge was eleven, Gazzy was eight, and Angel was six. I felt nervous leaving them in the hands of those wimpy teachers, but I couldn't do anything about it.
"Okay good luck you guys, and remember: try to BLEND." I said.
"You got it, Max!" Gazzy said excitedly as he did a little leap into the air. He jumped up, and a colorful ball with a fuse fell out of his pocket. He looked down sheepishly and smiled as he picked it back up.
Oh brother! I thought. This was going to be a long day!
"Ok class, we are lucky enough to have three new students with us today!" the overly perky teacher said smiling. "This is Max, Jeff, and Nick!"
I gave her a tight smile and looked over to find Iggy clearing his throat, and Fang giving her a single nod. Well aren't we a happy bunch! I mean who could blame us? We grew up in dog cages, and spent the past couple of months fighting for our lives! We had a right to be a little anti-social!
Our happy-go-lucky teacher didn't seem the least bit deflated by our lack of response. She just continued writing on the board and asking questions I gladly tuned out.
I looked around the dull classroom and tried to memorize faces. The girl sitting next to me looked the respectable type. She had long brown hair and had it over her shoulder like some kind of curtain. She quickly looked up, and then away when she saw me staring at her. Iggy was sitting uncomfortably straight in his seat in front of me. Gosh he looked stiff! I would have to tell him to ease up later. Fang was in the back of the class, and he kept staring longingly out the window.
I gazed out at the beautiful trees and hills. It would be so nice to stretch out my wings and fly over the……
No Max! I thought. Pay attention!
I forced myself to look back at the teacher, but something caught my eye. A guy, sitting two seats in front of Fang, was staring right at me. He gave me a full mouth of white teeth when I caught his emerald-green eyes.
I turned back in my chair with a blush creeping up on my cheeks.
The bell rang and I was relieved to be free from that torture. Only three more classes to go, I thought. JOY!
I was waiting for Iggy and Fang outside of the classroom thinking about how long we could keep up this charade. I didn't even notice the tall dark figure looming over me.
I looked up to find those same green eyes from earlier staring down at me. Wow! I thought. I didn't notice how tall he was before. He had to be at least 6'2. I mean I wasn't exactly the "short" type, but my 5'8 body felt oddly small compared to his.
"Hey" the tall mystery said.
"Oh!" I hadn't realized how long I had been staring at him. A girl could get lost in those eyes…
"Hi. I'm Max."
"Cool name! I'm... Aaron," he smiled sweetly at me, and my heart skipped a beat.
"You're new here." He stated. "I haven't seen you around before. What school did you come from?" His deep voice sounded oddly familiar, but I decided to overlook it.
"Um… I came from this select school out West." He didn't know how "selective" the School really was.
"Oh wow. That's pretty cool. This school's all normal; kind of boring actually." I noticed he was trying to make small talk. I also noticed how BAD I was at making small talk.
"Yea, I've noticed." I said. I didn't even realize that I was blushing (AGAIN) until Fang came around the corner and rudely interrupted my very important conversation with Aaron.
"What's up with your face?" He asked in that oh so gentlemanlike manner of his.
"What does it look like man?" Iggy asked as he nudged Fang with his arm.
"You look like a tomato, Max!" He smirked, then to Iggy said, "She's blushing like CRAZY, man! It's hilarious!"
Fang and Iggy were snickering away while a new color of red washed over my face. This time it wasn't from a flirtatious guy, though. I felt anger and embarrassment running through me. I tried to keep a smile on my face as I explained to Aaron.
"I'm sorry. These are my brothers. This is F- Nick and Jeff." turning to them I said, "Guys this is Aaron." Who I was talking to before you rudely interrupted! Okay so I didn't say that last part but that doesn't mean I didn't want to smash it in their faces! I would surely hurt them after this!
"Hey." They all kind of did that "manly" nod and leaned against the wall.
We all just stood there. Fang was staring at Aaron, and Iggy's gaze was in the general direction of where he was standing. I had my eyes on the floor. This was so awkward! I wanted to just scream!
"Okay. Well, I'll see you around Max," he gave me that smile again. Yes, I could defiantly get used to that!
"Yeah…" I stated dumbly.
Aaron walked away, and I was left to face Fang and Iggy.
"You guys BETTER sleep with your eyes OPEN!" I snarled and stormed down the hall to finish my first day in hell.
So the next few hours weren't all that bad. I was in my last class before lunch and I couldn't WAIT! My stomach was making all these weird gurgling noises, and I got many questioning glances.
Sorry I actually have to EAT! I thought. What was with these people? Did their stomachs not growl or something?
The lunch bell rang and I was out of there in record time. No one had to show me the way to the cafeteria. I made damn sure I knew where that building was before I went to class.
I waited for Fang and Iggy at a vacant table because I was feeling oddly nice and forgiving. That was me, though. I always have a soft spot for the people I love.
"I'm starving!" Iggy announced to me and Fang as they walked up.
"Same." Fang and I said at the same time.
We lined up with all the other students and got extra servings of everything. We were so hungry it didn't even occur to me that we probably looked like starving orphans from the third world.
I was devouring the last of my, well I think it was a hamburger but I wasn't sure, when a petite blonde walked up to us.
She sat right beside me and started talking.
"Hi! I'm Leah! I was in your History class! You're Max right?" She asked in a rather bubbly voice.
"Oh, Yeah….Hey." I managed to say with a mouth full of food. I knew I probably wasn't blending in very well at this point. My chewing wasn't very "lady- like" but I was just so DARN hungry!
"It's not every day that you get new students at Harbor. You guys are the talk of the town!" Leah said mentioning to Fang, Iggy, and me. Well that's GREAT, I thought. I was hoping we could just ease our way into society but I guess we picked the smallest frickin' town in Louisiana! We were popular because we were new students? I wonder how popular we'd be if anyone found out about our wings. I cringed at the thought. No publicity for me, please.
"Is there any chance this "talk of the town" will blow over anytime soon? I mean we aren't exactly the kind of people who like the spotlight." Iggy informed Leah with a hint of sarcasm. Fang and I had smirks on our faces, but Leah looked hurt.
"Oh, well… It's just that we don't get a lot of new students around here and…. It's a big deal." She looked down at the table as she said this. I actually felt kind of bad for her. She must have never been a new student. She had probably lived in this small town all of her fourteen years. That must be….uneventful! No wonder she wanted to make a big deal out of us. She wanted to be the first friend of the "new kids".
"What my brother means is- we have been the new kids mostly all of our lives and… We just want to blend in." I thought I would throw her a bone. Here was this average girl that had probably never seen the real world before. She just wanted to be noticed. Not my specific nature, but I understood.
The ring of the lunch bell sent us all back to class. Fang, Iggy, and I made our way through the crowded halls to our last class of the day. I couldn't WAIT to get out of here. I'll admit that so far the day hadn't been that bad. I was just ready for the chance to get out of this cramped school and into the air. I could tell by the looks on Fang and Iggy's faces that they were ready to leave too.
"I miss the kids," Iggy said to us. "They were just so lively. No offense, but you guys are BORING!" WHAT?!? I thought. Iggy thought I was boring?! No doubt Fang was like a lifeless bug sometimes, but me? I was the mother figure! I made sure everyone was dressed, bathed (sometimes), and fed! I couldn't believe he thought anything in our lives was boring. A good day for us was eating a meal that actually filled our bellies, not freezing our asses off in the woods, and most importantly, not getting killed by flying robots. That was a GOOD day! It couldn't get more venturous than that!
"Then let's get outta here," Fang gave a look to me that said "well?" How I would LOVE to get out of this place!
"I thought you would never ask," I said looking up at him with a goofy smile plastered to my face. He returned it with one of his special grins.
Okay so, I have a butt load of chapters to post. I desided it would be easier to write most of the story and then post 'em. Let me know if I should post them! Reviews would be awesome, thanks!:D