Chapter One: Bella's Wings

Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight or Maximum Ride (sadly). The only thing I own is the plot & whatever characters I make up (I'm undecided about that).

Bella's POV

I sat at my computer, reading my brother's blog. Yes, Fang is my brother, my twin brother. I'm not actually 18 years old, I'm actually 16. I don't know my real birthday, Septmeber 13 was the first thing that came to mind when I came up with my new identity. I also don't have brown eyes and hair, my hair is snow white and silver eyes. Yeah, tall, dark, strong, and silent is my twin. The thing is, the scientists were the cause of my white hair and silver eyes. My hair used to be blue black and my eyes black but when my wings grew in, my hair turned as white as my feathers and my eyes turned silver like the spots on my wings.

On Fang's blog he mentioned how they were coming to visit me. I sent him a message telling him where I was and asking if I could tell the Cullen's my secret. I have kept this a secret for so long,alright, not real long, but it seems like it has been a long time. Just like the Flock, I have my own abilities. I have a mental shield, a force field and I turn invisible. Not like my brother, he camoflages. I can also change my appearance, that's why I look like the way I do.

You're probably wondering why I'm not with them. That's because I got captured in the school in New York. I stayed behind to make sure that all the other hybrids and the Flock escaped that school but the white coats caught me. I didn't let them take me without a fight, but they had something on a cloth that knocked me out after I put a hell of a fight up.

You see, the person I made myself seem like isn't who I really am. I do love Edward with every fiber of my being but I'm not the shy, clumsy, defenseless person I make myself seem like. I'm not like my brother either, I'm more like Max. Strong, outspoken, headstrong girl, but I can be carefree and laid back. Technically I'm the second in command of the flock not my brother but when I got captured, I handed that priveledge to him. Max needed a right handman while I was gone and who better to be it than my brother himself. By the looks of everything on his blog it was the best choice.

The only thing left to do now is tell the Cullens my secret. They will understand why I kept it a secret, I hope. I saw Edward pull up to get me for school and looked at the reply that popped up on my screen. Fang and the Flock said hello and Max said I could tell the Cullen's my secret since they were popping by for a visit. Max told me the last place they stopped at to give me an estimate of how close they were to me and a time limit of how long I can take to warn the Cullen's.

I shut down my computer and ran down the stairs to the front door. I opened it to reveal my Greek god standing there. I threw my arms around Edward's neck to give him a hug. He gave me a soft kiss to my lips before putting me down.

"Hey, there, love," he said leading me to his shiney Volvo. "Ready for school?"

"Actually, Edward, I was wondering if we could skip today because I want to talk to you and your family?" I asked him.

Edward gazed at me confused but nodded his head, leading me to the car. The ride to his house was quiet and I worried about whether he would love me even with my wings and freakiness. Edward could probably sense some of my worry without Jasper's help. When we parked in the driveway, Alice and Jasper were on the porch waiting for us. Alice gave me a comforting smile as she hugged me.

"Everything will be alright," she whispered in my ear with a smile.

I believed Alice knowing she wouldn't lie to me. Everyone was already gathered in the dining room and sitting down. The chair at the head of the table was empty probably for me. I sat down and Edward sat next to me, holding my hand to comfort me.

"I have something to tell you. I haven't been truthful with you; I have a secret, too," I began slowly, scared about what they may say.

"Bella just tell us. What ever it is we can handle it," Edward said as he rubbed circles into the back of my hand.

I looked at the table and turned to face Edward.

"We need to go outside, it'll be easier to show you than tell you?" I asked him.

"Sure, Bella," Edward said and everyone rose from the table.

Rosalie gave me a weird look between curious and indifferent. Edward put his arm around me and we walked to the backyard. I walked out from under Edward's arm and shook my head when he tried to grab me. Everyone looked at me curiously as I turned to face them. I hope they still love me after I showed them what I really am. Alice gave me a thumbs up to reassure me and Jasper tried to calm me down and give me some confidence but that didn't help much. Edward glared at Alice as she stuck her tongue at him.

"Bella what is it you need to show us?" Carlisle asked me.

"This," I said and let my wings unfold, my gaze on the ground.

Edward's POV

Everyone's mind seem to freeze at once when Bella showed what she's been hiding. She had wings like an angel only hers had silver dots on it. Her gaze was on the ground, and now I understand why she seemed nervous today when I got her. This had to be what Alice had been hiding from me. I may not be able to hear her thoughts but I knew her well enough to know when she was upset about something. After a few minutes thoughts started flowing through my family's minds.

My little sis has wings. That is so awesome! I wonder if she can fly with them, Emmett's mind was the first to hit me.

I shook my head at his thought, fighting a smile. Bella wouldn't have to worry about what he thinks, he still loves his sister.

I wonder how she got those wings? Carlisle's mind was always the first to have a curious thought. Has Bella always had wings? Did you ever feel them when you held her, Edward?

This must've been why she wasn't scared of us and actually got along with us. She knew we would accept her. I'm sorry I was so mean to her, Edward. I didn't realize she was different like us. Rosalie's thoughts surprised me but I smiled at her.

My dear daughter has wings. How long has she had them? Esme's concerned thoughts were the next ones I heard.

I stepped up to Bella and lifted her chin. Her brown eyes shined with unshed tears and fear.

"My Bella, I could never stop loving you no matter what even if you have wings," I told her and she smiled at me. "If you ask me, it proves to me even more that you are an angel."

Bella threw her arms around me and I held her close as her wings folded up. The family gathered around us and Bella turned to them worried. She watched Emmett grin real big and he picked her up in a bear hug. She squealed and hugged him back. Once he put her down, Rosalie walked up to her and Bella became nervous until Rosalie pulled her into a hug. Bella hugged her back and Emmett wrapped his arm around Rosalie when she stepped away from Bella.

"I'm sorry for the way I acted before, Bella. I should have never acted the way I did and I don't deserve your forgiveness," Rosalie apologized.

"Don't worry about it, Rose. I know why you acted the way you did when you told me more about yourself," Bella smiled at her.

Bella gave Rosalie another hug and then she turned to us.

"I hope you don't mind but I have family that will be dropping by," Bella said.

"We don't mind, Bella. Are they like you?" Esme asked her.

"Yes, we call our family the Flock. There's seven of us: Max, the leader; Fang, my twin; the Gasman, Angel, Nudge, and Iggy. I grew up with them," Bella told us.

Strange names they have. Esme thought.

I didn't know Bella had a twin brother. Emmett thought. "Do they know you by another name becuase their names seem weird and yours is normal?" Emmett asked. "Ow, Rosie, what did I say?"

"That's rude," Rose said.

"Actually he's right. Isabella is a name I came up with while I was in New York with the Flock. They call me Bell because they say I sound like a bell when I laugh," Bella told Emmett.

I didn't even know she had brother. They are right though, her beautiful laugh does sound like bells. She probably has a lot she wants to tell us. Bella smiled at me and turned to Carlisle.

"I know you want to Carlisle, you can touch my wings. I can fly with them," Bella told us.

She was right, that has been on Carlisle. She knows the family so well that she can easily read Carlisle's face and knew his thirst for knowledge. Bella unfolded he wings and walked over to Carlisle. He seemed conflicted of what to do, nervous and curious. She took his hand and put it on her left wing. He looked at her and she nodded. Carlisle stroked her wing gently and just by touching her wing, he could tell she had light bones. That's something he's been wondering the whole time she's been with us, and now he knows why her bone structure was light. Emmett walked up to her other wing and stroked it lightly. Bella giggled and Emmett stroked her wing again as she began to laugh.

"Emmett...that tickles...stop please..." Bella laughed.

Emmett stopped as we gathered on the back porch lawn chairs and listened to Bella tell us her story. She talked about a science lab that her and her family grew up in, being poked and prodded by needles. She told us of how they escaped with the help of one scientist who turned out to be a traitor to them. She told us about how Max led the Flock to New York to find out any information about their parents and her getting captured in the New York School. When she escaped there she couldn't find them there but landed in Forks and how Charlie found her and took care of her even with her wing problem. Renee even took her in as a daughter not caring that she was a mutant.

I understood now why she feared needles and I had teased her about it in Arizona. Bella looked at me and smiled knowing I was remembering that.

"I'm sorry I teased you about the needle fear. If I had known..." I started to apologize but she interrupted me.

"Don't worry about it, Edward. I should have told you my secret earlier and maybe we could have avoided some problems that we had," Bella said with a small smile.

I gave her a chasted kiss and everyone stood up to go inside when a something small fell out of the sky. We turned around and in the grass laid a small child.

AN: I hope you enjoyed the first chapter and sorry if it seems short to anyone. Sorry if anyone seems out of character and if you don't like how Rosalie reacted to the whole Bella has wings thing. Please review.