Me: Hey this is my first fanfiction story so I hope you enjoy!

Max: So there's more than one flock?

Cassy: YES! How many times do I have to explain this to you?

Iggy: I'm blind and even I get this!

Me: Just read this already. I only own the characters I created. James Patterson owns Maximum Ride.

Chapter 1

Cassy's P.O.V

CRASH!

My eyes flew open. What was that? I got up and made my way to my door. I opened my door and walked into someone.

"Sorry." Joey. I was glad it was him a crashed into, who wouldn't want to crash into their brother first thing in the, I hope, morning? "Do you know what that crash was?"

Shrugging, I shook my head. Hopefully I was looking at him. Oh, did I forget to mention I'm blind? Guess I forgot to.

"Should we go see if it was Mr. and Mrs. Jonson?" he asked. I nodded and grabbed onto his sleeve for guidance. He lead me down the hall, past the twins room. We're not related to them, but they are here for the same reason as Joey and I; foster care. Joey and I are twins, and have been wondering the streets for four years with Adam and Alex, the twins, until last year when the police found us. Ever since then, we've been living with Mr. and Mrs. Jonson, our foster parents.

Everything before four years ago was a nightmare. We were trapped at this horrible place, called the School, for our whole lives, but we escaped five years ago. We've been traveling around New England for the fist three year, then we decided to go south from there. But that was a bad idea on our case. We were caught trespassing on a private property in Maryland, and the owners caught us and called the police.

It kind of went downhill from there. They figured out that we were homeless kids, and then put us in foster care like I've been saying. Joey and I were only nine years old when were escaped, and the twins were eleven.

Getting back to reality, Joey was leading me down the hallway and down the stairs to the kitchen. "Is everything okay?" Joey asked.

"Yes. Clumsy me dropped several plates when I was putting them away." Mrs. Jonson let out a light laugh. I could tell Joey was smiling. "Did I wake you?"

"No. I've been awake for a while finishing up some school work." Joey said. Did I mention we go to school? That's right. A real school.

"Oh good. What about you, Cassy?"

"I was sleeping." I said quietly, but had a little smile.

"Oh, sorry. Are the other twins up?"

Joey and I both shook our heads. "Want me to get them up?" Joey asked.

"Yes. Cassy you can help me with breakfast, okay?" Mrs. Jonson was making pancakes. Yum. I always loved her pancakes, but I don't really know why. Maybe because they were home made. Yeah that make sense.

I nodded and found my way over to her by memory.

"Watch out! There's glass right there." She warned me. I stopped where I was and started sweeping it up.

"Don't do that! You'll cut your hands!"

"I'm fine." I said, holding out my hands. She took the glass from me and threw it away.

I got up and started to help with breakfast. It should be done soon. I smiled a bit, but was extra careful.

And one other thing; nobody knows my family's secret.

Iggy: You've got a secret! Secrets are for people who want to hide things!

Cassy: Why would I tell you! Plus I already said what my secret is!

Max: You did? Wow I missed that...

Me: Um...Who's hungry?