Ch. 1 Sage

I was running as fast as I could, Erasers where chasing me. I was in an endless maze at The School in Panem. Scared to death I put on my death glare as an Eraser tried to attack me; I round house kick him and take a blow to the ribs in return. I run, to be meet by a stop where the death drop went, an Eraser then shoves me into it. Screaming I open up my 14 foot span wings flying up, only to be meet by an Eraser holding a limp Savory.

Screaming I wake up from the dream. My little sister Savory wakes up coming to me she touches my skin.

"Sage you are trembling like a leaf. Was it the nightmare again?" Savory questions me while coming to sit next to me in my bed.

I nod my head in reply "C-Can I tell you a secret?" I ask. I tremble to what she will do. I don't want to go back to The School, but I trust my little angel.

"Of course. I promise not to tell anyone, but does Mama know this already." Savory questions, I nod my head.

"Yes I told mother long ago. If you tell anyone my secret though" I say while giving her my death glare "you will regret it."

Savory only nods in return. I open up my right wing, just a foot so then she can see what a mutant I am. She gasps at the sight, and then whispers her promise in my ear. We do our special hand shake and I then tell her to go back asleep. An hour later I am still wide awake in my bed, so I get up and change into one of my three t-shirts with slits in the back for my wings. I put on my hunting boots and hunting jacket to only be meet by our cat Ginger. I scowl at him and get a hiss in return.

I run all the way to the fence, using my super speed, once near the fence I go into a shabby house that I have made as my own. Sitting on the old couch I take a scrap book under one of the cushions. Scowling as I go through the terrible pictures, one catches my eye. A single tear drop goes down my face as I look at it. The School tried to experiment on my dad too and they failed on him, so they just killed him three years ago. They thought he was going to be helpful to District 11. Although they where very happy with me, but I was only 2 then. Now I am 17 years old. I put my jacket under my arm and the scrap book under the couch's cushion. I run towards the fence, taking a leap I fly over it and into the woods.

I trade my hunting jacket for a jacket with slits in the back. I sit on a tree branch while putting the jacket on.

"Psst." What was that! I look around trying to figure where the noise came from. Pulling my wings in close to me for the protection, I stand up on the branch. I then feel big muscular arms go round my waist and lifts me off the branch twirling me around. Afraid, I elbow the person in the stomach and escape the grasp. Snapping open my wings I turn around to see who the heck did that to me. As I spot the person my heart misses a beat. This guy has muscular arms and maybe an eight pack. His hair was a nice dark brown and he had bluish purple eyes that where gorgeous. He has wings that are about a 15 feet wingspan and where really dark brown. I could feel him observing me, my Peregrine Falcon wings seemed to be giving up on me so I land on a branch pulling them close into me.

"Hey, I am Nick. Sorry for scaring you, I was just overwhelmed that there is someone else like me." Nick says looking straight into my bright blue eyes.

I tuck my dark brown hair with natural light brown streaks behind my ear. My mother told me that God couldn't decide who's hair I was going to have so he gave me both. I was happy that my main hair color was dark brown; it brought me closer to my dad in some way.

"Well, you could have used your manners and sat by me instead of scaring me half to death. Also I am Sage." I say scowling. He seemed to be amused by me. So I decide to give him my famous death glare.

"Would you like to take a flight with me Sage?" Nick questions me. I nod my head and jump off the branch snapping open my wings to fly upwards where Nick was. We talked for hours playing the question and answer game. He asked me how old I was and I told him 17, he told me he was almost 18. He also asked my favorite color and if I had a boyfriend which I told him no.

Once my stomach started to grumble I sighed "I am sorry but I better be heading back to my house now. I get really grumpy when I don't get my food." I say with a laugh.

He flew back with me to where I hid my hunting jacket, after putting it on James brought me into a bear hug and stood on a branch. He chuckled into my hair telling me I smell like strawberries, which made me laugh.

After he hugged me one last time I asked him "Tomorrow at the same time?"

"I wouldn't miss it! Sage?" He replied.

"Yes? Oh yea tomorrow is the day before reaping." I say with a tear rolling down my check.

"Sage, don't cry I will be there too. Plus I doubt you will be called." Nick says with a sigh.

I just smile and head back to my house.