Running through the woods was my favorite past time, It had been since I was a little kid. And still is. I've been out since seven this morning and it's around nine? Ten maybe? I don't really know I just love the feeling of wind in my face.

I lived in New Brunswick with my dad, step-mother, and step-brother. There all a bunch of stupid retards if you ask me.

My mom died last fall when a drunken guy ran a red light right into her; her car fell down a ditch into the creek. Her funeral was a week later and the only people who came were me, some of my close friends from school, and her side of the family. No one from my dad's side bothered to come and my dad wasn't even there. I cried a lot that day, cried for my mother, for my life, and for myself.

Why does life have to be this unfair? People you love aren't supposed to die, there supposed to live with you forever happy and well.

Know that saying when you get married where the priest says. "And through sickness, and in health, do you take blah blah blah to be your wedded wife?"

Well that never happens, people don't care, they just say good riddance. And that's what my dad did. He married some rich chick up down in Forks. Annabelle or some girly name like that.

And to make things so much better were moving up there tomorrow and today is my last day to run in the woods and say good-bye to my friends.

I was running up to my friend Sarah's house right now; I've known her since kindergarten. We've been really tight. She was throwing me a fare well party.

My friends Jace, Alec, Rachel, Caitlyn, Georgia, Kaitlyn, and Kyle will be there too. And I can't wait to see them all together.

20 minutes later I was on her front door step slowly pacing thinking before I went in. This is my last day. No more friends, and no more love. The only people who care about me are my friends, even my dad hates me. Don't ask me why he just thinks I'm a weird-o or some thin'.

I knocked on the door.

There was complete silence till I heard feet rushing down the stairs. Oh yeah I forgot to tell you. When my mom died I was considered a suicidal person. I almost once did die. And for some reason that gave me this side effect of being able to hear everything louder that it should be. Kiss my great and perfect life. This just made things worse; I could hear what everyone says for a great distance away. But the creepiest thing you never get used to is hearing there heart beats. It's the sound of rain coming down in huge pours at a time. Bam…..Bam, Bam…..Bam, Bam…. And so on.

The front door swung open revealing my eight best friends a suicidal girl could ever ask for they were always there for her. Kyle was actually the only who saved her from bleeding to death after stabbing herself.

Sarah came running up to me and took me in a hug crying her eyes out. The rest of them weren't too far behind her with the whole crying thing. Even they guys were. Ok that was creeping but still. What girl doesn't like to see a full grown man or in our case teenager cry? It's sweet.

"Oh. My. God." Sarah mumbled into my sweeter. "I can't believe your moving away forever Fire Bird!"

"I know Sweet-Sweet. I can't believe it either." I sighed. There is a special thing about all of use though, were a family and. We don't go to normal school. We go to like military school for different things. We all have code names. (AN/ cuz there awesome like that)

Me: Fire Bird

Sarah: Sweet-Sweet

Rachel: Happy Face

Jace: J Man

Alec: Mr. Impossible

Caitlyn: Babble Mouth

Georgia: Fishy

Kaitlyn: Call Girl

Kyle: Flight Deck

We all have different talents but we were all close. All the other people there are like guys in there thirties. "Hey, Fire Bird." Kyle sighed when he gave me a hug. Me and Kyle were the closest in our studies. Were both pilots, but he flies a Tutor Jet. While I fly a F18. I love the speed of breaking the sound barrio. I've done it over 12 times since I was 7. When you go full blast at 1200 its like nothing can get in your way. Also another difference is he's a land fighter and I'm a sky fighter. This means he bombs things on the ground while I fight other planes in the air. Make sense?

"Hi Flight Deck, I'm going to miss you." I pulled away from Kyle to see that Sarah out did herself….again. "Sweet-Sweet, what did you do?" I looked around the room where Sarah had decorated the whole place with banners and confetti. There was a huge sign saying 'Well all miss you Captain Fate Conley'. That's when I started breaking down. I began crying. I couldn't help myself I was leaving my family for a new one I didn't even know.

They all stared at me while I had my break down. I finally got myself back together to say thank you to them all. I promised to stay on msn and call. We ate cake and surprisingly, Sarah said they got me presents.

They all walked into the kitchen and came back with boxes in there hands. "Open mine first!" That's Caitlyn for you always the excited one. I took the box out of her hands and gently took off the paper and box not wanting to rip anything since I was going to keep everything from today. It was wrapped in while tissue paper around and around. When I finally got to it, it was a beautiful locket with a picture of all of us in one side and in the other was an F18. I thank her really emotionally. Hugging her to death probably at the same time.

Alec and Jace handed me there boxes saying they went together. I opened Alec's gift first wonder what it is. It was a huge size for a box. I lifted of the lid and gasped it was all the trophies I'd won over the eight years at the military flight competition and awards ceremony. Everything a soldier got indicating greatness was put in the trophy room. In the box there were 15 of them. All of them for greatness as a pilot, and then there was my top flyer bug trophy I won when I was sixteen at a flight competition they sent me to for my sixteenth birthday. I was seventeen now. I hugged Alec saying thank you. While Jace handed me his box. In his box was my gear from practice, and war. I hugged them both again saying words I didn't even know existed. Like 'fabulishious' and other random things.

Rachel, Georgia, and Kaitlyn all bought me academy clothes like our signature tee and pants. I thanked them all leaving Kyle to the end. He handed me my gift. I wondered what he got me?

I pulled out the item and gasped it was the top flight sweater that extremely good pilots got. You had to be something to get one. I looked at him wondering how the hell he got one.

He must have read my mind because he pulled out a DVD and put it in Sarah's flat. On the screen appeared our Commandant Dave Williams. "Hello Fate, were all going to miss you here and wish you the best. I never had the chance this year to give this to you in a ceremony so I'm going it over a DVD. Captain Fate Conley, I proudly present to you our Top Flyer award. You have been to many places that no other seventeen has ever been before. You have helped out country in battle.

You take down planes even out most experienced flyers couldn't. So everyone here at the academy agreed on you to have the sweater. Wear it proudly. There are only three others in the world who have been given this award and there all old guys. Be strong for all of us. We will miss you." Commandant Dave Williams' picture faded from the screen and stared showing pictures from my years. The first was when I was eight and was walking into the academy. And so on. The last picture was of the 10 of us standing in a line walking postures with our uniforms on. Me and Kyle had out helmets tucked under our arms and the others had those hard hats with them. And we were standing on the runway. I began to cry. People who love you really do always have to leave you. I got up and took Kyle and the others in my arms and hugged them again. "You guys are the b-best, I will never forget this ever. I love you all." I sobbed into Kyle's shoulder. I felt something wet land on the cheek. Kyle was crying to. And so were all my friends.

I pulled away and the party went on with me wearing my sweater. Proudly.

It was midnight and we were all going to sleepover so we wouldn't have to leave each other so early. I was lying beside Kyle and Sarah. I dozed in and out during the night thinking of how life could be so mean. I was going to reach over for my bottle of water when I heard a voice. "Fire Bird?" Kyle asked me. "Yes?"

"I-I never told you this but seeing as your leaving. I have t-to let y-you know." He took in a big breath then exhaled.

"Fire Bird. I love you." That caught me off guard; my water bottle slipped out of my hands and fell to the floor. Know I understand why you mom always says "Make sure to put the cap back on." I looked over at him from where I was standing he was resting on his elbows looking at me. "I-I." I couldn't finish my sentence so I walked over to him. Kneeled down and; kissed him? Yes me kissing him. O-M-G! I pulled away looking into his eyes. He was staring at me like I just streaked across campus.

Eww. Don't even want to picture that.

Kyle sat up fully now. He was still staring at me but now it was like I was the center of the earth.

That held him to the ground was. Me.

"Wow," he breathed still staring at me. Ok that is getting annoying now. "I didn't e-expect, I, I don't know." I smiled at him and got back into my sleeping bag. Kyle did the same and was looking quiet red in the check area. Who knew guys could blush? We looked at eat other for a long time till I found myself falling into darkness. "I will always love you Flight Deck." I mumbled before slipping away into darkness.

It was five thirty in the morning when I woke up the next day. I changed into my outfit. Skinny jeans and a tank top with our symbol on it. I slipped into my sweater. I was never going to take this thing off. The others started to wake up when I walked back into the living room. Sarah's eyes popped open with a tear running down her face. I was leaving today. Forever. Sarah wiggled out of her sleeping bag and came over to stand beside me. She hugged me. Her code name should totally be changed to Mrs. Hugs-a lot. I realized I was crying too after awhile. Jace and Alec both woke up at the same time. Twins. They saw me and Sarah hugging. They walked over to the couch and waited watching us. I let go of Sarah and ran a hand over my cheek whipping away the extra tears that traveled down my cheek.

I walked over to Jace and Alec. "I'm going to miss you Fire Bird." Jace whispered after a minute of us staring at each other. "I'll miss you to J Man." Every one was up now and getting dressed into there uniforms. Except Sarah who put on the same outfit as me besides the sweeter.

When Kyle came back into the room we stared at each other. I smiled over at him. He winked back. We all talked over to my house well mansion if u like technical terms. Our parents are all rich. I lived up on a hill. I opened the front door with the key form under the loose tile in the porch. Walking into the house felt like a ghost town there was nothing here but the ordinary things you would find.

My dad was up and packing last minute things. He stopped when he saw us walking in. "Hello sweetie, I'm almost done here so were leaving at 13 hundred hours." (AN/ If your not a freak like me that means 1 pm)

We settled in out living room on the floor. Staring at one another this is the last time I will see my family, my home, and I guess now my lover.

It was 12:45 and the gang went home so they could get there cars so they will meet us at the airport.

We arrived at the airport. I was gaining lots of stares from the staff since I was still wearing my sweeter. Did mean it when I said I would were it EVERYWHERE. We got our tickets and I waited with my friends till out plane had to leave. I had about five minutes till they would call us. I gave each friend a hug or kiss on the cheek. (AN/Girl = hug, guys = kiss cheek)

When I reached Kyle he took me in his arms and kissed me fully on the lips. I heard a wolf whistle from beside us. Georgia, I rolled my eyes and pulled away giving my last hug to Sarah. We were all crying like a bunch of 5 year olds whose parents won't let them have candy.

"Plane 12 leaving for Seattle. Passengers please report to the plane. That's plane for Seattle please report to terminal 3. I was starting to calm down now. The brilliant thing about me is I don't get like those girl whose eyes and nose turn red. My eyes will get a bit red but that's all. So I look a bit normal.

"Bye guys, I'll write and call." I was backing way from them all now. We all did our solutes to each other and I was almost around the corner when they called out "Bye Fire Bird. We Love You!" People were looking at sympathetically. The little kids were staring at what we were wearing and the adults could see we were a family so they looked sad for me. I waved and I was gone.

So that was my first chapter tell me that you think * *
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