A/N: So many reviews! I feel loved! Tear Anyways, here's the next chapter. R&R, peeps. And, so you know, Mitch is based on me.

Disclaimer: If I owned Maximum Ride, I wouldn't be writing this, and it'd be a very bad book. XDXDXD

-Mitch-

My stupid brother had to spend the night outside, and even then I didn't let him back in; I dragged his pack out to him and started running, dragging my sister, Alice, with me.

When I got to class, I saw that girl from before, and saw the haunting red letters over her head. I blinked quickly, ridding my vision of them. I knew the demonic red tint in my eyes would've disappeared too.

But I'd seen the letters.

Sighing, I led my sister over and said, "Meet my sister, Alice. Oneechan, this is Tiffany-Krystal."

I watched her carefully, then think, Oneechan, she's lying. Her Christian name—I can't see it. But… I see Nudge floating above her head. I don't know why.

Hai, hai, otooto. I'll watch her. We cut the mental link for now, and settled into our normal routines.

After our first class together, my sister had different classes. I confronted my new friend soon after class ended.

-Nudge-

I blushed when Mitch walked over to me and said, "I need to talk to you." I really have no idea why that happened.

I just nodded. He led me to somewhere secluded… I blushed again, thinking of what could happen.

He sat down, motioning for me to, as well. I sat down next to him, moving closer to him.

"Okay," He said, "Why did you lie about your name?"

"W-what?" I stammered. "W-what are you t-talking about?"

He rolled his eyes and said, "I know you were lying," His eyes became a deep blue. "Nudge," He breathed, "Why did you lie?"

"I…" I paused. "H-how do you know about my n-name…?"

He laughed quietly, leaning in towards me. His eyes now had a light red look. "Nudge, do you see my eyes?" I nodded weakly. "These eyes let me see people's Christian or—in your case—chosen names."

"Ah, I s-see…" I stammered, blushing even more because he was so close…

He grinned at me. "What's wrong?" He asked, lightly caressing my face, smiling wider as it flushed again at his touch. He leaned forward and kissed my cheek, then stood up.

"Mitch…" I whispered weakly.

Looking down, he said, "Yes?"

"I… never mind…" I looked away, anywhere but at him.

-Mitch-

I wonder why she's being so weird, I thought.

I felt oneechan's mind worm into mine. I think she likes you. In fact, right now, she's thinking, 'Oh, god, his face was right by mine, what should I do, should I tell him I like him or not, oh, it's so confusing'. I had to leave after that, because I didn't want to get a migraine.

Hm. Remind me to put my blocks up. I reverted my attention back to Nudge. Just to torture her more, I pulled her up, holding her in a tight hug. I heard her gasp in surprise before her arms went around me.

Put your blocks up. I don't wanna see it.

I smile, but it disappeared when I felt small indentations on her back. I frowned, but wiped it off. One way to figure out… god, I can't believe… Then his lips gingerly touched hers. He immediately felt the link between them, and he sifted through her memories to her childhood. There, he saw it. The School, Death Valley.

Before he could pull out, Nudge broke the kiss, blushing. I bit my lip. "Nudge… is something wrong?"

"Er… besides that my apparent best friend just kissed me? …jeez, now I know how Max feels."

I sighed. God, I probably shouldn't have… I don't know what happened when she broke the kiss…

"What?" Nudge looked at me with confused eyes, into my widening ones.

Nudge, can you hear me? She nodded, still confused. Think something.

Um… I'm thinking…

I bit my lip hard. "Dammit…"

She looked at me worriedly. "What is it?"

I sighed. "I'll tell you later. Nudge, can I meet your family? It's important."

She shifted, blushing again. She was cute when she blushed. "Uh… I'll see if it's okay…"

I grinned. "It's okay. Besides, I kinda want to see your wings."

Her eyes widened. "W-w-what w-wings?"

I rolled my eyes. "The ones you got at the School."

"H-how do you know about t-the S-School?"

"Parents used to work there. When I figured out, I made them quit. Then those… Eraser… things… came in the middle of the night and killed them, with some kind of poison." I shrugged. "Horror story. Just wish they took my brother with."

She hugged me. "I'm sorry…"

"Why? S'not your fault my parents are dead."

She smiled. "Now," I said, "We have to get back to class."

-Nudge-

Oh god, how did he figure out about my wings? I was thinking furiously when the day ended. He met me outside the classroom, and I met the others. "Um… this is Mitch," I muttered. "I don't know how… but he learned about my wings… his parents used to be whitecoats, but he made them quit and they got killed."

He smiled, his eyes getting that red to them again as mine flickered back and forth from the ground to those mesmerizing eyes.

"Max," I heard him say, and my head snapped up to stare at him as he glanced at each one. "Fang, Angel, Gasman, Iggy." He stifled a laugh. "Odd names. Like with Nudge, I can't see your Christian names…"

"How…?" I heard Max say. I grinned. "You have some explaining to do, Mitch."

Line Break

We flew home, and of course I was the one who carried Mitch so he didn't have to walk. Iggy was carrying Ella, who looked quite content in his arms. Every so often (aka when Iggy's cheeks returned to normal) she would lean up and whisper something in his ear, and he would blush.

Soon, we landed, and I dropped Mitch hurriedly, my face completely red. He just grinned at me, which made my face even more red, if it were possible.

We walked in, and introduced. Then, we all settled in the living room. "Wait," He said. "I think my sister should be here, too…" I heard a voice say, Oneechan, I need you here. Please. Then, another one. Hai, hai, otooto. Jeez, you landed yourself in a mess here. You're just lucky they're- it cut off, leaving me confused. I looked at the others, and only Angel was anything other than indifferent or impatient; in fact, she looked angry.

-Mitch-

I grinned as Alice slipped out of apparently nowhere, but I saw the rift. "Okay, that's better." She sat down next to me, yawning.

"I know you're confused about a lot of things now—for example, how I knew your names, how Alice came out of seemingly nowhere—" She smirked at this. "—and how Angel can't read my mind." Angel blinked, surprised. "It's because we're kind of like you, recombinants. I'm eight percent bird, but…" I lifted my shirt slightly to reveal a row of scars along my stomach, and then, my wings unfurled. They were like magic. They were a mix of orange, red, and yellow, and maybe a little black too. There was fire along the edges of them. "I am eight percent Phoenix. And that's not all…" I raised his hand, now with wicked looking claws. "Four percent leopard." I gestured to Alice. "Alice, my sister, is nine percent tiger, six percent wolf, and three percent peregrine falcon."

I watched them look over my wings. "Being even part phoenix means I am mostly immortal. I die after five hundred years or when I want to. If I don't want to die and my five hundred years aren't up, then my body spontaneously combusts, and, after four minutes, I'm reborn into a new body and start my life over.

"Our abilities are also unique. No one can be able to mimic it." I grinned. "My sister has nensha, or the ability to burn things onto objects or into minds, also called projected thermography. She also has advanced telekinesis, psychokinesis, and pyrokinesis, which is controlling fire through mental means. She also uses Rifts to teleport almost instantly. Rifts are essentially folds in time." I paused here. Oneechan, should I tell them my powers? She nodded at me. I bit my lip.

"I can shape shift, as long as two conditions are met. One, I must concentrate, and two…" I brought one of my wings forward, and lightly touched it. The flame disappeared, replaced with a purple aura. The feathers slowly turned pitch black. The other one shifted, so it was white with a silver aura. "I must have the Daemon and Seruvim wings." Watching them carefully, I wrapped my Daemon wing tightly around my upper body, and my Seruvim wing enveloped the lower half.

They faded away, feather by feather, until it was someone different there. I bowed, and said, in a deep voice, "This is my second form of choice, Ariata Kairin." I heard a gasp as I opened the new bat wings. "Ariata's form is seventeen percent bat." I closed my eyes, slowly reverting to my normal form. I gasped at the pain that erupted throughout my body.

Nudge was at my side in an instant, saying, "Are you okay?"

I nodded, and whispered, "Ask… Alice…" and then I fell into unconsciousness.

A/N: Dun dun dunnnnnn. What happens next? REVIEW! I'm not updating again until I get 15 reviews. 'Kay? Still feeling loved