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Hanna POV
This was the house. This was the house in the papers. Doctor Martinez's house. I smiled and then ran off father into the forest. I jumped and then rolled allover the ground. I took my shirt and pants and tore at them. I am going to have to make this believe able.
Once I was sure that I was looking dirty enough I started off towards the house. I stumbled up the stairs now pretending. I pounded on the door and waited for someone to answer. It was ten in the morning they should be up.
A few moments later the door opened and Iggy stood there Nudge behind him. Nudge gasped and pulled the door open pushing Iggy out of the way.
"What is it?" Iggy asked. His face was looking in my direction.
"Max!" Nudge called out. I couldn't wait for Max to get here. Plus this was taking too long. I sagged and pretended to stumble and fall. Iggy caught me. I wondered how he could have done that.
Moments later Max came to the door flanked by Fang and Angel. Max gasped and helped Iggy drag me to the couch. I made rasping sounds and then rolled my head to one side.
"Angel honey," Max said not looking away from me. "Can you go and get me a glass of water." Angel nodded and ran out of the room. Max caught sight of my silver wings and gasped rolling me onto my stomach. Ugh. Why can't she just ask? If I wasn't pretending to be helpless she would already be dead.
"Fang," she whispered. "She has wings."
"I know," he said. I felt something touching my wings and I jumped. I recoiled and curled up on the couch facing the flock. The thing that was touching me was Iggy.
I gave my best wide eye stare and then jumped up off of the couch. I sagged and then fell to the ground. Iggy caught me again and then placed me on a chair. I gave them a deer in the headlights stare and then tried to get up off of the chair. Iggy held me down.
"Don't worry," Max said to me. "We won't hurt you. We are like you." Max let her wings unfurl and then watched me for my reaction. I pretended to be surprised.
I looked around at all the rest. I acted as if I was about to jump when Angel came back in with the glass of water. She held out the water to me. I took it and drank it greedily letting a lot of the water splash out.
Angel smiled at me and then looked briefly at Max. Max looked back and I had the impression that they were having a secret conversation.
"Where did you come from?" Max asked looking away from Angel.
"T… the school," I mumbled sinking into my chair. I heard Iggy give a little hiss before falling into a chair himself. How did he know where that chair was?
Max frowned slightly before smiling again.
"How far have you come?" she asked. I shrugged and then winced pretending that I was hurt. I actually had given myself a few cuts and scrapes earlier. Max held out her hand.
"Come on. Mom won't mind if you stay. She might be able to help you too." I paused looking at Max's hand and then finally took it. Max pulled me along to a room. From the papers I noticed that it was her room.
I sunk onto the bed and then let my eyes droop. Max shooed the others out and then followed them out turning the lights off. Once they were gone I stood up and started pacing.
So they let me in willingly enough. What now? The answer came to me immediately. Get close to them. I fell onto the bed and looked around the room.
I sighed noticing that my eyes were getting heavier. I had flown across the country in six hours. I was tired. I laid down and fell asleep still fully clothed.
When I woke up the light from outside was gone. I stood up and found out that I was in some new clothes. A white tank top with camo pants. I stretched and then walked out of the room.
I found the flock in the kitchen with a girl who I recognized as Ella and Dr. Martinez. I stood in the door way and waited for them to notice me. I think that Iggy noticed me first by the way that his back stiffened and he pointed his face in my direction.
The rest of the flock quieted down soon after that. I looked at the floor sheepishly. It was Ella who spoke first.
"How are you doing?" she asked. I mumbled something about being good.
"Thanks for the help," I paused. "And for the clothes." Ella smiled and then pointed towards Max.
"Thank Max for the clothes." She pointed towards Iggy next. "And Iggy for the bandaging." I nodded my thanks and then shifted from foot to foot.
"Would you like something to eat?" Iggy asked.
"Yes please. I am so hungry. I came from New York." Iggy stood up and then grabbed a saucepan. He opened the fridge and grabbed some eggs. How he knew where everything was I don't know.
"You came from New York?" Nudge asked. "Because when we were there, there was no Itex. And then we left to go to Florida and then we drove a car. Well Max drove. It was scary. I am never letting her drive again-" Fang put a hand over her mouth. Sheesh that girl talks a lot. I walked over to where Iggy was sitting and sat down. I looked at the table shyly.
"Yes I came from New York," I mumbled.
"How old are you?" Iggy piped in. He was still cooking some food. The food made my mouth water.
"Seventeen," I said without thinking. Max gave me an unbelievable look. I can understand where that was coming from. I was much shorter than her. She was the same age as me but about a foot taller. I mean I was still pretty tall, but she was even taller. The reason I am shorter is because of the cat genes in me. I was a little taller than Nudge. Oh well…
"Seventeen?" Fang repeated. I nodded. "How tall are you?" he asked.
"Six' six," I mumbled. I glanced at Max and then back at the table. "You know you would be a great model," I mumbled. I can't believe I am saying this. But I need to get on the flock's good side.
Max blushed and then smiled. "Angel tells me that all the time," she said nodding towards Angel. Iggy placed some food in front of me and I inhaled it.
"You could though," Angel said. "See Hanna agrees with me." I choked on the food that I was chewing.
"How do you know my name?" I asked. Angel pointed to her head.
"Mind reader," she stated. 'I really need to be careful with my thoughts around her,' I thought. Angel smiled.
"Everybody does," she smiled up at Max and then skipped out of the room. A few moments later Nudge followed her out.
"Gotta love that girl," Max said looking at the doorway. I remembered that Jake had told me that Angel was Max's soft spot. Now I can tell that it is true.
I smiled at her and then finished wolfing down the food that Iggy had cooked. Dang that blind kid is a good cook. I stood up and walked over to the glass sliding door that led outside.
"Mind if I go for a quick fly?" I asked. A weird expression crossed Max's face. "I won't fly away or get hurt. If I am not back in ten minutes you can send a search party," I said smiling. Jake told me once that my smile was irresistible. And it worked again! Hanna: 1 Point. Max nodded. I smiled again and then threw open the glass door flying away into the dense forest that surrounded the house.
I flew far enough away that I was alone. I did a quick 360 to make sure that no one was following and looked at my watch. I am so glad that they didn't take it away.
I turned the hands of the watch so that it said three o' clock. Soon a voice came from the watch.
"Hanna. What news do you have for us?" I smiled at Jake's voice.
"The little one, Angel, is a mind reader. That is all I have found out so far." I paused for a minute as I listened to Jake talk it over with another voice I could hear in the background.
"Is that good?" I asked. But before Jake could answer I changed the hands of the clock. Someone was coming into the clearing.
"What was that?" I heard a familiar voice ask.
Duh Duh Duhhhh. Cliff hanger. Was Hanna found out? Are they going to kick Hanna out of the flock if not kill her? Please Review. If you review you will find out! (As well as winning a trip to Hawaii.) Sorry that is what it sounds like. That deep voice that goes: If you get this right then you will win this great sports car! Anyway… please review.
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