Hey guys, I appreciate all the reviews and I'm glad you like it! Flames are appreciated too, I can take constructive criticism! I'm sorry these chapters are so short; they're like three pages long on Microsoft word so I think they are longer than they are! I'll try to make them longer from now on!

Chapter 2- Lost or Found Hope?

I woke up to the sound of something moving in the woods, my muscles tensing automatically. The movement stopped right below the tree, and I froze, holding in my breath. The movement started up again and moved forward, into the clearing.

I shimmied down the side of the tree that wasn't facing the clearing and hid behind the base of the tree. I waited till the footsteps picked up again from across the clearing to spread my wings and lift into the sky. I flew close to the treetops, like I had in L.A., until I was in the clear to fly into the sky.

I flew towards nothing and no one, aimlessly navigating my way through the cloud cover. The hope I once had for finding my flock was gone, like a whisper on a summer wind.

My flight carried me to a small town in west Texas, where I decided I would stay for the night. I landed near a small farm, where a group of friends were having a bon fire. I would be able to sleep next to the warmth tonight at least.

The wind carried the smell of smores and hot dogs towards my hiding spot and my stomach growled. I clenched my muscles, commanding it to stop. It had been at least two and a half days since I had eaten, and for some reason I knew that the only reason I could go this long was because of some type of training I had for saving the world. It was as if by instinct that I knew I could go four days without food and water, but man, did that food smell amazing.

The bon fire lasted a good part of the evening, and it was probably around one thirty in the morning before the group started to dissipate. The last person to leave threw sand from the surrounding ground onto the fire and picked up all the trash, throwing it in the nearby trash can. He walked into the house and I crept to the fire, turning the ashes with a branch, kindling some left over embers. I put my hands near the flames, the heat covering me like a blanket and shielding me from the cold night air.

I crouched down, my long hair touching the ground. I looked around for any type of food left, noticing a half-eaten hot dog on top of the pile. I tore off the end and the swallowed the rest whole, savoring every morsel. I dug through the trash and found other little bits off food to eat, always tearing off the bitten parts; I was desperate for food, but not that desperate. I could've held off if I had to.

I was so busy eating that I didn't even hear the light footsteps behind me.

"Hello," a deep voice asked behind me.

I jumped, and turned, getting into a defensive position, waiting for the eraser attack.

"It's okay! I'm not going to hurt you," the voice calmly said, "What are you…. I mean…. Why are you out here?"

I didn't answer, getting even lower to the ground. The man's eyes glinted in the dim light of the far away porch light, flashing a deep brown color. He shuffled his feet, regarding me coolly.

"Um, hold on here for a sec," he mumbled, and ran towards the house.

I made my run for it then, making it to the edge of the yard, not wanting to expose my wings. I was about to hop the fence when the voice again called out to me.

"Wait! I don't want to hurt you! I just wanted to know if you wanted a place to stay!"

I jumped, scraping my bruised, scabbed leg on the barb fence and landing at an awkward angle. There was a sickening crunch and I faltered, no hope to keep me going this time. I screamed in pain, bursting into tears as I leaned over my leg, my hands going to the open wound, trying to stop it from bleeding.

There were hurried footsteps across the yard and gravel path way, heading towards me. I tried to crawl away, knowing it was no use, but it was comforting to me to know I at least tried to get away when they took me back to the school.

I'm sorry guys… I tried….

P.S. We've had a really bad snow storm here in Texas so my school has been closed for the rest of the week, this gives me a lot of time to write, so I'll update if you guys review!