Chapter 2

Right as that bell rang I was out of there. I attempted to look normal on the way to my locker,but I'm pretty sure I failed. Once I got to my locker I opened it nd grabbed my books. Good,no one was in the hallway,I took out my uniform and looked at it. It's been so long,I thought. I almost longed to go back and fight. But barely,most of me wanted to stay here in West Virginia."Crap,Zach's waiting for me!" I yelled. I threw my uniform,unfolded,back in my locker and went running towards the doors.

I busted out the doors and sure enough there was Zach leaning against the handrail."sup."I was breathing heavily now.

"nothing. Okay Zoe,I know you. You don't want to talk about Science. What's up?"

"I have to talk to you about something important."

"What?"

"You have to follow me to the back of the school."I confessed.

"oh,okay let's go."

I took him to blank spot in the cameras and backed up

"What do you want to talk to me abo-oh my god…"he gasped

I had unfurled all 15 feet of my pure black wings. I knew he thought they were beautiful. When he said 'oh my god' that pretty much sealed the deal. If he thought that the wings were a shocker,he was in for a heart-attack when I phased. I gave him 5 to recover and then I asked,"give me an animal. Just try not to give me some marine animal."

"A Leopard." He gave me.

I stepped back about 3 feet and phased. It felt good to phase and shake out my coat. After a yawn I looked up at him. Why didn't you tell me before? Did you not trust me? Believe me Zoe,I'll guard this with everything I have. I'll tell no one." He gushed out.

"Zach,"-he looked quite surprised to see that I can talk while in animal form-"It's not that I didn't trust you,I just I didn't feel that the time was right." I admitted.

" there anything else I need to know?"he asked

"actually yes. I belong to the military. They made me and Iv'e been running from them for quite awhile."

"Dude, how is that possible?"

"My mother gave me to them for drug money. While I was still in the womb,I was injected with DNA of every animal alive. Whrn I was given bird DNA,To much was in the syringe. Imagine, I could have a beak,or talons! Instead I was weirdly blessed with these babies."I was out of breath now.

"Like how do you live?" man he was full of questions.

"Okay,I'll explain.I was trained at 8 years old. I was put into combat at a very young age. I got sick of being around men all the time so during a recon mission I just flew off. I took refuge here and just started walking down Maple Street. A girl,Jennifer,like me found me and took me in. Don't bother askin bout her,she's dead. Dead because of me. The marines found me and stormed the cabin. A guy named colonial Lister shot her in the back of the head,right I front of me..They took me back and I left again and here I am. Haven't found me yet."I couldn't go on. It was to painful so I stopped.

"well how do you live?"

"Jennifer was ;she was filthy rich. I think I'm set for life." I smiled at him and winked,yet I was dead serious.

"How did she get the money?"

I was just getting ready to leave and unfolded my wings again.

"Sorry Zach,that's information is being withheld at the moment." And then I flew off.