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Disclamer: I only own de la Jade. And if I owned the series, FANG. WOULDNT. LEAVE.

It took another hour to get to where the "Flock" was headed. I had mainly stuck behind them, I didn't really believe that Max trusted me. Gazzy and Nudge didn't seem to mind me, Angel either. From what I saw, Fang would do anything Max did. I wonder if they know how obviously in love they are.

I heard Angel giggle as I thought this.

I angled my wings differently so I went down farther, and glanced forward, seeing Iggy. I found him interesting. He was blind from what Angel said, but the way he acted I never would have guessed.

With his strawberry-blonde hair, he reminded me of... no. I stopped the thought before I could finish it. I didn't need any more pain, no matter how unintentional.

While thinking about random things, I nearly missed Max going down for a landing. I moved my wings again, and followed the other bird kids.

Apparently they actually didn't have a destination. Go figure. We ended up landing for the night in some State Park. This may sound cliché, but yes, they wanted me to sleep in the tree.

I've lived in a cage all my life. And I've eaten nothing but oatmeal, some kinds of fruit, and some kinds of meat that whole time if I was even fed, so I'm not picky. But I refused to sleep in a tree, because

A.) If I just broke out of that hell hole I want space to move and

B.) I will end up falling out and killing myself.

So there you have it. Hybrid mutant freak philosophy in a nutshell.

In the end I, teehee, made a nest on the ground. Get it? Nest? Okay, no need to boo.

I think I'm starting to loose it.

Anywho, while the rest of my hybrid buddies got all cozy in a really tall maple tree, I layed down on a rock by an open creek. I had piled up grass and leaves and flowers to make a semi-soft bed. But it was still a rock.

With the unfamiliar sound of rushing water whispering into my ears, I fell asleep quickly.

That night, I had a strange dream. Brown eyes glanced down at me through the door of a cage, smiling. Whispering sweet words, I closed my eyes. Red. The one friend I had had my whole life, the one comforting thing I knew. A freak like me, a part cat part human hybrid.

He was funny and sweet and brilliant.

And then the dream shifted. I huddled in the back of my cage, hand clapped over my ears, hearing the deep cries of agony from the room next to mine.

The operating room.

"Make it stop, make it stop." I whispered, tears trailing down my face as I listened to the agonized yells of the person I loved. I sat like that for what seemed like a lifetime, before I watched the lab-geek who had taken Red walk out.

His hands were bloody. And Red never came back.

"No!" I gasped, eyes snapping open. I was breathing heavily and disoriented. What... where was I?

I blinked rapidly before realizing that I wasn't at the School, I had escaped. I was okay. There wasn't a lab-geek with sadistic ideals or injections that made me throw up.

I was fine.

It took a few minutes to calm down and properly block the dream from my mind. I sat up and stretched out my wings, enjoying the feeling, before flying up to the tree the other bird kids were sleeping in.

I made sure to be quiet, and noticed they were all still asleep, except for one that wasn't there.

Iggy.

My eyebrows crumpled. Where was he? Should I go look for him? What if he's hurt? What... what the hell was I doing?

I shook my head and landed. No need to worry about it. It's not like he's family or even part of my flock (since, y'know, I don't have one.)

I'm going to pretend I wasn't wistful at the thought, but I was. No flock-o-for-mutant-bird-kid-o.

The sun had risen more by the time the others started moving. I had already begun to pay more attention to them, remembering things they did out of habit.

Knowing the enemy helps you defeat the enemy. Or that's what I go by. Even if they weren't my enemy (hopefully... cause that'd suck. A lot.)

Gazzy always stuck by Iggy (who had returned sometime), and had a rapt obsession with fire and bombs. Iggy halted and payed close attention to any sound. Nudge never stopped talking and was easily distracted by things such as fashion and hair (She pointed out that I was still wearing the plain gray t-shirt and sweats garb from the School, no shoes.), and Angel never seemed to agree with Max. She was childish, but thought in a way very different from the others. She always thought she knew best. Max seemed to have a very high opinion of herself. She was a good fighter, and constantly wary. I doubted that she could know me for years and trust me even then. Fang was silent, dark, and mysterious, but I noticed how his eyes watched his flock, especially Max. The dog I saved, apparently named Total, was very dramatic.

How was that for only knowing these people for less then a day?

I also figured out that Max had a "Voice," and was supposed to save the world. Told you she had a high opinion of herself.

But, even though they said that, no one had a plan. I can't really argue, they did take me under there wing, no pun intended. I wonder how long it would be before I was left alone.

We ended up flying into Dallas, Texas, and getting a motel room while Max figured out a plan. Nudge and Angel had convinced there all-knowing-leader to let them go shop if Iggy and Gazzy went too, and I came with them. But we encountered a problem.

I was dirty, my auburn curls snarled and knotted, looking almost brown with dirt. I had no shoes, and my wings were completely visible. How to fix this problem?

Taking a shower! Yay for personal hygiene! After I took a shower Nudge went and bought me an outfit. Or... I think she bought it.

Have you ever gone a long time without looking in the mirror, and when you do your like what the hell? Who's that?

That's what I felt as I looked at myself. My curls were fluffy and shiny, my skin creamy pale with a cute freckle on the side of my nose. My lips weren't chapped (which was freaky) and the outfit in itself made a huge difference.

According to the mocha skinned fashion guru it was dark artificially ripped skinny jeans, a graphic tee along with a flattering black jacket to hide my wings, and knee-high black Chuck Taylor's. Yes, I didn't understand a word of that, but it sounded cool.

Another thing I figured out today was that I was built slightly different then the rest of the bird kid females. While they were still light and lean, they were very tall and straight. I was smaller, more busty and curvy.

Wanna know how I figured this out? When Nudge said, and I quote, "Wow your boobs are big!" In front of, you guessed it, everyone! Max burst out laughing, Angel looked confused, Gazzy stared at my chest, Fang looked away, embarrassed, and Iggy's eyebrows were raised so high they disappeared in his hair.

Somehow, I can't see this ending well.

I just love the ending! Can't you picture Nudge accidently blurting that out? Buahahaha.

This chapter is to introduce Jade more. Her appearence, past, habits, etc. Also the beginning of her interest in iggy ;)

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