A/N: Well hello there! Here is chapter 4. Again, I apologize for the overall lam-yness of it, but I kinda had to force this chapter out. tonight was closing night of this big show I was participating in, and it's the final production my school is putting on this year. After this, everyone goes off to the next school up, and I'm going to a different one then all my friends. So I was sobbing today, like the emotional person I am. Anyway, here you go!


I fall to the ground, landing hard on my hands and knees. I heave, but nothing comes up. My back… dear God, my back feels like it's on fire. I'm on the verge of losing consciousness when, suddenly, it all stops. Something cool and light brushes against my spine, and I shiver. Slowly I regain my feet, gasping in pain once when I try to stand too quickly. As I straighten, I notice every single member of the flock staring at me, though Iggy's expression is more What The Crap Is Happening?

"What?" My ribs creak when I breathe.

"Ro, you have…."

A black feather drifts over my shoulder, and I look behind me. "Wings," I gasp.

Attached to my back are huge black wings, at least fourteen feet across. As the flock and I watch, they extend out fully; displaying a small red section of feathers you can only see when my wings are wide open, hidden right by my back.

"What the HELL is going on?!" Iggy shouts, very pissed off.

"Ig, she has wings," Gazzy tells him, sounding pretty shocked himself.

"And no one bothered to tell me this? I mean honestly people-!"

I would think Iggy could go on forever if another voice hadn't stopped him.

"Ooo, the freak has wings now? Now we definitely should take her back to the School. Maybe she's part Eraser too!" Josh sneers, struggling against the ropes. Slowly I turn to face him.

"I am getting really annoyed with you, Josh. First you make my life miserable in school, and now you're doing this crap. And it really. Makes. Me. Mad!"

My vision starts to turn red as my voice gets louder and louder, until everything is blurred over with scarlet. Of their own will, my hands rise from my sides, and my wings rise above my head until the tips touch.

And then fire bursts from my palms.

MAX POV

This girl has some serious issues.

Exhibit A) She can control bullets

Exhibit B) She didn't KNOW she had wings!

Exhibit C) The wings she didn't know she had look a heck of a lot like Fang's, except for the red part.

And now, Exhibit D) There are giant fireballs in her hands!

Oh, and did I forget to add that when aforementioned fire magically appeared, her wings changed color. To bright red and gold like a phoenix!

Those white coats sure did have a heck of a time with her.

IGGY POV

No one will tell me what is going on! I know something's happening; everyone is gasping, some of the Erasers are screaming, and Dylan let loose a few choice cuss words. But I don't know what.

Sometimes being blind really sucks.

DYLAN POV

At the School, often times the genetic successes are more horrific than the failures. But Aurora… she's something else. And I don't know whether she is a success or not. But I'm starting to see why Iggy's head over heels for her. That girl is incredible. But not as amazing as Max- yet.

NUDGE POV

So. Incredibly. COOL!

RO POV

My temper meter is through the roof. I don't think I have any self control left, and yet I manage not to burn Josh and his crew to ashes that instant. Instead I channel every ounce of fury in my body into my hands, and the flames rocket skywards. I can feel my hair standing on end, and every muscle in my body tells me to fight, use my fire to kill everyone who has ever harmed me, but I push my instincts aside. Eventually I allow my fire to flicker and die, until all I hold in my hands are glowing embers. Slowly and calmly I walk over to the group of Erasers who are huddled on the ground. Using the remains of the blaze, I burn through the rope, and the creatures that were captured hurry to get free.

"Go. Tell your School what happened."

They whip out wings and take to the air, evidently forgetting about their truck. When they are dots in the sky, I fall to the ground, looking at the sky for the second time that day.

"Well, that was interesting," says Max. Quietly, Angel explains to Iggy what he had missed. He looks at me, shocked, then comes and sits down beside me. Nudge flops down on my other side and begins braiding my long hair.

"Well, come on then," Max says, ever impatient. "We've got to teach you how to fly."

AURORA'S MOM POV

"Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Gotcha. Alright then. Bye." I snap closed my cell phone. Looks like little miss Aurora finally figured out what I've always known. After all, I did help create her.


A/N: Yep. Weird, and flowless. But hey, I'm distracted. So, I have nothing else to say...

Oh wait! I lied. I finally figured out how to see my track chapters, and I now realize that plenty of people read this. I am absolutely in love with my reviewer, but I would love a few more reviews, if you don't mind, my other readers.

On another note, my friends have dared me to write a series of one shots from either Hunger Games, Maximum Ride, or Phantom of the Opera. If you have any requests, please let me know. my brain is friend- Tech Week was the same week as testing, so my brain cells have committed suicide. Thanks!

"A word to the wise ain't necessary- it's the stupid ones that need advice."