Chapter 4

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I am so sorry. I had nothing but homework to do the last month. I had science fair and a research paper at the same time. Then I had other little homework to do in my other classes. Thank you for being so patient. Also for those who would like to know, because I don't have access I haven't read any of the other books except for "MAX".

"Miss Martinez?"

She turned and looked at me. Then she smiled.

"Thank God they've finally found you."

She embraced me and hugged me tight. It was a little awkward because she was happy that they had caught me. Why would she be happy about that? She didn't like the school just like the rest of us. Why would she want us to be confined to almost darkness and even less freedom then we had?

"Max it's so good to see you. When you kids left I was just worried. I thought that I would never see you again. Then they recruited me and I saw Fang. We had to do check ups and I was the only one he would even talk to. He told me that the last time he saw you that you were fine and now I'm glad that your here."

"Why are you glad that I'm here?"

"Now that's a dumb question. I missed you dear; I haven't seen you in almost six years. Not only that but it is safer."

"Safer?" What is she talking about?

"Max, there were other people looking for you other than THE PROGRAM" She said matter-of-factly.

"Who? Who else knows about us?"

"The Military. Ever since they found out about Jem and his experiments they've been mad every since." She leaned back on her office desk and crossed her arms.

"Why would the Military be after us?" I asked. This didn't make sense. The military always knew about us, we were the Military's idea for better humans for better war strategies.

"Actually, only a hand full of the Military knew. You're a TRUSTIE right? The rest of them when they found out were furious. At first they wanted Jem's data on how he did the experiments. He wouldn't give it. Then they got mad. They decide every experiment he'd done would be destroyed. Some of the flyers that have come in had been battered pretty badly but THE PROGRAM had found them."

"I could have fended them off." I said. I've already fought the Military before.

"THE PROGRAM caught you, what makes you think the Military wouldn't have?" She said arching an eyebrow. Then she smiled.

"Come on, I have something to show you. It about time for it to happen."

"It's about time for what to happen?" I asked. I was a bit curious.

"You'll see."

I followed her into some back rooms. Then I heard a blood curling scream. I covered my ears. I looked up at Ms. Martinez she was only smiling.

"What's that?" I asked over the next scream.

She just kept walking. I followed her until I was looking through a glass. In a hospital bed was a woman. She was drenched in sweat. Her wings were spread to their fullest extent and the veins in her skin stood out. There were deep purple rings around her eyes as her lip curled right before she screamed again. Then I heard a bang on the door. It scared me. It was coming from a door down the hall. A low growl came from the other side and then there was another bang. The door rattled.

"That one's pretty strong." Ms. Martinez said. Pretty? Sooner or later he was going to knock the door down. I just looked at her like "what's going on?" She answered me without me having to say a word.

"His instincts are in control right now. They're telling him to protect her." She pointed at the woman who now was fast asleep. She continued on. "Jeff is usually a nice person. He's calm and has a soft voice, easy to get along with. As soon as Jordan went into labor we had to lock him up or else we wouldn't have been about to deliver the baby. Right now we are going to retrieve the baby. You are now our one of our younger staff so your job will be to get the babies and put them in the nursery. The easy part is taking care of the baby the hard part is getting it."

"Ms. Martinez, I am sure it isn't that hard to pick up a baby and take it to the nursery."

"When the baby is born the male takes care of the baby until the female is well again. During that time the father is very protective. When getting the baby you must hold your wings and try to cup them so that he would put the baby on them. Otherwise touching the baby with your hands can damage the wings on its back. It can form an attachment to you so touching with your wings prevents that."

She grabbed my arm and led me towards the growling (more like dragging). Nothing in the world could have prepared me for what I saw around the corner. I saw a man in a corner growling at the people around him in uniform. They each had their wings stretched in front of them cupped. The growling man only crouched holding a bundle in his wings.

Ms. Martinez pushed me forward. Turned back to look at her she smiled reassuringly. I stepped forward and cupped my wings. At first he growled at me then he shuffled forward. Laid his wings on mine and parted them letting the bundle land on my wings. I backed away and turn and went out of the room so did everyone else.

"Your pure." One of the other nurses said.

"What does that mean?" I asked.

"It means you have a good heart. Its means your intentions are good and he feels that you are the safest person to give his baby to." Ms. Martinez answered.

"Why would he think that? This is the first time I have ever done this and there were other trained people other than me. Why would he take me?"

"We have no idea but you did better than most of us one our first try. You need to get that baby to the nursery."

"All yeah sure."

I took the baby to the nursery. I watched it as it moved to get comfortable. I actually now thought that I wanted one. Now I knew what Fang was talking about and it scared me to think that I would bring another Soul into this world.

The whole day i was taking little babies to the nursery. By the end of the day i was tired and couldn't wait to go home. They never cried, all they did was sleep the whole day. Soon enough my train to dinner was here. My backed ached getting on the train. i sat down and then someone said"pssst." i looked over and i saw Fang sitting over by the window. i went to him.

"Did you read the card?" He asked smoothly. He was happy, that was clear with the smile on his face.

"Yeah i read it. 98%?"

"It's just a computer i think that we are 101%"

"No one is 101% suppose to be with somebody."

"Even so, you were made 101% for me without a doubt."

"Fang whats with the random thoughts of love."

"They are not random i just want you to know that. No matter what i want you to know that."

"Yeah sure." i said into a smile and without warning he kissed me.