"How was the-" Dr. Crueman began.

We all stood there-glaring and prepared to spring.

"Oh dear. Jared, I had a feeling you'd do this,"

"Jared," I whispered, so low only he could hear. "Jared, when I say 'now' hit and run, got it?"

He nodded.

"Jared, Jared, Jared," Crueman shook his head. "Didn't want to have to do this, son…." Suddenly, he started morphing and becoming more wolf –like. His teeth elongated, they were now much too large for human jaws. Claws replaced fingernails, and instead of skin, there was fur. I looked over at Jared, he had morphed too, but somehow he wasn't nearly as frightening. "You'll regret this, Jared," he said in a voice that wound haunt me for the rest of my life.

Crash!

Six Erasers burst through the windows in the hallway, more came through secret openings in our room. We should have checked!

"You had to go off and fall in love," teased one of the Erasers.

"Quiet, Kyle!" snarled the wolf that was Jared.

"Aww," another said, smiling an evil wolfy grin. We were surrounded. All claws were out. We'd be doggie chow-literally, with the exception of Jared- if we didn't get out of here now. I looked forward and saw an open space between Cruelman and Kyle.

"Change of plans," I said, "Wings out! Center and exit!" I snapped my wings out, knocking some Erasers over in the process. We shot into the air, I went at full speed-four hundred fifty miles per hour- not sure if Splitz or Jared could follow. I turned a corner; the exit was down the hallway, so close bet yet so far. I peered behind me to see Jared on my left-he'd changed back- and Splitz on my right, and a whole bunch of angry Erasers behind. Good thing they didn't have wings. Finally we reached the steel doors. With the help of Splitz, we kicked them open and flew out. "Up and away!" I shouted.

I rose my arms above my head, bursting into the air.

"Don't let them escape!" roared Crueman from somewhere behind. "Close the over head gate!"

Luckily, we were all a little too fast for the gate. It closed with a snap just as we reached a hundred feet above it.

"Hurry, they'll send helicopters," said Jared. His wings were dark brown, with black splotches. They glinted in the sunlight, he looked like a dark angel. Snap out of it, gosh. I shook my head, clearing it.

"Do you guys see any places we can hide?" I shouted over the wind.

"Not yet." Answered Splitz.

Jared hadn't answered yet. I looked over at him, he was scoping around. He caught me looking at him, I became lost in his gaze.

"Hey, guys," Splitz called. Jared and I still continued to stare at each other.

"Guys!" Splitz shouted, "Stop staring at each other! I found a cave!"

I peered up at Splitz. "Where?"

She rolled her eyes, "Ya know, you guys really need to kiss each other and get over it. You can't be going gaga over each other now while we're on the run. It's down there, to the left." She pointed.

I flushed. "Okay, swoop down there, let's go check it out." I said. I tucked in my wings and plummeted like a rocket to the cave opening, wind whistling past my face and whipping my hair behind me. I landed on the balls of my feet. Splitz landed beside me. My stomach flipped over as I searched through the sky above, it was foggy and nighttime, but that's not what bugged me.

Jared was no where to be seen.