" Snow." I mouthed my eyes widening with excitement as I flattened my hands against the fence, and squeezed my fingers through the mesh." Jeb, look at the snow!"

" Its cold, Max." Jeb cautioned as I glanced up at the sky.

It was a deep gray, the swirls of wind whipping my hair around my head in a fashion that made my hair dance like a halo. My wings where flared out as I sat in the school's only yard, my short sack like dress bagging on my body.

" Max, we can't stay out here much longer, your going to get sick!" Jeb cautioned. But I ignored him. My well developed sense of a five year old curiosity was already hooked on the snow as I stretched out my hand to touch the cool flakes that rested in the grass.

" Max, Come on. The others are waiting for you." Jeb stood up from his perch on the side lines and started toward me as I withdrew my hand from the snow in surprise.

" Jeb!" I screeched as he picked up his pace and I shot up off the ground shrieking and jumping." Jeb, Jeb, Jeb!"

" I warned you it was cold, didn't I sweetheart!" Jeb demanded as he lowered himself to my level on his knee's and I lay my small hand on his arm.

" Not the cold." I protested as he tousled my curls.

" I better get you inside, Sweetie, your starting to turn blue." He commented as I desperately shook my head. He needed to understand that it wasn't the cold snow!

" No…" I shouted my fists bunching at my sides and Jeb glanced at me warningly.

" Max, quiet. You know were not supposed to be out here."

" No, Jeb." I protested as I grabbed his arm and jumped up and down my wings beating frantically. " Bird, Bird!"

" Ahh." Jeb rubbed his chin as he saw what I was pointing to.

" Yeah, your right, Max. That's a bird." Jeb murmured while I ducked behind him. A small feathered bird lay in the snow, its dark belly upturned mournfully to the sky.

" Is it Dead?" I inquired as Jeb slowly lowered himself to his knees and scooped the mess of feathers up of the ground. My keen ears failed to pick up a heart beat, in the small creature.

" Poor, Bird!" I cooed as Jeb cradled in his hands and I leaned in to get a better look.

" It has wings." I acknowledged. "Like me, Jeb!"

" Exactly, sweetie." Jeb murmured. " Its just like you." The bird was completely still in Jeb's hands. I reached forward and ran a finger down its chest feathers.

" Its soft." I murmured. "Jeb is it dead?"

" No he's not, poor fella, he's in shock." Jeb answered as a huge gust of wind caught us both sending my hair streaking across my face as it ruffled the birds feathers.

" Shock." I echoed.

" Yeah, he got really cold and fell from the sky. Birds are different then people, Max, they are more like you and that's what makes you a miracle."

" But, Jeb I don't want to shock." I exclaimed and he chuckled quietly.

" That's why we keep you extra warm sweetie, lets go inside and see if we can save this bird."

Arms where encircling me, trying to pull me away from Fang's chest as i scrunched my eyes shut and held onto him for dear life. They couldn't separate us, i thought fitfully! Not now, not after all of this! I wouldn't let them.

I suppressed a scream inside of me. I was burning! The heart break and physical pain was flooding my soul. Choking me, drowning me!

Some one make it stop! I thought desperately. I wanted to freeze like that bird now, and then i could join Fang. Tears where spilling down my cheeks as i curled up, and wrapped my arms around my knees.

I was on fire, there was no comphort. I sobbed as i rocked back and forth then someone touched me. I went completly still under the touch that was so warm and alive, my heart thundering away in my chest as tears froze in teh corners of my eyes.

" Max?"