New chapter guys, I couldn't fit a letter but I will on the next one, promise. Although for now, please enjoy!
Max's POV:
At a quarter to midnight I rose silently from the dusty ground. I looked back at the Flock, sending them a silent prayer that they wouldn't be attacked while I was away. I flew up to my small hiding spot after Fang and I kissed and snooped around for the actual cave. I swooped into a few similar caves, not quite finding the right one until I came across a particular one that had blood smeared along the wall. I walked a few more steps into the cave before I heard the light sound of breathing. I focused my eyes along the back of the cave, seeing the shape of a human silhouette. I cleared my throat and the figure snapped its head up, and jumped up into a fighting position. I held up my hands into a defensive way as the person started to take a few steps towards me.
"Are you," the person hesitated, "are you Max?" they asked. I nodded my head slowly and the person relaxed their position and took another step until he was a metre away from me. I could see clearer now and I noticed it was a boy that was around my age. He had stormy grey eyes and dark brown hair, but the thing I noticed most was that he had wings. Beautiful 17 ft long, ash grey wings that were spotted with white.
"Jem," he said, holding out his hand, smiling. I hesitated but shook his hand, not saying my own name because he already knew it. I mean, how dumb would that be if they already knew your name and then you say it again, right?
"Did you send the dream?" I asked him curiously, stepping a tiny bit closer and looking anxiously around for danger.
"Yep," he replied. Oh god not another silent one, not like Fang.
"How did you get your name? Where did you come from? Why are you here? How do you know me?" I questioned him, too bad for him he was getting way more.
"Back at the Institute where I came from our cages was stacked up in grids. Mine was J, E and my doctor was Dr. Mason, using those letters I got the name, Jem. I was going to be executed, being known as a failure because they thought I had no special powers, so they took me outside so these wolf-human men could kill me, thinking I was too weak to fly away. I'm here because I've heard about you and the Flock all over the news from bulletins and newspapers so I wanted to join you Flock. I know you because," he took and moment to take a deep breath," Well, I've been having this dreams about you and I was testing if I could somehow send a message to you and one night I discovered my power and I kind of went through your memories and found you and that boy kissing in this cave so I wrote a poem and now your here." I stood in pure shock, didn't we and Fangs Fan's destroy the entire Institute? And why was this boy intruding on my past, how rude.
I nodded at him, taking in all the information. I stood for a few moments in silence, thinking it over about what I could do.
"Jem, stay here until morning, I'll come get you" I finalized, before running out of the cave and leaping into the pitch black canyon. I flew silently back to the cave where the Flock lay asleep, landing in an inaudible crouch. I went over to Iggy and shook him awake and tapped the back of his hand twice. I took his spot on the floor, watching until Iggy got to the cave mouth to sit down, before finally closing my eyes and falling asleep.
"Max," someone spoke from behind me. This time I knew it was Jem and I turned around to see his grinning face. He was wearing a pair of dark blue jeans and a Red Sox T-Shirt, with a back pack on his shoulder.
"All ready for tomorrow I see," I said to him, making him grin even more widely. This dude was starting to freak me out, he wouldn't stop smiling.
"Yep," he said happily, although he looked like he wanted to say more.
"What are you doing in my dreams?" I asked him, his smiled dropped and he looked grim.
"Oh, I guess I just wanted to say morning, yeah," he said, his smile coming back onto his face, yep he was really freaking me out.
"Ok," I replied, not really convinced. I started drifting back into reality once more and that last thing I saw in my dreams was the grim look that he had given me, what was that for?
I woke up and jumped to my feet and started poking everyone awake, and ending up yelling in Nudge's ear. Dylan, the first person I woke up and was watching me like a love sick puppy as I woke up everyone else. God he disgusted me. Their stomachs started rumbling and I realised that we had eaten the rest of the rations yesterday.
"Guys, stay here, and no blowing things up while I'm gone," I ordered them sternly, before turning away and jumping out of the cave. I flew back to where I met Jem last night. He was all ready and wearing the dark blue jeans and the Red Sox shirt from the dream, and also the back pack draped over his left shoulder.
"Why we don't make Jem short for Jeremy? Or give you a new name?" I suggested. He tilted his head to the side as if he were thinking.
"Yeah ok, can your Flock decide of a new name for me?" he said. I nodded and I ran out of the cave once more, with Jem on my tail. We flew in complete silence until we landed in the cave. Five heads snapped towards us and I stood protectively in front of Jem, then stepping forward.
"Guys, this is Jem, he's going to join our Flock," I introduced Jem, reaching back and pulling him forward by the collar of his shirt. We sat down in a circle and Jem told his story again that he told me last night.
"I want you guys to name me," Jem said firmly, looking each of us dead in the eye. We sent him to sit at the mouth of the cave so we could decide of a name.
"We should name him Jackson," Nudge chattered excitedly. Everyone shook their heads at that exact moment.
"I think I know what we should call him," Angel suggested, we leaned a little closer to her as she whispered the name that we all thought was perfect.
Any name suggestions, guys? Hope you've really liked this chapter because every two or so days there will be a new one.
RnR?
-Krissy
