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Angel POV

Max laid spread out on the seat of the car (read: limo). Looking battered and broken, Max really scared me. I had to believe she was going to be fine, but what with how she looked presently I couldn't help but doubt my hope. I knew about Max's new ability to see the future, or at least know glimpses of what is to come, so I knew there was a good reason we had to be here with these boys and that one girl, Haruhi.

Kyouya sat next to me on the seat opposite Max. I had my knees curled up to my chest with my arms around them and my chin rested on the top one. I turned my head slightly and looked at the cold man sitting next to me. It wasn't that he was a cold person, so to speak. He just masked his emotions much like Fang did (does). The black hair that sat on top of his head was disheveled from his hands running through it.

"I know what you want to know, it's not a secret from me," I said, matter-of-factly.

"How?" he asked simply.

"I can read minds. Long story short, I was genetically engineered. The scientists at The School grafted avian DNA into my chromosomes, so now my DNA is only ninety-eight percent human. The other two percent is avian, thus the wings, extra air sacs, and lighter bones. Also, for some reason, I and the rest of the Flock have special abilities." I tore my gaze from his and looked at Max. "We're surprisingly tough and heal rapidly. We fight plenty of bad guys on a regular basis and get by with scratches and broken bones. Even with this said I've never seen any of us this bad off. I've seen Max hurt before, trying to saw her arm off or what have you, but she's always recovered fairly easily. But still, I doubt even her ability to bounce back quickly." I looked back at Kyouya. "That's why we need your help. Without serious medical help, I fear Max may never recover. I don't know what I would do without her."

"How old are you?" Kyouya asked in his same tone.

"I am around ten years old, I think. The scientists never told us our birth-dates. The rest of the flock and I picked our names and birth-days, estimating our ages. I know what you are thinking and, yes, my mind is well advanced that of your average ten year old. Somewhere in the time since we escaped from The School and started trying to save the world, my mind began rapidly maturing. Max and Fang—the boy that brought Max in through the window, sorry about that, by the way—blame it on the terrible things that have been throw our way. Because of that, they say, I've had maturity thrust upon me, and the inevitable reaction, in their eyes, was my brain to cope by rapidly advancing. I, on the other hand, believe it is just another part of me being the mutant I am."

"Interesting. This School you talk of, are they after you?"

"All the time. Every minute of every day, they are composing schemes in which we are captured and returned to the place all of us despise and fear."

"Fear?"

"Since the very first I can remember, the scientists, White Coats, as we called them, ran tests on us. In more ways than one we were experiments that succeeded. They forced us to run in mazes like lab rats, electrically shocking us when we slowed down, injecting us with experimental liquids with undecipherable names. We lived in cages, small ones, almost like dog crates. I remember a time when we were free when I was six. We were playing happily outside, all of us, when erasers—mutant half-man half-wolf genetically created warriors from The School—captured me and ruined a perfectly great day. They took me back to the place I least wanted to be at. Max and the rest of The Flock ended up getting kidnapped again. We knew we had to escape, and did just that. It wasn't long after that when Max managed to saw her arm open.

"The scientists at The School put a tracking device in her arm, much akin to ones pet owners have put into their dogs and cats and birds. She wanted it out, fearing it was a way for the erasers to track us down. So, in her brilliance, she picked up a seashell and sawed a bloody gash into her arm. We found her nearly passed out on the beach, blood on the sand all around where she lay.

"We've had a bunch of hard times, Kyouya, but through all of them, Max has been the one to cement us together. Under her sketchy guidance, we've been ok. The past four years since we escaped from The School for the second time, I've never been happier with my family." I looked back to Max, tears in my eyes. "Without her, I don't know if we'll stay together. Really, without her, I don't know if I'll want to stay together. She was the first real mother I ever had, the first mother any of us really had, and without her, I don't know how we'll act, or even go on."

Kyouya put his hand on my shoulder lightly, and I turned to look at him. "She will be in good hands, my Angel." I blushed slightly and he lifted the hand on my shoulder to barely caress my pink cheeks. I let go of my knees and put my hand over his, pulling it down to rest on my knees, now perpendicular to the carpeted floor.

Looking down at his hand in mine I smiled. "Thank you, Kyouya. I know the draw you feel to me." I looked up into his eyes. "But I do not think you know why you feel the pull." A questioning look in his eyes confirmed my thought. "I am your sister, Kyouya onii-san."

Kyouya's whole face reflected his shock, and I waited patiently, allowing him to process this information. "How…?" he finally asked.

"One of your father's companies founded The School. During one routine trip to find out where his money was going, he was propositioned to offer up his DNA to help create a recombinant life-form, which means he was seduced by a female White Coat working on creating more of what Max and Fang and the rest are. In his defense, he really didn't have a choice. So the White Coat became pregnant and while I was still forming, they injected me with avian DNA. Your father didn't even know she became pregnant or that I was born.

"That's the reason I am so mature. Or, at least, that's why I believe I am so advanced." Slowly, Kyouya's expression had become one of understanding, to finally become one of acceptance.

"Of course you are so advanced. You are an Ootori. Furthermore, you are my little sister, and as such I would expect nothing less." He smiled warmly at me. "I am happy you figured all this out, Angel Ootori. Welcome to the family." As he said this last part he pulled me into a warm hug. I wrapped my arms around him and closed my eyes, happy to feel resigned acceptance and joy in the embrace.

Kyouya POV

At first I was shocked and more than a little disbelieving of this little girl. But as she talked more and more I realized deep down inside what she was saying was pure truth. I have a little sister. I was having trouble wrapping my brain around the thought, but my soul recognized her, and my heart did as well. I pulled her into my arms and held her close.

She fit perfectly into my arms, her head pressed securely against my chest and arms wrapped tightly around my torso. My face pressed into her hair and I breathed in the sweet smell of coconut shampoo. My arms wrapped around her back and pulled her close to me, enabling me to feel the contours of her pre-mature body against my fully grown one.

She pulled back slightly and looked up into my eyes. I smiled a soft smile and kissed her forehead, letting go of her finally. She smiled back at me and brushed a piece of blonde hair from her face. "Tell me more of your special abilities, little sister." I smiled as I spoke the last words to her.

"Well, I can read and control minds. Also, I can speak in your mind." She paused. Max hates it when I read her mind, because she's usually thinking risqué thought about Fang. Usually, after finding out things she thinks about Fang, I jump into his mind and tell him. What they don't know is that I hear them late at night, acting upon these risqué thoughts and fantasies. I'm really not as dumb as they think I am. "Just like I did just now, I talk to the rest of the flock members and the occasional normal person. I actually talked to Haruhi in her mind back at your school. She's still puzzling over how I did that, I'm sure.

"Um, I can breathe underwater, like the fish I talk to. Oh, and you did hear me right. I can talk to fish and other undersea critters." Here she stopped and smiled broadly at me before looking at Max. "I also can recognize when people's souls recognize each other. I'm not quite sure how to word it, but it's almost like I have a built-in radar. For example, I know Max's soul recognizes Fang's. They are, in essence, Soul Mates. Also, from the first time I saw you, I knew you were my big brother. It was as if my soul recognized yours. As soon as that happened I knew the whole history lesson surrounding our dad and how I came to be your sister.

"The others have abilities, but they are so numerous it would just be easier for them to tell you themselves. I'm actually pretty tired. I haven't slept more than four hours in two days. I was worried about Max, and as such found it hard to fall asleep. I'm sure the rest of the Flock is as tired as me."

She paused and I saw her eye-lids drop a bit as she yawned widely. I looked away from her and over to Max. She was lying still, looking pitiful in her present state. "Onii-sama?" Angel asked quietly. I shifted my gaze to her and quirked a single eyebrow at her, silently inviting her to ask her question. "How is the rest of the Flock going to get to wherever we are going?"

I cursed silently. Would Haruhi be ok with the others? "I'm sure Haruhi is taking care of them," I replied.

"Could you call her and make sure? If I know my family, they are raising Cain."

"I will. Angel, you look very tired. Would you like to rest a bit while we continue on our way home? We have a ways to go still." She nodded her head sleepily, and I motioned for her to rest her head on my lap. She slowly lay down on the black seat with her body on the seat and her head on my lap, her head facing Max. I pulled out my cell phone and absentmindedly stroked Angel's soft hair as I dialed the phone I gave Haruhi the month previous.

"Sempai?" Haruhi's soft voice asked into the receiver.

"Yes, Haruhi. How are you doing, trying to figure out a way to get the rest of the "Flock" to my house?" I asked with an air of amusement.

"Well, they didn't want to go in a car, so right now they are following us from the sky. I'm in a car with Hikaru and Koaru, and the rest of the Host Club is heading over to your house as well. We should be there within two hours."

"Splendid. Good work, Haruhi. Oh, and do make sure Hikaru and Kaoru know they are not to harass Angel's family, especially the girl called Nudge."

"Will do, Sempai. Anything else?" she asked almost sarcastically.

"That will be all, Haruhi. We shall discuss the matter of adding the expense of all of this to your debt later." I heard her sigh on the other end of the line.

"Of course, Sempai. See you soon."

"Yes, Haruhi. Goodbye." I hung up the phone and placed it back into the breast pocket on my shirt. Angel shifted slightly on my lap and sighed gently. I looked down at the small girl and could not help the smile that shone on my face. My long fingers trailed through soft, golden locks of hair, brushing out the tangles.

"Angel, my Chiisana Tori," I whispered. "I promise to protect you from now on. I cannot even begin to imagine the terrible things you have gone through in your life, but I swear you will no longer have to deal with such things."

Angel, whether subconsciously or not, grabbed my free hand and held it to her chest as one might do with a stuffed animal. I continued to stroke my other hand through her hair slowly as I looked down at her and eventually nodded off, only to be awoken by the sudden jolt of the car, signaling our arrival at my father's mansion.

I opened my gray eyes to see Angel still lying on my lap; my hand paused in her hair. I slowly detangled her golden locks from my fingers and looked up as the driver opened my door.

I smiled at the man and whispered, "I need you to alert Doctor Hank. We are in need of his services as soon as he is free. Also, I need a bed prepared for this young girl," here I gestured to Max, "who is in need of medical help."

The driver nodded his head once and took off for the front door. I tried my best to gently pull my other hand from Angel's grasp, but she shifted and looked up at me through heavy lidded eyes. "Wha-?" she asked.

"We are here," I whispered. "Go back to sleep, I will carry you inside." Her eyes closed and she nodded her head slightly. I put one arm under her upper back and the other under her knees and slid out of the car gracefully, pulling the small ten-year-old to my chest. Her head rested just under my right shoulder. I walked up to the house and through the opened door. Continuing up the stairs, I stopped in my room.

Heavy curtains kept the majority of outside light from escaping into my dark room. I walked over to my (large, expensive, and luxurious) bed and laid Angel down on the middle of the bed. My room, as a general rule, was kept colder than the others in the house, and I saw her shiver slightly. I crept over to the cabinet where I kept the thick blankets, pulling out a soft, brown blanket.

Returning to Angel, I wrapped the material around her. I watched with a smile as she snuggled closer into the sheets. I pushed back some hair that was in her eyes and kissed her forehead sweetly before heading back out to the car and gathering Max into my arms. The girl stirred momentarily in my arms, but was out again by the time I got up to the door.

Dr. Hank came shortly after I got Max situated in her room. "Hello, Dr." I said politely when her arrived.

"Good evening, Kyouya. How can I be of service today?" Dr. Hank asked.

"There is a young lady here who is very special." I told him all that I knew of Max and her Flock while walking him to the room where she lay.

"Kyouya-Sempai. Tamaki-sama and the others are here for you?" A maid came in to tell me.

I looked to the doctor apologetically. "If you will excuse me-?" I asked.

"Yes, of course." Dr. Hank waved me off with a smile before continuing his preliminary examination of Max. I walked out of the room and closed the door as quietly as I could.

When I reached the entry I saw that everyone was gathered: the remaining four members of the Flock and the other six members of the Host Club. "Max is being checked over by our personal physician, Dr. Hank. I can guarantee Max's secret is safe with him. Angel is resting in my room. She fell asleep on the drive here and is very tired still. If any of you are tired, feel free to join her." I spoke to the Flock rather than the Host Club.

"Can we go see Max?" Nudge asked.

"I'm not sure that's the best idea, but since I do not know of everything that happened, the doctor may have some questions for you. I can have a maid bring you to her room," I answered her. She and the oldest boy nodded their heads and I motioned for a maid waiting by the door. "Please take these four to Max's room." The maid nodded and led the Flock members away.

"So what's going on?" Hikaru asked.

"Well, right now Max is being examined by Dr. Hank and the Flock is off to talk to him. Angel is sleeping in my bed after falling asleep in my lap on the way here," I answered the annoying twin.

"Sempai?" Haruhi started. "Why is the little girl in your room?"

"It's the darkest room in the house, therefore the best place to sleep during the day," I replied.

"So what do we do now?" Kaoru asked.

"We busy ourselves with other things while we wait. It may also be a good idea to speak with the Flock, to talk to them and find out things about them. Who knows? We might even become friends with them," I spoke to everyone.

They nodded collectively. I was about to turn around, and was, in fact, half-turned, when I heard someone's stomach grumble. I turned back around to see Haruhi's blushing face. She placed her hand on her stomach and apologized. "Haruhi, would you like something to eat?" I asked.

"I'm ok, Sempai, really. I'll be fine," she said.

Tamaki looked worried and turned his gaze on me. I nodded my head once. "Haruhi, come with me, I insist. We'll go to the kitchen and get you something to eat," I said to her, motioning for her to follow me. She walked over to where I stood and I placed my hand on her lower back, directing her towards the kitchens. I distantly heard Tamaki proposing a game Haruhi thought us a while ago, called Hide and Seek. In this game, one person was "it" and the rest hid while the "it" person counted to some number they choose. Then, the person who was "it" went and tried to find the hidden others.

I took my hand off of Haruhi's back and walked beside her, leading to the kitchen. When we reached our destination I asked her, "Well, what would you like to eat?"

Her brown eyes opened large as she took in the pantry. She turned to me and asked if I had any protein bars. I smiled and directed her to a section of the pantry specifically shelved for health supplements. Sitting on a shelf were many boxes of different types of energy bars, imported from the United States and bought locally alike. She reached over into one of the boxes and pulled out a Cliff Bar. I noticed she went for the bar with the most chocolate and smiled.

Haruhi turned back to look at me and saw my smile. "You're smiling, Sempai…what's going on?" Her eyes narrowed as she spoke the last words.

"What do you mean?" I asked her, slightly confused.

"You only smile when you're going to add things to my debt."

I chuckled and turned from her, speaking over my shoulder, "Not always."

"What does that mean, Sempai?" she asked, coming to stand behind where I stood by the island. I turned around to look at her and crossed my arms, leaning against the wood.

"What do you think it means, Haruhi?"

"I have no idea, Sempai, else I would not ask."

"Tsk, tsk. Aren't you the smart one? How could you have gotten the scholarship and not have any deductive skills?" I was mocking her and she knew it.

"I am smart, Sempai. But I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about!"

"Maybe some time soon I'll tell you," I said with a chuckle.

"Fine," she grumbled, taking a bite of her bar. Her eyes lit up as she savored the food.

"I'm going to check on Max and Dr. Hank. If you want to get back to the foyer, simply go out this door and take three consecutive rights. After your third right, continue straight and you will reach the foyer. Feel free to roam about, but be advised which doors you open." Haruhi nodded and I turned from her, heading out a different door to Max's room.

I reached it just as Dr. Hank was closing the door. "How is she, Doctor?" I asked him.

"She's got massive internal bleeding, a few broken limbs, ribs, and her right wing is shattered. I'm hoping she'll heal from it, but she may never use that wing again. Only time will tell," he said.

I nodded. "Did you get the rest of the story from the other winged kids?"

"Yes. The girl told me pretty much everything, but I could tell it was hard for her. They all seemed tired so I sent them away. I'd imagine they've either crashed in a random hallway or are with your friends."

"Thank you, Doctor."

"As always, it is my pleasure. Where is the rest of your family?"

"Father is on a business trip to the United States and Mother and my brothers and sister are vacationing. Why do you ask?"

"It seems quiet here. I was simply curious. Forgive me, if I have crossed any boundaries."

"You are quite alright. Will you be staying to monitor the girl?"

"I feel it would be for the better."

"Feel free to use the guest room right beside this one. I will alert the staff that you are staying. If you'll forgive me once again, I must find the others."

"Goodbye, Kyouya. I will alert you if her status changes."

I nodded and walked off. Now, knowing Tamaki, he was off goofing around with the bird kids. I walked along the hallway towards the game room when I heard Angel's voice in my head. Onii-sama? Could you come get me? I'm hungry and do not wish to walk around your house alone. I smiled and changed my course, reaching my room in record time.

I opened the door and smiled as I saw Angel sit up on the bed. "How was your nap, Angel my Chiisana Tori," I asked.

"Fine. Onii-sama? What does Chiisana Tori mean?" She asked.

"It means little bird," I told her as I reached the bed.

"I like it when you call me that, Kyouya Onii-sama," she said. I smiled and lifted her from the bed. She hugged me tightly before letting go. "Stand back a little ways; I don't want to hit you."

I backed up and smiled as she opened her wings up and shook them. Angel beat her wings a few times and was lifted off the ground, slowly touching down again. I stepped up to her again and looked at her white wings. "May I?" I asked, gesturing to them.

"Sure," Angel said with a smile and moved one of her wings forward so I could touch them. The top feathers were stiff, but the down feathers were soft to the touch. I ran my thumb over the top of her wing and watched as her eyes closed. I smiled again and kissed the top of her head.

"Would you like a piggy-back ride to the kitchen?" I asked when her eyes opened again.

"Don't mind if I do," she replied and, before I could bend down, jumped up and with a slight beat of her wings was on my back. Her grip on my neck was firm but not so much that I could not breathe.

I walked with her on my back down the many hallways to the kitchen. Her head rested on my shoulder right by mine so she could see where we were going. When we reached the kitchen everyone was standing around the island, laughing and joking. "Well it seems like you all hit it off quite well," I said to Flock and Host members alike.

"Come join us, Kyouya," Tamaki said, waving us over with his arm. "These kids are great!"

Angel kissed my cheek and dropped down from my back. "Before we do anything, I want to introduce my family to everyone." Tamaki looked like he wanted to tell her everyone knew everyone, but I shook my head no. Tamaki shut his mouth. "This," Angel said, standing next to the boy that had brought Max through the window, "is Fang. He and Max are a couple, so you boys don't try to come on to her or he'll kill you." I heard the boys chuckling. "Next is Iggy." Angel stood by a tall boy with clouded eyes. "He is blind, but he never lets that stop him. Be nice to him or I'll have to hurt you."

"Nudge here is like my big sister," Angel said. "She's totally awesome, but try not to get her talking about one of her favorite topics. While she's not as bad as she was four years ago, but she can still talk a mile a minute." Angel walked over to a boy taller than her, but still shorter than the other boys. "This here is my brother, my actual brother. His name is Gazzy and pray you never find out the reason behind the name."

Angel walked over to me a grabbed my hand in hers. "And this is my other brother, Kyouya." Everyone went slack-jawed.

"Wait a second. You two are siblings?" Tamaki asked.

"Yes, well my father isn't the smartest man. One night stands can lead to things like this." Together, Angel and I told the story to the others.

"And so, Kyouya is my big brother," Angel smiled as she concluded.

"So your dad owns The School?" Fang asked.

"He owns the company that owns the School, yes. But he has no real idea what goes on there," I replied.

"Fang, we are safe here," Angel said resolutely, still holding onto my hand.

"Are you sure, Angel? I mean, he could alert them at any time and tell them where we are," Nudge said with a distrusting look at me.

"Hey, look. When have I ever led you astray? I know what I'm doing and I know that Kyouya Onii-sama would never hurt me." Her firm expression softened as she looked up at me. "I've seen what's in his head and in his heart. He loves me, even though he hasn't known me long. And when Kyouya loves, truly loves, he loves hard. I should know," she looked over to where Haruhi stood. "He loves all the members of the Host Club in his own way. Even you, Haruhi." I stiffened at Angel's comments.

Trust me. The words floated into my head before I could start to say something to her. "Is that true, Kyouya-Sempai?" Haruhi asked.

"Of course it is, Haruhi. I'm not as cold hearted as you think I am," I said, looking into her eyes.

"I trust him," the small boy spoke up. "If my—our—sister says you're ok, then I believe her."

"Finally. Took you long enough. Goodness! Who's with him?" Angel asked.

"Fine, we'll stay," Nudge said grudgingly.

"Don't worry," Angel said low enough that only I heard her. "They'll come around after tonight."

I looked at her questioningly. She smiled and looked at everyone. "Ok, so let's go have fun!"

"Hey Nudge, do you want to go hang out?" Haruhi asked Nudge. The girl nodded and they took off together.

"Well, I guess we'll go have fun too," Hikaru said. I cleared my throat in an obvious way. "Gazzy and Iggy, do you want to hang out?"

"I don't know; do you know where we can get our hands on any bomb-making materials?" Gazzy asked.

Hikaru and Kaoru looked at each other. "Oh, do we ever!" they exclaimed and the four of them were off.

"Don't blow anything up!" Angel yelled.

"Hey Angel, do you know any martial arts?" I asked.

"Yeah. That's how I stay alive, why?" she replied.

"Well Honey and Mori would probably be good sparring partners for you if you want to practice," I said.

"Yeah! It's alright if she trains with us, right Takashi?" Honey asked.

Mori nodded his head and Honey motioned for Angel to go with him. "Go on, have fun. If you need me you know how to get hold of me," I said. Angel nodded and headed off with the two seniors. I hope she didn't break them too much.

"I'm going to go sit with Max," Fang said.

"Fang, I would like to talk to you later on," Tamaki told him.

"Feel free to come with me," Fang said shortly. The two walked off. I was left in the kitchen alone, so I did what I always did when I was alone with not much to do at that very moment: I started cooking.

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