The sound of Sam's voice brought me out of my daze. "Who are you?" I turned to him and smirked. "I am the great Maximum Ride. Fighter of evil. Protector of the innocent. Not Ginger as some people seem to think." I glance at Jake and he was blushing.

"What are you?" "A girl what are you?" I smirked again as Jake started snickering. Sam shook his head and looked at Jake. But Jake was too busy staring at me with, what I think, was love in his eyes. Emily gasped and everyone turned to her. "Did you just imprint on Maximum Jake?" He nodded his head and looked back to me with, yep defiantly, love in his eyes.

"Call me Max and what do you mean did he imprint on me?" Emily beamed at Jake and turned to me. "Imprinting is like love at first sight but much stronger. It's a werewolf thing." "I was right!" I pumped my fist and grabbed a cookie. Sam looked at me questionably and I smiled. "I was right because I suspected that you guys were werewolves."

"How did you guess that?" "I saw you guys morph. I was the wolf remember?" I saw Jake blush and I giggled. He's cute when he blushes. Suddenly I froze. What is wrong with me? I'm acting like a love struck teenager! I felt Jake wrap his arms around my waist. "What's wrong?"

I looked at Jake and smiled. "I'm a love struck teenager." He pecked my cheek and I giggled again. Being girly might need some getting used to but I could deal. I leaned into Jake's chest and took a bite of my cookie. It was delicious! I was so absorbed in my cookie Sam's next question caught me off guard. "So, what are you?"

I froze mid bite and looked at him. Could I trust him? I knew I could trust Jake but could I trust Sam. Or Emily? Jake's hands brought me out of my internal battle. He was rubbing my shoulders in an attempt to loosen me up. I relaxed some but stayed on edge. I knew their secret but how would they react to mine. Would Jake even want me anymore when he knew what I was? What I've done? Who I've killed?

The thought of Jake not wanting me anymore almost brought me to tears but I held them back. I had to be strong. I was Maximum frikin' Ride for Pete's sake! I could do this! I looked up from my cookie to Sam's questioning and concern filled eyes. I couldn't do this.

I jumped up, surprising everyone. Running out the back door I headed for the surrounding woods. I heard footsteps behind me but I morphed into a cheetah. Dodging branches I reached a clearing. Transforming back to my human form and pulling out my wings I took to the skies. About a thousand feet up I realized something. I'm not as strong as I was thought to be.

I looked down to see a pack of wolves running into the clearing I took off from. They looked around confused and I sighed. I'm such a coward. I couldn't even face my werewolf soul mate and tell him I'm part bird. What was I gonna do now?