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Chapter 4

I didn't dare call out her name. If she heard me, she would probably run and hide. Besides, the people she actually knows may hear me too, and that would not be good for me.

Even with my good hearing and sight, I could find her. How hard could it be to find someone, probably wearing colour, when everything else is white! After 5 minutes of flying, I stopped to get some food. Where was I? The only place on this ice mound that has food, the sea. I grabbed at fish, fought against penguins for fish, and still could hold onto the slippery little… things. I continued to try and grab the fish using my mouth (which actually works) and didn't heard the foot steps behind me till they were only a few metres away. I spun round, ready to attack. Before me was a small girl (smaller than me anyway). She had brown hair that flowed past her shoulders and pale skin. She wore a big, brown fur coat and skinny jeans. I could see the colour of her eyes from this distance but I could see the fear.

The girl sobbed a little but stayed on her guard. She was smart as she did not bother to run and did not trust me. I knew this was Elly. The girl everyone's searching for. "Hello Elly"

Elly froze at the sound of her name. Fear and confusion flared across her face. I took a small step towards her. She gave we a once over look then ran.

I must admit, she was fast for a human. I tried to chase after her but my feet kept sinking into the snow. She was almost out of my sight when I jumped up and spread my wings. I flapped up and down, hard, to catch up to Elly, but the wind was too strong for me to see anything and I didn't want to crash onto the ground again like last time (It still hurt).

I turned around and landed again at the beach. It was still day time by the time I fell asleep again and the sun seems to have stayed in the same spot all night (O.o).

As I woke up, I heard a crackling sound near by. My eyes flapped open and I jumped to my feet. This whole 'ready for action' thing was starting to get annoying. I searched for the cause of the noise and for any danger.

"Hello"

I screamed a few bad words at this unexpected voice behind me. Why I hadn't heard her before, I don't know. I turned around to find Elly holding a cooked fish out to me. Her face showed no sign of wanting to hurt me, only her fear.

"Please sit" she acknowledged a rock covered in snow. She turned away and behind a mound of snow. Of course, instead of doing as I am told, I followed her around the mound. A fire burned underneath a couple of fish and Elly was rummaging around in a bag.

"What are you looking for?" I asked.

This time it was her turn to be startled. Elly turned to face me; she had a bottle in her hand. "Your wounds. If I don't put this stuff on them, they will get infected."

I looked at myself and found a few scratches and bruises from my ruff landing. "Hadn't noticed." As I watched, the scratches healed to red lines and he bruises could hardly be seen. Elly watched in amazement before putting the bottle back in her bag.

"How do you know my name?" she asked

I smiled. "You have people searching for you. It's not that hard wen they continually shout your name."

She gave a little smile. "And who are you?" she blushed as she asked the next question. "What are you?"

"I am, a guess you could say, a mutant. I am half bird, half human. As for my name; they call me Aveline." I smiled proudly. Yes I am different. Yes I probably will never live a normal life. But I guess it's worth it. I'm special. "Now Elly, a question for you." Worry crossed her face as she new what I was about to ask. "Why are you running?"

Elly sat down behind the fire. "My family work here. This is their life. My two older brothers are both following in their foot steps as scientists. Everyone in my village expects me to as well." She stopped for a second to stop herself from crying. "I had a fight with my dad before I left, because I want to be a designer. It was a bad fight and I had enough and walked out." She looked up at me. "And now I'm here with you." She smiled and continued to cook our fish. Seems like we are, basically, in the same position.

Looks like we are going to be stuck together for a while.

There's chapter 4 for you. Don't worry; the maximum ride team are coming soon. Please review because I'm not putting the next chapter up until I receive 3 reviews. Hope I'm not asking too much.

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