Well guys, I hope you thought my last chapter was awesome. It was pretty fun to write and who knows, maybe Cory will play a major role later on. Hmm. Well I might have said a little too much. Anyway, this chapter is sort of cool. Nothing really happens but you guys will find out some things about Skye and the School. Okay, so back to the usual. Read 'NeoFlock' and 'Deadline' by Talon666 and 'Dark Blue' and 'Maximum Ride: Wings vs. Wands' by Madeline Cullen. So, I guess this little note is done and I should be getting on with the chapter. So, I'll do that. Right now. Okay, well here it is. Finally. I hope you love it. Enjoy.

Getting ready for my date with Skye was a pain in the butt. Jewel tried to pick out my outfit and everything. You'd think that the fact that I only had two outfits would sort of make things easier, but no. She finally let me get away with my light snug jeans (after a quick wash) and my new light purple t-shirt. Do you know how long it took for her to decide that? An hour. Jewel was on my case until Skye managed to grab my hand and jerk me out of the door.

"Ugh." I groaned when we got in the elevator. "Just kill me now. End my suffering."

Skye chuckled. "Relax Mel. We're going to be away from Jewel for a while. Just you and me. Peaceful."

I nodded, feeling heat rise into my cheeks. I'd never been on an actual date before and I wasn't sure of what to expect. It didn't help matters that Skye wasn't experienced with this sort of thing either. At least I had friends who went on dates, watched movies about romance, and read books. Skye had nothing. Nada. Zippo. Zilch.

We left the hotel, hand in hand, and made our way onto the streets. We had no idea where we were going, so we picked a random direction and kept walking in it. I watched other couples walking around us and suddenly felt weird.

"What?" Skye asked, noticing my uncomfortableness. "What's the matter with you?"

I sighed and turned my head a little. "I guess this is just weird. Me and you. No fighting. Just being nice. Holding hands. Going on a date. It's… odd. That's all." I told him, shrugging my shoulders slightly. I didn't want him to think too much of it.

"So, what? You want me to go back to being a jerk?" Skye asked, confused.

"No." I said hurriedly. "I never said that. I just said this is weird. We didn't even get along until yesterday and now we're going on a date."

Skye sighed and shook his head. "It's like I told you before Mel. I've loved you since I met you. I just convinced myself that I didn't. I didn't want to admit to myself that I loved you and then have you taken away from me. I thought you'd join the Director."

I nodded. "It's perfectly understandable." I told him. "But I have a question for you Skye. I mean, if you don't mind answering."

"Shoot." Skye said casually.

"Why do you hate the Director so much?" I asked him carefully. "I mean, no offense, but you seem like the kind of person who would jump at the chance to have the privileges that come with working for her. I mean, especially if your best friend joined up too."

He sighed. "It's okay." He stopped walking for a second, looked at me, started walking again, and then began explaining.

"Have you noticed that at the School none of the children younger than five have a room?" I nodded. "Well, that's because one of the whitecoats take them in so the School doesn't get in any legal trouble. Well, when I was first brought to the School and had wings grafted on me the Director chose me to stay with her."

"Really?" I asked incredulously. I wouldn't think she'd take anyone in. I supposed it made sense that she kept calling Skye into her office to try and get him to join her. She must have had a reason for picking him though I couldn't figure out what that reason might be.

He nodded solemnly. "Yeah. She took great care of me from what I remember. I was just like a regular kid except that I had wings and had to come to the School for tests and junk. I even called her 'Mom'." he admitted glumly.

I squeezed his hand tighter. "That's rough Skye." I guess that I really didn't have it as bad as he did.

He kissed my cheek. "It's not your fault." He sighed again and then said, "Well when I turned five I had to start living at the School. I didn't think it would be so bad." He shook his head. "Boy was I wrong." He laughed hollowly.

"I had to go through a physical test." he told me. "It was brutal. I cried and screamed for the Director to help me but she just shook her head and left the room. That was when I knew that it was all a lie. She never cared."

"And then you met Tanner." I supplied.

Skye nodded. "We were in the same room. A couple months later Willow came and then a few years later Jewel joined us. Jewel slept in the room across the hall. You can pretty much figure out the rest for yourself."

We went silent after that, neither knowing what to really say.

Man. That was some heavy stuff. I never thought much about what Skye had gone through before I was kidnapped. I should've realized that something in Skye's past would have led him to acting the way he had been around me.

"Mel?" Skye asked after awhile. "I just thought of something."

"Hmm?" I asked. "What'd you think of?"

He smirked. "Well, how's Jewel supposed to know that we actually went on this 'date'? What if we just went flying instead and called that a date? Wouldn't that be fun?"

I grinned. "Sorry Skye. Somehow Jewel would find out. I know she would. She's not stupid you know."

"I never said she was." He looked at me and the sighed. "Okay. I must be crazy for agreeing to go through with this, but I will." He shook his head. "So, what're we supposed to do on a date?"

I laughed, almost forgetting that he'd never really been out of the School. "Uh, well usually, a couple will go somewhere to eat and just sit and talk. Sometimes they just walk around or go to a movie."

Skye made a face. "Sorry, but that stuff sounds boring. I mean, how are we supposed to talk in a movie theatre?"

I tried to stifle a laugh and thought, Well, usually couples are too busy kissing during a movie to do anything else.

"What?" Skye asked curiously. "What're you laughing about Princess?"

I felt myself blush a little bit when he called me that. "Nothing Skye, nothing." I chuckled, shaking my head.

He rolled his eyes, dropped my hand, wrapped his arm around my waist, and pulled me close to his side. "I love you so much." he whispered in my ear. "I have no idea why, but I do."

I smiled and kissed his cheek which I noticed was a bit fuzzy. Someone was going to need a shave soon. "I love you too… Sticky Fingers."

Skye pulled his head away to look at me. "Hey. I thought you promised you wouldn't call me that."

I giggled. "Sorry. Couldn't resist." I then kicked him in the back of the leg.

Skye just shook his head and smiled at me.

We walked a little farther on when Skye spoke up again. "So, what're we going to do Mel? It doesn't matter to me. I'm up for whatever you wanna do." He seemed a little unsure despite what he said.

"I don't know Skye." I whined playfully. There was so much to do. I hadn't actually thought about what we'd do. I blame my lousy planning skills. Oh, wait. Nope. Scratch that. I blame the fact that I never wanted to go on a date in the first place. Dates were for regular kids, not mutants.

We walked around a little more when I noticed a huge building with a flashing neon light. A roller skating rink. It sounded very promising.

"Hey, how about we go roller skating?" I asked, pointing to the building.

Skye grimaced. "Really? It looks like a lot of people are going in there. Besides I don't know how to skate."

There was no way he was getting out of this one so easily. "Oh relax. You'll be fine. You only have to talk to me. And, as for the skating, I can teach you. It's not that hard."

He sighed, thinking it over. "Oh Mel. I don't know." he mumbled.

"Oh please?" I begged, giving him the Bambi eyes. "Come on Skye. For me?" My lower lip quivered.

"Oh no." Skye moaned, closing his eyes. "Not the Bambi eyes and the lower lip thing." He opened his eyes and sighed. "Fine. You win. We'll go skating."

"I thought you might say that." I said, smiling softly.

We headed over to the rink a little reluctant on Skye's part and a little excited on my part. I hadn't been skating in forever. Something told me I'd never forget my first date. Call it a hunch.

Well, that's the end. Yeah, sorry guys. The next chapter is definitely going to be Mel and Skye's date though. It is going to be a pretty interesting chapter indeed. It's coming up real soon. Next week. I promise. Right on time. Well, see you guys later. Leave me a nice long review and tell me what you think.