Freak-out

Kale's P.O.V.

The next thing I knew an earsplitting sound had erupted from my throat and traveled out through the house. I heard doors fly open and feet pounding up stairs. Within seconds everyone was in the room, asking me why I was screaming.

"GWEN! NOTE! FLAIR!" Is all I could stutter. Max jerked it from my grasp and began to read. Her eyes followed each word carefully. When she had finished she looked around the room and bit her lip. She looked sick.

"Gazzy, go check outside and see if you can find Flair and Gwen. Angle, sweetie, check the rest of the house," Max said in a shaky voice. My hands trembled and I tried to stuff them in my pockets. It was a failed attempt.

"What is it?! What does it say?! Where is Gwe…" Nudge babbled. Iggy slapped a hand over her mouth and turned back to Max.

"Someone freaking read it out loud!" Iggy ordered.

You could practically stir the tension in the room with a spoon.

"I-I can't!" Max exclaimed as she passed it to Fang, who was completely calm. He scanned over it and his eyes bulged. It was passed back to me. I couldn't help staring at it.

Dear Flock, Migration, and Humans,

As you've probably noticed by now, we aren't here. Flair and I have decided to do the courageous thing and save the others. We're going to go look for Alex. Flair feels strongly of her sister and wishes to get her back. As I've once said,

'Spread your wings for those who cannot. Flap like the footfalls of the escaped running to freedom. And soar for those behind bars, to those locked up. A feather for a tear, a scar for a friend, and a death for a life. Without sacrifice there is nothing, and without courage and adventures there is no sacrifice…'

Out doing business,

Gwen

& Flair

I felt sick. How?! When?! What?!

Finally I could choke out the letter and the others turned pale.

"No! We told her! We warned her!" Ebony was stunned, speechless.

"We have to go save her! We have to MOVE!" Dylan cried as he unfolded his wings.

"No! There's no way! We can't get to her in time! She's gone! Dylan, we can't loose more," Max tried.

"It's Flair! If it were Angel you would do the same. I have to protect my people," Dylan explained as he refused.

"DYLAN! You know they'll kill you! They want her that bad, they'd kill all of us just to get one single feather from her!" Max grabbed his arm.

He gritted his teeth.

"Let. Go!" He tried to stay calm. She backed up and dropped her hands to her side.

"You're not going!" Storm crossed his arms and stood in front of Dylan.

"Move Storm," Dylan commanded.

"No!" And with that water was pulled from the vase and splashed into Dylan's face repeatedly.

"Storm!" Ebony screamed as she tried to separate the boys. Dylan tried to wipe water from his eyes, but it just kept coming. It even was flushed up his nose. There was a lot of trying, but no real actions.

"Can someone please explain to me why Flair is important! She's just like the rest of us, right?" I yelled over the roar of explosions, word explosions.

"No," Fang said simply. I needed more than one word! Everyone settled and stared intently at me.

"Uh, would you explain?" I asked.

"Err…where to start? Hmm…maybe if you knew what Flair was…," Max mumbled.

"Oh my gosh! Max I can explain! Zomg! Please!?" Nudge squealed. The others were quiet, so Nudge took that as a yes.

"Ok, so Flair is literally formed, or combined with FIRE! 2%! Anyway, they had never successfully combined an experiment with fire, considering how we're mostly made of water anyway. No offense Storm, but Flair was their most successful elemental subject. She was 'awesome'. When they stole her and her sister from their bedroom they were only four. They took them because their mother had already donated a child two years before Flair and her sister came along. That child died, so the School needed more. Alex didn't come out as well as they had wished. They found that Alex's DNA wouldn't match that of her sisters. We can all handle different DNA. Like, I'm an avian-only. Flair could be a pyro/avian. Her sister could be a feline/avian. It's said that Alex has a cat tail, that sounds so cool! So…when we saved Flair we didn't know about Alex. Flair wanted to go get her, but Max knew something. The School wanted Flair back desperately. So bad that they had almost caught us once. Luckily we ran and got away, but it was close. They had brought guns, the Erasers were set on getting Flair. Flair, however, didn't know this, so when she asked Max turned her down. Flair has held a grudge ever since. Now, they are still searching. That's why we came into hiding, why only Jim, Susan, Dr. M, and Ella. Are the only humans who know our location. You see, Kale, anyone keeping Flair from the School gets lead in their brains. Anyone who interferes with their game is killed," Nudge said a mouthful, but at least now I kinda understand.

"And Gwen is with her?!" I screeched.

"And Flair is gone! And I can't save her!" Max cried.

"And it just proves I'm a horrible leader!" Dylan growled.

"I just want her back," Ebony wailed.

"They could do anything to her," Storm added as he cringed.

"What now?" Iggy questioned.

"Everyone just calm down!" Dr. M ordered.

"How am I supposed to be calm?!" Max, Dylan, and I snapped at the same time.

"G-Gwen can, can protect her, right?" Angel asked. Apparently they weren't anywhere else in the house.

No one answered and a tear fell from the girl's big blue eyes.

"Y-You mean we've lost Flair? And Gwen?" Gazzy whispered. Max began to cry. Hormones?

"Yah, no. I won't just sit here knowing…" I began. Nudge grabbed my wing and yanked me back.

"No, you can't go after her! They're already caught! Did you not understand the stress on how wanted Flair is?" Nudge scolded.

"She's the only person I have left. My only family is locked in a cage, or her body cast aside in a ditch. I must find her, either way," I said stubbornly.

Max started cussing as she slammed her fists into everything around. Eventually, after hours of freaking out we all sat silently staring at the ground.

"All this time that I've spent keeping her safe was for nothing. She's really gone. They have her and we will never be able to get her back. The scientists want Flair, that's it. It's black and white-they want her to study, dissect. Then they'll keep her alive as long as they can until she kills over. Next, they'll be coming after my baby. They'll want it. Does this life ever smooth out? Is there no peace?" Max said hatefully.

"Nope," Dylan sneered. Max acted like she wanted to haul off on him. She wanted to bang his head into the wall, but instead she burst out in tears and sprinted for her room, Fang following in pursuit. I couldn't move. My heart ached. Knowing that Gwen was out there and there was absolutely nothing I could do hurt me.

I never told Gwen the way I felt. I never felt her soft pink lips on mine. Gwen didn't know she was loved.

Review! Thanks for Reading! what will happen to Flair? Will the School catch them?