𝙒𝙄𝙉𝙂𝙎

3

CARMINE POV.

I knocked on Zuin's door, Uva turned the corner shortly after. "Y'know, I never expected an higher class to live in an apartment building." Uva said, puffing there wings. A woman, who I ausming was Zuin's mom, answered the door, "Hello! You two must be Zuin's partners for the project?" Uva nodded there head. "Yes, ma'am, I'm Carmine and this is Uva." I said, pointing to me and Uva. "My sons in the shower right now, but come in!"

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"Juice? Water? Can I get you guys anything?" Iva, that was her name, asked. "Can I have a juice please?" I answered her. "Can I have a water?" Uva asked her. As we got our drinks, Zuin came out of his room. "Ah, sorry about the wait." Zuin said, "I see that my mom is being very... Host-y." Zuin flapped his wings as an attempt to dry them. "Zuin! Don't do that!" Iva went up to Zuin and held his wings at the base. "I'm fine mom," Zuin placed his hand his mom's, "I won't get arthritis in my wing joint, I promise." Iva walked away from Zuin and sighed, "Well, dont come crying to me!"

We all sat around a piece of paper, it had ideas on it. It read: States of Matter, Cricuts, the periodic table, etc. "Oh! How about, space history?" Uva wrote Space History on the paper. Zuin was bearly doing anything, just staring at me. "You got a problem or something?" I asked him. His wings shook lightly. "Oh nothing just.." He leaned in and whispered in my ear, "Your roots are growing out, your not naturally a raven, arn't you?"

He leaned back and smiled at me, and then focused on the paper.

Shit.

"I have to go to the bathroom." I stood up suddenly and walked to the bathroom, Zuin watching my every move.

I sighed. He was right, I pulled my bangs and saw my white roots. "This sucks," I though, pulling my feathers back till I could see the base, "I'll have to get my wings and hair re-dyed."

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"Same time tomorrow?" Zuin yelled from his apartment door. "Yeah!" Uva was walking backwards and I shot him a quick thumbs up.

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"B-But its been weeks.. Why have your roots just now started to show?" Dad asked me, his wings puffing. "I don't know, Zuin-" I stopped myself. "Z-Zuin? That's a higher class name.." My mom sratched her chin, "Is my daughter hanging out with a higher class?!" Me and dad sighed. "You'll have to miss school tomorrow, Zuin is on to you." Dad said, runing his hands though his hair, "You'll also need an excuse."

Zuins on to me.

He knows I'm not a raven.

At least he dosen't know that I'm a dove.

Who knows, he might have conections with the asshole Snowy Owl..

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Birdie