Percy Jackson/Maximum Ride Fanfiction

Chapter 5

  Hazel

Zac asked me if I could come over to his house today after school. I wonder what he is going to show me. 

When I get out of my last period class, Zac is there waiting for me. As soon as we get out of the school, Zac grabs my hand and we start running to his house. 

When we get there, Zac throws open the door and shouts, "I'm home!" He goes directly to the kitchen and I follow him. He opens a cookie jar and grabs two and hands one to me. Then I start munching and follow him out the back door. We walk to an old, beat down shed. 

He takes my hand and drags me inside. Inside, there is a tiny room where a small table is.

"I was cleaning out this shed yesterday and I found this old tool belt."

"Cool. So what?"

"It can give you any tool you want that you would normally find in a workshop and a few others."

My eyes progressively get wider as he tells me this. 

"Come here, I have to show you something."

He grabs my hand for the nth time and we walk out of the shed and through the forest.

"So where are we going?"

"You'll see," he squeezes my hand, and, to be honest, it feels good. 

When he stops, I look around. He lets go of my hand and jumps to grab a knotted rope, just out of my reach. It unfolds and Zac smiles, gesturing, "After you."

I climb the rope, and when I get to the top, I watch Zac climb up the rope. This would be a little bit easier if I used my wings. When he gets to the top, he pulls the rope up after him. He takes my hand, but this time we walk slowly. We are on a platform in the trees. There are planks attached to the tree trunk that looks like a ladder. Zac lets go of my hand to start climbing the ladder. I follow. A sigh escapes my mouth. At the top of the ladder, there was a small, cozy room with a mattress and blanket and pillow. Next to it is a little table. On the other side of the tree trunk is a cute, fuzzy little rug. Strung around the top of the room is white Christmas lights. 

"Do you like it?" he asks. 

"It's wonderful!" I say. 

"I made it myself."

"No way!" I say, unable to hide my shock. 

"Yes way. I have one more thing to show you."

He starts climbing a ladder on to the roof, and, once more, I follow him. 

We get to the roof and there is a beautiful sunset behind the trees, bathing Zac in gold light. He takes off his jacket and the most beautiful wings unfold. They are honey colored at the top and cream colored at the bottom and the feathers gleamed in the light of dusk. 

"I thought if I showed you that you would think I am a freak, but now I know..."

I take off my black leather jacket and my wings unfold too. Mine are pure black wings with gold specks. 

"Yours are breathtaking," I barely breathe. 

Zac carefully steps closer, "Your wings are the most beautiful wings I have ever seen."

He puts his soft lips to mine and puts his arms around my waist. 

Then, Nothing. 

IKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKI

CLIFFHANGER!!!!!