I looked at Max, and turned off the stove. The item in the pan that had once been an egg was now a burnt black mass that smelled like sulfur. I poked it with the spatula, and nearly burst out laughing.

"Wow, Max, you did it again, you are so hopeless! I thought I told you to let me or Iggy do the cooking."

"Iggy is blind."

"…And?"

"You weren't awake yet. I wasn't going to make you cook for us."

"Instead she chooses to burn down the house. Much smarter. And safer." Iggy smirked as he came down the stairs.

I suddenly felt very aware of the fact that I hadn't dressed yet. Even though Iggy was blind, I felt… like his eyes were drilling holes into me, seeing my every secret. I blinked and the feeling was gone.

"Do try to be nice to her." Fang laughed, sliding gracefully down the stairs. My big brother looked amazing from my view. His long, sleek black hair was, as usual, tied in a ponytail that suited him perfectly.

"Morning, Big bro! Are the girls up yet?"

"Nudge is dead to the world, as usual. Gazzy is brushing his teeth then he'll be-"Fang didn't finish, as Gazzy came barreling into him full speed.

"Morning Max, Morning Iggy!"

"What about me? Do I not exist now?"

"Hi Serenity" he said, hugging me hard around the waist.

"I'm going to go wake up Nudge and Angel. Be down when Breakfast is ready."

"I'm gonna change, bye Ig."

"Ten minutes Tops. Got it?" Iggy said, mixing something together.

"Got it!"

What a great way to start my morning, I thought happily, running upstairs to shower, and put on some clean clothes. I pulled out my best outfit possible; knowing today would be a good one. After I showered, I pulled on the top, carefully lacing the sleeves and back. I pulled on the black skirt, zipping up the back and Lacing it.

Most of my outfits were lacy and gothic. I believe the show I watched on Japanese fashion called it Lolita. I loved it, but decided against wearing it today. It would get dirty. Instead, I pulled on a plain white button up, throwing my favorite vest on over it, and a pair of snug fitting bondage jeans. The type with chains crossing in the back, and the sides but nowhere else. Then I put on my combat boots, and slid down the banister to my food.

"Took you long enough." Fang sniggered, "Trying to do your hair?"

I growled at him. I had, as always, tied up my hair in its usual ponytail, but decided to braid my bangs. It looked no less usual then Fang wearing all black.

"Bite me." I told him, faking a sweet face as I sat down.

Iggy immediately placed my plate down in front of me. The smell of waffles reached my nose, and I was in heaven. Or something like it, at least. I carefully cut my waffle, and dipped it into the syrup. When it reached my mouth, the sweet taste exploded across my tongue. Once again, Iggy's cooking blew me away.

"… So I think I'm going to go and pick strawberries." I heard Angel finish her statement.

"We'll come with you!" Gazzy exclaimed.

"We all will, Angel." Max told her kindly.

Suddenly that good feeling was gone, and instead, a feeling of dread took over.

"I really don't think we should… nevermind, I'm blabbering again, lets go!" I said, brushing off my intuition.

. . .

We were out on the hill when the cold feeling came back. Twice in one day. This was not good news. I heard Max, Ig, and Gaz talking, but wasn't paying attention. My mind was elsewhere. I was thinking about mathmatical probabilities. The probability of my intuition being wrong was about .3% if that. Something bad was coming, an I didn't want to know what.

It happened so suddenly. A single scream pulled me back into reality. Angel. I felt Ari before I saw him. Excitement for my old friend grew in my chest, until I realized my own arms were pinned behind my back.

"Good to see you well, Ren. You look nice today." Ari's cold voice whispered into my ear. My old friend was an Eraser.

"Ari…" Tears welled up in my eyes, blurring my vision. This wasn't happening, it couldn't.

Around me, I watched my family, my beloved Max getting pounded by other Erasers.

"Iggy!" I screamed, watching him take a punch to the gut, "STOP IT ARI!"

"I don't take orders from you, Ren. I take orders from my father."

"Iggy! They have Serenity! Oh god, they have my sister." Fang half yelled. The shock in his eyes killed me.

"Help me…" I managed to squeak as I was hoisted into a helicopter. Ari tied my wrists together, and chained my ankles.

"I'm being nice here, letting you breathe freely. You try to make a break for it and I will have you gunned down. Do you understand me, Serenity?"

"I would say something vulgar, but Max taught me better then that."

"I see. So you became Maximum's lap dog."

"Okay, now I will say something vulgar. Eat me."

As I growled those words, I calculated the probability of him hitting me. Within seconds of getting the answer, a smile spread across his lips, and he snacked me hard across the face, leaving three wolfish scratchmarks on my face.

"OW!" I snapped, swinging into gear. I used both of my feet to kick at him, landing full in his chest. Before I could move again, I felt something strike me from behind. I blinked, and everything went black.

"Well Darn."