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Chapter 2-Rising Sun

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Max POV

I hit the END button on my phone. Wow. I had just chosen to go on a mission for once. Go figure Max. I hadn't been commanded by the Voice, no government, no Angel begging to go get a talking mutated dog. Just a half werewolf half vampire that is held against her will in Italy by a group of crazy vampires, that sounded like mutated vampires, that also sound like evil, and mean vampires. Did I mention vampires were involved? I sighed heavily, then stood up and let my wings out. It felt so good to have them out with the wind pushing against them. Wind breezed through my feathers making my wings stretch even wider. I looked down from my place of the hospital building. It was pretty high.

Just how I liked it.

I put all my weight on the wind, and fell perfectly straight forward, zooming downwards until I caught wind, and it was like I was perfectly on my belly, with a big Whoosh! of my wings. It jerked me at first, surprisingly. They had gotten...bigger and wider. I had noticed because they were harder to control sometimes they were so massive. Not to mention Fang's. Good Lord...they were huge!

"Come here often?" I jumped literally, and I wobbled as my wings went in different directions. Fang got above me, and held my arms steady, making me get control again. "God, why do you gotta do that?"

"What? Breathe?" He laughed deeply. Man, he had grown up too. All of us had sort of...aged I guess. But not matured. In anyway. Come on, we're the Flock. Did you expect two pretty much six-teen year olds, a fifteen year old, twelve year old, ten year old, and an eight year old with a flying dog and flying wings to be mature? Didn't think so. "Okay o-sarcastic one. That's my job." He shrugged. "You wanna land?" I nodded. We flew about thirty more seconds until we landed on another roof top, where the hospital was still in sight. We sat with our wings heating each other, closer than I will ever been with anyone.

"Nikkie called," I said straight out. He looked at me strange. "What'd she want?" I bit my lip. "Well she was getting chased by a group of vampires in Italy and she needs me to come and save her from probably being burned to a pile of...nothing." He just stared at me for a few seconds. "So..your saying...she wants us to go get her from the...Volturi?" I shook my head. "She said she had never seen them before. And I heard them," My voice was a whisper now. "And they sounded...like..demons."

"And you would know what a demon sounds like how?" He asked. I shrugged. "I'm just guessing. And it was chasing her. And she begged for my help, so we. Are. Helping." I crossed my arms. He chuckled. "What, is she a touchy subject?" I watched him, as he watched me with half closed eyes. "Not really. But I mean..she's just like..me I guess. She did what she had to do, with us. She told off the Volturi in the end. But she made sure she sacrificed everything, including her life, just to help us. Don't you think we owe her Fang?" He waited a few seconds before he nodded once. "I guess so, yeah." I nodded back at him. "So how's the wings?" I groaned. "I can't get it right! They've just go so huge!"

"Your one to talk." He glanced at him back. "Well yeah, but I mean you have better balance than I do." He raised an eyebrow, then smiled. "Yeah I guess your right." I hit him playfully. "I didn't say anything!" He told me. "You didn't have to." I said smiling. He watched me for a few more seconds, then leaned in and kissed me.

He broke us apart about two minuets later. "What was...that for? I didn't...say anything." He laughed and whipped his mouth. "You didn't have to." I chuckled. "Are the others awake?" He shook his head. "Not when I left, but they probably are now." He looked in the direction of the rising Sun. He chuckled as he stood up. "And so self, here ends another long night of making out with Max. Good times, good times." I rolled my eyes, and we both fell forward, like I did before.

We both found my mother's hospital room window easily. I saw Angel sitting in a chair across the room, holding Stormy in her small arms carefully. I came in the window first, followed by Fang. "Hi Max!" Angel greeted me smiling widely. I smiled back at her, and sat beside her. Iggy and Gazzy were just waking up, and Nudge was talking and talking and talking to my mom. Poor mom. "She's got nice thoughts," I turned my attention back to Angel. "What?"

"Stormy," She said glancing down at the baby. "She has pretty thoughts." I crooked my head. "What do you mean? It's not like she can really..think can she?" Angel shrugged. "She's just thinking about what she's seen. She's been thinking about you a lot. She was crying last night cause she missed you." I smiled down at Stormy. She missed me and she was maybe three days old? She got her smartness from my mom's side of the family. Not my dad's in any way, I already knew that. "Harsh." Angel muttered, then she coughed a laugh.

"Good lord, what took you so long?" Iggy asked in my direction. "You've been gone all night! What have we told you about being safe-" Fang threw a magazine and hit Iggy right between the eyes. Mom chuckled then rolled her eyes. She studied me for a few long seconds. "Something wrong Max?" God she knew me to well. "Um..yeah there is." I stood up before all of the Flock. "Guys, Nikkie called me last night." They were all silent. "Wait, you mean the one with the mood ringed appearance?" Nudge asked. I nodded. "Yeah, that one."

"Oooh were the Cullen's there?" Angel asked. "Can we see Nessie?" Yes, the little half vampire and half bird kid had became friends. Don't ask me how it happened. "No, the Cullen's weren't there. She was in..Italy."

"That's long distance fee's," Total muttered from his spot on mom's bed. I glared at him for a split second. "She called me, and she was being chased...by a vampire." Gazzy made an ah ha! sound. "Volturi!" He said. "Am I right? Or am I right?" I chuckled. "It wasn't the Volturi. It was some unknown group of vampires called the Lessers. Anyone hear the Cullen's talking about them?" They all shook their heads. Then Iggy clapped his hands. "Wait, wait, wait! I've heard that before!"

"From the Cullen's? Wouldn't they have told the rest of us?" I asked. He shook his head. "No, they didn't tell me. Ysabelle did." Ah yes, Iggy's vampire/werewolf 'girlfriend'. "...She told you about about the Lessers?" He chuckled. "I'm a good listener," He shrugged. "Anyways, when we were getting ready for the Volturi, I asked her if they were the most feared vampires. And she said in her book, the Lessers were. Then she told me to never repeat that again. Oops."

I laughed sarcastically. "Yeah, your a wonderful listener Igg. Did she say anything else?" He shook his head. I turned to Total. "Total, did Elena ever say anything about them?" He shook his head. "No, she usually asked me the questions. Said I was an amazing freak of nature like her then snagged the Cullen's food for me. She's a sweetheart!" Yes, Elena had been very nice. She reminded me of Alice. Alice...

"Do you think the Cullen's already know Nikkie's in trouble and went after her?" Angel asked, reading my mind. I shook my head. "I think I'm the only one who knows. Nikkie's half werewolf, Alice can't really tell her future." She nodded. Then her eyes lit up. "They could help us go get Nikkie!" She was right, but I knew she really just wanted to see Nessie. I nodded. "Well we owe Nikkie, so I guess we're gonna go to Elena and Ysabelle," Iggy pulled a yes, along with Total. "Then we will go and see if the Cullen's will help us." Angel pouted. "Don't worry Angel, we all know the Cullen's will help us. They are vegetarians." Nudge said smiling. "And we have bird in us..great..," Iggy muttered. "Total, your coming with us, be the big protector and let the vampires eat you first." Total shot up and ducked under mom's covers. "Make the devil children go away! Make them go away!" Mom smiled warily and patted his back under the sheet. "Mom, what's wrong?" I asked.

"...I'm going to miss you," She whispered. "Ella and Stormy will miss you. Jeb will miss you." We all coughed a laugh. I walked over to my mom, and held her hand. "Mom, she needs my help. She risked her life for us. Don't you think we owe her?" Mom quickly removed a tear away. "She has those two other girls, why can't they go?"

"They are gonna go mom. But they need our help to. Nikkie called me, not them. She's so..like me mom. She said that it was mathematically impossible for her to stay outta trouble, and look at me!" Mom chuckled, and looked at me. "I'm only letting you go on one condition." I nodded. "Do not. Come back a vampire, werewolf, vampire/werewolf, or dead. I want you in the same shape you are as you are now, or I swear to you I will make you regret it. Even in death. Got it?" I nodded. "Yes ma'am."

Saying goodbye to Ella, when she got back from school shopping with Jeb which he hated, was really hard (As it usually is.) "Hey um..Max?" She asked. I pulled out of our hug and looked at her. "Yeah?" She sniffed. "Um..I know this might sound selfish...but if you can..can you please bring me something back from Italy if you have the time? I've always wanted to go." I smiled. "Yeah, I'll bring you something." She squealed in delight, and hugged me tight. When it was Jeb's turn we just nodded heads and he wished me luck. Even though he would be listening to my every thought.

The Flock was waiting for me on the roof as I said goodbye to Stormy. I looked into her dark grey eyes and smiled. "You be good kid, okay?" Like she could answer. She did click her tongue though. "I'm gonna be back soon. I have to go..take care of my friend, okay?" Another click. I chuckled. "Don't fly without me. Save that for us, got it?" She just touched my face with her tiny soft hand. "Good enough Stormy." I gave her back to mom after our long hard goodbye, and went straight to the roof.

"Okay, what all we got?" I asked. Angel took her backpack off. "Total!" She said smiling. I held back a groan. Elena would like seeing him I guess. "Right," I said. "Can't go without the guard dog." I looked at Fang. "We got plenty of food to last till the Cullen's. And water." I nodded at him. I looked at all my flock. All six of us, in perfect shape. I knew we wouldn't come back in the same perfect condition we were in..."Hey," Angel said. I looked down at her. "We haven't had a real mission in almost nine months. Were all dieing to kick some vampire butt!" I laughed, and put my fist out. Fang stacked his, along with everyone else, Total's paw on top. The usual thing before every mission. We all let our wings out with one huge WHOOSH! "Let's fly." I said smiling. And with that we took off into our V shape.

And so it begins.


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It wasn't a lot, and I didn't really work on it for a long time, but I guess it was...okay. As usual, I will update as soon as I can. Please review:)