Winter POV:
Total is so cute. I walk over to the bed and sit down on it. I lay down, slowly. Juniper and I have never had a bed before. We have always slept in dog crates. Fun, sarcasm intended. Someone knocked on the still-open door. I look at the door and see Gazzy and Iggy.
"Hmm?" I hum, quietly.
They walked in and shut the door. I bolted upright.
"What?" I said.
"We are totally going to kill you" said Iggy, sarcastically.
"Well, that makes me feel better" I said, coldly.
"You okay?" asks Iggy.
"Yeah, I'm just not a people person. Only June, we grew up together." I almost whispered.
Gazzy came and sat on my bed, with Iggy silently following.
"I just said that I'm not a people person." I muttered.
"Sucks for you" says Iggy.
"Well, you're nice, aren't you?." I say, sarcastically.
I opened up the window and jumped out. I could feel the wind in my hair and it felt amazing. I would love to live like this. I tuck my wings, which fade from dark gray to white, close to my body and spiral downward, my head pointing at the ground. Right before I hit the ground, I unfold my wings and fly up into the sky. A good free-fall is always fun. June may be faster but, I am way stronger.
By the time I get back to the house, I am hungry. But, bird kids are always hungry. I land on the porch and walk into the kitchen, where Iggy is at the stove. He is really skilled for being blind!
Juniper POV:
We ate about an hour ago. That was a good meal. I haven't eaten like that since…hmm…a month…no…two months ago? Something like that. At first, I thought Iggy was going to burn the house down. I mean, seriously!? They let the blind guy cook! It was really good, though.
Everyone is asleep now. I sneak out of my room and onto the porch. I let myself fall off of the porch and I snap out my wings. I was high in the sky with a few strong strokes of my wings. I fly about a mile in front of the house until I hear a voice behind me.
"What're you doing out here so late?"
Crap. I turn myself around and see Fang. His big, raven-black wings were shining under the moonlight. He looked hot. Oh gosh, what am I thinking!? I'm confused; I've never liked a guy before.
"Oh, hi Fang" I greet, nervously.
"I asked you a question" Fang crosses his arms.
"Geez. I have insomnia, I need something to do." I cross my arms.
"Oh. Sorry" he quietly apologizes.
"Nah. You didn't know." I wave it off.
I'm not having any malfunctions with my programming! Yay!
We fly together, me doing free-falls every now and then. I tell Fang about Winter and I's lives until now. He does the same. He, Max, and Iggy are 15, like Winter and I. Nudge is 12, Gaz (Gazzy or the Gasman) is 9, and Angel is 7. Angel can also read minds, which explains the fact of why she knew I liked Fang and Winter liked Iggy.
We get back to the house at like 3:00 am. I even got to see a small smile out of Fang. I'm falling hard for him. We land on the porch and walk in the door, being greeted by Max with crossed arms.
"What were you two doing out so late, or should I say early?" Max asks, harshly.
"Busted" Winter mutters, coming out from the kitchen and pretending to drink her drink.
"You're not helping" I tell her.
"That's the point" she says, sweetly before walking down the hall.
"I am waiting" Max says, tapping her foot on the floor.
"It was my fault, Max. I went out first." I say.
"No. You need something to do because of your insomnia. I followed her. It's my fault, Max" Fang defends me.
"Interesting. Rooms, now" Max commands and Fang and I do as told.
Fang and I stop at my room.
"I had a good time. Thanks for flying with me, risking getting in trouble by Max" I say.
"She's not bad. And I had a good time too" Fang brushes a piece of my hair behind my ear "Goodnight, June."
He walks to his room. The way he said my nickname made my heart melt and his touch was warm. I walk into my room, grinning like an idiot.
Winter POV:
I hope she got busted! We have a sisterly love-hate relationship. As soon as I lay my head down on my pillow, I pass out. I dreamed about June and I back in the lab. Dr. Gunther-Hagen was going to do one of his many "tests", with his helper Brigid Dwyer. I woke up the next morning, with Gazzy's butt in my face.
"Well, I see someone left me a lovely present" I said, sarcastically.
Dang that smells nasty!
"Ahhhh! Bro, what did you eat?!" I asked, gagging.
I stumbled out of my room and bumped into Iggy, who had the biggest smile on his face. Man, now I will have to spray, like, twenty bottles of Febreeze and open my window. I started to laugh. Iggy and Gazzy joined me. Fang, Max, Nudge, Angel, and June walked down the hall to see what the commotion was. Iggy, Gazzy, and I tried to stop laughing but, we couldn't.
"Malfunction" I say, in between laughs.
Max looked at us with a questioning look.
"Hey, that's my line" June mumbled.
Then, the stench hit Fang, Max, Nudge, Angel, and June in the face. Hard.
Juniper POV:
Man, that's NASTAY! But then again, I live with Winter so it's not that bad.
"Gas mask!" Max yells and dives behind a couch.
Everyone else follows her lead and I just stand there, with my arms crossed. I'm a trooper. And I'm smart too. I go to the cabinets under the sink, in the kitchen, and grab the Febreeze bottle. I spray some around the house and put it back under the sink.
"Oh. Right." Winter mutters and comes out from behind the couch.
Everyone else comes out from behind the couches and I sit on one. Fang sits next to me and I give him a small smile.
"Fang." Max says harshly.
"What Max?" Fang asks.
"Can I talk to you? Alone." she asks.
Fang nods and gets up, following Max onto the balcony. Gazzy turns to me and I give him a death glare. He runs to his room. I decide to snoop on Max and Fang's conversation. I go to the kitchen table and sit in the chair closest to the balcony doors.
"What was that, Fang?" I hear Max ask, harshly.
"What do you mean, Max? I was just sitting next to Juniper." Fang says, emotionlessly like usual.
"Exactly. She seems nice and all but," Max lowers her voice "what about us?"
"Us? I'm not sure there even is an 'us'. I'm sorry that I like someone else, Max. There are other girls in the world other than you, Angel, and Nudge. Juniper and Winter are like us. I'm done here. You can control everyone else's decisions, Max, but not mine." Fang walks inside.
He notices me in the chair.
"I'm sorry about that, Max can be…difficult" he apologizes,
"No problem. I've got one of those too. Her name is Winter" I smile.
