A/N- I got home earlier than expected today, so I decided to update now instead of later. Happy Sunday, I guess? I don't know what to put in these things half the time. Oh wait, yeah I do. Please DO NOT try what I describe in this chapter at home. I don't know where you would get rubidium but it and the other alkali metals are very reactive and should only be handled by people who know what they are doing.
Iggy: Yeah, I'm only doing it because I'm fictional.
Ella: Me too.
Enjoy.
Dancing in the Dark Chapter 2
Ella POV
Most people say school is boring, and our school is no different. Nothing really exciting usually happens. One good this is that I get to hang out with Iggy all day because when Max and the flock first started coming to my school I was assigned to help him to his classes since he's blind. I don't think he needs my help after all these years but they still put him in my classes. It's a good thing we're friends. Besides, it means we can talk between classes.
"So, Ig, is everything set for last period?"
"Yep, I got the water, robot arm, and rubidium ready outside." How Iggy got rubidium I have no idea. I probably don't want to know, but our science teacher said we could do it if we took the proper precautions.
"Well, hear you after lunch Iggy." That was a little running joke we had since Iggy can't see.
"Hear you later too."
Iggy POV
I usually eat lunch with Fang. I don't know why, I guess it's since our table is usually the quietest and I can think more clearly. I guess it's also because Fang can usually give me a better perspective on my problems. I had one on my mind today.
"Hey, Fang, can I ask you a question?" I asked hesitantly.
"Sure, what's up?"
"Fang, how did you get Max to like you?" Fang almost choked on his food when I asked that.
"Why do you want to know about that?"
"Well, there's this girl I like. We're friends at the moment, but I have feelings for her and I don't know if she feels the same way about me."
"It's Ella, isn't it?" Fang asked bluntly.
"Is it that obvious?" I asked.
"Kind of. She's the only one of us who you joke about being blind about, whenever she's around you start acting different, and whenever she sits next to you, you tend to get tongue tied." Fang said matter-of-factly.
"What do you mean, acting different?"
"Your more comfortable with yourself and less cynical." I never thought about that.
"Well, what should I do?"
"If experience has taught me anything, the only thing you can do is be there for her. If you show that you care for her, she might start feeling the same way towards you. Then you just have to take a shot and hope it works."
"And that's how it went with Max?"
"For the most part. Just don't say you're going to leave for twenty years, girls don't tend to like that, even if you were forced to do it by an evil scientist who happens to be her father."
"Well, I don't think that's going to be a problem Fang, that part of our life is over. But really, thanks for the advice, it made me feel better."
"What are almost brothers for?"
So now I guess I just bide my time and wait.
Ella POV
Nothing really happened until the last period of the day. I mean, some of my friends bugged me about not having a date to prom yet, but that's not important. As soon as the bell rung the teacher called Iggy and me up to the front so we could display our project.
"So, your project was supposed to be about alkali metals. What is it?" the teacher asked.
I was the one who was going to do the talking.
"Well, if everyone would turn their attention outside, you will see there is a bathtub full of water. My partner Iggy will drive a remote control car with a robot arm over to it. When it gets there, he will release a capsule of rubidium into the water. Hydrogen gas will then be released causing an explosion. Okay Ig, do your stuff." The way Iggy was able to know were the car was is that there was a device that beeped so softly only he could hear it so he knew exactly where it was.
"Okay, releasing the rubidium in three, two, one, NOW!" Iggy pushed the button and it dropped in immediately causing an explosion of water.
I looked at him and said, "It worked wonderfully." What he said next surprised me.
"Oh, crap!" He said eyes wide. "Everyone duck!"
I couldn't even get out a "What?" before he tackled me to the ground. It's a good thing he did too, because as soon as we hit the ground the remote control car flew through the window right where my head was.
"Are you okay?" Iggy asked.
"You saved my life." I said still a bit shocked about what happened.
"Well, I wouldn't go that far, maybe a concussion." He said.
Then I realized he was still on top of me. I was two seconds way from pulling him down by his shirt and kissing him, but he must have realized what I realized.
"I should um, probably help you up now, right?" He asked nervously. Was he blushing?
"Uh, sure." I said, my thoughts still on Iggy. He grabbed my hand and lifted me up so I could stand and when he did, it sent shivers down my spine.
"Well, good thing we have extra windows." Said the teacher. "I think you both deserve A's."
I didn't hear him. I was still thinking about Iggy holding my hand.
A/N- I wish some my teachers could have been that level headed. Anyway, if you didn't know, the cover for Nevermore can be seen on Amazon now, and I have to say, they keep getting better. Too bad I lost rock, paper, scissors to my sister and she gets to read it first. 176 days until Nevermore. Fly on, prosper, and may the odds be ever in your favor.