"Lemme see!" Gazzy said loudly, diving across Fang's lap to snatch the slip of paper from Iggy's hand. The blind boy, in return, glared at the place he estimated Gazzy to be.

"Good luck will soon befall you." Gazzy read aloud, returning to his seat with the help of a very disgruntled Fang.

"Gaz, what about your fortune?" Max asked, reaching across Angel and Nudge to take the Gasman's own fortune cookie. He watched as she cracked it open and read it. She grinned broadly.

"You will be traveling far soon." She teased, handing it back.

"Oh, wow. How obvious is that one?"

"Hey, I got that one, too!" Angel said, looking ripped off.

"I got 'You will soon see exotic things'. Is that the same thing?" Nudge asked, waving hers over Angel's head so that Max could see.

"Pretty much." Max replied, shaking her head. She glanced at Fang. "What did you get?"

He shrugged and read aloud, "Good friends will be golden in the next few weeks."

Iggy snorted and Fang gave him a half smile, half 'I'm-so-going-to-hit-you' look. It was lost on Iggy's smiling face.

"Max?" Gazzy said expectantly, and she read it before he could snatch it for himself.

"'Let yourself relax this week, you deserve it.' Got that right." Max said, stuffing her fortune in her pocket and pushing Angel's drink closer to the middle of the table before she could knock it over the edge.

"Alright, guys, let's go." Fang said as he received his change. He stood and pushed his chair in, giving the small Chinese restaurant a quick scan.

They said goodbye to the restaurant owner, a thin lady who seemed to like them a lot. Probably because they ate so much.

"Gaz, stop stepping on my heels!" Iggy hissed to the boy behind him as they walked down the sidewalk. The Gasman grinned evilly and stepped harder.

"Gazzy!" Iggy shouted, causing the four other flock members to look back at him with quizzical looks.

"What?" Gazzy asked, looking even more gleeful as he said it. He stomped on Iggy's heel hard. The tall, pale boy grunted and spun around quickly enough to knock Gazzy off his heel, but also send himself to the ground. He toppled over, landing on his side.

Iggy and Gazzy just laid there for a moment, Iggy had his eyes closed and jaw set as if trying to thin k happy thoughts, and Gazzy was looking at his fearfully.

"I will kill you." Iggy said at last, grinning but not opening his eyes. He reached a hand out and heard a scratching sound. "What the…?" He clapped his hand to the concrete and felt a small slip of paper.

Iggy frowned and Gazzy rolled off his legs, running to join the others, who were feet away watching. Iggy frowned and grabbed the paper, sitting up. Money? It is!

He held the bill up, beaming. "Fang! How much is this?"

Fang stepped forward and kneeled next to Iggy, looking at the bill. He looked shocked. "It's a fifty!" He said, looking at Iggy. The other boy just sat still, smile fading.

"Fifty?… What's this…?" he asked, holding up the second, smaller paper.

Fang took it in his hands and for a second was silent. Then he grinned.

"' Good luck will soon befall you'."


Author's Note: This one wasn't as good as it was in my head. I'm not sure what genre it is, but it's... different. Enjoy!