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Chapter Two

Max POV

Right as Mrs. Galopay is about to continue her mind numbing lesson, the bell rings, signaling first period's end.

"Thank all the is good!" Iggy exclaims as he gathers his stuff and stands. He turns to Fang. "Hey. My name's Iggy."

Fang nods.

"I'm Max, but you already knew that, thanks to Mrs. Galopay. What class do you have next?"

He glances down at his schedule and replies, "Science."

~Why, you're a man of many words.~ I think. Instead I say, "Be glad we aren't learning about explosives. You're stuck in another class with us, and this bozo over here," I jerk my thumb up to point at Iggy, "Defies all laws of the blind and makes bombs... all the time."

Iggy shrugs, "What can I say, I'm talented!"

I roll my eyes, but I'm just waiting to Fang to make some pity-filled comment about Iggy's blindness.

Surprise, he says nothing.

"That's probably why everyone forgets that you're blind." I say.

Is it just me, or did I see the corner of this emotionless rocks' mouth twitch up?

By this point, we're in the hallway, close to the Science lab. One of the jocks run into Iggy.

"Watch where you're going! What are you, blind?!"

"Yes." Iggy answers in all seriousness.

I hold back a smile at the guy's glare.

We walk into 11th grade Science, and the teacher, Mrs. Riggs, immediately spots Fang. She walks over to us, knowing smile on her face.

"And you must be Mr. Ride. Why don't you just take a seat at Iggy's table?"

The sleek black lab tables are placed in quads around the room. I weave my way through the tables, hearing Iggy trudge along behind me.

I set my messenger bag down, then pull out a seat and plop down into it.

"Graceful today, aren't we?" Iggy says as he sits down.

"You know it."

Now. I could ramble on and on about how the next few periods went, or skip to lunch. So... to lunch it is!

You are very confusing.

You're supposed to be the quiet one. Your point?

Wow. I am clearly in the wrong. I suck.

Got that right.

What was that?

NOTHING!

I steadily make my way across the cafeteria, dodging people and tables. I finally make it to the corner table, where everyone is waiting.

"Hey everyone. This is Fang."

Everyone looks up and waves or says hi.

I point to a girl with curly brown hair, a shade darker than my own, and brown eyes, "That's Ella. She's my little sister. She's in 10th grade, and is the editor of the school paper. She's also on the debate team and is in photography." Ella waves. She's wearing a fitted purple shirt and some jeans.

I point to an African American girl with long straitened hair and white bangs. Her loose white shirt has a thick dark violet belt around her waist and she's wearing skirt that matches her belt. "That's Nudge. She has a fashion column for the school newspaper, and is in photography. We call her the Nudge Channel, all Nudge, all the time. You'll find out soon enough."

Ignoring Nudge's cries of disagreement, I point to a tall girl with strait black hair and silvery blue eyes. She leans back and props her black high top clad feet on the table. She wears black skinny jeans and a red shirt with a huge black jacket over it. She gives a half smile and does her three fingered wave.(Thumb, pointer finger, and middle finger strait and ring finer and pinkie tucked in) "That's Kai. She's on the fencing and archery teams. She's also an apprentice in blacksmithing and is within the best of her peers in art. She plays the drums and violin." Kai rolls her head side to side, cracking her neck, then rolling her shoulders, then popping her elbows, then her wrists, ending with her knuckles and fingers. A habit of hers.

"Buona pomeriggio, Zanna Guidare." Kai says, speaking Italian. Fang blinks, which I suppose is the most amount of confusion he's going to show. Kai laughs. "It's Italian for 'good afternoon, Fang Ride.'"

"She's also Italian."

I then move to a girl that looks just like Kai, only with golden brown eyes. "That's Jazmine. She's Kai's twin. She's also on the fencing and archery teams. She's speaks Japanese, Italian, and English. She's in choir. She plays guitar, drums, and cello. And she's a mechanic."

Jazmine tilts her head and smiles, making her resemble an anime girl greatly. "Kon'nichiwa, Fang-san."

Fang nods.

Jazmine gets a mischievous gleam in her eyes and mumbles something to Kai in Italian. Kai holds back laughter.

Rolling my eyes at the two, I point to a tall guy with blonde hair and eyes that shift color. "That's Ryder. He's in football and fencing. He plays pretty much every instrument you can think of."

"You've met Iggy. All of us are in drama." I say, finally done with the introductions.

We sit down, and start eating. I knew that I would still be hungry, but I also knew I had to hold out until I could get home. I quickly finish eating, and we spend the rest of the time talking. At one point, Iggy reached over to put a hand on Fang's shoulder, and I couldn't help but notice how he moved over a little to avoid Iggy's hand landing near his back. It was probably nothing, and I probably just noticed because of my own...condition.

Anyway, why don't we fast forward to eighth period?

Kai is in my eighth, which guarantee's fun.

"This is, what, the third day she's gone over this same thing? And what about the test? I thought we were supposed to have time to finish a few days ago. Not that I need the time. I always finish." Kai leans over and whispers to me.

"Kai. Is there something you wish to tell the class?" The teacher, Ms. Kollne, asks.

Kai stand up. "Why, yes, Ms. Kollne. I would just like to say that to everyone who always asks me how I'm so smart, maybe paying attention would help. Just saying. I mean, this is, what, the third time we've been over this same thing? Oh, yeah. And that guy over there is drawing you with a mustache on the margins of his page."

When Ms. Kollne turns around, Kai, on silent feet, goes behind her and starts dancing, not making any noise. The entire class is trying to hold back laughter. Kai jumps up on a desk, then does a flip off of it, still silent. When Ms. Kollne turns around, she grabs a tissue and blows her nose. Kai throws it away, then turns on her heel and walks to her seat.

Ms. Kollne is about to start talking when the bell rings. Kai jumps up, grabs her black messenger bag, and heads up to the library, her favorite place.

I walk over to Fang. "Hey."

"She's an odd character." Is all he says.

"Got that right."

What'd you think?

And, no, I have not created a whole new flock. Gazzy and Angel are in the middle school still, but they will come in soon.

Do you think that I should Keep Kai, Jazmine, and Ryder?

Thanks for reading!

May you keep a strong heart and a steady mind,

-KaiAmazonKnightley