Disclaimer: Same as always, you know the drill. JP owns all this... not me.
Claimer: I DO own this story... so no stealing.
No Hiding- Chapter 2- Fang's Plot
As I was going through all the rooms, collecting the trash- my chore of the day (I still couldn't understand why, after all these years, Max and I still had to act like parents) - I stopped, noticing something.
Slowly, and carefully, I went through the trash in Nudge and Angel's connecting bathroom again.
And just like I had suspected, the was a test. A pregnancy test. And it read positive.
I was stunned, frozen in my place.
For a second I wondered if it was Max's... But no, we had used protection, and she and I hadn't been in different rooms since we got engaged. I felt a wave of guilt wash over me as I realized I had nearly accused the love of my life of cheating.
So I was down to two suspects.
And I knew how to get it out of them... with a little thrown in revenge.
"Max." I said, walking into our bedroom.
You guessed right- it was black.
But, for Max's sake, there was an entire wall of windows, and a balcony.
Also, for sheer pleasure, we had a skylight above the bed.
You guessed it- after saving the world, incognito, might I add, the government had supplied enough money for several thousand lifetimes.
Best of all, it- the downfall of Itex and the fact that we were mutants- was a government secret.
I was snapped out of my thoughts by Max's reply.
"Hm?" she mumbled, looking up from her book, Twilight.
"I was thinking... it's been a while since we really spent some quality time with the Flock, what with them all getting older and basically ignoring us, and then it hit me." I said, waiting for her to gape at my speech.
Yes, after all these years, I was still Mr. Tall, Dark, and Silent.
"That's mighty long speech you got there." she said, cracking a smile, as I had guessed.
"Yeah, well, enjoy it while it lasts. Here's what I thought we should do- play This or That." I said, cut off by the opening of the door.
I blocked my mind.
"Yeah, Ange?" Max said, looking over at the 15-year-old blonde.
"Um... I think I should tell you guys- and the Flock- something..." she said in a small voice.
An idea hit me.
"Well... do you think you could tell us it over a game of this or that? We thought we'd have some fun with you guys." I said, cutting Max off before she could speak.
Why...
Oh, I don't know, maybe you could tell the Flock your cute little secret...
I looked at her stomach for a moment, trying to get my point across, then continued.
Over a little game.
Her hand flew protectively over her stomach, and I knew I was right.
And furious.
The Flock needed to know... especially Gaz, it was his sister, after all.
But I wanted to get this out of her in a way that wouldn't upset her, or the Flock, as much... I hoped.
A game it was, no matter how much I dreaded the thought.
"Okay, I'll go get the Flock then." she said in a small voice, running out of the room.
Max looked over at me, concerned, and I gave her a quick peck on the lips and whispered, "You'll find out soon," in her ear.
At that, she sighed and walked out the door.
And then, my plan unfolded.
A/N: Sorry for the ultimate confusion there.
Someone told me that I had mentioned Total, then in the preview, said that he was dead... I would just like to say that Total is alive and as well as ever, so ignore it.
I'm gonna need some suggestions for how to get it out of her... Fang style, of course.
