Ok, so I know the last one was a wee bit short, so I'll try to make this one longer.
And I forgot the disclaimer lat time, so:
Disclaimer: It's not mine. (Except the plot, so NO STEALING! Or else…)
"Happy Birthday Max!" Angel came running to me at top speed as I left the hotel elevator. I hugged her, and then ruffled her blond curls lightly. "Thanks, sweetie." I replied, walking across the hotel lobby to where the flock was sitting down to their breakfast.
"Huh?" Gazzy looked confused. "I thought that Max's birthday wasn't until March."
"The Voice told me this morning." I told him. "I'm fifteen today."
"Oh my god! Max that's, like, so cool. You should get a cake, and we can get you presents and it would be so awesome, and you know once…" I'll give you five guesses as to who that was. I clapped a hand over Nudge's mouth to halt the flow of information.
"Sorry Nudge, but no presents or cake for me. We just can't afford it." Even with my new Max card, we weren't sure just how much money we really had, and if it was legal, although legal has never bothered to us much before.
"Oh, but please?" She begged "Even just a cake? It's your birthday, Max!"
Ok, don't look at her, don't look at her. Darn! I looked! She had given me the Bambi eyes. Great. I sighed. "Ok, Nudge, we'll get a cake."
"Yes!" She exclaimed, punching the air with a fist. Was it just me, or was Nudge a little more hyper than usual?
About 20 minutes flying time later, we located a grocery store near the coast of another tiny little Hawaiian island. "Ok guys, who wants chocolate?" I asked, holding up a large, frosted cake.
"Chocolate!" Total yelped indignantly. "Are you trying to kill me?" Yes, we still had the dumb dog. "Look Total," Angel soothed. "I'm sure Max didn't mean any offense. Some people like chocolate cake."
Yeah, like, most humans, for example. I thought, rolling my eyes.
"Hey Max, can we get a cheesecake?" the Gasman asked. "It's not that much more money."
I glanced at the price sticker. "Sure Gazzy, we can get two."
"Yes!" Nudge shouted, then launched into a chant. "We're gettin' cheesecake, we're gettin' cheesecake…" Wow, something was sure making that girl hyper. I wasn't really sure I wanted to give her more sugar.
"Mmmmmmmmmmmm…" I groaned in pleasure. Next to cookies with Dr. Martinez, this was the best thing I had ever eaten. "This is so good." I mumbled over a mouthful of velvety cake. "So sweet yet so rich. What do you think, Fang?"
"'s ok." He said. Sometimes his eloquence amazes me. Not
"Come on, Fang. The best cake we've ever eaten, and all you can say is its 'ok'?"
"'s ok" he repeated. As predicted, Nudge had become even more hyper with sugar in her bloodstream. She alternated between whispering conspiratorially with Angel, and bouncing off the walls. I had finally got enough. "ok Nudge, out with it. What is making you so hyper?"
Nudge grinned. "Can't tell you. It's a secret."
"Angel," I asked "do you know?" She opened her mouth to answer, then glanced at Fang, who was glaring. "Sorry Max." she said. "Sworn to secrecy." She smiled, then went back to feeding Total cheesecake. Please? I asked her in my mind. She ignored me.
I went down and sat beside Fang. "Do you know what's up with those two?" I queried.
He spread his hands, the picture of innocence.
"Liar." I said, and punched him lightly on the arm. "C'mon, tell me."
Sometimes Max, you just have to live with not knowing. My Voice oh-so-helpfully chimed in.
So, how was that chappie? Still to short? I tried to do the page break thingy, but my computer is still being retarded, so I'll try to have that fixed. Please Review!
