Fang's POV

"Fang, I'm hungry," Nudge said walking into my room. I shut my laptop. I still updated my blog. "What's for lunch?"

Four years. Four years have gone by since…since…you know. I walked into the kitchen.

"Well, our chef has gone to visit…Ella, and he won't be back till either tonight or tomorrow, so we'll have to settle with me," I said shrugging. She smiled.

"You're good too." I ruffled her hair.

"A hell of a lot better than—" Gazzy stopped. We all knew who he was talking about. We nodded. Angel hugged Total.

"We all miss her," that damn dog said. "Max was a—" I slammed the refrigerator door shut. Why must he insist on torturing us all?

"Yeah. We do," Angel agreed. "Don't say her name!" She was trying to whisper so I wouldn't hear, but I did.

"So, there's pizza, pasta, chicken, or there's also hot pockets." I had to do my best. I made two promises, and I am going to keep those.

Promise 1: I would never be with anyone else. I hadn't and won't.

Promise 2: I would take care of the Flock. That was going to continue to happen. Forever.

"There's one thing you do better than her," Total observed. I gritted my teeth and gave him death glares. "You always have food."

"She tried!" I shouted. "She always tried her hardest! We never had anywhere to go, and never stayed in one place, so she did a hell of a lot better than me! She kept us alive while we were on the run! Shut the fuck up!" They all stared at me. Their eyes were opened wide. I…had never done that before. I mean no one was ever dumb enough to compare us.

"Uh…pizza," Nudge said, changing the subject. I nodded, and I picked up the phone. There's Dominos or Pizza Hut.

"Dominos," Angel said quietly. I nodded and dialed the number.

Thirty minutes later, there were five pizzas here. Ham and bacon for me. It's the best. Everyone but Total and Akila got their own. Those two shared a meat lover's. We all usually ate in our bedrooms.
We managed to keep the house clean, shockingly enough. I was really depressed, so cleaning helped me get my mind off…

"Fang, can I eat in here with you?" Angel asked from my doorway. I looked up at her and nodded. She sat on my bed, and then sighed.

"Forgot the door." She looked at it, and concentrated. It shut. That is still really cool to this day.

"Damn! I forgot a plate!" I frowned.
"Watch your language," I ordered. She stared at me and then nodded.

"Sorry." I smiled and kissed her forehead.

"Everything will get better." She nodded, and a plate flew in the room. She could control objects anywhere within a mile radius.

"Fang, can we rent a movie?" Nudge asked after I got in from taking all the boxes to the garbage cans.

"What do you want to see?" I asked as I went to wash my hands. I had to teach them to stay clean.

"Well, I wanted to see "The Grudge II"," I sighed.

"Last time when you saw "The Grudge", you had nightmares," I reminded her. She frowned.

"I was a little baby then," she mumbled. I raised my eyebrows.

"Nudge, that was last week!" She sighed.

"Well, we can find something else then!" I shrugged.

"I guess," I said as I grabbed my wallet.

I had rich parents who died a year ago. We had found them, and lived with them…until they were in a car accident. They had written in their will that everything went to me. I was their only living family.

So, here I was with billions of dollars in an account at eighteen. We were definitely going to be okay.

"Oh, look!" Nudge said pointing to a movie that was no doubt a chick-flick. I sighed and looked at what she was pointing at. It was.

""The Holiday"?" I asked. She nodded. I rolled my eyes and looked at Gazzy and Angel. Angel nodded, and Gazzy was with me. Hell no!

"Hang on." I pulled out my cell phone and called Iggy.

"Hello?" he asked with a weird tone. Like he had just been laughing.

"Where are you?" I asked curiously.

"On my way home. Why?"

"Well, I wanted to know if you were going to be home tonight because we're renting a movie. It's a tie. Help!" He laughed.

"What is it?" he asked.

""The Holiday.""

"Hell no! Major chick-flick! And yes, I'm going to be." I silently thanked God.

"Okay. See you." I slammed my phone shut.

"Sorry. Three against two. No." Nudge frowned.

"He's not even here!" she protested.

"But he's going to be," I pointed out. She stuck her tongue out at me.

"What is it with men and chick-flicks?" she muttered.
"What is it with girls and action movies?" Gazzy retorted. I trained him well. I grinned.

"Action movies are way too gory and lots of people die and they're so pointless and why would someone want to watch people get killed? They're stupid!" Nudge answered.

"No. Chick-flicks are stupid," I corrected. She rolled her eyes.

"To men. Emphasis on the chick." I nodded and we walked down another isle.

I turned to look at Angel and didn't notice I was about to hit a girl in the isle. I did, and I slammed into her hard.

"Oh my God, I'm so sorry," I said apologetically. I helped her stand.

"It's okay," she said after looking at me. "I'm Amanda. Nice to meet you." I nodded.

"Sorry, once again." She smiled.

"It's okay, once again." I nodded. "What's your name?" I froze.

"Uh…Nick," I lied. She smiled.

"Oh. So Nick, who are these kids?" she looked at my…Max's Flock. I would never call them mine. Even though she wasn't here, we were still her flock.

"My brothers and sisters. We're kind of in a hurry," I lied, again. She nodded.

"Sorry." I walked past her.

"How do you manage to not notice pretty girls?" Nudge asked in a whispered tone.

"Huh?" I never even looked at looks. They didn't matter. I just saw people. Never beautiful people, ugly, just, people. Well, now I do. Now that I had a promise to keep. It made things a hell of a lot easier. Except…her. I have always thought of her as my beautiful leader. I have loved her for as long as I can remember. Since I first laid eyes on her.

"Fang?" Angel asked shaking my arm.

"Huh?"

"Amanda was really pretty," Angel said sweetly. I shook my head.

"No! I made a promise, and I intend to keep it. Not only for her, but also for me. I could never be with anyone else." They both sighed and reluctantly followed me.

"How's this?" Nudge asked holding up the movie "50 First Dates" I sighed. That was as much action as we would get. Everyone nodded.

"I don't want that," Angel said softly. I looked at her.

"It's a romantic comedy. It's something we'll all agree on. Mostly."

"But—"

"Angel, it's a romantic comedy. It's something everyone wants," I repeated. "Except you."

I rented the movie, and we walked outside. We got into my black mustang convertible. It had enough room for everyone.

"So, now let's go home!" I said as I started the car. Nudge was sitting up front.

"No! Fang, can we go by the mall really quick? They're having this really good sale on a pair of shoes I wanted!" I sighed.

"Going to the mall has never and will never be real quick," I pointed out. Gaz and Angel agreed with Nudge on the mall, so that's where we went.

"Fang, we could let you find a girl to—"

"Nudge, please just stop!" She nodded, and we walked into the store Nudge was looking for the pair of shoes at.

She found them, but like I feared, we didn't stop there. Nudge and Angel dragged us into Claire's. Nudge was Gazzy's girlfriend, so she could get him to do just about anything with her glare. Grr. Wimp. Why did he not just lay down the law?
She would knock him senseless if he did, that's why.

They bought purses and shoes and clothes. Guess who got stuck being bag boy! Me.

"Guys, the mall closes in thirty minutes. Iggy could be home any minute!" I informed them. They reluctantly followed me.

"Now, should we start this now," Nudge asked as we walked in the door. "Or wait for Iggy?" I just looked at her. "Ig." I nodded, and I put all of the bags in Angel and Nudge's room.

We had an extra room, but they wanted to share anyways. Oh well.

"Fang, why can't we go to normal school?" Angel asked for the millionth time.

"Last time completely sucked, and it's just…I can't." She nodded.

"Okay." That was not the last time she would ask. I know it.

"Iggy needs to hurry and get his a—"

"Gaz," I warned.

"Butt here," he finished. I nodded.

"So tell me. Why are you and Iggy allowed to cuss, but we aren't?" Nudge asked.

"We're eighteen, and you are fifteen, twelve, and ten, that's why," I shot back.

"Well, you and Max did when you were my age!" I froze. She never…made it to fifteen. "I mean…I…" She sighed. "I didn't mean to say her name." I could feel the tears coming, so I just stood up.

"It's okay," I whispered before giving her a small smile and walking to my room. I shut the door. I tried wiping them away, but a few stray tears did fall.

Okay. It's not normal for a guy to cry, but I was hopelessly in love. Now my love is dead. Anytime she's referred to at all, every little bit of pain comes back. I will never get over this. I have never thought of suicide. They needed me. I promised…I promised. I had already broken my promise. I would never leave her. That's why she died. I had left her to go find everyone else. I had left her all alone.

This was all my fault. Maybe that's one reason why it hurt me so much more than it did everyone else.

'It's not your fault Jeb's a traitor and killed her.' Angel.

"What have I told you about mind peeking?" I asked, turning to see my door wide open and her standing in my doorway.

"Fang, don't beat yourself up about this. She died because of Jeb. He killed her. His own daughter. I hope that jerk rots in hell!"

"Me too Angel. I wonder what Val thinks. If she knew Jeb did it, she would hunt him down and kill him herself." She grinned and nodded.

"Nine o'clock at night," Gazzy whined. "Where the hel-k is Iggy?" I rolled my eyes.

"Helk?" He grinned and nodded.

"Yep. Fnick." I rolled my eyes, and we walked back into the living room. I pulled out my phone and called Iggy.

"Where the hell are you Iggy?"

"Five minutes away. I swear."

"Okay. We ended up getting "50 First Dates"," I warned. He sighed.

"Fun. See you in five." He hung up. Okay then.

"He'll be here in five minutes," I told them.

"Yea!" Angel squealed. I nodded and she hugged me. "Sit by me during the movie." I smiled.

"Okay sweetie," I said patting her shoulder. "Everyone go get on your pajamas really quickly." They all nodded and ran into their rooms.

My pajamas were a tee shirt and pajama pants. Till I went to sleep. Then I lost the shirt. The pants were black with blue strips. My shirt was black with AC DC written in white letters on it.

I was the first one back in the living room. I grabbed a few pillows from my room. I popped some popcorn. I had pulled on my black sleep socks too.

Angel came in next. She had put on a pink cami. She had dark pink shorts with light pink flowers. My little princess.

"Thank you," she said happily. I smiled and handed her the popcorn. Better pop a few more bags.

I grabbed some Mountain Dews out of the refrigerator. Total and Akila were sitting in front of the TV.

"Total, sorry for yelling at you earlier," I said once I came back in. He looked at me.

"Sorry about what I said. Sometimes I say things before I think." I smiled and walked back into the kitchen. I got out some of the candy I had gotten. Skittles, sour gummy worms, sour Skittles, M&M's, and Reese's. This was the life.

"Iggy's here!" Angel exclaimed. Nudge ran in with her purple shorts with pink hearts. She had on a lavender cami.

"Yes!" Gazzy walked in with his crimson pants and white tees shirt. He had his pillow too. They saw all the snacks. I put the candy down and I went and unlatched the door.

"It's about time," I said as I opened the door. I looked and saw he had Ella. Was there…?

"Long story," he said smirking. "Long story short." He took a step to the side to reveal…Max standing there smiling. Oh…my…God.