Well it wasn't easy, but I did it. I made another chapter for all you awesome people out there. At first I wanted to stop it on the 2nd chapter, but then I came up with a great idea at acting camp so I decided to continue this, making this a new full fledged story. Thanks to everyone who reviewed. Personally this is one of my favorite stories to be writing.

For all my fans out there who are wondering when I will be posting the next chapte of Breakdown for Twilight, the next chapter is almost done and I hope to have it put up by Friday night. Thanks for your patience.

So for those that are interested. The playlist song for this chapter was "Overcome" by Within Temptation, one of the greatest bands out there.

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"How is he Max?" Iggy asked the next morning as I walked into the living room. It was still early, the rain had yet to cease, making the skies dreary. The mood made me shutter, remembering the dream. I quickly composed myself, before Iggy would notice. I looked over at him, at his worried expression, knowing that he had caught me, but didn't say anything.

I sighed and sat down on the couch next to him. I hated the idea of leaving him in the room, but Mom had insisted that she take a look at him before she left for work. I knew he would be alright for a few minutes in her care, and took the time to get out and clear my head.

"Max?" Iggy tried again. I sat back and closed my eyes. "Mom says he is doing good right now, but he isn't out of the woods yet. She was able to remove the bullet, but because of the limited access she had at the clinic, she isn't sure of the damage it caused." I confessed. This was only something I would trust enough to tell him, the little ones would hear something a little more light hearted when the woke up.

"He'll be fine. He is a fighter." Iggy replied, I guess trying to give some form of comfort, and I took it to heart because it was true. He was a fighter. He was fighting to stay with us.

"Did he wake up at all last night?"

"Yeah." I smiled remembering the conversation we had. I had told him how I felt and he told me how he felt. The warm feeling came crashing back, sending electric shocks through my body, completely ridding me of the worry that had began to settle. The feeling lingered, before Iggy's face filled with a flicker of a different emotion. He was trying his best to hide something for me, but I had caught on. Something else was bothering him.

"What is it Ig?" I asked. He was silent for a moment looking back down at his hands, his expression was telling me that he was trying to decide whether or not to tell me.

"What's wrong?" I tried again. Slowly he looked back up at me, before speaking. The mood had changed quickly, making that happy feeling that I was just experience seem like it was never there. I bit my lip as he started to talk.

"The others are really scared Max. Last night I heard Angel crying in her sleep. I managed to calm Gazzy down enough, to get him to sleep and Nudge is trying her best to be strong, but she is only 11 Max." Iggy confessed looking down at his hands.

"If he doesn't make it, I don't know how they are going to handle it. I keep telling myself that he will be fine, that I am worrying for nothing, but the thought keeps coming back. Hell, I'm terrified of the idea, without you guys I'd be really lost. I don't want us to fall apart. I don't think the little ones can handle us falling apart because I know I wont be able to….I…" He shook his head and turned away from me.

My eyes were beginning to fill with tears. I didn't realize it.

I was so worried about Fang, that I had totally forgotten about the rest of my family. I didn't even take into consideration how they might take this. I was so wrapped up in how I would feel if I had lost him, I didn't take a second to realize what might happen.

I shook my head, looking back up at Iggy, who still didn't face me. I placed my hand on his shoulder. Was he ashamed that he had told me he was afraid? Did he feel that being afraid made him seem weak?

"Iggy.." I began, as I forced him to look at me. His expression tore my heart in half. His sightless eyes were filled with tears, his gaze in pain. I threw my arms around him, feeling him recuperate with the same gesture.

"Iggy, it's going to be alright." I said, rubbing his back trying to calm him down. He shook his head, holding me tighter. "How do you know that Max. What if it isn't? What if…" he sobbed, his voice breaking a few times.

"I don't know for sure Iggy. I can't promise that it will all go back to the way it was, that it all will be alright. But I can promise, that if it comes to that point, and only if it comes to that….we will figure it out. We will figure it out as a family. But right now, we are alright. Fang is still with us, he is still breathing, his heart is still beating and until if either of those change, please don't worry. Alright?"

He was silent for a few moments, not moving an inch. Finally he nodded and pulled away. "Alright." He whispered.

I grabbed his hand and squeezed it reassuringly. "And Iggy, never be afraid to tell me your afraid. I won't think of you any differently. You are one of the strongest people I know and no fear will make you any different to me."

He smiled slightly and wiped his eyes with his sleeve, before nodding. "Thanks Max."

I kissed his forehead and stood up. "Anytime." I promised. "Why don't you go back to bed and get some more rest. It's still early, the others won't be up for awhile."

He complied, heading back towards the room he was sharing with Gazzy. I sighed and walked back down the hallway, stopping in front of the room where the girls were sleeping. I hesitated a second, deciding whether or not to check on them now or later. I held on the doorknob a moment before opening the door as silently as I could.

The room was darker than the living room, but I was able to make out the two forms that occupied the beds on either side of the room. I walked, walking over to where Nudge was sleeping. Her hair was disarrayed and tangled on the pillow, arm dangling over the bed. I placed her arm back on the bed and tucked the blanket around her before bending down to kiss her forehead.

"I'm so proud of you." I whispered, deciding not to wake her now. I would sit down with her later and talk. I sighed standing back up and walked over to where my baby was. Her blankets were scattered on the floor, her body curled into a tight ball. She looked so fragile. I sat down on the side of the bed, looking between them. They were hurting so much, and I hadn't even taken the chance to notice it.

I stroked my hand through Angel's blond curls, pulling it away from her face. She stirred a little, rolling over in my direction.

"Max…?" she mumbled tiredly. "What's wrong?" Her voice, though sounding tired was laced with fear and worry. It pained me to know that she was feeling that, as the first thing when she woke up. She shouldn't have been feeling it in the first place, if I would have been there for her, when I needed to be, but I knew that the damage was done and there wasn't really anything I could have done to change it even of I could have. Fang was like a brother to Gazzy and Iggy and Nudge. He was like a father figure for Angel, like the way she regarded me in the manner that I was like her mother.

I sucked up my feelings before gazing back down at her.

She sat up, rubbing her eyes. I gently pulled her to me, placing her in my lap.

"Nothing is wrong sweetie. I was just making sure you guys were alright." I replied.

"Is Fang ok?" she asked, knowing she could read my mind to know if I was lying.

"He is fine for right now. Just sleeping." She looked at me a moment, probably trying to see if I was lying. When she figured out I wasn't she settled against me. I rocked her back and forth for awhile. Mom checked in on us a few minutes later.

"Max?" she whispered grabbing my attention. I turned to look at her. "You can go back in if you want. I'm done."

"Is he going to be alright?" I asked, keeping my voice low. Her eyes looked at me sadly, trying to figure out how to phrase what she was going to say. Finally she sighed.

"I don't know honey. Time will tell. But he needs all the support he can get, and so far you have been doing a great job by the looks of it." she replied. I smiled and nodded.

"Can I come with you?" Angel asked, looking up at me. "Of course." I replied, picking her up and closing the door behind me.

We made our way back to Fang's room. He was still in the same position he had been when I left. I felt relief flood through me as I watched his chest rise and fall. Angel scrambled out of my arms and climbed into the bed next to Fang. I sat on the other side as she touched his hand, smiling slightly.

"He's dreaming about you Max." she said before laying down close to Fang and closing her eyes.

I felt a small blush creep onto my cheeks, but they were quickly replaced with the fear that had Iggy on edge and the others worried. What if he didn't make it? What if we had him only to lose him? Would we really fall apart? Would we all really just stop caring and break away from each other at the time we needed each other most.

I remembered the dream I had last night, at the funeral. The flock had been with me in the beginning, but when I broke down, they all disappeared leaving me alone. Was that something that could really happen? And what would I do if it did, if I didn't lose only him, but the rest of my family as well?

I looked back down at Fang, horror filling my heart.

He and I made a promise to hold on and not let go, but what if neither of us could keep that promise……what if one of us let go first?

I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter as much as I did. There isn't to much with Fang this chapter, but I wanted to give an outlook on the other members of the flock, because I think that each would be reacting to the situation differently. I tried to keep the others in as character as I could, I hope that I did a good job on that.

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Thanks again everyone!!

Bree