Iggy.

It had been a few days since I'd seen that girl at the gas station.

I still couldn't get her out of my head.

Though I wasn't able see her she sounded like someone I would like. Her voice was sweet like honey, but had a bittersweet edge to it. Sarcasm dripping off every word.

I wish I could've seen her, but she left before I could figure out who she was.

When I had gotten home with the soda surplus. I was smiling excessively. Everyone noticed. "And what happened at the store?" Nudge asked, nudging me in the arm. "Nothing." I lied.

Then said under my breath. "Just someone."

Praying nobody heard.

They did.

"OH!!! WHO!? WHO? WHO? WHO?" She cried jumping on me and shaking me.

"Not so loud." I groaned. "JUST TELL ME WHO!" Nudge shouted.

"What is she talking about?" Fang asked walking in. Before I could say anything, Nudge hollered.

"Iggy met someone and will not tell me who!" "Thanks Nudge" I said sarcastically as she dropped from my back.

"What?" Fang asked. "I don't really know who she is. Ok?" I said quietly, feeling my way to the table and sitting down. "SHE?!" Nudge yelled happily.

"Scream louder Nudge I don't think the people in Alaska heard you." I said.

"Well what happened?" They both asked in unison as I heard the table chairs being pulled out and sat in.

"I went to get the soda for us and I decided on a nearby gas station, smelled decent enough and walked in. Two girls were talking at the counter. They stopped when they heard me walk in…" I told them the whole story.

I heard Nudge giggle. "Should've invited her over! She sounds cool."

"And what? Get caught with wings? Yeah cause that's an easy way to make friends, Nudge."

"I just can't stop thinking 'bout her man." I said, talking mostly to Fang.

"AWW! Your in LOVE!" Nudge screamed.

I heard someone walk in.

"Who is?" Max's voice echoed. "IGGY!" Nudge cooed. She then proceeded to re-tell the gas station story to Max.

Yeah. Nudge still won't leave me alone about it.

One of the days Max told us we needed to get our damn lazy asses out of the small house Dr. Martinez had let us hide in.

We decided to get some coffee at a small place Max said Dr. Martinez had said was a real nice and cozy place with some really good live music. Reluctantly I agreed and we flew up out of eyeshot.

I felt the calm breeze whip through my hair and brush my face. I exhaled deeply.

And thought of her again.

I sighed.

We finally arrived and Nudge guided me through the coffee place apparently called the Break Room. "Wow…" I heard Max say inhaling the smell. It was pretty nice smelling. Had a cinnamon scent to it. "Pretty nice." Fang commented. "This is so cool!" Angel said.

We walked in and ordered coffee and sat on some of couches just talking. Other people chatted around us and new people came in and some people left. Then I heard something, the roll of skateboard tires.

I ignored it at first, then Max said. "Holy crap look at that girl!" Obviously meaning it for everyone in the flock besides me.

"Who?" I asked. "Shit, that's some insane hair." Fang said. "What?" "There's this girl who skateboarded in. Her hair is black a-something serious. And those long bangs, their purple!" Nudge informed me. "A dark magenta really." Max said. "Aw cool! A nose stud!" Nudge said.

Then a voice as the wheels came to a halt.

"Hey Gunther, you got the amps set up?"

I stopped moving.

It was her.

Her.

The girl from the gas station.

"Ig? Iggy? You alright?" Max asked. Shaking my arm. "Is that her?" Nudge whispered. "Who?" Gazzy asked. "Iggy met a girl at the gas station." Nudge told him.

"So is it her?" Fang asked. "Yeah… The one who asked this 'Gunther' guy about the amps." I said quietly "Purple hair girl!?" Nudge nearly yelped. The said more silently, "You sure?"

There was no doubt.

"Positive."

"Wow. Ig…" Max mumbled. "There's nothing wrong with her." I growled. "Have you even had a full conversation with her?" she retorted. "No… But what's the big deal?" "You don't know her!" Max said. "I know just as well as any of you!" I said.

Then I heard some sort of echo. Then her voice.

"Hey guys. Welcome to the Break Room. For those of you who don't know me I'm Sydney."

Her name was Sydney.

Sydney.

Beautiful…

"I play here every so often. Before I start with my original work I have request for Vick and Dianne, or the couple in the back, yeah hi. Okay, I'll be playing Lean on Me by Bill Withers. To Vick and Dianne." People around us clapped.

"Sometimes in our life, we all have pain, we all have sorrows, but if we are wise we know that there's always tomorrow. Lean on me, when your not strong. I'll be your friend. I'll help you carry on. For it won't be long, till I'm gonna need somebody to lean on."

"Wow. She's really good." Fang said. "Really, really, really, really, really times infinity great!" Nudge whispered.

I would have said something to agree, but I was too mesmerized by her voice and the way it matched the music. I leaned my cheek on my fist, and propped my elbow on the top of the couch cushion and just listened to her amazing voice.

When she finished with her music. I couldn't stop myself from smiling. Everyone clapped and she thanked them and say she'd also be there tomorrow and Friday.

I heard Sydney's voice at the counter ordering a Pepsi and I got up and felt my way over there.

"Hey!" She said, and I could tell by her voice that she was smiling. "Saw you in the crowd. How did you know I was playing here?" I sat in the stool next to her. "A family friend recommended it thought I'd check it out." "Yeah it's a good coffee place." She said then said. "Don't look now, but there these people over there who are staring at you and whispering."

I knew who she was talking about. The flock. I could hear them talking about me.

Before I said I knew who they were I had to know if this girl was for real. "Oh I can't see. I'm blind." For a minute I was almost expecting her to laugh and say 'good one' or say 'gross' and leave, but instead she said.

"You serious? That's kind of cool."

"What about it seems cool?"

"It enhances all your other senses right? I mean it sucks cause you can't see, but still."

Boom.

I knew she was for real. She was everything I'd ever look for in a girl.

I laughed. "Oh and the people. Those are my friends. Their pretty much my family."

She laughed then. "And their whispering because…?" "Because he couldn't stop talking about you!" Nudge said, coming up to my side, smiling widely. "Nudge…" I whispered, embarrassed. "Nice to finally meet you. I'm Nudge!" Sidney chuckled. "Nudge, that's a cool name. I'm Sydney. Sydney Falcon."

I heard one of the flock choke and laugh at the same time.

Sidney Falcon.

How ironic.

"So he couldn't stop talking about me huh?" She asked, I could tell she was looking at Nudge, but I knew she was looking at me, a smirking smile hanging on her words.

I felt myself blushing, the color contrast would definitely be noticed against my pale, pale skin.

"Yeah! He was all like, and I quote, 'her voice was incredible, God, how I wish I could've seen her face. She just sounds so beautiful I want to see her again so badly it hurts-"

"Okay thank you Nudge! That is enough. Go sit back over there please…" I mumbled, pushing her back towards the flock, madly blushing blood red.

"No, no, no. I want to hear the rest of this." She laughed, pulling Nudge back.

I couldn't help, but smile. "You have no idea what your asking for." I told her, though I knew it wouldn't change her mind. "Yeah I think I do."

Then I hear the rest of the flock's footsteps come up behind me. Max cleared her throat. I turned around. "Iggy, we're getting ready to head. You ready?" Max asked, a little more meanly than needed.

Uh, no! I'm not ready. I actually enjoy talking to this girl in case you haven't noticed! I thought.

"Iggy?" she asked me.

"Yeah… I know it's kinda weird, but-"

"No. I like it…"

I smiled.

"By the way, I'm Fang." Fang introduced himself, holding out his hand. "Wow that totally doesn't sound vampire-y at all." She joked, making Fang laugh a bit. "Sidney Falcon, nice to meet you."

I was surprised, no one could really make Fang laugh. Except Max.

"Max." Max just said, introducing herself. "Sidney." Sidney replied. "This is Gazzy and Angel." I said, breaking the silence, motioning to the two little kids. "Pleasure to meet you guys." She said to them.

"Um. I'm gonna stay here in that's cool with you." I said, talking mostly to her.

"She's smiling." Nudge whispered in my ear. "Me too. I'll walk home with Iggy." She told them. "Fine." Max hissed, "We'll see you two later." And I heard her grab Fang's arm and walk out.

"That was… cold…" Sidney said. "Yeah. I don't know what's up with her…" Nudge said running that motor mouth a million miles a minute. Next thing I knew she was going back to what I'd said about her.

I leaned my elbow on counter and listened to them talk, smiling. Learning things about her from the conversation the two of them were having.

Like, she was fourteen, going to be fifteen in a couple of months, while I was already fifteen, and that she has been playing guitar for four years.

When Nudge finally announced she had to run to the "lavatory" and went I sprung at my chance to finally get some alone time with this girl.

"Your little sister is so funny." Sidney laughed. "Yeah. She's the loudmouth of the family." I said. "I guessed that… So why are you so interested in me, Iggy?"

Aw shit I thought I'd die.

I loved it when she said my name. It sounded even better when she said it.

"Your… Interesting." I said. "Different and-"

"Amazing?" She asked, with a soft laugh.

"Exactly." I smiled. Then I had to touch her. I had to see the colors that decorated her.

I reached up my hand and brushed it against her cheek, I could see her then.

Not just colors, but I could actually see her! Every detail, every line, every strand of black and dark magenta hair, every single one of the long black eyelashes highlighting her beautiful purple eyes. Her eyes stared at me, a look of passion, she didn't move away or dodge my hand, but instead came a bit closer. I let myself get lost in the purple-blue sea of her eyes.

She was so gorgeous.

"Your beautiful." I found myself whispering.

"y-You can see me?" "When I touch you… I can see you." She blushed.

I wanted to stay like that forever, but unfortunately, "Uh. Ig?" Nudge's voice said. We both, embarrassed tore away from each other. Taking her image away from me. "Yeah?" I asked Nudge.

"It's pretty late, we better head." She yawned. "I don't know, how long I'll be able to stay up."

She was tired? Hell, I could've flown around the world a million times and still be ready to run a marathon.

"Sure Nudge." I said, standing. "Guide me out though." "Kay…" She said, as she hopped on my back. I turned to Sidney. "This was great." "Yeah." She said. "I'll see you, I hope." I said, making instant plans to come to the Break Room as often as possible. "Wait!" She called to me, I stopped and turned around at the door. She grabbed my hand. I saw her again and felt the energetic fire blaze back to life. She wrote a series of numbers on my arm. "This is my number… Call me sometime." She smiled. I looked down at my arm and memorized it. Then looked back at her.

"I will." She smiled and blushed again and waved. I waved back and walked out, smiling so much I thought I'd hurt myself.