Chapter 4

(Shadow's POV)

I smiled as I figured out how to take pictures. I opened Fang's door and went inside. I took several pictures of him before leaving the room.

I bumped into someone and immediately blushed. "Oh sorry," I whispered before looking up at Iggy.

He leaned in closer, "Why are we whispering?" He whispered back. "Or should I ask why you were in Fang's room?" He asked in a whispered.

I smiled, "I took a picture of him sleeping. He looks funny when he sleeps." I said.

Iggy smiled. Iggy towered over me but for some odd reason I didn't feel small at all. "I wouldn't know." He said suddenly looking a little upset.

I was silent for a second, "Why is that?" I asked.

"I'm blind." He said before waving a hand in from of his face and grinning.

"Oh, sorry about that," I said. "I guess that really sucks then huh?" I said.

Iggy shrugged, "Ya kind of."

I patted his shoulder feeling bad for him before my eyes widened and I got an idea, "Oh, brilliant idea!" I whispered.

"What?" Iggy asked.

"What if I gave you some of my eye sight?" I asked.

He seemed interested but he frowned, "How would you do that?" He asked.

"I have the ability to take and give power and strength. It's pretty useful when you want some extra energy and stuff." I said nodding.

Iggy laughed, "Nice. Well maybe, run it by Max." He said and started to walk away, "Uh, and you might want to run it by the almighty protector in there." He added jerking his thumb towards Fang's room.

I smiled and blushed, "Ya, I might want to do that. It could be dangerous," I said.

"I'll do anything for my eyes again. Just make sure you don't get hurt." He said giving me a look I didn't understand.

I nodded while smiling before I remembered, "Ya, don't worry about me." I said and he nodded and walked to his room.

I took a deep breath and walked back to my room.

In the morning I actually ate actual pancakes with actual chocolate chips and actual orange juice with an actual fork and knife while sitting in an actual chair on an actual table in an actual kitchen in an actual house with my actual brother.

I couldn't stop smiling.

I walked into the TV room and my eyes nearly popped out of my skull.

"What?" Fang asked when he saw me.

"Is that a stereo?" I asked pointing at the amazing sound system that I didn't notice in the corner.

"Uh, ya," Fang said and I ran over and turned it on.

I bobbed my head to the music. "This is good. It's like a more kick butt version of my life!" I said while nodding and started my version of dancing.

Fang tried to restrain himself from laughing. Nudge and Angel ran over and we all started dancing.

Max and Fang stood there watching us. Gazzy ran over and danced with his sister and Iggy leaned against a wall with his eyes closed and listened.

That reminded me I had to talk to Max and Fang about fixing Iggy's eyes!

I broke away from the dancing and grabbed Max's hand and dragged her into the kitchen.

"Max, I want to fix Iggy's eyes." I said practically bouncing.

"Uh, I'm lost, what?" Max asked.

I sighed, "Did Fang not say anything about me." I practically snarled while glaring at the wall he was behind. "I can transfer power and strength." I said, "See." I said and grabbed a flower from the table and made it wilt. Max watched with wide eyes. Then I made it bloom.

"Cool," Max said nodding. "So you want to somehow transfer power or whatever to Iggy to make him see?" Max asked and I nodded.

Max grinned and nodded, "Okay," she said before she frowned, "Did you ask Fang?"

I bit my lip, "Well… I'm almost certain that he won't allow me to, it's kind of dangerous but I don't care. I'm doing this anyways, but I will tell him." I said.

"Good luck," Max said looking skeptical. "You got my vote though," she added.

I grinned, "Okay, I better deal with the king of spaz attacks then." I said and she grinned and shook her head.

"You're like Fang's opposite." She said shaking her head.

I frowned, "Not really, I'm just more open about my feelings then Fang is." I said before bouncing off into the other room and grabbed Fang's forearm and dragged him into the kitchen. I noticed Iggy 'watching' me.

I smiled and dragged Fang into the kitchen and Max went to watch the little kids dance to music.

"Fang, I'm fixing Iggy's eye sight. No matter what you say," I said watching his eyes for any hint of his emotions.

Fang nodded, "Okay." He surprised me by saying.

I raised an eyebrow, "Why so letting? I thought you'd be having a first class freak out right now." I said suspiciously.

"I've grown up and now I see that you're like Max. You're too stubborn to change your mind. Besides, I want Iggy to get his eyes back too," he said.

I nodded, "So later today then?" I asked him.

He nodded, "If Iggy's ready," he added.

"He is. I talked to him last night. That reminds me… you're hilarious when you sleep," I said.

He glared at me, "What?" He asked.

I took the digital camera out of my back pocket and showed him his picture. "I like the little drool you got going there." I said drawing a line along his drool.

He glared and said in that deadly tone that should have made shivers of fear go down my back, "Shadow, give me the camera."

"Make me," I said exaggeratingly pronouncing each word.

He glared and ran after me. I ran and we both ran through the TV room. "Give! Me! The! Camera!" He shouted and I laughed as the flock watched us run.

"Who wants to see sleeping Fang pictures?" I asked as I ran around the room.

Max grinned and I tossed her the camera. She tried to hold it out of Fang's reach before tossing it to Gassy who barely caught it before handing it to Nudge who threw it like a hot potato to me.

I laughed as Fang tackled me to the couch and wrenched the camera out of my hand and deleted the pictures.

"Don't mess with me when it comes to funny pictures little sis." He said.

"Don't mess with a girl who can suck the life out of ya big bro." I said and grabbed his wrists and his eyes drooped before I shot it back into him. He jumped and glared at me. I pushed him off me and danced away from him.

"Oh Iggy, the thing we talked about last night is a go." I said, "So get ready and in 15 minutes get ready to see the world." I said before cart wheeling into the kitchen.

Ella walked past me in the kitchen; I hi-fived her on the way up the stairs.

I let them stare after me in confusion. I haven't had so much fun since… ever!

I shook my hands out in my room. I stood in the light of the sun and started sucking the energy out of the sunlight.

Kind of creepy sounding I know, but I would need it.

If anything went wrong we both could end up blind. By Fang's easy going about this I knew he was freaked but he was trying to do the right thing for Iggy. I closed my eyes and centered myself.

I took a deep breath and I heard a knock. I opened my eyes to see Fang standing there.

"You'll be fine." He said with a smile.

"Not if I make us blind," I said in monotone.

"You wont, I won't let you." Fang said fiercely.

"You can push nature," I challenged.

"Have you seen our backs?"

"I didn't mean other people. I meant just you."

"Just because I'm not others means I can't do something?"

"No, you just don't have the power to back up your wants."

"Yes, but I have more then enough determination."

"Determination doesn't cut it in the real world."

"Those are big words for someone who's only been out in it for about a day."

"You've been living in another world for as long as I have. Who says this is the real world? As far as I can tell this is still fantasy land where bird kids fly around being chased by wolf monsters. How is that real? How is that normal?"

"Real and Normal are not the same thing, besides its more real then the lie they tell everyone else."

"It's also more dangerous then the lie."

Fang took a deep breath, "Unfortunately it's the world we live in. You just have to work with it. If you try to live in the normal world now, you'll only get heart ache." He said, "I've tried, it only ended in pain." He pulled me into a hug and I hung on. "I'll protect you. I won't let anything happen to you." He said.

I nodded into his chest. I took a deep breath, "I'm ready." I said.

He nodded and took my hand and we walked downstairs.

We reached the bottom of the stairs when the doorbell rang. I looked at Fang who had his eyes closed. He opened them and said, "Max! Don't open it!" He shouted but she already did.

Jeb stood there and he stared at me with cold eyes.