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A/N: I really wouldn't have finish this Chapter (I started this one like 2 years ago xP) if awkweird ideas lead to hadn't left a comment like this:

"2010-06-24 . chapter 3

this i s freaking good is have no idea why you stopped 2 years ago..."

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CHAPTER 4 (why isn't it letting me underline?)

Dawn arrived quite slowly, dragging the faint shadows along with it. Massive clouds were rolling swiftly by in the sky. The dark forest around us was accompanied by only the sound of the flock breathing.

I rolled to my side and yawned. Slowly I opened my eyes and saw a relaxed sleeping face with dark hair falling limply over its eyes – extremely close to mine. I jumped up and stumbled, landing on my butt with a thud.

"Hmm," Fang mumbled sleepily and rolled to the other side.

The rest of the flock was also asleep. I awkwardly stood up and looked up at the overcastted sky graying the land. I heard a strange rustle coming from the edge of the clearing and suddenly felt tired. A wave of sleepiness swept over me and I was losing consciousness. I saw a blurry figure come towards the flock.

My instincts sensed danger but as soon as my brain processed that, I was being carried away. I started to blindly kick and throw my punches around until a sharp pang stung my soon to be limp shoulder. My adrenaline stopped pumping and without that extra strength, I felt helpless.

The rest of my body quickly began to numb and my vision blurred. I thought, what the hell is going on? And immediately after, I was out – blackness filling the empty spaces of thought and sight.

Plop... Plop.. Plop.

The rain began to drop to the dirt, grass, rocks, and trees around the flock. The flock's breathing was muffled by the natural shower of Earth.

Plop. Fang's eyelids flickered open as water hit his face. What? He sat up, holding up his palm to the sky. Another drop of water fell and this time landed in the middle of his hand. Rain.

He switched his gaze from the sky to the flock. They were soaking wet but still asleep. Even I woke up to rain. What the–

Max. She's gone, Fang thought as he realized the flock felt a little different. It felt smaller.

"Okay, Max. Where the hell did you go?"

All that replied was the pouring rain.

"Very funny Max, it's raining. Why the hell would you go leave us in the rain?"

The rain was smacking the ground harder and harder until his skin felt bruised. "MAX!"

Iggy garbled, "What?" but the rest of the gang all moaned and rolled over on their sides.

"Hey Ig, Max is being stupid."

"Why? What did she do?"

Fang glanced around but it was no good due to the freaking rain creating a wet wall around him. "She left us here in the rain!"

Iggy seemed to not care for the rain. "Maybe she left to collect fresh water, dude, I'm like dying of dehydration!"

"Maybe…"

Fang and Iggy sat in the loudest silence they've ever been in. It was slightly eerie. Fang unfolded his long dark wings and stretched them out. He sighed and then cupped them like a tent over him and Iggy. Hours had passed and they grew impatient. It shouldn't take her this long.

"That's it, Iggy. I'm sick of her running off." Running away from me, he thought to himself.

Iggy nodded. "Max? Where are you? HELLO!" he called.

This time, Nudge groaned, "Err." She rubbed her eyes sleepily, "Why do you have to yell so loud – EEK! I'm all wet!"

She jumped up and rushed over to the protection under Fang's wings.

"You know you have wings too, Nudge – you too, Iggy."

"Ha, I know," Iggy said, "but what's the fun in that?"

Fang elbowed him.

Nudge mentioned, "Sorry, I was just surprised." She crawled out and unfurled her long wings.

Fang glared at Iggy. "Okay, okay," Iggy said as he held up his hands in defeat, "You win, I leave."

Iggy also crawled out and opened up his wings, until there were three large tents of wings. It sort of looked like those rides at those amusement parks where you sit in tea cups and ride around in a circle, going up, down and spinning, among other tea cups.

Fang closed up his wings and tucked them close to his back. Standing up he said, "I'm going to wake up the rest of them. Might as well."

He walked over to Gazzy and Angel. "Come on guys, wake up."

Iggy shouted across the clearing, "YOU'VE GOT TO SHAKE THEM!"

Fang glared at him again and then kicked Gazzy's arm lightly.

After a prolonged time of stillness and steady breathing coming from the eight year-old, Fang deemed the child motionless. "I think he's dead," he whined.

"YELL, FANG, YELL! ACT LIKE A ZOMBIE OR SOMETHING THAT'S TRYING TO EAT HIM!"

Fang sent Iggy an "are-you-effing-kidding-me" expression along with the flat answer, "No." Instead, he sighed and scooped Gazzy up, propping him up on his feet.

A few yawns escaped Gazzy's mouth before his bright eyes flickered open. "Why am I standing up?"

"Good. We're leaving," Fang said, ignoring Gazzy's question, as he walked over to Angel and did the same.

"Wait... what's all the hullabaloo for?" Nudge inquired.
Iggy swiftly answered, "Max disappeared."

"WHAT?" came the voices of three very confused little children.

"Exactly. That's why we're going to look for her- that is what we're going to do, right Fang?" Iggy's voice grew much more unsure as realized that the flock would have, if not already, switch to their new leader. "Fang?"

"Fang, what are we going to do?" asked Nudge.

Dammit. So this is what it feels like? Huh, Max? You made being a leader look easy, thought Fang. "Alright. We are going to split up into groups and search for Max around the forest. Meet back here whether or not you find her by dawn tomorrow. We need a group to stay here and try to look for evidence. Who's willing?"

Eight large eyes sat desperately on his own. "Come on guys," Fang added, "Trust me."

Silence persistently sustained until Nudge threw her arm up, "I'll stay."

"Excuse me," Iggy reminded, "but I am useless in 'looking' for Max. Where the hell do I go?"

Four pairs of hesitant eyes threw themselves at Fang's again. "Gazzy, stay here with Nudge and search for any clues. Iggy - go with Angel and protect her. Angel - see if you can hear Max with your mind. You two go north," Fang pointed the direction as he finished.

"And you?"

"I'll go the other way."

After a continued silence, Fang urged, "What are you waiting for? We need to find Max!"

And with that, the flock split.

Yayyyy~ now hopefully I can write Chapter 5 within a year XD haha...

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Oof... I need to read FANG and soon ANGEL... but the 4th and the 5th book were reaaaallyyy badd Dx so I hope FANG will be better! D;