LUNA'S POV
I snuck over to where Fang was sitting, and, making sure he wasn't looking, looked at his Ipod. He was listening to… TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR????!!!!! Woa… I'm not even going to ask. Not wanting to catch Fang's attention, I waited until I was at the edge of the water before I collapsed in laughter. Iggy, Gazzy, Nudge, and Angel looked at me like I was crazy, but I just kept on laughing. But I suddenly stopped when I felt like I couldn't breathe anymore. And it wasn't because of the laughing. I held my thought, trying to breathe. From the corner of my eye, I could see Max racing towards me. I knew it would be her to help me out.
"What's going on!? Luna! Luna, what's wrong?!" she was yelling urgently at me, and I could only squeak out a few words, "My bag… get the… inhaler…small and…white…" I saw Max yelling orders. Fang went to get my inhaler, Angel fetched some water for me, Nudge and Gazzy went over to help Fang find it, and Max and Iggy stayed next to me. Iggy reached for my hand, and I reached for his. The last things I saw were Max trying to get me to use my inhaler, and then I blacked out.
I woke up to Max's worried face next to me. "What…" I managed to get out.
"Shh…" Max ordered, gently. "Drink some water." Se handed me a water bottle.
"You're probably wondering what happened. Well, you couldn't breathe, and then we got your inhaler, and figured out how to use it, and tried it on you after you blacked out. How do you feel? What was that anyway? Was it like…. a power or something? Of course, I have no idea why that would be a power, but still…" Nudge trailed off.
"Nudge!" Max scolded. Nudge quieted down immediately. Max turned to me. "Do you think you could explain to us what this is all about?"
I sighed. I knew I'd have to tell them sooner or later. I just don't want them to worry. "Well… okay. There are some things I didn't tell you yet… and I guess I'll tell you them now." I started. This was going to be tough. " Okay, so about the not-being-able-to-breath thing, I have Asthma."
Max looked at me like I just said, "I'm working for the whitecoats, and I'm here to kill you all." "But… none of us can get sick easily. How come you have a disease?" She asked.
"Well, the whitecoats used to test me harshly. They used me to see how many diseases human-avians can handle before… 'retiring'." I looked around to see everyone staring at me with sympathy and horror. Well, except for Fang, of course.
"How many did they diagnose you with?" Max asked me. That was the question I didn't EVER want to be asked.
"Well, I don't know the exact amount… but I know only three right now. Asthma, Leukemia, and mild Tuberculosis. I know it doesn't seem like a lot, but they hurt me so much. And I don't know, but there might be more…" my sentence faded away, while I tried so hard not to cry. I can't cry in front of them, they'll be even more worried. Why did our lives have to end up like this?
"Luna… I-I'm so sorry. It must be horrible to have had that kind of testing, the kind that will be with you for your whole life…" Angel stated, complete worry in her eyes. In everyone's eyes. Iggy showed worry without his eyes.
"And… there's something else I wanted to tell you too…" I started again, hoping they would agree to what I was going to ask them. "Well… uh… I sot of have a little brother, about Nudge's age… and a friend of mine, my age. They started out the journey with me, but then I told them to wait in this old, abandoned cabin I found. They're human- avians too, so… if you accept me into the flock… will you accept them?" I asked, carefully. I looked at Max, thinking about what I'd do if she said no.
"Yea. You're accepted, and they can stay too. But make sure they're here by tomorrow morning." Max stated, and I grinned.
"Thanks so much! Oh, I can't thank you enough! I appreciate it so much!" I exclaimed with relief.
"Yea… but we're trusting you… and when you loose our trust, you don't get it back." Max added, then went to a corner in the cave to sleep.
I sighed. She didn't know anything about my friend, and she wouldn't want to know.