I'm so sorry this took forever for me to get out. I couldn't do it in April or May cause i was to busy with all of my school papers and projects that were all due at the end of the semester. and then i had summer school, and then i went away camping. Anywho, here is the next chapter. Leave me some love! :-D

oh yea, and i tried to proof read it, but there may still be some errors in there.

Forks, Hot Dogs, and unanswered promises

I have come to realize over the years that it is harder for the Erasers to track us when we're in an area that is populated heavily by trees and mountains. Like Alaska. I think the tracking device (which Angel heard Ari mention in his thoughts, but still don't know what it is) has a hard time picking up a signal. Kind of the same way that GPS systems get all screwy when you take them into a national forest or something. They never know where they actually are.

"Are we there yet?" Nudge piped up beside me.

We were still flying to Alaska. But it was taking For-freaking-ever. It didn't help that every five or six hours (or sometimes less, depending on the weather) we had to stop for food to get our energy levels back up.

"No sweetie," I responded," we're above Seattle now. We still have a while, and we should actually stop here and take a rest."

"Why?" she asked, frowning.

"Because we have at least another four hours of flying," I tried to explain nicely, but the constant 'are we there yet' was starting to get on my nerves. "And we all need a rest right about now."

I looked over at Angel and saw her blinking her eyes a bit more than normal, and she was starting to sag a bit.

"None of us can go much further without some rest."

"Since we're in Washington," Nudge started picking at her wind breaker, "do you—do you think we could visit Forks?"

"Why?" I asked slowly, glancing at Fang who seemed to be just as clueless as I was.

"Well, it's just, that's where this book I read about on Wikipedia takes place," she said really fast. "I thought it'd be cool to see it."

When did she get on a computer to even look things up on Wikipedia? And for that matter, why was she even looking up a book?

"Um," was all the response I could think of.

"So does that mean we can?" she asked hopefully as her eyes lit up.

"What is this book anyway?" I asked.

"It's that one about those vampires—the one everyone's talking about."

"How do you know everyone's talking about it? And who's everyone? I've never heard of it before."

But then, I don't really know much about books.

"Well that's—that's what the article said," Nudge answered quietly. "It said that it was the new Harry Potter and everyone was talking about it."

Yes, we know what Harry Potter is. We may be running (or flying) for our lives, and never in one place for more than a week, and don't have enough time to read a book, let alone pick one up, but we don't live under a rock. And anyone who knows anything knows what Harry Potter is.

"That's nice Nudge," I tried not to let my annoyance seep through, "but we're not stopping in some small town just cause a stupid book took place there. A book that you don't even remember the name of and that you haven't actually read."

Oops, so much for keeping the annoyance out of my voice.

Fang gave me a good-job-leader look and said, "Sorry Nudge. But we need to stay out of towns for a little while."

"I understand," she looked crest fallen. I felt bad, I wish she could have visited the town, but there was just no way I was gonna let her be put in danger because of a silly book. "I just thought it'd be cool…"she trailed off.

"I'm hungry," Angel announced. "Are we going to stop and rest soon?"

Her little face was showing signs of fatigue.

"Yes." I scanned the land below us. "We'll drop down here; we're on the outskirts of the city. We can just sleep in the forest down there."

Once we landed, Fang and Iggy went to find food at the nearest grocery store, or Wal-Mart.

Angel sad down on a fallen log with Total on her lap. "Can we make a fire? It's cold."

Total yipped in agreement.

"Sure, I'll do it!" Gazzy volunteered straight away.

"Do not burn the forest down," I gave him a warning glare, which he just returned with an 'I'm innocent' smile.

I looked for Nudge. I hadn't heard from her lately.

"She's up there," Angel answered my unspoken question, "in the tree."

"Thank you sweetie," I ruffled Angel's hair as I climbed up to find Nudge.

"I'm sorry we couldn't stop there, and I'm sorry I lost my temper on you," I picked up her hand and pressed it between mine.

"It's okay," she spoke to her knees. "It wasn't really that big of a deal anyway."

"If I ever lose my temper on you again," I brushed some hair out of her eyes, "you have every right to yell at me. And I give you full permission to go on and yell my head off."

She grinned at me, "all right. But you know, you'll probably regret that."

I just smiled. Yea, I probably will.

"Is that food I smell?" I said, sniffing the air like a dog.

"We're back from Wal-Mart," Iggy announced.

"And we've got hot dogs galore," Fang added.

"Mmm, hot dogs!!" Nudge stood up and immediately jumped down to the ground to join them around the fire.

Fang looked up at me with a question, but I just shook my head and jumped down to join them.

It was delicious. We all had at least five hot dogs. Maybe more, I wasn't really counting that closely.

"That was some good eating," Gazzy patted his stomach on top of his tree branch.

"Sure was," Iggy agreed next to Nudge.

"It's time for some rest so we can fly to Denali tomorrow," I said sticking out my fist. The others stacked their fists on top, and then we tapped them and went to sleep.

Well everyone but Fang and I went to sleep.

"You still haven't promised me," he said, almost inaudibly.

"And I told you that I can't promise you that," I responded.

"You're being stubborn," he looked down at me from his branch, which was only a foot higher and to the left of mine. "It could kill you."

"Living could kill me," I responded automatically.

"That's not the same thing, and you know it." He got down onto my branch and sat right next to me. His face, only half a foot from mine.

"Sure it is," I looked down at the ground.

"No," he picked up my chin," it's not."

"Why not?" I hissed. "Why aren't they the same? Both can kill me."

"Because one you'd be giving in, and other you'd be fighting." He took a deep breath, "and you're a fighter Max. You don't just take things lying down."

"Well maybe I should start," I mumbled, not even meaning it.

He took my wrists in his hands, absent mindedly stroking my scar. "Don't say that."

"Well I don't really know what you want me to say Fang," I breathed. "I can't promise you what you want me to."

"Will you at least think about it?" He asked, moving in closer to me, making me wish I could slide right through the tree trunk.

I didn't answer; I just stared at our hands.

Without warning, he leaned in and kissed my cheek lightly, then jumped back up to his branch soundlessly.

I put my hand to my cheek and felt me face flush with heat.

There must be something wrong with me, I thought.

No, the Voice popped in, you're just reacting like a normal human girl reacts when a boy she likes kisses her.

Oh shut up, I've told you—I have no such feelings. Though even as I said it, I started doubting my words.

Don't wait until it's too late Max. None of you have much time left.

What do you mean? I almost yelled in alarm. You know something, don't you?

It's already been created. You can't do anything about it Max.

"Damn it!" I realized I swore aloud, and clamped my mouth shut, not wanting to wake anyone.

What the hell did that mean? It's already been created?

I made up my mind. I'd only tell Fang what the Voice said. I didn't want to worry the others prematurely.

Wow, that sure was a lot of dialogue! well, i hope you guys liked it. again, sorry for the wait. I should have the next chapter out while I'm on vaca. i will try and not have such long absences. Leave me some love! :-D

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