***I told you before people. I'm not James Patterson so just fyi Max and Fang and the flock and the whole dang gang aren't mine, okay? Like really. Anyways, I do own this awesome email stalker: justkeepswimming! She's super cool :)***

I was at school adding a post to my blog. I had extra time so I eagerly checked my inbox. This mystery of the creepy emailer was consuming and infuriating. It was addicting. I couldn't stop thinking about this mystery person. All I really knew was that she was a girl. Yes! One new message. I had a feeling that Max knew that something was up. It was the way she was observing, almost studying, my every move, my expression, while I checked my email. I probably looked anxious, maybe excited, maybe even happy—just slightly. She must've sensed that I'm not telling her something. She won't ask yet, though. She'll want me to tell her by myself. I don't think I will.

TO: fang

FROM: justkeepswimming

SUBJECT: RE: I agree about the subject being annoying.

Wow. I made Fang smile! That's like incredible. Like you soooo need to have someone take a picture next time! There has to be proof!

Oh my goodness! Will you give it a rest? Wow. Okay, and I am not a creeper! It's not like you need to run around screaming: "STRANGER DANGER! Aaaagh! HELP! STRANGER DANGER!" What are you three? Honestly. You've dealt with scary people your whole life, and you are worried about little ol' me? Like I said before: you have major trust issues. ;)

Yeah, so, you were just a little on the vague side last time. lol. Hmmm…what if I told you my full name is Totilita Makaka Lokinsteinurger? It's a perty name ain't it?

I guess I wanna be the flocks' friend. I'm mostly just curious about you. I want to know if everything I know about you all is true. Look, it's difficult to explain to you about knowing things…you haven't met me, and I haven't really met you, but I've more than met you… I can't explain that very well. And I won't explain it at all yet… But, fyi: I'm not a mind-reader like Angel, just in case you are wondering. Really, I'm not sure how I feel like I've been in your head… It's more just a feeling, it's not like I've actually been in your mind. If I had, well, I'd probably be all messed up. I don't think I could come out of that one alive. I'd be scarred for life, so incredibly scarred. hehe. Love you all.

Always,

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P.S. Oops! I mean Totilita

P.P.S. You are soooo bluffing about the whole "I won't email you anymore if you don't tell me your name" crap!

She just never stops does she? I never thought sarcasm would come back to haunt me, but hey, it's not the first time I've been wrong. I have to admit, though. It is kind of funny...except for the part where she called my bluff-man she's good!-and I'm disgusted by it.

I couldn't believe she knew about Angel. Some of the whitecoats didn't even know that!

One thing is bugging the heck out of me though: is she a friend? A new friend—to the whole flock? Someone normal? Someone who isn't a mutant freak bird kid? Someone not like me, who knows me for who I am? And someone loves the flock, and knows the flock for who they truly are?Someone accepts us all? It's completely impossible. Someone loves us for us? It's unbelievable, unimaginable. It's something I can't wait to share with the flock, but I don't want to. I want to keep my emails with "Totilita" a secret, a private thing. I mean, for one it could be empty hope. What if this girl turns out to be lying? Not to mention, I have a feeling these emails will come to a stop real fast if Max finds out… And I don't want that to happen.

I want to find out more about this girl. I want to be her friend. And that scares me, well, more like shocks me. I shouldn't want to be her friend, right? I mean, she could be dangerous. Plus, I have the flock. I love the flock. They are my family. I should be fine with just them, right? Could someone 'normal' be even close to the type of friend Max is?

No. Max is my best friend. She knows me better than I know myself sometimes. And I know her just as well. I'd want her at my back in a fight, and I'd tell her all my secrets. So what made me keep this girl from Max? Max was gonna figure it out. She always did. Would me keeping this a secret affect our friendship, our trust? I hope not.

TO: justkeepswimming

FROM: fang

SUBJECT: hi

You're so sure there will be a next time?

I don't know…the stranger danger rule is a good one to follow. Just like the buddy system. You could be an evil man who wants to kidnap me. Haha.

So, "Totilita", I have a proposal. (No I'm not asking you to marry me—it's too soon for that ) If you know my name, shouldn't I know yours? And if you want friendship don't I need to know your name? Isn't that kind of the normal thing to do? Oh, and I don't mean some lame made up name, I mean your real name.

How did you know that about Angel?

My brain is not that sick, just to let you know. Okay, so I've killed some nasty monster things—Erasers. But, whatever. I mean, it's not like I've seen horrifying, disgusting, unimaginable mutations on mere children…oh wait… *grimace*

You'll have to open up a little if you wanna be friends.

-Fang

It was funny for me to realize that I'd just told someone they'd have to open up a little. I've never been very open myself.