"Alright, I'll see what I have." Nudae ushered me out of the tent, closing the flap.

"Fang?" Angela walked up to me and smiled.

"Yeah Ange?"

"How is Max able to walk?" She asked me and I sighed.

"I honestly have no idea Ange." I said truthfully.

"Maybe she is magical." She whispered with twinkling eyes.

"Maybe, Ange, maybe."

Angel let loose a giggle her eyes directed to Nudae's tent. I turned my head to see Max glaring down at the dress she now wore. It was pink. I had a feeling Nudae would pay for that one. I chuckled when she sent me an unhappy glare and made my way over to them.

Instantly she gestured to the dress and started mumbling stuff to me in her language. I just stood there patiently until she finished with a pout, crossing her arms over her chest.

Max's P.O.V.

Nudae put me in a dress. A dress! Like the one's I had made fun of the first day the had arrived! And here I was wearing one! I could have killed her if I didn't like her. Now if it had been Lisa the girl would be dead by now. Luckily Lisa had refused to come near me and when she did it was to glare at me. Fang's amusement didn't die as I sat beside him under the shade of the trees. It was my first day out in almost two weeks and it felt good to have the soft wind blowing. I wanted to go into the forest but I didn't know how to ask Fang. We hadn't covered that much. He had mainly taught me the things around the camp which was helpful but I didn't plan on staying much longer. I needed to get back to where I belonged but I would visit everyone from time to time. it felt good to have them all know I was here, sort of like an empty space had been filled that I didn't even realise was there in the beginning. I glanced at Fang to find him leaning against the tree with his eyes closed. His long black hair lay in his eyes and his skin was covered in a thin layer of sweat from the heat of the day. I suddenly felt someone staring at me. it made me extremely uncomfortable and I turned to find Dylan across the camp staring at me intensely with a book in his hands. he smiled at me and gestured for me to join him and I stiffened. The way he was staring at me made me uncomfortable and I looked away. There was something about that boy, he wasn't a terrible person by any means; it's just the way he would always stare at me like he wanted to own me. Not something that was very inviting. The only time we had ever spoken was when Fang's father needed to talk to him and Dylan was the only one still awake. Even then all he said was hello and then proceeded to stare at me. I then realised Fang's eyes were open and he was staring at Dylan which soon turned into a glare between the two boys. My eyes flickered from Dylan to Fang, noting how tense both were. I needed to get out of here, this was getting weird. I had the feeling that if I left Fang and Dylan by themselves they might possibly kill each other so I did the only thing I could think of. I took Fang's hand and his eyes flashed to me in an instant. I gestured to the forest and he nodded releasing my hand and standing offering me his hand. I didn't take it but stood and walked into the forest. He followed wordlessly and much to my irritation Nudae's dress got caught on almost everything imaginable! After ten minutes I growled and tore the bottom of the floor length dress up to my knees and took off the arms. Nudae wouldn't be happy about me ruining her dress. Fang found this very funny because he laughed from behind me. I turned and shot him the bird before taking up a run and bolting for the spring.

"Max!" Fang called, not expecting me to just leave him there. I couldn't help but grin as I broke through the brush into the clearing. I made a bee line for the water and dove straight in, hating how much the material weighed in the water. I needed to make my own clothes if I ever wanted to be able to do anything again. I managed to swim towards the gap in the rock but by then my lungs were burning from the extra time it took because of the dress. I pushed myself harder and swam up to the cave gasping in air and spluttering out a little of the water I had accidentally swallowed. I hauled myself up onto the ground and pulled of the wet dress, chucking it into the water and throwing a few rocks into it making it sink. I sighed when I fell onto my thick furs glad to feel something familiar. I found one of my knives and quickly cut up two of my furs, taking one of my thin bones and the string I had made a few weeks before. It took me about fifteen minutes to finish my clothes and once I was done I slipped them on and dove back into the water, knowing Fang would be having a fit by now. Sure enough as my head broke the surface I found him calling my name into the forest around the clearing, obviously very confused and angry. He then noticed me and quickly came over to the edge of the water. He opened his mouth to speak but I didn't give him time, I took hold of his arm and yanked him into the water. He wasn't happy about this and when he came back up he was glaring at me. I couldn't help but laugh as he shook his head, his hair sticking up in all directions. He glared at me playfully before his hand came down on my shoulder and forced me underwater with a gasp. We stayed in the water, splashing each other childishly for hours until we grew tired and the sun began to set. We walked back to camp and for the first time he seemed to realise I wasn't wearing Nudae's dress. He stared at me in question and I shrugged continuing on our way to the camp. When we came into the camp Nudae and Angel had returned from their day at the beach, Angel instantly ran up to me with her basket filled with shells that she had collected.

"Max look!" She giggled holding the basket up for me to examine. I smiled at her and scanned the contents before walking over to a tree covered in thin vines and sitting at the base. Angel followed me and sat beside me knowing I was about to show her something. She watched intently as I stripped the vines making thin thread testing their strength and picking up a few of the best shells and wrapping the thread around them creating a necklace. Her eyes shone when I held it out for her to take and tied it on quickly. Jumping up and skipping over to Nudae who sat beside the fire with Fang, Jeffry, Dylan and Lisa. Nudae admired the shell necklace before Angel took her hand and pulled her over to me. We spent the next few hours making necklaces from the various shells, until we had at least fifteen. I took one with a sand dollar and put it on. Nudae chose one of the shells that Angel said looked like a unicorn horn, whatever that is. Angel was very pleased with the necklaces and even gave one to Lisa who to my surprise actually put it on. The rest Nudae placed in a small bag to keep them safe. The night was growing cold so we moved from our spot by the tree and sat beside the rest of the group. Their father as usual was in his tent working which I found odd. If I had seen him four times it was too many. I also realised that Fang seemed to be in charge and sent Angel to bed when he noticed her swaying where she sat.

"Ange, I think you should go to bed." he whispered, steadying before she fell over.

"I'm… not… tired." She yawned and set her big blue eyes on him.

I smiled at the sleepy little girl and gestured for her to come to me. She did so immediately, climbing into my lap and cuddling up to me. I swayed from side to side and she was asleep within minutes. I stroked her gold curls and hugged her small body to me.

-1 month later-

"Max, come ooon!" Angel whined tugging on my hand to walk faster. She had managed to persuade me to go to the beach with her and Nudae for the day while Fang, Jeffry, Dylan and their father spent the day in the forest. I had given them strict instructions not to go deep into the forest but I doubted they would listen.

"I am coming." I assured laughing at her enthusiasm. Nudae was just behind us taking her time walking along beach while Angel pulled me along, wanting to show me something she had found. I couldn't understand why this couldn't wait until the boys were back but she insisted that it was urgent. I slowed my pace, hoping to get her to slow down too but to no avail, she made me walk faster, at times running. I noticed we were heading out to the point. I didn't really like it there, the sand back stretched out far into the ocean with no cover or shelter from the heat. Still she pulled me along, Nudae right behind us until we stood right at the edge, the water lapping at our feet. Angel's excitement grew as she giggled and started jumping up and down, her arm outstretched and pointing towards a barely there black object way out in the distance.

"It's the supply ship!" She laughed happily. "My brother's coming! You'll love him soo much Max, he's really funny!" She babbled on.

I had been doing well with my English lessons but I wasn't good enough to understand people when they spoke fast. Unfortunately for me that seemed to be all the time, only Fang remembered that I was still learning. So I cut off Angel, opting to question the little bit I did understand. "Supply ship?" I looked down at her to find her bright red and staring at the sand.

"Sorry. Forgot." She mumbled. Nudae then decided to join us, putting a hand on my shoulder and looking out at the sea.

"We have been here quite long. My father needs some things that we can't get here so they are bringing them to us. Our little brother is joining us here too, he was too sick to come originally." She explained slowly and I nodded gratefully.

And then it clicked. More people. I couldn't let more people see my island, what if they stayed? That couldn't happen.

"They will not stay?" I hurriedly asked Nudae who gave me a confused look.

"No Max." She shook her head to emphasise her point.

I breathed out in relief.

"We are the only one's that are staying." She assured giving me a smile.

"Max look!" Angel gasped and my eyes flickered to where she had wandered to the other side of the point. She was crouched down, her back to us. Nudae and I walked over to find her playing with a small hermit crab.

"Isn't it cute?" She grinned up at us and we all laughed.

We spent a surprising amount of time out on the point, watching as the ship came closer until the sun began to set and we decided to go back to camp. Angel's cheeks were a light shade of pink from the amount of sun and she was asleep on her feet. I picked her up easily letting her fall asleep on my shoulder as we walked back. The sun had set by the time we reached the camp and unsurprisingly the boys were sitting around the fire. When we came into the light Jeffry caught sight of us and grinned.
"Ah, my girls are back!" he stood up and walked over, throwing as arm over my and Nudae's shoulders.

I shook my head and Nudae rolled her eyes.

"You really are a piece of work you know that?" She mumbled shoving his arm off. He pouted at her which made me laugh, effectively waking Angel up. She sat up in my arms and rubbed her big blue eyes looking around in confusion.

"Max?" she breathed blinking a few times before lying back down, her arms coming up to circle around my neck. "I'm tired." She mumbled into my clothes.

"Bed time." I sighed carrying her across the clearing and into her tent. I pulled back the covers and laid her down, tucking her in and kissing her forehead.

"Goodnight sweetie."

"Night Max." She smiled not opening her eyes before rolling onto her side and falling asleep.

When I came out of her tent Fang was waiting right outside with a small smile on his lips. I gave him a questioning look but he shook his head, walking back to the fire and sitting down. I sat beside him and leant against his side, surprised how much the sun had taken out of me. Hesitantly he brought his arm around my waist and pulled me closer. I suddenly felt extremely uneasy and opened my eyes, instantly connecting with a pair of intense hazel (I think?). I glanced up at Fang, feeling him tense slightly to find him glaring pointedly at Dylan. My eyes flickering from one to the other it was a full ten minutes before Dylan gave in and turned back to Lisa who had been jabbering on. I then realised that no one had noticed the tense little bubble that had enveloped the three of us; Jeffry and Nudae were still laughing beside me and Lisa either decided to ignore it r didn't notice the lapse of attention from Dylan.

"Fang?" I whispered and his eyes flashed to me.

"Yes?" a soft breeze broke through the forest as he spoke, blowing my messy hair into my face. He tucked a few strands of my hair behind my ear, his fingers lingering on my skin for a few extra moments.

I couldn't help but blush furiously and took a sudden interest in the fire. I then remembered he had replied and I continued.

"Why do you not like your brother?" I asked and he sighed softly. It was a question I had wanted to ask for a while now, ever since I had first started watching them I had noticed the obvious hostility between the two and I didn't know why.

"We do not see eye to eye very often." Was his explanation and I left it at that; it was obvious he didn't want to talk about it.

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