Fangs POV
After Max took off for the sky, I got to spend fifteen minutes reassuring all the kids that we were going to be OK. Gazzy was still sniffling when Max returned. He still managed to shoot her a death glare before running into the bedroom though. I saw a hint of sorrow flash across Max's face, before she took off after Gazzy. I let her go, hoping she would resolve things with him, making my job as peacemaker that much easier.
Iggy went into our miniature kitchen to start making dinner. Ig always cooks when he needs to figure something out. Nudge and Angel went back to playing dolls, leaving me all alone on the butt ugly couch that came with the RV.
Max's POV
I followed Gazzy into the bedroom to apologize. After what father dearest said to me, I was determined to prove myself a good person. And I did feel really really bad about hurting Gazzy.
"Gazzy? Will you talk to me for a sec?" I put a hand on Gazzy's shoulder, only to have it shrugged off.
Gazzy turned his back to me, and glared at the wall.
"Gazzy, I'm really really sorry." I would have gotten down on one knee and begged, had this 10 year old asked me to. Luckily he didn't. Kneeling in front of a 10 year old would have not been good for my tough girl image.
I heard Angel in my head Max, Gazzy wants you to give back his bombing privileges. No. No no no no no. Gazzy and his partner in crime hurt my baby, and they were going to suffer the consequences. But Max, you hurt Gazzy. Doesn't that make us even? Dang. The little girl had a point. I know I do Max. Ugh. I hated it when she read my mind like that to use it against me. Sorry Max, but Gazzy's not going to talk to you until you unground him. Fine. Oh yeah, Max? What Angel? I was kidding about the mommy and daddy thing. The bomb didn't hurt me (Thanks Blondie!) Oh. Well I feel rather stupid now.
"Gazzy? You can have your bombing privileges back." I said, not too happy about it.
His cheering, with Angel's and Iggy's from the kitchen didn't make me feel any better either.
Gazzy ran over and hugged me around my waist.
"Thanks Max! You're the best!" Gazzy laughed and ran into the kitchen. I flopped down on the bed suddenly exhausted. I heard the door open and close very quietly. The next thing I knew, I was trapped under a very warm cage.
"Fang! Get off me!" I gasped. "You have got to stop doing that silent walking thing! It's kind of freaking me out!"
Fang just laughed and positioned himself more comfortably around me so his arm was around my waist and his other hand was rubbing circles in-between my wings. I suddenly felt very sleepy, and wanted to drift off right on that warm pillow of mine.
That's when I heard the window break in the kitchen.
"GAZZY?" I called into the kitchen, not really worried, but just checking.
Silence answered me.
"Iggy? Nudge? Angel?" Fang stiffened beside me. No one answered still.
Max! I heard Angel yell into my head. I winced with the strength of her shout. What is it Angel? I was going to be seriously pissed if this was another joke on me. We didn't break that window. Well than who did? I felt Angel hesitate inside of my head. The Red Haired Wonder. Crap.
Fang's POV
Wow. Kind of weird seeing a ex. Especially if that ex is out to get you. And your family. And everything good you stand for.
"Hey Fang. Miss me?" Lissa asked bitter sweetly.
"Umm…no not really." At the moment I didn't care about hurting this girl's feelings.
"Well, that's too bad now isn't it?" Lissa smiled as she twirled her hair around her finger.
"Why would that be?" Max snarled at her.
"'Cause I'm about to kill you." She said, still smiling. That's when I saw her canine teeth gleaming. They looked suddenly very long, and pointy.
"Good luck with that." Max snorted.
Lissa just smiled wider.
"Uhh…Max? I think we might have a situation here." I whispered into her ear urgently.
"What?" Max hissed at me, never taking her eyes off Lissa.
"Check out the teeth." I saw Max's eyes widen as she took in Lissa's gleaming white canine teeth.
Lissa just smiled wider (if that was possible). She dropped into a crouch, and narrowed her eyes at us. I saw Max making our secret hand code for 'Get the hell our of here' behind her back out of the corner of my eye. I took a half of a step so I was positioned in front of Max, and then prepared myself for a fight.
Lissa smiled, and threw herself into the air with lightening speed I wouldn't have thought possible. I heard another window crash, and before I could blink again, there was another person in our RV.
Max's POV
After Lissa propelled herself into the air aiming at us, I barely had time to blink before something (no, someone) crashed through our other window. Before I knew it, our rescuer had Lissa in a hold between his snow-white arms, and had pulled her head (and her gnawing teeth) safely away from us. I watched in awe as this beautiful creature smashed his fist down on the top of Lissa's head, knocking her unconscious. He let her drop to the floor, obviously not caring if she hurt herself more. Our rescuer walked over to the door, and opened it letting in a dark haired pretty girl in. He wrapped a arm around her waist, and planted a kiss in her hair. It was Fang who first found enough of his voice to be able to speak.
"Who the heck are you?" He spoke, trying to control his voice.
The beautiful stranger stretched our a hand to shake Fangs.
"Sorry about that. My name is Edward Cullen. This is my fiancé Bella Swan."
"Ok, so who are you, and what was up with The Red Haired Wonder?" I asked, really annoyed.
"Umm…I just told you who I was, and I don't know who the Red Haired Wonder is." Edward practically sang out in his sweet voice.
Fang in respond pointed to Lissa on the ground.
"Oh. Well, I'm not sure how much to tell you…" Edward trailed off. That's when his fiancé Bella spoke up.
"Edward, they have a right to know." She looked up at him, and anyone could see how he melted in her presence.
"Well, I guess…" Edward lost his train of thought. Bella came up from behind him and faced me.
"Lissa was a vampire. So is Edward." Talk about shocking comment.
I head Fang inhale a sharp breath behind me.
"Is this some kind of sick joke? Really not funny." I raised my eyebrows in disbelief.
Edward's eyes darkened at my suggestion.
"You think we would lie about something like that?"
"Umm…yeah, considering you're basically a stranger I met two minutes ago." I was getting pissed off now.
"Want me to prove it?" Edward snarled at me with such venom, even I took a step back.
"Edward…" Bella soothed and warned at the same time. I suddenly realized that Edward wasn't breathing. Something was seriously up.
"What the he….heck is going on?" Iggy exclaimed, coming into the kitchen, and then realizing Angel was right behind him.
"Well, apparently our new friends are vampires." Fang responded bitterly. This caused the whole flock to gape at our visitors and Bella to blush bright red.
"Well…actually I'm not a vampire yet." Bella responded with a meaningful look up at Edward. "But yes, Edward's a vampire. But he's a good guy."
Iggy snorted at this. "Sure. A good vampire. Sounds like the subject of a New York Times Best seller novel or something." This got him a really dark glare from Edward, which he couldn't see.
"You should be grateful he saved your sorry butt from red-haired vampire-gone-wrong girl over there. She's Victoria's daughter from before she became a vampire." Bella hissed out, wrapping her arm around Edward's. I saw Fang making a face at this, obviously remembering that kiss they shared.
"Wait a minute. So why is Lissa a vampire?" Iggy wondered out loud.
Edward stiffened at this.
"Actually, there was some of the Volturi's work. You might know their agent for a school in Washington we heard you went to. His name was Sam. Sam never told anyone his last name, making us suspicious. We heard he was dating Lissa for about a week after you guys left, and the next thing we know, we got a newborn vampire running around DC. "
I was very tempted to gasp at this.
"You mean…Sam was a vampire?" I head Fang take in another sharp breath of air and move closer to me. Bella nodded, and then bit down on her lip.
"We think he may have also been working for a group of sciencetists." Fang, Iggy, and I all gasped at this.
"The School" We all said at the same time.
Very good Max. Remember, connections are important.
