Hey people, sorry I couldn't update yesterday like I had thought. I was having a bad day. At lunch a couple of idiots blew up a ketchup packet and hit me all over the back of my shirt and got in my hair and it was a big red, sticky, disgusting mess. And so I went home and took a shower and scrubbed my hair three times to get it out, not even kidding. And right after school I had skating until six thirty and then I had to study for the three hardest finals there are (Science, history, literature), and then I had to watch American Idol. Well, I didn't really have to but . . . you get my point. So I really didn't have the time to type it up . . . oh, and internet was down again. Man I really need to get that laptop. Oh, but on the good side, Anthony Horowitz came to the book store and he signed one of my books.

Chapter 7

Max pov.

Okay, we seriously NEED to do something. I'll have to admit, as hilarious as it is watching Trevor and Beth argue, it just gets plain annoying after a while.

"Angel?" I ask. She looks up at me in response. "Have you figured out where Fang is yet?"

A troubled look comes over her face. "No, I haven't been able to pick up any thoughts from him. It's the same feeling I got when we were at TDI."

Isabelle hears our conversation and comes over. "TDI used to be here. Back when they first started. It was decades ago. Back before Daniel was even alive and it was all run by Frances Decrondale. Decrondale's dead now though. And thank god he is. Well, after twenty years of running TDI he suddenly disappeared along with all of the most important files and DNA mixtures they had. The only reason we know about him is because Skye smuggled a file or two out of Daniel's office. Well, anyway, when they used to use this as a base they had put some sort of special protection over the tunnels they were using. This wasn't one of them. So Fang probably just walked into one of the tunnels or something. And the thing Daniel wants us to find for him in return of Hayley is the deed to TDI. Don't ask me how an illegal foundation even has a deed, I don't know. But I have a feeling they'll just kill her anyway. We have three months to get it."

Angel's face looks a little less worried and goes over to talk to Laurie.

Fang had been gone for almost two hours. Oh well, I tell myself, it's Fang, he'll be fine.

Fang pov.

Skye looks completely stunned and horrified at the same time when she see's me.

"Fang? Oh, uh, hi. You scared me there for a minute. Thought you were Rick." She laughs tensely and sounding forced, but I can tell it's fake.

"Er, well, I'd better go back." She instantly flings herself away from me but I'm smart enough to be prepared and grab her arm tightly. She sighs. "Okay, what do you want?"

"Who was that?" I demand.

"My cousin. He's been smuggling us info from TDI while being undercover." She says, but her tone tells me it's not true.

"No, he's not." I tell her bluntly. "Tell me who he is or I'll—"

"You'll what?" She snickers at me. "Go crying to Max?" She shakes her head mockingly. "No, no, the great Fang wouldn't do that. He'd confront me in front of everyone." And then she looks at me dead in the eye. "Look, bird boy, I know things about you that your flock doesn't even know. I know things about you that could make even Max change her mind about having you in her flock. I know even more about your past than you do. I can tell people things that will make your life even more messed up. I know who you are, Fang. None of this ever happened, got it? I know your weaknesses. I know how to kill you with one hand behind my back."

"I'd like to see you try." I growl back at her.

She smiles evilly. "Not today, but we'll get there, don't worry." And with that she snaps into a moth, getting away from my hold, and zooms away down the tunnel, leaving me in an eerie silence.

Something told me there definitely was a part of Skye that none of us knew. That none of us wanted to know. Who was she?

Max pov.

Eventually Skye shows up. When she did, she looked ticked. I go up to her, "Hey, have you seen—"

"He'll be here in a few minutes." She grumbles. She walks off into a corner alone until Trevor eventually joins her after a while.

I wait impatiently several more minutes until Fang finally makes an appearance. He looks dazed over. "Fang?"

I'm fine." He snaps and walks away. This is pretty much what told me he wasn't.

Blaze walks over. "He okay?"

"With him, who knows?" I watch Fang sit down as far away from everyone as he can, with a look of deep thought on his face. Why had he snapped at me?

"What happened?" He asks.

"No idea." I reply.

"Oh," He says, but he doesn't leave. Just continues to stand there.

"Umm," I say a little uncomfortably, "did you have something you wanted to tell me?"

"Oh yeah," he says, but he looks disappointed, "I did. I just forgot what it was. See ya then, I guess." He sulks off. I watch him leave.

And that's when I realize he never really had anything to tell me. he was just looking for a good flirting opportunity.

I need to pick up on things faster.

So tell me what you think. I know there are more of you out there reading this. Trust me. I KNOW. I'm being serious. If you read this, write a review. It helps. -Kristen