A/N: This is a short transition chapter so you will know what is coming next... & i'm sorry but i won't be updating until Friday because i am going o vacation.

Chapter Ten: Not So Happy Birthday

Gazzy POV

I couldn't take it anymore! I left Angel's and my bedroom. She has been crying for three hours now, and every time I think she has stopped, she starts all over again. I didn't even know it was possible to hold so many tears in such a tiny little body. I tried to comfort her but I didn't know what to say because she wouldn't tell me what or whom she was crying about.

So I left to room.

When I came out of our room, I was glad I did. Not because I left Angel in there by herself, but because I remembered it was Nudge's 12th birthday! As I was walking into the kitchen and I saw all of her presents, I forgot all about telling Max about Angel. I was examining the presents, trying to find the one's that I have given her. Everyone was already out here, except Angel, when Nudge came out of her room. She had this weird glow on her face, I guessed it was because she saw all of the presents; I would glow like that too.

We sat down and ate breakfast together signing that happy birthday song, and telling stories about Nudge. Everyone seemed to be in a good mood today. Breakfast was done, as we were waiting for Max's mom to finish the dishes, Angel bursts through our door. She looked a little more controlled, but was still sniffling.

"Oh Angel, before I forget, could you get the mail & the newspaper for me? Thank you sweetie." Max's mom said warmly.

"Uh-huh." She said quietly and walked out the door.

Max's POV

About two minutes after Mom sent Angel outside, she comes bursting in with tear stained eyes. She put the newspaper and mail on the table and came rushing toward me.

"I knew it! I just knew it!" she sobbed between tears.

"You knew what sweetie?" I pulled onto my lap and started whipping her tears and fixing her hair, while Fang made circles between her wings to get her to calm down.

"Thheeey ttttookkk Ttottalll!" She sobbed.

"How do you know?" I was really tensing up.

"Because of this!" The shoved an Eraser skin into my hands and started crying all over again.

It takes a lot to surprise me, and I wasn't very surprised at this. It was just the fact that after things start going right, they ruin everything.

"Okay Angel. We will go rescue him tomorrow morning, first thing."

"But why can't we go now?" She was calming down a little.

"Because it's Nudge's birthday and because we have to get together the supplies and make a plan." I said trying to get over the shock that we have to go on another rescue mission for a dog that I am particularly not so unbelievably thrilled about saving.

I tried to send Angel happy thoughts; she smiled a little and got control of herself.

"Sorry Nudge. Lets open your presents!"

I missed most of the presents because I was beginning to think of a plan. The only thing that brought me back out of my trance was my arm hairs started to stand on end. I turned my head to see Fang next to me, of course. He slowly grabbed my hand but I made sure that no one could see it from over the presents. I kissed him on the cheak and no one seemed to notice, so I rested my head on his shoulder for a moment before standing up again and going back into my trance.

This is not gonna be a fun rescue mission.