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OK so here is chapter 10!!!! The big 10!!!!!! Haha. Ok, so again I want to thank you all for everything!!

In this chapter you'll see who Iggy has a crush on and some kind of "Bad luck" things happen to Max. So yay!

Thanks a million!

--SarahBelle--

Chapter 10

"Max?"

"Max? Are you asleep?"

"Max, wake up."

"You guys shush. You'll wake her up."

"Um, Fang? That's kinda the point of saying 'Max wake up.'"

"And why do you need me to wake up?" I asked. I slowly opened my eyes and saw Gazzy, Nudge, and Angel right in my face. I rubbed my eyes and yawned.

"Max!" Nudge squealed. I resisted the urge to cover my ears.

"What?" I asked sitting up. I realized that I was no longer sitting in Fangs lap, but I was lying on my blanket, with his as my pillow.

Fang and Iggy were on the other side of the camp sitting down, just chilling. Iggy was looking through his bag for something to eat I'm supposing. Fang was just lounging across a log with one hand behind his head to support his neck. The kids were all surrounding me with faces I knew so clearly.

Great…

"I'm hungry." Nudge said, looking at her tummy sadly. She rubbed it.

I knew it.

"Do we have anything to eat?" she asked, looking at me excitedly.

"Um, ask Iggy if we have any food. He usually carries the most." They all scrambled towards Iggy to ask for food.

I blinked a couple of times to try to adjust my eyes from the morning light. I wiped my hand over my face, but froze as I realized something.

I slowly put my hand down and glared at Fang. He was facing the other way so he didn't see my furious expression.

Nudge saw it though. Her eyes widened. She looked at Fang, catching his attention, and pointed at me.

Fang turned around to look at me, and when he saw my expression he smirked.

"What'd I do this time?" he asked, already prepared for my wrath.

I rolled my eyes, "You didn't wake me up for my watch. I told you to wake me up, but you didn't."

He nodded, "Yea," then he turned back around towards the Flock.

I clenched my teeth and glared at him. Why didn't he wake me up?

I took an angry bite out of the granola bar Iggy had tossed to me with perfect aim.

"Maximum."

I blinked, and then frowned.

"What do you want, Yoda?"

If I could see the Voice, I bet he'd be shaking his head in disappointment.

"Maximum, don't you need to go somewhere?"

I pursed my lips, "Uh…"

"You mothers house." The Voice answered.

I felt my eyes widened. Crap, we need to leave.

"Guys, let's pack up!" I called to them, standing up, "We need to head out."

My body didn't hurt as much as yesterday, it was just really sore. But I could stand up and everything. I think some of the cracks in my ribs had healed, and I could breath now without a stinging pain go throughout my body.

"I'll be waiting there."

My hand froze inches from my backpack. I felt my eyes widen and my whole body tense. I heard the Flock freeze behind me, wondering what set me off.

"Jeb." I muttered to myself.

What does he want now?

"What's wrong Max?" Nudge asked quietly

I shook my head and grabbed my pack.

"Nothing." I said as I turned around.

The Flock was still looking at me with a cautious expression. They hadn't moved a muscle.

"What are you guys standing there for? Let's go!" I ordered

The all snapped out of it and grabbed their stuff.

"U and A." I said and snapped out my wings.

I hissed as a sting of pain ran through them. I tried to shake it off, and I took a running start. I let the wind catch me and I flapped my wings. I flew low at first, but eventually I rose higher into the air. I clenched my teeth as my wings stung with every down stroke.

The Flock caught up with me, and we flew toward the house.

After a while my wings became sore and were starting to hurt badly, like whenever you run a lot and your caves start to burn. I guess whenever I tried to break the roped whenever I fell out of the building, strained them or something. I didn't let the pain show, but I think Fang was starting to tell I was hurting.

"Hey, Max." he called swooping down beside me, "You okay?"

I looked at him. His expression was the same as always, but it had concern hiding in it now.

"Yeah." I said trying to keep my voice sounding tight.

He frowned at me, like he didn't believe me, but he shrugged it off and flew over to the rest of the Flock.

I looked over at them to see if they were good. Nudge and Angel were playing I-Spy. Iggy and Gazzy were talking to each other, and every now and then Iggy would chase Gazzy or Gazzy would chase Iggy. Fang flew above them, practicing the moves he had learned from the hawks when he and Nudge were waiting for me so we could rescue Angel.

Pain suddenly erupted throughout my wings, so quickly that I stopped beating them for a minute. I felt myself fall, and tried to beat my wings to make me stay aloft.

I stayed there for a minute, just stayed in that spot to try and erase the pain.

"Pain is just a message, you can block that message." I reminded myself.

I closed my eyes and gritted my teeth as I concentrated. Then soon I felt the pain slowly disappear, but I heard the beat of wings.

Crap.

"Max?" I heard Fang say, "Are you okay?"

I took in a deep breath, "Yeah, I'm good." I looked at him, and saw that there was concern on his face, and he wasn't hiding it either.
"What happened?" he flew down to my level.

I shook my head, "Nothing, let's go we're almost there." I flew back up towards the Flock, who were waiting patiently, but with questions roaming in their eyes.

"I'm fine," I assured them, "Just had a moment."

The younger kids bought it and continued to play and pass time again, but I could tell Iggy knew what happened, and that I was lying, by the look on his face.

Man, he really needs to stop hanging out with Fang. Soon I'll have two people that can read me like a book. Or, well, one read me, the other can hear me, I guess.

Suddenly, someone closed in my wings and put me in their arms. I yelped and then when I saw who it was, I smacked him on the side of the head.

"Dang it Fang!" I yelled at him, "Don't do that."

He chuckled and flew me towards the Flock, who were laughing their heads off at my expression.

I was ticked that Fang scared me, but kind of relieved that I didn't have to fly. My wings were killing me for some weird reason. Maybe my mom can help figure out what's wrong with them. I want to fly again so bad, but just not in pain.

When Fang saw I wasn't going to refuse him carrying me he smirked an accomplished smirk.

I crossed my arms and frowned, "I hate you."

Fang kissed my head, "I know."

I looked up at him and grinned. I leaned in like I was going to kiss him, and he leaned forward. Our lips were inches apart when I smacked on the side of the head again, laughing at his crazed expression.

"Yea," he said slowly, "I guess I deserved that."

I was about to kiss him for real when Angel screamed.

"Max!"

I looked in her direction, and saw about 20 Erasers heading our way.

I rolled out of Fangs arms and flew in front of the Flock. I sighed and muttered,

"You've got to be freakin' kidding me."

Ok, I know that this chapter is probably cheesy, but I'm trying my best. This is just another add on kinda chapter. I'm trying to make them be at Dr. M's but I wanted to add some action in it too. So if you hated this chapter I'm sorry, but if you loved it, then well, thanks! Please review!

Thanks!

--SarahBelle--