Again my bad for not updating as much, I have waaaay too many stories. Entirely my fault…

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It was like losing his sight again…only worse. He was losing his heart. He listened to those words from her beautiful lips and never imagined he would be hearing them. She saw the look in her eyes, eyes that held disgust for him even if she did have amnesia it still hurt. Hurt more than she will ever know. When she entered into their lives Iggy slowly opened up, even the flock noticed it. His feelings weren't so easily concealed with his fake smiles that never reached his eyes. But now Iggy was withdrawing again, resuming back to his old self. He loved her and therefore wouldn't cage her. You don't cage the one's you love, you don't hold them back from what they want even if it's the wrong thing.

So he sighed, smiling bitterly. "All right, I'm sorry that you to awake to this." He grounded out bitterly, "but you are can do whatever you want?" Iggy barely managed to get the words out. His chest felt it was going to implode in second, taking his heart with it.

The girl just stared at him long and hard, before she rolled her eyes and stalked out of the room. Iggy followed closely behind, matching his steps with hers. Carefully, not to scare or frighten her, but once they made it to the living room the girl froze in her tracks taking in the people around her.

A girl in blond and brown streaked hair paused, holding a wash rag in hand pausing in mid-step. She didn't miss the look the girl in blond and brown girl gave her. There, a dark haired boy regarded her coolly, his eyes never showing a hint of astonishment only his eyelids rose slightly. Another girl with dark hair and a dark skin tone opened her mouth to speak when two little dots ran forward clutching around her waist tightly. She saw a small blond boy raise slowly out of the corner her eye.

"Sister!"

Mommy!"

Both Aric and Jade said in unison. They clutched her tight while she held her hands up for a moment, with a confused expression on her face. "Um, who are you?"

The boy had a nice set of dark brown hair some bangs hung in his eyes, he turned his head up and his lips began to quiver. "It's me Serenity, your brother Aric."

"Why does everyone keeping calling me Serenity?"

"Cause that's your name." Iggy walked passed her, whispering answering her question.

"Up, up," The girl with brunette hair and green eyes said. Only Serenity watched at the tall, slender boy stalked past her. She narrowed her eyes at him, still not liking the way he held her. Something about it felt wrong, perverted.

She sighed, complying to pick up the little girl, "Okay, I guess my names Serenity…weird." She muttered, and then she looked at the girl with green eyes. "and who are you?"

Jade only smiled, planting a soft kiss on her mother's cheek. "You're daughter."

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Max followed Iggy into the kitchen, Fang tried to follow also only to have Max urge him to stay down. When she reached her tall, slender brother she placed one hand on his shoulder. "Ig, what's up?"

Iggy wasn't listening instead he was busying himself with counter, pretending to clean. Again, his sister tried again, "Ig, what-."

"Nothing." He said curtly, cleaning off the counter and going for a dirtied dish.

Max crossed her arms, "Doesn't seem like nothing."

"It's not," he was scrubbing the inside of glass a little too roughly.

"Well, why doesn't she remember anything?"

"Amnesia." He bit out bitterly.

"Oh, well if that's it than she should be okay, right?"

He only shrugged, "Iggy?" she reached out again turning him around. And when she saw the fake smile again, her heart plummeted even further when she saw that it looked a little mad.

"Iggy?" her strength leaving her voice.

"Yeah! Everything will go back, just like always cause my life so peachy!" Max was taken aback by Iggy's outburst, he was really upset.

"It will Iggy, give it time."

He went back to scrubbing, "she said she would never love me. "

"You don't know that Iggy, she will love you again, all you have to do his show her."

Iggy only sighed heavily, taking the next dish and scrubbing it softly, "yeah, show her, I'll show her." He muttered, although he sounded like a false promise on his lips.

"You can make her love you Iggy, she's loved you once."

"Not this time Max, I told her…she's changed."

Max only rolled her eyes, "where's the brother I know and love who would never give up on the people he loves, uh? Where's my little pryo."

Dead, hurt, lost, he thought but he didn't say it. He would never express such emotions to anyone; he couldn't if he did that it ruin what dignity he had left, if he even had that. It's what defines him, his shell that keeps only himself in and everyone else out. Well, except for one person and that person would never love him again. But, he knew he had to stay strong if not for himself but for the entire flock. The fight of an avian-hybrid was never over, as of now that yet another fight on their hands and he never felt so blind or lost in his life.

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"So we have wings?" Serenity asked, and when she pulled them out she gasped. It took everything they had to suppress their giggles as a result of Serenity's face.

"Yep, but not just wings, but like a gift to control fire go on Serenity try it out." The girl who introduced herself as Nudge spoke and slurred her words so fast, it was hard for her to make them out. But, Serenity only snorted, as if she was nuts. While the girl with blond and brown streaked hair and the boy known as Iggy went into the kitchen, Serenity stayed in the living room learning all over again the names of the flock.

"You really don't remember?" Fang asked in a cool voice, as if to say she was lying.

"Nope, not a thing."

Fang again stared at her before looking over his shoulder as Max and Iggy spoke to one another.

"So what do you remember?" Gassy asked.

Serenity pondered for a moment, thinking of what she did remember. The only thing she could think of was a tall boy with white hair and faded eyes. She blushed as another thought entered her mind, but quickly banished it.

"Nothing, I don't remember anything."

"You sure?" Fang noticed the way her cheeks turned a bright red, she knew something. But again, Serenity only shook her head.

"Well, we're avian-hybrids that you know that can fly and trying to save the world from global warming and the school and evil scientist and-," Nudge ranted on and on, filling her in on what they do and who they are. None of which rang a bell in her head. She also told her of the birth of Jade and that she was once an Eraser, which was another thing she didn't know so Nudge explained that they were a lupine-hybrid only nastier and meaner.

"Hey," Ari barked.

Nudge threw him an apologetic glance and continued on, "and then we found you will Iggy did and you guys just connected and fell for each other-." She stopped short; Iggy was glaring as he came back into the room. His gaze at was on fire, flickering ever so often to her face Serenity'. Clearly, this girl was mad, she couldn't love him, why should she he was so…dull.

Iggy sighed, as if something hurt him and he dashed for the outside, unsnapping his wings and taking flight. "Where's he going? Serenity asked.

"For a flight." Max answered watching with sadden eyes.

"All right, I think I got it." came holding a flask in hand with a strange purple liquid. "This might help with her amnesia, taking about a sip a day, should help slowly gain some memories."

"Thanks mom, "Max beamed. While her mother tipped the flask in to a cup handing it to the girl, "there ya go."

Serenity just stared at it, "you want me to drink this?"

smiled innocently, "yes, it should help with your memories."

With a shake of her head, "uh-huh, I'm not drinking that stuff."

"But sweety, it could help you," Dr. Martinez nudged the drink closer to her lips. However, Serenity backed away, "no!" something about the liquid sent something through her mind, a flash of a white coat injecting a needle into a serum, the needle entering her skin.

She backed away in horror, running towards the door and like on instinct her wings unfolded taking flight into the sky.

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With a flick of a wrist, he tossed the stone across the pond watching as it skipped over the water's surface, he sighed. He thought it was great to see, amazing even. However, without Serenity it just didn't seem worth out. He wanted to see things with her, watch her facial expressions while they both experienced the thrills and joys. But now that he would be seeing alone, he wishes…he tossed another stone wishing and wondering.

When he heard someone breathing fast till he saw her drop into the lake with a large splash. Serenity, was flailing in the water. Trying to lift her wings above her head, he sighed removing his shirt and jeans knowing that much to her disgust he didn't care what she thought of him.

He dived forth, swimming forward catching her in his strong, warm arms; she turned around and narrowed her eyes at him, when she started coughing sputtering as he practically threw her on shore.

She was shivering, her teeth chattering. "What were you doing?" Iggy roared, clear anger in his eyes.

"Trying to fly, since you freak of a family was trying to drug me!" Serenity yelled back.

He ran a hand through his hair, even though all he wore boxers between them, with a gentler tone he said, "They're not freaks, Serenity. They're your family too, just trying to help." He shrugged, turning away to pick up his clothes.

"Thank you." She whispered in a small voice, reminding him slightly of the old girl he loved.

He only shrugged, like it didn't matter.

She looked away, holding her arms close around her, teeth still chattering. "Umm.."

"What now?" Iggy said irritably, he turned and finally looked at her. Pausing when he saw the innocent expression on her face, no longer self-centered but the gentle caring one.

"Umm…sorry, about what I said with your family being freaks. There not okay? they seem great and-" she looked into his eyes, thinking how she must look like a big idiot ranting on and on while she shivered in the cold. "…never mind." She walked forward with her head down, not looking at him.

A warm hand fell on her shoulder, "it's okay". Iggy wasn't sure if he was reassuring himself or her.

Serenity smiled sheepishly, "Well, anyway could you show me the way back or…?"

"Yeah, sure, sure. It's a long away though…" Serenity shrugged, she knew she could handle it.

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Iggy was dried now, his shirt and clothes on once more. However, Serenity was still freezing, her shoulders shaking. The sun was already setting. "C'mon," he grasped her hand, urging her faster. His hand was warm she realized, and safe. She shook her head; he wasn't safe he was anything but safe. He was…she didn't know just couldn't trust him. That's' for sure.

He pulled her again, only pulled her down so his body covering her's. "What are you doing?" She asked.

"Shh, someone's coming." The bush and undergrowth was covering them, as several man with rifles marched past them, they didn't look too friendly. When they were a safe distance away from them, Iggy's body lowered closer to her's his chest almost touching her breast. They stayed like that for a couple of tense moments before Iggy finally looked at her. "You okay?" she nodded.

He pulled her to her feet, mumbling, "sorry, about the-" he pointed to her dirtied clothes. Then, he turned away his hand leaving her's. Serenity followed, cupping her hand feeling the warmth that radiated off his hand wishing she could feel it once more.