CHAPTER 10, YAY! LONGEST STORY I'VE WRITTEN SO FAR! READ AND REVIEW! I LIKE READING REVIEWS!

ME: YOUR GONNA SEE YOUR FUTURE SELF!

IGGY: NO I'M NOT

ME: WHAT'D YOU MEAN! OF COURSE YOU ARE! THAT'S HOW I WROTE IT

IGGY: UH, HELLOOOO....BLIND, REMEMBER! JEEZ! HOW HARD IS THAT TO REMEMBER

ME: HARDER THAN YOU THINK :P

IGGY: WHATEVER *BLIND EYE ROLL*

Max POV:

Ahhh...I needed that shower. I dress, step out of the bathroom and start walking back to the room we're all staying in, while rubbing a towel over my hair. I'm not paying too much attention to where I'm going apparently because I run into right into Fang. He must have just gotten out of the shower too 'cause his hair is still wet...and he's shirtless. Being not as tall as him I happen to have run straight into his very, very, muscular bare chest. Oh crap.

I look up at him to see a smirk set on his face but his eyes are smiling. I take a half-step back from him and put my towel around my shoulders.

"Sorry" I say in a small voice. His smirk widens.

Shrugging he says, "It's fine"

He leans over to me and pecks my cheek before walking into the bedroom. I'm now blushing redder than tomato, just lovely!

I follow and see that I must have been the last shower because everyone else is already looking nice, fresh and in clean clothes. I walk over to Angel and touch her damp but clean blonde curls. She looks up at me.

"You look nice and clean" I tell her.

She smiles. "You do to! And Fang thinks you looks hot." She says the last part so low I don't think ever Iggy heard it. I blushed again. Darn!

"DINNER'S READY!" is suddenly shouted from downstairs and everyone but Fang and I jump up and race out the door. Fang walks over to me, now thankfully wearing a shirt, and grabs my hand, towing me out the door and down the stairs with him.

We walk out to the kitchen and I now notice the spicy smell of spaghetti. Yum.

Melanie and Nudge are standing in front of me and Fang. Melanie turns around.

"Come on and get a plate! I'm starving, so you must be too!" Melanie seems a little too...forced excited. But I was starving so I just brushed it off.

We all pile our plates high with spaghetti and garlic bread, then take a seat at the large dinner table. Fang and I sit at one end with two seats. On my left sits Alex, then Sky, then Melanie, then Nudge and finally Angel. Gazzy and Iggy are sitting directly across from us. On Fang's right sits Ash, then Blade, then Zach, then Air and Alle sits next to Iggy and across from Angel.

A weird sense of rightness falls over me as we begin eating. Nobody says anything but Alex and Ash keep giving each other weird stares, occasionally giving one to Melanie. After 10 minutes of this we all finish eating and I can't stand not knowing what the starings all about.

"What's with all the strange looks" I direct at Alex, who gives me an exasperated look. She sighs and with her hand motions for everyone to go to the living room.

We all find a seat, whether on the floor or couchs. Alex stands in front of us, with Ash and Melanie flanking her on either side.

"Umm...well, we have a little problem. We have to send you back right now." Alex says firmly.

I'm about to say 'fine' with no complaints when Melanie interrupts.

"Wait! Maybe they don't have to go."

Alex turns toward her.

"What! Of course they have to go!"

"But...maybe it wouldn't turn out so bad if they all met." Alex's face looks shocked.

"Wha'...you..I..What do you mean 'not turn out so bad'! This is our parents we're talking about and more importantly my mom, who would SOOO not take this well!" Alex's fists are clenching and unclenching at her sides and Ash puts his hand on her shoulder. She immediatly pushes it off and whirls to face him.

"And you stop with the controlling my emotions thing! I don't feel like being calm!"

I am now completely confused. What the heck are they talking about?!

"Our future selves are coming home from a CSM conference earlier than Alex and Melanie thought and will be here in a few hours and Alex doesn't think we need to meet them and Melanie thinks we should. And Ash was using his ablity to control people's emotions on Alex and she doesn't want him to." Angel chimes in, sounding a little like Nudge. Every head in the room turn towards her, but she just sits there and smiles.

"Our future selves are coming?! Contolling emtions?" I stutter out to the three standing in front of us.

Alex leans her head back to look at the ceiling, Ash just stares at the wall behind me, and Melanie shakes her head 'yes'.

How the heck is this happening!! I need to leave. Right now.

Melanie pulls that same little cylinder thing out of her pocket and her and Alex being fighting over it.

"Give it to me Mel!"

"No way! It's mine!"

"Is not! It's your dad's!"

"So! I'm his blood!"

I, being myself, decide to take control of the situation. I leap up and try to grab the cylinder out of Melanie's hand. If I could get it, I'm sure Iggy or Gazzy could figure out how to work the contraption. Melanie sees me coming just a second to late and I end up knocking the cylinder out of her hand. Alex goes to make a grab for it but is too late. It smashes loudly against the hardwood floor, spreading pieces all around. Uh oh.

"Now look what you did!" Alex shouts at Mel.

"Me! Max is one that knocked into me!" Mel shouts back.

I see Alex bring her fist up as I back away but Ash loops one arm around her waist and his other hand grips her wrist. He backs up with her struggling in his arms.

"Let me go!" she yells at him, twisting and turning to get free. I watch as Ash brings the hand that is holding her wrist up to her shoulder.

"Calm" he says quietly and instantly Alex relaxs and stops fighting him. She slumps against his frame and he holds her up. She takes a deep breath and then rights herself.

"Sorry Mel" she says.

Melanie looks at her with wide eyes. "It's okay"

Alex then turns to all of us, her waist still being held by her twin. I'm pretty sure I look dumbfounded and I don't think the rest of the flock is in that great of shape either.

"It wasn't your fault Max" I guess I look more upset than shocked.

"I know that" I answer quickly. She sighs.

"Well Mel, I guess we have no choice but to have them meet, considering your dad is the only one who can fix the Time Traveler." she says softly. Melanie nods.

Alex turns back to us, pulling loose of Ash. "Ready to meet your future selves."

I guess we'll see.

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