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Max POV
"Yeah! If Gazzy gets to change her name, I wanna change mine!" Nudge bellowed.
"What about me? I'm stuck with Angel! I want a new name too!"
"Hmm… I was thinking that my name didn't really suit me now," Iggy added cautiously.
Mom put her face in her hands.
"Okay then. What are you thoughts on the subject?" she managed.
"I was thinking Nigel, you know, because it really suits me and all. Plus, it sounds sort of like Nudge, so it's not completely different."
"I wasn't thinking of any drastic change, I just like the name 'Angelo' better."
"Gabby! But I already said that, didn't I?"
"What about Izzy? You know, like short for Isabella, but just Izzy? It's pretty close to Iggy…"
"I hadn't thought about it much. Maybe Fawna? Yeah, I like that name…"
Mom gawked at my Flock. I did too. My mouth had dropped open the first time when Nudge had mentioned the name "Nigel."
I guess I was WAY too used to Nudge being all 'girly' and stuff. She was just too different now.
And Gazzy? My little man?
And Iggy? Mister I'm-so-manly-and-such-a-sexist-pig?
Although I will admit that Iggy had never been really sexist, and he'd always been really offended when I called him that…
But still! I just can't imagine them changing their names, or even wanting to. It's implausible! What the fuck has gotten into them?
"WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU GUYS?" I shouted. They all shut up and turned to look at me. "I MEAN SERIOUSLY! WHAT THE FUCK HAS GOTTEN INTO YOU PEOPLE?"
"Um…" Iggy turned her head down and played with the hem of her shirt. To my surprise, her eyes started to water. She stood suddenly, bringing her hands to eyes, and turned to stumble out of the room.
It didn't make as good an impression as it should have, seeing as she walked into the wall her first try out the door.
"Iggy!" I called vainly after her.
"There, see, NOW you've done it!" Fang yelled, standing abruptly and glaring at me. "You've hurt her feelings!"
"I don't know what I did!" I answered, aghast, and feeling really guilty. A knot had formed in the pit of my stomach, and I felt almost as if I was about to stop crying.
"It wasn't Max's fault! Dumb Iggy just had to go and start crying like a stupid girl."
"What the heck, Nudge! Why are you being so damned sexist?" Gazzy yelled back. "Don't be mean about Iggy! It's not her fault! Max was being the stupid one!"
I held my hands up in vain. Everything was falling apart! Nudge was acting totally wrong, and Iggy was acting totally wrong, and EVERYTHING! What the hell is wrong with us? Are we completely changing?
"Guys, just please, SHUT UP! I'm going after Iggy, all of you just need to talk amongst yourselves or something…"
"OH YEAH? WELL… WELL… WELL… OH YEAH?" Nudge shouted after me as I exited the room.
To my surprise, Fang followed closely behind.
"What are you doing, following me?" I asked snidely, trotting in the direction of the stairs to Iggy's room.
"What are you doing? You're the one who made her cry," Fang retorted.
"Well, that's why I should be the one to make her feel better!" I shouted.
"No, you'd just make her feel worse!" Fang answered.
"Oh yeah? Well, I'm going to make her fall in love with me, and that's…"
I froze, clapping my hands to my mouth. Had I really just said that out loud?
"Oh, really?" Fang replied, smirking. "Well, then. It's a race. Who will Iggy fall in love with first, you… or me?"
I stared at Fang in astonishment. Fang was… in love with Iggy?
Fang was gay?
And I'd had a thing for him!
"Well then… okay. And I'll beat you to it!" I challenged in response. Fang smirked at me.
"Maybe, maybe not. Still, I think I'll win."
"Ha, as if!"
"First one to make her smile wins this round. How about it?" Fang offered.
"Ah, yeah… and after all the rounds, the person with the most points gets to make the first move!" I offered.
"Whatever. Game on!"
Fang stuck out her hand and spit into it.
I spit in mine and joined it in hers.
And we shook on it.
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