BtrThnRevenge, I know this isn't what you meant. But when the plot bunnies come, well, I can't stop them. I promise to make it cute and fluffy in a romantic sense as well as a bunny sense as well. :)
Disclaimer: I don't own Maximum Ride.
"I want a bunny."
"No."
"Aww, c'mon Maxie! Just one or two!"
I shook my head and grabbed his arm. "No. We already have Total and three kids at home. We don't need anymore pets."
He frowned. "You can't consider Nudge, Gazzy, and Angel as pets! That's child cruelty."
"I can, and I will," I snapped back, pulling him behind me. "The only reason we came here is to get dog food, not an extra mouth to feed."
"Technically speaking," Iggy mused out-loud. "Angel, Gazzy and Nudge are like our foster children. . ."
I pinched the bridge of my nose as I grabbed a bag of dog food off the shelf. "No, they are not our children! We're a family, but we're not the mom and dad."
Iggy grinned. "Yet."
I smacked him on the arm as we reached the check-out line. "Stop that," I ordered as he tried to get some gum off the rack. "We don't need any gum either."
"Wow Max," he said, swooping down to kiss my head. "You sure are acting a lot like a mom today. You got a bun in the oven?" He rubbed my stomach and I swatted his hand away.
"The only 'bun' I'm putting in the oven is Total," I grouched. "If it wasn't for him, than we wouldn't be here in the first place."
Thinking back, I couldn't help but realize that I should have been more attentive while we paid for our food. If I was, than I could have stopped the woman behind us whip out her phone and call the police.
If I was more attentive, than we probably wouldn't be in this mess right now.
We were at home, when the doorbell rang.
"I'll get it!" Nudge cried out, jumping from her seat to race towards the door. I rolled my eyes as I filled Total's bowl with the new dog food I got.
"Wow Max," he wrinkled his nose as he sniffed the food. "Couldn't you buy something that has . . ." he looked up at me with distaste. "Better quality?"
I scowled. "Be thankful I'm feeding you."
"Don't worry," Iggy said with a wink. "I've got you covered, Total."
I was about say something extremely witty (naturally) when Nudge ran in, her face as white as if she'd seen a ghost.
"Max, there's someone who wants to see you," she whispered, eyes wide. "They say that they're arresting you and Iggy for attempted murder."
Standing up, I grabbed Iggy's arm and dragged him to the front door, where two policeman stood, their arms crossed.
"How can we help you, officer?" I said weakly.
"We here to arrest you two," he gestured to both of us. "For an attempted murder of someone named, er, 'Total.' You were overheard at the pet store saying that you would put him in the oven," he and his partner slapped some handcuffs on our wrists. "You're comin' with us."
A/N: Will they manage to convince the officers that they are innocent? That Total is really a mutated talking dog with wings that never shuts-up? Tune in to the next issue of, "I'll Never Leave You, Maxie!"