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Max POV:

As Dylan and I made our way around we were both surprised. There were people jumping off of a freaking mountain like thingy like some crazed psychos. More psycho than the scientists that made us. I mean, if they had avian DNA grafted in them then I could understand.

"Max, look at that!" Dylan pointed at an air show plane that was spelling out the words "Come see the birds!"

" Well, isn't that a coincidence." It isn't until he squeezes that I realize that Dylan was still holding my hand.

" Could I hold on a little longer?" The look he gives me is not a good sign. He looked longing. And-I was actually okay with it. What the heck is wrong with me? Please! Someone call the love doctor!

"Uh. I think that's enough hand holding." Just as I pull my hand back the crowd of people around us let out a big gasp. We both follow their gaze and pointed fingers to the sky. Oh my gosh.

" Gazzy! Let's give em' a show." Gazzy and Iggy were on one of the show planes with what I believe to be an actual bomb.

" This just can't be good." These two gave each other a nod and threw the bomb down to the ground. "What are they doing?" I start running to the possible landing spot, but Dylan stops me. I turn to give a "Let me go before you lose that arm" look when a loud boom makes me turn around. Oh no. Please don't result in a lawsuit.

" Whoa!" The word leaves my mouth before I remember that I have to act cool. But-who cares? There was a large array of colors set in a sort of pattern. Like letters. An M, then an F, after that an I, and G, N, A, D, and finally a T.

"It's our initials!" Dylan said excited.

" Yeah!" As the letters disappeared the plane started to descend, but not before Gazzt let out another. This time it wasn't so pleasant. A big green mushroom came out of nowhere and rigth then I knew what he did. He just had one of his little episodes up there. At least, it'll be gone before it really hits anybody. No one will have to take that.

"Max, that was amazing! Wasn't it?" Apparently, he didn't see the end.

"Yeah." The smoke clears and our little bombers come out from the tent.

" Max! Did you see it! It was so awesome! It was antually fun riding on that thing. But not as good as flying." Gazzy came toward me with a big smile. The one he usually puts on after he has his "moments".

"Yeah! I could almost feel like we were actually flying. You know, until the pilot got worried about us trying to jump."Iggy said pulling at the earring on his ear. And how right he would've been.

"But all in all it was fine." Gazzy said finally.

" Well, it's good to hear you two had fun." They both nodded happily. This day off is really paying itself off.

"Say, let's find Angel and Nudge. Where do you think they are?" Everybody shrugged their snoulders.

"I think Angel might be with the animals. It seems obvious." True. We all made our way to the animal attractions adn just as Gazzy said Angel was there in the cage with a lion. It was a male, thanks to the big red mane. It kind of looked like Simba.

"Say, what is she doing?" Gazzy began to lean toward the bars when one of the attendants pulled him away. About to get a good kick in the head.

"What're you doing? That's my sister." He looked at him adn then to Angel, who was staring at the lion. Like she could see right through him. But I quickly looked back to the man with a major hair problem. He could've passed for an Eraser with that beard. I could barely see his face.

"Wha-? That's your sister?" Gazzy nodded. "Well, she's a genius. The way way she can communicate with the animals is extraordinary. It's almost like she can read their minds." Oh, if only you knew.

"Hey! Look! He's actually jumping through the hoop!" We all looked back and saw the great beast jump through the large hoop held by the trainer, I assume, and go right through a flaming set of hoops with a blue ribbon on its head. It turns out before he left Angel had decided to pretty him up before letting him go to his death.

"Max, it made it!" On the other side, it came out with a slighty charred ribbon and a smile. A sort of liony smile.

"Wow!" The crowd was eating it up. Yeah, leave it to the girl that can make an animal do whatever she wants with just a few clean thoughts and a smile for their troubles. Let's have you see how she acts around me when there is nobody to impress. Nothing, but a major pain in my butt.

As the crowd became more interested in the performance, the trainer gave her crispy hundred dollar bill.

"Thank you!Thank you! Give it up for Angel: The Mind Reader!" Angel gave her own bow. Letting her gold curls fall into her face. If only. If only she was an angel.

"Thank you! Thank you!" She flashed one of her famous angelic smiles to the crowd and they just melted. And then she looked at me. That's when the smile got bigger. "Hey Max!" Everybody looked at me. Did I mention I don't like being the center of attention. Unless I appreciate it, at least. Right now, I don't.

I signaled for Angel to come on. She only gave a last smile before coming to us.

"Max! I have money! Isn't that great!"

"Yeah, sweetie. Now let's find Nudge."

"I saw her going that way." Sh epointed in the opposite direction. "At the fashion show." That has Nusge all over it.

It turns out there really is a fashion show here. With real models and real exotic clothes. So only someone that hasn't been here for our adventures wouldn't think of Nudge of being here. I mean, this is her domain. Fashion and jewelry and such.

She was working the runway in a long fushia dress with a pink boa. There were these long pearl earrings in her ears adn she had a pair of heels that made her look like she wasn't six feet. Much more like a model than an escaped bird kid. As Nudge walked my she spotted us and smiled.

"Max! Look! Isn't this cute!" She was right. Not only was the outfit beatiful, but it really brought out the beauty Nudge had naturally. That type of beauty I never noticed.

"Work it, Nudge!" Gazzy and Angel yelled.

"Go Nudge! Give em' a show!" Even Iggy was cheering.

"Strike a pose!" Dylan said forming his fingers into a picture frame. Nudge struck several and did her turn when she got to the end. She made her way to the back as we followed. The stuff I saw in movies where everything going on behind the stage at a fashion show being chaotic was right. There were people running back and forth and the stylists were yelling at the models to get into their next outfit. Just pure madness. Bu tfindig Nudge wasn't hard because she was running to us before I could even spot her. She grabbed me in a hug and smiled.

"Max, it was great! Being able to walk down the catwalk and these expensive clothes. And to actualy where make-up that covered up my whole face and best of all, have people look at me and say I'm beautiful. Not a freak, or chatterbox." I take that last part. "And look!" Nudge pulled out a two hundred dollar bills. "Just so I would walk down in those clothes. Great, right?"

"Yeah!" We're eating good tonight! "Now, let's find Fang." I say as we walk out of the tent.

A sound of a motorcycle being revved up makes all of us turn to see a track. The guy in the lead was wearing all black, even his helmet was pitch black.

"Whoa!" He went over a bump or something in the track and went maybe fifty feet into the air. Looking a star in the sun. I'll admit it was cool. Then he did a trick where he lift his legs into the air and actually soared. Not sure if that has a name. He landed and by then we were already over there. we were all over the gate like this was our first. Well, considering this was a little bit of our first time.

"Hey look!" He had passed the finish line before I actually put two and two together. This guy had already gotten off the bike before anyone came in second, so that just shows how much of a lead he had. Then, he loosed the helmet adn the next thing I know my accusation was right. When the helmet was off everybody yelled "Fang!" Yes, Fang was on a motorcycle that he won on and looked really cool on.

"Hey Fang!" He looked at all of us and when his eyes fell on me, he smiled. For some reason, all of the girls around us started screaming and falling out. Like that was for them. It was for me and only me. So there.

"Fang!" Nudge and Angel again. He got back on the bike and came to us. Driving like a pro.

"Hey guys! How was it? Were you here for the whole thing? When I won?" We all nodded. He smiled again, pushed open the gate, and grabbed my hand. "Now let me take you somewhere. I've got money now."

"Wait! Fang-"

"Don't worry, Max." I look back to Angel. "We'll be fine. We'll just eat together. Have fun." Something tells me the way she looks at Dylan proves otherwise. And then, Fnag revs up the bike and drives off.

" Fang, won't they get mad when they find out their bike is missing?" I had to yell over the wind.

"No. I already had it reserved for if I won five races I could take you out." So that's how.

"So what made you realize your gift?" He smiled. Making me realize he doesn't have on a helmet. Just being cautious.

"Don't know. I fit everything else a dark guy is, so why not try out a motorcycle? You don't like it?"

"No, just different from flying. It kind of feels a little better than flying." Just then I lay my head on his back adn let myself fall into the wind flowing through my hair and his radiating body heat.

"Max." I don't know I fall asleep until Fang shakes me.

"Huh?" I get up and find we're at a forest and... it's nighttime. When did-

"We're far off from there. I wanted to take you here. Excuse the fact that we're about three hours away." Three hours. I was asleep that long?

" Come on." Fang takes my hand and leads inside. As we make our way, I keep sure not to fall on any fallen trees or step in a hole. Not sice the last one. That was when Fang laughed at me. But he was nice enough to help me up.

"We're here." The place we were was on a cliff. In perfect veiw of the moon.

"Here?" He nods and sits down at the edge. Well, I guess it's more of a edge of the forest. It's when I sit down that I realize how beautiful the veiw is.

"Max. I love you." I look to him in shock. I know his in love with me, and I with him, but out of the blue- " And Dylan is trying to make sure that we don't stay together." I was silent. " Do you love him?"

" No!" I almost pushed myself over. " Why would you say that?"

" The things he said. I actually found myself believing him. It only makes sense. He is your perfect half, Max, and-" I cut him off by kissing him. We stayed there a while before I managed to back away.

"Fang, don't worry about anything he says. It doesn't matter. I love you. More than anything adn that's it. Just forget what Dylan said because no matter what some scientist put into his genes to make him my "Perfect half". You're my only one and that's it. Got it?" It took me a minute to realize that my eyes were shut adn tears were actually trying to come. Why?

"Thanks Max." And he came adn pressed his lips to mine. Fang. I put my fingers through his hair as he continued. Then he grabbed me by the waist and kissed my neck. " Are you ready?" I nod. Again. Perfect.

Chapter end. Now what's up with the flock? Please reveiw.