I grabbed Sam's bag out of the pile of suitcases, and she smiled.
"I won't put up a fight," she promised.
I smiled. "Thank you." I handed Max hers, and I got Ally and Seth's too.
Now where was mine?
"There," Sam said as she bent down. She picked up a bag, and
she handed it to me.
I smiled. "I got nervous there for a second."
She grabbed my hand, and we walked outside.
Ally had already hailed a cab.
"Wow," I said while nodding.
She smiled. "Spend two weeks in New York and you learn how to hail a cab," she said as she slid by the window. "Seth, up front!" I put all of the bags in the trunk, and I shut it.
He frowned but
nodded. Max slid in next, then Sam, and then me.
"Full car,"
the drive said with a smile.
Sam nodded. "Oh yeah."
I was squished into the window.
I pulled Sam into my lap, and I took a deep breath.
"Air," I
whispered.
"And leg room," Max added. "Smart."
I
smiled. "That's me," I teased.
Sam laid her head
against my chest, and she looked up at me. "So, are you excited?"
"That's not exactly the word I would use," I said softly.
"Once you get past today, Friday, and Saturday, tomorrow, and
Sunday will be a breeze," she promised.
I sighed. "I trust
you."
She smiled. "Good."
"But, see, you said so
yourself. Once I get past it, implying they're hard," I pointed
out.
She rolled her eyes.
"Boo, can you please just trust me?
I sighed and nodded. "I
trust you," I assured her.
"Thank you," she said as the cab pulled into a driveway.
Me, Seth, and Sam all reached for our wallets at the same time.
Ally handed the driver a hundred dollar bill. "Keep the change," she said sweetly. Sam climbed out, and the driver popped the trunk.
"Thank you," he said happily.
She smiled. "No
problem."
She shut her door, and she picked up her bag.
I handed Seth and Max theirs, and I grabbed mine and Sam's. I put one on each shoulder, and I took a deep breath. I shut the trunk and waved to the cab driver.
He slowly drove
off.
"Oh my gosh," Max said with a smile. "This is
literally five minutes away, walking, from our old house."
I
looked around and immediately realized where we were.
"Wow," I said
slowly.
Sam smiled. "We were so close all along and we never
knew it."
I nodded. "Yeah," I agreed.
It wasn't snowing here. It was cold enough, but there were no clouds.
'Can you please make it snow?' Sam asked me mentally.
I nodded and concentrated.
Snow started pouring down, and Sam smiled.
"Wow," Max said.
"I didn't think it would."
I quirked my mouth to the side
and looked at Sam.
We all had our own special ability. Mine was controlling water, Iggy was seeing the future, Sam's was healing, Max's was hallucination, Ally's was temptation, Seth's was his strength, Nudge's was her voice, Gazzy's was his…you get the point. Angel's was her morphing.
Now, we're all strong, but Seth, now, he's got some muscles.
Nudge, by her voice, I mean she can scream and destroy everything around her.
Ally, by temptation, it's kinda like mind control, but all she has to do is bat her eyes.
Max, by hallucination, I mean, she can make you hallucinate anything.
And Sam, by healing, I mean, if you get hurt, she can completely heal you to where there's only a scar left. She's never tried bringing someone back to life though. She probably can.
Sam kissed my cheek, and she smiled. "It'll be okay," she promised.
We all walked towards the front door, and Ally opened it.
"Ally!" I heard a woman squeal.
"Mom," Sam whispered.
"Seth!" she exclaimed.
"This is Max,"
Seth said happily. "My girlfriend."
"Hello dear," she
said politely.
Me and Sam walked inside, and she looked at me. She smiled.
"You must be Samantha's new boyfriend," she said softly.
"Yes ma'am," I said politely.
She smiled. "Very
polite," she observed.
"Mom, I've told you, I don't
like Samantha. I like Sam," Sam said.
"Sorry," her mom apologized. "Sam. I'll be right back."
'Henry might actually like this one,' she thought as she walked out.
Sam hugged me. "Told you," she said happily.
"Who are you?"
Ally asked. "Yes ma'am?"
"I'm trying to be polite!"
I defended.
"Stop being mean," Sam said. "He's doing
fine."
"It's just not like him," Ally said quietly.
Sam's mom, along with a man, my guess her dad, walked in.
'Wow,' her dad thought.
"This is Fang," Sam said happily.
"Fang?" her dad asked.
"I don't know my
real parents, so I don't know my real name. That's the name the
Flock gave me," I explained.
"The Flock?" her mom asked.
"Mom, remember, those kids that when they were on the news, I got
all excited about," Sam reminded her.
"Oh yes," her
mother said while nodding. "Bet you never thought you'd be dating
one."
Sam shook her head. "And I've met the others. Max
is one of them. Iggy, he's Seth's other roommate, is one of my
best friends. And the other three are awesome too."
"So, let me show you to your rooms," her mom said sweetly.
Her dad smiled and
held his hand out. "Nice to meet you Fang."
I shook his
hand and smiled. "You too sir."
I followed Sam's mom up
the stairs, and Sam was stuck to my side.
"Here is your room Max," her mom said sweetly.
Max smiled. "Thank
you."
She nodded. "Of course. Now, Fang?"
I followed her to a room, and she gestured for me to go in.
"It's right next to Sam's," she informed me.
I smiled. "Thank
you."
She nodded. "Of course." She walked out, and Sam
walked in. She shut the door.
She had the most
breathtaking smile on her face. "My dad likes you," she informed
me.
"Really?" I asked as I put my bag on the bed.
She nodded and
walked over to the bed. "My mom too. She's only liked one of my
boyfriends before. My dad has never liked any."
I smiled.
"So, should I feel special?"
She nodded. "My dad always
goes by frist impressions. You can relax a little, and breathe. Don't
do anything completely stupid, and you'll be fine." She kissed
me. "I love you."
"I love you too," I whispered. "What
happened to no PDA?"
"They're not here right now," she
reminded me.
"True," I agreed before kissing her again.
She pulled back
slowly. "Now, come on. You've got to see my room."
I
smiled, and she grabbed my hand. I still had her bag.
She pulled me into a bedroom, and I just stared.
It was huge!
The walls were electric blue, and the borders were black. The bottom three feet of the wall had a border, and the rest of the wall under the border was a different color.
The bottom part was black with electric blue polka dots.
The carpet was black with a Jackson Pollock look in electric blue.
And the carpet was
made that way.
She smiled. "What do you think?"
"It's
awesome!" I exclaimed. "Now, the polka dots are a little iffy,
but other than that, it's perfect!"
She nodded. "Yeah. I
told my mom I didn't want polka dots, but she insisted, so I
finally gave up."
I smiled and sat her
bag beside her bed. "This looks nice."
"Your guest bed is
temprapedic too," she informed me.
I smiled. "That's
nice."
She nodded, and I wrapped my arms around her. She laid
her head against my chest, and we just stood there like that for a
few minutes.
"Sam," her mom
said as she walked in. "Oh. Sorry."
Sam lifted her head up
and looked at her. "Yes?"
"I was just trying to figure
out where you two were," she admitted. My arms slowly and gradually
let go of Sam.
"We're right here," Sam said happily.
"I see that," she said while nodding.
"Okay," Sam said.
"I'm going to go," she said as she walked out.
Sam kissed me
softly. "Come on."
"Sam, what do I call your parents?"
I asked curiously.
She thought. "I'm
not sure. Let's go ask them."
I nodded. "Alright."
