Kay, back to Serenity's POV, by the way I just came up with a bunch of great ideas for this story, last night while in the tub, yeah I know I take baths…anywho get ready for this to get better…

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Serenity POV…

The first thing I was aware of was that I was cold, which isn't unusual for me cause I get cold real easily. However, this was different, I could tell. Using my others sense to feel around me, I was aware that I was wrapped in blankets, my blankets and next to a warm fire.

It was night; I could detect just the hint of someone breathing nearby. My eyes flutter open, revealing Iggy with a concern expression on his face. His head tilted, when he was always concerned and worried about something, but in his eyes there was something like anger.

What could he possibly be mad about?

"Are you all right"? He asks, I just blinked and looked at him in confusion. Then, I started shivering again; my whole body frame was shaking. I let out a breath as I shivered once more and my head flopped to the side. I was aware I was still shaking, as Iggy took hold of my shoulders and propped me onto his lap, stroking me hair again.

"What's wrong"?

"I..I…j-j-just…s-s-s-sss-ss—so-c-c-ccold, an-and-I-I-don-don't-kn-no-know, w-w-why" I said between my chattered teeth. I tried concentrating, searching for my flame, my fire to warm me up, but I-

I couldn't find it; it was like it wasn't there. I tried again, and I couldn't detect and flame, couldn't generate even a spark.

I must be in really bad shape. If I move around, get the blood pumping maybe my fire will spark back to life.

Looking around the campsite, I noticed Fang, I shivered again, but not from the cold. I let my eyes glide over to the rest of the flock, Max was next Fang looking just intently as he was. Angel was sound asleep with Total curled up next to her.

Wish I was warm, Gassy was up though his eye filled with tears and Nudge was holding his hand or holding him back, I don't know which.

He bounded up to me, collapsing by my side as he took my hand and held it to his face. I shivered again from the contact, "sorry, sorry" he said, "how you feeling"? Gassy asked.

"C—cold" I stammered out.

"Scared us for minute" Max said, but she didn't sound honest. "Oh, Serenity you had just as much blood as Fang had at one time, it was all over I thought you weren't going to make it, we all were so worried. I mean you had blood all over you face, arms, yuck and nasty then you start-"

"Nudge" I croaked out, the only word coming out clearly. She shut up, but blinked and looked down hurt. Everyone's eyes were on me, I could feel it.

I haven't told Nudge to be quiet yet till now, well whatever.

I quickly changed the subject.

"w-why are y-y-y-you and G-g-gassy n-n-not w-w-earing shirts". Iggy's mouth quirked a little, but it didn't reach his eyes,

"Well, we ran out of bandages so we ended up using our shirts as strips" Gazzy answered, when Iggy made no effort in answering. He was staring at my face.

Hard.

"What ha-ha-happened"? I whispered, looking at no one. "That's what I was thinking" I heard Iggy muttered, I turned my gaze back at him, "wha-wha d-d-do- you m-m-m-mean"?
"Don't play dumb with me, Serenity", Iggy said in frustration, "you almost died all that blood, why didn't you say anything".

I could he tell he was scared, not angry at me, just sacred that he couldn't of lost me. I had to look away again, "I-I-I I'm s-s-s-s-sorry".

"What are your sorry for", he was still mad. I looked back at him, pleading with my face to stop getting madder and madder. When looked down at me his face relaxed and told me where I got injured the most. Bruises on arms, yep I could feel the sharp throbs all over my arms, a gash on my thigh, a laceration of a bone sticking out of my side, and a massive head wound with a lot of blood. I dragged one hand to my head, it felt a sticky, gooey, and it hurt.

"What happened, Serenity"? He asked me again, he used a softer tone. I looked at Fang, for help but his jaw was set he wasn't saying anything. Then, I looked back at Iggy, "is th-there a l-lake n-n-nearby"? I asked him, before he could ask why I said, "c-cc-cuz I wanna cle-clean myself up first, if that's o-kay".

He hesistated at first, but said "Sure" He removed himself from under me gently, he was about to help me up, but I ignore it. I think he figured I was going to tell him what happened, once we were alone, but I wasn't.

Slipping one arm from the wrapped blankets, I dragged myself out of them and stood up trembling. I almost fell over, but Iggy grabbed my forearm to steady me, and then put my arm around his neck, "be back in minute" He said.

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We flew for a long time in silence, not saying anything. He didn't carry me either, I couldn't tell if he was still mad or he didn't know what to say. Eventually, I spotted a lake, indicating below he nodded and descended to the shore.

The moon was reflecting off the water shining brightly, that you could see everything even Iggy, who was still shirtless. To be honest he looked great, he was thin but we're all thin. You could just see where his scars laid and muscles rippled when he used them. I quickly turned away hiding my flushed face. I began shivering again, but then two warm hands began warming my shoulders, I moaned in pain, "sorry" Iggy whispered and removed his hands.

I made my way into the water till it was up to my knees, the water only made me colder. "Well" Iggy began, "you going to get in"?

I shrugged and turned to see him leaning against a tree with his arms crossed over his chest. "um" I could feel my face get redder, thank god it was night.

"What"? He asked.

"Well…could you help me…my arms hurt" I said. At first, he didn't say anything for awhile that I had to look at him. He strode toward me as I the water slosh around him. "You want…me to…undress you"? He asked.

"Yeah" I said peeved, "but don't get any ideas, just look at my face, got it".

"Sure, sure" he said he didn't sound honest. "Uh…arms up" I nodded; he was still looking at my face. I struggled to put my arms above my head, but warms fingers interlaced with my mind bringing my hands above my head slowly. Then, they disappeared.

I felt my shirt being pulled off, slowly I could also feel blood and skin ripping, I moaned again in pain, "sorry" he murmured. When, it was finally passed my head, I bent my body towards him to give him more help. Then, it finally came off. "Thanks" I mumble out. He was only looking at my face, good I hope he wasn't getting any ideas.

"Now my…"

"your pants" Iggy finished for me, "yeah", he began unbuttoning fiddling with the button and zipper, and pulled them down with slow tug at a time, one at the left then the right, then the left then the right again. Finally, they were down to my ankles soaked in water, didn't matter anyway they were dirty. I was not standing in nothing, but a black bra and underwear, Iggy was holding onto my dirty cloth in his hand, still looking at me. "Okay, I think I can manage. Now turn around".

"Kay" he smiled and turned around back to the tree where he placed my clothes beside it. He didn't turn; I waited a few minutes before cleaning myself, waiting for him to turn. When he didn't I knelt into the water and began scrubbing blood and grime from my arms, then my stomach it was wrapped snuggly in cloth, which would have to come off. I undid it, and noticed a lump sticking out my side, it was red and blue, but just a lump.

Remember, how fast I heal, well yeah the skin either grew over the wound or something, but the rib was probably still cracked, sharp and jagged, ready to penetrate my skin again with any wrong movement.

I then lay back trying to rinse out all the blood from hair, scrubbing my scalp which only made me wince in pain. I stood up when I figured my hair was blood-free as it was going to get. I tighten my hair at the end, to get the water out which only hurt my scalp even more, as groaned in pain.

That's when I felt two warms encircle my waist, pulling me closer to his chest. I wasn't shaking as much, but was still cold. I could feel Iggy's warm breathe on my neck as he nuzzled it. "Oh, Serenity" he whispered, I moaned again as he pulled my tighter towards him. The slightest touches made my entire body ache. However, he must of took my moan in a different way because he began, gliding his fingers from my waist to my sides then my wrist to my shoulders. His hands traveled to my back to where my wings were and then where my bra was clasped together. I felt him fiddle with it, trying to get unhooked.

"Iggy, please"
He started to pulling the straps of my shoulders, so they hung from my forearms. "Iggy" I breathed out. He kept going though, "Iggy, enough" I shouted him and he pulled away. I took my straps and placed them back on my shoulders, he stepped back as I turned to look at him, "I'm…sorry, Serenity" he said. He was staring at the water intently, "Iggy" I sighed, "I'm…I'm just not ready, okay I've been through this before" I looked away and rubbed my arms. "It didn't work out and we…we didn't do anything, it's just I don't want to get hurt again".

"But, I would never hurt you"

I smiled at him, "maybe, but for now I'm not ready. It's not you, okay".

"Like, I haven't heard that one before".

I sighed again, "could you just get me my clothes and my pack Iggy, I'm kind of cold".

He didn't look at me, only nodded and flew away.

I hope I didn't ruin anything with him. I mean I really liked him. He was great, caring, but so was the first one.

It took about 15 minutes to get to the lake we found, so it shouldn't take long for him to get back. While I was waited, I went to gather my clothes that were still lying next to the tree. I thought about heating them, when I realized I couldn't find my flame.

Anywhere.

I searched frantically, thinking of all things warm like the sun, lava, fire.

Fire, fire, fire, fire,

Where was it? Maybe I hit my head so hard it left my paralyzed from generating flames. I shuddered at the thought. Another thing, Chaos I couldn't detect her in my head. She hasn't said anything either, which she usually does.

Where is she?

I was beginning to pull my shirt over my head with shaking, shivering fingers when I heard I twig snap and a distant flap of wings.

"Iggy"? I called out to him

I heard the rustle of leaves close by and stood up, looking into the darkness at nothing. Then, I saw him appear, I began to tremble involuntarily, backing away in fear, my eyes widen terror. How did he…what was he doing here?

His dark eyes held a glint of something in it, I don't know maybe anger.

His face was covered with his dark hair almost over his eyes, one hand in his pocket, his dark wings out; beautiful, dark, deadly, handsome.

Just like him.

"Why didn't you tell?" He asked me.

I began stepping backwards, but each step backwards I took, he took one forehead. He asked again, "why"?

I finally stopping backing up as I felt my back make contact with bark, a tree. He was close now within personal space distant. He was about cup my jaw, but I flinched so he backed off. "Why"? He asked again, eyes narrowed.

I was still trembling which he seemed to notice as he looked me up and down, I was still pantless, "do you fear me, now"?

He took it away.

He took away my fire.

Now I know for certain, that he took it away, because right I need it desperately and on instinct it's supposed to protect me and right now it's not.

"Wh-"

"Because I'm not like you", I whispered. He blinked, his mouth hung open, "wha-"

"I'm…not like you" I sunk to the ground and just sat there with knees close to my chest, "your right, Fang, I don't belong with the flock, I'm not-" I narrowed my eyes, "like you guys, besides," I smiled up at him, "you were only protecting the flock anyway." I shrugged and rested my head on my knees, he didn't say anything for awhile, "So…are you going to kill me now"? I asked him.

I had to look up now, waiting for that death blow. No one would know. I'm all by myself in the woods alone, a pretty good place to get killed at.

"No" he finally said.

"How come, not much threat now,uh?"

"No" he said again, he looked away, "I don't…I don't know why you didn't tell, you could of, I probably would of got kicked out".

"I doubt it".

"Iggy would be pretty pissed".

"He would of gotten over it, I'm nothing special anyway" I shrugged, remembering Iggy's face when I turned him down.

He knelt in front of me and reached for my face again, taking it between his hands so I was forced to look at him, I didn't flinch this time "is that what you think"? He asked seriously.

"I don't see anything special when I look in the mirror". Except for some Eraser creep determine to take over my very soul.

Something flickered in his dark eyes, then he just shook his head, "if this is some kind of plot, it's a real good one".

I snorted, "You still think this is some grand plot to take over the flock, don't you".

"I keep waiting for something to go wrong, but…"

"But, it doesn't. It's s'kay I probably won't being staying long".

"Why" his voice held distrust in it, "because I don't belong with you guys for one, and second I'm creating more tension in your family. Besides, I think Iggy's mad at me".

"Mad at you"?

"Yeah, I think he knows I'm lying about what happen, so…"

"He'll get over it", he mimicked what I said early. He removed his hands from my face, and shrugged, standing. "I don't… Serenity, there's just something I don't know though. Something's wrong with you". He narrowed his eyes at me, using my name for the first time.

"Well" I sighed, "if you ever feel threaten by me go ahead and kill me, I won't stop you".

"This doesn't change anything, Serenity. You've might of saved my life, but for now I will spare yours. I still don't trust you".

I shrugged, "kay", he nodded and flew back towards the flock.

After about five minutes since he left, Iggy returned with my pack, "sorry, it took so long" he wouldn't look at me. Rummaging through my pack I pulled out some pants and clean shirt, "thanks…Iggy" I reached for his arm, but he pulled away, "you ready"? He had is back turned to me. "Yeah" I said sadly,

Then, he took off without as much as glance my way.

I stood there for about a minute before unfurling my wings and taking flight. I winced from the effort as

I pushed my wings up ward, by managed to get in the air.

Once, again I felt very empty like ay anther hole was creeping in my chest, a void of nothingness, numbness.

Loneliness.

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