Sorry for the delay, had exams to study for so now I'm takin a break, thank you reviewee and I apologized for the typos, I scan through my work and I guess I miss them.
By the time we made it back to the campsite, everyone else was asleep. Fang looked up when I landed, and I think…he, he grinned. Iggy plopped down across from him and I landed a little ways for him, not sure it he wanted me close to him. "I'm taking first watch", Iggy said. Fang looked at Iggy then at me, then he nodded. I was still a little cold so I dragged out a black hoodie that when over my butt, then curled into a ball. "Night Iggy" I called to him, he didn't say anything back.
As we were cleaning our campsite which usually involved gathering blankets, remainders of food, and putting out the fire which Total usually pees on. Gassy came over while I was putting my stuff in my bag, "maybe later, you can teach me some other moves". He said cheerfully. He must of notice the silence between me and Iggy, so now he was trying to get me to…I don't know make me feel better. I looked up at him and said, "I don't think you should learn any more moves from me, if I keep ending up like this". I gestured to my beaten body, he frowned and his eyebrows creased, "so, your still a pretty good fighter" he argued. I rolled my eyes, "yeah right" I scoffed. He crossed his arms, and said, "Fine".
Great now he was mad at me too, well whatever. I shrugged as I watched him march back to Angel's side. Unfurling our wings we took flight in the air. In the sky, I kept a distance from the rest of them. Not really feeling the love you know, trying to stay out of everyone's way.
I guess some of it is my fault…okay all of it is. With Iggy, I have two theories, one he's mad that I rejected him or two he thinks I don't trust him. I also have another in the back my mind in a small corner, a thought that I rejected him for….sex. then, there's Max who…will she was great at first, but now I think she doesn't like that fact I'm being kind and compassionate to others, it's her job I guess as leader and I think she's trying to be mommy-like too, but she's not real touchy-feely type of person and you know what? These kids to need to feel loved; they've built such a big wall around them, and theyrel not letting anyone in, which is kind of sad. I can see it in the others eyes, they love it when I ruffle Gassy's hair or tickle Angel or listen to Nudge. It's not bad and theirs nothing wrong with it so I don't know what her problem is.
Fang, now he's a character I can't figure out one minute he's attacking me the next he's so…soft.
Then, the two I regret pushing away, Gassy I shouldn't have told him to go away, which is what I basically said when he was trying to help and Nudge was only was trying to say how worried she was and I basically told her to shut up. Angel, well I haven't really said much to her kind of been like ignoring her. Well, she looks at me like she's trying to read mind or something.
Way to go Serenity you've managed to push everyone away in less than a day, I'm really am turning into a monster like chaos.
Speaking of which, where is she usually she's rubbing this kind of stuff in my face.
I open my eyes, while I was self-loathing myself, I've must of fell asleep. Cause I look up to see that I've dropped several feet below the flock, beating my wings I flap harder to reach their level which just makes me dizzy. I shake my head vigorously and feel my head nod off, as I clutch it with one hand. Then, I feel someone prying my hand away from my head and draping my arm around his neck. I smile with eyes still shut, Iggy maybe he's for-
Just as I was about to thank him, I open my eyes to see Fang, not Iggy holding me up. He turns his head and smiles at me, which quickly vanishes as soon as it appears. I just stare at him wide eyed and everything no seems to have noticed. Then, he asks in a volume so low, I'm not sure if I hear him right, "want me to tell them to bank for moment". I shake my head back and forth; he shrugs, "all right".
"Oh, Max look, look". My head and Fang's snap up at Nudge pointing toward the ground. We all look, as see a large mall below, I roll my eyes and chuckle. Fang looks at me from the corner of his and chuckles too. "Can we go Max, please, please, I really want some good food like pizza or spaghetti or hamburger, hmm…a hamburger. Come on Max, please we can get our hair done you they might have cookies". Nudge was pleading with her eyes giving the 'bambi eyes' as classified in the flock. I quickly remove my arm from Fang's neck; before she can turn to ask for a vote. "All right" she sighs, succumbing to the cookie bit, "but only for a couple of minutes, all right we have mission and we don 't anyway to notice us, got it". Nudge bobbles her head up and down with joy and practically dives bomb to the mall. However, Max grabs her by the shirt collar, "hold on, let's find a alley to bank in".
After only three minutes she finds one, we bank and clasp our wings to our backs as everyone practically dashes for the mall, looking at popcorn shops, pretzel stores, the food courts, ice cream, and Max's favorite cookies. While their ogling at food, I go off into a clothing store. Looking through t-shirts, some jeans, and jackets, I pay the clerk with my card once I found the things I needed and make my way back the flock. "Where have you've been" Iggy asked me. The first thing he's said to me today, his arms crossed. I stole glance at his chest, still bare just like Gassy's since they only had the one left. I lifted up my bag of clothes, showing I went shopping, "what did yo-" he began, but I dragged out a couple of t-shirts and handed to him, "here" I said, I shrugged, "since you used your last one for bandages, I bought…just here I hope it's the right size". For a hesitant moment he didn't take it then his fingers peeled it away from my palm as he pulled it over his head. It was grey, tight-cotton shirt, it looked good on him defining his muscles. He looked down at him himself and plucked at the fabric, "how do I look"? He asked me.
"Great". I smiled, "here are some extras just…in case. Oh, and a jacket too". I said handing him the pile of clothes. He looked at the pile of fabric for moment and then up at me, "thanks, Serenity".
"Your-"
"Hey, do I get any"? Gassy said as he bounded up to me, I nodded, "here's some more, and a jacket for too". He slid one arm through the navy blue shirt; I picked out for him and slide his head through the hole. He got stuck so I pulled down for him, "There".
"Thanks, Serenity, this looks great". Just then, the rest of the flock arrived, with Max quirking an eyebrow as if saying where's our cloths. I smiled at her, and rummaged through the bag, dragging out an brown leatheredjacket with a fur collar, "now you'll look like a real avian-American" I told her, as she put it one she tried, "yeah", she turned around, looking over her shoulder, "of course" I said, "we're going to have to make slits in the back". She nodded, "this is really…cool. I love it" she sounded sincere with some awe in her voice. I smiled and turned to the rest of them, I handed some t-shirts and a jacket identical to Max to Nudge, only it had cotton on the inside and one to angel that was grey to go with her whole 'Angel persona'. Then, lastly Fang, I dragged a black, shiny, spanking-new leather jacket. I've notice his had some cuts and threads dangling from where it's been beaten and worn out.
I practically kept it away from my body as I handed it to him, barely touching the fabric. He narrowed his eyes at the jacket and then at me. His eyes searching for some meaning behind this, then he took it holding it up and took of his old jacket and but one the new. It fit good, the cuffs coming just to his wrist also it had thumb holes just in case. It went just to his hips and made him look very bad-ass. In doing so, I handed him some more black shirts, since black was his favorite color choice, like me, he whispered, "thank you", but it was very low.
"All right" Max said with her hands on her hips as I threw way the bag, "we must be the most spoiled mutants I've ever seen". Everyone chuckled, "look at me, Max, this brown really brings out the color of my eyes, it's so pretty. Serenity how did you know…I mean how come you didn't by anything for yourself…
"I don't-"I began, "I mean you could use some new clothes too, don't you think, well don't you think". I smiled at her, and waved my hand indicating I didn't need anything new. "Well" Max said, "Where should we eat-"
"McDonalds" Gassy said
"KFC" Nudge said
"Panda Express" Angel said.
"Subway" Iggy said
How about none of the above" I heard Fang mutter and roll his eyes.
Max looked around the flock, biting her lip deciding where to eat in this big mall.
"Serenity"? That caused me to look up at her; she hasn't been real talkative to me, "yeah"?
"Where would you like to eat"? She smiled, I shrugged," I don't care". She frowned not liking my answer, "well, how about…" I looked around the mall, spotting a restaurant that would fit everyone's needs. "Huh…how about there", I pointed.
Max followed my gaze and smiled, "Just what I was thinking", she said.
Everyone was piled into booth looking through menu. Max in the middle of Fang on the left and Angel on the right and me across from them, on the outside with Iggy next to me, followed by Gassy. Just then, a waiter came up to us, "may I take your order"?
"Um, three milkshakes and a sundae" Angel said, "how about something healthy" Max suggested, she pouted then said, "okay, two glasses of milk and three milkshakes, oh and grilled cheese and a three cheeseburgers with extra fries". Max and I rolled our eyes; we both caught ourselves doing it at the same time and chuckled.
"I'll just have coffee, black, and three hamburgers" Fang said, of course it was going to be black, "figures" I said. Max turned and grinned.
"hmm,,,I'll have just some lemonade and hmm...what's a…chicken fettuccine, is it good or nasty, what's you opinion" she asked him. "Well, it's noodles with white sauce on it".
"Noodles with white sauce on it? Hmm, I'll just get the chicken with lot of mashed of potatoes better make those two helpings". She smiled up at him.
I'll have spaghetti and lots of garlic toast and the five bean burrito, please" Gassy said oh great he's going to stink to night; I smiled at my own joke. "And I'll have just two roast beef sandwiches" Iggy said. "Ditto" Max said. "And you miss", the waiter was talking to me, "water" was all said. "Anything else?"
"No".
"Oookay, it might take awhile but we'll bring it in…one helping for each of you just in case you guys don't eat it all". Max said, "Whatever", but I could feel Iggy's glare on me. He practically shouting the words with his eyes, why don't you ever eat?
Before he could chew me out, I said, "Bathroom" and dashed for it. I felt nauseated and awful, what was going on? I washed my face in the mirror and looked at it. Bruises were fading to mere yellow color, still grossed to me out, but now when I touched the mirror there was no eraser Serenity, no Chaos.
Just average me.
That's when I felt something clawing up my throat, I quickly dashed for the toilet and puked my guts out. I don't know what's happening to me, I'm not sick I don't think, maybe this had something do to with my powers fading. I practically threw myself into the toilet, as my body lurched forward and more bile just came up. Not much food. I still felt clammy as sweat and tears poured down my face. One hand balled in my hair, to keep me from throwing up on it the other bracing the toilet. Maybe, I just needed some fresh air, some cold air. I took a couple mints that were supplied by the restaurant off the counter and stuck as many as I could in my mouth. Anything to get this horrible flavored from my mouth, in the mirror's reflection I spotted a window blowing out a cool breeze. Letting my face feel it, the coldness caressed and I stuck my face farther through it, letting it calm me down. I unlatched the screen and began climbing out of the window.
I'll be back, I just need some fresh air, or some anti-acids.
I groaned as I landed in the dirt and wiped my clammy hands on my jeans as I began walking foreword on the sidewalk as another breeze wafted my hair around my face. My body was a little wobbly at first, as I clutched my head to my wet forehead, but kept walking. My body swayed again and I moaned, but up righted myself however something dark covered over my face, I hood I think and everything around me began to fade.