Iggy's POV
We were a couple thousand feet in the air and I was enjoying every second of it. I couldn't believe what I was missing when I was blind. I couldn't stop taking everything in, the clouds, the sun's rays shining through them, the wind in my face; it was the best feeling in the world. Angel was practicing the moves the hawks had taught us, Fang and Max were in the lead, Nudge and Gazzy were arguing about whether a spit ball would hit a person's head from this far up, and Em and I...well...I looked over at her. She was so beautiful with her jet black hair flying out behind her and the sun glinting off the silver streaks in her wings. She caught my glance and smiled.
"Hey, you lovebirds! We're stoppin at McHeart-Attack if you're interested," Max called over.
"Yeah, ok." We landed like 5 minutes later in some trees. Then we calmly walked out with Me? Wings? Nah expressions on our faces. Inside we waited in line.
Max's POV
"Ok, so who wants what?" I asked.
"I'll go first!" Gazzy offered. "O.K. I would like 2 sausage, egg, and cheese McGriddles, 2 hashbrowns, a medium orange juice, and a water bottle, please."
The cashier looked him up and down, frowning skeptically. We were used to this by now, but still.
"He eats a lot! In fact, they all do!" I said. The cashier just nodded. Hey, who are they to critisize when they got more money? Nudge was next to order.
"I'll have the Big Breakfast, one of those cinnamon container things, a fruit and yogurt parfait, a hash brown, an orange juice, and a bottle of water."
"Whoa, you suddenly turning health conscious on me?" She just smiled.
Smart kids, they were. We always ordered water for the go.
After Nudge, Iggy went.
"Give me two orders of hot cakes with sausage, two hashbrowns, a cinnamon box thing, an orange juice, and a water bottle."
Then Em ordered. "I'll have two yogurt parfaits, a ham egg and cheese McMuffin, a hash brown, an orange juice, and a bottle of water."
I went next.
"I'll have two sausage, egg, and cheese McMuffins, a hashbrown, a fruit and yougurt parfait, an orange juice, and a water bottle."
Okay, so I got the yogurt pargait. So what? Angel went next. A very deceiving name, but oh, well. I wondered if she would ever be my little girl ever again.
"Um, O.k. I'll have the hot cakes and sausage, two of them, a cinnamon roll, two cookies, one chocolate chip, one sugar, a fruit and yogurt parfait, a hashbrown, an orange juice, and a water bottle."
"Um, Angel? What are the cookies for? You can't eat them for breakfast." Even I knew that cookies for breakfast was a good thing.
"They're for Total and Akila."
"Oh, well, it's nice of you to think of them." She beamed at me and my heart swelled. Deep down inside, I knew she was still my little girl.
Fang was last to order.
"I'll just have two cinnamon things, a coffee, a Ham, egg, and cheese, McMuffin, an orange juice, and a water bottle."
"Will that be all?" The cashier asked.
"Yeah." I said. The cashier just shook his head. He still looked skeptical, but that didn't matter to him. Only the money mattered.
"Your bill is $48.90."
Wow, prices just get higher and higher don't they? While I was paying, the flock pushed two tables together. Now we had enough seats for everyone. The food came pretty fast. I went to go get it and brought it back to the table. Fang helped carry the trays. (We had 3 trays)
"O.k. everyone! Once we get done eating, I suggest you go and use the bathroom here because right after this, we head for France!
We arrived sometime in the evening. Em and I were looking for a hotel on the outskirts of Paris. Finally around eight-something, we found one. It was relatively cheap. Well, as cheap as hotels in France go.
"Ok, so we found a hotel. What about dinner? I'm not sure where to take them. I don't want to go somewhere too expensive."
"I have an idea. Why don't we let the kids decide? I mean, within reason. But I think they'd really like that," Em suggested.
"Hmm, yeah! That sounds like a good idea. Let's go back and tell them." We brought a brochure back with us for them to pick a place to eat.
As we thought, they were excited.
"Ooh, Max look at this!" Angel pointed to a place called A Taste of Paris. It looked dang expensive.
"Sweetie, I think that this is too expensive. I'm sorry honey. Maybe some other time. You know, when we're millionaires."
"Ok."
"Max, what about this?" Gazzy asked. He showed me a place called The Eifffel Tower cafe. It too, looked expensive.
"Gazzy, same thing I said to Angel. It's too much. Besides, it's right next to the Eiffel Tower, that's gotta be really pricey. Next."
"Oh oh Max I have the perfect place!" Nudge exclaimed. I looked at what she was showing me and FINALLY! It was in our budget. It was a street cafe called La Salle de Jardin which we looked up on Google Translate was called The Garden Room. It was a place that served stuff like soup and sandwiches. Perfect.
"Great, that's perfect, Nudge! Ok, that's at the next stop. Hope everyone brought their appetites!" That brought a round of chuckles. We were always hungry. We're coming to stop you, Doomsday Group. Right after we eat. And get a good night's sleep. And shower. Soon...eventually.
