Chapter twenty-one

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The Date...Part Three...Surprise!...SPLAT! (I love saying that...SPLAT! heheh. Right, sorry...)

Skye's POV

We were watching the waitress - Katlyn, I think her name was – take Max and Nick's plates into the kitchen when Pandora gasped and clutched the table, almost doubling over to keep control of herself.

"Pan!" Jocelyn said in surprise.

I put my hand on top of my sister's, "Vision," I muttered, "What do you see?"

"The cake...something is going to go wrong...with the...cake?" She said, panting. She recovered quickly and sat back up, taking a shaky sip of her lemonade, "It probably doesn't mean anything..."

"Hm...still, we'd better keep an eye out." Tess said.

Angel, Tessa and Pandora nodded simultaneously.

"Shh, that waitress is going over to give Max Jocelyn's present" Angel said, our attention returned to the waitress.

Max's POV

Katlyn was coming over to the table, a small blue box in her hand.

"I was asked to give this to you." She handed me the box.

"Oh, thanks." I opened it. Inside was a chunky silver bracelet, with a small heart with a diamond-like stone in the top right corner, and a silver wing attached to the ring that held the bracelet together (I OWN IT! I OWN IT!). I looked around the restaurant, seeing if there was anyone there I recognised; there wasn't.

"What is it?" Fang asked, leaning over the table, I passed him the box.

"I don't know who it's from though."

(She's completely forgotten about Jocelyn)

"It must be from someone we know...Pan and Skye, maybe?" He replied, looking around the room briefly.

I shook my head, "Nuh huh, they gave me the dream-catcher necklace, remember?"

We sat in silence, pondering over the people we knew that knew that we were freaks with wings.

"We'll work it out later." Fang smiled at me softly.

"Yeah...I wonder how everyone's doing back home..." I said, sipping my drink.

Fang raised an eyebrow, "Did you just say...home?"

I choked on my drink and blushed, "Uh, yeah, I mean, we need to stop running from one place to another, and anyway – the kids like it here, and, well...so do I..."

Fang stared at me like I had grown another head.

Um...What should I do? What should I do? What should I-"Oh look, desert is here." I said, relieved.

My relief turned into surprise, when I discovered that our 'dessert' was actually the massive 3 tier chocolate cake that Tia made for me.

That's when it kinda went pear-shaped...you see, Katlyn came out, precariously balancing the cake whilst walking in these utterly stupid mini-heel type things that kept slipping against the floor...you can see how it went kinda pear-shaped, can't you...

"10...9...8...7..."

Jamie, what the he-eck are you doing?

"You'll see. 3...2...1..."

Katlyn tripped, "Agh!"

"Nooooo!" I heard 4 familiar voices cry.

"Angel?" I said, startled.

"Pandora? Skye?" An equally startled Fang said.

"Jocelyn?" Fang looked a little angry now.

"The cake!" Angel moaned.

"What are you 4 doing her? And who's she?" I asked, looking pointedly at the light brown haired girl standing next to Jocelyn.

"This is Tessa. Sorry – we just came to help." Skye said, looking at me apologetically.

"Please, Max – don't get angry. I-I'll go phone Esme to come pick us up." Pandora walked away, pulling her mobile out of her clutch-purse.

Jocelyn groaned, "I knew we should have listened to Pan's vision."

Tessa crouched on the floor next to Katlyn, "Are you okay?"

"No! Do you know how much these trousers cost?!"

I swear, everyone of us rolled our eyes.

Pandora came back, "She's on her way."

I nodded, "Right, what's say we go wait outside?"

I left the money for the meal on the table and lead everyone outside.

"Explanations, if you please?" Fang said as soon as we were out of the building, wrapping his arm around my waist. He looked pointedly at Angel.

"Hey, don't look at me, I only got here about half an hour ago!"

Our gazes turned to the twins.

Pandora stepped forward, "We wanted to help. We came to help, is all."

Skye put a protective arm around her sister, "We're sorry it all went wrong, Max, Fang."

I sighed, I couldn't be angry at them forever – they had been so good to us since we've been here, "It's okay guys."

A car honked it's horn at us, we looked up to see Esme in the people-carrier.

"Let's all go home, hey?"

Back at the mansion

Everyone was sat in the TV room, either lounging on chairs or sitting on cushions on the floor.

Gazzy was channel surfing, changing the channel every couple of seconds, making us all feel headache-y. (My sister does this, it's so good-damn annoying!)

"Gaz! Stick to one channel! PLEASE!" Nudge cried from one of the sofa's.

"Sorry." He stopped.

Angel yawned.

"Right, kids, bed. Now." I said, indicating Angel, Gazzy and Nudge.

"Ohw! But we aren't tired, honest!" Nudge said, stifling a yawn.

"Yeah, and I'm the reincarnation of Queen Cleopatra." I snorted.

Gazzy looked surprised, "You are?"

Iggy rolled his eyes, "Go. Bed. Now."

"Night guys." Angel called, dragging her brother and Nudge out of the room.

Leaving Tia, Pandora, Skye, Jocelyn, Tessa, Iggy, Fang and me alone.

"How was Beau Rouge?" Tia asked casually.

"Um, about that – Tia, the cake kind of got ruined. Sorry." I apologised.

She waved her hand dismissively, "Meh, it's okay. Did you have fun, though?"

"Yes, actually, we did, thanks!"

"Good." She grinned, snuggled up next to Iggy, who was stroking her hair.

"I'm going to go to bed. Um, g'night." Tessa got up to go.

"Yeah, me too – sorry about earlier, Max." Jocelyn got up off the floor and started to follow Tessa out of the door.

"Good night, Jocelyn, Tessa." I said, smiling.

What?! I'm not all bad, you know!?

Jocelyn's face lit up, "Yeah, you too."

Fang, Iggy, Tia, Pandora and Skye stared at me, shocked.

"What?" I asked innocently.

"Were you just nice to Jocelyn and Tessa?" Iggy asked.

"Yeah." I said, turning back to the TV.

Fang grabbed my shoulders and gently shook me, "Who are you, and what have you done to my Max?"

"Um, I am Max, doofus." I laughed.

He continued to stare at me, "Prove it."

I smirked, "When you were 12, you were obsessed with 'My Little Pony'."

I saw Iggy trying to keep a straight face and Tia shaking in silent laughter out of the corner of my eye.

Fang let me go, glaring at me, "Okay. I believe you."

"Kah... pahahaha!!!!" Tia fell off the sofa laughing hysterically, gripping her sides and rolling on the floor.

Iggy started laughing too, reaching down to pick her up off the floor, and put her on his lap, "You have to admit, mate – that was a good one."

Fang growled, stood up and muttered, "I'm going to bed."

"Ohw! Fang! Come back!" I said, in between giggles.

He slammed the door behind him.

"I better go to him." I said, still giggling.

As I closed the door behind me, I heard Tia ask Iggy "Is that really true?"

If only she knew.

I ran up to Fang's room, and knocked softly. I had stopped giggling.

"Go away, Max."

I opened the door anyway, and sat on the edge of the bed, where Fang was lying, head buried in his pillow.

"Fang." I whispered softly.

"Go away."

I touched his shoulder, "Come on, Fang – you asked for proof."

He shrugged my hand away, "You could have said something else, I bet they all think I'm a pansy now."

"Aww, honey - they don't think that." I lay down next to him, he turned his head away from me.

"How do you know that?"

"Cuz I know. Okay – now, look at me."

He kept his head turned away, I propped myself up on my elbow.

"Fang. Look at me."

He turned his head slightly.

I sighed, and straddled him, turning his head so he could look at me.

"I love you. Okay?" My hands rested on either side of his head, my hair brushing his face.

He grunted, and tried to turn away.

I frowned, "I guess it's a one-sided relationship, then." I rolled back to my previous position and got up, going towards the door.

Fang spun me around and shoved me against the wall, holding my wrists either side of my head, "Don't. Ever. Say. That."

"Say what?"

He answered me by pressing his lips against mine.

His lips worked feverishly against mine, and then he pulled back and rested his forehead against mine.

"I love you." I breathed.

"I love you, too. Always have, always will."

I closed my eyes and smiled.

This was the best birthday, ever.

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