So for the next hour, Angel taught me how to swim. Now I could do everything; butterfly stroke, freestyle, backwards, flips, dives, you name it.
Angel laughed a bubbly laugh and I flipped over and over in the water. I loved Angel, she was like a little sister, and we had three of the same powers, if you count flying.
"Snow?" I heard Angel in my head.
"Yeah wassup?" I sent her a smile in her mind.
"Do you think you could help me with reading minds and sending mind messages? I can't send them that far, I don't think, and I can't hear them from that far away either," Angel replied.
"Of course I'll help you! Okay, the first thing you need to do is really concentrate. Think of the person who you're trying to send a message to. Let's pick," I peeked my head over the water and saw Max, about five miles away. "Max. Okay, so think about Max. Her face, her voice, her hair."
I looked over at Angel. Her eyes were tightly shut, and I could feel her visualizing Max.
"Okay, good, now reach your mind out to hear her thoughts. Just concentrate."
Angel was concentrating. After about two minutes, her face broke into a smile. "I found her! She's thinking about losing the flock when we find our parents, aww….. poor Max."
I frowned. "Okay, do you think you can send her a message? A comforting one?"
Angel nodded. I listened in because….I can. And I wanted to see if Angel could do it.
"Max, you won't lose us. We love you, especially me. Maybe we'll find our parents, and maybe we won't, but we'll never forget you Max, and we'll always be with you."
I smiled. That was really sweet. "Now can you hear her reply, Angel?" I asked.
Angel listened. "She didn't say anything back….. wait! She did! She said "I know Angel, I love all you guys and I'm just a little sad that the flock is breaking up."
I sighed. Underwater, it sounded a little weird, but whatever. Angel looks panicked.
"I don't want to lose Max! My parents are probably jerks, they sold us, I love Max! I love her," Angel's voice broke.
I hugged her. "Tell her that. I think she would be thrilled to hear it."
We both burst out of the water, flapping the water out of our wing, and flew back to land.
Angel ran over to Max and talked to her quickly. I smiled at her as Iggy came over to me.
"Hey Snow," he smiled. "Or should I call you Annie?"
I groaned. "I hate that name. If you want to lose a finger though, feel free to call me Annie."
He laughed. I smiled faintly. "It wasn't a joke."
He smiled back. "Oh, I know. It's just great to have you back, Snow."
I smiled. "It's good to be back. I really missed you guys. But I needed the time off."
He nodded in understanding. "It's just… even though you're "new," you…. You seem to be a part of the flock, like you've always been there. And we need all of us together to be a flock. Not just me, Max, Nudge, Fang, Gazzy, and Angel. We need you too."
I smile at his comment. "Don't forget Total."
He glances over at the sleeping Scotty dog lying in the sand. "Oh how could I forget our new dog?"
I go over and pet him. The dog wags his tail, before jumping with glee. That would be normal, and actually extremely cute if he didn't jump 10 feet in the air.
I gasped in shock, as did everyone except Fang. Of course.
"What the f-" started Gazzy before Max said "Gazzy!" He stopped, but smirked a little.
Total landed perfectly on his feet, before stretching out on the ground, happily sticking his tongue out and licking my hand.
"You got him from the lab didn't you?" I say.
Max nods. "But he looked perfectly normal."
I nodded at him. "He's….. mostly normal."
Iggy laughs. "I think he's cooler that way," and he petted the dog.
Fang, who has been quiet this whole time, speaks. "Do you think he can fly himself?"
Max groans. "I hope not."
Angel giggles as Fang retorts. "Why can't he fly himself? That way I don't have to carry him."
Max shakes her head. "Really? You want a kangaroo, hawk dog?"
Gazzy grins. "That would be cool!"
Max looks to me for help.
"C'mon Max, you have to admit that would be cool!" I insist, and Nudge nods in agreement.
Max rolls her eyes. "You're all crazy," which only makes us laugh harder.
"Hey! Go to sleep guys, we're going to DC in the morning!" Max smiles faintly at all of us.
We all cheer, and I make a bed for myself in the sand by digging out a hole for my body, and one for my head, letting my legs hang out. It's actually really comfortable, and a little sandy, but hey, nothing's perfect. I curl onto my side, can't sleep on my back, and go to sleep, happily waiting for the next day.
END OF BOOK ONE
Hey Guys!
So that's the end of book one! Of course it's shorter since I actually have
"Six days later"
in my book. I know, lazy. But anyway, I've already started the second book, which I will post as a new story.
SNOW THE WNGED GIRL: BOOK TWO
Hope you guys enjoyed the first book, and look forward to the second!
Fly on,
Kate
