Chapter 23
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Harry's POV
"Jordan! Hi!" Tessa waved from the pool.
"Heya Harry." Pandora smiled, she was next to Tia in the pool.
"Hi." Jordan and I said.
"Tiffany, can you help me with my history, please?" Ariel shouted from an upstairs window.
"Come on, Zeph – let's see what she wants." Tiffany-Krystal said, making her way to the door, "Catcha ya later, guys."
Jordan and I walked over to the pool, Pandora looked at Tessa and they both giggled.
We crouched in front of them, and they smiled, sweetly.
"Three..." Tessa breathed.
"Two..." Pandora's adorable smile grew.
"ONE!" They both shouted, yanking both Jordan and me into the pool.
Everyone was laughing as the pair jumped out of the pool and sprinted away from us, they stopped underneath the window that Ariel had shouted out of. I saw Zephyr lean out of the window, holding a red bucket, he looked down, smirked, said something to someone behind him, and then tipped the bucket on the girls.
"Shi-izzle! That's freezing!" Tessa screeched.
Pandora screamed, "Oh my life! ZEPHYR! Get your butt down here!"
Everyone laughed, Tessa and Pan exchanged a look, nodded, glared at Zephyr – who had just appeared from inside – and sprinted at him, grabbed an arm each, dragged him back, and threw him in the pool. He entered with a slam. Pan and Tessa high-fived and laughed, manically – only to be shoved in themselves, by Fang and Max.
"ATTACK!" Tiffany-Krystal and Ariel screamed from the bedroom window, bombarding us all with waterballoons.
After a couple of hours of fun, Jordan, Pandora, Skye and I had to go home.
"See ya'll tomorrow!" Max said, waving.
"Bye!" I said.
"See ya." Jordan grinned.
"Goodnight." Skye waved.
"TOODLES!" Pandora jumped and waved excitedly.
"You and Max have been on Tia's cookies and coffee again, haven't you?" Skye accused her sister.
Pandora attempted a look of innocence, "No..." she skipped ahead, "It was double choca mocha!" Pandora giggled uncontrollably – she looked amazing in the setting sun, dancing around on the pavement.
"Oh dear God. How can I be related to you?" Skye laughed.
"Is she usually like this?" I asked, my eyes constantly on the dancing figure ahead of me.
"Yeah? All hyper and..."
"Amazingly beautiful."
Jordan and Skye stopped and looked at me. Meanwhile, Pandora was singing 'Love Lifts Us Up Where We Belong', and hadn't heard what I had said, I felt my face heat up.
"What did you just say?" Skye asked, turning her head so her ear was facing me.
"Um...the sunset...beautiful, right?" I avoided looking at their faces.
Jordan smirked, "Yeah huh..."
"Hey, whatcha all standin' there for? Come on – I wanna get home before Most Haunted starts!" Pandora had noticed that her sister and my best friend were staring at me, "Why are you staring at Harry like that?"
Ground, swallow me now.
It was Skye who saved me, "We had better get going, hey Pan? Mum'll be wondering where we are..."
"Yeah, see you tomorrow, thanks for coming to the mansion – it was fun. Bye Harry, bye Jordan." Pandora grinned.
"Yeah, see ya." Jordan started to walk away.
"Yeah, sweet dreams, Pan. Night Skye."
Sweet dreams? Night Skye? What the heck?!
"Yeah – bye." Skye started walking down her drive, leaving Pandora and me out on our own.
"Um..."
"I guess I had better go in." Pandora looked nervous.
"Yeah – ghosts and ghouls on TV."
Pandora grinned, "You watch it?"
"Not much, it's good, though." I admitted, "Yvette makes me laugh when she screams over nothing."
She laughed, "Yup – she's a scream!"
I laughed.
"Ugh. That was terrible." She grimaced and rolled her soft violet-blue eyes.
"It wasn't so bad." I smiled.
"You're just saying that."
"No, I'm-"
"Harry! Get a move on!" Jordan cut me off.
Pandora smiled, "And so we part."
I chuckled, "See you tomorrow."
She nodded, "Buenos noches."
The next morning
Max's POV
"Harry likes Panda." Angel said at the breakfast table.
"Panda?" I asked.
Angel nodded, "Yup, Pandora." She took a bite of toast.
"Ooh! Does she like him?" Jocelyn asked, as she passed a jar of mustard (grimace) to Fang.
"Yeah huh! I think it's sweet, like Fax and Tiggy, right Nudge?"
Uh oh.
"Yeah! Aww, Fax and Tiggy are adorable! Harry and Pandora...What would that make? Hadora? Parry? Hadora reminds me of haggis, for some reason. Parry sounds like a dog. Though Hadora does have a certain ring to it. Ooh! Fang! Are you going to propose to Max and get married? Max, can I be a bridesmaid? Angel – you can be flower girl! Max, can I do your hair? We can all go shopping for dresses, though Fang would have to stay at home, because apparently it's bad luck for groom to see the bride before the wedding...how long do you think he won't be able to see her? You'd have to wear one of those penguin suits, guys – what are they called?"
"Tuxedos. Nudge, can you please shut up?" Iggy said.
How the heck did we get from haggis to tuxedos?
"She said Handora 'had a certain ring to it' which lead to Fang proposing, which – in turn – lead to bridesmaids and flower girls..." Angel trailed off, buttering her toast absentmindedly.
We all stared at her.
"I can hear your thoughts, you know." She jumped down from her chair, toast in hand, and walked towards the stairs.
"I'm getting my books ready for school, Fang."
Esme clapped her hands, "School – yes. Get ready, everyone."
At school- Tia, Tessa and I found Pandora and Skye cornered by a blonde with an angry look on her face.
"Catherine." Tia breathed.
I nodded.
"Why was Jordan and Harry hanging out with you yesterday lunch?"
"Look, Catherine – it's entirely up to them who they sit with at lunch." Skye said, coolly.
We reached the trio, "Hi Pan, hi Skye. Who's this?" I asked.
"Jordan's girlfriend, Catherine." She introduced herself.
"Are you sure? Only, yesterday, I'm pretty sure he said he had dumped you sometime last week. I'm Max, by the way – and this is Tessa. I'm sure you already know Tia." I smiled angelically.
"He was just...messing around when he said that – I mean," she choked a laugh, "boys, huh?"
"Oh, I don't know – I find them very reliable and truthful," Tessa said, "especially Jordan." She smirked slightly.
Catherine turned red, "What have you done with him?"
Tessa gasped and looked shocked, putting a hand to her chest, "I haven't done a thing!"
"If I find you've done a thing with my boyfriend, I'll-" Catherine clenched her fist.
Pandora cut her off, "Ex-boyfriend, you mean."
"Jordan! Hey!" Tessa grinned, waving at Jordan, he waved back and waited for her to catch up.
Tia, Pandora, Skye and I watched in mild interest as Catherine's face turned a wide array of different colours.
She stormed off towards a building block. We all burst out laughing.
"Oh God! That was hilarious. Catherine's face when Tessa ran after Jordan! Priceless." Skye said between giggles.
"I wish I had it on camera!" Pan said, wiping tears from her eyes.
"Hey. Had what on camera?" Iggy asked, putting an arm around Tia's waist.
We told him what happened.
"Damn the Fnick. I would have been here if he didn't ask me to go with him to the music suite – he's decided he's going to start learning the guitar and drums." Iggy rolled his eyes, "He's been persuaded into it by some band, say he's perfect for it. The band, I mean."
"If they need a singer – just ask our Tia, here." Pandora grinned.
"Max sings, too." Fang rested his head on my shoulder, wrapping his arms around my waist.
Skye looked at us, "You sing?"
"No." Tia and I both denied, I elbowed Fang in the ribs.
The bell rang.
"Lets go!" Tia jumped away from the group, and headed for homeroom.
Harry caught up with us, "Pan stopped being hyper, yet?"
Skye snickered, "Surprisingly, it disappeared when you left."
"Tia! Hey, Tia! Wait up!" Pandora suddenly ran forward, catching up with Tia.
Harry grinned, "Rea-ah-ah-ehally?" He said, impersonating Ace Ventura.
Fang and Iggy chuckled, I looked questioningly at them, they smirked and shrugged their shoulders.
"Did you give her Tia's cookies and coffee last night, Max?" Harry looked at me.
"Oom...it was actually Double Choca Mocha...why, what happened?"
"Did she have a lot?" Skye asked.
I thought back, "No, actually – she didn't. I ended up having her drink, and she only had a few cookies."
"Haha! She likes him!" Sky pointed to the Skye in triumph.
"Who likes who?" Fang asked.
"Pan likes Harry." She said in a 'duh' tone.
We looked at Harry.
"You know, Ariel did say something about that this morning, didn't she Nick?" Iggy said.
"Now you come to mention it, I'm pretty sure she said something about Harry liking Pan..." Fang trailed off.
"How did Ariel..." Harry blushed.
Mwahahaha!
"O...kay then..." Jamie muttered.
"Heehee! He admits it!" I jumped.
Jeeze, I'm really out of character...it must be all that-
"Way too much coffee." Iggy muttered.
I poked my tongue out like a five-year-old.
"Loosen up, relax a little, Jefferson." I think I actually cackled when I said that...
"Jefferson?!" Fang, Harry, Skye and Iggy said.
I just grinned and ran after Tia and Pandora.
"Mental, that one." I heard Harry say.
"Harry lurves you!" I said to Pandora as we sat down in homeroom.
"And you know this how?"
"Well, 1)he wouldn't leave you alone all last night, 2)he blushes every time your name is mentioned, and 3)Angel confirmed it."
Pandora sighed, "He is lovely."
Mr. Staley took the register and left us for our half hour of 'private study' which, to us students, meant sitting around talking and doodling. In our case – it was both.
"How does Mr. Fowler expect us to know this stuff?!" Iggy said.
"Us poor, deprived American kids," Fang muttered, "Lets have a look, Jeff."
Fang and I peered over the white sheet of paper.
"It's easy – you just add that number, with that number, then divide the answer by that number there, then that's your answer." I indicated each number as I went along.
Everyone stared at me.
"What? I find Maths easy." I shrugged.
"Language master, mathematician...what ever next?" Iggy rolled his eyes.
"How can you think with that infernal racket playing?" Tia put her hands over her ears. A group of people were huddled around someone who had 'The Pussycat Dolls' playing full volume on their mobile phone.
"Yo! Turn that crap down, would ya?!" I hollered over the 'music'.
"Doncha like ma music, Maxie?" A guy said.
"Not really, no – and it's Max, actually." I scrunched my nose in distaste.
"Too bad doll – Don't call me doll, either."
"Whatever, babe."
I growled, Fang put a restraining hand on my shoulder.
"Leave it, Max." He muttered.
"Yeah – not worth it, Max." Iggy said.
Biology!
It was Biology, a lesson in which Tessa was in the same class with me – she was in all my Science classes.
"Today, class, you will be conducting your own experiments. Get into pairs and discuss what you're going to do." The teacher instructed.
Tessa and I paired up.
Twenty minutes after we started, my bum was pinched, without thinking, I turned around, brought my fist up, and punched.
It was the Pussycat Dolls dude. Everyone was staring at me and the guy, lying in a crumpled heap, clutching his face, on the floor.
"Humans are like egg shells, told you, Tess. You okay, there?" I bent down to grab the guy, "Don't. Do that again. Comprendé?" I hissed into his ear as I hauled him up with one arm.
He nodded feebly.
"Thanks for your help – and for future reference – it's Max." I patted him on the back.
Luckily, the teacher had stepped out of the room.
I turned back to Tessa, "So, how was your walk with Jordan, this morning?"
Everyone went back to work.
"Oh, I love him – he's funny, nice, blonde, gorgeous..." She smiled, happily.
"So you like him, then." I said with a laugh.
"Mm hm...he's also smart, adorable, amazing...but what if he finds out about us all?"
I shrugged, "If he blabs, no-one'll believe him. Esme can hide the flocks wings – we'll be fine."
She grinned, "Thanks, Max."
"No prob!"
"Did I just hear you talking about moi?" Jordan put his hands on Tessa's shoulders.
"Jordan! What are you doing here?" Tessa asked, blushing.
"Dr. Lee asked me to get some text books." He said, "Well? Was it me you were talking about? Or am I going to have to kick someone's butt for not noticing someone as lovely as you?" He looked down at Tessa.
She giggled like a school girl, "Well...um...-giggle-...might have been about you..." She blushed crimson.
"I'm flattered, thankyou Tess." He grinned, "Well, better be off – see you at lunch – you'll be on the field, same place – right?"
We nodded.
"Great! Harry can't wait to see Pan. See ya."
"Bye."
"See ya at lunch."
He left. Tessa turned to me and giggled, "He's sitting with us at lunch!" she squealed happily.
"Yup, come on – we've got to finish this graph."
At lunch (tempus futus, much, Lyra?)
"Hey." Jordan sat down next to Tessa.
"Howdy." Harry sat down next to Pandora.
They both giggled, "Hi."
"Cookie, anyone?" Tia held out a Tupperware container.
"You bought cookies!" I jump-hugged her.
She laughed, "These are slightly different – they've got hazelnuts in, too."
I bit into one, "Needs a bit more brown sugar, but I love them!"
"Good good – more brown sugar needed – thanks Max!
"Whoa – these are lush, Tia!" Harry said. "Best dang cookie ever – did you make 'em?" Jordan asked.
Tia nodded enthusiastically, "Yeah huh – thanks!"
"No prob." They grinned.
"Jordan, do you want to go to Suzie's after school?" Tessa asked.
"Sure, why not."
She grinned, "Okay, shall we meet at the top gate?"
"Yeah, okay." Jordan returned the grin.
"They like each other, too." Angel whispered to me.
"It's kinda obvious, Ariel." Nudge laughed.
"Oh, hey, TK – I thought you were hanging around with Jocelyn?" I asked.
"Yeah – but she's in this club, and she's going out with that guy I like – Silvio – and they are all over each other – it's seriously gross. So, yeah – I decided I would rather spend my lunch here, with my wonderful brothers and sisters and friends! Last night was fun, huh? We all got totally soaked, and when Zephyr threw freezing water all over Pan and Tess – that was hilarious!" Can you believe Nudge said that all in two breaths? Yeah – me too.
"That's great, sweetie – how's your day been so far?" I asked.
"Oh, it's been good. My history teacher, Mr. Miles, is really nice – he gave me a merit cuz I got full marks on a pop quiz."
"Well done, TK!"
"What she didn't tell you was that she's discovered a new power – she can stop time – she cheated, Max." Angel whispered.
"Really, now? We'll talk about that later, Tiffany-Krystal."
"Aw! Why'd you tell her?"
Angel smiled, well...angelically, "Sorry TK."
"Hey – I've got a tennis ball in my bag, anyone up for a game?" Skye asked.
"sure, I'm up for it." I said, standing up.
"Me too." Fang got up.
"Everyone wants to play!" Angel said, jumping.
Pandora, Iggy, Nudge, Tessa, Jordan, Harry and Skye all stood up.
"Everyone get into a circle, far enough so you can't touch anyone else – that's it. Now, throw it to anyone in the circle. Anyone who doesn't catch it has to go down on one knee, then both, then you have to sit on the floor, then lie down – that's if you don't catch it each time. If you do – you go up a level. Oh, if you don't catch it, and you're lying down – you're out." Skye told us, "Okay, lets start."
She threw the ball at Fang, who threw it at Angel, who threw it at Nudge, who threw at me. I threw it at Tessa – she missed it.
"Down on one knee now, right?" Tessa asked.
"Yeah huh – and you carry on playing."
At the end of lunch, Tessa, Jordan and Pandora were all out – Fang was the only one still standing. Typical.
"So...Fnick wins, right?" Iggy asked.
The bell rang.
"Yeah. Well done, Nick." Skye said.
"Nicky! Hey! Nicky! Wait up." It was Catherine, waving at Fang.
I growled.
"Nicky?" Harry asked, an eyebrow raised,
"Good luck with her, mate – she's a nightmare."
Skye, Pandora and Tia were watching me for any sudden outbursts.
I growled again as she reached us, she tried to collapse on Fang, but he sidestepped, making her drop to the floor.
We all laughed at her.
"Come on, Nick – Lets get to class." I held his hand and started walking towards our bags, which were a few yards away.
"But that's your sister! You can't be going out with that!"
I turned around and crouched down next to her.
"Listen, Catherine. Just because we live under the same roof does not mean that we are siblings. Just because we use the same last name does not mean we are related. Does her look anything like me? No, he doesn't. For that matter, do any of my siblings look like me? No again. So quit it, Catherine. Leave my friends, and my boyfriend alone. Don't think that I won't hurt you, deary, cuz I will if I have to. I can be very vicious when I need to be. So. Stay. Away. Got it?" I hissed.
She nodded, and scampered away.
"Max, that was uncalled for." Fang frowned.
"It was harsh, Max." Iggy said, Tia gripping his arm.
I glared at them.
"You know what – she probably deserved it, huh Nick?" Iggy said quickly.
Fang rolled his eyes, "He can bomb erasers – no sweat. Meeting Max' wrath – he's a woose." He muttered.
"I've never seen her like that before – it was terrifying." Pandora was cowering behind Harry.
"Don't worry – she only gets like that when she's seriously ticked off." Nudge chirped.
"Note to self - never get in Max's bad books." Skye muttered.
"Yep – you may never return. That was how Ari went, hey Jeff." Fang said.
Iggy nodded grimly, "The A-hole came back, though, didn't he."
"Damn shame." Nudge shook her head.
"Yeah – that note to self – ditto to that." Tessa said.
"Ditto." Harry, Jordan and Pandora said.
"Aw, c'mon – I'm not that bad." I grinned.
Fang, Iggy, Nudge and even Angel looked at me as if to say 'yeah – whatever.'
"Hey, where was Zephyr this lunch?" I changed the subject.
"He met Mickey." Skye said, dryly.
"Our very own Pyro." Pandora said.
"As if three weren't enough." I muttered.
"Ah – the 9-year-old trouble maker. AKA – my brother." Jordan rubbed his hands together.
"What?! No way!" Pandora exclaimed.
Jordan nodded, "Yup – Maniac Mickey, Tiny Terror – that's my lil bro."
"Do you have any brothers or sisters, Harry?" Pandora asked.
"Yeah – an older brother, he's twenty, Ali – he's a senior house officer (Intern) at Gloucester Royal – but he's moving to London, soon, he's also a bird fanatic." Harry frowned as he said that.
"That could come in handy, Maximum."
(I've got this next line as my SN!) Thanks, Jamie – but I'm not planning on getting shot again anytime soon.
"Is it him you don't like, or the fact that he's a bird fanatic?" I guess Pan saw him frown, too.
"No, I like him, and the birds, too – it's just, he's either at work, bird watching, or asleep. I never get to see him any more." He shrugged, "I guess I just miss him, what with my Dad gone – he died of cancer when I was just seven."
Pan hugged him, tightly, "I'm so sorry, Harry!"
He returned her hug, "Don't worry – it was eight years ago – I try not to dwell in the past too much. And if you repeat anything I've just said, I will deny everything." He laughed, "Thanks, Pan."
Aww!
"Adorable – I told you, Max!" Angel thought.
I grinned at her.
"Well – I'm this way. See you after school." Angel said when we came to the end of the field.
"I'm that way too, bye." Nudge walked after Angel.
"I'm this way. See you at the top gate for Suzie's, Tess." Jordan said.
"I'll be there." Tessa smiled.
"Anyone else going a different way?" I asked.
"Nope." Everyone replied.
"To French!" Pandora done a Momiji Sohma impression from Fruits Basket. (Furuba rocks!!)
"Lead the way, Pandora-Jane!!" Skye laughed, linking arms with her sister.
"Pandora-Jane? That's a really nice name." Harry complimented.
Pandora blushed, "Thanks."
After school
"Nudge, I believe we need to talk." I said after tea, leading her into one of the reception rooms. (Ooh, very posh!)
"Ohw!" she sighed.
"Now, is it true that you have a new power?"
She nodded a reply.
"How long have you known?"
She fidgeted, "Since...erm...last night?"
"Why the question?"
"I don't know?"
I heard Angel giggle outside the closed door.
"Angel – go."
"Sorry, Max."
I turned back to Nudge, "So? How does it work?"
"I say S-T-O-P, and everything just...freezes."
"How did you find out about it?"
She laughed, "Gazzy was throwing waterbombs at me and Angel – I said...S-T-O-P – and everything...did, Then, I put the waterballoon over his head, made it stay there, went back to my place, then said go. His face afterwards was hilarious."
"Can you try doing it whilst holding my hand?" I held my hand out.
She shrugged, taking it, "I can try. Stop."
The ticking of the grandfather clock had stopped, the silence was deafening.
"Whoa." I breathed, I let go of her hand an walked to the door. I opened it."
"Angel." I muttered, frowning – she still had her ear pressed to the door.
"This power is handy, well done, Nudge. Now – lets go find Fang."
"I like it. Just think – I could pull pranks, disappear when someone has a go at me...It really is handy!" Nudge said happily as we were walking down the still and silent hallway.
I laughed, "Look – there he is, on the computer. What's he on?" I walked over to Fang.
"He's got MSN?" Nudge's eyebrow raised.
"Guess so – who's he talking to?"
"Kitty-Cat239"
"Kitty-Cat? Can't you, like – touch the monitor and see if you can pick anything up from her?"
Nudge shrugged again, "Only one way of finding out." She put her hand on the screen, and closed her eyes.
"Anything?"
She frowned, "You're not going to like it, Max."
"Catherine." I seethed.
(I know, I know – I promised not to make Max jealous anymore. Just bare with me, 'kay?)
The computer whizzed into action.
"Thanks, Nudge – lets see what they've said." I scrolled the page up.
" Kitty-Cat239 says: Hi Nicky!
Fang says: Who is this?
Kitty-Cat239 says: -giggle- u mean u dnt no?
Fang says: w/e. Where did u get my addy frm?
Kitty-Cat239 says: A friend of a friend who's got a sister stole it from someone who already had it.
Fang says: ...right
Kitty-Cat239 says: Yup! So, u k?
Fang says: was till u came along
Kitty-Cat239 says: y is ur sn 'Fang'?
Fang says: cuz
Kitty-Cat239 says: do u wnt 2 go 2 the movies sumtym?
Fang says: nt reli, no.
Kitty-Cat239 says: ice cream parlor?
Kitty-Cat239 says: parlour [
Fang says: lk, whoeva u r – im nt interested. ive already gt a gf.
Kitty-Cat239 says: But Max is like a SISTER! It's totally gross!
Fang says: this is that dumb blonde, Catherine, isn't it. "
Catherine was still typing.
I squealed happily and hugged a frozen Fang, "I love you, Fang! I love you!"
Nudge laughed, "Go."
Everything came back to life, the whole house returned to its original loudness.
Fang jumped.
I laughed, "Scare ya?"
"Just a bit. How did you get here like that?"
I grinned, "Nudge has a new power, don't you Nu-"
She had disappeared.
"Well, yeah. She can stop time. Oh look, Catherine's replied.
"How did you-"
I cut him off, "Power, silly – what did she say?"
" Kitty-Cat239 says: :( dnt say that – it's mean! "
"May I?" I gestured to the keyboard.
"Go right ahead." He smirked as I sat on his lap.
" Fang says: Hello, Catherine. Max here. Do you remember that little talk we had at lunch? I do. Watch. Out. "
I looked at Fang, and gave him a questioning look before I sent it.
He read it and nodded, a little hesitantly, if you ask me. I jabbed the Enter button.
"Block her." Fang murmured into my hair.
"Um...how?"
He breathed a chuckle, reached past me and clicked on a button.
"Ah. So – you gunna set me up an account?" I asked.
He shrugged, "If you want."
Pandora's POV
"Look! Look! I can fllllyyyyyy!" Azreal shouted. She was hovering outside my bedroom window, a pair of delicate-looking black butterfly wings sprouting from her back.
"Azreal! Come in – it's raining and I don't want you catching a cold." I said, opening my window wide enough for her to enter, "Since when do you have wings?"
"I was cat-napping on the ivy wall, when I had this weird sensation coming from my back – next thing I know, I'm flying! Great, isn't it?" My cat replied, shaking off the rain drops from her black and white fur.
"Amazing." I breathed, looking at her spread out wings, "Skye! Skye, come here!"
Skye came through my bedroom door, "What is it?"
"I have wiiiings!" Azreal flew around my room.
"Whoa. I'll phone Max – she'll want to know." Skye walked out of my bedroom.
"Hehe – Total's gunna be so jealous when he finds out." Azreal chuckled.
A few minutes, Skye came to the door, "Max and Fang are on their way over."
"thanks, Skye."
She smiled, "Who do you think is doing all this? And why?"
"I don't know – but I've learnt that asking questions tend to get me nowhere." I laughed.
Skye nodded, "True, true. Hey – what are you going to do about Harry?"
"What did I just say about questions?!" I sighed, "I don't know – I like him, but..."
"But what?" She sat down next to me on the bed.
"Well, we're so different. He's popular – I'm not...I just don't think a relationship would work out."
"It will, PJ, it will." Skye hugged me.
There was a tapping at the window.
"Open up! We're getting soaked out here, and it's freezing!" Max shouted.
Azreal was still darting around the room.
(Oh thank God! This chapter's almost finished!)
"Whoa, ball of flying fluff!" Max ducked as my kitten flew over her head.
"Fur. Actually." Azreal corrected, landing gracefully on my bed.
"A flying talking cat?" Fang muttered.
"Azzy – did you just cackle!?"
"Hehehe."
"Pandora, your cat is scaring me." Skye whispered.
I laughed, "She's one of a kind."
"How did she get them? The butterfly wings, I mean." Fang asked.
I just woke up with them. Well, I felt a tingling feeling, and then I discovered I had wings." Azreal answered.
"Someone is doing all of this – someone is helping us. But how is a cat with butterfly wings going to help us? No offence, Azreal." Max perched on my windowsill.
"I don't know.-" Max held her hand up to stop Fang from continuing.
"Jamie says it doesn't matter who's giving us all of this – just that we should learn how to use them fast. That we're close to finishing. That – agh!" Max fell to the floor in a heap – clutching her head.
Fang knelt down next to her and cradled her in his arms.
"What's happening to her?" I asked, dropping to my knee's opposite Fang.
"Brain attack – that stupid voice, Jamie, keeps giving her the damn things." He said through gritted teeth – he was trying to stop Max from hurting herself.
"Can we do anything to help?" Pandora was rocking on her heels, trying to contain her worry.
Fang shook his head, there's nothing we can do accept wait 'till she stops."
"Does she have them often?" I asked, brushing hair out of Max's eyes.
Fang shook his head again, "No. The last time she had one was when we first arrived here, in England." He looked scared.
Max suddenly opened her eyes and gasped.
"Max?" Fang leant over her.
She batted him away and raised herself on one hand, she placed the other one on her forehead and groaned, "Damn brain attacks. Thanks, Fang."
He shrugged, "It's what I do. I wasn't worried." Skye met my gaze and smirked, "Did you see anything?"
Max nodded, "Yeah – just flash images again, though, like in New York. But...it was weird...someone – a doctor, I think, was looking at something. Then I saw Pan jumping out a window...Skye in her tennis clothes...Harry on a phone, he looked hurt, like, emotionally...then I saw us – you, me, Jocelyn, Pandora, Skye, Tessa and Tia – Pan, you were crying...we were standing around the phone – it must have been on load speaker – everyone looked angry. That's all I saw. Sorry."
Fang hugged her, stroking her hair, "Okay, you done your best." He looked up at me, "Is it alright if we go?"
I nodded. Max was crying silently – she was always so strong – it hurt, seeing her look so venerable.
He picked he up, walked to the window, and jumped.
Ooh! What do you think of that, hey? Hehe, I know what's gunna happen! XP
Oh! And I know what's coming in the very next chapter! And you don't! Ha!
Okay, I can see you all getting out your pitchforks...I'll hurry up with the next chapter – yeah? Okay...Whoa, that was 4892 words! Just the chapter! WOW!
More bad news, I'm afraid – I have to go on holiday AGAIN this weekend, I'm leaving on Thursday, and I'll be back on Saturday. I WILL write more – promise!
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Lyra
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