Hey guys I hope you had an awesome Christmas. I know I did!
I got my laptop! Yay me!
Anyway, here is the next chapter.
Important, Ella is here now, She knows about the wolf kids and that Kale can read minds, that is all she knows, she knows nothing about Kale having wings or Snipe or Merric's past. (I would have put it in the story but I was feeling lazy so I decided not to.)
Also, I do sleep I just have no life, this is what I spend all my free time doing. : )
Chapter 36
Third person
"Marky, I need to run." John said standing up.
Merric looked up, "Let's go then."
John grabbed the crutches Kale had supplied and limped out the door.
"Why do you always speak in code?" Merric asked when they were out of hearing range.
John grinned, "Because I always speak in code."
"So what do you want to talk about? That is what run means right? Run means talk?"
John nodded, "We can't talk about it yet we need to sit down."
Merric rolled his eyes, "Let's sit down here then."
John shrugged and leaned against a tree. "So you and Aaron, You obviously love each other, like me and Katie. Does she mind you being so fast so strong? Is she going to be able to ruff it?" He asked putting his hand in his pocket. "Will she be okay with that ruffling it will come so easy for you?"
"What are you getting at?" Merric asked cutting strait to the point.
John sighed, "She wants to be fast like you. I may have snagged a Speed and strength enhancement. "He whispered pulling a syringe out of his pocket.
"You what?"
John sighed, "Look Marky, we're fast. We are really fast and even though she would be okay without it, but she is going to have a hard time keeping up with us. It won't hurt as bad as it did for us, but it will be painful She will probably get sick to her stomach because from it but you could get Kale to get her some Morphine and she would be fine. I didn't tell her though, it's your choice." He handed the syringe to his brother and hopped back to the house."
Fang pov
"We do our Christmas tree a little bit different than most people would." Aaron informed us. She was snuggled up with Merric who seemed out of it. He was definitely deep in thought over something.
"Yes they do do it differently than most people would." Ashton said as he walked past us to the stairs.
"Can we do it now?" Nudge asked.
Kale grinned, "Sure let's go."
So Merric and Katie dragged John up three sets of steps to help with the decorating and Angel and Nudge almost killed each other in their race to the top. I stayed put on the very soft couch. Max stood in front of me with her hands on her hips. "You have to come up with us." She said.
I shook my head stubbornly, "I don't want to go upstairs." I said.
Max sighed, "Come on Fang! That isn't fair if I have to go help then you do to."
I smiled and shook my head.
Max seemed momentarily dazed by my smile. Then she shook her head and glared. "Get your butt upstairs now." She growled.
I sat up leaning forward with my hands clasped in front of me, "No thanks I'm good down here."
Mac rolled her eyes and grabbed my hands, pulling me to my feet. "Now." She pushed me to the steps.
"No."
Max sighed and grabbed my wrist. "You will come upstairs with me and be my wing man." She hissed leaning towards me.
We were so close if she would just lean a little bit closer…
"I will later if you go upstairs with me." Max said reading my mind.
I sighed, "You win…for now."
So we went upstairs to find that we had only missed the finding of the lights. As we got to the landing Kale threw a coil of Light rope at me. I caught it and put it over my shoulder, "What do you want me to do with this?" I asked.
"Just hold it." Kale answered. I sighed as Max dragged me over to where Kale was digging in a box. He produced a second coil, this one was blue, and tossed it to me. I put it over my other shoulder. The third one was yellow; Max took it and put it over my head.
"Now Angel!" Nudge yelled. The next thing I knew all the rope I was holding was glowing and one was being wrapped around my waist.
"What the?" I realized that it was hopeless and dropped it.
"Fang you are glowing! I've never seen you glow before!" Nudge cried laughing.
"I can't see." I stated plainly.
Ella laughed, and pulled the coil off of my head. Iggy grabbed the end of the coil and ran around Max and I in circles. The next thing I know Max and I are tied together by a glowing rope.
"We aren't a Christmas tree." Max said struggling against the light rope. Merric laughed the first I had heard from him since he and John went running.
"Why did you tie us together?" Max demanded as Angel took one of the coils from my shoulder and passed it to John.
"We thought it would be funny." Angel explained.
"Are you going to untie us anytime soon?" Max asked reaching for the not.
"Don't do that." Angel said in her off voice that told you mind control was taking place.
Max's hand dropped to her side and I sighed, "Why us?" I asked.
"Because you two are cute together." Nudge explained as if it were obvious.
"Why not Iggy and Ella?" Max demanded, "You are always talking about how cute they are together."
Iggy and Ella blushed, "We are not together!" They shouted in unison.
We could have some fun with that; I looked to Max for permission. She looked like she was thinking the same thing so I grinned, "That's how it always starts out, denial in unison."
Nudge looked confused, "No it doesn't."
I sighed and rolled my eyes "Can you untie us now?"
Aaron shook her head, "Not until we need that strand of light rope."
"I really don't like being tied up." Max growled.
"Does anyone?" I asked.
Max laughed and sat down. She didn't think to tell me she was going to sit down so I suddenly felt the light rope dig into my skin and I flopped down beside her grunting. "Tell me next time." I hissed
"Oh yeah, I forgot."
I rolled my eyes "whatever but this is your fault."
"Excuse me; you were the one holding the rope."
"You made me come up here." I countered.
"You didn't have to come up here." Max deflected.
"You cheated."
"How did I cheat?"
I sighed, "I can't discuss this with you right now."
Nudge grabbed one end of the green light rope and Angel grabbed the other. "Ready guys?" Kale asked. They nodded eagerly. Kale grinned. "Go!" Angel took off flying (not literally) around the tree. Nudge held the other end to keep it in place. When Angel had finished she the light rope was neatly spiraling the tree. Nudge ran in circles with the blue rope but she ended up tying Kale to the tree.
She leaned in and kissed his cheek.
I shot out of the chair dragging Max with me, "Whoa Whoa whoa, you did not just kiss him! You are way too young to be kissing boys!" I said.
"Fang, chill." Max said grabbing my arm.
Kale gave me an innocent look, "Don't kill me I was tied to a tree."
Max dragged me down the steps without a warning or a word. It was relatively easy for her to do since I was tied to her.
"What is your problem?" She demanded at the bottom of the steps.
"He kissed Nudge, she is way too young to be kissing boys!" I hissed.
"She's thirteen."
"That's too young!"
"She kissed him."
"But-"
"Why is it bothering you?" Max demanded.
"She's my sister!"
"You pretended to go out with her!"
"Pretended being the key word!"
"What are you her father?"
"I don't know! Doesn't she need one?"
Max laughed, "oh my gosh, you're an over protective older brother!"
Hm, I hadn't thought of that maybe I was, "Your point being?"
"Well I just…You don't act much like…I don't really think of you as being all that family oriented."
"Family is all I've got of course I care about it! You don't think I care about the flock? Why wouldn't you think I care about the flock?" I roared in a whisper.
"That's not what I meant, I know you care about the flock, I just didn't realize…that you cared about them like I did, I didn't think the flock was your life."
I really wanted to punch her, in fact, if I didn't know punching her would lead to an all out fistfight, and I had been able to turn around, I probably would have. "What else would I have to be my life? You seriously don't realize that? After everything we've been through? You really don't know me that well? " I demanded.
"I don't know!" Max sighed, "I know that you would do anything for us but I didn't think that it was…" She paused thinking, "Ah! What am I trying to say? Look, forget it I didn't mean it like that. I don't know how to tell you what I meant."
"Why are we still tied together?" I asked.
Max sighed relived, "I don't know."
"How do we get back upstairs? I asked looking to the stairwell.
"We walk?" Max answered sarcastically.
"No I mean when we are tied together like this, it's one thing to drag someone down a flight of stairs but to drag them up is much harder."
Max sighed and hugged my shoulders, "You drag me this time." She jumped and wrapped her legs around my waist. "He I could probably slide down out from under the ropes like this." Max whispered.
"No you can't." I whispered back.
"Why not?" Max demanded, "When we're this close together it leaves some slack in the rope."
"No Max that isn't the problem." I whispered.
"Then what is the problem?" Max demanded.
Blood rushed to my face. "If you slide down like that you will take my pants with you."
"Oh," I could hear the embarrassment in her voice, well at least I wasn't the only one feeling awkward at the moment.
"Fang! Max! Come back! We need your lights now!" Aaron called from upstairs.
I sighed and began my assent up the steps. "Dang you way a ton Max." I grunted as we neared the top. Kale had gotten himself out from the tree and they had added red and purple light ropes to the tree. Aaron untied us and added yellow to the tree, but Max made no move to get down from my back. "hey Max, are you going to stay there all night? I asked.
"I'm thinking about it, your back is really warm and it's cold in here." She told me cheerfully.
"Max, those are my wings you are on top of not my back,." I informed her lightly. I walked over to the couch and sat down.
"Oof," I smiled and leaned back, "Fang-can't breath-being crushed-and you said I was heavy." Max choked. I sat up a little so I wasn't actually crushing her and smiled to myself.
"Fang, will you help me put the angel on the tree?" Gazzy asked running up to me.
I grinned, "You cannot put Angel on the tree."
Gazzy held up a glass angel, "No this angel not Angel Angel."
"Sure Gasser." I said standing up, only to be choked by Max's hold on my throat. She quickly pulled her arms down around my shoulders but stayed latched onto my back. "Max, get off me. You can get back on after we get Angel on the tree," Angel laughed.
"Not me! THE angel silly!" she cried laughing. I was surprised a ten year old would think that was funny but oh well. Max untucked her wings slightly so she could hit me on the head as she grudgingly got down from my back. I untucked my wings and shook them out as I lifted Gazzy up so he could put the angel on top of the tree.
As soon as I put him down I felt Max's hands on my shoulders. "Why do you want to be on my back?" I demanded.
"You're warm, I'm cold." She answered matter-of-factly.
Well can't you use a blanket?" I inquired.
"Do you want me to get off?" Max asked in mock hurt.
I sighed. "No, it's just that you're heavy. And I can think of a much better way to hold you."
"Oh yeah, how's that?" Max said leaning into my back.
"Well," I gently removed her hands from my shoulders and spun around, "Let me show you." I quickly swept my arm under her knees and pulled her into my arms, picking her up bridal style.
"Fang! No!" Max said angrily but staying in my arms.
"Why not?" I smirked.
"Because this puts you in control." She huffed.
"Oh and being on my back put you in charge." I said sarcastically.
"I had more control from your back yes." Max said crossing her arms.
I laughed, "I didn't know you pouted."
"Well whatever works." Max said.
"But Max," I whispered quietly, "It's not working."
Max frowned, "We'll see about that."
"No Max, I don't think we will." I said.
Max thought for a moment then she started squirming. Having superhuman strength comes in handy more often than you would think. Eventually she was over my shoulder. The flock and the pack were laughing at us. I didn't really care and Max was too preoccupied to notice. I walked over to the couch pushed her over, causing her to fall onto the couch.
Max got up crouching on the couch ready to attack me.
"Hey guys I hate to stop this confrontation in the middle of it, but I's eleven and we were suppose to send everyone home at ten." Aaron said.
Max sighed and gave me a look that said this wasn't over and Turned to Aaron, "Oh, that's fine, thanks for letting us help you with your tree." I looked at the tree, it was covered with colorful bubble like balls and had four different collared rope lights wrapped around it. Wow, we had either been attacking each other for a very long time or they had done that really fast. I was leaning towards the first.
"See you tomorrow." Merric said kissing Aaron's cheek.
"Yeah, see you tomorrow." John echoed.
Kale stared at john for a second, "You are staying here."
"Oh,"
Nudge squeezed Kale's hand, "I'll see you tomorrow."
Kale grinned and nodded. "You won't want to miss tomorrow," He said to all of us.
Max nodded smiling and grabbed my hand. My mouth dropped open and I turned to make sure it was actually Max.
She returned my gaze with a shrug, "I like you, You like me. Why not?"
"Okay." I said in something like a daze.
"See you all tomorrow." Max said dragging us out of the house. Well she only had to drag me- I was dragging Nudge.
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