A/N: Hope you like this chapter! I made this kinda long-ish. I realize that Angel hasn't really talked at all in this story except in Chapter 3 so that will definitely improve later on haha.

~Shyla

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Chapter 6:

"I smell bacon… I bet Iggy's making breakfast." Fang and I started walking around the side of the house to the kitchen door when we heard Nudge run from the garage door to Gazzy.

"Oh-em-geeeee! Guess what, guess what, guess what!" Nudge screamed at the top of her lungs.

"NOOO! Don't step on that or you'll explode!" Gazzy protectively covered his equipment.

"I don't care! GUESS WHAT!"

Groaning, Gazzy replied. "What Nudge?"

"Max and Fang are gone! Angel said that they left reallyyy early in the morning. And even better! I saw them sleeping in the same bed! Ahhhhhh!" Nudge squealed. "And Fang was hugging Max! Aren't they just PERFECT together? I can't believe that they're dating now! Do you know how long Angel and I have been waiting for this moment?" She hugged Gazzy and shook him. "DO YOU?!"

"Um I guess? They are pretty compatible aren't they?" Gazzy replied. "But how do you know that they're dating?"

"I don't… but I'm pretty sure! I mean how could they not?! Do you think they're dating Gaz?"

Gazzy spotted us listening to this conversation. "Why don't you just ask them yourself?" He pointed towards us.

Nudge practically ran us down. "FANG! Have you asked Max yet? Have you? Have you? Have youuuuuu?"

Both of us were as red as a tomato. This was so embarrassing and for the first time ever, Fang always had something to say about a situation and usually just decides not to say it, but this time he was actually speechless.

Fang stammered, "I-uh- We're not- uh- not yet- I mean….." Fang looked towards the open window that we left from. "I'm gonna go take a shower" He mumbled. He flew up to the window and climbed in.

I looked at a disappointed Nudge. "We're not dating Nudge."

"Ugh why can't anything go right? You guys are PERFECT for each other! Can't you see it?" She questioned, wide-eyed.

"I'm not interested in that stuff okay? We have much bigger worries right now than who we're going to date." I patted Nudge's head and walked into the kitchen.

Nudge ran to my mom. " Guess what? Max and Fang are getting married soon!"

"WHAT! Nudge! Stop manipulating my information!" I screamed at her.

"What?" turned to me. "Honey, you're only 16! You should wait at least until 18!"

"Max and Fang are getting married?" Iggy's head popped up from behind a cabinet.

"Ughhh I can't deal with this now." I covered my ears and marched up the stairs.

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I closed the door and lay down on the bed. The bathroom door opened and Fang stepped out with no shirt and a towel wrapped around his waist.

Great. This could not get more embarrassing.

"Oh sorry! I would leave but I really don't want to go down right now." I said.

"It's fine." Fang fumbled with a shirt. "Much better than out there right?"

"Definitely." I started to braid my hair to keep my hands busy and to make this encounter less awkward.

Oh god. Can this conversation just stop? This is so embarrassing. I reverted to my specialty- changing the subject.

"Hey, can I take a shower or do you need the bathroom?"

"All yours" He gestured towards the bathroom.

"Thanks." I said sheepishly. I grabbed a towel and walked towards the bathroom.

Fang grabbed my hand and said, "I think Gazzy was right… We are pretty compatible. Don't you think?"

I gave him an embarrassed smile. "Yeah I guess we are perfect for each other."

I walked into the bathroom and managed to glance at his face before I shut the door. He looked…. Relieved? Happy?

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Why did I say that? WHY did I have to say that! I basically confessed that I like him. UGH Nudge, why are you always right?

I muffled my angry screams at myself in a towel. I turned on the water and tried to enjoy the first shower I've had in awhile. I thought back to our conversation at the cliff. Where would we go after a couple days? What's a safe state to go to? After about 10 min of thinking this over, I turned off the shower and wrapped myself in a towel. I opened the door and made sure that no one was in the room. Just as I walked over to lock the door, it opened.

"Hey Max, I figur-"

"Hey! Get out! I'm naked!" I realized that it was only Iggy and it didn't really matter cause he was blind anyway. "Oh never mind Ig."

"Just because I'm blind, huh?" He retorted jokingly.

"Yeah, yeah, poor you… go on" I started to put on my clothes.

"So I figured that you were pretty pissed about the whole Max loves Fang incident and just wanted to make sure that you aren't too mad."

"I'm not mad… It's just really embarrassing."

"Well everyone knows anyway so just thought I'd let you know."

"Wait what do you mean by everyone knows?"

"Everyone knows that you and Fang are basically soul mates but you both are too dumb to admit it to each other." He put his hands up in a defensive position. "Just stating the obvious you know."

"Is that all you wanted to tell me?" I said slightly annoyed.

"That, and I brought you breakfast to save my ears from the yelling that I'd have to hear if you came down."

"Thanks Ig." I hugged him.

I knew that Iggy just cared about me. He's the closest thing to a brother that I'll ever have. I treat the younger ones as my children, I mean after all, I practically raised them after Jeb abandoned us. And Fang, I don't really know what he is.

"When you go down, tell the others that we need to have a flock meeting in this room. Now."

"Aye-aye, Captain." Iggy saluted and marched away. Sometimes, I forget that we're actually the same age.

"YO GUYS! FLOCK MEETING. UPSTAIRS. NOW."

"Well Jesus, I could have done that too you know." I scolded.

Iggy walked in with a big smile. "Done." He have me a thumbs up.

"You're a freaking idiot." I said as hit his head lightly.

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