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Disclaimer: Here's Fang to read the disclaimer for me

Fang: I'm not reading some stupid disclaimer for you! You're a lazy bum, do it yourself!

Me: Pleeeease Fang? I'm writing a nice story with you in it... Look, see... You're in it...

Fang: So?

Me: I'll kill you off! Don't make me kill you off Fang!

Fang: You wouldn't kill me off.

Me: What's a disclaimer?

Fang: It says you don't own the characters, plot, etc. A real author owns it, not some wanna-be.

Me: Thanks Fang... I love you and won't ever kill you off...!

Fang: How the fuck did you get me to read that! ponders

One thing I'd forgotten about after my last brain attack was something the Voice had said. At first, I thought it was something I'd thought up, not something it had said to me. But I think it did say something… And I've been thinking long and hard about what it's said.

Maximum, don't let the world change you. You are, after all, just a kid. That's what you keep reminding me. Have fun.

Last time the Voice told me to have fun; Angel ended up with Celeste, and learned she could talk with her mind.

And right now, we are having some fun. We're at the beach for Pete's sake! I'm having a blast here with the Flock. Even Fang is enjoying it; he laughed today! I was shocked too. I mean, what's more fun than a water fight with squirt guns, boogey boarding, and building sand castles?

Baby slow down
the end is not as fun as the start
please stay a child somewhere in your heart

What else could we want? Well… Don't answer that one, we want a lot. But we're happy of course; there have been no erasers, no Ari, no Jeb, no ITEX attacks. The world is still intact, I'm pretty damn happy.

We're the only successful thing to come out of the School besides the Erasers; what could make me happier than that! I mean, I'm alive and out of the School. How can life get better?

I'll give you everything you want
except the thing that you want
you are the first one of your kind

We get to be ourselves here, well, almost. I mean, we're being kids. What is better than that? We've found this hidden beach and there has been no one on it besides us. Actually, it's a private beach, but it's not like anyone is stopping us from being here, so too bad for them. We're not vandalizing the place or dealing drugs or other illegal stuff here; we're just having fun and surviving.

I'm happy here, not totally relaxed, but happy all the same. I've always got one eye open, just in case we're attacked or taken hostage or something. You know, just in case Erasers attack us out of the blue, or Jeb decides he hates us and wants us dead. I mean, I'm watching out for the tell-tale signs that the world needs saving, but I'm relying on the voice to tell me when to act.

And I'm following the all-knowing, all-powerful Voice's instructions by having more fun than I thought possible.

And you feel like no one before
you steal right under my door
and I kneel 'cos I want you some more
I want the lot of what you got
And I want nothing that you're not

I'm happy, and I can't stop saying it. We all are. Nudge must have said she was glad we came here at least five zillion times this afternoon alone. Angle couldn't resist telling me with her mind she was happy here. And Fang laughed, you know that's a good thing. When he did laugh I insisted on quizzing him, just to make sure he wasn't a clone because you never know.

Everywhere you go you shout it
you don't have to be shy about it

Oops. Did I say we were completely safe? Well, then I lied. Three kids found out we were at the beach, not that we had wings or are mutant freaks, just that we were hanging out.

But now we have three new friends. Yup, I said we had friends outside of the Flock. Fang even approved we hang out with them; even though all of us are a little wary and edgy around them. You know we are still totally paranoid. My first thought upon seeing them was Oh crap, not the Erasers look totally human!

Some things you shouldn't get too good at
like smiling, crying and celebrity
some people got way too much confidence baby

We let them stay with us the night- actually sleep on the same beach as us- although Fang and I were up all night- just in case. You never know, these kids might be mutants in their own way. You know, like from the School or ITEX, just kind of secretive about it and really good at looking normal. If Iggy and Fang think they are good enough to trust even a little, it's all good. My judgment doesn't could anymore, remember that whole Ella thing? Yeah, my ideas on who to trust are thrown out the window by them now.

When the kids left the next morning, we did too. If they told anyone we were there, we'd be caught. So we flew back south, to warmer weather.

Mid-flight though, I had a slight brain attack. I was able to hold it together just long enough for us to land, and then I totally collapsed. You wanna see weak and pathetic, see me at that moment. I felt bad at other times, but this was torture.

It came on slowly and drawled on all day. The pain was horrible, just there and enough to make me feel like Death.

I'll give you everything you want
except the thing that you want
you are the first one of your kind

If Angel hadn't said anything, I think I would've flown until I really did collapse- I'm stubborn like that. I just wanted the pain to stop. Fang hung around me all day, only leaving my side to run to town with Gazzy for food.

Did I ever say I loved Fang, because I really do; if I hadn't told him that, I'm sure he wouldn't have hung around like he did today…

And you feel like no-one before
you steal right under my door
I kneel 'cos I want you some more
I want the lot of what you got
And I want nothing that you're not

It's so crazy… I have to save the world from ITEX, and am in love at the same time. And the Voice approves- but that doesn't matter to me. What matters is that I really want to just shout that I love Fang.

You know; some secrets you want to keep to yourself, but others you want to just let the whole world hear about? This is one you want everyone to hear about. I don't know why, it's just like I'm going to explode or something if I don't.

Everywhere you go you shout it
you don't have to be shy about it, no
and you'll never be alone
come on now show your soul
you've been keeping your love under control

I mean, people let others know how they feel all the time. You know they have those shirts with all those ideas and feelings on them? I want one with big, bold letters saying "Maximum Love Fang!" And then I'll have another that says "I'm Saving the World- Get out of My Way!"

Everywhere you go you shout it
you don't have to be shy about it

I'd be like Nudge, although she doesn't need the shirt or the shouting. All she does is talk and everyone hears her. If I asked her to talk quietly, I think she'd get a headache from trying to figure out what I mean by talking quietly. Today was especially bad, I think because my head was pounding, but her voice was so loud!

Everywhere you go you shout it
Oh my, my

Once my head felt a little better, I wanted to fly. The Flock voted against me. So we had to camp out for one night. Really, I was disappointed. I hate sitting somewhere when we're supposed to be someplace else. Like when we were trying to rescue Angel- that seemed like a lifetime ago now. I hated knowing we were so close but had to wait that much longer to save her.

We had a pretty big fire and roasted some marshmallows. Then Gazzy and Angel had a fight with all of the burnt marshmallows, and Nudge had to, of course, join in. Eventually, all of us were sticky, and when I kissed Fang, covering his cheek in sticky marshmallow, the littler kids were all grossed out. We went to sleep, a little sticky.

When I finally went to sleep, I rested my head on Fang's shoulder, listening to his steady heartbeat and felt his warm breathe on the back of my neck as I fell to sleep.

And you feel like no-one before
you steal right under my door
I kneel 'cos I want you some more
I want you some more, I want you some more…