Chapter 29

Soccer

I awoke from the dream, shuddering. Shadow and Star were still asleep, though, I did not know how they did it. That dream was horrific. To put it simply.

Star had told us that we had to be in the same state of mind in order to hear each other's thoughts. So, until they wake up, I cannot hear there thoughts and they cannot hear mine. But they can hear each others.

I sighed and decided to take advantage of my private thought time.

'I need to find another way to get her alone. Last time was almost perfect, but I did not have the advantage of knowing what she was thinking. But getting her alone won't be easy.' I looked at Iggy's head resting on Shadow's lap as he slept. He had refused to leave her, even when asleep. 'I wonder what his reaction will be when he finds out I can read her thoughts…'

I laughed out loud to myself at the thought, a little too loudly.

"Wazsofunny?" Gazzy mumbled, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes.

"Nothin much." I mumbled as Star and Shadow started to wake up.

"5 more minutes Max?" Iggy mumbled as Shadow shook his shoulder to wake him up. Everyone visible winced at the sound of Max's name. It was silent for a moment, only interrupted by a long chainsaw noise.

"Gazzy! Eww! Gross!" nudge exclaimed as the majority of us evacuated to further down the beach.

'It's not that bad… You'd think they'd be used to it by now…' Shadow thought as she laughed at the other's retreat.

'How can you stand that? It reeks!' I thought back, only making her laugh more.

'I have to agree with Nova on this one.' Star said as she plugged her nose, franticly trying to keep the smell out. By now Shadow was rolling with laughter on the floor, right next to Gazzy and Iggy.

After the stench had cleared and we had all had lunch, we decided it would be best if we all played a game or something.

"Nudge! Come on, pass it to me! It'll be no use to our team over there!" Gazzy shouted as he ran across our make-shift soccer field.

The teams where Nudge, Gazzy, and me against Shadow, Iggy, and Total. I wouldn't exactly call those fair teams, I mean the dog isn't really that good at soccer, but I would trade to be on Shadow's team any time.

At first Star was going to be on team Shadow, but me and Shadow had stopped her after she let it slip in her mind how weak she was feeling.

"I thought we were supposed to shoot it in that goal!" Nudge screamed as she passed the ball to Gazzy.

"That would only give them a point!" he yelled back.

We went on like this for a few hours, switching up teams at random. Though, I was never on Shadow's team, and after an attempt to get me and Iggy on the same team, (ended up having a wrestling match instead of a relay race) Iggy stayed on Shadow's team.

The sun was starting to set and, as much as Shadow hated it, I knew she was exhausted as well as the others. "I think we should take a break for today… get some shuteye before tomorrow…" I suggested.

"Yes, I think that would be wise." Star said, looking at the rest of the flock who were also looking tuckered out.

'They're not your flock Nova.' Shadow thought to me, scowling.

'You know that the flock thinks me as one of them. You think about it all the time, worrying.' I retorted smirking.

'And what am I said worrying about?'

'That is an excellent question.' I knew she was worrying, I could feel it, but I did not know what about.

She sighed in defeat and curled up against Iggy who was laying down, practically snorting already. Star and Shadow fell asleep faster this time, which I was glad of. I had a plan to figure out…

(end of chapter 29)