HELLO! OK, so, I am really sorry that it took so long but I was sick and I saved the work on a computer that I don't have access to very often. I am so sorry! The holidays are comin up so we can write heaps then.
CIAO!
P.S. As much as I would love to own MR, I don't.
Max POV
All I could do was stare at him. He was not OK and he knew it. But if he was going to just lay there in agony I was going to let him do that, for now. I left, knowing that I wasn't going to get anything out of him tonight.
When I landed, there were four pairs of expectant eyes on me. 6 if you include Akila and Total. No one spoke, not even Nudge.
"He had a bad dream, that's all, nothing to worry about." I tried for a reassuring smile but I don't think it helped. After a moment of silence, they all turned, and went back to their branches. All but one.
"What's really up Max?" Iggy asked as soon as the others were out of hearing range. "I know Fang's not alright, I've lived with him for as long as you have and I know that he has never fallen out of a tree."
I struggled for words. I was the leader, I was supposed to be able to tell him what was wrong, but I couldn't. So I lied.
"We've all been stressed out lately, it's just gotten to him." Something about the look he gave me told me that he knew I was lying, but he turned and left anyway, murmuring something to himself.
It was still my watch. I looked around the park we had chosen for the night. After I was satisfied that there was nothing wrong I relaxed a little. In all the excitement anyone could have snuck up from behind and taken us.
I rested my head against the tree. There were so many uncollected thoughts in my head. What was wrong with Fang? And why did he fall out of the tree? What would I do if it was something serious? Could I go back to Mom again? Would she be annoyed? Could we just ignore it, like we did with my brain attacks?
You're not doing a very good job of keeping the flock safe.
Hello voice. It's been a while, how are you?
Do a count of the flock
Always down to the point eh?
Do it.
Ok, Ok, look, there's one, two, three, four, five, six, sev-
A chill colder than ice ran down my spine. Where's Fang? The only thought I had through all of the adrenalin was, Itex. It couldn't be could it?
I jumped off the branch I was on and pushed down as hard as could with my wings. The others were up in seconds, hearing me jump off the branch.
"Fang's missing and we have to spread out to find him. Gazzy, you lead Iggy and search to the right. Angel, you go to the left, Nudge, stay at the tree and search around it. Total and Akila, search the ground, GO!"
I turned to fly north, and went as fast as I could without the ground turning to a blur below my feet. Occupied with looking for Fang, I missed the tree that came up in front of me. I hit it at 100mph. It hurt, but I'd had worse. As I was getting up I heard someone scream my name.
"MAX!" It was Angels' voice, and it sounded like she was crying. I flew as quickly as I could towards her voice, this time making sure I didn't crash into anything.
"Max, he's not waking up" She said in between sobs.
"Shh, don't worry, it'll be ok." I scooped her into a hug. "IGGY! GET YOUR BUTT OVER HERE, WE NEED YOUR HELP!"
He was over in a second, thanks to Gazzy, and was already checking Fang out.
"He's cold, really cold." Iggy's sensitive hand felt around Fangs' face. "His heart rate is too fast, like he's excited, or scared. And he's sweating; A bad dream?"
"No, I don't think that's it."
At that moment, Fang groaned and his eyelids slid open.
"Yo" He looked at our faces and a confused look covered his. "What did I miss?"
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