AN: Zoe please review this!

As embarrassing as it is, I fell asleep through the movie. But what's even more embarrassing Fang decided to carry me upstairs instead of just waking me up. Ooh he was so in for it later. I heard the water running and I jumped out of bed knowing that would most likely be Fang as he always was the last one for a shower. As I got closer to the door the water stopped so I banged on the door. A second later the door opened by a rather wet Fang who only had a towel wrapped around his waist. I seemed to lose my focus for a moment and Fang gave me one of his smirks.

"Why did you carry me upstairs," I said angrily but Fang just shrugged.

"You looked too peaceful to wake up." I rolled my eyes.

"Yeah right. You should have woken me up I'm not useless." Fang shrugged and lent on the door way ruffling his hair and I pulled a face as the water hit me. Fang looked at me innocently.

"Did you just get wet?" I glared at him.

"Yes." Fang looked at me apologetically but I could see something brewing in his mind but before I could do anything Fang opened his arms and pulled me into a hug.

"Oh I'm sorry I wet you," he said and hugged me harder every time I tried to get away.

"Fang let go of me!" I ordered but he laughed.

"Shh you'll wake the others." I glared at him and eventually he let me go. I looked down at my wet clothes and grumbled,

"I'm going back to bed." Fang smiled at me sweetly.

"Night."

I didn't bother answering as I went to my room but when I opened my door I saw my window fully open and I was immediately on full alert. Still standing at my door I signalled to Fang hoping he was still out here. Thankfully he was and he was quickly by my side, all playfulness lost.

With him standing by my side I switched on my light and we searched the room. No-one was in here but as we looked out I saw something flap in the breeze. I pulled it off the bottom corner of my window and stared at it. It took everything in my power to not drop the floppy material in my hands. It was a piece of skin but not just ordinary skin, I had seen this type before it was synthetic and as I turned it over I saw the words I'd hoped I'd never have had to read again.

Itex

Flyboy's mark 3

I swallowed and looked at Fang who stared up at me from the material.

"I'm gonna get changed," he said and I headed out my door with him.

"I'll check on the others."

This little interruption in what was a relatively normal life meant an immediate Flock meeting, Ella included. We were all jittery as we looked down at the skin.

"Should we call mum and dad?" Ella asked and I looked over at Fang before shaking my head.

"No, if this is something from the school Jeb, sadly, but most probably have something to do with this so they won't get hurt, and if this is just something they left behind before that I've just never noticed before than there's no use making them worried now. No we'll call them in the morning like usual."

"If it was something from before why was your window open?" Gazzy asked and I shrugged.

"Dad re-oiled the windows only a few weeks ago, maybe mine's still loose." This was the reason I hoped for. None of us wanted to leave and with that thought Angel sighed.

"Will we have to go again?"

Fang and I looked at each other for a moment before I shook my head again.

"No not yet. None of us want to leave so lets wait a while and see if anything happens. This could all be just a fluke but be prepared to leave at any moment." The Flock nodded and we were quiet thinking. Ella looked up at me after a moment and I could see she was really scared.

"What about me? I've never been through anything like this before and I don't have wings. I'm just a weak little human."

I shook my head,

"You'll be fine, we all will be. We can teach you what we think will help you for in case and if we leave you'll come with us even if that means carrying you."

Ella nodded.

"So we just wait and see then?"

I gave her a weak smile.

"Yeah, wait and see. Now I need everyone to go around and close and lock all the doors and windows. Go around in pairs and then try and get some rest."

Everyone nodded and headed off to do their jobs while Fang and I headed back upstairs to check out my room. I'd closed my window but now I grabbed my key and locked it, giving it a rattle to check the lock. Fang sat down on my bed after locking his window and rechecking my room. I sat down on my bed with a sigh and Fang pulled me into a hug.

"Things were going so well," I whispered sadly and Fang rubbed my wings. "Everyone was happy and nothing bad had happened in that long a time that I wasn't nearly as paranoid as before." I paused for a moment. "I guess we were long over due for trouble." I felt Fang kiss the top of my head and then there was a soft knock at the door.

"Yeah," I called out and Angel, Nudge and Ella came in. Sleeping supply's in hand.

"We should stick together tonight," Nudge whispered as she climbed onto the bed with Angel following. They both immediately curled up around me but Ella sat down lightly at the end of the bed. I smiled sadly at her and motioned for her to come up with us.

"We'll be fine," I told her as she sat down beside me and she seemed to settle a bit only to jump as we heard another knock at the door. "Come in boys," I said and then the whole flock – including Total who'd been surprisingly quiet through all of this – was curled up on my bed and I was glad of it's large size. I held out my fist and we did our usual ritual before going to sleep and I told them I'd be on the first watch.

An hour later Fang and I were the only one awake and I shuffled closer into his body.

"Do you think they're really back?" He asked and I shrugged.

"I don't know. Maybe but I'm really not sure but that might just be me not wanting them to be back."

"We because that would just be terrible if they didn't have to come back and ruin our lives again," Fang whispered back and sighed.

"We'd get through it though. We always have."

"Mm," Fang agreed, starting to massage my wings again. "If only I'd found that deserted island." I laughed.

"Yeah if only."