Ok I would like to say I am sorry for not updating like I normally do. I have been busy with normal kid stuff besides sitting in front of my computer all day. I thought you, the readers-and my awesome reviews may I add-, would like to know that I have gotten a bad case of writer's block since I am writing the sequal to this so I am working on another story so that might come out soon.

Enough of this! Let's just get on with the story!

Chapter Seventeen: Pep Talks

We all went to sleep early; no campfire songs, no talking; just a very quiet night. It was almost too quiet for my taste. Joe insisted in sleeping next to me; he wouldn't stop annoying me until I said yes. Once he fell asleep, I moved over to my own space, Iggy still refusing to talk to me. I couldn't sleep no matter what I tried. I finally decided I had to get away from everyone; I needed time alone with myself.

Silently, I spread my wings and jumped the black and red feathers barely visible in a pitch-black sky. I flew for about half an hour until I found a small clearing. I watched the night sky for a while until I heard another set of wings. I stood up, ready to fight if I needed to.

"Kate, it's just me," I heard Max whisper. I relaxed and sat back down. "This is about Joe isn't it?"

"Yeah, I don't know what to tell him. I was planning to break up with him anyway, but this makes it so much harder. I just can't go up to him and say I'm dumping you for a guy I met less than a week ago. And Iggy not talking to me has made it so much harder," I explained. Max nodded in agreement. "I can't tell Joe about my wings, or you guys, because he'll tell the world and turn us into a freak show and I don't think we can save the world by becoming a road-side freak show."

"Before I say something that will or will not help you with your problem, I have to add that Joe is just not like normal boys. He just seems too, how should I say this, perfect to be a normal 14 year old. You know what I'm saying?" Max asked. Now that she mentioned it, I did understand what she was saying.

"What if…? Oh, never mind," I mumbled to myself, pushing the thought away. Then I heard a twig snap. Max jumped up, ready to fight in case we were attacked by Erasers. Suddenly, a hand covered my mouth. I smirked when I realized our attackers were Fang and Iggy. Pulling Iggy's hand off my mouth, I shouted, "Guys! What was that for?"

"I don't know," Fang said shrugging. Iggy chuckled.

"You should have seen your face. That was priceless," he said wrapping his arm around my waist.

"You were spying on us, weren't you?" Max asked, standing next to Fang.

"Maybe," Iggy said, not looking at Max or me directly. I swatted his hand playfully for that.

"How much did you hear?" I demanded.

"All of it," he muttered. I hit him again.

"Why did you guys come out here anyway?" Max asked.

"I heard you leave. Then I woke up Iggy when I realized Kate wasn't here. I was going to come after you guys myself but I figured that Iggy might want to come with me," Fang explained. That was a long sentence for Fang. By now we were all leaning against a log, watching the stars.

"Why weren't you talking to me today?" I asked Iggy. Iggy sat in silence for a few moments.

"I was worried that you would leave us to go back to your old life. I figured that you would want to go back to being normal. I don't believe that anymore," Iggy said to me, referring to what he had heard me say earlier. "I told Nudge to wake up the kids when we returned. We have to leave tonight or else we'll be discovered," Iggy told Max.

"Good, that saves me some work," Max said. "We'd better go back then. We want to get out of here while the moon is still out." I nodded and spread my wings. Iggy grabbed my hand, pulling me back to earth for a moment before kissing me on the lips. When we broke apart, I stood there smiling for what seemed like forever, then Iggy's wing brushing my shoulder brought me back to reality. I took off, only to feel like I was being watched. Suddenly, I was pulled back to earth, only this time; it was a large paw pulling me down. Another paw muffled my screaming. The next thing I knew, my face met a burlap sack and I fell into unconsciousness.

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