Ok, guys.

I feel pretty bad about putting this up, but I'm getting kind of freaked. I know a lot of you have been reviewing on this story - and you have no idea how happy that makes me. So I kept telling you that chapter five would be the major fax chapter, the resolution, and you were all excited and asking for the chapter. Which is great. Problem is, I've gotten a total of 74 hits and 7 reviews in about two days for the last much waited on chapter, which just doesn't happen on FF. Someone always reads it and/or reviews it, even if it's only two words.

I'm really trying not to make this sound like I'm mad because people aren't reviewing - I'm truly concerned that you just never read it. So please don't flame this saying "You just want more reviews, nah nah nah.." or anything like that.

I noticed when I published chapter five that I never saw Lifeline at the top of the list - and wondered if it ever was. Maybe it wasn't? But I'm hoping that this helps a little bit.

Please, please, read chapter five and review it if you have been following this story. I really appreciate this, and to apologize for putting up this incredibly long authors note, I'm adding a little bit for an epilogue.

(Before Fang and Max went outside- Iggy POV)

I crouched down next to Angel with Fang and Max.

"Is she ok?" Max asked again.

""She'll be fine, Max. We just need to stop in a store and get some aloe or something; both of you two will be feeling that sunburn pretty badly by tomorrow."

Max sighed and nodded. She relaxed for a moment, then I heard her (don't ask me how) shoot a slightly furtive glance at Fang. With good reason, too, even I could feel the tension, anger, and suppressed fear rolling off of him in waves. She sighed in resignation, and I heard her tshirt rustling as she shifted and stood up.

"Fang. You, me, outside. Iggy, watch the kids, will you?"

I smirked internally.

I nodded, attempting (not very successfully) to keep the grin off of my face. I shook my head. "Yeah, yeah, go fight then make up."

Max ignored me (rather pointedly, I might add) and stalked her Max-like way to the door, Fang storming behind her.

This ought to be good.

As the door slammed behind them, I sat back on my heels with a grin in Gazzy and Nudge's general direction.

"Just wait for the show, oh ye Maxlets."

I heard their voices raising; Max's getting shriller (not that she would admit it) as she got more angry. Fang's was low and growling.

I winced for Max. That voice is not a good sign. Trust me. I've lived in the same house with him and a few hundred bombs for too many years to not know when to beat a hasty retreat.

Nudge's voice sounded small. "Are Max and Fang fighting?"

"No. Well, yes, but they'll get over it," I answered, shaking my head at their antics. Those two need to get it together.

I heard blankets rustling in front of me, and Angel swallowed slightly. "Max?" she called plaintively.

I jumped over to her, clapping my hand over her mouth carefully.

"Snap the trap for a bit, kiddo, Max and Fang are having an important talk."

"Talk?" Angel frowned as she heard the voices outside, and then her eyes unfocused as she flipped through their minds quickly. "They sound mad, but Max feels sad and Fang is..." Her voice sounded puzzled. "I can't tell what Fang is."

I chuckled. "Good, because I don't know if I'd want to know what Fang's feeling at the moment. Well," I pondered, "I would. You don't, however, so why don't you just hang out here for a bit with Nudge and the Gasman and me, and we'll wait until they're done."

"Okay," Angel sighed, crawling into my lap and leaning against my chest. Her small arms wound themselves around my neck and she laid her head down on my neck with a small sigh. I patted her on the head gently.

I heard the voices outside raise even higher for a moment. Then, something thumped against the wall, and there was silence.

I just grinned.

After a long moment, the voices started up again. Max sounded a lot different, and Fang's voice had dropped to a low rumble.

Pretty soon there was silence again, and I sighed and stood up, Angel still in my arms. "Ok, time to crash the party." I rapped sharply on the window. "Oi, you two break it up and get in here! Angel's awake!"

They stepped in the door slowly, and I couldn't help but snicker to myself. I deposited Angel into Max's arms, and sauntered over to Fang who was leaning against the wall.

"Nice work, Romeo," I muttered into his ear.

Let me tell you: Fang punches hard.

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