And Try Not To Get Killed.5.

How do you know you're in love?

Max's P.O.V

I knocked on the door lightly.

"Fang? You changed yet?" I whispered through the door.

"Yep. Do you want me to leave while you change?" He opened the door and I nearly fell over. How does he look so freaking yummy without even trying? Anyone?

"If you don't mind."

"Sure. You have ten minutes, I'm tired and want to sleep." I guess he did look a little sleepy. I mock saluted and he flipped me off. I smirked and pushed passed him to change.

True to his word two minutes later Fang came back in, grinning and shaking his head.

"Your mom just tried one of those weird guilt trip threat things on me."

"Really, I haven't even had one of those yet. What was it about?"

"You." Well I didn't see that one coming.

"What about me?" I was now slightly scared of the answer. A little. Ok a lot.

"We were holding hands when we walked into the kitchen. She wants me to treat you right and she threatened to and I quote 'hurt you in ways you could not imagine'. I thinks she thinks that we're going to, well, do more than kiss and she tried to guilt trip me by saying that she trusted me and she hoped she hasn't misplaced that trust. Not that I'd try anything like that. You mean to much to me." He shrugged like it was nothing but I was on the verge of tears. DAMN THESE TEEN HORMONES!!!

I jumped on him, hugging him to me.

"Love you Fang." I said as I pulled away and got into bed. He got in next to me and pulled me to his arms.

"Love you too Max." I smiled at the words. Then I of course thought of the danger he would be in and I immediately tensed up again.

"Max, what's wrong?"

"The fact that you're going to be in the worst danger we have ever faced in three days time. And there is nothing I can do to stop it. I know, I know, you're still coming with me but I still don't like it."

"Don't worry and get some rest. We have to try and convince the others not to come tomorrow, which is a mission in itself." I nodded and snuggled to him and slowly drifted to sleep.

Fang' P.O.V

Waking up the next morning was fabulous and damn annoying. It was great coz Max was asleep right next to me, annoying coz Iggy and Gazzy were leaning over us making kissing noises.

"Ugh!" Moaned Max as she hit out blindly and managed to hit the Gas Man round the head.

"OW! Max that hurt!"

"Well now you know not to wake me up." She sat up and stretched. Taking in the scene around her. Then she got an evil glint in her eye.

"Look, I know you guys must really fancy me. The way you're always making kissing noises when I'm near and everything but, Gazzy, you're just too young and Iggy, immature much? Plus, I'm with Fang now, sorry guys." I laughed as Iggy and Gazzy let their outrage be known. They finally left with a last couple of "Yuck!" and "That's disgusting!".

"You are diabolical." I murmured into Max's ear.

"Why thank you." She breathed before collapsing back on the mattress and pulling all the quilt off me and wrapping up a bit like a caterpillar, or a cat.

"Come on, we need to go down and show our faces. Good example and all that?" She just huffed and moaned before rolling over, away from me. "Fine then." I scooped Max and her beloved duvet into my arms and carried her downstairs, sitting us both on the couch.

"I. Was. COMFY!" She shouted at me before clawing at the covers and trying to bury her head in the mass of pillows and cover and my chest.

"You are useless, you know that? Have you never had a lazy morning?" She looked at me as if to say 'I was a little too busy looking after you lot AND saving the world.'

"I was a little busy for that." I sighed, sitting in the corner where the arm rest meets the back of the couch. I pulled Max and her cargo to me, making us both comfy, then I threw the covers over us both. Then I pressed the on button on the remote, therefore completing the lazy morning, morning routine. Max sighed and relaxed her tense shoulders.

"Ok, I'm comfy again. Is this really setting a good example though?"

"Would you rather do some housework, get dressed and save the world a few times instead?"

"Nah, let's just be lazy slobs for a few hours."

"Good choice."

In the next half an hour the others all emerged from their rooms, looking very sleepy. Pretty soon it wasn't just me and Max lounging on the sofa.

"I have no room!" Whined Nudge, for the tenth time I might add.

"Well then go sit on the floor with Iggy then." Replied Angel.

"How about you all go sit on the floor with Iggy. Me and Fang were here first!" Complained Max.

"Or you could all come through to the kitchen and get something to eat." Suggested Dr M from the doorway. Now that made them all move.

"Ok guys listen up." Max started but Angel butted in, mouth full of eggs and bacon.

"Don't even try Max. Me and the others were talking about this last night. We know you're going to try and get us to stay here with your mom, but we are all agreed that we are coming with you. Whether you like it or not." She nodded her head at the end in a end of conversation way.

"Ok.... I kind of knew you'd all be like this anyway. Right, next order of business. I am renting a house."

"Oh yeah, I meant to ask you last night but forgot. Why are we renting a house? Why not just be squatters for a few weeks?"

"What? Risk an estate agent and viewers walking in at any given time when I can rent the place out in a matter of minutes? Besides, I like to feel all grown up now and again, is that alright with you?" I just smirked while everyone else laughed. I never ruin my emotionless facade, well unless it's Max, but that's different.

"Speaking of which, mom, I need you to come with me to forge a few signatures on a few rent papers. Unless you're busy, then I can pay a tramp to do it or something."

"No, that's fine, I'm free. Although you could buy a coffee from starbucks after in the way of payment."

"Agreed, we need to be there by ten." Dr M nodded and the senseless chatter continued.

The next few days were busy and hectic. Max went into leader mode, Dr M went into fussy mom mode and the rest of the Flock plus Ella all went into obedient solder mode. Me, I was just Fang. The one who helped Nudge and Angel decide what too pack because Max was busy finding blue prints for the high school, the one who watched Iggy and Gazzy test their bombs and give them the ok on Max's behalf because she had to go and get the keys to the house. I was also the one to reassure Ella and Dr M that I wouldn't let Max get hurt.

"I know you'll protect Max, you have done your whole life. But this is high school!" I just laughed at Ella's outburst.

"I'm serious! You can't let everyone know your secret so you can't just kick a whole football teams ass just for looking at Max like she was something to eat. Which they will by the way. Unless you hadn't noticed, she is kindda hot. And she won't be able to go around punching cheerleaders when they start talking about what they wouldn't do you. Then you have all the different cliques to worry about. You, Iggy and Max all belong in different cliques, well you do in those people's eyes. You will be invited to eat lunch with the emo group, Iggy will be asked by the Jocks before they find out he's blind, then he'll be asked by the jock haters. Max, now this is complicated so keep up. First she'll be asked by the cheerleaders, then when they find out that she's not fake and way more attractive than all of them put together, she'll get kicked out and practically slaughtered by them, then the cheerleader wannnabes will become Max wannabes, they'll be like stalkers. Finally the nice girls will see how great Max is and invite her to eat lunch with them, they'll also help her get rid of her little followers, unfortunately the real cheerleaders will be a lot harder to get rid of." Wow, she wasn't kidding when she said it was going to get confusing.

"So, we just stick together and don't eat lunch with anyone else. And watch out for Jocks and cheerleaders."

"Yep, just look after Max. High school is rough on us girls. It's all about looking good, dating the right guys and being in with the right crowed. Oh and there is a little education thrown in now and again, if we have time."

"Ok, I'll make sure I never leave her side."

"That's your best bet." I nodded and thanked her for the advice and insight.

By Sunday night we were moved in and all lying on the lounge floor, going over the plans for the next day.

"Right, Gazzy and Angel start at 9:00am and me, Fang, Iggy and Nudge start at 9:30am this gives us plenty of time to drop Gazzy and Angel off at their school before we head to high school." We Had rung the high school again, Max told them she had made a mistake and her friend's child was in the ninth grade as well, that kept most of us together. Plus Nude looked just as old as us anyway, she was only two years younger. (You'll see why the age change later.) Now only Gazzy and Angel were related. "Nudge, Iggy, see the thing is, Ella was telling me all about high school and well, it's very relationship oriented, we don't have time for any of that kind of stuff so I was wondering if you would mind, well, going out. It would only be for a few weeks and it's only at school. You know, just hold hands now and again, stuff like that. It would make it all so much easier." Pleaded Max.

Nudge and Iggy had a little discussion off to the side of the room.

"Fine, but only coz we don't want the world to end." Said Nudge. Iggy sighed.

"What we give to save the world huh Nudge?"

"I know! We are just so generous!" Replied Nudge.

"Ok, now we have that sorted.... Angel, if white coats or flyboys show up at the school, what do you do?" Asked Max. We had gone over this a million times but it was vital that everyone knew exactly what to do in every eventuality.

"Me and Gazzy fight them for a little while then we try to lead them to the high school so that you can help and we're all together. If we can't do that we lead them to the forest. If we can't do THAT then we go down fighting." The last bit wasn't part of the plan. I was so proud of Angel, most kids would just run away or cry. Not Angel and Gazzy though. I had no doubt that if it came to the last stand off they would win or die trying. Max had tears in her eyes too and could tell she was thinking the same.

"Um, yeah. I'm proud of you. You know that don't you?" Asked Max. Angel nodded and smiled. "Good. Ok, Gazzy. So, some boys are being really mean, they're picking on you and Angel. What do you do?"

"Well, I'd kick their heads in. But I won't, I protect myself and my sis but I don't show them how strong I really am and how I have wings and stuff. Oh and if it gets REALLY bad then I tell the teacher. And you guys of course. But If that happens can I beat them up before we leave."

"Depends how bad they've been. You may have to get in line too." Replied Max. She is very protective over the kids. "Now. Time for bed. Pair up! Go! Apart from Iggy, you stay up if you want." Iggy had started to get annoyed at being classed as one of the kids when in fact he was only a little younger than me and Max.

"Why do I get treated like a little kid still? You guys are fifteen, I'm thirteen, two years difference and yet I still have to go to bed like three hours before you!" Oh no, not Nudge too. Although it was true, she is only a little younger than us, and that is us just guessing at our ages.

"Ok, I'm sorry, I don't think of things like that. But Gazzy, Angel, bed!" Angel and Gazzy reluctantly stood up, both muttering about how unfair it all was.

"Will you come and tuck us in?" Asked Angel.

"Sure, go brush your teeth then give me a shout." Angel nodded, kissed everyone goodnight then her and Gazzy wandered upstairs.

"We all know what to do if we get into peer difficulty right?" Max checked before getting up and stretching.

"Course. We just stay close to you, don't be tempted to go join a clique. I wouldn't though coz I love all you guys too much and I can't really have a best friend that's not angle coz I would be lying to them about my IDENTITY! I mean I couldn't humph humph humph." Iggy slapped a hand over Nudge's motor mouth. Go Iggy!

"That's right. Ok I'm off to tuck the others in."

"I'll come." I volunteered. I held my hand out to her and she grabbed it easily.

"Tomorrow's going to be really hard." Sighed Max, swing our hands lightly. I nodded.

"It's going to take a lot of personal control not to kill all the guys who're gunna hit on you." She snorted.

"Yeah, right. What about all the hot cheerleaders who will literally throw themselves at you, fake boobs and smiles included."

"I'm serious! Those guys are gunna be like kids descending on a candy store! Besides, cheerleaders are so not my type." I winked at her for good measure and I was rewarded with a subtle blush that a normal person wouldn't have noticed.

"Whatever. Tomorrow we shall see who is right and who talks out their ass." We reached Angel and Nudge's room.

"Max?" Asked Angel.

"Yeah?" Angel was looking all confused and cute. Like only Angel could.

"How do you know you're in love?" Wow, I didn't see that one coming.

"You just do. Trust me, you'll know when you love somebody." Max smiled shyly at me. I smiled back.

"Ok, thanks Max. Do you think anyone will ever be in love with me?"

"Fang, how bout you go say night to Gazzy?" She gave me the look. I nodded and said night to Angel before going to say night to Gazzy and heading down to watch T.V with Iggy and Nudge.

A/N..... What can I say? I got major writers block and then a few days ago I decided to sit at the computer with this on screen and not move until I was cured from writers block..... It worked! I should be updating this a lot more than before and I'm so sorry I couldn't write and keep up with this! Sorry!!!!! ^^

Love,

Sammy

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