Chapter 2
(Iggy's POV)
Jim's car shot forward out of the parking lot and he cursed as he had to wait at a stoplight. Casey, Kari and I all spun around to see what would happen.
The car behind us went the other way and the one behind it was starting forward and was nearly pulling away when Fang ran in front of it. Max screamed so loudly I was tempted to cover my ears. For that instant where Fang stood in front of the car with it still going forward slightly made my stomach drop.
The drive slammed on the break just in time and I stared in shock. My heart swelled with emotions as I saw one of my best friends do something that he was absolutely terrified of.
Max stood off to the side, and she glanced over at us. The driver said something to Fang and Kari's dad beeped his horn.
Suddenly Fang was yelling at the driver. I couldn't really think clearly enough to hear what he was saying, but the driver looked angry. He yelled something back at my friend who was 1000 times braver than me. Fang started to yell back at him, but Jim's car shot forward and took off down the street at an almost alarming speed.
Kari looked at me with eyes that seemed almost tired. "Iggy," she said softly.
I nodded, "Ya, Kari."
"Did Fang's parents really die in car crashes… and was he really in the car with his mom?" She asked quietly.
"Uh, ya," I said slowly and looked out the window. I noticed that Jim's hands tightened on the steering wheel and Casey stared out the window with a sad expression.
She heard her take a deep breath, "Then why would he risk his life to help me, a girl he hardly knows, by jumping in front of a car, when he's completely terrified of them?" From the way she said it I knew she didn't feel worthy of Fang's bravery.
"Kari, although Fang knows practically nothing about you," Jim said slowly, "He considers you his friend, and Fang will do anything for his friends." I could hear the gratitude in his voice.
"Why?" Kari asked looking confused.
Casey sighed, "Because it's the only thing he's got left, that's why," she continued to stare out the window with a sad expression and Kari looked out the window too, her expression nearly mirrored Casey's.
I leaned back in my seat and closed my eyes. Eventually we made it to our house and we all climbed out.
"This is your house?" Kari asked with wide eyes.
"Ya, I'm just going to tell Alison and Jacob you guys are here." I said as I headed into the house.
Jim and Casey sat on the front steps, probably waiting for Fang and Max, but Kari followed me inside.
Alison was in the kitchen, she was cooking again and Lilith was sitting looking impatiently up at the clock on the wall for some reason. I heard them as we walked in.
"Can I have some now?" Lilith asked.
I heard Alison chuckle, "No, they're still too warm."
"Oh…" Lilith paused for a moment, "what about now?"
Alison laughed a little harder, "No, hey Iggy, who's this?" She asked me.
"This is Kari, is it alright if she stays with us for a few days?" I said. Alison smile and nodded and I noticed a huge amount of chocolate chip cookies on a cooling rack. "Kari, this is Alison and Lilith."
"Hello," Kari said shyly.
Lili grinned at her, "Hi Kari, I'm Lili, Fang's little sister." She looked over at me.
I nodded, "She knows about the flock," I said bluntly.
Alison grinned as she stirred something, "Fang let it slip, again?"
"No, it was me this time," I laughed.
Lili bounced in her seat, giggling, "Well that's good. Is Fang here?" She asked still bouncing.
I shook my head, "He'll be here soon," I said sitting at the table, Kari sitting down next to me.
Fang strolled into the house not five seconds after I said that and called over to us, "Hey, Max and I are home."
"Fang!" Lili yelled jumping from her chair and ran over to him.
I saw him grin as he picked her up. He walked back into the kitchen and set her back on the chair as he went to the fridge. "Hey Lili, how was your day?" he asked her as he searched through the fridge for something.
"It was okay, boring mostly, Alison and I baked cookies though, so it was good, but you can't eat them yet 'cause they're too hot 'cause they just came out of the oven." Lilith said her feet swinging under the table and I saw Kari smile as she watched her.
Fang poured two glasses of milk and picked up a cookie. He took a bite and Lilith frown at him; she looked like she might get angry at him for eating one her cookies and I smiled at her. He wordlessly picked up one of the biggest ones and set it down on the table in front of Lilith with a glass of milk. "It'll be fine with milk," he told her as he sat down beside her.
She grinned and broke the cookie and started to dunk it in the milk. Alison shook her head at him, "You spoil her too much."
Fang just shrugged and took a bite of his cookie.
Casey, Jim and Max all entered the kitchen and Max's face lit up at the sight of cookies; she made a beeline for them.
"Oh my God, these are like my moms' cookies!" Max squealed.
"Ya, I got her to give me the recipe…" Alison said slowly and Max looked like she might hug her.
Alison placed the cookies on a plate, seeing as we weren't waiting for them to cool anymore, and we all sat around and hung out.
(Fang's POV)
We sat around at the table and ate cookies. I noticed Lilith copying me. I took my cookie and dunked it in the milk and she watched me and did the same. Everyone at the table watched us for a second. I placed the cookie on the table and sat back and waited for her to crack.
It took her five minutes before she looked at me, stuck her tongue out and ate the cookie. She took a few and her milk and vanished upstairs. I laughed and shook my head, she's so funny sometimes.
"How old is she?" Kari asked with a smile.
"4, maybe 5," I answered. Kari's head fell to the side in confusion, "Well I found her at the school so we're not really sure how old she is or when her birthday is," I explained.
"So, she's not really you sister," Kari asked with a raised eyebrow.
I laughed, "Not biologically, but I'm the only thing she's got, so she calls me her brother." I shrugged and picked up another other cookie.
After a moment I looked around, "Hey, where's Jacob and Emeric?"
"Oh," Alison said, "Jacob's with the pack doing recon or something and Emeric's pack is having a meeting of some sort."
"Oh, okay. I just wanted to ask if they'd seen Randle around here," I said drawing a picture on the table with a droplet of milk.
"Alright, well I got to set the table, so why don't you guys head upstairs," Alison said with a smile. Evidently she wanted to steer us away from any talk of Randle, either that or she really did need to set the table.
We nodded and headed upstairs, we went to Max's room and listened to music and talked about whatever came to our minds.
Casey's phone rang and Max reached over and pushed pause on the song as she picked it up. "Hey… hi mom… ya I'll be home by 11 at the latest… I'm at Nick's house…." She paused for a minute. Her face got slowly angrier, "Mom, Jim is not a bad person!" She hissed into the phone.
Jim hung his head, and Kari whispered something to Iggy and Iggy whispered back. I figured she was asking if Casey's mom liked Jim and he was just answering her.
"Whatever, I'll see you at home," She hung up and sat on Jim's lap, her mouth in a slight pout, "I hate it when she gets like that."
Jim patted her back, "Well she's kind of right, I do stupid stuff all the time…" he muttered.
She groaned, "Not you too."
"I'm just saying-"
"And I'm just saying that I don't care."
Jim smiled down at her slightly, "Well I guess I'll have to live with that."
Max put on the music again and we continued talking.
I heard the door open and close downstairs and I jumped up. I wanted to know if the pack or Emeric's pack had seen Randle around.
I excused myself and ran downstairs. Emeric was sitting on the couch, "Hey, did you get back from talking with your pack?" I asked him from the stairs.
He nodded slowly; he looked kind of tense, almost like he was upset about something. "Did you see Randle around anywhere?" I asked him. He shook his head, that tense, upset look still in his eyes.
I nodded, "Okay, well… see you at dinner…." I said and walked back upstairs. I wondered what was wrong with him, but I figured it wasn't my business so I let him be.
As I walked down the hall I heard soft singing and I frowned, it wasn't coming from Max's room. I headed for Lilith's room; as far as I knew she was the only one on this floor.
I opened her door without making any noise and she was sitting on her bed and singing as she looked out it.
I stared at her; no way could she have that kind of voice for someone as young as her. I quietly left her room and ran over to Max's room. "You guys got to hear this," I said and they followed me to Lili's room. I slowly opened the door and we listened to her sing.
"Wow, you've got an amazing voice Lilith," Casey said with a grin and Lilith jumped and yelped in surprise.
I laughed and she looked us with shock. "Oh… hi… I was just singing…."
"We know, and it was really good," Max said with a smile.
She blushed and shrugged, "Thanks Max."
"Well, we'll call you when it's dinner, okay?" I said and she nodded.
We walked down the hall and went back to Max's room. Jacob came home soon after that and dinner was right after.
That night I sat on my bed and thought about stuff. I sighed and opened my window and climbed to the edge of the sill. I opened my wings a little and shot out of the room. I flew around that night, yes it was stupid with Randle around, but I needed to let go of my worries.
Graduation was in a few weeks and the talent show was in a week and how we were going to pull it off was a complete mystery to me. The school is loose and I missed Alice and the Cullens so much I felt like screaming. I sighed and headed back home.
