Ride of a Lifetime
"Talk to people! Try and make friends!"
Anne's annoying proclamations were ringing in Fang's ears as he walked into school. Didn't she get that they weren't used to having conversations? Talking to people usually meant risking capture- of course, they were probably living in a house with a woman who was probably involved with Itex, so it didn't matter now.
He looked around for Max and the others and found them on the front steps of the school. As he walked over to them, Nudge trailed behind him, silent-for once.
Max looked up at him as they approached. "Hey, Nick." She said with a grin.
"Max." he greeted her with a half-smile, and nodded at the others.
"Anyways, I think you should come with us." Ella said quickly, obviously continuing a conversation with her sister. "You don't have to buy anything fancy, but you could really use some new jeans." They both looked down at Max's ripped and stained blue jeans, Max's gaze impassive while Ella's was disgusted.
"These are fine." Max answered.
"Look at them! The knee is practically gone-"
"I like them like that-"
"And they're stained all over!"
"That's 'cause I drew on them!" Max said irritably. "And the last time I went shopping with you and Angel, I ended up with a skirt."
"Heaven forbid!" Iggy exclaimed sarcastically.
Angel ignored him. "What's wrong with a skirt?"
"Nothing, except for the fact that you can't even move in them." Max grumbled.
Come on, Max." Angel sighed. "It'll be fun. Monique can come too!"
Beside Fang, Nudge's face lit up. She was loving the whole 'be normal' thing, and being invited somewhere by her new friends had just made her day.
"I'd love to!" she gushed.
Ella smiled. "Awesome! We'll let you know when- though, probably next weekend. It'll be me and Angel, and hopefully Max." she threw a glare at Max, who was studiously ignoring her.
Nudge laughed. "Cool."
Max rolled her eyes. "C'mon, guys, we should go inside now. Iggy, you've got English with me, right?"
"Yeah," Iggy said, walking towards her.
"I have that too," Fang said. "I'll come with you."
"Great. Are you any good at spelling?" Iggy asked.
"Um, not really." Fang admitted.
He swore. "Me neither, and Max just sucks." The glare that was thrown at him by Max went unnoticed, seeing as how he was blind. "Ella's great though- it's kind of embarrassing to have your girlfriend helping you with your English homework, especially when she's a year below you. But it is useful."
"Sexist much?" Max snorted.
Iggy rolled his eyes. Fang watched the two of them, quickly getting used to their friendly banter. He was sure they were on their 'good' behavior right now.
"Only to you, Max." Iggy complained. "Come on, we've got to go."
The two of them sped up, with Fang matching their pace easily. Max and Iggy were still talking, not trying to drag him into the conversation but not ignoring him either. Max, Iggy, and Ella would have been great friends to any new high school student. Gazzy and Angel would have been awesome people for someone in junior high, like Nudge, to know.
Making new friends-that was what Anne had wanted, right?
Except they were mutants with wings, so it probably wouldn't work out.
And Fang found the tiniest bit of him wishing that Nudge had been right the night before.
Disclaimer: I'm still not James Patterson! But the plot is mine.
A/N: I had to write this after going to visit my soul-dead grandfather, aunt and uncles with my parents. What a lovely house that is-you walk in the door and feel the despair.
On a happier note, thank you for all the reviews! 27 reviews for three chapters! That's like, 9 per chapter. I'm insanely happy.
If I ever accidentally type Fang or Nudge when it's focusing on Max, I mean Nick or Monique. Ditto if I type Fang or Nudge in something someone is saying (except when it's just them). My beta and I (Thank you Arin Blaire!) try to catch them all, but thecolorsoftwilight informed me I missed one in chapter two. My bad.
Interesting questions: Faxnesslover9644 asked if Max, Iggy, Gazzy and Angel have wings or not? And the answer is: You must wait and find out! Okay, that's mean. I'll say this: They don't have wings (yet). To clear something up, tearsXsolitude asked are Fang and Nudge like bf gf thing? Or just brother sister? And the answer: brother and sister, of course! I love writing their sibling relationship, but I am an obsessive Max/Fang shipper. I'm also a fan of Nudge/well written OC (aka, not Iggy!) Hope that clears things up.
Anonymous review reply: Me – That would have been very funny, but wouldn't have gone with the story! Thanks for reviewing! –rowena
RoSaDbAdAsSgUaRdAiNs – Thanks for reviewing! I'm glad you like the story :D –rowena