Max POV

Ah, the air, it feels great to be in the sky again. After saying 'bye' once and for all to Dr. Martinez and Ella, we left into the sky. Haha, that sounds funny, 'we left into the sky'. Hybrids rule, I decided happily.

"Where to, Max?" yelled Fang over the roaring wind. I shrugged.

"Maaaaax, it's getting dark, and I'm hungry! Can we stop at a hotel?" pleaded Nudge.

"Only for tonight," I agreed. Nudge and Angel cheered. Gazzy flew over to Iggy and the two started planning something…probably about that chaos package they received from Jeb. Out of the corner of my eye, I spotted a nice hotel.

"Ok, guys! Let's stop at that one!" I said pointing at the hotel. Fang looked and nodded. Angel, Nudge, and Gazzy descended in a V - formation. Iggy pulled in his wings and began free fall. He whooped in delight, not spreading his wings until the very last second. A loud whoosh could be heard as Pyro's wings battled gravity and speed. He landed safely and smoothly in an alley. Angel, Nudge, and Gazzy followed.

"Remind me to kill Iggy when I see him," I said to Fang. He grinned then wrapped his arms around me, forcing my wings to retract.

"It's seriously fun, Max. I'll show you," he said into my ear. I blushed slightly as his strong arms gripped my waist. With a sudden movement, Fang pulled in his wings. We began to free fall, like Iggy, but unlike Iggy, we were spinning. Fang muttered something and suddenly we were falling correctly. If you can fall correctly.

"Sorry, one of my wings wasn't really closed," he said. I rolled my eyes and snorted. Then I tensed as I realized how close that wall of bricks was to us...

Fang said, "Hold on." He tightened his grip and spread his black wings. We almost crashed into the building, but Fang twisted and we landed in the alley…hard.

"Ow," I said. Fang smirked and let me go.

Nudge and Angel giggled and Angel's voice interrupted my thoughts, "Max, you guys looked so cute!"

"Man, what was that? Dude, you like totally messed up!" said Iggy as he strode up to Fang.

"Try carrying someone, Iggy, and maybe you'll realize how hard it is," replied Fang. Iggy clapped Fang on his back and shook his head sadly.

Around ten minutes later, the Flock trampled into the adjoining rooms we had got.

"Iggy and I claim the room on the left!" said Gazzy as he opened the door and disappeared with Iggy into the room.

I opened the room on the right and smiled at Nudge and Angel. They greeted me happily and showed me their toys.

"I named my teddy bear Teddy!" said Nudge happily.

"That's….creative," I said tentatively. Angel hugged me and picked up her angel.

"Her name's Lily," murmured Angel. She hugged her angel and smiled sweetly at me. I smiled back and sat at the edge of Nudge's bed.

"Be in bed by 9:00 okay?" I said gently to both of them. They nodded and went back to talking about their toys.

Exiting their room, I saw Fang typing on his new laptop.

"So, how many people are eating up your words?" I asked as I flopped onto the bed.

"I don't know. The hit counter thing broke. But you know, I have more than a billion messages from people," said Fang.

"I wonder how many people actually take you seriously," I teased.

He snorted and said, "You'd be amazed, Max."

I shrugged, grabbed a set of clothes from my backpack, and entered the bathroom.

"I'm gonna hit the showers," I told Fang. He nodded absently and his fingers became a blur as they typed something onto the laptop.

Fang POV

Max didn't really believe that some people actually cared, but she doesn't usually read my blog. I wonder if I should ask the readers how they feel about Max and me…damn, she was so hot.

No, I don't think I will. Can't have too many people knowing, specially if Max wouldn't ever like me back. The thought was rather depressing.

Max began humming in the shower and I smiled. No one could ever be as perfect as she was.

Max POV

As I exited the bathroom, I jumped onto the bed, grabbed the remote, and turned on the TV.

Fang closed his laptop, exchanged it for a set of clothes, and disappeared into the bathroom.

The TV started saying something about bad weather tomorrow, but I wasn't really listening. I looked at the bed with a frown. It was so small.

Ughhhh, what if he tries something…

That's so cute Max! Fang was thinking about you too…

Yeah, he thought you were hot! And perfect!

Angel! Nudge! Stop listening to my thoughts!

But you two are taking forever to realize that you both like each other!

Fang and I are really close, yes, but it's strictly family. He's like a brother to me. Now, tit's 9:00, start sleeping. NO listening to anybody's thoughts anymore.

They grumbled and I felt their presence leave my mind. Wow. We can feel each other's presence now?

The mental bond may increase over time…

I gritted my teeth and sighed.

I thought you would like to know that Fang's laptop has the passwords and locations of every Itex-related operation, building, and site.

What are we supposed to do about the Others?

Forget about them for now, Max. You'll need time to develop new powers so combating the Others is actually possible.

Forget about them?!?!?! That's not exactly easy. And what do you want us to do? Just sit around for a couple centuries and wait for our "new powers"?

It won't take too long. Iggy already got the first of his new powers.

I blinked. The first? We're all getting new powers? Are you giving them to us? Silence, as usual.

Fang opened the bathroom door and saw me frowning.

"The Voice?" he inquired.

I nodded, "It's confusing me! It says everyone might get new powers or something like that," I ranted impatiently.

Fang shrugged and climbed onto the bed after hesitating for a second. I scooted over to give him some room.

"Night, Max," Fang mumbled sleepily.

"Night, Fang," I murmured. He held out his fist and I stacked mine on top of it.

"Too bad the kids are already asleep. They would have wanted to stack fists," I remarked.

"They won't be terribly upset just because they missed one night," answered Fang. I laughed, knowing he was right, and saw him relax.

I turned off the lights and curled into a small ball.

Fang POV

Max curled into a small ball. I frowned. Was she cold? I glanced at her angelic face, a lot more relaxed when she was asleep, and smiled sadly. Her hair was softer than silk, and her wings were more beautiful than anything in the world. They were pure white and soft. I trailed my finger along her wing and she shuddered in her sleep. I smiled and closed my eyes. I love Max. I don't want to deny it any longer.