Hiya! OHMYGOSH, my birthday's today! Thought I'd update this story on this special occasion, ya know- just because I love y'all. Eleven reviews, wow, thanks!

DISCLAIMER: I don't own MR, but I hope I get to for a present :)

Iggy POV

Max was real shy during the ride home.

Like, every time I tried to talk to her, she would glare and look out the window. No one payed any attention to Nudge's rambles but parts of it I did catch.

"Wow, Max, you kinda look like Iggy and my adoptive cousin, Ella, and her mom. I mean, I was the adopted one, me and Fang, but still. Ella and Dr. M, her mom, had lots of money after their veterinary business took off. And Iggy was Dr. M's nephew, along with his two sisters and brother. One sister and brother are younger than him, and he's always- and I mean always- watching after them. He had an older sister, but he wouldn't tell me her name or what happened to her. I think he's forgotten her name and what she might look like, since she disappeared when she was about eight. And, well, I-"

"Shut it, Nudge! You don't need to be tellin' her my whole history, ya know? I can tell her myself, thanks very much, when I dang wanna! So just close your trap!" I snapped, angry at the fact that she mentioned my older-by-a-year sister. She woulda been 14 now, since I was 13.

Nudge whimpered a little and shrunk down in her seat. Max threw a glare at me. "You don't gotta be so harsh about it. From looks of it, she couldn't stop herself even if she wanted to."

I sighed. "I-I know. Sorry 'bout that, Nudge. I didn't mean to snap at ya. It's just that, well, Max don't need to know about it yet. I kinda wanted to tell her myself."

"It's okay, Ig. I know you didn't mean it. But ya gave me a mini heart attack when you yelled. You almost never do. I musta struck a nerve or something." Nudge nodded. I nodded and muttered that she did strike one- one real deep in my heart.

I never did try to forget about my sister. I couldn't, what with my younger siblings asking about her every now and then. After she disappeared, my aunt and cousin took me and the young ones in. They adopted us, even though they were still heartbroken over what happened to my sister.

I thought back to something that Nudge had said. Max did kinda look like me- excluding her hair and eye color. I mean, all of my siblings were blonde, sure. So was Max. But she was a different kind of blonde; she had light brown hair with natural blonde and red streaks in it. I was a strawberry blonde, and Angel and Gazzy both had light blonde hair. And our eyes were ultramarine blue, whereas Max's were a warm chocolate brown.

Slightly awkward silence filled the area.

"So," Max cleared her throat, "Where're we goin'? You never actually told me where this house of yours was."

Fang was the one who answered, surprisingly. "Arizona."

"What?" I swear, Max's mouth dropped open. "That's across the continent!"

Fang just shrugged, and Max huffed and continued to glare out the window. I tried to hide my laughter. Those two are just so... interesting together.

A few hours later, we took a pit stop. I glanced over at Max, who had her head leaning against the window. Since she would get a crick in her neck, I gave her my jacket to use as a pillow. I put it under her head, and when she wiggled a little bit, I froze with my arms above her head. Then she cuddled up into the jacket and sighed contently.

She almost seems sweet and innocent, I mused to myself. I turned back around to exit the car and jumped a bit. Fang and Nudge were both staring at me; one was smiling, one was kind of... glaring(?) His eyes narrowed slightly more. Yep, definitely glaring. Then, when Nudge most likely reprimanded him, he stopped and went inside the station. She shrugged and mouthed a "Sorry" and followed after him.

I looked back at Max and sighed. She's already getting to Fang, so much he's jealous of this. Shaking my head, I got out of the car, closed the door, and locked it.

When I was inside the station, Fang and Nudge were already buying some snacks for the road. I grabbed some for myself and some that my older sister would've liked to eat, hoping that maybe Max'll like them too. After we purchased our food, we went back outside and saw that Max had woken up. Well, she was half-awake and squirming in her chair. Quietly, we unlocked the doors and loaded into the car and drove off.

Max woke up. Surprisingly, she was really quiet and payed no attention to Fang. She only spoke when spoken to, if the person who spoke was Nudge or me. She didn't look directly into our eyes, completely avoiding eye contact. It reminded me of how a real slave should act, except Max still had a burning fire in her eyes- like she was working on a plan to escape.

I hope she wasn't. I really liked this one.

No, no! Not in that way. It's just that she's the one girl that hasn't tried to flirt with Fang, one girl that wasn't part of our family and didn't seem to want him in any way.

"Hey, Max," I said. "Are ya hungry? We stopped earlier and I grabbed some food. Want some?"

She gazed up from the window and started to shake her head when a small rumbling sound was heard. Then she had a pink tint in her cheeks and she nodded. "Yeah, thanks."

I handed her a bag of salt and vinegar chips and a SoBe drink.

Her eyes widened when she asked, "How'd you know these were my favorites? You're not stalking me are you?" She ended with a mock suspicious look in her eyes and a chuckle.

I fake gasped and put a hand over my heart. "How'd you know? Now I'll have to eliminate you." I looked straight into Max's eyes for the first time in the car, and we heartily laughed.

"Stop being such an idiot, Ig," Nudge rolled her eyes. "But I congratulate you on getting Max to laugh."

Immediately, Max stopped laughing and put a hand over her mouth.

"Great job, Nudge. I got her to laugh and you got her to stop," I said. Nudge sighed dejectedly.

"Sorry," muttered Max. Her eyes were downcast and avoided ours. Again.

"It's okay! Ig's just being a jerk," Nudge teased.

A new voice joined the conversation. "Like Max isn't one?" Fang scoffed.

"Excuse me?" Max's head shot back up and she was glaring at Fang.

"Don't act dumb. You've been ignoring me the whole ride," Fang sneered. Max just rolled her eyes and didn't answer him. And Fang went back to facing the front.

Finally, we were home.

"Woo hoo! We're almost there, Max! You'll love it! Promise," Nudge squealed. Max stared at her and nodded with a small smile.

"I'm sure I will," Max said. I couldn't tell if she meant that honestly or if she was just trying to make Nudge happy. Either way, it worked.

"Yay! You'll probably get the room across from mine and next to Angel's and diagonally across from Ella's. Don't worry, they're both real sweethearts. You'll like them. Fang, Gazzy, and Iggy have rooms on the other side of our house so you won't have to worry about them being perverted or anything. But then again, Gazzy's only nine so he won't be a problem. He's usually in Angel's room, playing with her. Such a nice big brother," Nudge said. Max paused for a few seconds and nodded again after absorbing the information.

"And... We're here!" I cheered. We pulled up into the driveway of a huge, beautiful house. There were four figures in front of the front door; all four were waving at us. I opened the door as soon as the car stopped and helped Max out.

I was tackled by two little blonde children. "Iggy! You're back!" They hugged me tightly and wouldn't let go. When they did pull away, they looked up and asked, "Who's that?" while pointing at Max.

Said girl gasped and clamped a hand over her mouth. "Ange? Gaz?" she whispered it so quietly, I almost strained to hear it.

My younger siblings' eyes widened. "Max? How'd you find her, Ig?!"

"Wait, wait, wait. Do you already know her?" Nudge asked.

Whew! That's the chap! Haha, there's a teeny tiny cliff. Max is getting discovered pretty quickly. This story is gonna be a fast paced one.

eternalreader62- lol, I thought it'd be really funny, too.

Skatzaa- Well, it's because Nudge and Iggy aren't as reserved or closed off as Fang. But don't worry, he starts to kinda stop with the treatment some chapters later.

MPHknows- Haha, I know it sounds like 'yoeur', but it's so awkward to type that every time Max said 'your'. I live in southern Alabama, and my friends use that pronunciation above a lot.

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P.S. I already have two new ideas for two new fanfictions! But first, I have to finish at least two of my current stories. So help me out with some reviews!

P.P.S. I think I'll be updating Me or Them next. And then Devious Deceit. And then Counterfeit Model. Kay? Mmkay :)