Welcome to Chapter 2 of FW! I got a lot of reviewers and good comments and followers of this story, but one common problem that all of them had noticed was that Fang seemed a bit OOC. A bit too much. I basically freaked out and was about to rewrite the chapter, then I was like "Hey, I can always just make it better later on!" So a couple of notes:

1. Iggy in here is supposed to be a bit OOC. There's a line Tae says that explains it...

2. I realized I forgot to mention that this story is in the middle of School's Out-Forever, so the flock arrives at Anne's house. There is a forest near her farm that is where T&D and F&I find each other.

3. Not a lot of action here, but a lot of action appears in probably chapters 4-7 or 8.

So, enjoy the story!

-ZC

Tae was just about ready to knock herself unconscious.

"You're totally stricken."

"Am not! We just MET, it wasn't like we were all over each other or something..."

"I repeat: The Kristine has gone completely stricken over this Fang character. Further research is needed. So spill more, Tae!"

Tae threw her hands up in the air. "Forget it," she sighed. "Where were you hiding, anyway?"

Dani pondered for a moment. "Well, I kept going to different spots, as one tactic. Last place I hid was in this weird holly bush. But actually, I met someone last night, too, so..." she trailed off, finger staying on bottom lip.

Tae rubbed her hands together. "Ha! You better tell me everything, or I'll make sure you'll find little pieces of that cat of yours all over the apartment," she threatened, and Dani quickly grabbed her cat, Willow, off the floor, clutching her tightly. "Stay away from my cat!" she screeched, and got up for a moment, returning to the kitchen counter after locking Willow safely in the bedroom.

"How am I supposed to get in the bedroom to get my iPod?" Tae cried, and Dani gave her a look.

"Use the window," she advised.

Tae gave her a a glance that clearly showed that Dani's saneness was slowly deteriorating. Dani shrugged. "I use it every time I accidentally lock myself out on Wednesdays," she explained.

Tae nodded slowly. "That explains why you like Wednesdays so much."

"Uh huh!"

Tae coughed. "Can we, err, continue on with this whole 'mystery men' thing?" Dani snapped her fingers (at least, tried to snap. Even at 14, she still couldn't whistle or snap). "Right. So, maybe after my 5th hiding spot,"

("Exactly how many times did you hide last night?" Dani gave Tae another one of her infamous looks. "About 45 times. Stop interrupting.")

"This guy fell on me. Like, he was on a branch or something, and he must have jumped down not looking down or something because he squashed me. It freaking HURT, especially because his left foot got my face. We got tangled in a hedge, and we finally got off each other,"

("Huh. Sounds a bit like when Fang and I met, but less awkward," Tae mused. She looked up and was sure Dani's eyes were flaming. "Please continue!" Tae said quickly, and Dani gave her a fake evil eye before promptly continuing.)

"Anyway, I was pretty mad at this guy, so I started yelling at him, and I flicked on my flashlight and realized the dude was blind. Like, he was feeling around at stuff and kept staring at me."

Dani sipped her water before continuing on. Geez, this was getting long.

"So I felt kind of sorry for him, and was gonna call you, but then he asked me if I was real. I was a little weirded out, and I told him I was. He got really excited and I said, 'What's wrong?' He grabbed my shoulders and said that he could see me, he could see me, and I just wrenched my shoulders out from him. Im serious, he literally screamed, 'I'm blind but i can see this lady!'"

"He asked my name, I said Dani, he said his was Iggy, and I asked him was the heck was wrong with him. I thought he was drunk or something, but apparently not, because he seemed completely sober."

Dani paused for a moment. "I think Ig is slightly insane."

Tae raised an eyebrow. "Well, imagine if you were blind, possibly for all your life, then realized you could see someone?"

Dani nodded slowly. "I might flip out, yes," she admitted, and went on.

"We talked a bit (he likes exploding stuff too!), then he realized it was really late and had to go. We said we could talk a bit tonight, too," she finished, then giggled. "One small step for pyros, one giant leap for pyro kind," Dani said sternly. Tae sighed and put her hand to her face as Dani laughed at her own joke. "If anyone is insane, it's probably you," Tae muttered, then got up and stretched.

"What time are you meeting him? Iggy sounds nice." After a thought, she added, "I'm meeting him eventually, though."

Dani stared at her. "Alright, Dad, it's 9 o'clock, so you better get ready before you meet with your secret boyfriend again," she said, leaving Tae fuming behind her.