Chapter 6

"That f*cking Jackass!" Iggy yelled, kicking the speakers that were set up in his room. Fang was sitting in a chair and, while more controlled, he was just as angry.

"What are we going to do?" Fang asked. If they fought Aaron and Mega, Max and Nudge got hurt. If they did nothing they still got hurt.

"I don't know! If only Max and Nudge could see that we can help the if they would just let us." Iggy kicked the speaker again. His foot was going numb by now, but he didn't care.

"How can we tell them without getting them in any more danger?" Fang asked. Max wouldn't listen anyway and he doubted Nudge would. They wanted to do this on their own but they were failing. All Iggy and Fang could just keep watching.

"Call the band, I have an idea." Iggy said picking up a pencil and a piece of paper.

"Dude, why did you call us here at eleven at night?" Rachel asked, walking up to Iggy's room where the rest of the band was. This was where they practiced and Iggy's parents weren't home.

"New song. I need to see what you guys think of it." Iggy said as he handed out the music to everyone.

"I like the music," Rachel commented as she checked it out. Iggy nodded as the band took their places. The music started and Iggy got ready. Then he started singing.

"Hey girl you know you drive me crazy."

"Iggy that was amazing!" Rachel exclaimed when they finished the song. "We have to end our next show with it!" He could tell she really had liked the song. Rachel thought that this could be it, the song that got them a record deal. What she didn't know was that the song was the truth, or at least how he hoped the story would end.

"Alright, when is the next show?" Fang asked.

"Two weeks." Cole said checking his phone where he kept track of gigs.

"Okay, two weeks. Let's start planning the show set now. We close with Face Down for sure and open with..." Iggy trialed off waiting for someone to jump in. Cole did and soon they were off talking about their music, something so easy for them to slip into. This was simple for Iggy. This didn't have the issue of Nudge involved. He could see clearly because for just one moment her face wasn't the only thing he saw.

Iggy could never get that image out of his head. It was just Nudge who he saw all the time but, two expression were the ones he saw most often, especially in his dreams. One is Nudge before Mega. They were hanging out at his house and she's laughing at something that he'd said. She looks so happy that she's practically glowing in his eyes, the other is the expression she wore the first time he saw Mega hit her. She looks scared, broken, and alone. That image gives him nightmares because now, he sees the face more and more. His biggest fear is that it would be the last expression to fall upon Nudge's beautiful face.

"Stop it!" Nudge's voice cried out. Iggy was panicking. He couldn't find her anywhere, but he could still hear her.

"Nudge!" He called out running down another hallway.

"Help!" Nudge's voice rang out before she let out a piercing scream. After that everything was oddly quiet.

"Nudge! Nudge!" Iggy yelled frantically. Finally he turned a corner and there she was. Nudge, but she wasn't moving. Nudge wasn't moving, not even to breathe.

"Nudge!' He yelled running towards her. She was-

Iggy bolted up in bed covered in sweat. "Nudge." He whispered resting his head on his knee. He wouldn't let it happen, he couldn't live in a world without Nudge. Mega wouldn't take her from him.

The next day was a school day and everyone was talking about the band's show. Fang and Iggy, who would normally would talk to people who wanted to talk about the show, couldn't even muster up the energy to talk to each other. When Tess and Lissa came up to them, the two boys just walked past them. The whole school could tell something was wrong, the worst part though; Max and Nudge weren't at school.

"Max, get up." Angel said shaking her older sister.

"Angel, let's just take a sick day, okay?" Max whispered as she sat up. Angel nodded, curling up next to Max and the still sleeping Nudge. The three girls lay together for hours, not moving. Angel feared for her sister and Nudge, who was really like another sister. Something was happening to them, something Angel had been missing. They were hurting and Angel didn't know how to save them. If she could Angel would take the hurt away from them. She wished Max hadn't allowed Aaron to use her to force her back. Angel felt as if it was her fault that Max and Nudge hadn't gotten out. Angel was only holding them back. Not anymore, she silently promised herself. She would help. Angel would be there for them; she would try her hardest to keep out the hurt from her big sisters.

"Angel, you okay?" Nudge asked looking over at the blond girl with bright blue eyes. Tears were falling from those eyes.

"I'm fine Nudge," Angel said rubbing at her eyes and smiling. "Let's go eat." She said before waking up Max, so the girls could all eat together. The three got up and walked downstairs. Nudge cranked up the music and the three of them danced around making food and being silly. It was more fun that Max or Nudge had had in months.

Why can't we stay this way? Why can't this house be safe forever? Why can't the rest of the world stop moving and let us be?

Because, that would be too easy and as we've all been told, life isn't easy.

A/N: Alright, thanks to my amazing Beta who, by messaging me, I remembered to write this. Then it was edited. So, tell me what you think because it makes me write more! Thanks to everyone for sticking with this story and my slow updates! You guys are amazing and just to let you know when I finish this story I will be starting another all human one that will be 90% Fax and 10% other pairings so... it's a big Fax story! I'll let you know when I post it. Review! =)

~Rin~Layla~