Alright, it's five minutes until midnight...I'm exhausted and can't think of an AN. I'll just say THANKS EVERYONE FOR REVIEWING THIS STORY! Yeah...that will do it. Also, I apologise for the crappiness of this chapter. And before you all tell me that Fang is all OOC, (even though he kinda is...) just take into consideration that he's about ten in this memory. Nudge would have been seven. They're just kids. So meh...

I hope you like it...

Nudge stood tall on the roof of the Flock's house, her long, tangled hair whipping around her face and shoulders in the powerful wind. She tucked it behind her ears in annoyance and sighed as it lashed out again, blowing across her face and blocking her vision. Turning to face the other way so that the wind blew her hair in the opposite direction, Nudge looked out over the night sky. Tonight it looked particularly beautiful. It was like a dark blue blanket had been spread out before her and then scattered with millions of sparkling diamonds that were smaller than the nail on her pinkie finger. And then of course there was the moon. It hovered magnificently above these little glistening diamonds, overpowering them all with its stunning light.

Nudge's lips curled into a small smile as she carefully rolled her shoulders, extending her beautiful tawny wings. She gently shook them out against the blowing wind and could feel her feathers align neatly into place as always. After her wings were free from her jacket, her whole body practically trembled with longing to be in the clear, diamond filled sky. She desperately wanted to ride the thrilling air currents that were unpredictably racing across the blue blanket, sure to bring her excitement. She felt adrenalin race through her veins as she turned to the edge again, bringing her wings in slightly closer so that the wind didn't knock her off the roof. But she didn't jump off the edge like she desired to. Instead, she slowly lowered herself down onto the roof and dangled he tanned legs over the edge. Her wings drooped slightly from behind her and she felt the tips of her feathers brushing the coarse tiles.

She then hunched forward and dropped her gaze towards the grassy floor below, her hair still thrashing around her face wildly.

Nudge tenderly drew her wings tightly against her back again, the feeling of pleasure dying out instantly, leaving her with nothing but sadness. Wiping her eyes on her sleeve, she directed her gaze back to the sky again, the little lights from the stars reflecting in her chocolate eyes.

Nudge stood on the roof of the E-house, looking out at the sky through innocent eyes. The chilling air swirled calmly around her and she wrapped her jacket tighter around her shoulders. Cautiously, the young girl tiptoed over to the edge of the roof and peered over, her head instantly beginning to spin when she realised how high up she was. She bit her lip hard and then quickly sat down, gripping the edge tight before pulling herself back slightly. She had no problem with heights; that wasn't what was scaring her so. It was the idea of falling…falling so far, almost never ending. Except it does end. As soon as you hit the ground with a sickening thud.

Nudge drew her knees up to her chest and hugged them tight, her whole body trembling. Why was she doing this again?

Oh yeah, she thought tiredly. Because the whole flock could jump off the roof and fly as high as they wanted…while I had to stick close the ground.

With an irritated sigh, Nudge lay back on the roof, scooting on her back even further away from the edge as she did so. She then stared up at the dark sky, her arms wrapped snugly around her stomach to protect herself from the cold. What was she going to do? She had never felt so useless before; so isolated from the other members of her Flock.

"Nudge?"

Nudge screamed as a face appeared in her view of the sky, and she bolted upright. But as she did so, she felt herself slide forward quickly and she shrieked with shock as she felt herself fall off the roof. She closed her eyes tight and screamed, waiting for herself to go splat. But she didn't.

"Nudge! Open your eyes!" Someone grounded out from above her.

Cautiously, the seven year old opened her chocolate colored eyes and looked up to see Fang holding her by the hand. She sighed in relief and was about to thank him when she did the unthinkable. It was something that people were always told not to do but they do anyway. She looked down. And then she screamed again, closing her eyes firmly.

"Nudge! Fang called out over her screaming, his voice breaking from the effort. "Calm down. I've got you. I won't let you fall. I promise. Just don't look down. Look at me instead."

Fang's words echoed through her head and entered her scared thoughts. She didn't know how he managed to get through her screaming and panic, but somehow, he did.

Breathing heavily and still highly panicked, she stopped herself from screaming and slowly pried her eyes open - making sure of course that her gaze was directed strictly at Fang and nothing else. His face was pulled into a tight frown from the effort and the muscles in his arms bulged as he held onto one of Nudge's arms firmly. He was lying on his stomach while leaning over the edge, looking down at her.

"Alright," he said as calmly as he could, his teeth clearly gritted. "Now, I need you to bring your other arm up."

"I…don't think I can," she replied softly, attempting to move her other arm up to his level and failing. Fang sighed.

"Well then," he said, shuffling a bit on his stomach. "I guess we're going to have to try something else. But you're going to have to trust me."

Nudge stared up at him for a moment with frightened eyes, searching his blank ones. She trusted Fang a lot. He was one of the older kids - she, Gazzy and Angel looked up to them.

She nodded.

Nudge then watched as Fang slid back on the roof, disappearing from sight but still clutching Nudge's arm in a death grip. Then, to her horror, she saw a pair of dark wings appear from behind the edge and then Fang pushed them both off the roof. Everything seemed to pause abruptly around her as her body started plummeting towards the Earth. Nothing felt real. Everything that she had been through, the school, moving to the E-house with Jeb…they didn't exist. Nothing mattered anymore except Nudge, and the ground below coming up to meet her.

But, once again, she didn't go 'splat' like Nudge expected.

The small girl frowned as she could feel her whole body moving away from the ground and towards the sky at an alarming rate. She cautiously opened her eyes and was surprised to find that she was wrapped tightly in Fang's arms and he was wearing a rare grin.

"I told you to trust me," he said with mock annoyance.

"Well it's a bit hard to do that when you're dangling off a roof and about to fall to your death. But I'll try to remember that next time and make sure that I trust you," she retorted, making sure that her eyes were on him and not the ground that was disappearing before them."But thanks, Fang. Without you I would have fallen and the probably died! But then again if you hadn't of shown up then maybe I wouldn't have fallen in the first place and you wouldn't have needed to save me at all. Or maybe I could have fallen and died without you there so-"

"I get it Nudge," Fang interrupted, going higher still.

"Uh…Fang?" Nudge said nervously.

He met her worried gaze and raised an eyebrow.

"Can we go down now? I…I don't want to fall."

Fang shook his head slowly and gazed out over the dark sky, then at the ground as he stopped going up and started to hover. "You're not going to fall, Nudge. You're a great flyer."

"But what if I do? It could still happen! And we're so high up..." she said fearfully, still not daring to look down.

"Look around you, Nudge. It's amazing up here! There's the big open sky with nothing to crash into with only the moon and stars to keep us company. And then everything is below us. It's like…we own the entire sky. Just have a look."

Nudge was stunned by the lengthy, deep speech that Fang had just given, but she shook her head and did what she was told. She tore her eyes away from Fang and looked out over the stunning, inky sky in wonder. He was right; it was amazing up here. Then, as she looked down, she could see the distant forms of the trees and rock faces below her; all of them different and bent and twisted into strange shapes and forms. It was just...wonderful up here. But, even though this was true, she could still feel her head spinning at the height and could feel her body tremble.

"We own the sky," Fang whispered in her ear. "You can't fall because you can fly. Take a deep breath and then go. You'll love it. Trust me, remember?"

Nudge breathed in a slow, deep breath like he said and then nodded up at him. She needed to trust Fang. He was one of the older kids so he had to be right. Oh, and then there was always the consolation that Fang would catch her if she fell.

His mouth curved into a half-smile before letting her go.

Then she fell.

But, unlike the last time, everything didn't pause around her. Instead, she focussed on the beauty of the sky, she focussed on the different shapes that the trees and rocks were forming below her and, most importantly, she focussed on Fang's words; "We own the sky."

Her wings extended against the wind and then she flapped hard, making herself rise instead of fall. She laughed gleefully as air zoomed past her ears and feathers while she cut through the sky like a knife.

When she got used to the indescribable feeling, she started to make huge arks in the sky and then angle her wings so that she could do quick turns and rolls. And best of all, when she looked up, she could see Fang to the right of her, doing the same.

"We own the sky!" She shouted into the wind, spreading her arms out in front of her like superman. She could have sworn that she heard Fang laugh.

Once again, Nudge stood up on the edge of the roof and spread her wings to their full length. She then looked out over the extravagant sky again and smiled to herself as more tears began to flow. She had looked up to Fang so much back then, and she probably owed him her life too.

Her smile sowly faded, however, when her thoughts started to clear. She had trusted Fang all her life. She had trusted him to be there - to never leave. But he was gone...just like the racing aircurrents whirring dangerously all around her and then disappearing from sight. She quickly wiped her tears on the back of her hand. She needed to forget about Fang for now. All she needed to think about was the dark sky that was currently calling her name.

"We own the sky!" she shouted, her voice echoing all around her.

Then she jumped.

...wow. Okay, not some of my best work...shaky at best. I hope that you guys liked it somewhat though...Iggy's is next. And not a moment too soon. I've been planning his and Max's for a while now.

R&R?

~Bell