We got home before everyone woke up. Big shocker there. I walked into Iggy's room. He was laying diagonal on his bed.
"Iggy, wake up," I whispered. He growled.
"Make me, bitch." I scoffed.
"Okay." I shoved him into the floor, and he landed with a thud. I heard Fang laugh behind me, and Iggy stood up. He mumbled something, but I couldn't understand what it was.
"Rise and shine, sleeping beauty," Fang snickered. Iggy frowned and then glared at me.
"You told me to make you, so I did." He grumbled.
"Whatever." He walked tiredly out. Fang shook his head.
"'Make me bitch?' Now that was funny. I mean the fact you did." I nodded and kissed his cheek.
"I wonder what Gazzy's going to do," I muttered. Fang shrugged.
"Let's see." We walked into Gazzy's room. He was laying the wrong way with his pillow over his head.
"Gaz, wake up," I said quietly. He growled.
"No. Go away!" I sighed.
"Gazzy, I can make you get up. Ask Ig, I will."
"Bite me!" he hissed. I shrugged.
"Well, I won't do that, but I can do this." I grabbed his ankles, and I started to pull him off of the bed. He yanked them out of my hands, and he sat up.
"Fine." I smiled triumphantly, and I walked to Nudge's room. Her position was normal.
"Honey, get up," I whispered. She sat up and yawned.
"Morning Max." I smiled. How long would I still be able to do this? She hugged me, which brought tears to my eyes. I managed to hold them back. I stood up and walked into Angel's room. She was sitting on her bed staring at her wall.
"Angel, are you okay?" I asked curiously. She didn't move. Suddenly she blinked and gasped.
"Max, I think I have a new power," she whispered. I looked at her and sat beside her.
"What is it sweetie?"
"I think I can see the future." I stared at her. I looked back at Fang, and he was frozen.
"Uh…are you…how…what have you seen?" I asked, stumbling over the right words.
"I just saw…the family reunion. A lot of people were asking you about your husband. Then…me and you go in the back room and Iggy and Ella are making out." She giggled. I looked at Fang, and he had his mouth open, like he was going to say something.
"Okay, we'll know this for sure if that really happens," he said. I nodded.
"Then again, that stuff happens all the time," I thought.
"But does Fang sing his song, in front of everyone, all the time?" I shook my head happily. He was frozen. Again. I smiled up at him, and he shook his head.
"Now, I know that's not going to happen!" he exclaimed. I nodded, and I grabbed Angel's hand.
"Do you want to tell the others, or should I?" She smiled.
"I will." I nodded, and she happily walked with me into the dining room.
"I have a new power!" she squealed once we walked in the room. Everyone looked at her.
"That's awesome!" Nudge squealed. "What is it?" Angel smiled triumphantly.
"I can see the future!" Everyone stared at her. No one said a word. After a few minutes passed, Gazzy finally spoke up.
"What did you see?"
"The party Saturday," she said happily. Me and Angel grinned. Everyone stared at us confused. Fang was shaking his head.
"Not going to happen."
"So, you can see the future?" Iggy asked, still really shocked. Angel nodded.
"Yep. I can." They all smiled and started talking about how cool that would be. Fang was staring at me. He walked beside me and grabbed my hand.
"We should tell them. Now." I sighed and nodded.
"Guys, we know where your parents live," I whispered. They all snapped their heads up to look at us. Well, Nudge, Gazzy, and Angel.
"You do?" Nudge asked happily.
"Yeah. And we were going to…go look for them. If you wanted to." I looked down. I heard them squealing. We would have to leave after the family thing.
"Well, guys, if you wanted, you could see if they wanted to come to the reunion this Saturday," Mom suggested. Tears filled my eyes. That was too soon to loose them.
"Really?" Angel asked eagerly. A tear rolled down my cheek, but I wiped it away. Fang noticed.
"Yes," Mom said happily. I smiled and walked into my room. I buried my face in my pillow and burst into tears. Fang came so silently into my room, I hadn't even noticed, until he put his hand on my back.
"It's going to be okay," he promised. I took a deep breath, and I turned to face him. He had a sad look on his face. He was as upset about it as I was…he just wouldn't show it. I sat up and hugged him.
"I can't loose them Fang." He nodded.
"Me either." He put his forehead on my. "But whatever happens," he kissed my nose. "We'll always be together. Me and you." I nodded, and he rubbed the tears away with his thumb.
"Together forever," I whispered. He smiled and we sat there like that for a few minutes, our foreheads pressed together, silently thinking. What if they were gone? What if I did loose them? What if the Flock consisted of me, Fang, and Iggy? It goes from six to three, instantly. I was not ready for this. Especially by Saturday.
"Max, can we go visit them, now?" Gazzy asked. Fang had obviously left my door open. He pulled his head back and looked at them. I looked at them too. I nodded, reluctantly. They all squealed.
"We should go to Nudge's first," Angel said sweetly. She looked at me, and then Fang. She sighed. I smiled, and nodded.
"Is that okay with everyone?" I asked. Nudge shook her head.
"Why don't we go to Fang's first?" she protested. We all looked at her, and I shrugged.
"If you guys want to." They all nodded, except Fang. He stared, mouth wide-open, at them.
"Traitors," he hissed. They smirked and walked out. I kissed his cheek.
"It'll be okay," I whispered. He took a deep breath and then nodded.
"If I have to go to that family reunion, you are coming with me." I nodded, and he grabbed my hand. "Should we leave today?" I sighed and nodded. I grabbed Micah's journal.
"Why are we getting our hopes up? What if they've moved somewhere? Or what if, worse, we get there and they don't want them? Fang, what are we going to do?" He sighed.
"Well, we should warn them not to get their hopes up, but Max, I'm almost positive we're going to find them all." I nodded.
"Did you know Nudge's mom lives in Dallas, Texas? Gazzy and Angel's parents live in Nevada, in Las Vegas, and your parents live in Flagstaff, California." He nodded.
"That's not too bad. That's a hell of a lot of flying in one week. Well, actually, we should be back by Friday so they can rest. That gives us the rest of today, three days, and then some of Friday. All together, we probably have around four days total." I blinked.
"Wow. This is going to be fun." He took a deep breath and nodded.
We were out of the house by ten. Iggy decided to stay because one, Ella, and two, he didn't want to fly as much as were going to have to.
"So, first we're going to go to Flagstaff, right?" I confirmed. They all nodded. Except Fang. Angel insisted we bring Total and Akila. I hated that damn dog. She was sweet, but a pain in the ass when flying. She weighed eighty freaking pounds! It was my turn, unfortunately, to carry her. Me and Fang would swap between her and Total. So when we find Gazzy and Angel's house, they get two new kids and two dogs. Sucks for them. Especially when they find out one of them talks.
We flew in silence, well, except Nudge. She was rambling, and no one was listening. We flew like this for hours. By six o'clock, we were exhausted.
"What are you going to say?" I asked Fang, breaking our silence. He looked at me and shrugged.
"What do I say? 'Hey. You don't remember me, but I'm your son.' Yeah. No. I…don't know what to say." I sighed and grabbed his hand.
"You could start of by asking if she ever lost a child. If she says yes, then ask how long ago. If she tells you seventeen years, tell her, if she looks anything like the picture, then tell her who you are," I said, trying to help him.
"There's a picture?" he asked. Oh yeah. I forgot to show them. I nodded.
"Yeah. They're in the backpack. We'll get them when we stop." They all smiled and nodded…except Fang. He just nodded.
"So, speaking of stopping, when are we going to?" Nudge asked. "Because we're all tired." I sighed and thought.
"Well, I do still have all that cash," I said grinning. "We could stop and get something to eat, and then maybe…" they all nodded. Nudge and Angel got really excited.
There was a lot of money in that account. I didn't even know how much there had been in there. I had decided not to take it all…just around ten thousand dollars.
"Should we stop now?" Fang asked. I nodded.
"Yeah. Guys, let's land." They all nodded. We landed in a dark ally. Fang grabbed my hand, and we walked into civilization.
I felt sorry for the lady at McDonald's. She never expected Angel to get three chicken sandwiches, three large fries, a large drink, and three apple pies. That was the smallest order.
"It's hilarious seeing the faces whenever we go somewhere!" Gazzy exclaimed. I smiled and nodded. Fang and I were still holding hands. He rubbed a circle around my hand, which was very relaxing. He was being quiet, still no shock. I think he was really nervous, maybe even scared. If he was, he would never admit it.
"So, how many rooms will you need?" the hotel worker asked. I sighed and thought.
"Four," Fang whispered. I didn't even think about it.
"Four," I said instantly. He grinned. The lady nodded warily. She handed me the four keys.
"Okay. Will that be cash or credit?" I smiled.
"Uhh…cash." She blinked. She told me how much, and I handed it to her. She was still too stunned to do anything. I smiled sweetly and we walked to the rooms. I frowned when I counted heads.
"Fang, you ass! Who's willing to share a room?" He smirked at me, and then I realized why he had said four. I glared at him.
"I am," he said quietly. They all looked at him. Gazzy's jaw dropped.
"I don't want to share a room with you!" he exclaimed. I frowned.
"Gaz, it's either you, Nudge, or Angel—"
"No!" Nudge shrieked. Angel shook her head. They were setting me up. I glared at them, and then Fang. He shrugged innocently.
"You said it," he said, still smirking. I angrily handed everyone one of their room keys, and I walked into mine. Shit. That's what I was afraid of. Only one bed. I angrily sat down, and Fang walked in smiling. He sat beside me.
"What?" he asked innocently, looking at my face.
"You know, you're horrible." He kissed my neck.
"Why, because I wanted to be in the same room as you? I'm sorry. Sue me. I'm in love with you." I sighed. I knew he was going to win this, and so did he. Should I make it hard for him, or just go ahead and give in? I looked at him. He smiled, and kissed my forehead. Give in.
"Okay," I mumbled. He grinned. He grabbed my hand and pulled me out of the door.
"Come on," he said eagerly. I gave him a questioning look. "Trust me." I rolled my eyes and followed.
"Where have you taken me?" I asked, raising an eyebrow. He smiled.
"There's some unfinished business we have to take care of." I frowned, and then looked at where he was walking towards. Oh my God he was getting me a ring!
"Fang, this isn't necessary," I pleaded. He nodded.
"Yes it is," he shot back. I sighed.
"Whatever." He pulled me into the store.
I was being stubborn whenever he asked me about something. I would be silent. He would roll his eyes.
"Max, if you don't choose, I'm going to get you a pink one." I gaped at him.
"You wouldn't," I reminded him. He smirked.
"Oh yes I would." Damn. I knew he would. I took a deep breath.
"Fine." He grinned triumphantly, and I finally made a decision.
It wasn't too big, but he refused to let me get anything too small. It was medium. It had a silver band, and in the middle it had a beautiful diamond. Fang was still grinning when we were back to flying back to the hotel. God that boy is so annoying sometimes.
"I think I have a name," he whispered once we got back to the hotel. I gave him a puzzled look. "Girl of my Dreams."
Suddenly I knew what
he was talking about. I smiled and nodded.
"Once again, I
loved it," I whispered, scooting myself closer to him. He didn't
even notice. He smiled, and I pushed him back on the bed. He looked
at me.
"I love you," he whispered.
"I love you too." I kissed him. I pulled myself on top of him, and he put his hands on my back. I pulled my head up.
"You know, will we tell your mom, hey we're best friends, or will we say we're engaged. Ooh. We'll go for the classic. We'll tell her we're bed buddies," I said sarcastically. He stared at me.
"Yeah. We'll let you tell her that one." I smiled.
"Or we could go with the simple…what would be simple?" he shrugged and rolled me over. He kissed my neck.
"I don't know. We have all day tomorrow to worry about that though. Right now…" I nodded. I got what he meant. He wanted to just put everything aside and just be together.
He eagerly kissed my lips. I smiled, and kissed him back. There was no way this could get any farther than making out with them able to walk in at any time. He put his hands on my face, and he slowly pulled back.
"I love you. I just want to be with you." I nodded. I kissed him again.
"Well, here I am," I whispered. He nodded.
"Yes you are. Max, I want to talk to you about something. Now, this is just your opinion on the matter, and we can wait until we're married or…whatever. Max, I think we should try to have kids. Start a family."