I'm sorry I haven't posted in awhile. I've been busy with my book and all. Now I have some free time so I'll be more active… P.S. I'll try to get more Faxness in the next chapter because there's no way Fang and Max can function being mad at each other all the time.

Chapter 7

Max POV

Everyone stared at me in awe. I could see why. Jeb having a brother was one of the last things I had thought would ever happen on this mission.

"Wait." said Nudge, looking shocked. "So, Jeb, the guy who saved us, has a brother that's trying to kill us?" she asked. I frowned. That was a bit more then strange. "Brotherly love." I stated, feeling wasted.

"What… are… we… going… to… do?" asked Gazzy, in between bites of a huge burger. He had already started eating.

Max, go to New Mexico. Get a hotel room, said my Voice. Yes, Voice was actually being useful.

"Let's go to New Mexico. We're going to get a hotel room." I said, taking advantage of Voice. Fang nodded, agreeing that was a good idea.

"Wait! We're going to Mexico! I want to scuba-dive!" said Gazzy, plugging his nose and pretending he was scuba-diving. I rolled my eyes.

"No, we're going to New Mexico." said Iggy, punching the Gasman in the shoulder. Iggy was actually being helpful. How strange. "But we could scuba-dive there too." said Iggy, smiling. I suppose it was too good to be true.

"No, we're just going to get into a hotel." I snapped, annoyed. The Gasman looked crestfallen.

"I'm glaring at you, Iggy." I growled, then suddenly felt that same pressure in my brain. I grabbed my head, wanting it to stop. I looked up to see Iggy doing the same. Huh?

"Max, I know." he said. "I can see." he said, waving his hand before his eyes. Gazzy gaped, food falling out of his mouth. Gross.

"It's through someone else's eyes again." he said, placing his hands on his lap.

"I have a pretty good idea who it is." I said, rubbing my temples. Iggy suddenly realized what I meant.

"Max! I'm seeing through your eyes." he shouted, apparently seeing himself. Fang looked at me, shocked. He pointed toward Iggy then me and gaped.

"What?" said Angel, distressed.

"What is it, Angel?" I asked, looking at her.

"Wow, Angel! I remember when I could see. You were sweet. Now, you're as cute as can be." said Iggy, seeing through my eyes.

"Thanks." she said cheerfully, then immediately changed gears. "When he sees through you, I can't read your mind." she said unhappily. Wow, points to us, I thought happily. Now, I could express my feelings without being heard. Strange.

"Hey, look over here! I want Iggy to see me!" shouted Gazzy. I turned toward him.

"Ahhh!" shrieked Iggy scornfully. Gazzy punched him in the shoulder, hard.

"Iggy, we have to do something about thi-" I was cut off by the pressure suddenly leaving.

"It's dark." muttered Iggy. I suddenly felt very guilty for not showing him more.

"Iggy, we have to talk about this later." said Fang, looking at Iggy with an upset expression on his face. What was up with him? "Right now, we should leave." he growled, turning toward me. "This is still a danger zone." he said, pointed toward the door. I nodded, although I didn't see why he was so grumpy.

"Let's head off." I said, grabbing my burgers and stuffing them into my pockets. Everyone else did the same. We headed out the doors and took off.

Fang POV

Okay, so I was jealous of Max and Iggy's new relationship, but don't tell anyone. It's not that I think they'll become a couple or anything… I just wish I had that kind of relationship with Max. I know I'm being selfish, but I can't help it. What am I supposed to do?

"Fang." a voice interrupted my thoughts. I turned to see Iggy flapping beside me.

"Dude, what's the matter?" he said, staring blindly into space.

"Nothing." I growled, still a little envious.

"Man, I'll just put it out in the open. I'm sorry." he said, shocking me. I turned toward him with a "What the heck are you talking about?" look on my face, momentarily forgetting he was blind.

"Why?" I asked, finally remembering.

"Seeing through Max's eyes. Dude, I may not be able to see, but I can tell your upset about it." he said, smirking. I clenched my fists. He smiled and fell back. Okay, don't get me wrong, but that kind of made me feel better, knowing that Iggy knew.

"I wonder if Max can see that." I asked myself to prevent Angel from reading me. I flew forward so that I was flying beside her again.

"Max." I said, biting my lip.

"What?" she asked, not looking at me.

"Never mind." I said. This wasn't the time nor place.

Max POV (Skip time)

We descended near a majestic looking hotel. Hey, we had money now. So, why not use it?

"Cool!" said Gazzy, tucking in his wings. We all copied him.

"We're staying here?" asked Nudge in disbelief. I actually found myself nodding greedily.

"Let's go!" said the Gasman, running toward the door. I took a good look at the hotel, before following him. We entered a blast of… clean. Wow, a clean hotel. I didn't know they existed. Fang and I walked over to where we got signed in, while Iggy was sent to get money with the bank card and Nudge, Gazzy, and Angel were left to explore.

"Hello." said a tall, dark-haired person at the counter.

"Uhm, hi." I said, motioning Angel to come over. She took notice and hurried over. I sent her a message.

"Hello!" he said with more feeling. "You must be the Parker family. We have your rooms ready. Now, all we need is for you to pay." he said. Iggy showed up and we were saved. We happily paid.

Suddenly, a bellboy came over.

"Where's your luggage?" he asked.

"We don't have any." I said. He looked surprised for a moment, then recovered and walked off. I shrugged and head for the elevator, the flock behind me.

Once there, I slapped Angel a high-five. Having a six-year-old that could read and control minds was useful now and then.

"Good job." I whispered, pushing the button for our floor. She smiled, well, angelically.

We stopped at our floor and took out our keycards. We headed down to our rooms and stopped at them.

We had two rooms. One for the boys and one for the girls.

"Okay, guys." I said, before we all went in.

"Respect the boundaries." I said sternly. The boys just laughed and walked into their room.

"I wonder what it looks like." said Nudge, slipping in the keycard. She opened the door and gasped. It was perfect! Three, perfectly made, beds lined the wall. And there were two T.V.s! One at the end of the room, one at the beginning.

"This rocks!" sounded from the boys' room, making me sigh. That voice was undoubtedly Gazzy's.

"Yes!" shouted Nudge, jumping onto the bed nearest to us.

"Hey." I said, pulling out of my stance. "That bed's the closest to the door, which means it's most dangerous. I'll take it." I said, ushering her away.

"Fine." she said, grumpily jumping onto another bed. Angel merely stood there, her mouth open. I smiled.

"Come on." I said, pulling her in and closing the door behind her.

"Wow, Max. This place is perfect." she said, eyes wide.

"Yes. Yes, it is." I smiled, ready for sleep.