Here is chapter 3! It took me FOREVER to write it and I was on the verge of tears when I was writng Ig's part. So I hope that you are thankful for my hard labor! Alrighty, the thankyou's: NeverHoldBack: I am glad that you love it and here is the next chapter, Jazi.k: I know how you feel, Max dying is very sad and I know that you know where I live *rolls eyes*, dc: glad you liked it, toushiro1310: I am happy that *you* liked it! Anyway, ENJOY!

Gazzy POV

Total looked so funny, all covered in the purple paint, even if he didn't think so. I couldn't stop myself from laughing! And when Iggy found out what was going on, he burst into laughter too! I was rolling on the floor with tears in my eyes and my arms tight over my stomach. This is exactly what we needed to do, just laugh.

When we had calmed down a bit and our laughter had been smothered into small giggles Iggy stood up, leaned against the wall and instantly froze. He frowned in the way he did when he was concentrating hard on a sound.

"Shhhh," he said trying to listen. We all stopped and waited for him to say something.

"Who wants to go get some ice-cream? I heard the truck arrive down the street." He said with a big smile on his face.

"Yeah!" I shouted. I love ice-cream, I think I might get chocolate…..

"Mom keeps her emergency money in second draw down in the kitchen. This is kind of an emergency so, I'll go get it. We will meet out front," Ella exclaimed excitedly as she and Nudge hurried out the door.

"I'll go see if Total wants to come, he will probably feel better after he has some non-dog-food." Angel said as she headed out the door towards the bathroom.

Iggy sighed and continued to lean against the wall. I walked over and tapped his hand twice.

"You coming?" I asked with a frown. He hesitated for a moment.

"Umm........no, I need to stay here and do something. Can you get me chocolate mint ice cream please and bring it back here?" He asked. He seemed to be thinking about something.

"Yeah, okay," I answered uncertainly. "What are you going to do?" I looked at him curiously. Iggy NEVER misses out on a chance to get ice-cream! It was really unlike him, but none of us had been ourselves lately so, I guess that it wasn't that unusual at the moment.

"Don't worry about it, Gaz. I will see you when you get back, alright?"

I felt a huge smile spread across my face.

"Ig, you're not going to see anything when I come back, man." I said with a chuckle.

He gently shoved my arm. "Go on, go get the ice-cream," he said shaking his head and smiling.

I started to head for the door but he grabbed my arm.

"Gaz, did you happen to see which way Fang went, after we finished breakfast?" He asked with a frown. Oh, so this was about Fang........

"I think that he headed for the living room, but I'm not sure........." I answered.

"Thanks, you can go now."

"YES SIR!" I saluted, before I walked out the door and headed towards the front yard. I was definitely getting chocolate ice-cream!

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Iggy POV

I chuckled as Gazzy left the room, god that kid was funny sometimes.

He hadn't been sure if Fang was in the living room or not, but it was worth a try. And besides, I didn't want to walk around the house like a blind idiot until I tripped over him.

I walked down the hall and into the living room. I stopped in the middle and listened as hard as I could for any sign that Fang might be here. I heard the kids heading away from the house as they went to get the ice-cream, the tap dripping in the kitchen (Which I knew that I would have to turn off soon), a slight breeze outside and.........very quiet breathing near the wall?

"Fang?" I asked, turning to face the direction that I believed he was in.

"Come on, man. I know that you're in here," I said seriously. I felt like I was freaking talking to myself! Still, I got no answer.

I walked across the room and sat on the floor, and leaned against the wall where I believed Fang to be sitting. I reached out with my right hand and touched something warm, Fang's arm. He pulled away quickly and edged away from me as if I was some sort of disease.

"I thought I might find you here," I murmured, directing my gaze down at the floor.

"How did you know where I was?" He asked so quietly that I almost wasn't sure if he had spoken, and I have raptor hearing! But, he had spoken for the first time this week, so it was progress.

"I asked Gazzy and he said that he thought that he saw you go into this room," I answered, still staring at the floor. "They have gone to get ice-cream, so I decided to talk to you."

"What about?"

"About you Fang!" I exclaimed! "I am worried about you! We, your family, are worried about you! You can't go on like this, it isn't right! Every day, you disappear to god-knows-where so that no-one can see or even hear you! And I just can't take it anymore!" I was yelling by the end of that speech and I felt a tear slide down my cheek. I was crying in front of Fang, what was the world coming to?

"Do you know how it makes me feel, not knowing where you are in the house! It makes me feel upset and angry, and it's like you don't even exist!" I lowered my voice a bit before I continued. What I was going to say next was going to get to the heart of the matter and it was a topic that was always avoided.

"I miss Max!" I shouted! "I miss having her here to hold Gazzy and Angel when they have bad dreams. I have had to do it for Gazzy each night even though I know that I can't comfort him the way she used to! I miss her trying to tame Nudges hair and telling her to be quiet when she talked too much! I miss her tapping my hand twice and telling me where to go so I don't get lost or bump into things! And I miss hearing her laugh whenever she was with you Fang! But I know that I will never hear her ever again, because she's gone! And no matter how much we wish that she was here, no matter how much we need her, we know that she isn't coming back!" I dropped my head into my hands and continued to cry. And that's when something unusual happened; I felt a hand on my shoulder. I raised my head and continued.

"Before she left us, Fang, she left you in charge. And so far, it's been like you've gone too! I have been trying my best to help the kids feel happier and trying to make sure that we don't fall apart, but I just can't do it! I need you Fang, we need you! Max believes in you, Fang, and you are letting her down! I know that you can be a good leader, but you just need to snap out of it and help!"

I let out a huge breath. I was glad to have got that off my chest.

Sorry to leave you guys with a cliffie, but the chapter was too long by the end so I didn't want to write Fangs part yet, but I will update VERY soon so you won't have to wait that long anyway. So if you have'nt figured it out, the person you have all been waiting for will share his POV about Iggy's speech. I Will update soon, even sooner if you REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!

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