Ummm... sorry for not updating.

Mood: Car Sick

Listening to: "B Team" Mariana's Trench

When Max got back from her flight, she planned to sneak back into her room using her balcony. She knew her mom would be mad and didn't really want to face her yet. The plan was a failure because her mother was waiting for her when she arrived. She was sitting on her bed and when Max came in her head snapped up, worry was plastered all over her face.

"Mom, I can protect myself, there was no need to be worried," Max complained.

"That's not the point, Max. You flew off without telling me where you went!"

"Mom, I just didn't want to be followed," she tried to explain. "Some people enjoy peace a quiet to think." The worry was still in her mother's eyes so Max knew there was something else going on. "What's got you so worried all of a sudden? This isn't the first time I've flown off."

Dr. Martinez sighed. "One of the women who I used to work at The School with contacted me. She told me that some of the Erasers escaped from the School."

"They were supposed to get rid of those," Max said, angry.

"I know, but you really couldn't expect them to get rid of all of them. The point is, Max, they're purpose is still to hunt you and all the other bird children down. You need to be more careful."

Max nodded, and went to grab her pajamas.

"Well I guess this means we can't be models. Darn, and I was really looking forward to it," Max said with faked sadness.

"Not so fast, young lady. This is a great opportunity for you and your sisters. I'm sure you'll grow to love it," Dr. Martinez said as she walked to the door.

Max groaned and threw herself back on her bed in frustration. "Fat chance," she muttered under her breath.

"Oh, and while you were gone, I took the girls to the mall to buy some new clothes. Ella and Nudge picked out yours."

Max sat up. "Not fair!"

"I didn't know where you were or how long you'd be gone. It was perfectly fair," she said before leaving the room and closing the door.

Max let out another frustrated huff as she fell back down. She snatched her iPod from under her pillow and hit shuffle. Wi-Fi Bridge by Renard came on. Max smiled as the up-beat song got her into a better mood. She let it switch to Better with the Lights Off by New Boyz and she changed into her comfy pajamas. When Kiss It All Better, by He Is We came up, she sat down, closed her eyes and sang along.

"Stay with me until I fall asleep~ Stay with me~"

When the song ended she took out her headphones. Clapping met her ears.

"How long have you been standing there?" Max asked, feeling a little exposed as her sisters watched her.

"Since you stated," Nudge replied. "But you have a really pretty voice. Ooh! You could be a popstar! And you could be color coded like those Japanese singers! You could dye your hair purple. Thawouldbesuchagoodcoloronyou! AndwecoulddyeTotalpurpletooandhecouldbeyour-"

Ella wrapped her hand around Nudge's mouth. "Shhhh," she said as she patted her head.

"Muhahmmuunneenhuuma," Nudge tried to speak.

"Can we go eat, Max?" Angel asked. "Mom made tacos."

"Awesome," Max said as she picked Angel up to carry her to the kitchen. They were half way down the hall when they heard Ella's scream.

"Girls!" Dr. Martinez called up in a warning.

"Nudge bit me!" Ella yelled back.

Nudge then went skipping past Max and Angel to collect her tacos.

So she said "What's the problem, baby?" What's the problem? I don't know, well, maybe I'm a breakline.

Fang got Tug back to the barn, and got him settled in for the night before he headed back to the house. He pushed the back door to the kitchen open and went straight for the refrigerator. He was determined not to look at Jeb. He was standing next to the island with his "we-need-to-talk" face on. Fang had already memorized the speech so it wasn't like he had to listen anymore. He grabbed a Coke and sat down at the table, his back to Jeb.

"Begin," he told him, taking a sip.

"Fang, I don't care had mad you get, you can't just take off like that," Jeb started. "And you really shouldn't be flying. How am I supposed to know where you are? What if someone saw you? Worse, what if someone got a picture of you? Do you have any idea what The School would do if that happened? You have to be more careful. It's not just you at risk, but Iggy and Gazzy as well." Fang mouthed right along. "What if you were attacked by Erasers?"

That threw Fang off. "Erasers? Jeb, The School destroyed all the Erasers when we left. Their only purpose was to fight us."

Jeb shook his head. "According to my sources, they kept some around. And they've escaped. They won't be stopped until they kill you and the other bird kids."

Fang let the information sink in before saying, "I guess this means I don't have to be a model."

"You would think so, but no. Iggy and Gazzy already packed, your stuff too. We're leaving in the morning, so grab anything else you want to bring."

"Fine," Fang said icily. He left the kitchen to head up to his room.

He passed Iggy as Gazzy on his way to the stairs. They were still looking at the magazine, so Fang decided to ask the sixty-four-million dollar question.

"Why did you want to be models anyway?"

"Are you questioning my sexuality?" Iggy said indignantly. "Because I assure you, I am as straight as the crow flies. We can hide in the Victoria Secret dressing rooms if you need me to prove it."

"Is Victoria Secrecy to one with the sling shots? Cuz I'm dying to get one of those," Gazzy interrupted.

Iggy burst out laughing. "I have a lot to teach you, young one."

"Anyway," Fang said, "Iggy, you don't have to be a pervert to be straight."

"Fair point. But we did chose to be models so we could meet chicks," Iggy said.

"Not surprised," Fang said, rolling his eyes. He continued his way to his room. When he entered, Fang noticed that his small, black suitcase was sitting on his bed, and most of his drawers were messed up. He turned on his iPod speakers on as he went to clean up. Shake It Out by Florence + The Machine came on and Fang mumbled along as he picked up. He was almost done when Remember When by Chris Wallace started to play. He began to sing and dance along with the song.

"Oh we were flying so high, yeah partners in crime, so why'd we ever say goodbye? Remember when we, when we, had it all, do you remember when?"

Fang whirled around when he heard giggling behind him.

"Damnit, Iggy!" Fang shouted. He then chased after his videotaping brother.

Again, sorry for taking months. If it wasn't mentioned before, the operation was a success so Iggy has super night vision. Though his eyes are a pale grey and he often gets lost in thought a lot so he's been mistaken as blind.