Chapter 2:
It was a cold November morning; Iggy and I went on an early morning flight. Max is too busy trying to strangle Gazzy into the bath to notice us gone, Iggy wont need to start breakfast until later anyway.
We have become closer after Jeb's disappearance; our cozy E shaped house has become our safe haven.
I dip the tips of my feathers downward, making sure to brush them against Iggy's so that he can follow my lead. Finally spotting the clearing we go down for the landing, kicking up snow in the process.
"Ugghhh"
I love how Iggy cant stand snow in his boots, I love how I'm usually the one to get the snow in there.
I tackle him to the ground, by now he expects it and just looks at me with that unappeased expression I've become accustomed to and love.
God I love him.
We spend a couple blissful minutes in the snow together, just talking and snuggling. We haven't done much besides that; I feel that changing soon though, I want to make this official and ask him to be my boyfriend.
"Hello birdies,"
Well that can ruin a moment.
Iggy and I both immediately recognize the voice,
Ari.
We get up only to be even more surprised at seeing how many other Erasers there are. Either Eraser's got some new improvements or Iggy and I were way too focused on each other, definitely the latter.
Max is going to give us one hell of a lecture, my huff visible in the brisk air.
"What do you want, dog breath." I spat, staring him in the eyes as if he was the only Eraser with a gun on the field.
"Its not necessarily what I want, I mean preferably all your ugly mugs would be on a silver platter. Unfortunately for you though… the professors want you back." Ari spits, tainting the white snow.
I look to Iggy, even though he can't see me, even though it's wrong to turn your back on an enemy. My only instinct is to keep them away from him. I can see it in his face; he's thinking about what else could they possibly do?
"So, love birds. We can do this the easy way or the hard way." Ari clicks his gun ready. I know they can't kill us, so it must be some tranquilizer.
"What do they want with us?" I try to keep my voice unshaking, but with the amount of adrenaline in me it almost impossible. 'What are they going to do to the flock?"
Ari scoffs, "No, its just you two. My scouts have noticed you two making out here almost every morning, so of course we had to set up surveillance for the lab. Turns out they were fascinated by your… relationship and have some experiments planned. I guess they're testing the gay agenda or something."
The Erasers chuckle at Ari's not very amusing attempt at humor.
I'm fuming, not only do those sick bastards know about my relationship with Iggy but want to exploit it, and use it to their advantage.
I feel bile rise in my throat.
No, they are not laying one latex gloved hand on us.
I turn around and shout to Iggy to go back and get help; I don't care if I get taken. Iggy seems to have read my mind as he hesitates, shaking his head.
"Go!"
"Now!"
I hear a chorus of gun fire, and a sharp pain in my mid riff.
Suddenly my vision turns black.