Nudge groaned, her hair a mess. Fang looked at us with his non-expressive face. Gazzy rubbed sleep out of his eyes and Max glares at us. "We're trying to sleep, guys."
"We need to go anyway," I say matter of factly. I didn't realize it but Iggy and I talked for an hour.
Max looked up at the sun that was rising. "All right," She agreed.
Fang looked at her with concern. "Are you sure you're okay?" He asked her. She nodded.
Reluctantly, Fang moved on, grabbing some money and going to the store to get breakfast. I grabbed my black and red backpack as behind me came a voice. "That backpack makes you look so badass. But I know you're just a softie inside." Iggy.
I turned and pushed him but not hard. "Call me a softie again, and you'll be deaf, too," I threaten, but I'm laughing so it doesn't sound sincere. I continue packing before saying "And I know I look badass," and walking on.
Nudge comes over to me, her hair still a mess. She must be really exhausted because she hasn't said a word. I smile gently at her. "Nudge, what's up with your hair?"
"Too tired to fix it," She mumbles.
"I happen to have some hair accessories that Ella gave me," I said in a sing-song voice.
She looked up immediately. "Let me see."
…..
Five minutes later, Nudge had combed her hair and put in a bunch of barrettes and other stuff. And she was babbling again. "Wow Snow, these are really nice clips! Where did this Ella girl buy them? I could buy them! But do we have money? I don't know…"
JUST KILL ME NOW.
Sorry Nudge, you're awesome, but please, just know when to shut up. Fang landed with some bags of food. I was grateful for the distraction. "Fang! You're back!" I smiled and flew over to him. He nodded at me, which is Fang talk for "yeah." He pulled out the food, which consisted of:
BACON
Eggs
Doughnuts
Protein Bars
Water Bottles and
Bagels
"YAY FOOD!" I yelled.
That even brought a smile to Fang's face.
….A COUPLE MINUTES HAVE PASSED…..
Once the fire was blaring, Iggy took a pan out of his backpack.
"Do you always carry that around?" I asked in surprise.
"Yep," he replied casually.
"Want me to help cook?" I offered. He looked surprised.
"You can cook?" He asked in shock. I rolled my eyes.
"Yeah, they taught me when I was nine how to cook everything."
"Wow…..so you're good?"
"Hell yeah." I took a bandanna out of my backpack, (you're not the only one with secrets Iggy!) and tied it around my forehead.
"Let's cook," I smiled and cracked an egg into the pan. Iggy smiled as he opened up the bacon packages and began mentally dividing. I flipped the egg with my hand, don't worry my hands are somewhat clean. I took out the egg and put it on a pate as Iggy added six pieces of bacon to the pan. They sizzled as we continued working.
…..TEN MINUTES LATER…
The flock flocked(haha) over to the smell of bacon and eggs. I swear, Gazzy was drooling a bit. Iggy quickly dished up the servings, giving everyone six eggs and eight pieces of bacon. The flock, including me, dug into our food and finished after a minute. Max smiled. "Looks like we have another cook in the family."
I blushed. "Well we needed a win after you tried to cook, Max." Oh Iggy.
I expected Max to roll your eyes or something but she must have been a REALLY BAD cook, because she just nodded in agreement. The flock packed up and we were off. Again. About time, too.
…TIME GOES ON….
We flew for another six hours, but by that time, we were all starving again. We landed, looking for a place to eat when suddenly, a car drove by and we ducked into the bushes. The guy stopped his car at an ATM, like those things that give you money. He was on the phone, yelling at somebody. I didn't catch what he said, but Nudge glared at him. "Jerk," she muttered. I nodded in agreement.
Suddenly, before the guy even got his money, another car pulled up and the window rolled down. My breath got stuck in my throat. Erasers. The one in the driver's seat had some spray painted green hair…was that Ari?
"What'd you say, dipstick?" Hissed Ari, showing a wolfy grin.
The guy looked terrified. He jumped back into his car and drove off. Even though I hated Erasers, I loved that this guy ran in fear of them. He was a jerk. The Erasers went after that guy. Leaving just the flock, an ATM, and a bank card.
I grinned. "Yes!" I hissed under my breath, and ran over to the ATM. The flock followed. "His card's still in here!" I exclaimed excitedly. "Take all his money!"
Gazzy laughed and Max nodded. She turned to the machine. "We're gonna be rich, oh yeah," Nudge was chanting.
Turns out it only will give you two hundred dollars maximum at a time. But that was still a lot of money. So Max pushed "Yes," as in "Give me the money now." But the thing said "Type in your access code for security purposes."
Max cursed under her breath. "Did anyone see it?" She asked hopefully.
"I heard it," Iggy replied slowly.
"Well, c'mon Ig, try to put it in," Max gently encouraged Iggy, leading his hands to the ATM. He hesitated for a moment. I smiled reassuringly at him, although he couldn't see it. He typed in four numbers. The machine beeped, incorrect answer, and told us we only had one more guess.
"Come on Iggy," I say softly.
He nods, and tries again. His fingers push "4, 5, 2, 9." The machine does nothing for a moment. Then it starts spitting out twenties.
"YAY!" Nudge cheers.
Max grabs the money coming out, as does Fang, and we run for it, bursting into the air. We rise through the air. For a minute, we fly in silence before Nudge says "Max? I'm tired…and hungry."
Max sighs. "I know sweetie. We're going to land in a couple minutes."
…..A COUPLE OF MINUTES LATER…..