Yay another chapter! So howls 2015 treating you guys? Anyway I tried to make this one longer, hope you enjoy :)

Chapter 8:

Fang P.O.V

Iggy, Nudge and Gazzy had left the living room in drips and drabs (once they had guaranteed I was no longer at flight risk), probably to attempt to salvage any hope of a normal day. Yea right! This was the most un-normal and amazing day we have had in four years. Max was alive; well I hoped she still was. The idea of seeing her again brought a smile to face and tears to my eyes. Both of which had been absent for quite some time, maybe she was right, maybe Nick could heal me.

The truth is I did not cope with Max's disappearance very well. I know I had promised to live on without her, to look after the flock and make sure they were safe and to some extent I did. Within the first six months I had found this place to live in - big, open, secluded, homely. Everything Max would have wanted. I even tried to get the kids into school, but they flat out refused and I was glad. Dealing with high school when you're a normal teenager was hard, but add in wings and broken hearts and you have a recipe for disaster. The kids tried to act happy, put a brave front, and eventually that act became reality and they all slowly… began to heal. Of course those wounds were ripped open when Angel was taken, but that's for a different time. I on the other hand, did not heal; I did not sit up one morning and find the inner strength to live today better than yesterday, and the simple reason for that was Max. She is, and always will be the love of my life and she left. I could do nothing but watch as she once again sacrificed so that we could live.

However, today I found my inner strength. It came wrapped in jeans, a t-shirt, dirty blond waves and bambi eyes and it was called Nicky. At the thought of her name her head rose from where it had been contently resting on my chest, playing with the fray of Iggy's jacket. She offered a toothy smile followed by a yawn. So, channeling my inner Max I picked her up and threw her over my shoulder and headed towards my bedroom. This was met with a series of little giggles as she tried to free herself from my clutch with no success. As I rounded the corner of the staircase three faces stared at me filled with amusement, and, was that relief? I gave a small shrug and continued my trek up the stairs chuckling as the girl continued her assault. God, she was just like Max.

Nicky P.O.V

Daddy's room was huge! Way bigger than a dog crate. It was also very black, but I didn't mind. Once dad had put me down I bounded over to the bed and was nearly thrown off, it was so bouncy. A questioning glance grew across my face as I looked from the bed to daddy.

"It's not supposed to be hard and uncomfortable like the ones back… um, there." I nodded when I realized he was talking about The School. I was about to say something when he leapt up onto the bed and began to bounce, grinning down at me before picking me up and placing me next to him. I squealed in excitement and followed his lead, bouncing with all my might, completely oblivious to aunty Nudge who was standing at the door, eyes wide in surprise as they flicked between daddy and I.

"When you two kids are done lunch is ready."

"Are you tired? We can eat later," dad asked, a slight smile still tugging at his lips.

"Did uncle Iggy make it?"

"Uhhh… yea why?"

"Cause mummy said he was the best cook ever, and that you," I pointed at daddy, "were the worst." Both aunty Nudge and I erupted into giggles as dad's face fell.

"Well you obviously have never tasted your mother's cooking, because trust me when I say it is far worse than mine," dad said attempting to hold back his laughter.

"Oh whatever! Lets just go eat, Nicky I'll race you." And before daddy could stop us, both aunty Nudge and I were running for the stairs.

Fang P.O.V

I followed the girls downstairs, but in a more controlled manner; as I was the adult round here and could not be caught giggling and running around. I mean come on, I had a rep to protect. When I finally made it downstairs I was greeted by the smell of melted cheese and tomato,

"Ummm, pizza."

"What's pizza," Nicky asked from next to me, clearly reveling in the smell as well.

"OMG! They really did torture you there didn't they," Gazzy asked complete shock riddled all over his face. Nicky let rip yet another string of giggles before saying,

"No not me, just mummy. They only asked me lots of questions," before plopping down into a nearby seat at the kitchen island, eyeing the pizza greedily. She obviously had not registered the enormity of her words, as a familiar feeling of dread sent my heart into my stomach, and I noticed that same feeling had set in on the other three's faces.

"Don't worry uncle Iggy, she never hurt for too long cause I healed her, when I was in her belly I healed her from the inside and when I was out I healed her like healed you," she said calmly glancing at me.

Some of my dread dissipated with her words and I took the seat next to her, placing a piece of pizza on her plate. Her eyes went the size of saucepans and she began vigorously shaking her head.

"What? You don't want it? Don't worry we can make you something else. Well, I mean, Iggs can." I received a small scowl from Iggy for that last part.

"No, no, no. It's just that you gave me too much. I'm small so I should only get a small piece, so that there's enough," she stated, finding no flaw in her logic despite the masses of food that were sitting in front of her.

"What do you mean? There is tons of food, don't you worry everyone will get enough to eat. Promise," Nudge reassured Nicky.

"So, no rations?" And then it dawned on me, we had become so accustomed to this way of life we forget what it's like at The School, one small meal a day. Max and Nicky probably had to share one meal, which means they must have been hungry all the time. As if reading my mind, (well I guess she did) Nicky said,

"Oh no! We never went hungry. Uncle Ari made sure that mummy and I always got enough food, and medicine if one of us was sick." She was smiling as if she could actually reminisce in those memories. However, I heard nothing after Uncle Ari, I mean what? He helped. Why?

"Mummy said that someone had flipped his humidity switch, and now he was nice."

"I think you mean humility switch sweetie," Nudge corrected before tackling her first piece of pizza, which got Nicky, Gazzy and Iggy going to.

Everyone put the pizza on the quits after around their seventh or eighth slice, everyone except Nicky who was currently reaching for her ninth.

"Uhhh, Nick's are you sure you need another one, I mean you're pretty tiny and you are now about to eat more than Fang," Gazzy said musing over the new nickname.

"Yep," she answered popping the p before taking a bite.

"When was the last time you ate a proper meal hun?" Nudge asked, her face slightly green as she watched Nicky continue eating.

"Well yesterday we stole some fruit from that bowl when uncle Iggy left the room, but I guess you could say I've have never had a proper meal," she grumbled through cheesy lips while pointing to a bowl on the windowsill.

"I knew it! I told you somebody had stolen some fruit from the bowl I just knew it! But who believed me? That's right nooooo one, well I guess it was your loss cause no one got any apple pie," Iggy huffed.

"Yea? Well you may have been right DRAMA QUEEN but who did you go and blame? Yep me, aaand as I recall Einstein it wasn't me," Nudged semi-yelled whilst whacking Iggy upside the head. Nicky let loose a loud gasp and stared at Nudge, almost murderously?

"What? ZOMG do I have something in my hair, Iggy what have you done? Oh I am going to kill you," Nudge squealed panic stricken.

"Mummy said never to hit anyone, you should never stoop to the level of the erasers and whitecoats unless you're protecting yourself," Nicky proclaimed proudly. I know we should have taken her seriously but the four of us couldn't, and proceeded to erupt into fits of laughter, barely able to stay in our seats.

"Max… said… that" Gazzy stuttered in between his laughing.

"Because if she did… she… is the… biggest… hypocrite… I have ever met," Iggy gasped out setting on a whole new wave of laughs. When I had finally gained some composure I looked over at Nicky and said,

"Nicky, your mum used to do that all the time to us," her yes widened,

"BUT, she is right you, you should never do it okay?" She nodded and then finished her piece of pizza pushing the plate away before once again yawning.

"Alright go upstairs to my room and get some sleep, I will be up after I clean up okay?" I told her, and watched as she sauntered upstairs mumbling something like,

"Mummy has a lot of explaining to do", which just had us all in hysterics again.

So there is chapter 8! Do you guys want some more Fang/Nicky P.O.V are should I writes some stuff from Max P.O.V? So chapter 9 will be up when I reach 35-40 reviews! So you guys know what do... REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW :D til next time :) :) :)