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Nothing Like This- Chapter 10 (Shadow and Parents)

Finally, the chapter many of you have awaited!!!

MAX POV

She was, for the lack of a better word, a beautiful baby girl. Her nose, mouth, and skin tone matched my own, showing that she was like her mother. Her lovely light purple eyes stood out perfectly against her raven black hair. When she had awoken slightly, I could see the sunlight reflecting on her dark purple wings.

Ari looked nothing like this, with his yellow eyes and white wings. She looked exactly like…

That's right Max; she is Fang's child the voice chimed in.

Wha?…But…Uhh…How? How is that possible?

You haven't figured it out yet? My, My, Maximum, are you slipping?

Voice! Can't you just answer this one question?

Which one?

Voice…

Ok, when you were at The School, Ari raped you, right?

Yeah…

Well, you didn't get pregnant from him. After Jeb realized that it didn't work out the way he planned, he tried In Vitro

Invahuh?

In Vitro is when DNA is mixed and implanted into a woman's womb. Jeb tried that on you but—

Then why isn't the child Ari's? Didn't he want to mix Ari and I's DNA?

Will you stop interrupting!!! Do you what to facts or not???

Ok, sorry.

Jeb wanted to test it first, so he mixed DNA from experiments from 1 and 2

1 is me and 2 is… Oh!!!

That's right Maximum, Experiment 2 is Fang!

Well, that's...just…that's great. I love Fang! And he loves me! But, what if he doesn't accept her. What if he hates her? Does he want her? Would he love her?

I pushed the questions away before laying her in her crib and walking out of the room. As I walked into the kitchen, Ella yelled, "Max! Are you okay? You left really suddenly and…" I cut her off with a sharp whisper. "Shhh… Shadow is sleeping!" "Shadow?" Dr. Martinez questioned. I noticed that I had yet to name my baby so I just replied, "Yeah, my little girl. She'll be named Shadow." Dr. Martinez took a minute to think before saying, "Well, she fits the part. I like it." I saw Ella nod her head in approval and I decided I had to do something about the flock.

I told them that I had some things to do and I head back to my room, where Shadow was sleeping peacefully. Reaching under my bed, I groped around for the files I had stolen from the School.

Falling back on my bed, I sighed, before opening the folders and pouring over the data. I was going to work on this all night if I had to. I was going to find the flocks parents.

2 WEEKS LATER

I shut my eyes and lay back. My eyes were watering and fuzzy from all that data. I had tried Fang's Map idea, and then Nudge's Bible idea and gotten nothing. Nothing!!! Bedtime had long since come and gone and I was the only one up. My eyes fluttered open once more as I glanced at my notebook. I had scrambled the data several times and THEN tried Fang and Nudge's ideas. Finally, I got it!!! After a while, I had gotten a few addresses. 3 for Angel and Gazzy, 2 for Nudge, 2 for Iggy and none for Fang or me. I crossed out one of Iggy's, which we had already tried, and one of Nudge's that was the Tipsico, Arizona one. I groaned but pushed all the paper on the floor and relaxed, as my body was screaming for sleep.

The thing is, most girls, growing up, hope for a baby or babies in the future, right? Well, not me! No way Jose! (hose-ay) I had to get up at 7:00 in the morning because she was crying her freaking head off. When she first arrived I thought, 'oh, a cute, peaceful little girl to call my own daughter' but now, oh, boy!

I quickly rushed over to comfort her and ended up heading to the kitchen to feed her. While feeding her, Dr. M and Ella walked into the room, awoken by Shadow's screaming fit. It was then, that I proposed my idea to them.

"Wha-a-a-a-t?!?!" Ella screamed out. "I have to check these out. I have a wonderful family here (Dr. M and Ella smiled at family) but, they deserve to know their families as well! I have to, for my flock." I replied.

"Yeah, you have been away from them for a while, think they do deserve such." Dr. Martinez cut in. "But…but…I…" Ella stammered. "OH, but you'll be back right?" I answered yes and asked if I could leave Shadow here while I took the flock to their families if all worked out. "I don't want to leave her, but, I really can't take her with me, not yet." I explained. Dr. Martinez told me that they would look after her.

Of course, no talk is complete with out the voice 'You can't just leave her here, she was just born'

'Well, what should I do?'

Wait a few months, wait until she's at least 15mos old, then u can leave.

15??? That's over a year from now!!!

Yes, but if you leave her with them, she will begin to think that they are her mother, and not you.

Oh, ok, fine then

I told them what the voice had said and Dr. M agreed completely. So, I head back to my room to change Shadow's diaper. I was going to have to get used to this if I was going to spend my next year doing so.

Well, I was going to add more but I decided against it cause I needed to update and I'm still thinking out the next part. So, here is your update!!!

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