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Nothing Like This- Chapter 11 (Finding Parents pt 1)
Ok, Well, I, once again, experimented with different POVS so forgive me if it is OOC.
NO POVMax placed Shadow into her crib and grabbed her backpack. Her long 15 months were over and she was going to find the flock's parents now. Running into the kitchen, she bid Ella and Dr. Martinez a quick farewell before heading outside and soaring away. She looked at her first, and only, address for Iggy. Using her superspeed, she was there in no time at all.
Landing gracefully, not as well as Fang but still good, she walked across the street to a little blue-shingled house with its chimney producing smoke. Hesitantly, she knocked on the door. A small child answered the door, about 4 years old, and yelled for her mother. It was astounding; the little girl was like Iggy's twin, only younger. When Mrs. Griffiths shuffled her in, she got straight to the point. She brought up the house that they had tried and that they didn't want him. She didn't talk about his wings or powers, only briefly about the school. After 20 minutes or so, Max left the white wooden doorframe, promising to bring their son back.
All was going well until she had to cross off 2 of Angel and Gazzy's, as one had led to a burnt down pizza parlor and the other led to a private catholic school. The last, however, led to a big, and I mean giant, 2-story house with woods surrounding it, a crystal fountain in the garden, and a beautifully framed marble porch. 'WOW, they will sure have fun here!' Max thought as she walked up the steps to the front door.
A middle-aged man wearing a suit and carrying a tray of drinks, obviously a waiter or servant answered the door and let her in. As she had done with Iggy's 'parents', once sitting in front Angel and Gazzy's parents, she got straight to the point. It was nearly the same speech she had used for Mr. and Mrs. Griffiths. By the end of the story, Mrs. Tristle was in tears, begging for Max to bring her children back. As she left the sculpted doorframe, she jumped into the air with skill and happiness. It was working!!! They were going to get their parents back!!! They deserved it after all.
But do they really deserve it Max?
Yeah, with everything they've gone though...
But you've gone though much more, don't you deserve parents?
Well, I have Dr. Martinez and Ella, and I will have Fang.
But will you always stay with Ella? And what makes you think Fang will stay with you? Maybe he'll leave to find his own mom…
He loves me, and I'll tell him about Shadow. He won't leave then.
Are you sure Maximum?
Max growled but did not receive a reply. The voice had given her something to think about for sure, but before she even had time to think about it, she had arrived at Nudge's address.
This one was much different than Fang had described the trailer to be. Yes, it was a simple apartment house, but once they buzzed her in and she saw them, she knew instantly that they were the ones. Mrs. Soyer looked exactly like Nudge, and she acted just like her too. While Max told her story, Mrs. Soyer cut in with many questions and comments. Mr. Soyer, who looked nothing at all like Nudge, stayed still and nodded every once in a while, to show he was listening. Max learned that he was not actually Nudge's father, but he will be the father of their baby boy. Max gave her promises and congratulations as she exited. With all gone well, she head back to Ella's house but on the way, she ran into Jose and Dwayne.
She remembered them from the time they had shot her but it was inevitable, as they had already seen her, that she would have to fight. So, shrugging off her backpack, she slid her leg back and put her fists up, ready to attack.
MAX POV
Jose came forward first with a front kick to my stomach which I quickly dodged. I looked over at Dwayne to see him pulling out a knife. Uh-oh! I stumbled back as Jose caught me with an uppercut to my chin. Jose then backed me into a wall, his hands holding my shoulders. Most girls would worry about being raped at this position, but I knew he was putting me on the defensive. Dwayne came up to me and stuck the knife to my neck, drawing blood. He began adding more pressure when I stomped on Jose's instep and he let go of me. I instantly grabbed Dwayne's arm and twisted it painfully backwards while kicking Jose in the groin. The knife toppled to the ground and they ran away from me. I wanted to walk away but I knew they weren't done yet, as they head in opposite directions.
Have you seen those action movies where two villains are coming at you and you duck down, so they hit each other? Well, this was like that, only instead of bending down, I jumped up and did the splits in the air, each foot hitting one of them in the face. As I fell back down, I crouched expertly. I could see the blood running between their fingers as they cradled their noses. Dwayne ran at me and he caught me off guard with a punch to my left eye, ouch that's going to bruise, and a kick to my side. Limping away, I swept his feet out from under him.
Seeing Jose in my perferal vision, I turned, only to thrust up my arm to block the falling knife. It sliced though my arm and pulled away. Blood dripped down as I cringed and pulled away. He thrust the knife at me again and I instinctively pushed up my arm. I winced as the knife ran into my flesh once more. He did it again and again. Every thrust harder then the one before it digging deeper into my arm.
By the fifth strike, I no longer felt the pain. I felt…comfort. It felt wonderful, not painful in any way. My body was actually absorbing the pain, like it had at the school. While he raised his arm for another attack, I brought my foot up, kicking the knife from his hand. I then swung around, hitting Dwayne with a roundhouse kick. They looked at me frightened as I reached down and grabbed the knife with an evil glint in my eye. They ran away, they arms flailing in the air as they screamed like little girls. Shaking my head in mock disappointment, I grabbed my backpack, threw the pocketknife inside, and ran into the alleyway to soar away.
I arrived at the Martinez household unnoticed, as it was late, so I quickly head to the bathroom, grabbing the first aid kit on the way. Unfortunately, the hall closet has a squeaky hinge. So, within seconds, Dr. Martinez and Ella were crowded around me in the bathroom, demanding to know what had happened. I told them the entire story, beginning with Iggy's parents to the end of the fight, adding in every excruciating detail, as that's what they wanted.
Dr. Martinez cleaned out my arm and wrapped it in an ACE bandage as I told them my story. When all was said and done, I bid them goodnight and walked to my room. Luckily, Ella had put Shadow to bed so I gave her a quick peck on the forehead and fell onto my bed, my body aching and my mind begging for sleep. My mind drifted into unconsciousness and I relished the feeling of my aching body against the silken sheets.
NEXT MORNING
I awoke, once again, to Shadow's almost silent sobs. Scooping her up in my arms, I head to the kitchen to prepare a bottle for her. As I sat down, holding the bottle to her mouth, her tiny hands over mine, Ella walked in, followed by her mother. They stifled a yawn and said, "Good morning Max." Then they turned and stared at each other and I laughed uncontrollably. "That was strange! Perfect unison! Did you guy plan that or something?" I asked between giggles. They shook their heads in…guess…that's right! Perfect unison once more. I burst out laughing once more and I even heard Shadow coo as I pulled the bottle from her mouth.
Once the three of us were settled down eating breakfast on the kitchen table, I asked, "Remember what I told you about 15 months ago, right after Shadow was born?" They tilted their heads to the side before nodding in unison. Jeez, it's unison central! "Well, I think I'm going to do that now. As I told you last night, I found their parents, so I should go tell them…" "And you would like us to watch Shadow while you do so." Dr. Martinez finished. "Yeah, I'm really sorry that you have been stuck with her a lot but after the flock returns to their parents, I will take complete responsibility of her I promise." I explained. Shadow cooed once more, as if she knew we were talking about her. "Well, we don't mind I guess, she is older now, and from what it sounds like, your flock deserve parents so go ahead." Dr. M told me. "Yeah Max, as much as I want you to stay, you have duties to them too. So, I'll be glad to watch her. But, the sooner you leave, the sooner you can return so…yeah. Do you need help with anything? Packing or something" Ella added. "Well, actually, yes, I do need some help, thanks Ella." "No Problem" she told me and we washed the dishes and head to the guest room. She had helped me pack my backpack with fresh clothes and food.
It was another good-bye only this one wasn't as tearful as I expected. I was about to turn around and leave when I heard a slight whisper. I spun around quickly, running to Ella who was holding Shadow. "What did you say?" I cooed to her. "Ma…ma…mama. Mama," she said. I grabbed her and spun her around happily. I hugged her as tight as possible saying, "Yeah, mama's here, mama's here!"
Needless to say, it ended up being a tearful good-bye. As I stroked my wind down-up-down-up half of me wanted to turn around and go back, but I knew I couldn't. They deserved this.
FANG POV
Man! I told Gazzy to be more precautious with that new 'safety' bomb. He had blown up Angel's strawberry bushes so I was trying to see what I could do to help them before Angel found out. Normally, Max would have scolded Gazzy then hugged him and sent to his room. Well, I don't do hugs! So, I simply banished him to his room. I know, awesome of me, right?
Now I stand in front of a gaping smoking hole in then ground. I had just managed to put out the flames and now I was attempting to fill the hole. I dropped the shovel, now fully sure that it was not going to work. All of a sudden, the pile of dirt that I had been scooping into the hole rose up and into the hole, compacting itself perfectly. I gaped at it before I was in an embrace.
All I could see was a blonde tangled mess and my first thought was, 'Max!' I wrapped my arms around her slim figure and pulled her to me, whispering her name over and over. She pulled back a bit and pushed her lips compassionate against mine. The passion was intense, over a years love was forced into that one kiss.
My tongue ran across her lips and she moaned as she opened her mouth slightly. Moments later, we pulled away, our cheeks flushed, our breathing ragged. We composed ourselves and she grabbed my hand, pulling me toward the house. "I have to tell you guys something." Was all she told me.
The moment she entered, she was tackled. And I mean, like, football tackled. Once the cheerful reunion was over, she brought us all to the living room, telling us she had an important announcement.
MAX POV
I tackled as I entered the door. I would've freaked but I knew that it would happen so I was prepared. Once everyone was seated in the living room (Strangely, they were in the same positions as when I came back the very first time and told them about the school) I said, "Ok, while I was out, and I'll talk about that later, I looked over some documents. Documents I had stolen from the school. I tried your code Nudge, and your idea Fang, but they didn't work. So, I played with it for a while, well, for a year actually, and…and I actually found some addresses. So, I went around and tested them. Nudge, I had found 2 for you, but one was the trailer in Tipsico. Iggy, there was 2 for you, but one was the one that didn't work out so well…yeah. And Angel, Gazzy, I had 3 for you. But, one led to a pizza parlor and one led to a catholic school so, yeah. Anyway, I checked out those other houses and…" I was then interrupted by Iggy who asked, "What about Fang? Or yourself?" Glancing up at Fang sadly, I replied, "No, nothing for either of us." Once they let that sunk in, Nudge burst out, "Well, did you find our parents? Ohh, were they nice? Do they want me? Will we get to go live with them? Do they know about the—"
I cut her off with, "Yeah, actually, I found a family for each of you, talked to your parents, and they want you back. Ig, apparently, those were your aunt and uncle, your real parents are the ones I met, and you also have a little 4-year-old sister. Nudge, your mom was divorced with your dad for some reason but she married again and she is expecting a newborn son. And Angel, Gazzy, your parents are awesome! They all want you all back so bad, so, I'm going to bring each one of you back, cause you guys deserve that." A lone tear escaped and trailed down my face as Angel head over to me. "What about you Max? And you Fang? What will you do?" "Well, we'll survive. We'll be fine; maybe we'll find Fang's mom or something. And we will visit you guys from time to time as well. Ok?" I asked. "Ok," she replied and then, as she turned around, she, Gazzy and Nudge danced in circles, happy to be going home.
I turned to Iggy and asked if he wanted to go check out his 'parents'. He hesitantly nodded so, he said his final goodbye(Gazzy was wailing as we left) and Iggy and I flew off. As I led the way, I described his parents to him, and his sister. I told him all that I told his parents, so he could stay on the same track of story. As we landed in front of their house, I was reminded of the time yesterday when I had done the same. Grabbing Iggy's hand, I guided him to his front door and knocked. And, well, when Mrs. Griffiths answered the door, she feinted. Mr. Griffiths was there in a heartbeat, leading his paled wife to the couch and pulling us in. I let Iggy have some time alone to talk to his parents. Time to tell them about his wings, and about what all had happened to him. When I joined him once more, he told me that he wanted to stay. It turns out that they didn't care about his blindness, or his wings, they were just glad to have him back. He was happy here, and that's all that matters. I got to see him meet his sister. He held her so tightly, yet so gently. I could tell that he loved her from the start, even though he couldn't see her. "I don't blame you." I told him. "Don't worry, we will get together again some time in the future. Goodbye Iggy." As I head to leave, he grabbed my wrist. I don't know how he did it, but he did. "I have to know, Are you and Fang together?" I blushed furiously and mumbled a quick yes. He chuckled as he hugged me once more and I flew off.
1 down, 3 to go. This was so hard for me. I actually cried on my way back but I sobered up before I hit the ground and walked into our humble abode. I was about to talk to Nudge about finding her parents when I saw black clouding the edge of my vision. "Fang" I whispered. Falling back, I landed in Fang's strong ropy arms and then I passed out.
Sorry to end it here but it's late and I need sleep and I also really need to update so I'm just going to finish of the parents part next chappie. I'm sorry if Iggy's good-bye was really quick, I wasn't sure how to do that part so I tried my best. REVIEW!!!
-AMSRULE