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Chapter three-Max

Jeb answers the door and I see a woman with four kids standing on the other side. (I hope Jeb doesn't invite them in because then the vampires can get in and kill us. Sorry I had to say that.) Jeb holds out his hand and shakes the woman's hand.

"Hello, I'm Jeb Batcleder." (Tell me if I spelled that wrong. Book. so. Far. Away. Picks up phone. To many buttons to get to book. Again I am random so stick with me.)

The woman takes his hand. "Valencia Martinez. These are my kids, Ella, Nudge, Iggy, and Fang."

"It's nice to meet you guys. Let me introduce you to my three kids. Max, Angel, Gazzy!" Jeb shouts though he knows me are on the couch.

I lead Angel and Gazzy to the front door. I see a woman with dark brown hair and eyes. The girl next to her looks like a younger clone of her. The next girl has mocha skin and chocolate eyes. The boy next to her is really tall with strawberry blond hair and blue eyes. The last kid is a tall boy with black hair and dark eyes. . They all look at us until Jeb breaks the silence.

"Please, come in. Max how about you show the kids around." I shrug and motion for them to follow me.

"When we get to the living room the girl with mocha skin starts to talk.

"Hi, my name is Nudge. So what are your names? Is one of you really named Gazzy? And where is this Max kid. Is he not here right now? So when did you guys get here? Do you like it so far? I wish it-" She is cut off by the strawberry blond kid slapping his hand over her mouth.

He smiles apolitically. "Sorry. She does that a lot. I'm Iggy, the girl with brown hair is Ella, and the emo kid right here is Fang." Fang hits Iggy playfully in the arm.

Gazzy smiles. "I'm Gazzy, this is my little sister Angel and our big sister Max."

"So what do you guys want to do? We can go outside and play, Gazzy, Angel and I were just about to." I tell them. They all nod in agreement and we walk outside to play. We play a game of tag that is really fun. We play until lunch time, when Dr. M (As she told us to call her) invites us over for lunch.

We all sit down at the table and she brings us all hamburgers. We pile them high with condiments and chow down. Dr. M makes really good hamburgers. When we all finish she gives us cookies for desert. Or me really. Since I eat them all before anyone can get more than one. I have never had such a good cookie before.

"What? Have you never had a cookie before, Max?" Ella ask, and we all laugh. It feels good to laugh. I can't remember the last time I did. I hold onto the feeling. I don't know how long the will last and I will need every good memory I can get to get though life.

We all get up and go play video games. Angel, Gazzy, and I have never played before and immediately love it. I can see how so much of our generation spends time playing. Gazzy likes it the best and plays with Iggy while Nudge and Ella get sucked into playing house with Angel. She used Bambi eyes on them. I went to the bathroom as soon as it was brought up. That leaves Fang and I alone.

We both stand there for a few minutes. It's that awkward silence that everyone hates. So I ask Fang the easiest question ever to answer. "Wanna go get a snack?" Fang nods and we go back to the kitchen to get a snack.

He opens the fridge and gets out a frozen pizza from Little Ceasers. (Love that place) He sits down with it and I sit next to him. Fang grabs a piece but when I grab for one the box is out of my reach.

"This is for me, you can get your own snack." He says motioning to the fridge. I glare at him and grab a piece before Fang can move the box again.

I stick my tongue out at him. "Nah, I like this snack better. It's yummy and annoys you." I eat my piece and get another, Fang gives up quickly. As we finish the last two pieces there is a knock on the door. Dr. M answers and I hear Jebs annoying voice on the other side.

"Max, Angel, Gazzy. It's time for you guys to leave." Dr. M yells up the stairs. We all walk down and thank her. "Your welcome over anytime dears. Be safe." She says as she shuts the door.

We walk with Jeb next door back to our house. When the door shuts Angel goes up stairs to play with her toys and Gazzy goes to his room to work on some new bomb(i decide not to ask).

"Max?" Jeb ask. I stop and turn. He stalks up to me. "You didn't...show them anything...did you?" He ask in the same tone he had used earlier.

"No, you secrets safe." I walk up to my room and look at the clock. It's five. We spent almost an entire day over there.

I walk out to the balcony and look up to the sky. The sun is almost set. I sit down and watch the suns slow descent. When the sun is set I watch the stars come out slowly, twinkling in and out of sight. I sigh, content watching Mother Nature do its daily cycle. The sky is soon totally dark and I can see the city lights.

I look over to the Martinez's house and see the balcony next to mine. I see a dark figure moving about inside and try to figure out who it is. The lights go out and I can no longer see them. I get up and walk into my room and shut the balcony door. I go to Gazzys' room and find him working at the desk.

"Hey, come down in a few minutes for dinner." He nods and stay focused on his work. I walk into Angels' room and tell her the same.

I fix us some cheese and turkey sandwich's. We eat all of them. I help them both get ready for bed and say good night.

I go back to my room and put on a pair of yoga pants and a tank top. I slip my black hoodie. My tawny wings tighten around me to block out the cold. I walk outside and look at the cold sky.

I can't remember the last time I flied. The pull that calls me to the sky is still there. It tells me to jump off the balcony and out into the frosty air, to forget my crappy life. But I resist. I fight the pull, because giving into it would harm Angel and Gazzy. I can never do that to them. I will die first.

I quickly turn and walk into my room, shutting the balcony door. I grab my guitar and start to strum softly, not really playing, just picking softly. I feel myself relax and close my eyes. I soon open them and set the guitar down carefully. I climb into bed and glance at the clock. Eight. I need to rest. I won't be getting much soon. I hope sleep has roll-over minutes because I could use every one.

I open my eyes to a soft shaking. Blinking slowly I see Angel sitting on my bed. "What's wrong, sweetie?'" I ask.

She hugs me tightly and cuddles closer. "I had a nightmare." She tells me in a small voice.

"Do you want to talk about it?" I ask her quietly. She shakes her head.

"Can I sleep with you tonight?" I open the covers and she crawls in. She snuggles close and I wrap my arms protectively around her and wrap my wings around us both like a blanket. Angel sighs at the warmth.

"It's okay, Angel. Get some sleep." I close my eyes and fall back asleep to the sound of Angels' soft breathing.

When I wake up my arms are empty. I quickly get up and look around the room. She's not here. Panic starts to creep in.

I run to Angels' room next to mine. I glance in and look around. She's not here either. I run to Gazzys' room. He is still fast asleep. I don't see Angel in the bed with him.

I run back to my room. She must be in here. If she's not then there is only one person left in the house that could have her. One person that I will never get to her. Jeb.

The door opens and I turn. Please...

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