Me: HI! So I know it's been forever but my laptop won't let me log on to fanfic...

Iggy: it still isn't so Bex is updating for her.

Me: I love you Bex! You're a LIFESAVER!

Iggy: Elizabeth threatened to kill ja if she didn't update soon...

me: and so did some other people...

(Bex: Hehe! Glad to be of service!)

Chapter 26 (back to Ja'leese POV)

I looked at Iggy confused. He looked as if he was on the verge of tears. I glanced at Angel and saw her staring at us over Gazzy's shoulder.

"What is it?" I asked Iggy quietly and squeezing his hand.

He wrapped his arms around me and pulled me into his lap, ignoring the tubes that were stuck into my left arm. He cradled me like a baby and held onto me tight, as if he thought I would leave him forever. But we both know that I wouldn't leave him for a trillion dollars.

I looked at up at him from under my bangs, which had covered part of my face, and hugged him back after seeing how terrified he looked. "Iggy, do you think I'm leaving you?"

He didn't respond. He just held on tighter.

"Iggy, I'm never going to leave you…ever. I love you and no one and nothing will ever change that. I wouldn't leave you even if it meant my own life," I told him soothingly.

Finally, he loosened his hold on me and leaned down and kissed me on my forehead. "If only you knew…" he whispered, his lips brushing against my skin softly.

I felt a tiny drop of water fall into my hair and I looked up at Iggy to find tears gently rolling down his cheeks. "Why are you crying?" I asked wiping his tears with my index finger.

"Angel…ask Angel," he muttered holding me tighter again.

"Huh?" I asked looking at Angel confused.

Your end is coming soon, Ja'leese, Angel spoke to me through my mind.

"What do you mean?" I demanded aloud.

The rest of the flock stared at me and Iggy, confused. Then Max's face fell in dismay. Fang saw and caught her before she could fall to floor.

"Max!" Nudge and Gazzy shouted rushing over to where Fang had Max in his arms, her eyes closed and her face pale.

I opened my mouth to ask what was going on, but Angel interrupted me through my mind.

She'll be fine. You're the one we have to worry about, her voice rung out in my head.

Suddenly, Max's eyelids opened quickly and she looked at me terrified.

"Max, what happened?" Fang questioned her worriedly.

She blinked several times and finally looked up at Fang. "Um…brain attack, I guess," she told him.

"Oh. Well are you alright?" he said sounding not completely sold on her excuse.

Max waved him off and tried to stand up. She fell back down on her first try, but used Fang to help her fully stand on her second try. "I'm fine."

He rolled his eyes and stood up keeping a hand on her lower back just in case she fell again. "Well I think it's time we went back to the house," he offered.

Angel stood up and pulled the IV cords out from her arm. She took off her hospital gown and put on a pair of jeans and a pink shirt that Nudge got her. Figuring I should do the same, I untangled myself from Iggy and pulled out the tubes. Fang took one glanced at me and pulled Gazzy out of the room with him. I looked back at Iggy, who was finally pulling himself together, and shrugged off my white polka dotted hospital gown. I slipped on my skinny jeans and a turquoise shirt and sat down beside Iggy to put on my high tops.

"Everyone decent?" Fang asked peeping his head around the door.

I put both feet on the floor and, pulling Iggy along, walked to the open window. "Yep. Let's go."

5 minutes later, we had all jumped out the window and were on our way back to our safe, secluded house in the woods. Safe…I wondered if Ari would find us.

"Will, Ari be able to find the house, Max?" I asked staring straight ahead.

"I hope not…" her voice trailed off as the house came into view.

We landed on the porch and Max rushed us inside and into the living room.

She stood in the middle of the room and looked around at all of us. "We're going back to school tomorrow. But after school we all come back home and stay here," she emphasized all and stay while looking straight in my direction.

We all muttered our "okays" and "yes, Max's" and headed into our rooms. For the first night in many, Iggy and I didn't go in the same room. As soon as I closed my door, I collapsed on my bed and closed my eyes drifting slowly asleep.

I love you, Iggy, I thought quietly as dreams overtook my mind.

me: eep! we did it!

Iggy: now what about the other 4 chapters?

me: eep! Bex?

(BEX: hehe! I'll update whenever you need!

FANG: Because she's addicted to Fanffic like that)