"Ok, guys, guess what?"
"What?"
"We're going to Hawaii!!"
"We are?!"
"Yup! Pack your things!"
"Everything?"
"Yes, silly, everything! We're going to live in Hawaii!!" Five bird-kids whooped around me. Ahhh. The life of a bird-kid. Care-free. Almost.
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The sun shone down on us. The sand was warm and the ocean was inviting. What more could I ask for? Wait – I could totally use some cookies. Chocolate chip, to be exact. Fang and I had already bought a house in a super secret location somewhere on Hawaii. It was really beautiful. Our new house had huge windows, and they were breakable, too, which was awesome. Just in case of impending attack, whoosh! There we go through the windows! It had seven bedrooms, so Total and Akila could come visit us. And their puppies, too. Oh, didn't I tell you? Akila just had her first litter, and they are so darn adorable! They're fluffy and sweet and they are so loving! Total's really lucky.
I brought my bag of stuff up to my room, and found Angel and Nudge fighting over their rooms.
"I want your room, Angel!
"Well I want your room, Nudge!"
Both girls were glaring at each other, their hands on their hips, and they were in their signature "girl-pose", meaning that they were putting their weight on one leg.
"Hey, girls, I have an idea!"
They turned to look at me.
"How bout……. You switch rooms?" They smiled and looked at each other. Running into their old rooms, they grabbed their stuff and raced to their new rooms. Oh, life was so good.
I found Iggy setting up his newly acquired laptop in his room. He had gotten his own e-mail and chatted with Ella every day now. I think he liiiiiiked her. And I think El liked him back. I'd have to ask her next time I visited. I quietly slipped out of Iggy's room and found my way to Gazzy's. He had his Transformer cars out and was racing them around an imaginary race track. He was so cute. Fang wasn't in his room. He must be up to no good.
I hopped down the stairs two at a time and found Fang in the kitchen. Cooking. Oh, my God. Fang? Cooking? I know, I didn't believe it either. He was pulling something out of the oven. Oh, my God. Times ten. There were chocolate chip cookies. He put down the pan and looked up at me, smiling his one of a kind half-smile.
"Hey," he said. I ran into his arms. He wrapped his arms around me and cuddled me. I returned the gesture and pressed me head against his chest. Looking up, I smiled.
"Oh, Fang… you know me so well." I kissed his nose and grabbed some cookies before they were devoured by the monsters that I call my Flock. Fang opened the fridge and pulled out a can of whipped cream.
"Want some?" He asked.
"On my cookies? No thanks."
"No, silly. In your mouth."
"Oh. Um, sure." I opened my mouth. "Wait. When I wave my hands like this, stop spraying the whipped cream, okay?" I demonstrated this for him.
"Ok. Gotcha." I opened my mouth again and Fang sprayed the yummy whipped cream into my mouth. When it was full, I waved my arms. He didn't stop. I waved it right in front of his face and gurgled. He laughed at my helplessness. He sprayed whipped cream all over my face and hid behind the counter. I spit the whipped cream into my hand.
"Oh, that's right. You better hide, Fang." I threw the whipped cream at him, and he sprayed me again. Then Iggy walked into the kitchen.
"Hey I smelled – what the? What's going on?"
I smiled an angelic smile at him. "Hey, Iggy. Come here. I want a hug." He noticed the whipped cream all over my face and clothes.
"Oh no. No no no. You stay away from me." He smiled and grabbed the can from Fang. "I'm armed, Max."
Fang went to the fridge and grabbed the second can. He winked at Iggy and they smiled at me. They started slowly walking toward me.
"Oh no. No. You stay away. Fang, if you do this, I swear I will –" I couldn't finish my sentence because I was attacked my crazy bird-kids armed with whipped cream.