Heyyy peoples! Emerald is asleep in her cardboard box so I can finally do an author's note without any interruptions! So, the story you voted for to do as my next fan fiction was the one about Iggy and Ella's daughter. I already have some really good ideas so, yeah.

Emerald: Morning!

Me: I don't own Maximum Ride or any of the characters. I own my plot and OC's. Onward!

The mall was exactly as Max described it. Full of clothes shops. And the clothes shops were full of people. And most of those people were preppy teenagers. Some girls were raising their eyebrows at mine, Poppy and Dreamer's outfits. Apparently hospital gowns were not "in". One girl muttered loudly to her friend "They must have escaped from the Loony Bin." And the two of them dissolved into giggles. My hands curled into fists by my sides. We walked through the mall. A lot of girls were looking at Fang, Iggy and Chase with interest.

"Oh! Whoops! I'm very sorry!"

I turned around. A black girl with black hair pulled into a side ponytail was standing in front of Chase, paper bags on the floor. She was wearing a very short red skirt and a red top that showed her flat stomach.

"I was away off in my own world there. Didn't see you."

"That's okay," Chase said, smiling, "Here, let me help you." To my horror, he bent down and started picking her many bags up.

"I'm Saskia." The girl said, "What's your name?"

"Mark." Chase said, standing up and handing her bags back to her.

"Well, it was nice to meet you." Saskia said with a smile, "Maybe I'll see you around."

"Yeah." Chase said. Saskia walked away, her red high heels clicking loudly. I bit my lip and tried to repress the urge to rip her eyeballs out of her skull. I saw that Nudge was scowling at her too, her arms folded. Apparently I wasn't the only one who wanted dear Saskia to die a very painful death.

Anything you want to tell me, Emerald?

Angel, get out of my head! I mentally shouted at her

You like Chase.

Duh. I thought, then I realised that I had just told a six year old who I liked. Crap. You won't tell anyone, will you?

Wouldn't dream of it. She thought. I looked at her, and she grinned at mimed zipping her lips. I hope she meant it.

***

I found out quickly that I really, really, REALLY hate shopping, a hatred that was apparently shared by some members of the Flock.

"Kill. Me. Now." Iggy muttered, scowling. Fang growled, Gazzy moaned and Max muttered something unintelligible under her breath.

"Oh my God, Emerald, you NEED to try this on!" Nudge said, throwing a green long sleeved top at my head. I grabbed it and spotted my flock behind her, looking like walking clothes shops.

"Nudge, what did I tell you about skinny jeans?" Max said, holding up a pair of pants that was on top of Poppy's pile.

"That they make everything including breathing hard to do and we won't be able to do roundhouse kicks while wearing a pair of them." Nudge muttered, "But Max, I really think that…"

"And this top is way too expensive," Max cut her off, taking a blue top off Jake's pile.

"But Max, it would really bring out his eyes!" Nudge moaned.

"Nudge, I'm not paying four hundred dollars for a hoodie."

Nudge shrugged. "Fair enough."

"Emerald, how about you try on that top?" Angel said, "I think we might need a smaller size, but I'm not sure."

Okay, but where?" I asked.

"There's changing rooms over there." Gazzy said, pointing to the other side of the shop.

"I'll take your backpack." Chase said. I smiled as I handed him it. He grinned back and started talking to Nudge. Angel, Poppy and I walked to the other side of the shop.

***

Wow, Emerald! You look great!" Poppy said as I came out of the changing room.

"Really?" I asked, staring at myself in the mirror. "You don't think it's too…green, do you?"

"No! I mean, it would look awful on me, but it's really nice on you. I makes your eyes really big and brown."

"My eyes are brown, Poppy." Had she finally lost it?

"I know, but they make them look even browner."

"Is that a word?" I asked, laughing. "So, I'll get this then. It's ten dollars, do ya think that's cheap enough?"

"I think it's cheaper than most of the stuff in here." Poppy said, checking the price tag. I looked at Angel, who was looking at her feet, biting her lip.

"What, do ya not like it?" I asked, bending down.

"No, no, it's lovely." She said, "Are you gonna pay for it now?"

"Yeah." I went back into the changing rooms and pulled my own top back on. I came out again.

"Poppy, will you pay for this? I wanna talk to Chase." I asked her.

"Sure." She said, taking the top. I looked at Angel, "Have you seen Chase?"

"Yeah, he's over there with…with Nudge." Angel said, pointing towards some clothes racks. There was something about the way she wasn't meeting my eyes, the way her cheeks went slightly pink. I ignored, deciding I would get it out of her in a minute. But I really needed my backpack. I walked over to the clothes rack. I could hear noises and see them moving. They were probably planning to jump out at me. Losers. I pulled the clothes rack back.

Chase and Nudge were both there alright. My backpack was sitting in a corner. Everything was exactly as I expected it. Apart from the fact that Chase and Nudge were glued together at the lips. That I did not see coming.

***

I felt as if I was falling down a very deep well. Chase and Nudge and Chase and Nudge and Chase…

Before I knew it, I had turned around and was running towards Max, Iggy, Gazzy, Fang, Harry and Jake, who obviously found shopping as boring as I did. Max looked slightly surprised.

"Emerald, what's wrong?"

"Um, nothing. I've got a terrible headache." I said quickly, and was glad to hear that my voice sounded calm and even. "I'm going to go back to the cave. Meet you there later." And then I marched out of the shop, out of the mall. I had never been so angry. In the couple of days I had known her, I'd really liked Nudge. She seemed funny, optimistic to the point of being slightly irritating, and bubbly. But now I realised that all she really was was an annoying little kid with not enough brains to fill a teaspoon. (Quick A/N: Emerald does not mean any of this. She has anger issues. Emerald: I DO NOT!) I practically sprinted out of the mall, ignoring the curious looks I got from the groups of laughing girls. I ran into the car park, round the back of the mall, made sure no one was looking, then spread my wings and flew into the air.

All done, next chapter coming really soon!

Emerald: I was soooooooooooooooo angry with those two then. But I'm alright now because I have…

Me: NOOOOOOOOOOO! *Hits Emerald over the head with a frying pan* YOU ARE NOT TO GIVE ANY SPOILERS! ARE WE CLEAR?

Emerald: Uhhh… what happened?

Me: Lovely! Next chapter coming soon! Peace!

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