Thunder: Back Through the Rain-Chapter 12

By MyNameIsCAL

---Iggy's POV---

We had dinner by the beach at what seemed like a local restaurant. They seated us in the corner with the only table big enough to fit all of us. The beach was a block away from here. Max said we could go to the beach after dinner. Maybe watch the sunset. Well at least they could watch it. The ocean was always nice to listen to though.

"You have to eat," I heard Angel whisper.

I sat there, listening to her and Fang converse.

"Yeah, I know," he grumbled. "But I'm not hungry."

Angel frowned. I lost the conversation after that. They must have started talking through their thoughts because every now and then they would talk about loud, but it wouldn't make sense.

"Soooo…What do you want to eat?" Gazzy elbowed me. "Burgers and sandwiches and hot dogs and lots of other stuff. Good, old American food."

"Uhm…" I thought for a moment. "Hamburger I guess."

"French fries?" Gazzy seemed annoyed.

"Yes."

He muttered something.

"What is your problem?" I snapped.

He hesitated. "Nothing, just tired."

Gazzy was lying, but Max distracted me and I never got to ask him anything else.

---Max's POV---

I took Iggy's hand under the table. He gave me a small smile.

"You ready to order?" He asked everyone.

Angel spoke. "Yes, I think we are."

A waiter arrived and took our orders.

"And for you?" The waiter looked at Fang.

Angel frowned. "He'll have a burger."

"Ok." The waiter scrawled the order on his pad and left.

Fang glanced at Angel and spoke, but I couldn't make out what she was saying.

"I can't wait to go to the beach," Iggy said, taking a sip of water. He squeezed my hand. "It's too bad Arizona is landlocked."

I laughed. "Then we could go to the beach every day."

---Fang's POV---

Max and Iggy's conversation extremely ticked me off. It made me want to tear out of here, run away, and just fly until I couldn't fly anymore. But I was tired and in pain. I wouldn't even make it out the door with the state of mind I was in now.

"Dude, they're starting to piss me off too," Gazzy scoffed.

Angel rolled her eyes and Nudge's attention shifted from us to Max and Iggy. We were all being tortured by them. Yet they were oblivious to how we felt. It hurt to watch them. If I could, I might have punched a hole in the wall.

"Jeez, Fang, calm down," Angel muttered. "Sometimes I wish I couldn't hear any of your thoughts."

Nudge let out a sigh. "We should call Ella tonight."

I glanced at Max and Iggy who were still deep in conversation. "Sure, why not."

---Max's POV---

The beach was absolutely beautiful. If only Iggy could see the sunset. We sat in a row, across the edge of where the water met the sand, our feet just barely being touched by the water. The sun was starting to set now.

"If I could see, even just for a few seconds, the only thing I've always wanted to see was a sunset," Iggy confessed. "But you know, sometimes, I really don't think I'd be able to function seeing. Just too much to process."

"Oh, really?" I always thought he processed more than we did. He could hear things that not even our superhuman hearing could pick up on. Iggy sensed things that even the rest of the flock and I were oblivious to.

He nodded, motioning with his hands. "The sun is simple. It rises and sets. It doesn't really change. Not like people. People are intricate and…complicated."

"Your prospective of the world is so different from those us that can see," I said.

Iggy dropped his hands, a smile forming. "Yes, I guess you could say that."

I stared off out into the ocean, thinking about what Iggy had just told me. "What's it like…Seeing nothing?"

He put an arm around me, and my head dropped to his shoulder. "It's just darkness, all the time. Not much to it. Just close your eyes and you'd know I'll feel forever."

And I did, getting lost in the moment. It must have been so different living that way.

"Describe the sunset for me, please," Iggy whispered in my ear.

And I did.

---Fang's POV---

We sat around the phone, talking to Ella when we got back to the hotel. Poor Gazzy was stuck in the other room, and not that I didn't trust Iggy or Max, because I did, it was better that they had someone keep an eye on them. As much as they made me angry, I also knew they weren't stupid.

"Mom wants to know how your leg is, Fang," Ella said.

I frowned, glad she couldn't see me. "It's alright. Same as it'll always be."

"Oh, alright," Ella paused. "So you went to the beach?"

I fell silent. That had been more painful than dinner.

"Yeah, just in time for the sunset," Nudge answered for us, almost bitterly. "It was pretty."

Pretty, but bittersweet.

Again, I apologize for the late updates. In the middle of midterms at school. It hasn't been fun. I've found fanfiction is a good way to relieve stress. Thanks for reading. More to come soon!