Sage's POV
Once again, we were in a small clearing in the woods.
"Okay. I'm going to see if she's home. I want all of you to follow. Please do not be nervous. Trust me on this one."
Silently, we followed Max towards the opening in the woods.
Iggy held onto my belt loop the whole time.
It began to get lighter. My raptor vision enabled me to see the house. It was a decent size.
I heard a dog bark in the distance. Slowly, we were approaching the house.
Now we stood at the edge of the back yard. The dog kept barking and the back door opened.
A girl who looked a few years younger than me, probably around Nudge's age, emerged from it.
"What is it?" she asked the dog.
Are you kidding me? Who talked to dogs? Maybe these people weren't dangerous after all.
Then she looked up at all of us before she saw Max.
"MAX! MAX! Oh my gosh Max I've missed you!"
"Guys this is Ella," Max said before being tackled in a hug from Ella.
"Mom, get out here! Max is back!" Ella yelled to the house after having Max in a hug for awhile.
A lady rushed out this time. Probably Dr. Martinez.
I looked at the scene. Ella, Dr. Martinez, and Max were all misty eyed.
After what seemed like hours, they all stopped hugging.
"Dr. Martinez, Ella, this is the flock. That's Fang up front in black. Nudge is the girl right next to him. Gazzy and Angel are the two blonds. And in the way back is Iggy and Sage is right behind him. She's the newest addition to the flock."
I took Iggy's hand. One, because I was scared and two, that girl Ella was eyeing him.
"Hello everyone! Please come in and make yourselves at home," Dr. Martinez waved to us all.
Everyone except Max followed reluctantly toward the house.
"Iggy, I'm scared," I whispered in his ear.
"I know. I am too, but I'll keep you safe. I promise," Iggy squeezed my hand to reassure me.
I didn't let go of his hand as we walked in.
Iggy's POV
We landed and I took Sage's belt loop. An excuse to hold onto her, and not to get lost.
We walked in silence for a while before stopping.
I guess we were there.
I heard a dog barking and coming our way. Then a shutting and closing of doors.
And then a girl talking to a dog. And you thought we were weird.
Then I heard Max's name yelled multiple times.
"Guys this is Ella," she said.
Then another shutting and closing of doors.
I could feel the vibrations of feet walking towards us, and then running.
Max introduced us, and I tensed up.
"Dr. Martinez, Ella, this is the flock. That's Fang up front in black. Nudge is the girl right next to him. Gazzy and Angel are the two blonds. And in the way back is Iggy and Sage is right behind him. She's the newest addition to the flock."
Ah so she was in for sure!
Sage took my hand.
"Iggy, I'm scared," she whispered.
She wasn't the only one.
"I know. I am too, but I'll keep you safe. I promise," I told her before squeezing her hand.
We walked in towards the house; I was following Sage's footsteps.
The door opened again and we were in a crowded room. I touched the walls to try and get a feel for where I was.
"Oh, please don't…" said Dr. Martinez before being cut off by Max.
"Dr. Martinez? Iggy's blind. He needs to get a feel for where he is,"
"Erm…yea," I could feel my face flushing while I scratched the back of my head with my free hand.
Here we go again.