A/N: That last chapter was really hard to write guys, you know what will make it easier? Reviews! I want to know what you guys want to hear in this story, what do you think of what has happened so far and what do you think should happen next?
Disclaimer...I still don't own Max, the flock or Jeb...I only own my new character and the plot (yeh you heard me right...new character!)
Iggy POV
I wasn't sure what to do without Fang. I relied on him to tell me what was going on. I listened to Angel describe what had happened down under water and what the fish had told her.
"I don't get it," she sniffed. "They say he was taken by some red haired girl with wings, about Max's age. But there aren't any other bird kids. Are there?" The question lingered on all of our minds and I noticed that Max had gone quiet, I mean, I couldn't see her face, but there was no sound coming from where she sat.
"Max?" I asked questioningly.
"Hmmm," came my reply, that wasn't like Max.
"What's up? Why have you gone so quiet?"
"Ig?" she practically whispered so that only I could hear her, she knew how to perfect that so that the others, who could hear abnormally well, wouldn't hear but I, having had more practice at the listening thing, would. "Did Fang like me?" She sounded scared, and I wondered for a moment what she was talking about, so I said as truthfully as I could, "Sure Max, he loved you." I could feel her relax a little next to me. Then she continued, her voice trembling slightly, "Like, enough to not fall for some dumb red-head girl again?"
I couldn't help it, I burst out laughing.
"What? What's so funny Ig?" She demanded, louder now.
"I thought you were really worried, about something serious, like you were worried something had happened and he wouldn't remember you...but....[laughs]....you're jealous [laughs] of a girl you've never met.
Max POV
..."They say he was taken by some red haired girl with wings..." I stopped listening at this point and my heart froze. Memories of the red-haired wonder from when we stayed at Ann's house came flooding back to me; horrible images filled my head of Fang falling for this wondrous red-head who saved his life. I mean, what did I hold to her, I'd chosen to save my flock over him, hadn't I? I had boring hair, looked like a general mess, and couldn't possibly hold anything next to her. What? Did I just think that? Seriously? I don't like Fang like that? Do I? NO! As a friend; a flock member; yes; but more? Sure I couldn't bear the thought of not being with him but it was the same with my flock and oh snap! I couldn't stand not being with him! As in...Being with him. I saw an evil look cross Angel's face at my epiphany, as Iggy started questioning me about being so quiet.
As I confessed my biggest fears to Iggy, quietly so that the rest of the flock wouldn't hear me, he started...get this...laughing. He was actually clutching his sides laughing at me. Then he...oh no! He did not just say that loudly. He just announced to the whole flock, nay the whole world, that I, Max Ride was jealous, of some girl. I felt my face glowing bright crimson and with that, I couldn't stand it anymore, I unfurled my wings and took off once more into the skies, flying around the island twice at super-speed before calming down and landing on a rock 50 feet away from my flock, looking down at the water, willing Fang to come back. Ig flew over to where he could hear me tearing bits of rock away into the water.
"I'm sorry, Max. If it makes you feel better, he really does love you." He told me, putting his arm around me. I sniffed to hide the fact that I had tears in my eyes. "I promised him I wouldn't tell the flock. You two are crazy, you know. You obviously love each other and are too scared to do anything about it."
"Yeh, well what am I supposed to do now?" I snapped at him, letting another hot tear roll down my cheek. "I don't even know what to do," I whispered, feeling small. I was supposed to be their leader and I hated showing that I didn't know what to do.
With that Iggy stood up and offered me a hand, pulling me to my feet and said in an honest-to-god serious voice – which reminded me that apart from his laughing fit he'd been very serious since this whole thing happened, he must really care that Fang isn't here – "We're going to find him Max, we're going to go over to the flock, and you're going to tell them what to do."
"But I don't know how, Ig," I whispered again.
"Yes you do Max, I believe in you, all jokes aside, and you just need to trust yourself. Even if the last time you trusted your instincts we ended up here."
It was then that I realised he was right, I only didn't trust myself because last time I did, Fang got taken away from me. And with that, I grabbed Iggy, flew back to the flock and yelled, "Up and away."
A/N: Sorry the chapter is so long this time and you got bored or something, making up for the shortness of the last one. I thought that Iggy needed some more air-play. He doesn't get nearly enough credit. And sorry if he didn't seem his normal joking, bomb-making self, but it didn't really seem to fit the mood of the scene. But please do tell me what you think, instead of making me guess. Review me! Thankyou in advance, your reviews can only make my story better after all and I'm not afraid of people being mean, so do tell the truth, can I improve? Do I need to write shorter Author's notes? Because I think I do.
