A/N: Oh my gosh guys, I'm so sorry I haven't updated in so long. Winter Break is coming up so I'm going to try to update as many chapters as possible. I am so excited to be up and running again, and I'm thinking about publishing some short Christmas stories. Thanks so much for the reviews (they make me feel all warm and fuzzy :3) Just a quick message, I began writing this before Nevermore came out, I guess it's taking place in between Angel and Nevermore
I was ready in a flash. Teeth brushed, dressed, hair up in some type of ponytail. I checked the clock on my bedside table, 7:30. Great. School started at 8.
I walked back into the dining room to find the rest of the flock scarfing down Iggy's all you can eat buffet. Pancakes, bacon, eggs, bagels. You name, the flock has probably already eaten it. I grabbed a few waffles, chugged down a glass of OJ and shoved everyone out the door.
"Come on! We don't want to be late!" I yelled from the living room. One by one, the Flock came around the corner from the dining room. Angel, Gazzy (who had a mouth full of pancakes), Nudge, Iggy and finally, Fang. I grabbed the house keys from the table and locked the door behind me, dreading the moment I had to walk into an actual high school building and pretend I was a "normal" seventeen-year-old girl. Yay.
Anyway, I walked onto the front porch, and took in the day. The sun was out, the sky clear; it was the perfect day for flying. However, just as I was about to take off, I heard Angel scream.
"Erasers!" she cried. I quickly looked up. Nevertheless, our uninvited guests were back for an after party, but this time we were outnumbered.
"Positions!" Fang ordered.
We were in formation before you could say evil-flying-robots-that-are-out-to-kills-us. See? Mouth full. We were partnered up, Angel with Nudge, Gazzy with Iggy, and Fang with me.
Although there about 40 erasers versus six bird kids, with Fang by my side this time, I knew we would get through this. I jabbed the nearest eraser right in the face and I felt his nose break under my fist. He yelped out in pain and kneed me in the gut.
I drew a quick round house kick, aiming straight for the chest. He flew right into a nearby tree, and crumpled to the ground.
Behind me, Fang was taking on about three erasers at a time. I heard some pretty gruesome noises coming from the fight, but I couldn't help him right now. Out of all the flock members, Fang was the one I was least worried about. Angel and Nudge were taking on five erasers, Iggy had a deep gash on his neck, and was taking on the leader of the pack, and the last I saw of Gazzy was his failed attempt at using the patio set to knock out an Eraser. My flock was out practice, and we weren't going to hold out for much longer.
An Eraser came at me out of nowhere and I knew we were done for. It grabbed me by the neck, and lifted me at least three feet above the ground.
"Max!" I heard Fang yell from behind the eraser. He struggled against the ones he was fighting and tried to reach me, but they held him back.
I glanced around for the rest of my flock. Angel was perched on a low tree branch, hopelessly fending of an eraser twice her size. Apparently, they can climb now. Nudge was in a death hold, an eraser holding her by her arms, another gripping her head, ready to snap her neck. Iggy was blindly (literally) punching at everything, hitting whatever his fists came into contact with, whether that were to be a tree or an eraser.
You're probably thinking it couldn't get any worse. Well, you. are. mistaken. The minute I saw Fang's face loose color and Nudge gasp, I knew there was something behind me. Something bad. I held my breath. A figure emerged. It was… Gazzy. He looked untouched, unharmed, and weirdest of all, amused.
"Gazzy! Where have you been? If you were hiding I swe-." I stopped when I saw a second figure emerge next to Gazzy.
A wise woman once said, "Speak of the Devil and Devil shall appear." But, in this case, we didn't speak of him, we didn't even say his name. Emerging next to Gazzy was no other than the devil himself, Dylan.
Dun Dun Dun! Major plot twist coming up. Hope this makes up for the lack of updating. Review, Rate, and Recommend. And if you're feeling super special, you can even favorite ;) Anyway, Love all of you guys, thanks so much for reading. I am so grateful for all of you 3 K. Bye!