hi guys..nudge's view :)
~~~Nudge~~~
I'm always the optimistic one. I view everything with a happy expression, taking a half-full cup, believing it's better than an empty one. I love fashion designs. With my outrageous and trendy style(in my opinion), I make everything a tad more interesting.
"Wake up, Nudge,"a male voice says, trying to wake up the sleeping zombie.
"Go away...five more minutes, Jay,"I reply sleepily. Suddenly, I'm hoisted up onto strong, broad shoulders. "Jay..."I murmur. I hear a small giggle as small hands attack my stomach. "Bel!"I groan in indignation. Cybele laughs. I groggily open my eyes seeing the fuzzy red hair of the fourteen year old girl. Her amber eyes shine with happiness. "Nudge..."the young girl says, grinning. Jay plants kisses across my neck, my skin buzzing where he touches me. It tickles, too.
I snap my wings out and fly out of the house into the air. We live in Arizona, close to Dr. Martinez and Total's house. Ella was drowned by a white coat when she resisted their rule. Dr. M and Total can not be cracked by the white coats, so they leave them alone as long as they don't cause trouble. We haven't been discovered by white coats, thankfully. Every now and then, we pretend to be the dummies the white coats rule over just to grab supplies in the city.
Bell shoots up into the air, twirling around. She squints in the distance, looking at something in the distance. Her eyes widen. She has super sharp senses, just like Dylan.
"Whoa..."she breathes. "Huh?"I ask. Bell tugged on my sleeve. "Nudge, look! Two winged people!"she says. I look in the direction she's pointing, only to see faint shadowy figures. "Really?"I ask. She nods. "Look! They're coming towards us."
Jay, Cybele, and I hover over our house, watching fast-approaching winged birdkids.
As they come into clear view, they wave. "Hey! OMG, it's Fang!"I say, grinning excitedly. He waves at me, giving me a small smile. I hug him. He grew a lot older, with longer hair, and more muscles.
"Hi, Nudge! Remember me? I'm Alex!"the small girl besides Fang chirps up. Her wings are exactly like Max's used to be, but her hair and eyes are silver. I beam at her, hugging her, too. "Hi, Alex! Anyway, this is Jay and Cybele. We call her Bell, though. Do you remember them?"I introduce my friends.
Fang and Jay shake hands and talk, being manly and everything. Bell's face looks slightly disdained as she studies Alex. "Oh. Hi. Why are you guys here, anyway?"she asks in a steely tone. I glance at Bell. "Bell! What's with the tone of voice? Whatever the reason here, we never treat guests like that,"I tell her.
Bell brings me to her, clutching my clothing. "She stole all of my bacon last time we came!"she hisses, shooting daggers at Alex.
I giggle, realizing how trivial this problem is. Bell glares at me. "It's not funny!"she says. I turn to Alex, who looks confused. "I think you need to apologize to Bell. You stole all of her bacon last time you came,"I tell her. Alex's eyes widen and she looks sheepish. "Oh, I'm sorry, Bell. I promise to get you bacon,"she says. Bell meets her gaze, but averts it and huffs. "Whatever. I had to deal with three months without bacon. Three months!"Bell says.
Alex shrugs. "I'm sorry. But, you know, I had to deal with no bacon for six months one time,"she says, giving Fang a look. Fang rolls his eyes, chuckling. Jay and him join our small group.
Bell looks at Alex with a look of admiration. "Wow. How did you do it? You must teach me how to keep my addiction down,"Bell says in a revering tone.
I roll my eyes. "Bell, I don't know WHY bacon is so serious in your world,"I say. Alex and Bell turn to me at the same time, saying, "It is!"
Jay, Fang, and I laugh. "Whoa, scary,"Jay says. "They're sisters for life already,"I add. Fang nods.
"Anyway,"I turn to Fang,"why are you here? Not to be rude, I mean."
"FANG HAS A DRINKING PROBLEM!"Alex blurts out. She blushes. I glare at Fang while Jay gives him a sympathetic look. "Man, that's not good. Nudge is very serious about drinking,"he says. Fang's eyes widen slightly. "You are?"he asks.
He clears his throat. "Um. What Alex MEANS to say...we just wanted to hang out with normal people for once. Iggy and Gazzy are a little too crazy. Angel will freak if she found out that I drink...and you...I thought you would take it OK. I mean, I only drink a little bit,"he says.
I glare. "You had better not be drinking. I don't need a drunk guy in my house,"I huff. Bell yawns. "I'm going inside to eat breakfast. Who's coming?"
Everyone follows Bell into the kitchen. "Mm..cereal,"Alex mutters dryly. Bell glares. "Alright, I'll cook my bacon...but only for me and Alex, m'kay?"she says. Alex cheers. "Thank you, Bell, thank you thank you thank you!"she says, hugging her waist. Bell rolls her eyes. "Ya, ya, whatever, kiddie."she replies, pulling out a pan and her bacon.
Jay turns on the TV. "Whoa, Nudge, guys, check it out,"he says, pointing at the TV. "How...?"Fang breathes, staring at the TV. Everyone's eyes are trained on the TV. I pull my head out of the pantry and look at what happened.
The new reporter says in a chirpy voice, "At a facility in New Mexico, the facility explodes for unknown bodies have been found, so all is well. Do not worry, citizens. It was most likely a lame trick by a bad citizen who has lost their controlling chip."
The news camera trains on the smoldering building. It is in flames and smoke, but one word is very clear and painted in brilliant blue with a pair of intricate white wings.
RISE OF MAXIMUM RIDE