hey guys! i finally finished chappie 1 it took me what felt like forever! read and review pweeze!

p.s. i know it's not really interesting now but it will in da next chappie!

Disclaimer: JP owns them, not me, but this plot is MINE!!

Chapter 1

My eyes flew open, and a gasp escaped my mouth. My face and hair was wet, and so was my pillow. Tears still flowed from my eyes, down my temples and through my hair. I rolled over and checked my clock. 3:00 am. I groaned to myself. I had been losing sleep to that stupid dream for almost two weeks now. I was honestly fed up with it now. I rolled back over onto my other side, trying to fall asleep again.

It had been over a year now since my miniflock and I had destroyed the evil company Itex. It had also been over a year since my Voice had spoken to me, for which I was extremely happy about. Oh. You don't have a Voice? I got mine on eBay, real cheap, for nothing except gigundo brain explosions that make you feel like your head's splitting in two.

Anyhoo, for the past year we've been living in a nice big house a few blocks down from my mom's house. My mother had insisted the Flock had at least some formal education in a public school, and she had bribed us with chocolate chip cookies, so we conceded. Fang, Iggy, and I are all sophomores now, Nudge is in the eighth grade, Gazzy in the fifth, and Angel in third grade, although we all consider ourselves dumb enough to be in kindergarten. Iggy decided to join marching band, and now he can play drums like nobody's business. Fang also joined marching band because, as he put it, "to make sure Iggy doesn't blow the band up", but he tries not to show how much he enjoys playing drums. That boy's got some rhythm in him.

As for me, I decided to take up singing. Nudge and Angel had insisted I at least try out for the girls' choir, and plus they gave me Bambi eyes, so I did. To my surprise, I passed. Now I sometimes walked around the house humming our choir songs to myself.

After about another hour of dozing in and out of consciousness, I decided to go fly. I got out of bed and threw on a jacket and some shoes, still in my PJs. I tiptoed to the door that led to the balcony outside my room, and slipped out into the early morning. I closed the door and climbed onto the railing, balancing there and spreading my wings out. A slight breeze brushed my face and the feathers on my wings. I jumped lightly off the railing at the same time my wings surged downward, forcing my way up into the air. I flew over the trees that surrounded the house and flew east for a couple miles, enjoying the brisk morning air, and feeling my cheeks turn rosy from the chill. I landed at the top of a very tall oak tree just as the sun started to rise. As I watched the transition from night to day, I thought about my dream, and what it meant. Fang was still my bestest friend in the world, but things were still a little awkward between us sometimes, like when I would look at him, and he would look at me and smile, then I'd turn away, blushing. It was even more awkward when he was dating. He'd only had one girlfriend since we started school, and that hadn't lasted very long, thank God.

Yes, I love him. I'd finally realized that, but I don't know if I could ever admit it to him without running and hiding from embarrassment. Only Angel knew what I felt and I had ordered her not to tell anyone.

I don't know how long I sat there thinking, but the sun was up and blinding me, so I flew up and shot at super speed back to the house. My stomach growled as I landed gracefully on the balcony.

I changed out of my PJs into jeans and a t-shirt, knowing later that Nudge would talk nonstop about how we should go shopping and get all the girls makeovers. I absolutely refused to get a makeover, even if Nudge and Angel gave me Bambi eyes. I was getting better at refusing the dreaded Bambi eyes.

I walked into the hall and was greeted by the smell of bacon and eggs. My stomach gurgled loudly. I walked down the hall and down the stairs, following the enticing smell to the kitchen. Iggy was at the stove, scooping eggs out of a ginormous frying pan and into an also-ginormous bowl. Nudge was helping Iggy by putting the bacon on plates. Angel and Gazzy were at the table, staring intently at each other. Total was on the table between them, his eyes flicking back and forth. Gazzy's eyes started to water, and he blinked rapidly.

"Ha!" Angel exclaimed. "I win again."

"Rematch tomorrow," Gazzy said, frowning.

I walked over to the fridge and pulled out a big jug of juice and set it on the table, then gathered some cups. Iggy and Nudge set down the bacon and eggs and dug right in along with Angel, Gazzy, Total, and I.

"Someone go tell Mr. Emo-Boy he needs to wake up before he starves 'til lunch," I said through a mouthful of bacon.

"I'll go," said Total, finishing off his eggs.

He jumped off the chair and left the room. I noticed Angel look up at something behind me and giggle. I turned around, and saw nothing unusual, but then Fang suddenly appeared out of nowhere, his face inched from mine with a mischievous smile plastered on it. I jumped, literally, a foot out of my chair and landed with my butt on the floor. I looked up and glared at him just as Nudge, Iggy, Angel and Gazzy burst out laughing. Total trotted back into the room, obviously wondering why they were laughing and I was on the floor.

"What happened?" he asked.

"Fang scared the crap out of Max," Nudge said, giggling. "Again."

I got up from the floor and sat down at the table again. Fang's ability to blend in to his surroundings by not moving had evolved to allow him to be invisible whenever he wanted, and he took great pleasure in scaring the crap out of everyone in the Flock. Okay well, mostly me.

Fang sat down in the chair next to me and started filling his own plate.

"Max?" Nudge asked after a few seconds. "I was thinking…" Oh great, here we go, I thought. "Well, you know how when we were on the run and we always slept outside, and it kinda felt like camping? Well, we've never been camping camping, so I was thinking we could, like, go to the Grand Canyon and spend the weekend there, but I don't know if you're allowed to camp there. Do you think-," Iggy clapped a hand over her mouth. I mentally thanked him.

"I don't know Nudge," I said. "That's a good idea, but what do you guys think?" I asked the Flock.

"I'm up for it," said Iggy.

"Me too," added Gazzy.

"Me three. But what about Total?" Angel asked.

"Not really up for it, what with it being summer and the Grand Canyon being in the desert," Total said. "I'll stay and guard the house." But knowing Total, he'd probably be at my mom's house all day with Akila.

I turned to Fang. "So, what your vote?"

He shrugged. "Cool, I guess." Thank you for that heartwarming speech Mr. Man-of-many-words.

"Well then, I guess we're going camping," I declared. Nudge beamed at me. "And I guess we'll have to go shopping for camping stuff today," I said as I stood up and took my plate to the sink. I saw Angel and Nudge grin at each other.

I groaned internally at myself. Shopping meant going to the mall, and from previous knowledge, the camping supply store was right next to Macy's, which also meant Angel and Nudge dragging me through the store and trying to get me to try on everything in my size. I began to get suspicious that this was just a plan forged by the girls to go shopping and turn me into a living Barbie.

It was going to be one hellish day.

Well there's chappie 1! chappie 2 should be up in a couple days at the most.

p.s. Please don't sue me Macy's for putting your name in my fanfic!

Fly free!

-C