Impromptu of a Book from the "maximum Ride" Series

Max

I waited on the roof for the rest of the flock, after the last house incident, somebody had to watch the house or we might get surprised again. My wings were outstretched and dying for a fly, I could go and watch from above, but with the M-geeks out there, they could come from the ground for all I know, they’re unpredictable. I suddenly thought about Fang, I tried to quickly shake it out of my head in case Angel was about. I need to get it to her head that reading minds of people when they are having personal thoughts is not something to be telling them.

A cold breeze of brushed by and I gave a slight shiver. Then again, and again, something was up. I got up as fast as I could and quickly did surroundings check ready in a fighting stance, nothing. Swish, swish, came from around me. What the heck? I thought to myself. I tried to concentrate on the noise. Swish, I turned around with a side kick to no one in particular, just to show I was ready for a fight. A tall dark person managed to simply catch my foot and throw it to the ground. He shrugged off his hood and there was Fang, giving me a dopey smirk that he does when he teases me. “Dang it Fang,” I sighed, embarrassed,” you know better than to sneak up on me like that when I’m on watch.” “Got you.” he told me with the rare grin he barely does. I need to get him a bell or something.

After my heart attack on the roof he sat by for a couple minutes. It was kind of awkward, just being there with him. I’m used to it but it still seems weird. I tried to start a conversation. “What’s the flock doing?” Fang didn’t look at me, his eyes in the sky, “Angel is teaching how to take off and land to Total, but I’m not sure that a four-legged dog can fly the same way a two-legged person can.” Well duh. “What about the others? Nudge?” I asked, thinking about where or what that fashion conscious motor mouth could be doing. “She’s at the Day and Night school, she told you on the way out right?” Oh yeah. “Gazzy and Iggy?” I was scared to ask because if you pair those two up and give them a pile of dirt and a cactus, they can make something explode. “They just went out, Iggy is going to try to practice seeing some more, while Gazzy is the judge, went to a car lot so Iggy can try it out on cars.” We all wish Iggy could see,