Chapter 1
A/N: I realized I haven't written in a while, but I got random inspiration. This fic won't be very long though I love to write Fax and getting lots of reviews. When I started prewriting I had no clue what the plot was, I was just trying to write Fax without it sounding like my other stories or anyone else's. So enjoy.
Max POV
Let's catch up to speed. The government liked my speech about global warming and listened to my pleas about going to a mutant school. Instead they set us up, quite nicely by the way, on a remote island off the shores of southern California. We have a beautiful farm house style home stocked with food. Plus, California isn't too far away to make a food run (or should I say a food fly?). We've lived here for about, um, two weeks. But between the construction and moving in, we are just now settling in. We've explored the island as a flock and have flown freely and in peace.
Fang went for a walk with Gasman tagging along. They asked Iggy, but he wanted to relax in a chair near the housed and take in all the sounds. I was left on lifeguard duty with Nudge and Angel. We all are in strapless bikinis (mine is black) because of our wings. This is the first time we actually have the correct swim attire. Usually, we swim in our jeans and let me tell you that causes some serious chafing.
Nudge was practicing her swimming strokes while Angel was swimming with the fish. We came to an agreement that she needs to come up to the surface every twenty minutes, so I know she's okay. I was laying on the beach/blanket reading some magazine. Not one of these actors or actresses was familiar to me.
"Gazzy's coming," Iggy yelled out to me.
I glanced toward the woods area because my mother flock intuition told me he would come from that direction. Sure enough, Gasman broke through the border of trees.
"MAX! We saw this huge bear thing and it was black and…and..and IT WAS AWESOME!!"
"Calm down sweetie. What happened and where did you see it?" I tried to calm him down. Putting the magazine aside, I sat up and made him sit on my lap. He continued while I slowly rubbed his wings.
"We were that direction, on the other side of the island. I was running ahead when I came across this rocky area. I was playing absentmindedly when this big black shadow fell upon me. I looked up to see this gruesome bear staring down at me. I ran back to Fang and then ran to you."
"Where is Fang? Why didn't he come back with you?" I started to panic.
"Um…I think he was going to check it out."
I nodded my head, already formulating possibilities. Placing Gasman on my blanket, I stood up and slid my feet into sandals.
"Gazzy, watch your sisters! Do not leave them! You hear me?!" I yelled backwards.
"Yes ma'am," he responded.
"What's going on?" Iggy called out to me.
"I'm going to check on Fang and this bear thing."
"Bear thing??"
"Ask Gazzy. Stay here and I'll be back soon, okay? I don't think it is that serious, but I got to check it out."
I took off sprinting through the woods. I know you all are out there thinking, "why doesn't she just fly?" Well, the woods aren't that thick but you could easily miss something flying over. I'm strong and can endure so I figured running is the best choice of travel.
I practically held my breast in place while running. I never realized how inept this swimsuit was. When Nudge and Angel picked it out, I bought it because I didn't want to hurt their feelings. But this thing has absolutely NO support! Now that I am thinking about what I'm wearing, I can't believe I took off running to a bear in a bikini! I was so upset about the bear and Fang, it didn't even cross my mind to throw a shirt on. Why should I be falling over myself for Fang?! He has Brigid, I thought sneeringly. I'm only doing this for the kid's safety, I told myself, and it has nothing to do with me running to Fang in a bikini in the woods by ourselves. OH MY GAWD! I halted to a stop. Oh no! I did not run to Fang for my personal pleasure. I am horrible! No, that wasn't the only reason. The kid's safety is so much more important. I'm running to the bear NOT Fang.
I started running again looking for the rocky area where Gasman said he saw the bear thing.
"Where are you going? And what are you wearing?" Fang asked, suddenly appearing.
"Holy Crap! I really hate that invisible thing you do. You didn't have to surprise me, either." I tried re-adjusting my swimsuit casually and finger-comb my hair. Fang kept just staring at me with no expression. I increasingly became uncomfortable and awkward. Fang broke the silence, "Why are you wearing a bikini? You never answered."
"The girls picked it out for me and they gave me the bambi eyes, so I consented as long as it was an acceptable color I like." I looked to the ground.
"It…it looks good on you." Fang cleared his throat. He sounded nervous. I slowly looked up towards him. I couldn't believe he was complimenting me – he was practically flirting! After my realization, I snapped back to reality. "Yeah well it's nice. Why don't you stop gawking at me and go look at Brigid in a bikini….she'll wear one if you ask her to."
I turned on my heel and kept running without looking back. "Go girl! You don't take that crap – stand strong." I thought. I finally made it to a sheer rock wall. No doubt this is where Gazzy was talking about. I spread my wings and slowly hovered in front of the wall. My eyes scanned every nook and cranny, but I didn't see anything. Looking everywhere and the surrounding area and finding nothing, I headed home. I was so confused about everything. This bear thing and Fang are the top of the list, but I'm not sure which one is more confusing. I'd rather face some bear then go home to Fang, but I have to go sometime. Time to face the music.
A/N: The bear thing has some importance so I'd love your reviews and hear what you think it is or how it'll contribute to the story.