Max POV

My wings feathers rustled lightly in the cool evening breeze. The flock had been living in a tiny wooden tree house/ shack thing for the past six months. Fang had to sleep on the couch in the tiny living room. I had offered to take the couch, but of course he, being Fang, refused.

Anyways, I rounded a small patch of trees and the small house came into my field of view. All its lights were on and the windows glowed like fireflies. As I drew closer, I saw Fang perched on the roof staring into space. While staring at Fang, I hadn't realized how close I was to the balcony. I tore my eyes away from his dark figure just in time to see the balcony looming up on me. I tried desperately to back-pedal, but it was too late. My knees banged painfully on the balcony's edge. I lost control and flipped head over heels and skidded across the front porch. My back slammed against he wall with such force that the window above me shattered sending a cascade of broken glass to rain down upon me. Fallen glass cut across my vision like shards of crystal.

I heard the sound of wings mixed with running footsteps. Fang appeared on my Right side, and out a comforting had on my shoulder. The rest of my flock appeared on my left, looking at me in confusion.

I stood up, dazed, shaking glass out of my hair and feathers. Fang moved to the right to stand with the rest of the flock. They were looking at me weirdly. A kind of wary yet apologetic, look. Usually both Nudge and Fang would have rushed to make sure that I was ok. I stared back at them, perplexed.

"What?" I said defensively. Angel gave Nudge a little shove, so that she stumbled forward slightly. She cast a worried glance back at the flock before returning her gaze to me.

She inhaled deeply then began talking really fast, "the whole flock wonders what you do every day from dawn until dusk. When you come back home you always ask us a lot of questions. The next morning you are gone again. Our only explanation is that you are working for Itex." She looked at me apologetically.

"WHAT?!" I shrieked.

Fang stepped forwards, "What Nudge is trying to say is that we want you to leave the flock. We can't afford for the flock to be caught again. I'm sorry Max."

For a moment I was at a loss for words, " Let me get this straight. You guys honestly think that I am working for Itex?" The flock merely gazed at me apologetically.

"I'm sorry Max," squeaked Angel," but it's the only explanation we have." I looked blankly at her.

Fang broke the silence, "I think you should go now Maximum."

My sadness suddenly turned to rage, " FINE!" I blurted out, "FINE! YOU WANT ME TO LEAVE I WILL!" with one last angry glare at the flock, I unfurled my wings and leapt off the porch into the night.

Fang POV

I can't believe we just sent Max away. When the others told me what thy thought Max was doing, it was hard to believe. Angel had tried to read her mind, but there was an unbreakable barrier there, preventing her from getting to her thoughts. That kind of backed up their theory as well.

In the end, I had no choice to believe them. I love Max, and I just hope that some day, she will get my note I hid for her, and that we will see each other again.

Max POV

I put on a burst of speed. The wind whipped my hair around my face and into my mouth. I could feel my heart seizing up and I choked back tears. Pull it together Max I thought to myself. I hardly ever cried, but I could feel the burn f tears behind my eyes.

Unfortunately, I hadn't been paying attention to how high I was fling. I could barely make out the cars' headlights on the highway. My lungs began to spazm as I gasped for air. I could feel it thinning around me. I dropped about a hundred feet, regained control momentarily, before I began to fall.

I worked my wings, regaining control for barely a second right above the treetops before they were jerked out behind me by the wind. The ground rushed up way too fast. I wrapped my wings around me like a protective cocoon as I crashed through the trees. When I hit the ground, I felt a jolt of pain run through my spine before everything went black.