Fang's POV

The kingdom is going wild. Max wasn't the only orphan now. Everywhere I look there're lonesome children scattered at every corner. Most of them had already lost hope and you could see it in their eyes. Where were their parents? At war. My father, a.k.a the king, was shot about a month ago. That's also how long the war has been raging on. No he's not dead, but he's in a coma and has been for a while now. Since then, everyone has dropped all their duties to battle for the right to rule, but what's the point of 'rule' once everyone's dead.

Max still has to go into hiding once word got out she's the surviving Capulet, and my presence is no longer a concern for others since I'm a 'banished prince' who decided to avoid the battle for power. All I need is Max, and I would be fine.

Speaking of Max, she was leaned against my shoulder asleep. She wore a cloak and pulled the hood up to hide her face from the villagers or what was left of them. Slowly, I put my arm around Max and traced my fingers down her spine. She smiled at my touch and opened her eyes. She looked gorgeous as always with her brown eyes sparkling and her matching wavy hair tied up by a ribbon.

"Did I wake you?"

"No I was already awake. I was just enjoying the wind. Times like these… we don't get much of this peace anymore."

I sighed and stood up reaching out a hand for Max to take which she did. "I think I'm going to visit my father tonight."

"Ok then I think I'll come with you." Max jumped up swiftly and stretched her wings. Then, we both took a long look at the scenery away from the loud battle cries. The sun was setting and the light made the water from the lake sparkle. The sky was turning from blue to a glow of red. It was merely a signal of the world's end.

Max's face turned sad, so I took her hand and started running. Laughing, she followed and soon enough we were both in the sky.

"Fang?" she kept her face serious and staring straight ahead. This worried me.

"Yeah what's up?"

"I wonder how much time we have left." She was referring to the time I had before I had to give up my life for the world.

"Max. Come on. Let's not worry about that yet."

"How can I?"

"Let's just be happy with what we have."

"You're right. So why are we going to visit your father?"

"Well, I haven't seen him in a while, and I feel like he doesn't have much longer."

"Yeah, I understand. It'll be good for you, I hope." She smiled this time and lightened up the mood. "I remember my father… and my mother, oh and also my sister."

"You had a sister?" This was the first time Max had ever opened up about her family, so I was all ears.

"Well, not my real sister. She was more like my playmate. She took care of me even though she was younger, but I'm not sure where she went. She disappeared a couple of weeks before the invasion. I remember she was an orphan, and I found her by herself in my mother's garden, so I invited her in. After seeing how happy she made me, my father let her stay at the castle."

"Wow. Your father sounds a whole lot better than mine."

"No, I don't think your father's bad. He's just lost."

"Lost? I've heard horrid, mean, bad, cruel, and jerk. Lost is a new one."

"Well, I don't think he knows what he's doing or even why. Like why is he trying to get rid of the prophecy?"

"He was trying to…. Kill you. That way the…"

"No because my father would have been the one murdered anyways. How ironic is it that his attempt started the prophecy."

"I don't know. I just don't know."

"Well, Fang. You can't die. You really can't. The kingdom needs you and it's in your blood to become the new king."

"I'm not going anywhere."

Max dropped it.

"What about your mom?" I continued.

"Funny… she disappeared as well shortly after Angel."

"Angel?"

"Yeah she's the 'little sister'."

"Mine did too."

"Your mom?"

"Yeah, after she realized my father was… evil" Max smirked at the word. "She left both of us, but after learning to fly, I've been able to visit her."

"Well then we should visit her too."

"Sure. I want her to meet my love anyways." Max smiled again and flew closer to peck a kiss on my cheek.

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