I opened my eyes, the cold floor waking me up. I had rolled off my bed, hitting the side of my wing. I heard a grunt of pain and registered it had came out of my own mouth. I looked down at my feathers that had torn off when I fell.
Good job Max, those feathers help you fly.
Oh shut up Voice! I don't need you telling me how to fly!
You wouldn't be where you are without me.
"I know what I'm doing, now go away." Sadly I said that last bit out loud.
"Wow. Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed..." A voice that wasn't coming from my head said.
It took me a minute to realize I was still on the ground. It took me even longer to recognize who the voice was coming from. I hadn't heard his voice in so long, not since... I felt a tug of pain in my heart. Worse then any pain I'd ever felt.
I bolted up, shoving him against the wall. His black hair flying forward as he hit the wall with a loud thud.
"That's not the 'hello' I was expecting," He heaved out as I pushed my arm against his neck pinning him against the wall.
"Yeah well I didn't get the 'good bye' I was expecting," I snarled, my eyes filling with tears that I didn't let him see.
"You don't understand-"
"I understand plenty well. You left me. And with a pretty lame excuse."
"Yeah that's the part you don't understand."
"Then explain," I snarled through my teeth releasing his neck from my arm.
"I did leave, but it wasn't my option."
"Really? And whose was it?"
"Jeb's."
"What?"
"Um... Well I'm not quite sure what happened. Just hearing Jeb's voice and him saying, 'He's distracting Max and keeping her away from Dylan. Then we will convince Dylan to move in faster. They need to reproduce before the time comes.' Then I woke up some where in California..."
"Uh-huh suuure and how'd you know it was California?"
"A newspaper."
"How'd you eat?"
"I've been without your help before, Max."
"I don't know how to trust you anymore Fang, you really hur-"
He cut me off and pressed his lips against mine. Something I had missed about him for so long. I don't trust I must've been the most appealing thing to run into considering I had been so upset about him leaving I had myself hidden in my room for a week. I didn't come out for anything, not food, not bathing, not brushing my teeth, nothing. He didn't seem to care though and I really didn't either.
There was a knock on the door and it immediately opened, I could hear mumbling and then he spoke louder.
"Hey Max, it's me, Iggy. How're you feeling after Fang left? I know you're been really broken up about it and-" Fang broke his speech, and pulled away from me, then snorted.
"Fang?!" He looked shocked, then angry, he looked almost like he thought it was my fault.
"Fang do you know what you've done? Not only have you upset Max but you've upset the entire Flock. I don't know what you were thinking but it was just-" Fang cut him off again (He's really good at that, huh?).
"I didn't mean to."
"FLOCK MEETING!" I yelled, getting everyone's attention.
I watched as the kids ran in. Gazzy, face turning shocked. Nudge, happy. Angel, annoyed, and Dylan, angry. As he explained they became happier and more confused. Except Dylan who sulked in the corner of my room.
I smiled and looked over at him, he leaned down and kissed me. The kids were all gone by the end of it and then there was Dylan who sighed and walked out of the room.
By the time I heard the door slam we were fully making out so we didn't notice when Angel came in and walked over to me and pulled on my pant leg.
I jumped, hitting my head into Fang who reacted with backing up and falling over the bed, slamming into the window, which broke.
"Great." I said stretching out the "a".
"Sorry, I just wanted to know when dinner was..."
"Um... Ask Iggy." I was completely blushing.
"Oh, and Dylan wants to talk to you."
"Of course..."
I walked over to Dylan, who stood on the porch sinking over the side of the rail.
"I know we were made for each other, and you know I want you more then anything in the world. But I know you want Fang..."
"And?"
"And I guess I'll just leave you guys alone," He had a backpack by his feet, and he picked it up and looked over at the mountains in the distance. He looked at me and outstretched his wings he began to fly away.
I was in shock and didn't know what to think, so I flew after him.
"Dylan! Stop! Wait! Dylan!" I called.
He stopped in a cove on a beach, turned around and looked at me as he landed and sighed.
"Please, I need this."
"To leave me? No you don't."
"I need to. I can't get between you and Fang."
"I can't let you leave because I... Because I..."
"You what?"
My wings curled in and I jumped forward slamming my lips into his. We stood there for moments both in a daze. I slowly opened my eyes and noticed he looked very happy. Then his eyes jumped open and he pulled away.
"No! No! You just got Fang back. You can't do this to him. Or yourself."
He flew off and didn't even look back.
