Love is Blind-Chapter 1
Disclaimer: Ah, yes, I do not own Maximum Ride obviously. Thank you to Mr. James Patterson for the use of his characters (Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gazzy, Angel, etc.) and his wonderful series.
On another note, we are entering Figgy territory. I thought I might give this a try. I am saying this as a warning, so don't say you haven't been warned, it's going to be a serious legitimate relationship between Fang and Iggy, not some comedy spoof. Please do not post any hateful or offending comments. Thank you.
---Fang's POV---
It had been a rough couple of years before, but the world had been saved and Itex had been vanquished. The flock, Iggy, Angel, Nudge, Gazzy, myself, and Max who was somewhat of our leader, had gotten a large amount of money to make up for all that happened to us. Dr. Martinez, Max's real mother, wanted us to stay home and get an education. It only seemed right, after everything she did for us, to get a proper education. We couldn't live off the money forever.
We were seniors in high school now, a year behind because we had never been to school before. Luckily we didn't have to start all the way from kindergarten. With some tests, Max, Iggy, and I got into High School. Thank God for the internet. We would be lost without it.
Nudge was a freshman. Gazzy was in his last year of middle school. Angel, well, she was the youngest, but she managed to get herself a year ahead instead of behind, now in sixth grade. We made friends with other people, but it was easier to keep to ourselves. It felt safe and stable, like solid ground.
Things were still complicated though. There was Max. We were, I guess you can say, in a relationship. That had been established long ago. As of now, we were eighteen, legal adults by the United States of America's standards, old enough to smoke and drive and get married. In many ways, we were more grown up than we were when we escaped Itex. Although we felt older than that. I felt like dozens of lifetimes had passed me by. After all we had been through, it was hard not to feel like that.
College was ahead of us now that we were halfway through senior year. As of now, we were all going to the same college in Arizona. It wasn't some big name school and that was ok. We just wanted to get through. Max wanted to travel the world after we finished college. I think Iggy and I wanted to do that too. We had been grounded for so long that going places whenever we felt like it seemed like a good idea.
"I'm going shopping for a prom dress with Mom today," Max said as we walked towards the car we shared.
"Oh, really?" I think I still needed a tux for that.
"Yeah, so the car is yours for the rest of the day," Max smiled.
I don't know if Max felt it too, but I was starting to think there was a disconnect in our relationship. Something wasn't quite right. I was afraid to talk to her about it. She seemed happy, but I was starting to think that I wasn't. Maybe it was just the stress of school. Although I had nothing to worry about. We already had college planned out for us.
"You people are so slow," Iggy muttered. He was leaning on the car, his backpack on the ground. "What were you doing? Making out under a staircase or something?
Max unlocked the car. I picked up Iggy's backpack and chucked it at him. He caught it, laughing. Iggy hadn't changed much over the years. He still had those pale blue eyes, slipping in and out of focus. The girls in our school loved him, but Iggy always seemed irritated by it. He once told me that they'd all be crazy for me if I wasn't so scary and didn't have Max.
Today, he was wearing worn out blue jeans. His t-shirt looked a little too small for him. He had started to work out and you could see the muscle gain. My eyes traced his arm muscles. I looked away suddenly, glad he couldn't see me. What the hell was going through my head? I glanced at Max to make sure she hadn't seen me staring. She was fiddling with the keys, trying to get the car opened. It made me glad that Iggy couldn't see me.
"We should go out if you have the car. It's Friday night. We can get some food. I heard from Ella that someone's having a party," Iggy said. "Although if I remember correctly, Gazzy has a date."
"A date?" Although that wasn't surprising. If you took one look at Gazzy, he looked like the kid that always got in trouble but every girl fell head over heels for him. He was a good kid though, despite his earrings and spiked hair. Over the years since we had started school, Gazzy and Iggy had grown apart though. They were no longer partners in crime. I can't remember the last time they had built a bomb with each other.
Iggy laughed. "Yes, a date. I find it amusing."
Max finally unlocked the car and we got in.
Alright, so that's the beginning. Next chapter will be Iggy and Fang taking Gazzy to the theater for his "date". It might be interesting for Iggy and Fang too. Hehe. Thanks for reading.