Post Nevemore
Dylan crouched on the edge of one of the cliffs of the small island oasis looking out at the sparkling ocean. The sun just began to rise and the pink and gold morning light danced across the waves of the sea. This was where he had been spending most of his time now.
Now that Max had Fang back. Dylan grimaced at just the thought of the dark eyed bird kid.
After everything he did to her, after all the pain he caused her and the flock. After every tear Dylan saw fall from Max's eyes because of him; Fang just sauntered back into her life like nothing happened. Max took him back just like that.
It actually caused Dylan physical pain in his chest just thinking about it. How Max looked at him when he came in the door looking disheveled and broken.
Now they were just two little lovebirds, oblivious to anything but each other. Dylan couldn't blame Angel for kicking them out of the flock two years ago.
He clouded her judgment and she foolishly trusted his.
Had Max actually been capable of thinking on her own without Fang; she wouldn't have been almost killed by that tidal wave that who else but Dylan saved her from.
Now Dylan only really spoke to Iggy, who had always been kind to him. Iggy didn't care about Max's feelings or love life. He only cared about surviving and being with Ella. Now that he had done both he was friendly to Dylan.
Dylan and Gazzy had actually formed their own friendship on the basis of Dylan loving science and Gazzy loving … explosions. Dylan had been teaching Gazzy a lot about interactions between different chemicals that would cause bigger and more powerful explosions.
However, even those two friendships and the few friendships he had formed with the other bird kids did very little to ease the pain he felt. Max didn't look at him the same anymore, or at all for that matter.
Dylan had felt like a tissue for Max to cry on while Fang was away, flirting with her clone and having a flock of his own. While Dylan tried to pick up the pieces and heal this broken heart.
Now he was alone. But his thoughts were never without her.
She was in his DNA. In his soul. In his mind. Forever.
Dylan stood up feeling tears sting his eyes. He picked up a rock and threw it several hundred yards in frustration.
Dylan snapped out his chocolate brown wings and took long ragged breaths.
He had to find him. He had to talk to him. He might even have to kill him. But whatever he did. He needed to end this eternal longing and suffering over Max. And he was the only way Dylan could see ending this.