Fang's POV
"Max, what now?" I asked quietly.
She looked at me. "I'm not sure," she admitted.
I looked at my feet.
Should I do it?
I had kissed her twice before. The first time, she flew away so she
wouldn't have to kiss me again, and the second time, she just plain
ran off.
Help!
Love is confusing.
Love hurts.
Yes. Love.
I decided not to upset her again. Clearly, she didn't want me, and so I should leave her alone. Every time I kissed her, she got upset.
"Fang," she said
quickly.
"What?" I mumbled.
"We…should
talk," she said slowly. "About…us."
I looked at her.
"Really? Well, see, last time I tried, you left," I said
icily.
She nodded. "I
know. Please?"
I sighed. "Okay," I agreed. "You better
not leave."
She nodded. "Promise." She held up her
pinkie, and I wrapped mine around hers. She quickly kissed my lips.
"What was that for?" I asked breathlessly. No. It wasn't a lung problem. It was, she was breath taking, and she just kissed me!
She smiled. "I
wanted to show you I care about this, and I want to figure this
out."
I looked down. "Can you show me again?" I asked
hopefully.
She rolled her eyes. "Maybe." She kissed me again, but didn't pull back as quickly. I titled my head, and she pulled back.
"Now," I said
softly. "Max, I have to get this out now. What did you honestly
expect me to do? Lissa kissed me, and, well, I mean, think about it.
I thought you would never be interested, and I didn't know
any other girls. What was I supposed to do?"
"And same with
Sam," she admitted.
"And, when I saw
you kissing him, I realized why I cared what you would think
when I kissed Lissa. I realized why I wondered what if Max saw
this," I went on.
"I was just confused when I saw you kiss
her," she said with a smile. "I still kinda am. But, I just don't
know what to do."
"What do you mean?" I asked curiously.
She sighed. "Well, let's see. If we do get together, and something happens, think about how badly our friendship is ruined. And, well, I can't live without you," she whispered.
I tilted her head up to look at me. "What if I can promise you nothing will ever separate us?" I asked in a whisper.
She smiled. "If
you could guarantee that, I would. But you can't."
I
nodded. "Can too. Max, did you not know, humans need their hearts
to survive. And, well, you have mine."
She stared at me.
"Since when are you all emotional?"
"Since I'm
trying to prove a point to you," I said simply. "Max, what I'm
trying to say is, I love you."
I bit my lip and looked down.
Maybe I should've waited.
She put her finger
under my chin, and she tilted my head up to where I was looking at
her. "I love you too," she said sweetly. "But that's the
problem. We're in love, but what if something happens?"
"So, you want us to go all through life wondering what would it
have been like if we had gotten together?" I asked
curiously. "Max, you say so yourself. We don't know how long
we're going to last. We're not going to live forever."
"So, we should?" she asked.
I shrugged. "That's
up to you."
"But the guy is supposed to ask the girl,"
she reminded me.
I looked at her. "Wow."
"Ella,"
she said simply.
I smiled. "Max,
will you be my girlfriend?"
She nodded. "Yes." She kissed
me quickly. "Now, go to bed."
I frowned. "Yes ma'am."
She kicked my leg, and I grabbed her hand. She looked at me, and I
patted the ground beside me. She smiled and laid beside me. "Max, I
love you."
"I love you too," she said happily.
"Night."
I woke up, and Max wasn't there. I sat up frantically, and I looked around.
Angel giggled. "Nice lip gloss Fang," she teased.
I furrowed my eyebrows, and I wiped my hand across my lips.
I had pink, glitter
lip gloss on.
I looked up at Max, and she smiled innocently.
I walked up to her,
and I wiped what was on my finger on her lips. "That was mean."
"That's the benefits of waking up earlier than everyone," she
said happily.
I rolled my eyes.
"Ha."
"So, Max, Ella said there's a lot of boyfriend
choices at her school," Nudge informed her.
My eyes shot over to her, and they slightly narrowed.
Max smiled and sat
down. "Really? Any cute ones?"
I gaped at her, and she
smirked. I sat beside her, and I grinned.
"Nah. You can't
find anyone better looking than me," I teased.
She laughed.
"Oh. I thought you were serious."
"You know it's true,"
Angel said quickly.
Max's eyes shot wide-open. "I told you no mind peeking!"
Angel grinned. "Sorry."
Max leaned over and kissed my cheek. "I've already got one. Why would I want one when we eventually go to her school and save the world?"
I smiled, and I wrapped my arms around her.
Gazzy and Iggy were
just gaping at us. Angel and Nudge were jumping around squealing.
"I love you," Max whispered.
I kissed her softly. "I love you too."
She sighed. "Come
on guys. I just got word of where to go."
I nodded and stood
up. "Let's go!"
We all took off, and I started thinking, as usual when we're flying.
Finally. See? All it takes is communication.
I wonder where we're going.
"Max, where did it tell us to go?" I asked curiously. I looked back at her, and I froze.
She wasn't there, or anywhere.
What?
