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?