1. Introduction
I woke up with a horrible headache and in a cage. But what else was new? I peeked underneath so I could see the cage beneath me. Damn. Angel wasn't in her cage. So it meant that They were experimenting on her. A range of curses went off in my mind. I looked to my left and saw that Iggy was missing too. Underneath the empty cage was Nudge, asleep and fists clenched. She twitched in her sleep every few seconds. On the bottom, Gazzy was asleep too, breathing irregular. Ack. Headache attack again. I rubbed my forehead, hoping it would dull the pain. Like it actually did.
After awhile, the pain dulled slightly. I glanced to my right to find Fang there. He was sitting in the corner of his cage, knees drawn up, arms crossed on top of his knees and head buried inside. I saw some blood dripping from his arm, forming a small pool at the floor of his cage. My eyes widened a little in surprise. But then again, it was Them that did it. Not a low for them. They were sometimes lower. Wayyy lower.
"Hey, Fang," I whispered. He raised his head. "You okay?"
"Yeah. But are you okay?" he asked.
"Huh?" A new blast of a headache appeared. I winced slightly, trying to hide my pain.
"Withering on the floor of your cage," he stated plainly.
"Oh, yeah. Just a headache. It's a little better now," I lied through my teeth.
"Don't hide your pain, Max. Admit it. It's bothering you," he stated again.
I remained a little silent. "Okay, yeah, it's bothering me. Happy!?"
A smile flickered across his face and he curled up in the corner of his cage. Fang closed his eyes and became silent.
I sighed and leaned against my cage. There wasn't much of anything else to do but sleep. It might help my headache. A small bit of pain went into my brain. I slowly got myself to sleep. And the last thing I remember myself seeing was Fang, sleeping quietly in the corner of his cage.
Author's Note: This is when they were in the School, just to clarify. They/Them were the white coats. Yeah, so it was a little "feeling-show-y" for Fang, but not too much, right? But anyway, a kickoff for the FangxMax 100 Theme Challenge!