Here's the second chapter!
I don't own Maximum Ride.
Fang's POV:
At first I didn't want to believe it. Iggy loved me? Seriously? It must be a joke. So I laughed, hoping at any second he would yell out "Just kidding!" and laugh. But he caught me by surprise. His eyes became moist, and he got a major blush. And then he yelled out:
"It's not a joke! I love you! I've loved you for a very long time!" I shut up. I had no idea what to say to that. I liked Max. I wasn't gay. What could I tell him? When he ran, it didn't even register until about ten minutes later. I rose slowly, and then shook my head to clear out all the thoughts floating around. My first priority was to find Iggy. And that's what I did. I think I must have looked around for ages, until I heard an all-too familiar voice.
"No one can help you. And before I take you back to the School, I'm going to play around with you." I ran faster at the sound of Ari's voice. The sight I got was not a good one. Ari had Iggy against a tree, his wrists pinned above him, and was grinning in a way that made me want to punch him.
Iggy was a mess. His strawberry blond hair was still sticking out everywhere, and he was crying and shaking. His blue eyes were full of fear. There was a scratch down the left side of his face, going all the way down is neck, chest and stomach. His right leg was bent at an unnatural angle, presumably broken. I was furious. I wasn't even completely sure why I was this angry. I mean, I hadn't even been this angry whenever Max was hurt. Maybe it was because he was blind, I don't know. Ari was pulling at his belt now,and Iggy was pleading for him to stop. That was it.
"Leave Iggy alone!" I shouted, charging forwards. Ari released Iggy's wrists, and he slumped to the ground, holding his leg and crying. I aimed a punch at Ari's head. I still don't know what happened next. One second he was there, and the next second he was behind me, and then there was a hole in my gut. Clean through, just like that. The sound waves from the gun shot echoed around the clearing.
Iggy's POV:
"Fang!" I screamed, momentarily forgetting about my leg. Ari was slowly walking back towards me. I probably looked pretty pitiful right now. I didn't care.
"Relax." I could hear Ari's smirk. "He's not dead yet." Momentary relief swept over me, only to disappear as I heard the unmistakable sound of duct tape. "The rest of your little gang is going to be here soon, so we need to get out of here."
He wasn't taking any chances. My legs were secured, my wrists behind me and my arms taped tightly to my sides. He wrapped the tape around my head several times. He left me there, lying on my side, and I could hear a growl from Fang and many curses as the duct tape was used again. Probably to prevent him from trying anything. I yelped(or tried to) in surprise as I was picked up bridal style by the Eraser. And then he took off, his large, heavy wings flapping jerkily, creating a very bumpy ride. Every time he went up or down, my leg felt like it was breaking all over again. This was going to be a log flight.
Fang's POV:
He was taking him. Ari was taking Iggy. And I could only watch as they disappeared. I struggled, growing weaker from my wound. I was about to close my eyes when the rest of the flock burst into the clearing.
"FANG!" They all yelled, running forward. They made quick work of getting rid of the duct tape. Ow. "You're injured!" Max said, noticing the pool of blood. Thanks Max, I really didn't notice the hole in my stomach.
"Where's Iggy?" Max asked. "Ari." Was all I said, and I just stared at her between gasps of air. I was starting to feel lightheaded. Nudge and Angel were on the verge of tears, Gazzy was in shock. I mean, his bomb buddy, gone just like that. Max was a whole different matter. Her eyes were on fire with anger. I seriously thought I was going to be crushed under the force of her killing intent. Then she looked at me again and her gaze softened slightly.
"We will rescue him, trust me." She said in a tone like she was explaining to Angel why she couldn't control the President. "And when we do we're going to kill Ari. Again. But first, we need to visit Dr. Martinez's house, and get her to fix you up while we plan our next move." Angel started sobbing. I closed my eyes, unable to look. She must have looked through my mind and seen what happened.
"Can we please hurry?" I asked quietly as Max comforted Angel and got the details. She had gritted her teeth.
"Absolutely." Was Max' short quick response. The others acted immediately, Nudge carrying Angel and Max carrying me(thankfully I wasn't very heavy). We all flew silently to our camp. If Iggy was here, he would definitely have broken the silence. Maybe if Iggy was here there wouldn't be silence in the first place. I couldn't get the images out of my head. Iggy's tear stained face. Iggy's frightened eyes. Iggy's limp figure. Iggy, Iggy, Iggy. And it was my fault he had been alone in the first place. My fault that Ari had been able to take advantage of him. That's what drove me crazy. That he might, no, would still be here if it weren't for me.
Don't think that! Angel silently said to me. It's not your fault! The way you're beating yourself up about it is making it even worse for us! You can share your burdens with us. That's why we're here!
'Thanks Angel.' I thought, but I didn't feel much better. Nevertheless, she left me to my own thoughts for the rest of our flight.
We landed at the house, which hadn't been more than a few hours away. Max tried her best to land gently, but, well... Max isn't exactly a gentle person. Dr Martinez came out to greet us, a smile on her face. Of course she stopped smiling when she saw the wound.
"All of you come inside," She said, becoming business-like. "Max, help me get him to the bathroom so I can take a look. After much of my growling, we finally got me in the little room. She removed my jacket and shirt and examined the wound.
"Well," She said finally. "The bullet went straight through, so we're going to have to clean and disinfect the wound an then stitch it." She puled out the rubbing alcohol. "This'll only hurt a bit."
That's the end of the second chapter! I'll try to get the third up soon! R&R people!
