Max POV: Chapter 2
"Max!"
That's what I heard above all the whistling in my ears and my own piercing cries as I fell, unaware of my surroundings. The only thing I was aware of was the images flashing though my head and emotions that passed, in sync with the mini unwanted slideshow.
Fang…and a girl? Who?
My eyes widened as I saw her press herself against him and kiss him. Fully on the lips.
Oh, I know what you're thinking. Oh no, she didn't!The thing is that when you love a guy as much as I felt like I did in the emo video thing you don't say that.
Instead, you cry.
That's what I did. Cry, I mean. In the images.
Fang….. running after me. That's what I saw from the realistic "imagination" that my mind's eye was creating.
Just then, it stopped. Don't ask why 'cause I could've cared less. I just wanted it out. More than anything. I closed my eyes, squeezing them shut. Then, I clutched my head, just in time, with another loud scream escaping my lips. I immediately stopped, though, when hard, strong, calloused arms took hold of my body and stopped the seemingly endless fall.
That was when I actually opened my eyes.
Only to be met by dark ones. Really dark, let me tell you. Only they weren't just dark, they also held worry, concern, and-.
No, that's impossible. He can't do that. With all the mistakes I've done to put the flock life in danger, I mean. That was just my imagination like the images that were flashing though my head earlier. My imagination and only my-.
I was interrupted by wet trails of salt water running down my cheek. You have got to be kidding me! No, not now you don't .I was the fearless, Maximum Ride, and I wasn't about to let something as simple as that make me break down.
I closed my eyes, sighed, and shook my head. After a couple of seconds, I relaxed and soon gave myself up to the dark, inviting, unconsciousness that was waiting for me.
Fang POV:
"Max!" I screamed as I heard her shriek from above.
I should've waited for her! But, noooo, I had to nod without a second thought and go barreling down.
I shot up, straight toward the screams and after what seemed like forever. She landed in my arms and stopped shrieking as fast as she started. My Max cracked open her eyes a bit and I stared into them, looking for answers. It felt like forever, but I soon found myself looking at the tears streaming down her face. She looked upset. Why?
She closed her eyes and shut them tight as she sighed. After a while I realized she had been knocked unconscious and so I slowly angled myself downwards and then, oh so carefully, lowered Max and myself down so the others could figure out if she was okay or not.
When I got down, Nudge, the motor mouth, immediately started yapping. I already knew she was okay, but was Max? I couldn't help but wonder, why was she crying?
I swear, if it was the Voice again, I was going to punch someone's lights out.
"Fang! Is she okay or not? What happened? I need it know NOW! Why did you leave her there?" Nudge cried at me, taking a step toward me with tears streaming down her face. Was this some kind of tear fest or something? Cause it sure seems like it.
Whatever. It was bad enough that Max was knocked unconscious by some stupid thing that the Voice was doing. During all this Gazzy was explaining to Ig what happened.
"Nudge…please stop, Can't you see Fang is worried too? He doesn't even know what's going on either. How 'bout we both ask Max what happened to her during the fall?" Ig reassured Nudge by pulling her into a soft embrace. We all knew how they felt about each other. Woo hoo, love is in the air. Don't we all feel it? Not!
"I just don't know, Ig. I'm so worried." Then she started to bawl in his shirt crying like hell. What is up with that?
That's when I blacked out, too….with Max still in my arms. Oh, crap.
