Part two

The flock woke to the feel of motion and also immobility. They all started trying to get free. Nothing worked.

"Max I'm so, so sorry. Still no matter how sorry I am I had to do this." Max looked up shocked. She knew that voice.

"Sam?"

"Yeah Max." Sam was an Eraser. Max had been right that day. The whole thing was a set up. No one said anything. Fang was glaring death at Sam and Max was just thinking about how much might have been a lie. The people, how many had been part of the School?

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Right. Left. Left. Left. Right. Straight. Right. Max couldn't remember every turn. That was just what Sam wanted. He had watched Max and knew how she thought. He wasn't driven by rage like Ari. Sam noticed every little move Max made. It was like he could just feel it as she moved.

"Fang stop glaring at me and get over it." Sam said without turning around. That was another thing. It seemed like Sam was a different kind of Eraser. He didn't look like one and he seemed more powerful then the others. Sam really didn't know what to think.

"You'll be staying here not in cages." The door was metal. Sam was sure they wouldn't be able to get through. "Get some sleep you're going to need it." With that he shut the door.

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Max had tried everything she could think of but nothing got through that door. Not even magnetic Nudge could move it. Everyone kept looking at Max waiting for her plan. Suddenly the door opened.

"Max, you guys need to get out of here now!" Jeb was standing there a gun in his hand. Yells could be heard from down the hall. This time Max just trusted. She didn't think or plan Max just jumped. That was the same thing she'd had to do with Fang. Max was learning that sometimes you really do need to just take the jump and hope your wings catch.

"Max, They're coming!" Angel said. "Sam's there and he's mad. He'll do anything to get us to stay."

"Just keep moving." Max said. She was in the back. Finally they burst out into the yard. Everyone started taking to the air and Jeb had some sort of jetpack like thing. They were going fast but they couldn't stay this way for long.

"Land in that clearing." Max called and everyone moved downward. Finally they landed.

"I'm hungry!" Nudge said. Some things never change.

"I'll go into town with Iggy and Angel." Fang said. His eyes met Max's and they had another silent conversation no one else can understand. Max nodded and they took off. The only people left were Max, Gazzy, Nudge, and Jeb. Gazzy started a fire and Nudge was getting sticks for them to roast things on. Just like old times.

"Listen Jeb-"

"Max duck!" Max dropped to the ground. There was Sam he'd landed in the clearing and was panting. His eyes were dark, cold, and just plain scary. There was nothing but black, the warmth that had been there for Max was gone. Sam was gone. He was a predator now and there was nothing he wanted more then Max.

The way Sam wanted Max though was still the same. He wanted her. However this want wasn't with love as well it was pure predatory lust.

"Max." he hissed out her name. Then he dove at her. Max hadn't been ready for it and he grabbed her quickly. He rose into the air wings snapping out. Then he was gone. Jeb was staring where Max and Sam had just been.

"Nudge stay here and watch Gazzy. If you get close to Sam right now he'll kill you. He only wants Max and anyone else he will not think twice about." Then Jeb was gone too and Nudge and Gazzy were alone.

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Sam and Max had landed and now he was just watching her. Every time she tried to move he was there stopping her. It was so weird how he seemed to know when she was moving. Max had all but given up on trying.

Suddenly Sam let out a low growl.

"What? I didn't move!" Max said but Sam ignored her. Then Max heard it. It was Jeb and he was coming to save her. He was risking his life to save Max. Yes he'd done it in the past but this time Max wasn't need for anything but the Flock. Jeb was coming because he really cared.

"Jeb if you make one more move I'll kill you." Sam hissed out. Max moved and once again he stopped her.

"Max do not move. He's connected to you. Every move you make he can feel, every thought you have he could know, every emotion of yours is his. He was made for the purpose of knowing you." Jeb spoke loudly like he want-Fang. Max realized what Jeb was doing. Jeb couldn't fight but Fang could.

"Shut up Jeb!" Sam didn't hiss. His hands were holding his head. His thoughts were mixed. He wanted Max and to kill Jeb but also he wanted not to. For her. Always for Max. Sam squeezed his eyes shut. It hurt loving Max while also knowing her. He felt her love for Fang, he felt her love for the Flock, he felt her hate for the school, and most of all he felt her fear. She feared of never seeing them again. So many things she cared about. He didn't want to hurt her but he wanted her too much.

"Sam you don't have to do this. You can walk away. You still have feelings. They created you to know, to want, and to protect Max. You weren't supposed to love her. Love is messy because you can't predict it."

"How can anyone not love Max?"

"Not everyone loves me." Max whispered.

"Shut up!" he yelled. She didn't know what it was like. She didn't know how it felt to be him. To feel her so close all the time but still unable to touch her was killing him.

"Max!" Fang came out of the sky black wings shinning. As he landed he didn't pull them in and the grass rippled. With the look he gave Sam he really looked like a creature sent away from Heaven because he was poisoned. His eyes were filled with fire. This time he wanted to mistakes. No one was touching Max again.

Sam felt Max's joy as he rushed down. Max wasn't some princess that wanted saving but that didn't mean she didn't still need it. Sam broke. All the emotions running through Max broke the predatory mindset.

"Go." Sam said turning away. "Go now or they'll get here first."

Fang nodded and quickly kissed Max. But it was too late. Erasers flew down more then they had ever seen. The flock came too. Battle started.

The Flock had been holding their own but they felt that they wouldn't win. Still they kept fighting. Fang was standing next to Max fight two Erasers when he felt someone at his back.

Sam roared pulling a gun out. He pointed at Fang. Max jumped in front. The shot fired and someone fell to the ground.

"JEB!" Max yelled falling to his side. Tears were streaming down her face. Just like that Max broke. Jeb reached up and touched her face.

"Jeb listen I don't hate you I never could. You're my father and I don't hate you." She said quickly. He needed to know before he died. Another shot priced the silence. Sam fell forward gun in hand. He'd shot himself. Sam's head was so broken that the only way to end what he felt was at the other end of his gun.

Two people died that night. One so Max could escape the other to escape Max. Both were willing to give their lives for her and both loved her. They'd do anything for her but now they won't have the chance. One was her father turned enemy turned friend again the other her first boyfriend (and kiss) who was really created to kill her. When given the power to do so it drove him crazy. Two men died at the point of the same gun all for one girl who, though she didn't hate them, her heart they could never hold, because it will always belong to her other half in the sky.

A/N: So what did you think? Kinda weird and sorry the other half took me so long. Tell me what you think please!