I was hiding my pain I admit it. I could feel the poison seeping into my bloodstream. The skin was turning green. I jerked the sleeve down. I was glad that I could block my mind. Sure it took years to do it, but it was worth it. I hated being a burden. You can never lean on someone for too long, they can snap, just like Jeb. Jeb, I hated him. Why can't life be simple, just Max, the flock and me. I learned my lesson the first time, don't need to another time. I gritted my teeth. God, why couldn't I have power's like immunity to poison rather than invisibility. It doesn't help a lot, especially in a case in this. I'm glad we were hiking for once rather than flying. If I drop out of the sky again, that's more of a burden. I love Max. She never is a burden, she's beautiful, and she deserves the care she gets. Me, I'm different. I never deserve this life where everyone loves me. Max loves me. I don't get it. What does she find in me? Angel loves me. Gazzy loves me. I'm not sure if Iggy loves me… Aww shoot. I looked at my hands. The flesh was turning gray. I stuffed it in the pockets of the wind breaker. The poison was spreading, closer to my heart. I jerked up the sleeve quickly. Sure enough, there was a web of green lines. I rubbed at them and snatched the sleeve down.
"Fang? Are you okay? Your jaws they're clenched." Max stops walking and walks towards me, she traces my jaw with a worried look on her face. It was cute scrunched up. The pain pulsed, I grunted. I do not want to be a burden. I do not want to be a burden. I do no-
"Max! There's something wrong with Fang! His arm! His arm!" Angel shouts and tears roll down her cheeks. Don't cry my princess… The world goes dizzy. I felt myself fall on my knees. The pain was pulsing and the air was filled with the rip of the cloth of my jacket. I shivered with the sudden blow of autumn air. I felt tear drops on my arm. I look over and see Max crying. I wipe them away with my live hand.

"It's okay. It's okay." I whisper. She whimpers and forces me to lay down on the ground. Nudge, Gazzy, and Iggy comes running over.
"Oh my gosh! Fang! What happened to you? Was it the gun thingy? The one you blocked for Max? The dart?! The green one?! Why didn't you say anything! Why, Fang? Do you WANT to die?" Nudge wails. Iggy listening to the commotion comes over. He skims over the skin on my hand.
"Found it. How far does it reach? The poison?"
" Umm… Iggy. All the way up his arm. Is that a bad thing? Is Fang gonna die? Don't leave me Fang!" Gazzy was crying, my soldier. Nudge was weeping on Iggy's back. Ah, typicall. Guy's I'll be fine, just worry about my Max. I'm not worth it. The pain pulsed again. I gripped the earth in pain. Max ripped off my shirt. She gasped. Probably not that bad. The pain was more diffened and the world darkened five shades. My queen, she's disappearing. No. I was dying. How had I just realized now.
"I love you, Max. I love you guys all. I'm sorry."
Then the world disappeared.