Have you ever cared for someone so much that you begin to see their face everywhere you go? Do you begin to hear the sweet sound of their voice in your dreams calling out to you, but no matter how much you try and reach out, they are just impossible to touch.
Well that's how I felt about Fang. Slowly the pain gets a little easier everyday, but I still know I've got a long way to go before I'm completely healed. Months, maybe a year? Possible two, who knows. But one things for sure, it's not going to happen anytime soon.
I still have the nightmares, almost every night. I can hear Fang call out to me but all I see is complete darkness. I hold out my hand to grab him but I just can't reach him. His voice sounds so close but yet I can tell he is far, far away. The horrible thing is when I think I've grabbed him, I wake up in a pool of sweat crying out his name. It happens like that most nights. Kind of pathetic really, but there you go.
"Okay people, so I was thinking maybe we could go into town today and see what cool stuff there is?" Nudge said looking around at everyone hoping they would say yes.
"Sounds like a plan to me." Iggy said high fiving Gazzy.
"It sounds like a lovely idea Nudge." I said sounding dismal. Nudge came over and put a hand on my shoulder giving me a reassuring smile. I smiled back feeling an instant mood lift and grabbed my coat ready for the open skies.
"So where shall we start first?"I asked.
"Toy shop!" Angel and gazzy both squealed.
"I don't mind." Iggy shrugged.
"Anywhere with lots of shoes and clothes."Nudge laughed.
"Alright well we can all split up in pairs if you wish and we can meet back in an hour at the toy shop?" I said giving them all a small amount of money.
"Yeah that's great Max thanks!" Angel said soaring off with Nudge and Iggy with Gazzy. I almost forgot that left me with Dylan. Hooray.
I wondered if my voice was going to embarrace me again like it had done on the beach. If I could see the voice, I'm pretty sure he would be smiling about now. I frowned in irritation and looked towards Dylan. He seemed to be totally oblivious to what was going on. He was looking around at the town below in amazement. I guess he had never been in to town before, either.
"So, where do you wanna go?" I asked trying to be polite.
He looked up at me and smiled, staring. I felt uncomfortable staring back but it was like whenever he stared at me I was in a trance and found it hard to look away. I needed to figure out a cure for that.
"Everywhere." He said sounding like a little child.
"Very well, lets start with the shops in the main center." I frowned. In some ways he reminded me of Gazzy. I guess it was the blond hair and the blue eyes.
First off I took him one of the clothes shops and he wanted to buy the entire store. He was almost as bad as Nudge.
Then about 15 minutes later he dragged me in to a men's fitness shop. I wouldn't have minded but so many men were staring at me it was freaky. He picked up a couple of weights and began lifting them like they were nothing. Some of the other men looked over and seemed to be impressed. Great, looks like we are going to be here for a while.
I stood by and watched as Dylan impressed some customers with his strength and questioned him about his diet and stuff like that.
Then a young woman came over, who looked like she worked in the store. She seemed in good shape herself and she seemed to like what Dylan was showing her.
"How long did it take you to be able to hold that many weights, handsome?" She said in a funny accent. French maybe?
"Oh, I just do a lot of exercise and workouts." He replied lifting the weights all the way up to his chest and back down.
The woman nodded and smiled like she understood and began wiping her index finger over his body. She pressed down with her thin bony hands on to his chest and over his biceps with intrigue. I shifted on the spot, getting ready to attack encase she tried anything.
The woman now stood behind him and started pressing her silly hands over his sides and his shoulders. He didn't even look worried that she might discover his wings.
She continued to touch him and take him in as though he was an incredible scent that had to be devoured. Her hands reached down to the bottom of his shirt and slid her hands upwards onto his bare chest. He then looked at her face with interest.
"Feeling a little irritated,Max?" The voice said trying to suppress a laugh. Now I was irritated. I stamped my food and unfolded my arms grabbing Dylan away from the woman and the weights and pulled him out of the shop. I didn't say anything and luckily neither did he as we headed for the toy shop.
"I think you got a little irritated, Max." The voice laughed like it was some kind of game.
"Are you okay? You seem a little distracted?" Dylan asked as we sat on a bench waiting for the others.
"I'm fine." I snapped turning away from him. I didn't want to have to look at him now. And I wouldn't have if he hadn't moved closer to me and made me look into his stupid gorgeous eyes. No wait I didn't say that.
"Did I upset you in some way?" He asked looking sad. I couldn't help but look at his sad face. It almost made me feel sad.
"No you didn't, don't worry." I said giving a faint smile. The truth was, I don't know why I was so irritated. Maybe that woman got to me.
"She was touching him that's why." The voice said sounding smug.
"I don't care about that woman!" I yelled. Dylan looked at me in surprise.
"I wasn't meant to say that out loud." I said realising I had done it again. I buried my face in my hands and sighed.
I brought my head up and turned to face Dylan. But he wasn't looking at me. He was sat with his back to the bench and his legs wide apart as though he was slouching on his own sofa. His right arm was propped up on the arm rest and his left on the back of the bench. He turned his head and looked at me. He didn't smile like he usually did and he wasn't frowning. He had a plain, but interesting look on his face. Some of his hair was falling down in front of his eyes making him look rather irresistable. I stared at him and his expression didn't change. I felt as though... I was being attracted to him in some way. Maybe he had other powers that made me like him?
"Your attracted to him because you were ment to be attracted to him." The stupid voice said. I didn't say a snappy comeback, I didn't even try to think of one, instead I just stared at him, thinking that maybe, I knew deep down it was true. One thing I should have learned by now is that no matter how much I hate to say it, the voice is always right.
"Are you alright?" Dylan said giving me an amazing smile. His smile was one of the best things about him. Although, you didn't hear that from me...
"I am, fine." I said back feeling a bit of an idiot. I wonder what he was thinking?
"He is thinking how beautiful you look."
Oh be quiet you. I snapped back feeling myself blush. Me beautiful, I don't think so.
"Do you want me to tell him what your thinking?" The voice snickered to himself.
"NO!..." I yelled realising I had said it out loud again. Although Dylan didn't look confused or surprised. He just sat in the same position looking open and available.
Wait, you can do that? I asked but I didn't get an answer. Figures.
"Something you want to share?" Dylan asked smiling.
"Definitely not." I quickly said before I realised what I had said. Today was surely not my day.
"Are you sure?" He said quietly raising his eyebrows.
"Yes.. I'm sure." I said. I hoped he didn't know what I was thinking.
"That woman seemed interested in me didn't she?" Dylan said looking over at me raising his eyebrows again. What was his deal?
Sounds to me like a certain someone wants to know how you feel about him. He isn't stupid Max."
I am not interested in him! God no way! I yelled hoping that sounded authentic.
"Yes she did. Your point is." I replied sounding like I didn't care.
"My point is I couldn't help but notice you were getting a little irritated in the background." He smiled as though he had just found out a big secret of mine.
"I was getting annoyed because I didn't want to stand watching people oggle over you. I was getting bored okay."
"Bored?" He said.
"Yes bored." I said sounding irritated.
"So you didn't pull me away because she was touching me?" He smirked.
"No!" I yelled. He didn't say anything. He smiled to himself as he looked down the street.
"Shame. There was me getting hopeful." He said still smirking.
"You what?" I said in a funny tone. He didn't reply.
"He was getting hopeful that you were starting to like him. Why don't you put him out of his misery Max."
I don't think so. Over my dead body. I said realising I had sounded a little more evil than I had wanted.
"Right now he wishes that you were the woman touching him, like the woman in the shop had."
That is gross!.. I blushed. Dylan looked over at me and I had to think carefully if I had yelled out loud again.
The flock arrived and I let out a sigh of relief. They noticed we hadn't brought anything and I told them we didn't have time because we were busy looking at too much stuff. They brought it, but Angel didn't. I gave her one of my ' I will tell you later looks' and she smiled.
On the way home Nudge showed me the magazines she had brought and a new pair of sneakers. Gazzy had brought a funny family film for us to watch and I was pleased he didn't manage to blow anything up. Dylan flew extra close to me touching the tips of his wings with mine and smiling. Sometimes I really don't get guys.
"Awwww how sweet." I heard Nudge chuckle from behind me. Great, I will never hear the end of this.
I was going to turn around and give her one of my we will talk later glares but I was cut short by angel yelling at me and Nudge gasping. I turned around to see what they were looking at when I noticed Dylan wasn't next to me anymore. He was falling through the air.
"Max get him!"Nudge yelled at me and I soared down to catch Dylan. He was falling at such a high speed I didn't think I was going to catch up with him.
"Dylan, wake up!" I screamed over the wind but he didn't hear me, he was still falling fast and his eyes were glued shut.
Luckily I was able to grab onto his shirt and stop him from falling. I got a better grip and tried to lift him up into the air. He was so heavy I felt like I was lifting a truck. The rest of the flock caught up and helped me set him down on the ground.
Nudge got some cold water from a nearby stream and soaked him. I slapped him around a bit yelling at him to wake up and in the end he began to stir.
"Dylan are you okay?"I asked holding his head up by his chin. He opened his eyes and stared straight into mine. His eyes grew wider and wider as if he was looking at a monster and shook his head free from my grip.
"What's wrong?" I asked again moving his hair from his eyes.
"I'm fine." He said breathlessly.
"Max over here."Angel beckoned and I walked towards her while the rest of the flock attended to Dylan.
"Max, he had a vision. That's what caused him to fall form the sky like that. He's never flew while having a vision before and he couldn't handle it." Angel explained looking worried.
"Alright, well what was the vision about." I asked putting my hands on her shoulders.
"He saw... he saw himself with you." She said bluntly.
"Me? That's it?"I said confused.
"Yes but the details I would rather not go into,if you don't mind. It's a little graphic even for my mind. I am only 7 you know." She finished with a smile.
"Alright, well maybe we will talk about this later. Help me get him home okay?" I said.
"Alright." She nodded.
It took us a long time to get Dylan home. But once he was sitting down on the couch he seemed much better. I explained to Jeb what had happened and he agreed it's best to let him rest for a while. The flock and Jeb left but I stayed to get answers.
"Angel tells me your vision was about me and you?"I began.
"Oh, yeah it was." He said, almost embarrassed.
"Well, devils in the details. Tell me what you saw." I pried.
"Oh well I don't remember that much really." He trailed off not looking at me.
"I will tell you, if you like?" The stupid voice began.
Buzz off. I'm asking Dylan not you.
"Yes you can remember, I want you to tell me." I said sounding desperate.
"He won't tell you Max."
Yes he will tell me.
"I don't want to talk about it right now. Maybe later okay." He said finally looking at me.
Alright smart guy...I'm listening I said to the voice.
"His vision of him and yourself takes place in the future. You had just come in from a massive downpour of rain and the rest of the flock were out.." He started. I already didn't like where this was going.
"Long story short, you both end up taking off your wet clothes and you get into his bed. The rest I'm sure you can figure out yourself."
Your serious? I said sounding shocked. Silence.
I looked over towards Dylan. His head was propped up on a pillow and he looked up at me.
"Why don't you like your vision?" I asked him giving him a hint that I know.
"Who said I didn't like what I saw?"He said hiding a smile.
"Oh, but you just look so sad." I wondered.
"I'm not sad, I was a little shocked at first, embarrassed at the fact I had fell from the sky. But I'm not sad."
"Then why the glum look?"
"I'm not glum." He said with a smile. "Just gives me something to look forward to." He smirked looking into my eyes.
"Yeah whatever." I said looking away feeling my face become red. I felt him move closer towards me and pull me against his body. I couldn't find the strength to push myself off and part of me wanted to stay there. My head rested on his chest and I could smell his alluring scent filling up my nostrils. His arm wrapped around my side and his hand rested on my hip. I loved it when Fang put his hands on my hips when he kissed me.
"Don't look now.." The voice said leaving an echo in my head. Without moving my head I glanced around the room. Nothing. I sighed and brought my glance down to his spiked belt which caught my attention. Without thinking I reached down and put my finger on one of the spikes. I felt Dylan's head move to look at what I was doing.
"I like your belt." I said. He didn't reply but I could still feel him looking down at his belt. I drew my eyes to it again but something else caught my attention. Below his belt was a slight bulge in his jeans and that's when I realised what the voice had meant. I was going to shout at him for making me look but I was speechless. I ended up making a sound like a sigh and a growl mixed together. But I didn't move.
"Sorry." He said and grabbed a pillow and placed it on his lap.
I still couldn't say anything but in my mind I pictured the voice laughing.
Voice why do you do this to me? I wondered.
"To bring you two closer together. You will thank me for it one day."
I didn't want to get closer with him. That was the last thing I wanted. But he said I would thank him for it one day. My stupid voice is usually always right.
"When you become very close you will thank me for bringing you two together. He is your new rock, so get used to it."
My new rock? Fang was my rock. I thought for a few moments. I realised that with Fang gone, who was I supposed to tell everything to, who was I supposed to go to when I needed someone?
"Dylan, that's who."
Of course. I said in a sarcastic tone. Although I did wonder if it could work. Can't blame a girl for wondering.
"I'm guessing you don't mind. You haven't moved." Dylan said.
"I..I'm comfortable, that's why. Your heavy and I'm tired." I said like a babbling fool.
"Oh, I'm sorry." He laughed. He shifted over to his side so he was facing me and kissed me on top of the head. Then the pillow fell off his lap. Neither of us moved or said anything. I dared myself to look up at him and slowly moved my head and saw him gazing at me with his head propped up but his arm. He looked so...
"Ooops." He said smiling, almost as if he wanted the pillow to fall off. The smile on his face made me feel like giving in to his temptation and kiss him.
"He feels the same way."
He does? I mean of course he does. Good for him. I looked up at him again and was overwhelmed by how close his face was to mine. He smelled so good I had to close my eyes and look away to avoid wanting to kiss him.
"He knows what your trying to do."
He knows that I'm looking away to avoid.....
"Yes."
I opened my eyes and felt my cheeks burn red. He nuzzled me on the cheek with his nose trying to get me to give in, but I wasn't.
I turned my face towards him again and felt him put his lips on mine. He put his hand on the side of my face and pulled me in for a harder kiss. I couldn't believe I had let him do that. But the way he looked at me and the way he smelled just hit me like a tank and I found myself gently kissing him back. It felt as though there was a magical connection between us, like our auras intertwining with each other.
"You were made for each other don't forget. This is what is supposed to happen, and this is just from kissing." The voice said making me not want to wonder what else he could have ment.
Dylan pulled his lips from mine and slowly opened his eyes.
"Wasn't that something? Felt like..magic." He said stroking my face and biting his lip.
"Yeah..magic." I said thinking of the irony that the voice had just called it magic.
"Like Ying and Yang together..well almost." He laughed.
"That's just from kissing.." I found myself saying, although by the time I had said it I couldn't take it back. Dylan gave me a seductive look and smiled.
"My voice said..." I laughed feeling embarrassed.
"Oh. Well, he's right." Dylan smiled stroking some hair from my face.
"You know, Dr GH said that when we get together we would feel the bond between us. I guess that's what he meant."
"Maybe." I said still pondering over how strong the bond between us had been.
"Come here, you can sleep if you want." Dylan said motioning for me to lie down on the sofa beside him. He put the blanked over me and gave me a pillow to rest my head on. He layed next to me on the L shaped sofa and I placed my head onto his chest and began to slowly fall asleep. Every now and then I would feel his fingers run through my hair and brush it back away from eyes.
The pain was starting to heal a lot faster.