So , here's new chapter , which I hope everyone will like 3 I've got amazing beta Haru Eclipse. Now everyone say thank you to her :)
Max POV
I stared at Iggy, my eyes wide. It couldn't be truth. No way! Iggy averted his gaze away from me and once again hid under the pillow. I tried to hug him but he pushed me away.
"They're right! What kind of a brother am I? My younger sister wants to comfort me, while I should be the one giving her a shoulder to cry on !" He said. He was angry, not at me but at himself. I knew he was broken, but so was I. Adrenaline started to fill my veins. Who and why made such a decision? No one will split us apart!
"Don't cry, Ig!" I said quietly. "We'll always be together, no matter what." I added sounding this time more confident. Iggy was the only person in the world I cared for. And he was the only one I mattered to. He looked up at me with his big, blue, teary eyes- they showed everything that mouth ignored.
Fang POV
"Fang, your father wants to see you!" Sam said. He was one of my servants, but also one of my best friends. I nodded and walked toward the dark room of a hundred mirrors. Each of the mirrors shows one of your feelings. If you stand in front of the happiness mirror, and you're unhappy, you'll be invisible in it.
My dad was sitting on a throne, right in the middle of the room. Luckily, he was in his human form, instead of the monster he usually was. I bowed before him and greeted him. "Hello , father "
"Son, I'm glad you arrived." he said in his deep, dark voice. He took a sip of some red wine from his gold chalice studded with rubies.
"How are your attempts to gain the angel's heart?" he asked. I kept my head low and after a while answered. "The way they go."
He growled and threw the chalice across the room .
"The way they go? Make sure they go the way I want!" he said and uncontrollably started to morph into his well known beast form. His petite teeth transformed into sharp and dangerous fangs. His pale and fair skin morphed into furry and rough skin. Horns grew out from his head and tail out of his back, dark wing popped out from his shoulders.
"One week!" he roared, breathing loudly. "You have one week to win her heart. Then I will interfere and use my methods to rule the world. The worst war ever known to humans will break out. From this war, no one will come out alive." I stared at my father with open eyes, this time he wasn't joking. I turned around and left the room. Max better fall for me, or else the world will fall.
Max POV
Breath, Max, breath. I was in the court with Iggy at the hearing on his care over me. I was covered in sweat from nervousness. I hated the moment and wanted it to be over as fast as possible.
"I call the witness Maximum Ride" The judge said. I stood up and slowly shuffled toward him.
"Please, tell me your name, age, and place where you live." he said as I looked down at my hands.
"I'm Max - Maximum Ride, age 17, and I live in New York with my brother Iggy." I mumbled. The judge nodded. He was an old guy with long, white beard, which made him look like some powerful wizzard.
"So you are his relative?" He asked in a deep, soft voice. I wanted to reply with a simple duh, but instead just nodded.
"Please, calm down Miss. I'll try to make it pass as fast as possible. Oh, of course you know that if you don't want to give evidence, you don't have to." I gulped and shook my head.
"No, sir. I'll do it."
He smiled at me supportingly and then continued. "First off all are you aware of the fact that perjury threatens criminal liability?"
I gave a short nod.
"Ok. So please answer this simple question. Do you think Ignous Ride is a good guardian?" My head popped up.
"Of course, actually he is the best! He may be young, but he's doing a great job!" I affirmed in an edgy voice and the judge grimaced.
"Please tell us the truth. We're trying to help you. We got phone calls from your neighbors. They say to hear you crying constantly. Not once have people declared to see you having sudden panic attacks, when you grip on your heart" The man retorted in a sharp tone. I froze, not expecting him to say that.
"I have no idea what you're talking about." I muttered. Ok, I knew, but this wasn't Iggy's what could I say? Demons are trying to win my heart over? Yeah, that's so convincing.
"Iggy's the only one who will be able to take care of me! So you better give him his rights back. If you won't I'll still find a way to be with him!"
Ok, I was shouting right now. I know I should control my emotions, but really couldn't. This stupid judge tried to decide about my life!
"Sorry, but you're the only one with such a good opinion about Ignous." he returned, making my mouth drop open. Who was he talking about? Iggy's the coolest dude ever, everyone liked him!
"Who do you mean?" I asked disbelieving, placing my hand in front of me and leaning forward. The judge didn't respond. He leaned down to the guy sitting next to him and he whispered something into his ear. Then he straightened his back and hit the hammer against the mat.
"Find one more person to defend your brother in next 5 minutes and I'll let you be with him." He stated in a cold tone and I frowned. What kind of condition was that? Honestly, this didn't seem like serious court proceedings to me. But the justiciary didn't look as if he was joking.
Out of the corner of my eye I glanced at Iggy. He gave me a small, weak smile which I gladly returned. I couldn't let him down. But it seemed my hands were tied...
"I'll be the witness." I suddenly heard from behind me. Startled, with eyes full of hope, I turned around and saw a man standing up from his place. Nick. My eyes grew wider in disbelief. What was he doing here? The judge looked just as surprised, but allowed him to come closer.
"Do you have your identity card?" he demanded and Nick nodded, taking his wallet out of the pocket. Finding the id, he handed it to him. Judge snatched it out of his hand and not bothering to look at it, glared at my savior.
"So tell me your name, age, and place of residence." judge said in a non-interested tone.
"Nick Venom, age 18, and I live in New York. Now please, spare me all this crap, I'll tell you what I know. Iggy is an amazing and caring person. I'm Max's friend, so when I visit her, I often meet Ig. He makes delicious food and catchy jokes. He loves Max more than anything in his life. Actually she's his life. Just look at the way he looks at her. If you don't see it, then I'm sorry for you because such emotion is not common to find."
I was gaping at him, looking like a fish. The things he said really touched my heart. There's really a strong relationship between Iggy and I, and I wondered where from had he known about it.
The things he said about being my friend...I never cared for him. I never invited him home. He was lying intentionally in order to help me. And I wondered why.
Fang POV
"Thank you, Nick. That means a lot to me. I hope we'll become great friends" Max expressed her gratitude to me, when the process had finally ended and Iggy regained his parental rights over her. Her chocolate-brown eyes were full of tears of joy. The view was almost heart-breaking.
"No problem." I responded, escaping her gaze with a small, fake smile. Damn. Why was she friend-zoning me? That wasn't the way to get her heart. And that was my only goal...
