Chapter 3

A/N

Me: I think I forgot to put up whose POV it was in the last chap.

BFF: Yeah, you kinda did.

Me: Well, oops, sorry, it was Max's btw.

BFF: Back to the story.

Max's POV

I lay there, shocked.

Angel was dead.

My baby was dead.

I couldn't let my shock last long though, the others needed me to lead.

"Nudge! Get out of here!" I yelled to her, she nodded and jumped up in the air. Fly baby, fly!

Ari lifted the gun.

"No!" I screamed. Too late. Nudge crashed back down to the Earth, silent.

I sobbed. Ari killed Angel. Ari killed Nudge. Now two, two of my babies were dead. I looked up, red-eyed. There were Flyboys in the sky battling Gazzy and Iggy. The flying Erasers were slowly getting the upper hand, but Gazzy and Iggy fought hard. They'll be okay. I thought to myself. They'll be okay.

Suddenly a Flyboy came out of nowhere and crashed into Gazzy. The bomb that Gazzy had yet to throw exploded in his hand and he fell, crashing down to the ground, next to his dead sister, with a sickening crunch.

"No." I whispered.

Iggy was fighting harder now with a blind (A/N Me: no pun intended) rage that I had never seen before. Gazzy and Iggy had been-I sobbed at the past tense of my words-best pals, and now Gazzy was gone. He downed about two dozen, if not more Flyboys before one eventually grabbed hold of Iggy. Iggy struggled against the foe as the Flyboy drew a knife and then drove it into his chest.

"Iggy!" I cried out.

He hit the ground.

The Flock. My Flock. My family, was dead. Fang and I were the only ones left. I held tightly onto him. I failed the rest of my Flock, I couldn't protect them. I wasn't going to let any of them hurt Fang. He was the last one. The only person I had left.

I covered his body with mine, shielding his vital organs and head from the Erasers, Flyboys, and Ari. I'll die before I'll let them hurt Fang. I swore to myself. Ari walked over to us, the last remaining survivors. He tried to wrench me away from Fang, but I held on tightly. I was never going to let him go. I loved him, more than a brother, more than a friend. Ari let go of me with a cry of frustration. Fang blinked his eyes open and slipped his hands around my waste, holding me to him. "I love you Max, no matter what happens, remember that I love you." he said to me, pressing his lips to mine. The kiss was sweet, but tasted salty. I realized that the saltiness came from my tears. "I love you too, Fang, I always have." I cried. "You remember that, no matter what happens." he smiled tightly, and I returned it.

"Get her off him, I want the pleasure of having her watch me kill him before I kill her."

"No!" I yell, holding onto Fang tighter. "If you want to kill him you're gonna have to go through me!"

Fang began to squirm beneath me trying to get loose. "No, Max!"

Ari chuckled. My vision was blurring slightly as I looked down at Fang. He had this panicked look in his dark eyes. "Fang, I can't watch you die." I whisper to him, he looks into my eyes.

"I can't watch you die either Max."

I stared into his eyes and then kissed him. It would be our last kiss that I was certain of. So I made it as passionate as possible. I hoped to make up for the years we'd wasted, and the years we'd never get. If the kiss had been under any other circumstances, I guess it would be what I would compare flying to. A weightless, heart-filled feeling. The incredible high you get from being happy and content and being with the ones you love. The one you love. I cried as I kissed him, I think he might have to, but my eyes were closed so I couldn't tell.

"As endearing as this little exchange is," Ari spoke up. "I think I'm going to have to cut it short."

I could hear him leveling the gun at me. I broke the kiss with Fang. I wanted to see his face before I died. His face was set in a mixture of emotions. He was breathless and looked as if he wished our kiss could have been under any other circumstances. So did I. His eyes were wide and he looked a bit scared, but determined?

Suddenly Fang flipped me over. Now he was on top. My eyes grew wide.

"Fang no! What are you-"

A shot rang out.

Me: Yes, I know, I'm evil.

BFF: You are, but don't judge her yet.

Me: Some good will eventually come out of this, especially if you're a Fax fan. You'll see, but you have to stick around to find out!