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Max POV
"Hey, Ig, I'll take first watch," Fang said, moving over to Iggy, who was already setting up.
Iggy was not the slightest bit reluctant, naturally. "Fine with me. I need to catch up on my zees."
"I'll take second," I volunteered – well, ordered, really – to stop thinking about what Angel had said… which made me think about Fang's and my "conversation."
At this point I would ask for God's assistance again, but that didn't do me so much good the last time, so maybe not.
Iggy sauntered over to a sleeping bag next to the Gasman, unzipped it and climbed in. After he re-zipped (yes, that's a word – look it up) his sleeping bag, our camp fell silent.
I looked around – half of me seeing, half of me thinking about what the heck I was going to do about Fang – making sure my flock was safe before bunkering down myself.
And then Fang was suddenly behind me, making me jump like he always did.
"Don't do that!" I said much too loudly, then clamped my mouth shut. It was so easy to go back to when things were not awkward between Fang and me. Ah, the Golden Ages. I finally understand that phrase.
"I'll wake you up," he whispered, ignoring my outburst.
"Okay," was all I said back.
Now, I'm not sure how many of you know this, but trying to sleep on a guilty conscience isn't easy. Why was my conscience guilty? Well, I owed Fang at least some sort of reply to his telling me he… yeah. But I couldn't do it.
So instead, I just tossed and turned until he came over to "wake" me up.
"Your turn," he whispered, touching my shoulder briefly. Then, without another word, he slunk away to his sleeping bag while I took the next watch.
It was a long night.
After that night, I started counting the days he didn't talk to me at all. Not a nod, a smirk – not even a glance. I had really offended him.
And what was the brave Maximum Ride going to do in the face of danger? In the face of danger, I would kick some butt. But when coming to terms with my feelings… Not so much.
Sorry it's so short! Review, review, review! And maybe I'll post the next chapter before the night's out! :)