Disclaimer: Yeah, not mine. Well, not the characters or the background or anything.
Last chapter was a lot of Fang/Max. This one should be some Max/Fang/Dylan drama, tell me what you think of it.
Reviews, please! This is a very… strange chapter. You guys will either love or hate it. Tell me if Dylan/Fang are OCC, I couldn't tell.
Fang POV, Later that night
I rolled over in the bed that Iggy said was now mine. I couldn't sleep at all, couldn't get comfortable, couldn't stop thinking of the girl in the bedroom two doors down: Max Ride. I was practically sick with worry and anger. I hated that Max's predicament was something that I had no power over. The poison was inside her, it was nothing I could kill with a knife.
Finally, I got up and changed out of pajamas and started heading outside. No use in wasting time, I might as well use it flying if I wouldn't sleep. Just before I left the ground, though, I saw a blonde head up on the porch. Wait-Iggy?
I flew silently as ever up there only to find the one guy I hoped not to see on this little visit. Dylan, of course, no one else would manage to happen to pop up exactly where I didn't want him. I glowered wordlessly at him before clearly my throat loudly.
"Mind explaining why you're out?"
Dylan POV
I heard an obnoxious sound behind me; I supposed it must be Fang. I turned around slowly and raised an eyebrow. "Well, well, well," I drawled, affectively annoying him. ""It's Mr. Sunshine himself, who would've thought."
He ignored my sarcasm - Jerk. That was a perfect comment! - and strode toward me. "Look here, Blondie. I really don't give a damn what you think of me. But Max I do care about, and I do believe you were supposed to be on duty."
"Nudge talked me into taking over. I thought you'd be pleased, you do hate me. You're always discussing how much better your Flock is."
"Oh, trust me. It is."
"Mm-hm. That's why you ditched it. Why you ditched the girl you now apparently care about. That explains everything, Sunshine." The guy gave me a long look.
And then he swung at me. I ducked barely, then straightened up and returned the blow. Fang was about to hit me back, when a young voice filled up the yard.
"DYLAN! FANG!" Gazzy called out. "MAX'S MOM GOT HER AWAKE! MAX IS UP!"
I didn't give Mr. Sunshine another look. I dashed across the yard, forgetting wings. Max was all I could think of. Max, the bravest girl- the bravest person- ever to live. Max, the girl who'd still finally fallen. Max, who was awakened, who was back.
Max POV
For an awful long time, I was so alone. Darkness was everywhere about me, and I wandered calling out for those I knew and loved. But no one answered.
After a while, I gave in. I sat and I waited for something, for anything, to happen. I was on the edge of despair when I heard the sound of Fang.
Oh my god, it was Fang. He was here too, and though I had no idea how I was so glad just not to be alone.
"Max," He said. He knew I was here!
"Fang!" I called back happily, for once not caring how stupid I sounded.
"Max, no." I frowned. 'No' wasn't a good thing, normally. "Don't you dare do this to me. I'm sorry I left, truly I am. Max..." A heavy pause weighed down then. What was going on?
"Max, I love you. Don't leave me. I love you."
OMG, was all I could think. That and He loves me! It's all okay again! He finally said it!
And then I woke up.
