Chapter 4
Fang's P.O.V
I sat next to Max I saw that she was scared so I took her hand, I squeezed it and told her that it was alright. When she got my jacket off of her shoulder I was shocked, it looked worse than it did when I first saw it. There was blood that had stained the skin around the wound which still had blood coming out of it, I looked into Max's eyes and saw that she was shocked as well by seeing her wound.
"So Uncle Jeff what so you think?" I asked.
"It looks pretty bad, but I think she'll be fine. I'll go get some bandages and disinfection to put on the wound." He replied.
"How long do you think it will take to heal?" Max asked.
"I'd say four weeks at minimum, so how'd you get this wound anyway Max?" Uncle Jeff asked.
"I….I uh.." she hesitated to speak.
"We were walking in an animal sanctuary looking at endangered animals, Max wandered off and when I found her she had the wound and when I asked he how she got it she told me that one of the animals cut her." I quickly answered.
Uncle Jeff gave me a skeptical look, then he got up and went to get the bandages and disinfectant. Max looked at me and gave me a look that said 'don't tell him anything, please'. After Max's shoulder was disinfected and wrapped up I told him that Max had nowhere to currently stay, Uncle Jeff offered for Max and I to stay in one of the open cabins, Max was going to protest against it but I told Uncle Jeff that she would. I wasn't going to let her go back to that place, not over my dead body.
Night fall came and Max was sitting on the couch watching TV, I told her she should sleep but she refused to. I sighed and sat next to her on the couch, she scooted away from me and I didn't understand why. Then I noticed she kept giving me this weird look, like I'd just kidnapped her or something.
"What?" I asked.
"Why did you offer for me to stay here?" she answered.
"One, because you're hurt. And two, because I'm not going to let you go back to somewhere you might end up getting killed in." I replied.
"Okay then, why are you staying in the same cabin as me?" she asked.
"Are you crazy, you really think I'd let someone like you stay in a place like this all alone?" I replied.
"What's that supposed to mean?" she grumbled looking like she was ready to hit me.
"I'm going to bed, you should soon." I announced walking down the hall.
"Hey get back here!" she shouted from the living room.
I smirked and entered one of the bedrooms, I took off my clothes leaving me in a pair of black boxers. My uncle said that since Max was going to be here for a while I could take her down to the store and get her some clothes, I turned out the lights and climbed into bed. I heard Max walk into the room across the hall then close the door, I closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep. Hours of peaceful sleep passed by till I was awoken by the sound of thunder, and screaming. I jumped out of bed and ran to Max's room, I swung the door open and saw that Max wasn't in her bed but on the floor in the corner of the room. "Max are you alright?" I shouted running over to her. She didn't answer me she only muttered something to herself and cried, I knelt in front of her and asked her again what was wrong. She just shook her head back and forth shouting 'no don't come near me'! I lifted her off of the floor and laid her down on the bed, I pulled the blankets back over her. I turned to leave from the room but she grabbed my wrist and stopped me, I looked down into her sorrowful eyes.
"Please… don't go." She sobbed.
"Okay, I won't go." I whispered softly.
I crawled onto the bed and laid next to her, she moved closer to me till her head rested on my shoulder. After a while her sobs ceased and her breathing slowed, I looked over at her and saw the tears falling from her eyes. I wiped the tears away the falling tears, her brown eyes slowly opened and looked up at me.
"Sorry did I wake you?" I asked.
"No…" she replied sleepily.
"Alright then, go back to sleep okay." I told her.
"Fang promise me…. Promise me you won't leave me." she requested.
"I won't, not now not ever, promise." I promised her.
She smiled at me, "Good, Fang I feel so safe when I'm with you."
Her arms wrapped around me and she drifted off back to sleep, I put one arm around her and rubbed her back so that she would rest easier . I soon drifted off to sleep not long after she did, I rested my cheek against her blond hair and whispered goodnight.
Sunlight broke through the room and hit me dead in the face, I opened my eyes and immediately shielded my eyes from the sun. I looked down and saw Max sleeping soundly next to me, I tried my bed to get up without her knowing it. I was successful and went into the kitchen to make breakfast, my mom taught me how to make pancakes when I was little and that was really all I could cook. I didn't cook often, cooking was my friend Iggy's department. But Iggy lived with his girlfriend Nudge up in Colorado, I still talked with him but he rarely ever calls or text me so, ya know, whatever. I made six pancakes, a small pot of grits, and some toast all without burning the place down. Then I heard stomping footsteps then Max appeared from the hall in tears, she ran over to me and wrapped her arms around me.
"I thought you promised you wouldn't leave!" she sobbed.
"Max it's okay, I only left to make breakfast." I replied.
"Well why didn't you tell me before you left!" she sobbed again.
"Max calm down, I'm sorry I upset you." I replied wrapping my arms around her.
After she calmed down I fixed her plate and sat it down on the table, she picked up her fork and started digging in. I followed behind her, when we both finished eating we put our dishes in the sink and she went into the bathroom. I got dressed in my classic black t-shirt, dark grey jeans, and a pair of black convers. I walked out of the room and went knocked on the bathroom door, it was silent which made me worry.
"Max are you alright you've been in there for a while?" I asked.
"I'm fine Fang." She replied from the other side of the door.
"Max let me in." I requested juggling the knob.
"No don't come in!" she shouted.
I stopped and held the knob for a moment, "Max, please let me in."
The door slowly opened and I saw Max with her hands behind her back, I slowly closed the door and stood there. She looked upset but still tried her best to wear a smile, I heard something drip onto the floor. Looking down I saw a small puddle of blood, I walked up to Max and gently pulled her hands out from behind her back. She struggled but eventually allowed me to see them, Max had a small knife in her hand and her left wrist was bleeding. I let out a sigh knowing she'd cut herself, I sat her down on the toilet and dug through the medicine cabinet and drawers looking for Band-Aids and peroxide. I took the knife from her hand, I took a rag and lightly wiped the blood from her wrist. As I wiped the blood away I saw that she had scars all over her wrist, I glanced up at her. She was crying, her red puffy eyes looked from her wrist then to me. I bandaged up her cut then looked up at her, she was still crying.
"Aren't you mad at me?" she choked.
"Max I could never be mad at you, not for long at least." I replied patting the bandage on her wrist.
"It helps take the pain away." She muttered.
"I know, I use to cut too." I told her.
"What for?" she asked.
"My folks fought all the time, it helped ease the pain of seeing them fight." I answered.
"I'm sorry." She replied embracing me.
"It's alright." I replied patting her back. "Let go, I'm gonna take you to the store at the bottom of the mountain so you can get some clothes."
She simply nodded her head and I walked her out of the bathroom, when we got outside I spread my wings out and took her into my arms. I flew us down to the bottom of the mountain and landed in some trees near the store, Max and I immerged from the trees and entered the small store. Once we were inside I grabbed a buggy and we headed towards the clothing area, once we got there Max wondered through the clothes pick out a few outfits. Before we bought the clothes Max had to try them on, after she was done trying them on we went to the checkout line. As we stood in line Max clung to me something had obviously spooked her, I followed her eyes till they fell upon two cops walking towards us. Max stood behind me trying to stay out of sight of them, they stopped in front of our buggy and glared at us.
"I'm going to need both of you to come with us." One of them said.
"Why is that?" I asked coldly.
"We have reason to believe you kidnapped the girl behind you." The other sneered.
"Where did you get that idea?" I questioned the cop.
"Let just say a little birdy told us." His partner answered.
As they came closer I flipped the buggy, and Max and I headed for the exit. A line of police chased after us but by the time we got outside we disappeared into the trees, I grabbed Max and leaped into the air. By the time the cops got outside we were already out of sight, we landed in front of the cabin we were staying in and quickly got inside. Max collapsed onto the floor Hyperventilating I dropped to my knees and held her, she wasn't crying but it looked like she wanted to. I patted her back in an attempt to calm her down, that bastard must have told the cops I kidnapped her. My grip on her tightened I told her it would be alright, I told her she was safe.
"He's…gonna….find….me." she gasped.
"No he won't Max, I swear that I won't let him or anything hurt you." I told her.
"We have to leave…. Or they'll find us….here." she replied.
"It's a pretty big town, so they won't find us anytime soon. When your wound is healed we'll get out of here, okay?" I asked.
"Okay." She replied.
I laid her down on the couch and turned on the TV to take her mind off of what just happened, I sat next to her and she immediately cuddled me. I held her close and told her she'd be alright, she nodded then went back to watching TV. About ten minutes later Max and I had fallen asleep, both breathing easy both relaxed.
Dream
A scream emanated from Max's throat, I towards her scream only to find her blood covered body lying motionless on the floor. I ran to her holding her in my arms calling her name, then the door slammed shut and Max's father appeared. He had a knife in his hand, drenched in Max's blood. He came towards me with the knife, slashing it towards me while I tried my best to fight him off. He slashed his knife at me cutting every inch of me, he slit my throat then went back over to Max. I was weak and I couldn't move, the bastard jabbed the knife into her chest repeatedly till she eventually split in half.
"Stop it leave her alone you bastard!" I shouted at hm.
"It's all because of you, if you hadn't taken her away she wouldn't be dead. If you weren't so weak and powerless maybe she'd still be alive, its, all, your, fault." She chuckled.
Then he disappeared, I weakly moved towards Max. I scooped her up in my arms trying to hold her together, she had tears in her eyes which were the wide and lifeless. I called out her name begging for her to say something, in a fit of rage and agony I cried for what I'd caused, for what I did to her. I let out a scream of agony and self-rage, then I took the weapon he had used on us, and ended my own life.
End of dream
"Fang?...Fang?" I heard someone whispered.
I jolted, "What happened?"
"You were shaking, did you have a nightmare?" Max asked.
"I'm fine Max, don't worry." I replied.
I pulled her closer to me then watched her smile, I gave her a small smirk. I heard a knock at the door, slowly I rose up and walked towards the door. I looked back at Max who got up and went to her room, I opened the door and saw uncle Jeff standing at the door. I sighed with relief, I thought it'd be Max's dad or the police.
"What's up?" I asked.
"Just thought I'd drop by, see how you and Max are doing." He replied.
"We're doing alright, uncle Jeff if any cops come around here asking about Max or me, tell them you haven't seen us." I told him.
"Did something happen while the two of you were in town?" he asked in worry.
"It's a long story, you'd better come in and I'll explain it." I sighed.
Uncle Jeff came into the cabin and sat down on the couch, before I'd explain the story to him I went to check on Max. she was laying on her bed, I walked over to the side of the bed to see if she was asleep. She was looking out the window till she looked over at me, she sat up but I laid her back down. "You look tired, why don't you take a nap." I suggested. She looked at me with worry, then caved in and nodded. I gave her a small smile then left the room, I reentered the living room and sat on the couch. "Max was abused my her father.." I began. I explained the entire story, from when Max and I met up till now. As I told uncle Jeff the story his expression grew more grim, when I finished he simply nodded.
"Why haven't you turned the guy in yet?" he asked.
"Max said she didn't want to, she was afraid." I replied.
"Still if this has been happening for eight years, the guy should do his time in prison." My uncle stated.
"I know, we'll turn him in when she's ready." I muttered.
"Alright I'll be on my way, if you need anything don't hesitate to call." He announced walking to the door.
I nodded and walked him out, I waved goodbye then got back into the house. I stretched out my long arms and locked the door before walking towards the hall. When I got to the entrance of the hall I saw Max standing there, she had an angered and sad look on her face. I out my hands on her shoulders, right when I was about to ask her what was wrong she slapped me hard. I backed away in surprise and looked at her demanding to know what reason laid behind that, she suddenly began shaking and I could she her hands balled up into quivering fist.
"What the hell was that for?" I demanded.
"Why did you do it, why did you tell him." she replied.
"He asked what happened in town when I-" I tried to explain.
"So you had to tell him the whole thing, you couldn't just make something up?" she demanded.
"What did you expect me to tell him, did you want me to say 'oh I don't know they thought I kidnapped you!" I shouted.
"Stop it! Stop it! Stop it!" she shouted running towards me.
She jumped on top of me and started punching me, she punched me in the face then in the chest. I tried to push her off of me but she had me pinned, I grabbed her hair and rolled so that I was on top and she was on the bottom. I released her blond hair and grabbed her wrist, I had her pinned but she struggled and looked up at me with fright in her eyes. I took in a deep breath before I talked, I looked down at her.
"Look just because I told him doesn't mean you have to make such a big deal out of it, it's not like I told the whole world." I said rougher than I wanted to.
"So you're going to beat me too, just like Jeb did?" she asked with fear.
"I could never do that, I never would." I said truthfully.
"Why are you pinning me down then?" she demanded.
"So you wouldn't punch me again, and so I could do this." I said leaning down.
I locked my lips against hers, she tried to pull back but then started to kiss back.
