4

" Max, Fly with me." Fang called from the window. I was still trussed in the comforters also I had a killer headache.

It felt like some one had beat the side of my head with a hammer.

" No, you go." I murmured as I pressed my face into the pillows.

He sighed and the next moment, his knee's where back up on the bed as he gently pulled me up.

" Let me get you some Aspirin, Max." He darted to the bathroom and filled a cup with tap water then forced me to swallow some of those nasty powdery pills, that Jeb used to feed us as kids.

He waited patiently as the Aspirin took affect and the throbbing in my head calmed. I looked up at him through a mess of bed head and he smiled.

" Feeling better?"

" No sunshine." I grumbled then dragged myself up and threw my legs over the edge of the bed. He was dressed in faded khaki's, with out a shirt his wings where thrown out to reveal them in full splendor.

Fang had long ago abandoned the slashed shirts for his wings since he had nothing to his from me. The same rules did not apply to me, since I happened to need a bit of coverage.

" Come on fly with me, Max, it will make you feel better." he coaxed.

" Fine, Fine." I grumbled and went and pulled on a worn pair of blue jeans and sweatshirt with slits for my wings.

He was waiting by the window, his eyes gleaming with pride as I shook my wings loose and tossed my knotted hair over my shoulder. He pulled me against his chest and kissed me tenderly.

Sparks flew inside of me a my lips meet his with equal passion. Finally we broke apart and he strutted to the window.

" Ladies, First." He winked as I slugged him playfully in the shoulder. Then I went shooting out of the window.

It felt so great! My wings caught the air as I soared upward and I heard Fang behind me. We were such a beautiful sight two black and white birds playing tag across the crystalline morning sky. I pushed myself faster to put Fang to the test and he streaked after me.

We somersaulted and flipped through the air out toward the lake near our residence.

Our crappy little suburban residence.

Fang was swooping in front of me know, dancing across the sky leading me toward the other unpopulated side of the lake. Well it was mostly unpopulated except for a few cabins.

" Fang!" I called as he gestured for me to hurry. He was heading toward the ground the whole time elegantly doing gymnastics across the sky.

" Fang!" I shot after him and all off a sudden he was shooting back. He hovered over me and locked his arms around me .

" Well Hello, Max!" He cooed close to my ear as he caught my wings and folded them against my sides. I craned my neck to look back and glare at him and then I kicked weakly.

He knew I didn't like it when he did this he was the only one holding us up, I felt like a trapped pigeon in his arms.

" I do believe we have a nightmare to discuss, Darling." Fang smirked as he steered us toward the ground.

" Fang, let me go!" I screeched. He did not, in fact he seemed to have no intention to either, as he delicately flapped to the ground and settled down gently in the pine needles.

He was on top so it was a quick struggle as he pinned my arms out, his hands locked like iron bonds over my wrists his feet lay across my ankles holding me down.

" Fang, It's not funny!" I spat as he cocked his head and a bunch of hair fell into his face.

" Really, it's sort of funny to me." He grinned and I tried to kick him with no luck.

It had all been a trap, I fumed. He had lead me out so he could trap me in the air then pull the dreams true nature from my mind.

What a loving Mate!

" Fang, let me up!" I barred my teeth.

" Not likely, please stop trying to kick me. Geesh Max!"

" Fang!"" Tell me about the dream what it really was about Maximum!" He demanded and I glared at him.

He glared back with equal stubbornness. I gave one more weak wiggle and he tightened his hold.

" Tell, me Max." He growled.

I bit my lip and he loosened his grip for a minute, as he saw my pout. A minute was all I needed.

I rolled to the side desperately and he fell off and landed in the pine needless.

He grabbed my foot and yanked me down right as I spread my wings to take off. He tried to pin my arms being my back and I thrashed,

" Sweetheart is this really necessary?" Fang grunted as I flung my head back and hit him hard in the nose. I didn't want to share the dream.

It felt like if I did that it would all be true.

We wrestled for another minute then finally he had me in a delicate headlock, rocking us both back and forth. I had given him a bloody nose, poor guy.

" Ahh, there's the old Max, what a fight!" He groaned as I leaned back against him.

" Tell me know, Max." He tightened his grip on my neck and I sighed.

" I'm not going to get out of this am I?"" No, not tell I know what ails you, my sweet."

I groaned in submission then focused on the lake then began to recount each dream. I tried to focus on the lake, rather than relive the nightmare's in detail.

He had laid his chin on my shoulder to support me as I shivered slightly. I told him about every threat and every encounter with the stranger. What I didn't tell him was I knew the stranger. He didn't need to know that the stranger's identity would drive him into a rage.

" So are you going to find the Flock, I mean its been more than once." He whispered and I nodded silently.

" Okay, we'll go together." I looked at him sharply and he sneered.

" You actually thought, you could leave me, Max!" He smirked and I flushed.

" Where in this for the long run, Max. Were in this all together since the school ,since we both said I do." He said gently as I examined his bloody nose.

I really had given him a good one hadn't I?

Maybe he wouldn't be so eager to pull that little trick again.

" So are you ready to find the flock, Max?"