Chapter 4
(Fang's POV)
We just stayed like that all night, crying and holding each other till we fell asleep.
In the morning, my eyes opened slowly and they were still red and sore.
I heard a soft knock on the door, I clear my throat, "Who is it?" I asked as Sorrow struggled to get comfortable in my arms.
"It's us." Shadow said and I could tell she'd been crying half the night as well.
I sighed, "Hold on." I slowly moved Sorrow off me.
His hand suddenly sprang out and snagged my shirt, "Don't go." He moaned, "I don't want to be alone."
"I'm just going to get the door." I whispered, "I'll be right back." I quickly got the door and opened it slowly to make sure it was just the flock.
Shadow burst in and hugged me, crying on my chest. I rubbed her back as the others entered and Nudge closed the door and locked it.
She ran over to Sorrow who held out his arms and he held onto her as his tears started up again.
Shadow turned to Iggy and hugged him instead and Max came over and hugged me tightly. "We could all hear you guys crying all night," She whispered in my ear, "I wish I could have helped."
I hugged her back, my eyes closing.
"How are you feeling?" She whispered pulling away slightly.
I tried to smile, "better."
She looked into my eyes, "You seem less tired…."
I rolled my eyes and she smiled at me, "I guess I was just stress that was making me crazy."
"That's what I thought, but I wasn't sure." She whispered hugging me again. I smiled as I hugged her. Maybe everything was going to work out after all.
(Sorrow's POV)
I was lying in Fang's arms when I heard a knock on the door. He suddenly cleared his throat and called, "Who is it?" I struggled to get comfortable in his arms.
"It's us." Shadow said and I could feel how upset she was.
Fang sighed, "Hold on." He started to push me away from him.
My eyes flew open. I was too upset to let him leave; I didn't want him to go. If Fang was here I knew I'd be okay. My hand suddenly sprang out and snagged his shirt, "Don't go." I moaned, "I don't want to be alone."
"I'm just going to get the door." He whispered carefully, making sure I was okay, "I'll be right back." He left and I curled into a ball, whimpering so softly that he couldn't hear.
I could see Shadow burst in and hug Fang, crying on his chest. Nudge closed the door and locked it.
I wanted to hold Nudge in my arms so badly it hurt. I needed someone to help me, and I knew only she could. She ran over to me and I held out my arms. I could see the pained look on her face. She wanted to help me so badly. She crawled into my arms and my tears started up again.
I held her tightly, afraid that our relationship could turn to dust like my parent's had. She shushed me and held on tightly as well.
"Please, Sorrow, relax, everything is going to be okay." She whispered wiping my tears away.
"I love you so much Nudge," I blubbered, "I don't want us to drift apart like my mom and dad." I held onto her tightly, squeezing the daylights out of her.
"Sorrow, I won't ever let that happen," She said hugging me tightly back, I could feel her tears on my shirt and we just held each other. Afraid to let each other go.
(Max's POV)
I held onto Fang and he held onto me. I couldn't believe his parents. Didn't they see how much their fighting hurt Fang and the others? Even we were affected when we heard them. It was even worse that they usually fought about Fang, Sorrow and Shadow. I knew Fang, Sorrow and Shadow had to get out of here. We needed to go somewhere were we wouldn't be reminded of all this fighting.
"Fang, would you like to come to my house today and tomorrow… till whenever?" I asked him as I continued to hug him.
He paused for a minute and I could feel him nod. He slowly pulled away, "I'll ask Sorrow and Shadow."
"Shadow already wants to go. She doesn't want to be around the fighting anymore. She wouldn't have come back yesterday if it wasn't Sunday dinner." I confessed. Shadow had trusted with me her secret, all the fighting between her parents was driving her into depression and she couldn't stand it anymore, which is why she usually was over at my house these days, so she wouldn't have to deal with it.
He nodded, "I'll talk to Sorrow then."
I nodded and he slipped out of my arms. I knew Wyatt was downstairs pacing. He was worried; I'd seen his face after Fang and Sorrow had run off. Their words had cut him deep, and Shadow had run upstairs not much later after they took off, hurting him again.
Wyatt was a good guy, I knew Fang and his siblings knew that, but I knew they couldn't live with the fighting anymore. I also knew that their mom was a good woman with a heart so big it could crush us… but that boyfriend of hers was a total jerk.
I just hoped she would figure out who he truly was before it was too late.
Fang called to me, I was dragged out of my thoughts and I looked at him. "Should we just go now?" He asked me and I nodded and he came over to me, I gave him a quick hug before I turned to open the door. Angel and Gazzy were standing beside me now, ready to leave. Shadow and Iggy were holding hands and Nudge was wiping away Sorrow's last tears and they were looking at each other with such love that it was like you were interrupting a private moment.
I was kind of surprised by their relationship, I mean, I knew nudge liked him, but I never thought it would grow into this… amazing relationship that made us all want to see the look Sorrow and Nudge shared in each of our loves' eyes.
As you can tell Shadow, Nudge and I often talked about that look, and the boys in general. Even Angel would join us and giggle at our boy obsessed-ness.
Of course, the boys were all but clueless of these girly meetings at God forsaken hours of the night.
I opened the door and we all started downstairs.