Chapter 3

Chase's POV

I turned around and saw this wolf man coming in that looked like what had attacked Max and the Flock. "I told you I'll be back," it said with a snare.

"Ari," Max said, getting into a fighting stance. "I thought you would be at home, kissing Jeb's ass." She then ran at the beast and delivered a roundhouse kick to its chest.

"You never should have left the School. I'm here to either take you back or to destroy you." He slashed at her and she just barely dodged it before it sliced her throat. As I made a move to step in five more Erasers came in and started toward the other bird kids.

I quickly engaged the first one who was heading towards Angel. I delivered five quick punches to its chest and it stumbled back. Adam then punched it at its spin causing it to crumple to the ground as we heard a snap. Bree used her super speed to trip the second one and get Gazzy and Angel to the safety of the lab. Fang dispatched the one that had attacked him and turned to the one that Bree had tripped. We quickly disposed of all of the Erasers and there was just Max facing off with Ari.

"You should just give up and let me kill you," Ari said as he charged toward Max with his claws ready to slice through her stomach. Max jumped into the air, snapped out her wings and did three consecutive kicks to his chest before flying outside so that they had more room to fight.

Growling in rage, Ari followed her out and we followed him. "If I did that then you would have nobody to play with," Max said as Ari flew up to where she was hovering. She then delivered a round house kick to his chest. Once he regained his balance he slashed and caught her right side, slicing through her skin like butter. She fell a few feet before she regained her balance and flew back up. As soon as Fang realized that she was injured, he flew up and helped her in the fight. After a while Ari delivered a well-placed kick to Fangs stomach and then flew off.

We rushed over to where Max landed and Mr. Davenport started to check her wounds. I quickly scanned the wound and saw that it needed to be treated and that she needed blood. "Mr. Davenport. She needs to be treated immediately. We need to take her to-"

"NO HOSPITALS," the flock yelled in unison. Well, the flock minus Max who was unconscious with her head in Fangs lap.

"Last time we went the School figured out we were there and we almost ended back in the school," Fang explained and lifted her up and took her into the lab. You'll have to treat her here." He placed her onto Leo's desk and then went to where we kept the first aid supplies. He took out the materials we would need and then got into a chair holding the supplies needed to take blood. "She needs blood. You're gonna have to give her mine."

Davenport went over to Max and started tending the wound as I went and took blood from Fang and then Iggy. I then went and inserted the line into the IV that Davenport had already set up. "Adam, come hold this." Once he did I went over to help Davenport while Tasha escorted the flock upstairs.

Fang's POV

I tried to stay in the lab to help Chace and Davenport treat Max, but Bree and Tasha refused to let me. Now we were in the living room, cleaning up the wreckage from our fight. I can't lose Max. Not after everything we've been through together. The experiments at the School. After Jeb freed us, when Jeb disappeared, me gagging at her first attempt to cook food and then her punching me. And then when the Erasers found us and kidnapped Angel.

We could not afford to lose Max. I could not afford to lose her. After we had everything cleaned, all there was to do was sit and wait.

*TIME SKIP*

It was about three hours later when Chase and Davenport finally came out. I stood in expectation of how it went. "We were able to stitch her up, but she needs to rest for another week or so."

"And we mean a week, not whatever time you're calculating in your head," Chase said glaring at me. I was thinking that it would be three days instead of a week. "Other than a scar, she should be back to normal in that time and you can be on your way."

"Thank you," I said. Without asking permission, I went into the lab and saw Max still laying on the desk looking too pale. She was still in her ripped clothes and I picked up her hand and placed a soft kiss onto it before picking her up bridal style, making sure not to jostle the wound. I then carried her into the living room, up the stairs, and placed her on the bed that was in the girl's room. She was still hooked up to the IV and I had to be careful not to rip it out of her arm because I heard that that hurts.

I then sat by her side until she woke up the next morning and blessed me with a scowl and the question, "What did Gazzy so while I was out that has you so worried."

"Nothing. But Chase and Davenport says we'll be here for another week while you heal. And that they mean a week and not three days."

"Do you smell pancakes," she asked as she got up and slipped on a pair of house shoes. The blood stains had turned a rust color.

I handed her the clothes that Tasha had brought up for her. "Iggy's making pancakes and bacon."

"Well, we better go before they eat them all." She then went into the bathroom to quickly change. I smiled and then went into the kitchen where the Davenports were staring at Iggy in amazement, Nudge was talking to Angel about some fashion whatevers, and Gazzy was smiling like he had something planned. I let a rare smile grace my lips as I heard Max coming down the stairs behind me. "Gazzy, if you plan on farting again then you will be sitting outside to eat your meal. Is that understood?"

"Yes ma'am," he quickly said, wiping the smile from his face.

"I didn't say you had to stop smiling," she said rubbing his head.

This was my family, and I never wanted it to change.