Hey guys, hope it hasn't been to long of a wait! Here's some feed back for some of the reviewers:
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I stumble backwards, still staring in horror at the person standing in the light. I start shaking my head,"No, it can't be! This isn't possible!"
The person moves forwards more and I shrink back. "But, but they killed you! I saw them do it!"
He smiles at me, and I see sharp canines. "Ah, but they brought me back, and they made me powerful!" He says softly, but I can see his eyes flash with madness.
"What did they do to you? What happened to the sweet, innocent, 8 year old, Ari? Is he still there? Locked inside you, never to play again? Never to laugh, or smile or be free?" I ask, stepping backwards.
He growls at me." Free? I was never free!"
"You were the leaders son! You never got tested on, you never got injured, and when you got sick, you got the best treatments!"
"Oh yes," he replied bitterly,"the best food, the best treament, the best everything! But they never gave me what I truly wanted... Freedom!"
"Max?" Fang called.
I froze. I forgot he was still here... "Yeah?" I called back, never taking my eyes off of Ari.
"Are you alright?" He sounded curious...
Was it just my imagination, or was Ari slowly creeping towards the window...? "I'm fine," I lied, I heard the wobble in my voice and winced - that wasn't to convincing.
I started slowly walking towards Ari. "We will meet again, Maximum Ride." And then he disappeared.
I lunged at the window, but he was gone. "NOOOO!" I shrieked, my only chance to make sure he wouldn't hurt me, disappeared with him.
Fang burst into the room and, spotting me desperately trying to get out the window, ran over to me and caught me around the waist, and pulled my away from the window. He sat me down on the bed and went over and closed the window. I was shaking. I could hardly feel it though, I was to busy going over what had just happened. Again. And again. And Again. I couldn't help myself, I was horrified. Poor sweet, innocent Ari. A Eraser. I couldn't belive it. He used to be so sweet, and innocent. I was so wrapped up in my horriefied memories, that I hardly noticed Fang sitting next to me and pulling me onto his lap, stroking my hair and murmuring into my neck, making me shiver. I used to think he was so cute... And that little black-haired boy was always trying to get my attention away from Ari and to him... He was so jealous I used to tease him about it...
Flashback
We were five and me and the black-haired boy were walking around the oval at break-time. We were five and he was scowling as I looked around to try and find Ari. "Why do you like Ari so much Sky?" He asked me and I smiled at him as he used my nickname.
"Well, he's sweet. Why, are you jealous, Rock?" I teased him, relishing the chance to use his nickname.
He scowled at me, but I could see the playfulness in his eyes. "Why would I be jealous of HIM!" He retorted, glaring playfully at me.
"Because Dragon,"I emphasized the word Dragon,"told me, that you told him that you like like me and all you daydream about is me doing this!" I said, and kissed him, on the mouth. I pulled away and blushed, before running away, my hands covering my mouth. I looked back and saw Rock staring after me, looking bewildered and his fingers were stracing his lips. I giggled and ran to the nearest tree, climbing up it and sitting on a branch, watching Rock watch me. I like liked him, I just loved watching him being jealous...
Five Minutes Later...
Rock climbed up the tree and I scooted over, making room for him. His face was back to normal, but his eyes told me that he was still bewildered. I giggled at him and he scowled lightly at he smiled evilly and I stopped giggling, suddenly wary. After spending my whole life with Rock, it's taught me that when he smiles evilly, beware. "Well Den,"he emphasized Den's name,"told me that you told her that all you want is for a guy to do this!" He said, lifting me up and placing me on his lap, his arms around my waist, holding me steady.I blushed as he put his head on my shoulder.
End flashback
2 years later
Renn had set off the alarm, distracting the white coats for us, so we could escape. I undid my catch on my crate and crawled outside. Everyone had a partner to free and Rock was mine. I hurried over to his cage and knelt down outside of it, desperately trying to undo his catch. The red lights flashing wasn't helping! I finally got it undone and we hurried out into the hall, holding each others hand. We reached a window and I kicked it open. It was stormy outside, wind, rain, pitch blackness, hail and heavy winds, but it was the storm or the white coats racing towards us. I tightened my grip on his hand and we jumped out the window, unfurling our wings as we went. Five minutes after our escape, Rock was wrenched from my grasp. "ROCKK!" I screeched, spinning around, looking for him.
"GO ON WITHOUT ME! I LOVE YOU... MAX! I LOVE MAXIMUM RIDE! DON'T FORGET ME!" he screamed in reply.
"DON'T LEAVE ME ROCK! I LOVE YOU... FANG! I LOVE FANG WOLF!" I screamed desperately and turned, choking down a sob and kept on going...
End Flashback.
3 Years Earlier...
All the 4 year olds at the school were sitting together on the oval. Trying to decide on how to defy the whitecoats without getting in trouble. "How bout we make up nicknames!" I piped up. They all looked at me,"that way we can talk to eachother but the whitecoats won't know!" I squeaked, excited. They all brightened and nodded. "I wanna be... Sky!" I said, smiling.
Everyone chose a nickname, and the only one left was Fang. "Well, what do you want your nickname to be Fang?" I asked when he didn't speak.
He looked at me thoughtfully and said slowly, "Rock." I smiled at him and and he sort of smiled back.
End Flashback
I sat up straight, how had I not noticed! That's why I like Fang so much! Because we grew up together! He had changed his last name though, it was now Reed. "Rock," I breathed, I hadn't said that name in eight years, eight long years...
I loved the way it sent shivers down my spine and make my heart squeeze and my stomach flip. I felt Fang/Rock tense. "What did you just say?" he whispered.
I could hear the tenseness in his voice. "Rock," I breathed again, slightly louder.
I heard him take in a sharp breath. "Where did you hear that name?" He hissed.
"I should think you should remember,Fang Wolf!" I retorted back, emphasizing his name.
His arms tightened on my waist. "You don't remember me?" I asked softly, hurt. "You don't remember me? The little girl who would do anything to get you jealous over Ari?" I asked, not using my name, wanting to hear him say it.
His breathing got fast and I knew he had remembered me. "Sky..." He breathed.
"Eight years is a long time,"I whispered, excited I had finally found him,"to long."
I had searched, and searched for him every chance I had got, but I had never found a trace of him. Not once. It was as if he had disappeared off the Earth. "I missed you so much," He whispered, putting his head on my shoulder.
"I missed you to," I whispered back.
"Do you remember the time where you kissed me?" he asked me.
I laughed,"you were sooo surprised it was hilarious!"
He playfully glared at me and I smirked at me. "And then we were in that tree, and I was holding you like this," He said, smirking.
I blushed just like I had back then. "I wonder what would have happened if we hadn't gotten seperated..." I wondered aloud.
He shrugged,"I dunno, but I think we should make up for the lost years..." He whispered huskily and spun me around, kissing me on the mouth. I wrapped my legs around his waist and my arms snaked around his neck, and my fingers tangled into his hair. His tongue traced my lower lip and I parted my lips, letting his tongue in and he licked the length of my tongue. "Rock..."I sighed against his lips. I felt him shiver and I smiled. He growled softly at me and my smile changed into a smirk. This, for some reason I can't understand (note the sarcasm people), made him growl louder and fell backwards on the bed, then rolled over so that I was on the bottom. I whined and he smirked. I glared at him and growled. He broke the kiss and smiled at me, teeth and all. The room seemed to light up (cheesy, I know, but it's true...) and I smiled back. OMG! APPLE CRUMBLE! (It's a Nudge thouht I know, but IT"S FRIKKING APPLE CRUMBLE!) Anyway... I slithered out from under Fang and raced out of the room. I pulled on gloves and grabbed the apple crumble from the oven. I set it down to cool and pulled off my gloves, walking over to the fridge and taking the custard out. I then cut the apple crumble in half and put them into two bowls. I practically drowned my piece in custard. I smiled at my drowned apple crumble. Fang's arms wrapped around my waist and he tugged me as close as possible to him, putting his head on my shoulder."How much custard do you want?" I asked him.
Instead of answering, he covered my right hand with his own and tipped enough custard in his bowl to half-drown it. Fang put his hand back on my waist and I picked up the bowls, walking to the table. I put mine down on the table and sighed - amused. "Are you gonna let me sit down or am I gonna have to sit on you?" I asked, amused... This could be interesting.
He sat down on my seat, pulling me with him. I smirked and put his bowl on the table. I had already put the spoons in the bowls. As we ate, I noticed that for such a muscular person, Fang was actually very comfy. I smirked at this thought and gave a small snort of laughter. The more I thought about it, the funnier it seemed. I started shaking violetly with barely suppressed laughs. Since I was sitting on Fang and he couldn't see the gigantic smile on my face, he thought I was having a fit or something. "Are you OK Max?" He asked worriedly.
This just made me shake harder. Good thing I had finished my dessert, I thought, otherwise I just might be snorting apple crumble and custard. This image made me laugh even harder. If Fang wasn't holding me, I might have fallenoff the chair and done a ROFL. My breath started coming in short gasps and my cheeks hurt from all my smiling. I don't even know why it's so funny. "MAX!" Fang sounded alarmed.
He spun me around and I leant forward and kissed him, so he wouldn't see my laughing face. Kissing him didn't make me breathe easier or stop shaking or smiling. He pulled back quickly when he felt my smile. I stop smiling and shaking and yawn instead. "What were you laughing at?" He asks me, staring at me hard.
"Nothing," I mumble, I'm sooo tired.
"Tell me!" He says sternly, like I was a little kid being naughty.
"Faangg!" I whine, leaning against him.
That probably wasn't the best idea...
He was soo comfy I passed out on his shoulder, when I woke up, I was in my bed with my back pressed up against his had stripped down to his boxers to be comfier while he slept and he had taken off my bra and pants, putting his old shirt (the one that I had claimed) on me. It was surprisingly comfy. It also smelled of him... Mmmmm... I silently took a deep breath, inhaling the delicious smell of him. I snuggled closer to him and he wrapped an arm around my waist, unconsciously pulling me closer to him while he slept. I smiled and turned around in the circle of his arms. I pulled myself up until my face was almost touching his. I kissed along his jawline coz, hey, you gotta love that jawline. He groaned and his grip on my waist tightened. I smiled and brushed some hair out of his face. I let my hand gently brush against the side of his face. His face was always so tense, so mask-like when he was awake, but when he was sleeping he just looked so, peaceful... I sighed and bent my head, giving him a quick kiss on the lips. "How sweet," a voice snarled quietly," two little love birds - it makes me sick!"
Icy fear washed over me, I knew that voice well. I slowly turned around saw Ari leering at me from bedside the window. "What do you want Ari?" I challenged him, pleased to hear that my voice was calm and steady and not betraying the fear I felt.
Although, I knew that if he looked closely, he would see my body trembling. He bared his teeth in an insincere smile and said,"Maxi, Maxi, Maxi. Never one to beat around the bush."
"What do you want Ari," I repeated, a hint of a snarl in my voice as I sat up and faced him.
He put his hands up in a mock signal for defeat. "Now, now now. That's no way to treat a guest, now is it?" His blue eyes flashed and Fang shifted beside me, starting to wake.
Ari and I both froze. When Fang's eyes started opening Ari locked eyes with me and whispered," I will have you one day Max, you will be my mate. Instead of him!" He spat the last word before turning and vanishing through the window, shutting it with a click behind him. Without turning, I knew that Fang was awake, but I kept staring at the window, frozen with horror. He intended to mate me, and bind my life to his. Unless Fang got there first(I hope he does), he would take me away. I started shaking, badly. The very thought of being mated to Ari was horrifying. Fang sitting up behind me and pressing me to him with his hands wrapped firmly around my waist, brought me out of my horrified trance. I turned and leant my head on his shoulder, crying out all of my pent up feelings.
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Alright, end of the chappie~
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