Chapter 9

He glares at me for a few more seconds then seems to shrink in on himself.

"You didn't think it through, Fang," I walk around him, trying to look him in the face, but he hides from me. "You broke her heart and took away her reason for caring … She may be Maximum Ride, but she's a girl first of all. A tough girl, a HELL of a tough girl … But she loved you, you were her reason to continue. She was saving the world for you guys … For her family.

"Hell, Fang … She was saving it for her kids."

He scoffs at me, "Total, if she has kids she'll die…"

I nod. "Yeah, she will … But have you ever heard of a condom? Huh?"

He shifts uncomfortably and I can see his face through his hair has gone a little pink.

"Jeez … You just don't THINK do you?"

He turns his head and glares at me again. "I think more than you do apparently … C-" He hesitates, his face going a little more red, "Things like that aren't effective all the time! I've done research, I'm not stupid!"

And I can't help but laugh at him and paw my eyes.

"You think this is funny?"

I shake my head, "No, its not funny, but the fact you can't say 'condom' is funny…"

His lips go together tightly and he turns away, his eyes flashing hurt and anger.

"When you lied to her you changed her spirit … She doesn't have a purpose now, she's cold and angry … You know what'll happen if you keep this up … She'll let the world end.

"Fang, Max has to save the world, and that's a BIG responsibility … But your responsibility is even more important."

He doesn't speak.

"You've got to save Max…"