CHAPTER 9
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CHAPTER 9: FPOV
"I won't go. That doesn't mean you can't stay."
She just stared at me, her mouth hanging open. After a few minutes, she started stuttering.
"F-Fang…But…what?" She finally managed to get out.
"I'm not leaving. I'm staying in New York because I have business to attend to here. I'm not leaving, but that doesn't mean you can't stay." I said, somewhat calmly.
"Why? What's holding you here?" Sh e asked, confused.
"We might be able to get a CD out soon, and I'm about to start a project that will actually be fun. If I stay here, I can do that and work on stopping Itex at the same time."
"You're staying here because you can have fun? You won't come back with us because a project and a CD is more important than your family?" She asked, unbelievingly.
"And…" He hesitated. "And here…here I have a real family."
"Real family?" She screeched. "So what? We aren't good enough for you anymore?"
"No, Max. I mean I found my real family. My biological family." I said quietly.
"Oh." Realization hit her. "Like your parents?"
"My parents are dead. But I found my uncle and my siblings." I mumbled.
"Siblings?"
"Yeah. I have a younger brother and sister. And an older brother."
"Do they have.. You know…wings?" she whispered.
"Yeah. They can't fly. They're in hiding. They aren't being hunted. Yet. I'm trying to teach them. My uncle got us new identities. Like all our papers. Everything. He's a doctor, but he's sick. Cancer. It's killing him, slowly. And he's the only family we have left. They were here tonight. I'm supposed to go meet them afterwards. So I gotta go. Y'all can come with me or go back to the apartment or whatever, just decide." I said, and started walking away to meet up with my family.
"Fang…" Max said. "I'm sorry."
I shrugged.
"We'll stay." I heard her mumble.
I turned around and cocked my head. "Why?"
"I already told you, idiot." She said, a small smile gracing her lips. Lips…
I groaned. Max raised her eyebrow at me.
"What?" She asked.
"I really…I really wanna kiss you." I muttered.
She laughed and looked at me. I grabbed her hand and pulled her towards me. Her lips were barely and inch away from mine. I leaned forward and kissed her. God, it felt so good. I had missed this, so god damn much.
We finally pulled back to breathe and I put my forehead on hers, inhaling her scent.
"Go." She said, pushing me away. "You need to go meet your family. Where are they? I'll bring the flock."
"At the gates."
"Alright. See you in a few." She said, walking back towards the flock.
I smiled, a real smile, for the first time in the months since I left.
AN: Sorry, I know it's short. Hope you liked it. Let me know what you think. Thanks for reading! Fax says REVIEW!
-Haru
