Whoa, what am I doing? I screamed at myself, acutely aware of Fang's hand creeping up my shirt. I gently pushed him off, gasping for air and backing up a little. He looked confused and a little dazed, probably mirroring my expressions.
"I'm… sorry…" I gasped, breathing hard still. Fang nodded slightly and got up. I eyed him warily as he came over to me.
"It's ok, Max. I would never push you to do something you didn't want to." Fang breathed in my ear, his lips accidentally brushing my earlobe, sending thrilling chills up my spine. I looked at him and saw he was being honest. Smiling slightly at his sweetness, I took his face in my hands and pressed my lips to his. He tensed, clearly surprised, but he kissed back and pushed me against the wall behind me.
He was being gentle, probably thinking I was going to push him away again at any moment, but that was the last thing on my mind. I slid my hands up over his shirt and neck, finally twisting them in his dark hair. His arms slid around me, sneaking up my back and keeping me cemented to him.
And someone knocked at the door. We both froze for a moment, but I recovered and pushed him away.
"Get the door." I hissed at him, happy to see his hair looked messy in that cute 'just got out of bed' look. He glared at me but threw open the door all the same. Standing there was a completely gorgeous red-head. Fang looked surprised, as I'm sure I did, but something about her seemed so familiar…
"Hi, Milo." I sighed, recognizing the light green eyes that never seemed to change in any of her 'disguises'. The girl looked surprised, then grinned.
"Hi, Max. Fang." Milo said, looking at both of us, her expression unreadable.
"You need something?" I asked, suddenly on edge. Fang, who had been thoroughly surprised that this was Milo, seemed to pick up on my mood and tensed.
"No, no. Raven needs to learn to stay out of people's heads, though." Milo hinted, her voice colored with accusations. My stomach dropped. I glanced at Fang and he didn't look too good, either.
"I'll agree to that." I choked out, trying to be calm and not pulling it off. Milo smirked.
"So, uh, Max. It's late, and I'm pretty sure Zane," Milo stressed Zane's name and I beat down the urge to flinch, "will get us up early in the morning, so… bed?" Milo suggested. I bit my lip and nodded reluctantly.
"Yeah, that's… fine, Milo. Uh… Good night, Fang." I said, avoiding his eyes. Milo took my arm and led me out the door and to our room, not speaking, setting me more on edge. When we got in the room, I tackled the bed and closed my eyes, involuntarily smiling at the memory of the kiss.
"What. The. Heck. Was. That?" Milo hissed, her voice low and deadly. I flinched, not opening my eyes.
"I… don't know." I groaned, burying my face in my palms.
"Max." Milo sighed, her voice softer. I reluctantly looked at her. She had changed back into herself, but she looked different with the sad expression on her face. Surely the indestructible happy-go-lucky attitude Milo had perfected wasn't broken by me? I suddenly had the urge to cry, but, being me, I didn't.
"Max, you have to choose. It's not fair to either to string them along." Milo advised, her voice soothing and reasonable. I nodded, biting my lip.
"But… how?" I asked. Milo shrugged.
"Don't ask me! I've only ever had to let down Killian, and I don't even remember how I did that." Milo admitted. I glanced over at Raven, making sure she was asleep. Her breathing was deep and even and she looked completely serene.
"Milo, I feel like such a whore saying this, but… I want both of them." I said, avoiding her eyes. She sighed heavily.
"That's mighty selfish, Maximum Ride." Milo said, her tone screaming disapproval.
"I know!" I groaned. Milo half-smiled and hugged me, her hard body oddly comforting.
"Max, sleep on it. Go to sleep, and maybe you'll have your answer in the morning." Milo suggested. I nodded into her shoulder and slipped out of the embrace, climbing under the covers and willing sleep to overtake me.
It did, and I was asleep before I even registered Milo shutting off the light.
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