Chapter 13

FANG POV

The voices were soft and close, I was very aware of them, apparently in the middle of a murmured conversation… maybe argument? I tuned into them listening hoping it was Max or maybe someone I knew.

"Who do you think the new comers are?"Said a girls voice, she sounded maybe in her early twenties like Max. Her voice was strong willed and with a slight hint of annoyance. What did she mean by new comers? Who was she talking to? Most importantly where was I…?

I was lying down on something cool and hard maybe cement? I couldn't figure out, my body wouldn't answer my commands to move. I tried to ball my hands in a fist but it just wouldn't. I felt so confused and disoriented. I wondered why I couldn't feel anything.

"Wonder if he will open his eyes." Said a male.

"Maybe" said the girl once again.

I tried to locate my eye muscles and willed them to open they fluttered and finally did. I took in my surroundings I was in a dark room couldn't really see much there were no lights just darkness. I took in a deep breath and the air had a deep musky smell to it. The feeling was slowly returning to my body it started out in my toes. I wiggled them seeing how I could move them. It gave me such relief to know that nothing was missing. But as the feeling came back so did this excruciating pain; it felt like every bone in my body was broken. I couldn't help but let a moan escape from my mouth.

"Hey Kathy, I think he's coming around!" said the male.

"Really, Hey you over there are you awake?"said Kathy.

I put my hand to my head to hopefully stop it from ripping in half, because that's what it felt like. I sat up and looked to my right where the voices were coming from. I hadn't realized before but there were bars like I was in a jail cell, I crawled over to it trying to move my head and back as little as possible. This was a very difficult task. I looked out through the bars and let my eyes adjust, to the left of me was a small window barely the size of a shoe box but it allowed some sunlight to enter the room. I turned my head towards where the girl's voice had come from and glanced out in front of me, I squinted my eyes and noticed a dark figure standing in a cell just like mine.

"Well look who finally decided to wake up, not that it's a good thing to wake up in this place but Hi im Kathy." Said Kathy.

I stood up, once the pain in my head receded and looked at the girl. She was tall almost as tall as max, she had sun-brown skin, and long straight brown hair that reached just above her lower back. Almond-shaped hazel eyes framed with thick eye lashes that cast shadows across her high sharp cheekbones' I realized that she was pretty… not even pretty she was beautiful. I found it difficult to believe that the hard annoyed voice could come from someone like her.

"Are you going to sit there and look at me or are you going to at least tell me your name?" said Kathy, her eyebrows pulled together showing her frustration, hmm figures she's short tempered her and max would get along just great.

"My name is Fang..." I replied my voice barely higher than a whisper. I coughed and cleared my throat looking at her.

"well… Fang" she chuckled, I stared at her hard and rolled my eyes id take it back all that nice stuff I said about her.

"I'm sorry pay no mind to my idiotic sister she finds just about the dumbest things to be funny, oh by the way I'm Alec" said Alec, the boys voice I heard from earlier.

"Hi um do you mind telling me where we are…?" I said

Kathy and Alec looked at one another both faces scrunched together in concentration, both bodies made movements almost as if a silent conversation were going on between them. Kathy sighed and looked at me.

"We'll see the thing is I can tell you where you are and most likely you'll react crazy and think were just a bunch of nut jobs or I can tell you and you'll believe us." She said.

"Hopefully it's the second one" said Alec.

"Trust me after what I've been through in the past couple hours I don't think much can surprise me at this point, so like I said just tell me I can handle whatever I'm a big boy" I said. I heard them both sigh with resignation; I wonder what it was that these two wouldn't tell me. Did they know about where Max and the others were? Did they know who Lissa was? Maybe they were kidnapped just like we were.

"You're in a place called the school.." said Kathy pausing for a moment almost as if to give me time to adjust. I raised an eyebrow and nodded giving her the okay to continue with her explanation.

"It's not like any regular school, with lockers and students and what not. It's a facility" she said.

"Okay.. a facility for what exactly?" I said curiosity leaking into my tone.

"For experiments" she said

"Like on animals?" I said confused now.

"No like on human beings, have you ever heard of genetic engineering, it's really rare for something like this to exist but it does right under everyone's noses this place has been here for years experimenting on human beings, and turning them into these grotesque creatures that shouldn't exist in our nature." She said she shuddered, almost as if remembering a distant memory.

I felt my eyes widen as she continued talking, I felt a memory hit me of before I was knocked out I remember yelling at Dylan asking him why he was doing this. I remember Ari approaching me; and Dylan having tan wings sprout from his back..

…so me and my brother have been here quite some time actually were a little special ourselves" said Kathy

I tuned in and could only catch the last couple of words. My mind was still in shock and didn't take in completely what she said I was still trying to wrap around the whole idea that this was even real maybe I was dreaming. But I doubt I was, it all seemed too real. So many thoughts kept reeling through my head was Max ok… was she dead? Where were Nudge and Gazzy and Iggy and Ella? I swear if those bastards did anything to Angel or any of them I would kill every single one of these low lives.

"So you mean to tell me, that a bunch of wacko scientist think they can kidnap people experiment on them and think it would actually work? That's just crazy talk" I said exasperated already the denial was setting in that any of this was happening

"Yes that's exactly what I'm saying and they have done it and they have gotten away with it, you think me and my brother are just here on a friendly vacation? News flash buddy its real and unless I'm the crazy one I'm pretty sure these are two." She said irritated

At that same moment huge golden brown wings sprouted from her back touching both walls on either ends of her cell, they must have been at least 18 feet wide. They were breath taking, I blinked and looked over at Alec.

"Sorry bro no wings, just claws" he said and he breathed in deeply and long nails protruded from his hands, fangs elongated from his mouth. Not nearly as big as that thing back at Dylan's office; I looked up at his head to see black cat ears and a tail popped out from his butt... Or back whichever place. I could feel my breathing quicken and my head swirl I caught myself against the wall to steady myself. I hated feeling this weak.

"Hey you okay, I know this is a lot to take in but just calm down and breath slowly in and out" her voice held true concern in it but I did as told and lowered myself onto the ground.

"What do you think they want with me and my friends…?" I whispered to them I didn't even have the strength to look at Alec and Kathy all I could do was look at the ground.

"I hate to say it but, exactly what they're doing to me and Alec there going to experiment on you and do so many cruel things I'm sorry I wish I didn't have to say this but better to know and be prepared for it" said Kathy quietly, I nodded my head and closed my eyes and tried to sleep. All I could think about was max and all of them I wondered if they were okay. I drifted away for about 15 minutes until I heard a big bang like someone opening a door loudly and then lights where switched on. I jumped from where I was sitting and I looked over at Kathy to see her already staring at me intensely I quickly looked away and so did she. I looked down the hall at the door and through it walked Dylan first I could feel the blood rushing through my head and a silent ringing in my head, I was shaking and could no longer hold in my anger.

"YOU BITCH! WHERE ARE THEY WHAT DID YOU DO TO THEM!" I screamed so loudly shocking myself.

"Now now Fangy is that a way to treat your superior" said Dylan in a mocking tone

" where's max she better be okay or so help me O'Connell I will kill you" I said staring him down with so much intense anger and madness he quickly looked away I smirked feeling good I had some power over him.

"Ari bring them in" said Dylan

I looked at the doors hopeful and saw Ari and three other big men pulling in Max, Nudge, Angel and Gazzy each one unconscious with duck tape around there mouths and rope around there hands and feet. Ari and the three other men walked towards my cell, I backed up into the farthest wall glaring at all three with as much hatred as possible. They threw all 4 of them onto the floor so carelessly almost as if they weren't human and they were. I quickly ran to Max's limp body and held her in my arms caressing her face and smoothing her hair out. I looked up at the rest of the bodies and realized there were two missing.

"." I said slowly Ari laughed at me and it took all my will power not to launch right up to him and punch him in the face.

"shut up dog face why don't you go lick a bowl or hump a pillow" I said towards Ari, he stopped laughing and started towards me but Dylan put a calm hand on his shoulder to stop him and looked at me with that same annoying calm as ever face.

"There were a tad bit of complications with both of them don't worry though you'll be joining each of them soon. Rest up for now though you have a long day head of you." He dragged out the last couple words pronunciating the last sentence especially. Complications..? what could he have possibly meant by that I hope Ella and Iggy were okay. He walked out of the room with Ari and the other and slammed the door and turned off the lights on their way out. My eyes swept around the cell and looked at each unconscious figure, from the corner of my eye I could see how Kathys lingering gaze stayed on me and Alec just gawked at me. I set max down carefully and went up to the bars.

"What" I said at Alec annoyed.

"I've never seen anyone talk to Ari like that except for Kathy" said alec quietly then I felt bad for blowing up on him. I sighed

"sorry kid didn't mean to act that way" I said while shrugging I don't really apologize to anyone so I looked at the ground while speaking.

"its all good bro" said alec. While smiling, I looked up at him and lifted the corner of my mouth my way of smiling.

"Fang I think one of your friends is waking up" said Kathy, I looked at her and she wasn't even looking this way she was sitting on the ground playing with the hem of her sweater. I raised an eyebrow at her but heard a quite groan. I quickly turned around thinking it was max, but it was angel. I sighed with relief and ran over to her as soon as I reached her, her eyes fluttered open and those beautiful sky blues eye looked back at me. At first they looked from side to side adjusting to the semi-darkness.

"Angel, baby girl it's me Fang look at me, can you hear me" I said while putting my hand against her cheek. She sighed and finally looked at me comprehension came into her eyes, then curiosity and finally fear. She tried speaking but the tape stopped her from saying anything and the rope made it difficult for her to move. She started squirming and twisting trying to get free. I heard something clatter next to my feet. I looked and saw it was a pocketknife I looked back at Alec, and he pointed at Kathy who now lay on her back with her hands behind her head she didn't even look at me I would have thought she were sleeping if it weren't for her bouncing leg. I looked away and quickly opened it and looked at angel.

"Angel I need you to hold still while I cut the rope free okay?" I said, she looked at me and nodded and closed her eyes. While I got to work I quickly sawed through the rope around her hands and then her legs. I ripped the tape away from her mouth and she squeaked.

"Fang where are we, I'm scared I want to go home I don't want to be here" said angel while shaking, she threw her arms around my neck and cried into my shoulder. Angel was the only person I was ever really comfortable with like this besides Max of course. She was like a little sister to me and seeing her in so much pain upset me so much. I shushed her and ran my fingers through her hair while giving her soft sweet reassuring words.

"Everything's going to be fine, I'm not going to let them hurt you I promise" I whispered to her. She nodded into the crook of my neck and hiccupped. She pulled her hands away from my neck and faced me.

"Thats my girl knew you were strong enough to pull through just like always" I said while smiling at her.

"Hey! We may have known each other for only an hour but it would still be nice if you could introduce us ya know?" said Alec, I heard Kathy chuckle in response to her brother. I rolled my eyes but got up and helped Angel up. I lead her to the bars and looked through them with her.

"Angel that annoying loud voice over there is Alec, Alec this is Angel" I said while pointing at Alec.

"Pleasure to meet ya darling" said Alec while bowing at the waist he looked up from the ground and winked at Angel. I scowled at him and looked at angel just in time to catch her blushing a deep red from neck to forehead. She smiled and waved silently at him. I turned from him and looked at Kathy who was still in the same position. Her eyes were closed and her leg was no longer bouncing.

"that right over there laying down is Kathy, Kathy this is Angel, Angel this is Kathy" I said I stared at Kathy wondering why she wouldn't look up at me and angel maybe this time she was sleeping.

"She sure is pretty" whispered angel to me. I looked down at her and was about to say something but then Kathy spoke.

"Thanks kid you are too" said Kathy, we both jumped surprised she spoke I looked over at her to find her staring at me once again. I felt my eyebrows furrow confused as to why she would look at me that way. I was just about to ask her when I heard shuffling behind me, me an angel whipped around at the same time to find the others stirring from their sleep. I quickly ran over to Max

"Max! Max answer me are you okay, say something" I said quickly while caressing her face. Her eyes fluttered open and she looked up at me confused.

"Why aren't you saying anything" I said to max, her eyes squinted at me and it looked like she was irritated I couldn't really tell though because of the tape… Oh! I put my hand on the edge of the duct tape and ripped it off

"Ow shit! You could have been a little softer ya know" she screamed at me, I smiled at her and didn't care if she was pissed. I lowered my lips to hers and kissed her softly she was stiff at first but then returned it. I pulled away and smiled at her. She looked at me and smiled softly too, blushing that soft pink I loved.

"alright love birds don't I need some loving too" said Gazzy, Nudge giggled at his remark I jumped at the sound of his voice but ran over to him and pulled him and nudge into a huge bear hug.

"Alright. Cant. ." Gazzy said with rasping breaths. I let them both go and smiled. I'm pretty sure I never smiled so much in my life.

"Alright I'm still tied down here you know" said max, although I knew she was smiling from the hint of happiness in her tone. I turned around and took the knife from angel and unbound max as well. I pulled her up from the floor and into my arms, I had to hold her make sure she was safe I needed the security. Max could sense this and I'm sure she felt just the same way.

I heard someone clear there throat and I turned away from max and looked at Alec. I sighed and smiled at him.

"Guys I want you to meet a couple of people I met." Gripping Max's hand I stepped towards the bars with everyone else the cage was wide enough that we all had space to get a good look at them.

"This is Kathy and Alec" I said to them they all waved and said hello.

"Kathy, Alec meet Nudge, Gazzy, and you already know Angel and this here is Max" I said while looking down at her she smiled up at me and I looked into her warm reassuring brown eyes. I looked away from her when I felt a heavy glance on me, looking towards her I already knew it was Kathy and sure enough I was right she was staring at me with such an intense expression that I felt my heart pound faster against my chest, I wonder if Max could hear it. No one has ever gotten a response from me like that except max.. I could feel the tension in the room I tried to look away from her hazel colored eyes but I just couldn't break my hold.

"So I don't mean to be rude and all but where the hell are we? And where can I get some food around Here" said Gazzy. I chuckled and felt the air in the room ease up a bit. Leave it to Gazzy to break the tension.

"No seriously guys" said Gazzy

I laughed once again and shook my head; I ruffled his dark blonde hair and smiled at him. I looked over at Kathy's cell. She was still standing there, I locked eyes with her but this time she looked at me and turned her back to me. And walked into the deep dark recesses' of her cell...

Alright guys sorry for not updating in a bit I had a huge writers block D: but now I'm ready and back on track I'm sorry about the grammar I really need to work on it hopefully I did better this time. Let me know what you think :)