*Untold Secrets*

Day 5, afternoon:

Fang's P.O.V:

Weird,

Weird,

Weird,

How weird is that?

After the near heart attach that I almost had from watching the girl I lo- like you know as a friend… dive in freezing cold water to save someone who in my opinion didn't deserve, we all headed back to the clearing, it's been a few hours since then. And right know I am watching in disbelief –alright outside I might be showing nothing, but inside I am confused as hell, as Max and Lissa talk. No screaming or punching involved. So I have come to the conclusion that Lissa and Max are actually friends. Didn't they hate each other this morning?

Girls are so weird…

"Hey, can we talk?" I looked up to see a very fidgety Sam. He was sifting his feet from side to side, and an unusual look crossed his face. Oh! The dude is nervous….Hmmm.

"Okay," I replied slowly. Getting up to me feet "where?"

"Um, over here," he said, I followed him a bit away, so we would not be over heard.

Once alone I rose and eyebrow, a silent, what up. Sam stuck his hands deep in his pocket, and said "uh…" he uttered "I…"

Okay… the dude is scaring the shit out of me. Frist he gets all nervous, and then he asks to talk alone. If he makes a move on me, I swear I'll hang him on a tree by his nuts, well, maybe I won't do that….he might enjoy that to much….

"I need help," he finally said, quickly

Huh?

I blinked a few times and asked confused "what?"

Sam stared pacing back and forth, his hand ran through his hair a lot too, as he said "okay, I know we aren't best buds, but I just need help, and I don't know who else to come to. Iggy is an idiot, and Joyce and Zach would just laugh at me, so I really need your help,"

"Help with what?"

"We only have two days left here, and I really need a way to woo Nudge before then."

Oh, Nudge.

"Oh…why?"

He stopped and looked at me "You really going to make me say it?"

"Yup," I said.

"I really…like her, okay. And I'm afraid if I don't do something before we go back. Nothing well ever happened between us. I'll go back to my football with the jocks, and she well go back to her friends. I can't let that happened," he looked down, all shy.

"You never had a problem before," I replied.

"I know, but Nudge is not like the other girls. She's different."

I looked silently at him for a few moments. He was right, Nudge was different form them. Sam has a reputation as being a player. He gets what he wants before dumping them. But Nudge, she actual has brains, something the other chicks he messed with lacked.

"I don't know…Nudge is sweet, I don't want her heart to be broken," see that I have a soft side too.

"I know, and I really like her and I won't ever do anything to hurt her, but please I need some help. I've never had to work to get a girl before. And hell I don't know what I am doing," he begged.

He must really want this if he is willing to come to me for help. I and Sam never got along, were too different, the jock and the loner. I really hope I don't regret this, but slowly I nodded my head "okay…"

"Really?"

"Yeah,"

He let out a relived breath "thanks,"

"Sure, but this dose not make us best buds."

"Of course not, after this we go back to hating each other."

"Of course," I replied, with a tiny smirk.

After our tiny conversation we headed back to the group, and agreed to talk about ways for Sam to woo Nudge before we were due back home later tonight. I sat next to Max, she gave me a blinding smile –one that made my heart skip a beat, and asked "everything okay?"

I gave her a small nod. Max, that's one thing that's been on my mind a lot for the past few days. What am I going to do about her? We have two days left of camping. And I am at a lost of what to do, when we go back, would we still be friends? Could we be more? Do I want more?

Yes,

But how would that work out? I'm not your normal teen boy. And it's hard to be close to someone or start a relationship when you have this huge secret hanging over your head. Aren't relationships supposed to be about honesty? Hell I don't know, I never had his feeling before. But with Max it's different, there's something about her. It scares me a little too, I've never had this urge to tell someone my secret before, but with Max, I want to tell her. How odd.

This is all too much,

"Fang… Are you all right?" I looked over at Max, who was looking at me with concern.

As I gave her a small nod, I new then I had to tell her.

When dusk stared to set, I slid off the log. Most of the day the group just hung around in fount of the fire, and just laughed and joked around with one another, it was a huge difference then the beginning of the camping trip, were everyone got in each other face's, now it seems like we all get alone, like we've been friends forever, when in all honesty it's been like a day.

Standing up, I muttered "I'm heading to bed. Okay?"

Emily smiled at me "of course, good night," I gave her a nod, and headed to my tent. Once I slid in, I ran over to my bag and ruffled through my stuff, grabbing my art book –I bring it everywhere I go, I also grabbed a pencil. I flipped to a clean page, and wrote:

-Max,

Meet me by the river were we found the ducks,

After night fall,

-Fang.

I tore the sheet out and looked it over. Once I was satisfied I folded it neatly, and got back up. I slid back out of the tent and headed to Max's tent's which lucky for me was the closes. I stayed hidden in the shadows so I wouldn't be caught since everyone was still huddled around the fire. At her tent, I peeked in, and signed in relief when it was found empty. I slid in and walked over to Max's side of the tent, and placed the note on her pillow where she would see it.

Tonight I would tell her.

An hour later Sam and Iggy, returned to the tent. I was lying on my sleeping back, hang place on my chest, the other under my head, looking up. My stomach was knotted in nervous, and so many times I so was tempted to run back to Max's tent and steal the note back, and forget the whole thing, but I new if I don't do this I would regret it forever.

"Oh, Fang, I thought you were asleep?" Iggy asked, settling down in his sleeping bag.

"Couldn't sleep," I mutter.

"Oh. Then can we you… talk about it now?" Sam asked.

"Talk about what?" Iggy asked.

Sam looked at him "um… nothing,"

I sat up and said "Sam needs help to woo Nudge before we leave."

"Fang!" Sam yelled.

"What? You never said it was a secret."

Iggy laughed and said "oh…" but then he sobered up pretty quickly and said "wait, Nudge is a very sweet girl, I don't want her to be another one of those girls you throw away when your broad."

Sam looked at him angrily "I like Nudge a lot and I won't hurt her. So if you don't want to help then you can leave."

Iggy put up his palms "calm down, I'll help, but if I find out you did anything to hurt her, your dead. Kay? And I'm sure Joy and Max well help."

He had to mention Max, didn't he? Those stupid nervous came back full force. Shaking my head, I said "okay, Iggy do you have any ideas?" anything to keep my mind busy.

Iggy looked thoughtful and said "you know you could just tell her how you feel."

"I thought of that, but it sounds so normal. You know?"

"You…could have a picnic with her, and then tell her," I said.

"A picnic," he mutters "hmm… doesn't sound too bad,"

"Yeah, you could explain it to Emily, I'm sure she would help you out, you know the food and stuff. She seems like the romantic type. She might even help you find the perfect spot," Iggy said.

Sam smiled brightly and said "it could work."

"Okay, then it is settled. A picnic it is," Iggy said, clapping his hands.

I rolled my eyes and looked out through the tint hole of the tent that was left open. Oh boy, it's getting dark, that's my cue. Gulping thickly, I said "guy's I'm going to wash up a little at the river. Okay?"

"Oh. I could go with you. It's pretty dark." Iggy suggested.

"No, just cover for me. Okay?"

Iggy and Sam both nodded. And I stood up, and quickly left the tent before I chicken out. Before I headed for the woods, I glanced at her tent. I really hope she got the note. But if she did not, then maybe fates trying to tell me it's the wrong time or a bad idea.

Looking back at the wood, I slid my hands in my pocket and walked through the trees. The oval moon imprinted in the inky sky provided enough light to see the trial. I took the route we took a few days ago, and found the river shortly after. I stopped at the edge and looked out. The river was really amazing at night, so different then in the light. The river was calmly lapping over each other, at dark, instead of dark blue, it looked black.

I took my t-shirt off, and clutched the black fabric with my nails, with numb fingers I let it go. It dropped to the ground by my feet in a black heap. I closed my eyes and ruffled my black wing and spread them out. A snap caught my attention. This was it, no backing out now.

Slowly I turned around.

Max, looking so beautiful appeared. Her blond hair trembled in soft waves around her shoulders, the moon light above bathed her in a light glow. Her eyes locked with me. Black crashed with brown. Her eyes drifted down my naked chest and so slowly, drifted to my black wings that where spread out wide. Her breath hitched and her eyes bugged out.

This was it.

For the first time ever I was bare.

We just have to see. Well she run away or accept the real me?

A/N: Oh, this is my favorite chapter by far! So Max finally found out, I hope it was worth the wait. Please tell me what you think!

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