Save Me From Myself

Chapter 14

I woke up and…Fang was gone. Shocker. I sighed, standing. I'm going to the mall. I don't care what he says. I took a shower, got dressed and went down stairs. It was about nine Jeb seemed to be the only one up. Weird. I thought that those brats were early risers. Whatever. I made myself a sandwich and went back the Fang's room. Where would he keep money. His wallet. But he must have taken that. Somewhere else…I looked in a few of the drawers and eventually found roughly a hundred dollars. I put it in my pocket and then went to the window. I opened it, feeling the cold press against me. Jacket! I got Fang's and then went back to the open window.

Should I go? Why not! I mean, I am Maximum Ride…or was. But that's not the point. Saber is…not here right now. No telling where he is but I know that I shouldn't wallow in what happened, though me going alone could get me caught. What if that's why I'm going? To get caught? What if, somewhere, subconsciously, I want to get caught? It's weird but…it's possible. Isn't it? I mean, that was my life for the past four years. I mean, sure, I got hit and raped but…Saver loved me. Then again, that's the same thing that Jeb used to say when we were kids. Well not said, but implied. He left me. And then Fang. He still says that he loves me but he allowed my to get captured. I shook my head, opened my wings, and flew away.

There are a lot of people here. I shivered, wrapping my arms around myself. I don't like it here. And I swear that someone's following me. I walked into a clothing place and started looking at stuff. I was just going to get one pair of jeans but I decided to get two. You know, just incase. I also got some shorts and three t-shirts. I couldn't shake the feeling that I was being followed or watched. It was weird. It's probably just the fact that I'm not used to people. I couldn't help but looked over my shoulder every minute or two. I swear there is someone following me! I walked out of the mall, walking towards the woods. I walked into them and turned around. I closed my eyes. It was them.

"Max? Are you okay?" Iggy yelled.

"She's fine." Gasman said. "She's just…standing there."

"Why are you following me?"

"Max calm down. We just didn't-" I pushed the blind one away as he tried to touch my arm. They were after me. He wanted to hurt me. I did the first thing that came to my mind. I ran. And ran, and ran. I finally flew away, into the forest behind the house. I was crying but I didn't know why. You're never safe are you?

Fang's POV

It had been a long day. I wanted to call home all day. I told Iggy and Gasman to follow Max, making sure that she was okay at the mall. I wonder how it went. I ran up the stairs to my room. Max wasn't there.

"Max! Baby, I'm home!" I walked out of the room. "Guys?" I walked around the house and found no one. I finally pulled out my cell and called Nudge.

"Hello?"

"Where is everybody?"

"Looking for Max. Fang you need to find her."

"What? Why? Did Saber get her?" I was already running to the door. It had been storming since 12 tthis afternoon. Of course, it couldn't just rain…it was snowing. He has her out in the snow! It was snowing hard.

"No. She caught Iggy and Gasman following her and thought that they were trying to hurt her. She ran off and now no one can find her."

"Where are you guys?" I asked, suddenly getting an idea.

"The woods near the mall."

"I'll be there in a sec. Come back home. It's storming!" I hung up. Max would go somewhere she feels safe. If she can't go to my room, she'd go near it. I walked into the woods. "Max! Baby come out." Nothing. I don't know why but I kept searching there. It was something in my gut that was telling she was here. "Max I'm serious!"

I was going to turn back and go where the others where when I heard it. "Are you just going to give up?"

"Max?"

"I mean, God Fang. Good thing I wasn't in a life or death situation."

I looked up in the tree to my right. Who else would be there but Max. "Honey, are you okay?"

"No. I told you they were going to get me!"

"Max, I told them to follow you. I-"

"I knew it." She interrupted. "You're in cahoots with them. Good thing I don't trust you."

"Max I told them to follow you so that you don't get hurt."

'They're the ones that are going to hurt me!"

"No they're not!"

"How do you know?" She jumped out of the tree, landing on her feet. I cringed. That was a high tree. "All you ever do is work!"

"Max are you okay? Did you hurt yourself?"

"The only one who hurt me was you."

"Max." I sighed, hugging her to me. I then took the jacket she was wearing off of her and put my heavier on over her shoulders. "You have no idea how worried I was."

"It's cold." She complained. "Can you carry my bags?"

"Of course." I mumbled. "But Max we need to talk about-"

"Fang I'm cold." She repeated. "I want to go…back to our room."

"Fine but this conversation is not over!"

"Don't yell at me!"

"Sorry." I kissed her head. "I thought that I would never find you."

"Fang, you're going to freeze to death." Max seemed to notice that I had given her my jacket. "Hurry."

We ran for the house, me carrying her two bags of clothes. When we got to the house, Max ran straight past the others and up the stairs. I stayed down there to explain.

"Where did you find her?" Dr. Martinez asked. "She's been gone all afternoon. She probably has a cold from the weather!"

"She was in the woods behind the house." I smiled. "Ig, I think that you need to work on your people skills."

Iggy sighed. "Whatever."

I felt bad. Iggy hasn't done anything to Max. How do I get her to realize this? After talking for another minute, I headed up stairs. Max was changing. I walked in, silently. I put my hand over my eyes so that she wouldn't flip.

"Fang!"

"I'm not looking."

She finished getting undressed and then changed into what she wore to bed…my shorts and shirt. She got into bed and wrapped the blankets around her. I smiled. She looked so cute. Focus Fang! She can't just run off like that.

"Max, you had us all scared to death."

"He's trying to kill me."

"Max you're paranoid."

"Easy for you to say. You don't have a blind man trying to kill you!"

"You don't have one trying to kill you either." I reasoned. "You have a guy who wants you to like him."

"You're just too trusting! That's probably the reason I got taken the first time."

I held my tongue. "Honey, I know that it's hard, but you're got to believe me. Iggy doesn't want you dead."

"No he wants to rape me."

Again I held my tongue. "Why don't you take a nap? Afterwards, I'll get us something to eat."

"Will you take one with me?"

I was shocked by the vulnerability in her voice. "Uh...okay."

I gotten into bed with her and she moved to where we weren't touching. Fine. It took a moment but either she got cold I knew that I would warmer her or she just wanted to, she snuggled against me. Now that's what I was hoping for.

"Fang?"

"Yes?" I looked at her sweet face. Damn I love her.

"I…thanks."

"For what?"

"You know, stuff."

"What stuff?"

"Important stuff."

I smiled. "You're welcome Max."

She smiled and laid there, not moving. Eventually, the little angel fell asleep. I kissed her head, but found sleep for myself hard. I was tired in the sense of I wanted to rest but not sleep. Laying her, holding the best person in the world was my rest. I could do this forever. But of course that would never work out. Max woke after about an hour and a half. She laid there for a few seconds before speaking.

"Fang?"

I kissed her head. "Yes?"

"Aren't you tired?"

"No. Go back to sleep Max." I pulled her closer to me when she shivered. "Are you still cold? I'll go get more blankets."

"No." Max held onto my arm. "Stay."

"Okay." I laid there, allowing her to curl against me.

"Fang, I don't want to eat sandwiches."

"Then we won't." I told her, looking towards the window. I could hear the wind and knew it was still bad out there. Good thing I found her.

"I want to take a shower later."

"Okay."

"Can we watch TV?"

"Right now?"

She nodded. "Yeah."

"But I thought that my TV was stupid?"

"Fang."

I smiled and got the remote for her. "Watch it if you want."

"Thank you." She smiled, flipping through the channels. "Never mind." She handed me the remote back. "I hate your TV!"

I shook my head and turned it back off. "Hungry?"

"No."

I sighed. I was hungry. "You sure?"

"If you want to eat Fang, go ahead."

"No I'm fine."

"Whatever."