Chapter 20

MMM . . . my favourite chapter! Hope you guys like it too!

~A&W

Part B

Max's P.O.V.

"Ughh." That's my reply when Fang started to spaz out. I know, smooth. Gazzy, Nudge, and Angel were staring intently at him and me, whilst Iggy was snickering a bit, trying to hide his horror. Katie looked worried. Ah, that suck-up. Always, 'Fang' this and 'Fang' that.

Mom came and started to wrap my leg in a leg brace. "This might hurt a bit. But just tough it out – it won't be that bad."

Turns out, it wasn't. But it took at least 5-10 minutes to put it on, and to learn how to do it myself. Katie was gone by now, and I assume that she went to her room or something. The others were also probably in their rooms too, since none of them were here.

Sighing, I tried to get up. I wobbled around for a bit, not used to the extra weight on my foot. Come here! I have something to show you! It was Angel. She was talking to me in my head, and I headed towards her room. Or so I thought.

I stopped on the first room at the left. Hmm, I thought. The hinges look a little loose. I should tell Mom. I don't want it falling down on Nudge and Angel.

I opened the door slowly, peering in to see what Angel had in mind for me.

"Ohmygodohmygodohmygod OHMYFREAKIN'GOD!" was my response to when I saw . . . Katie. And Fang. In the same room. KISSING.

Obviously they drew apart when they realized I was there, but I didn't see it. I was already gone, going to my room. I didn't travel very far until Fang caught up with me in the hallway.

"Max."

I didn't answer him.

"Max."

Have I not told you, Maximum? He will only break you. The Voice. Of course.

Then why didn't you warn me? I shrieked back at it. Why?

It didn't answer.

"Max, listen to me. Max." Fang grabbed my arm, and said, "It didn't mean anything, Max. I . . . I lov–"

"You don't." I snarled back at him, then continued to my room. "You never did." And I closed my door. And locked it for good measure.

"Max." It was just a whisper, but I heard it. I didn't care. I opened my window, and jumped outside. Quickly, before I became a splat mark on the ground, I unfurled my wings. There was a slight drizzle, but it was okay. I felt kind of chilly, though. My leg brace was slowing me down, and the pain from Fang and my leg prevented me from going into my fast mode. Instead, I just flew in circles, not caring who saw me.

Fwap! I heard wings unfurling behind me. I glanced back at the house, and there he was, jumping out of his window. Fang.

I tried to fly up, into the clouds, and then fly away. But the brace was piercing my leg, and my bones ached. I couldn't go far until Fang reached me.

"Max, listen to me." He dragged me down on the soggy ground, and wrapped his arms around me. I tried to fight him, but he was too strong. After a couple of minutes, I lay limp in his arms.

Tears streaked down my cheeks, and Fang whirled me around to face him. Something was wrong – Fang's eyes were red and puffy. I lay a finger underneath his eye, and felt something warm and wet trailing down. He was crying.

"No, Fang. Don't cry." It was the voice that I talked to Gazzy or Angel or Nudge with. "Don't cry." I whispered again.

The rain was getting a bit harder now, and I shivered. Immediately, Fang's dark wings came out, and wrapped around me as well.

"Max, I love you. I really do." His voice was soft, and alluring. Before I knew it, my lips once again, were on his. The kiss had been long, and soft, opposite to the one back at the School.

When we had drew apart, we were both breathing raggedly. We didn't go back to the house. I don't know how long we were standing there for, but at the end, I could feel my eyes closing in exhaustion, and my head was resting on Fang's shoulder. The last thing I remembered was Fang, carrying my in his arms, as I drifted off to sleep.