LuvEdwardC- Well Whitecoats MUST be a part of the story! They are the root of all evil here.
Talon - Wings and a Pulse- I have to say I love your ID. It's creative.
Running to Stand Still- You ate it? I'll take that as "hate". Heh. I know both decisions suck! That's why I put them in there! Muahaha, and sorry It took FOREVER to update. I'll try to be better.
amsrule- Sorry it took so long, but here it is!
Aqua279- Bitte is German for Please. Be nice to me for not posting sooner, bitte.
lildragonpet- YEah, I know I messed up a bit on Iggy's POV. I am excited that you like my story and will try to be posting more often now. And Angel is not sweet!!!! She is the spawn of Satan! No, not really, but she has an evil half.
Voice POV (I saw someone else use this POV and couldn't resist)
My two favorite girls have finally met. I was surprised at this twist of fate. I know what you must be thinking; don't you know everything? You flatter me, but no. I know many things, but it is impossible to know everything.
"Go on, Maximum. What will you do?" I prodded. She's once again let her feelings toward her flock overtake her. It'll be the death of her, I know it will. I don't know, but it only seems sensible. Truthfully, I don't know what her ultimate fate is. That, has been concealed from me.
I, uh, I don't know… she admitted. Not once had I heard her think that or say that. I was taken aback. Speechless, actually. Either way, we're screwed.
"Maximum, you aren't screwed. There is more to this than you know. Dr. Ralter is not who you think she is," I said. That was too much, but I couldn't take it back now.
What!? She hissed. You just told me she's a whitecoat! Make up your mind!
"Is that what I said?" I retorted. That is most definitely not what I had said.
Yes; that's what you said! She screamed, giving me a headache. I decided to let her think about it and ceased conversation. She's not the only one effected by our conversations. She doesn't know what is costs me just to speak to her; no one does.
She huffed and began to talk to Fang.
Max POV
"I'm so confused!" I said, holding out my arms in the universal 'what the heck' gesture. Fang looked at me, as did the rest of the flock, not Angel of course.
"About what?" Nudge asked. She was munching on a pretzel.
"The Voice was telling me that-" Fang cut me off by grabbing my arm.
"Maybe they don't need to know what the Voice said…" he warned. He was probably right. They probably didn't need to be worried about the doctors being whitecoats either until I decided what to do. "Uhh…" I recovered oh so smoothly.
Iggy looked mad, Nudge was focused on another pretzel, and the Gasman was half asleep. "Be right back," I promised, taking Fang out into the hallway.
"What did the Voice say?" he asked.
"Okay, you were getting weird vibes off that doctor, right?" He nodded a yes. Maybe a heck yes. "Well, the Voice said that she was a whitecoat. Then, it said it didn't say that!" I rolled my eyes.
"It said she was a whitecoat and then said she wasn't…?" he repeated. I nodded, then stopped.
"No, it said she was a whitecoat, and when I said we're screwed 'cause either way we go, we'll lose something. Then it said we weren't screwed because the doctor isn't who we thought she was. So I got mad and told it to make up it's mind, she was either a whitecoat or she wasn't. And it said 'Is that what I said?' and of course that's what it said!" I growled under my breath and rolled my neck. Fang was silent for a while. Rambling doesn't work well on me.
"It said that the doctor was a whitecoat, but isn't who we think she is." I nodded. I said that already. "She was a whitecoat. Maybe she isn't anymore. I remember her from a long time ago, back at the lab. But I don't remember her anywhere after the time that Jeb first put us all together…" he said slowly. Is that possible? Can you just, not be a whitecoat after you've been one? Don't they have, like, a scientist brotherhood; once a sicko always a sicko? Too much what if's were noisily pushing their way into my brain. It made my head hurt. I put a hand to my forehead in an attempt to stem the throbbing.
"Is that possible?" I ask aloud. Fang shrugged his shoulders lightly.
"I don't know, but what are we doing to do about Angel? A month is like, what? A week in mutant freak healing time?" he guessed. I thought so, so I nodded.
"I-" I started. Fang's eyes bored into me, asking me to go on. God! I hate looking so weak. But I really don't know what to do. "I, I don't know what to do." My voice comes out barely above a whisper. Fang's lips quirk in a small smile. He takes my hands in his, rubbing the tops of my hands with his thumbs. I'm too upset to smile. Seeing this, Fang gets serious.
"You want me to help…?" he coaxes. I feel my teeth grind together. Yes, I want your help. I need your help.
I nod a barely noticeable nod. Good thing Fang's the master of imperceptible nods and gestures.
He smiles again. It's a dazzling smile that makes my skin tighten with Goosebumps. My breath quickens as his face nears mine. A smile still plays at his lips. Not three seconds later, Fang and I are kissing again. It's a soft but passionate kiss. Years of feelings packed into one kiss.
I hardly notice a soft clicking noise behind me. Fang's mouth stops moving with mine and I'm left wondering why. His eyes are staring behind me, toward the clicking sound. I turn around, bracing myself for the worst.
It's Nudge, Iggy, and Gazzy. Great! Nudge had her hands on her hips and was insistently tapping her foot on the ground. Hence, the clacky noise. Gazzy was trying not to laugh and Iggy looked disgusted.
"Was I right?" I heard Total's voice from the hospital room. I rolled my eyes in his direction, frustrated that he couldn't see it.
"Yeah, they were makin' out in the hall!" Nudge called back. Total chuckled loudly from his position next to Angel. "Total heard you guys. So we came out to see if he was right. And he was! What does that mean? Are you guys together now? 'Cause it sure looks like you guys are. I mean-" My tongue wasn't working, so I couldn't defend or deny anything. Thankfully Fang stepped up.
"Nudge," he said with extreme calmness. "It means…" he faltered here for a second. Wait, what did this mean? Are we boyfriend, girlfriend? "…that Max is my girlfriend." Oh. Actually, I'm okay with that. I smiled briefly at the three of them. Fang grabbed my hand again, as if to prove his point. His face was impassive, as usual around the flock. I realized, smiles were something he did just for me. He knew how much they lit up my world.
Nudge squealed. I couldn't help but think that Angel would be doing the exact same thing if she could. I remember how she once said that Fang and I would be perfect together. She was five then. Sadness overswept me. What were we gonna do?
"Max?" Gazzy piped up. "Are we gonna sleep here tonight?" I don't know! I wanted to scream. Sometimes being the leader was just more than I could handle. Actually, most times it was more than I could handle; but I did it. 'Cause that's what I do.
"We're staying here tonight, Gaz. Angel is gonna need at least a week to recover, so we're gonna have to stay here." Gazzy looks relieved. Did he really think we were going to leave Angel here alone?
"Um, okay. I'm gonna go lay down for a while." I nodded toward him and he walked back into the room. Iggy was right behind him, fingers hooked in Gazzy's belt loop. He gave us a squinty eyed look as he walked through the door. He whispered something to the Gasman and they both sniggered. I rolled my eyes at them again. Nudge smiled sweetly at us and turned on her heel, walking into the room in a modely fashion.
I turned around to face Fang again. He looked down at me and nudged me with his wing. I whipped around to see if anyone might have seen it in the narrow hallway. No one was around. Seriously, why is there a strangely low number of people in this hospital? Fang smirked at my reaction. For the fourth time, I rolled my eyes. Still holding his hand, I led him back into Angel's room.
We all took a spot in the double patient room and fell asleep. Fang insisted on taking watch; I let him. That's my Fang. Just kidding.
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