(A/N I has ideas. You know, I would make part of the plot be Max and Fang break up or something, but I cant stand to disrupt the Fax. I apologize for my weakness. *sigh*)
Fangs PoV
The next morning, Angie went out house hunting again. She was barely gone an hour before she rushed back home, a happy grin on her face. "Whats going on, Angie?" Max asked. "I found our perfect house!" Max grinned. "That's great! Can we decorate it anyway we want?" she asked. Angie nodded so fast she looked like a bobblehead.
"Hurry! I want to move in as soon as possible!" Angie lunged forward and grabbed both of our wrists, yanking us to our feet. She dragged us upstairs and into our room, tossing some boxes at us with the orders to pack quickly. She closed the door.
I shook my head at her enthusiasm, then turned and looked at Max. She was staring off into space, trembling and her eyes terrified. "Max?" she didn't respond. I slowly walked over to her. Carefully, I reached out a hand to hold her cheek.
My touch seemed to snap her out of her trance, but I couldn't help but wonder what she was remembering.
Maxs PoV
I admit it. As soon as Angie touched me, terror coursed through me and I was sucked into a flashback.
Jeb grabbed my wrist and dragged me upstairs, even though I was kicking and screaming. "Thanks to your little blabber mouth, we have to move." Jeb snarled down at me.
He threw me into my almost bare room, then tossed in a couple of boxes. "Pack fast, Maxie." He taunted with a sneer. "Because if you don't, the only thing ill be packing is your body in a coffin." I gulped and nodded nervously.
He slapped me once, then closed and locked the door.
Suddenly I felt a warm hand on my cheek, and pulled myself away from my dark past. I found myself staring into Fangs eyes. While I fought for composure, he asked, "You ok Max? You kinda zoned out." I nodded and drew in a shaky breath.
"Yeah, im fine. I was just remembering something." He frowned. "Do you wanna talk about it?" I shook my head and breathed again. "No, I m fine now. Lets just get packed." He shot me a concerned look, but nodded and turned towards the boxes again.
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Later that night, I lay on a bare mattress on the bedroom floor. Angies undepleteable energy supply managed to get most of the house packed in a single day, a feat in and of itself. Fang lay beside me, one arm wrapped around my waist.
My eyes found my backpack laying near the door, and the pocket knife sticking out of it. I still hadn't trashed that thing yet. The blade shone gently in the moonlight, and I bit my lip. A song popped into my head, but I didn't start singing. It might wake Fang.
Pain without love
Pain I cant get enough
Pain I like it rough
Cause id rather feel pain than nothing at all
Your sick of feeling numg
Your not the only one
Ill take you by the hand
And ill show you a world you can understand
This life is filled with hurt
When happiness doesn't work
Trust me and take my hand
When the lights go out you will understand
Pain without love
Pain I cant get enough
Pain I like it rough
Cause id rather feel pain that nothing at all x2
Anger and Agony
Are better than misery
Trust me ive got a plan
When the lights go out you will understand
Pain without love
Pain I cant get enough
Pain I like it rough
Cause id rather feel pain than nothing at all
Pain without love
Pain I cant get enough
Pain I like it rough
Cause Id rather feel pain than nothing
Rather feel pain!
I know, I know your wounded
You know, you know that im here to save you
You know, you know that im always here for you
I know, I know that youll thank me later
Pain, without love
Pain I cant get enough
Pain I like it rough
Cause id rather feel pain than nothing at all x3
Rather feel pain than nothing at all
Rather feel pain
I gritted my teeth hard, then turned away from the knife. What was going on with me?
(A/N Watch out, Max. That's a slippery slope, and you have no idea how far down you can go. Firefly quote, woot! Sigh, geek alert. Anyway, that song was Pain, By TDG, if your interested. Yeah, its short, but really its just a little filler with a touch of plot.
UNC-
Silence)