Epilogue
Max POV
I woke up to these beautiful words "Maximum Ride? When you wake up, a ring will be waiting, saying that they day after you graduate, we will get married. And it will happen, because you will wake up. So here is what I am saying, Maximum Ride, will you MARRY ME." and my family around me. "What happened?" I asked interrupting there quiet banter. Fang was by my side in 2 seconds flat. "Max? Are you okay?" He grabbed my hand kissing it. I nodded asking the question I asked seconds ago. "Well...Sam broke in and tried to kidnap you but I hit him but I was too late because he knocked you out with a gun. All the men were shooting and Angel was screaming. It was really nerve racking but, we are all safe now." Fang whispered the story to me while everyone smiled down at me. "How long have I been out?" I asked quietly. "About a month...They were just about to...um..." I knew what he meant, they were about to let me go/die. I sat there quietly wanting to go back to sleep. Suddenly the doctor came in, "She needs to rest." Everyone nodded, all of them hugging and kissing me then leaving as I rested.
Fang POV
2 weeks ago
I was pacing back in forth in front of Max's room tears slowly streaming down my face. It was my fault, I was right there, it all happened so fast. She hasn't been awake for 2 weeks and it isn't normal. I can't here her beautiful laughter or the way she smiles at me when ever I am there. Iggy watched me as I paced. It was our "shift" to stay with Max as everyone went and rested. Of course it was always my shift and I just showered and rested here. I couldn't leave her, no matter what I would be the first to see her. That me be selfish, but... "Dude, sit down," Iggy pressed trying to grab me by the arm.
I shook him off continuing my pacing. Iggy stood in front of me to make me stop and held my shoulders. "She will be fine, she's Max, she will wake up! Damn it! She has to!" Iggy suddenly got mad and started hitting the walls. All of us coped a different way. I kept it in, up till Iggy got here. Then I cried. Iggy screamed and yelled. Angel and Gaz tried to cheer all of us up. Dr. M cooked. Ella watched Rom Com's and Nudge did her hair and make-up. We all coped in different ways. There is one thing we all have in common though, we are all afraid. I went to the vending machine as Iggy punched the wall. I stood in front of it, listing all of Max's favorites, Cheetos, Hershey's, Kit Kats, Doritos, anything, she liked. So everyday I got everything and ate it all, pretending she was here with me, awake.
We have been the hospital too much. Ever since she got in my life, it has been interesting. Before she came I was just the hot guy, that never got laid. Now I have her and everyone knows me. She met my friends and loved them instantly. And I loved her. I knew, the second I saw her. A few tears ran down my face glistening in the florescent lights in the ceilings. I needed her...if she leaves, I would never talk again. In fact, I haven't for two weeks.
1 week later
Max still wasn't awake, it was killing me, the doctors said they might have to let her go. But they don't know how much we love her, how much every girl wants to be her. She can't die after the worst life ever! I was supposed to make it better! It was my job! I spent every moment I could with her. I made her life worth living because I brought hope back. I decided today that if- no, when she wakes up, I will promise to marry her when we graduate. Her Mom and Ella haven't talk except quietly to each other. This must be re-peat to them, the scariness of it all. "Fang?" I looked up to see Nudge, who has only cried once, when Sam got shot and she saw blood on Max's head. The bullets had grazed all over her body as they tried to shoot Sam. We were all injured. Eventually, after I knocked him out they shot him in the heart.
"Is she going to be okay?" I grabbed Nudge's arm and pulled her onto my lap and kissing her forehead like I used to do when she was littler. Nudge cried softly into my shirt as I stroked her hair and kissed her forehead every once in awhile. Dr. M came in and took Nudge from me, leaving me to cope like I knew she knew I needed to be alone for, she had to wake up.
The Day Max wakes up
We all pile in her room to see her, finally, they us see her. They didn't want us to see in till she healed. We all started talking quietly about if she would wake up. Excluding me from doing the actual talking. I leaned down and whispered something quietly in her ear, "Maximum Ride?" My voice was horse from not talking or almost a month. "When you wake up, a ring will be waiting, saying that they day after you graduate, we will get married." I took a deep breath. "And it will happen, because you will wake up. So here is what I am saying, Maximum Ride, will you MARRY ME." I stood back up suddenly hearing, "What happened?" I looked down, "Max? Are you okay?" She nodded asking the question again as I told her what happened. The doctor then came in saying she had to rest. I kissed her gently leaving with a smile on my face. My love, was awake.
Max POV
I woke up a little later with Fang by my side, "Hi," I whisper. "Hello," he said kissing my hand gently. "You know, I had a really weird dream right before I woke up and, you know? It involved you and you were whispering to me. About getting married." I said teasing him. He suddenly paled, "Oh really, weird." I then knew it wasn't a dream. I leaned up and forcefully kissed him on the lips, "Nicklaus Micheal Walker," I paused for dramatic effect as he and I smiled, "Yes, I will marry you," I said as he took a gold banded ring out of his pocket with one small silver diamond. I slipped on my finger then smiled up at my fiance.