Okay, don't kill me for this short chapter. But thank you guys so much for all the reviews! Please continue and keep giving me ideas for songs! A lot of you are so smart. You keep guessing what I'm doing and then I'm like…darn it! Is it that obvious?

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-SarahBelle—

Disclaimer: I don't own Maximum Ride

Claimer: I still own my waffle! Muahahaha!


Chapter 48

(Fang's POV) (Fan girls scream.)

Everything seemed to move in slow-motion. I watched in horror as Jeb pulled the trigger and then Max's hand reaching toward her head as her body fall to the ground.

"Max!" Someone screamed. The scream was choked, but clear. You could hear the pain in the voice pierce the dead silence of the room.

Then I realized that the scream was my own.

I couldn't believe that a scream like that could sound so excruciating.

But it was my scream.

I blinked and then everything came back to real time. It wasn't like it was slow-motion anymore. It was moving more quickly.

I let go of Jeb, well more like threw him to the ground, and then ran over to Max.

"Oh, God, Max." I said as I quickly kneeled beside her.

Asher was on his other side, and Iggy suddenly appeared beside her feet. I could see Nudge and Ella faintly in the background, their eyes red and puffy with tears.

"Max?" I heard Asher say in a breathless voice.

I was so worried I could barely tell that I couldn't see where she was shot.

She moaned and then raised her hand to the side of her head.

"Ow." She muttered as she pulled her hand back and then slowly tried to sit up.

"Max?" Iggy said in a confused voice.

I watched almost in shock as she got up into the sitting position and then shakily stood up.

My legs worked on their own accord as I stood up next to her.

"Didn't you get hurt?" I asked, still in shock.

I grabbed her face in-between my hands and gently turned her head. I let out a breath of relief.

She was only grazed with the bullet.

I felt a smile appear on my face and then pulled her into a tight hug. She hugged me back and I could feel her laughing vibrate underneath me.

"Is Fang really smiling in public?" I heard her asked.

I just chuckled to happy to care, "I thought I had lost you. After all these times I thought I had finally lost you." I whispered in her ear.

She pulled away from me and smiled, "You can't lose me that easily. You're stuck with me."

I grinned at her, "I'm perfectly fine with that."

Then I leaned down and kissed her.


Ok, I know short chapter…don't kill me…I just wanted to go with the moment you know? I just felt like this chapter should only focus on Fang's worry and pain. Sorry! I'll post a longer chapter next later.

-SarahBelle-