Maxs PoV
Fang and I whirled around. About ten feet behind us stood Jeb, his four friends flanking him. Instead of feeling scared, like I probably should have, instead I felt brave. And angry. So, so angry. "What do you want Jeb?" I asked in a voice almost as cold as his. Jebs grin faltered a moment, then grew again. "Come on, Maxie. Naughty children must be punished." He said in a patronizing tone. "So must naughty adults." I snapped back. Fang squeezed my hand, warning me to be careful. I could feel him tensing, in case things got ugly, as they tend to do.
Jeb scowled. "Tread carefully." He hissed. "You don't know what you're up against." "Actually I think I do." I retorted. "Im up against an abusive, alcoholic asshole and his amazing army of asshats. And that was an alliteration, by the way." Jeb blinked as his muddled mind attempted to process what I had just said. Then comprehension dawned on his visage, and his face twisted in fury. "Not so ignorant now, am I Jeb?" I taunted. His jaw clenched. "You guys get the boy." Jeb spat. "Max is mine." My temper flared, and I stepped in front of Fang. "No." I growled. "You can't hurt me or the people I love. Not anymore."
Fang squeezed my hand, and I squeezed back. "Watch us." Jeb said with a smirk, and they, as if one, lunged for us. I let go of Fangs hand to dodge Jebs attack. Fang went to the side, attempting to avoid the other four, and after that I lost track of him as I focused solely on Jeb. He dove for me twice more with me dodging before he caught on, like a bull in the ring. He got in a lucky hit to my stomach, knocking all the air out of me and bringing a surprising amount of pain. However, I ignored the pain long enough to clench my fist and uppercut Jebs chin. His head snapped back so hard he almost passed out, but he recovered fast and went for me again.
I tried to dodge again, only to receive another blow to the side. Lack of oxygen got me stumbling, and Jeb swept my feet out from under me. I hit the concrete, cracking my head hard enough to see fireworks. Jeb leaned over me and grabbed my throat in one hand. Slowly, he lifted me up off the ground until I was dangling a few inches from the ground, gasping and clawing at his hand. Jeb was grinning maliciously. In a last desperate attempt, I swung out my leg hard where it hurt the most. He fell to his knees, letting me fall as well. He fell sideways onto his side, grimacing, while I sat on my knees, panting and coughing.
Raising my head, I saw through blurry eyes Fang being slammed against a fence by the Russian. He was beat up and was obviously losing the fight in a bad way. Suddenly, my vision turned red and clouded with tears of anger. I sprang to my feet and drove the toe of my boot, hard, into Jebs stomach. The way he had done to me so many times. I did it over and over again, shrieking, "You sick bastard! You drink yourself into a stupor every night! You nearly beat your own daughter to death too many times to count! You killed Ari! You'll let your friends kill Fang! But not any more! How do you like it Jeb? Huh?!" I was completely insane, screaming and crying, hitting Jeb over and over until I heard ribs crack.
"Im- sorry- Max-" he gasped out between my vicious blows. "Please- stop-" "No! Did you ever stop? Did you ever feel sorry for your little girl?" Then we all froze as we heard police sirens. I looked up to see the flashing lights as the police cruisers came closer. All of Jebs friends glanced at each other, then took off into the woods, leaving a beaten and bloody Fang on the sidewalk. I glared down at Jeb, before kicking him hard in the head. His head snapped to the side, and he went limp. I glared down at him for only a moment more, only a mere moment, before running to Fang.
He looked much as I bet I looked the night he and Iggy found out about the abuse. Black, blue, bloody, and unconscious. I swore under my breath. I hope those cops have an ambulance with them. Just a second later and they roared up to the curb. As luck would have it, there was an ambulance. I heard doors slamming, feet running, then a pair of hands was on my shoulders, pulling me up and away from Fang. "No!" I yelled, thrashing. "No!" "It's ok, Max." I heard a familiar voice in my ear say. "They're just taking him to the ambulance."
I relaxed a little. It was Kate. I turned a little so that I could see her. "They won't hurt him, right?" I asked nervously. Kate shook her head and said reassuringly, "No, they won't. And you'll get to be with him soon. We just need you for a few minutes." Adrenaline still pumping, I nodded and followed her to her car. She sat me down In the passenger seat, flipped on the heater since I was shivering so bad, and started the questioning. First, she explained how a local woman out walking her dog had seen us, recognized Jeb from the news, and called them. Then It was my turn.
After extensive, but gentle, questioning, I was finally able to go look for Fang. I spotted him sitting in the ambulance with the doors open, wide awake and arguing with the paramedic. I started running.
Fangs PoV
The first thing I became aware of as the darkness began to clear was the intense pain pretty much everywhere on my body. God, that pale guy had a mean right hook. Slowly, I peeled my eyes open, recognizing as I looked around that I was in an ambulance. I also recognized that Max wasn't there. "Max?" I muttered groggily, sitting up slowly. "Whoa, there." Said the paramedic, and I fastened my gaze on him. "Your girlfriends fine." He said soothingly, which just irked me more. "Right now you need to rest."
I shook my head urgently. "No. I have to find Max." "Listen-" "No, I-" "Fang!" I snapped my head away from the paramedics annoyed face to see Max sprinting towards us. "Max!" When she scrambled up into the ambulance and wrapped her arms around my neck, I found moving was incredibly painful. But I hugged her back tightly nonetheless. "Thank God you're ok." She breathed into my ear. "I was about to say the same." I told her with a hint of a smile. She pulled back a little. "Jeb didn't hurt you, did he?" I asked, suddenly anxious.
She smiled grimly. "Not much. I think I hurt him more, actually." I looked at her knowingly. "Resolve some issues?" I asked. "Shut up." She said, but she was laughing. I couldn't help but laugh along with her.
Time Skip
After a long, long night of being screened and questioned and treated, Max and I finally made it back to my house at around 3 am. I was dead tired and about to pass out when Max crawled into bed with me. Instead of saying anything, I just smiled and wrapped my bruised arms around her shoulders. She sighed contentedly and closed her eyes. She had told me how crazy she had gone on Jeb, and despite myself, I was a little glad I hadn't seen it. It was a scary thing, Max that out of control.
"Fang?" "Hm?" I looked down at Max, meeting her wide brown eyes with my darker ones. "Will you sing to me please?" she used her sugary sweet school girl voice, which even though I knew wasn't real in the least bit, I still couldn't resist it. I sighed. "Oh, I suppose so." She smiled.
Despite the lies that you're making
Your love is mine for the taking
My love is just waiting
To turn your tears into roses
Despite the lies that you're making
Your love is mine for the taking
My love is just waiting
To turn your tears into roses
I will be the one that's gonna hold you
I will be the one that you run to
My love is a burning consuming fire
No, you'll never be alone
When darkness comes
Ill light the night with stars
Hear my whispers in the dark
No, youll never be alone
When darkness comes
You know im never far
Hear my whispers in the dark
Whispers in the dark
You feel so lonely and ragged
You lay here broken and naked
My love iss just waiting
To clothe you in crimson roses
I will be the one that's gonna find you
I will be the one that's gonna guide you
My love is a burning, consuming fire
No, youll never be alone
When darkness comes
Ill light the night with stars
Hear my whispers in the dark
No youll never be alone
When darkness comes
You know im never far
Hear the whispers in the dark
No youll never be alone
When darkness comes
Ill light the night with stars
Hear my whispers in the dark
No youll never be alone
When darkness comes
You know im never far
Hear the whispers in the dark
Whispers in the dark
Whispers in the dark
Whispers in the dark
I looked down at Max when the song was finished and saw her sleeping peacefully. With one last smile, I allowed my self to follow.
(A/N ATTENTION! THIS IS IMPORTANTE! THIS IS NOT THE LAST CHAPTER! REPEAT: THIS IS NOT THE LAST CHAPTER.
Ok, now that that's done, The song is Whispers in the Dark by Skillet. Look it up. Reviews?
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