Prisoner- Chapter 16

"Max, I'm tired." Nudge said flying next to me. "Are we going to find a place to stay soon?"

I looked over at her, she looked tired and so did everyone else, except Fang who never shows any signs of exhaustion or any other emotion for that matter.

Angel, my baby, was flying beside her brother. It's cute how Gazzy has been keeping a close watch on her lately. He was playing the role of protective older brother and it was so cute. She looked like she was struggling with her flying a bit and rest would definitely do some good for her and the rest of us.

I turned my attention back to Nudge.

"Alright, we'll stay in the woods down there." I said pointing to the ground. "Land where there are few trees."

I saw Fang swoop toward the ground. I motioned for Nudge to guide Iggy down after him and then for Gazzy to follow. Angel followed her brother and I stayed close behind her. I wasn't about to let anything else bad happen to her.

When we were all on the ground everyone started picking out their spot on the ground where they would sleep. Of course, Gazzy was next to Iggy and Angel. Nudge was on the other side of Angel. Fang was a few feet away from the foursome and I still hadn't decided whether I could actually get some sleep or not.

I walked over to Iggy and tapped his hand to let him know he was in charge of the group. It was time to talk to Fang.

The younger kids were already lying down and I could have sworn Angel was already asleep. I walked over to Fang who was sitting, staring out at the tree line surrounding us.

"We need to talk." I said standing behind him.

Fang being the stubborn silent type he is didn't respond. He just kept sitting and staring. This was going to be harder than I thought.

"Fang." I said trying to catch a response. "You can't ignore me forever." I whispered harshly feeling tears sting my eyes, wanting to fall. I wouldn't cry. I wanted Fang to talk to me because he forgave me, not because he felt guilty.

He turned to look at me, his eyes fierce. "You want to talk, fine, we'll talk." He said grabbing me by the wrist and pulling me into the woods.

When we were out of Iggy's hearing range, we stopped.

"Talk." Fang said crossing his arms and looking me in the eyes.

I let out a breath I'd been holding. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you about Anne." I began looking away from his eyes to study the ground.

"Apology accepted." He muttered beginning to walk back to camp.

He didn't mean it. He knew it and I knew it. He was still mad at me, he just didn't want me to bother him anymore and leave him alone. Unfortunately for him, I was willing to stay out here all night if I had to.

"Not so fast." I said crossing my arms.

"What?" He asked annoyed.

"I want you to forgive me." I said raising my voice.

"I just did." He said taking a step closer. That was always his way of telling me to back off. I knew Fang would never hurt me, so I pressed on.

"You and I both know you're still holding a grudge." I said shaking my head. "I can tell."

"You just know everything, don't you?" He asked turning his back to me.

"What's that supposed to mean?" I asked, my eyes had widened and my mouth was agape.

"It means that you always think you're right and keep things secret that you shouldn't." He explained, practically yelling the words at me in frustration. "You take your role as leader way too seriously sometimes."

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