Eh, it's another un-eventful chapter, sorry everyone, lol We'll get back to the action starting next chapter most likely. However...there is that little bit of bad news/good news. Good news: School starts tomorrow (no longer a freshman! HUZZAH! lol) Bad news: that means I won't be able to post as much with all the stuff I'm involved in. :( I'll keep trying to post but don't be expecting something every day like I have been doing. Just keep reviewing and it'll make me feel like writing, lol Anyway, here's chapter 29, R&R and enjoy!
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29
Fang and I fell asleep wrapped in each other's arms. The rain had stopped a few minutes after we kissed, so it was silent in the small forest for a long time. When I finally did awaken, it felt like days or weeks had passed, but judging by the lack of sunlight, I guessed it was still early morning. My eyes were tired from the crying I had done the night before, and it took me a moment to fully wake up and get my mind working.
I slowly leaned my head up from where it was resting on Fang's shoulder and saw that he was just waking up as well. He shook his head a bit and looked at me, smiling. I smiled back and suddenly realized how awkward it was. But I didn't care. Being with Fang last night seemed to have made all my worries and bad memories disappear into nothingness. And I loved that feeling.
"We should probably head back before they wake up," Fang whispered. "The sun's gonna be coming up soon, and we still have no breakfast."
I looked at Fang and we both laughed. After a minute or two, Fang stood up and helped me up as well, and then we both stretched a bit. "How can you stand up with a bullet in your leg?" I asked, amazed at Fang's strength. He shrugged. "I guess I'm the Invincible Fang now?" We both laughed again and then leaped up and out of the trees. We hovered a bit, deciding what to do, and then Fang spoke. "Maybe we should just wake everyone up and go somewhere for breakfast."
Duh. The thought hadn't even occurred to me that Ella would have food at her house. That was, as long as she didn't mind having SIX mutant bird kids at her house instead of just one. I motioned towards the cave and followed Fang back, quietly entering while trying not to disturb the flock. Fang and I found a small spot at the back of the cave away from the flock where we sat down. As I related the story of everything that had happened, Fang merely looked at me and nodded, every now and then glancing over at the flock to see if anyone was awake. When I told him about going back to Ella's house, I was surprised to hear him say, "That's a good idea." I smiled and moved closer to him, and he followed up and put his arm around my shoulders.
"There's so much I don't understand," I said quietly after we had been sitting in silence for a while. "Like, is Ella's mom really the one behind everything that's been going on? If she is…I just…I don't know what I'll do. She was like a mother to me." I felt a knot tighten in my stomach again and I fought back tears as another thought came to me.
"It's okay, my jacket's wet enough from the rain," Fang whispered, seeing the pain in my eyes. I wanted to laugh but was too overwhelmed to do it, so instead I buried my face into Fang's shoulder again and cried quietly, letting another wave of tears pour out. I didn't feel nearly as embarrassed this time around, and I let it all out for a moment that seemed to last forever. When I was finally done I put my head back on Fang's shoulders. Softly he wiped away my tears with his hand and rested it on my shoulder.
"There was something else. Something Roland said." My voice was still shaky as I continued. "He said…he said that I was born at Itex, and that I was transferred to the School when I was about a year old. Fang…do you think it's true?"
Fang closed his eyes and sat in silence for a moment, then opened them again and stared directly at me. His eyes had more emotion behind them than I had ever seen as he spoke. "Well, I can't say I know whether it's true or not. But what I do know is that I don't care. I don't care where you were born, or where you were taken, or anything like that. I only care that we have you here with us right now. I only care that you're still holding strong after everything we've been through." He paused a moment, as if trying to find the right words to continue. "And I only care that I love you, and there's nothing that can change that."
Well, what should've been the most romantic moment of my life at that point soon became a mess as Angel shot straight up from her sleeping place and shouted, "I knew you were in love!" We laughed so hard it seemed to shake the cave and wake up the rest of the flock.