Prisoner- Chapter 23

"Max." I heard Fang yell.

My eyes shot open to see Fang kneeling beside me and what appeared to be Iggy standing over the two of us. My eyes were clouded and I was still kind of dizzy. I blinked repeatedly. It was hard to keep my eyes open, I felt so tired.

"Hm?" I asked weakly shutting my eyes.

"Max, you have a fever." Iggy said. I could hear him move to the other side of me.

"I think we should take you to a hospital." Fang said feeling my forehead.

"It's just a fever." I said opening my eyes again as I shivered.

Fang pulled off his windbreaker and laid it on my upper body.

"Thanks." I said pulling it to my chin.

Iggy stood up quickly and looked like he was listening for something.

"What is it?" I asked looking up at him.

"I don't know, but something's out there." He said still listening.

"Era…"

"Sh." He said quieting me. He listened and then nodded. "We need to go, now."

I looked over at Fang. His jaw was tight and his eyes showed he was in thought. He then stood up and woke the younger kids that were still asleep.

"Wha…" I heard Nudge say groggily.

"Erasers, get up." Fang said straight to the point.

I started to get up, getting a little dizzy, but nothing too bad. I stood wobbling a bit, but standing no less.

"You okay?" Iggy asked me grabbing me arm lightly.

"Yeah." I answered nodding. I straightened up my posture to look more in control of my body. Iggy wouldn't see it, but he'd sense it. The others would notice too.

I walked over to Fang and gave him his windbreaker and turned quickly back to Iggy.

"How close?" I asked staring at his pale toned face.

"Not far, but we can get a good head start if we go now." He answered.

"Ok, up and away." I ordered turning to the rest of the group. "Angel first."

She did as told and was followed by her brother, Nudge, and Iggy.

"You first." Fang said looking at me.

I rolled my eyes and took off, Fang followed behind me.

I could feel my headache subsiding and my eyes were focusing. The dizziness had worn out too, things were getting better. Maybe the air was a cure. I mean, I loved it up here, so maybe this was my way of getting cured, the open air.

On the downside, I was still cold and still had a fever. I'm just praying it doesn't get worse. I'm sick of hospitals. No, I hate hospitals.

"Max." Fang called next to me, brushing the tips of my wings with his on the down strokes.

I looked over at him meeting his eyes. "Yeah?" I asked knowing exactly what he was going to say.

"How you feeling?" Fang asked, just like I thought.

"I'm fine." I said with a sigh. "I'm feeling better. My eyes aren't blurry and my head isn't spinning like it was. And I think my headache's gone. I'll have to remember to payback Ari for that blow to the head."

"But you still have a fever." Fang stated looking at me.

"I know." I said rolling my eyes.

"A high one." Fang said, he wasn't going to let this go.

Iggy flew over to my left side.

"He's right, Max." He said looking at me with his sightless eyes.

"I'm not going to the hospital." I said simply knowing where the conversation was headed.

"Max." Iggy said.

"No." I said stubbornly crossing my arms in the air. "It's a fever it will go away." Or I'll expire. I thought it was best if I left that part out.

"How do you know it's not something more?" Iggy asked in a harsh whisper. I knew he and Fang hated it when I was stubborn. They'd have to get over it. I hated being weak.

"It could be something serious." Fang said with his eyes narrowed on me.

"Fine, we'll go somewhere we'll be safe and I can get checked out." I said swallowing hard. I hated this. I wasn't even sure it was safe, my brain said no, but my instincts said yes. I guess we'd find out soon enough.

I looked at the ground below us, we had to be getting close.

"Where we headed?" He asked following my gaze to look at the ground.

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you." I said with a smirk, shaking my head slowly.

I sped away from Fang and Iggy to lead the group.

"How much farther?" Gazzy asked flapping tiredly.

"Just a couple more miles." I said signaling for Fang to come up next to me.

"What?" Fang asked stopping next to me.

"We're going to Anne's." I mouthed to him so the others didn't hear us.

"You're right, I don't believe you." He said narrowing his eyes on me.

"It's there or another hospital." I explained wiping sweat from my brow. "My instincts tell me Anne's is safer."

"Your instincts or your voice?" Fang questioned.

"My instincts." I confirmed.

"Okay." Fang said looking below at the ground. "I hope you're right."

"Me too." I whispered feeling a bead of sweat roll down my cheek.

I looked below us, we were close, a few blocks at the most.

"We're almost there." I said studying the ground.

"Great." Fang muttered.

I gave him a look that said 'I hate this just as much as you do'.

He looked away from me and down at the ground. "There it is." He said pointing out Anne's familiar large house with the huge yard.

"Okay." I called out to the rest of the flock. "Everyone land in Anne's yard below us."

"We're going to stay with Anne?" Angel called excitedly behind me.

"Yes, sweetie." I said. "For now."

"Yes!" Nudge yelled from behind me.

"Nudge, you first." I called back to her. She nodded and swooped down.

"Iggy, Gazzy you two next." I said motioning to the ground.

The two nodded and dove down.

"Angel, it's your turn, sweetie." I said with a smile. She smiled back at me at went down.

I saw Fang looking expectantly at me. I rolled my eyes and said, "Me first, I know."

I headed toward the place I dreaded with Fang following behind me.

AN: Hope you liked it! Reviews are appreciated!