Prisoner- Chapter 24

Okay, put this down as one of my most embarrassing moments.

As I went to land in Anne's yard my vision was blurred again and the dizziness returned. I went to put my feet on the ground and ended up stumbling. I fell to the ground in front of me, luckily I was able to catch myself by putting my hands in front of me.

I was mortified, completely embarrassed. I could feel my cheeks heat up and that wasn't from the fever.

I felt a strong but gentle hand grab my arm and pull me to my feet. Fang. I avoided looking at him and the rest of the flock.

"Max?" I heard Angel ask sounding a bit shocked.

"Let's go." I said walking toward the front door.

It was probably about 2:00 a.m. and Anne was probably still asleep, but in all fairness she practically begged me to come here. I didn't feel guilty that I was about to interrupt her sleep, mine got interrupted all the time.

When I was at the front door I rang the doorbell, the flock waiting close behind me. I waited for a minute and then rang it again. I'm impatient. After another minute I rang it again and then started pounding on the door.

"I'm coming!" I heard from behind the door.

I stopped pounding.

"Who is it?" She asked beginning to open the door.

"Max." I answered as she pulled the door open to look at the six of us.

She smiled what appeared to be a genuine smile and hugged me.

"I hope this means that you trust me." She whispered in my ear.

"The jury's still out on that one." I said pulling away. "I figured this was better than a hospital."

"Hospital?" She asked furrowing her brow. "Which one of you is hurt? What happened?" She asked looking over all of us for injuries.

"It's nothing." I said putting my hand up to quiet her. "I have a fever."

She reached her hand up to my forehead.

"Yes, you do." She confirmed. "Come in."

I walked in with the flock following me in.

"Do you remember where your rooms are?" She asked closing the door and turning to look at us.

"Yeah." The flock said from behind me. I nodded.

"Then go on up, get some sleep." She said with a smile.

I gave them a sign that said 'go' they nodded and went up stairs, the younger three that is.

Fang and Iggy stayed put.

"Are you coming?" Nudge yelled down to us.

"Not yet." I called back. "I'll be there in a minute."

They knew I'd want to tuck them in. I always did.

"Are you feeling nauseous?" Anne asked studying me.

"No." I said shaking my head. "I get a little dizzy and my vision gets fuzzy."

"It's probably just a virus, but you need to get plenty of rest, food, and fluids." She explained crossing her arms. "Go get some sleep, I'll be up in a few minutes with a cold washcloth."

"Ok." I said with a sigh as I turned and walked up the stairs. Fang was behind me along with Iggy. They were probably making sure I didn't trip and fall on my face.

I walked into Nudge's room.

"Goodnight." I whispered walking over to the bed, offering my fist.

"Goodnight, Max." She said stacking her fist on top of mine and tapping the back of hers with my other hand. I stood up, turned around and headed out the doorway.

Next, stop Angel's room. I followed the same routine with her and then did the same when saying 'goodnight' to Gazzy and Iggy.

I looked in Fang's room, but he wasn't there, so headed back to my own room. Fang was waiting for me, sitting on the bed, washcloth in hand.

"Anne brought this for you." He said holding it up.

"I was wondering where you were when I saw you weren't in your room." I said with a smirk. He hopped off my bed and pulled back the comforter.

"I just wanted to make sure you sleep." He said motioning for me to get in.

"I couldn't resist it if I tried." I said climbing in and letting out a relaxing sigh. It felt so nice to be in a comfy bed again.

I offered my fist and he stacked his on top of mine and followed the same routine as we did every night. I gave him a smile before my eyes began to flutter closed. I felt Fang put the wet washcloth on my forehead He stood there for a moment as if debating something and then leaned down and kissed my cheek. Another surprise from Fang.

AN: Another chapter for all of you lovely reviewers. Hope you liked it.