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Chapter Seven: I Can't Remember

-Max's P.o.v.

It was always a weird experience, shifting I mean. You know it's happening to you, yet your body refuses to accept the change. I repeated the phrase, "pain is a message," in my head over and over again until the pain disappeared. When everything settled, when my snout an fur faded to nothing, I heard them gasp.

"M-Max… What happened to you?" Nudge gasped, no longer the motor mouth she was. Her hands were clamped over her mouth, taking breaths through her nose.

"You've changed," Fang murmured, looking me over. I looked at him with disbelief. How could he be so thick-headed! I was just a mutant wolf for goodness sake!

"O-of c-course I've c-changed!" I hissed out roughly, my voice breaking harshly from not being used in so many years. "I-I was j-just a w-wolf… H-how could I not."

"I didn't mean it that way," he started before I cut him off.

"Of course you didn't," I managed to gasp out, not breaking my speech at all. They all watched me with worried expressions before, surprisingly, Kate stepped forward.

"Maybe we should all just rest and relax for bit," she suggested. I nodded, and the others agreed immediately. The air was tense, as was everyone else. They all scurried off to their rooms, muttering under their breath to each other. The only person to stay with me was Kate who looked at me sadly and motioned me to come over.

"You seemed stressed, and arguing with Fang won't change anything. For now, you can stay in my room and get cleaned up. Nobody should bother you for a bit," Kate whispered softly before pulling me along to a door with a heart painted on it.

-Third P.o.v.-

Max stood before the mirror in Kate's bathroom, looking over herself with anger. What had she done wrong in her life to deserve something so horrible? All she could see in herself was every perfection the white coats done and the flaws that marred her.

She saw her long, blonde hair that cascaded down to past her shoulder blades. She smiled, watching as white, straight teeth glistened back. Her once brown eyes were lighter. Her looks in general could make mot boys fall in love with her instantly, everything except for her wings and scar.

Her hawk wings fluttered uselessly in the bathroom mirror as she stretched them to their half span. They were still breathtaking to see, even to Max's eyes. The only thing left was the scar that went from her temple to her lower, right cheek in a crescent moon shape. She remembered how she got it like it was yesterday, but she didn't want to ever go through that memory again.

This was why she wanted to change back to a wolf… She could hide behind her fur. Forever hidden in the shadows of who she once was.

Knock knock

Her head whipped to the door, breathing heavily before opening it to see Kate standing there with the girl, Nudge, behind her. Her mind raced again like it had with the little boy, Gazzy. She was supposed to remember them, but her mind hit a blank, a wall, and shut down completely.

"What are you doing here," Max whispered, looking at Nudge directly. Nudge looked slightly nervous, shifting from foot to foot. She held out her hands to Max and showed that she held some cloths, simple jeans and a comfy tee-shirt with holes cut through the back for her wings.

"I thought you might like some new cloths," Nudge said, pointing out Max's obviously worn out and torn cloths. "I know you usually don't like getting new cloths. You always seem to get that weird look when looking at them."

"And how did you know that?" Max asked, slightly shocked by Nudge. How could she have known something only Max knew?

"What do you mean by 'how did I know that?'" Nudge questioned, looking at Max worriedly, "Don't you remember?"

Max looked at her then to Kate… Her mind was in full throttle. She was trying everything to remember… Everything.

"I can't remember… How do I know you?" That's when they heard someone shout out from another room, and everybody freak out… Max knew that voice…

ANGEL!

A.N:

I'm so mean… Well, I hope you liked it. Maybe I can make it passed the 40 review mark? Maybe?

-BabyBlueBeluga-