Chapter 4

I looked at Max as she flew she was spiraling around; doing cartwheels, and then a backflip. "Max stop you're going to hurt yourself."

"I know-"she stopped after a loud snap. She had been in mid-cartwheel; and now she was falling.

"Max!" I dropped below her and caught her. "Gee you're a handful Maxie" she was crying in pain.

"I-Ig-s" she cried.

"Sh…. Maxie" I hushed her. I landed in a clearing in the woods and proceeded to wrap her wing up. She cried out when I snapped her wing back into place.

"Fold your wings in Max" I told her. She nodded and did what she was told clearly in pain.

"Good." I took her shirt off, another occasion where being blind sucks. I bound her wings to her back with the tape; special flagging tape that only sticks to itself.

I smiled at her and dug a few painkillers out. "Take these" I gave her two and my canteen.

In one gulp she swallowed them. I picked her up in my arms, and she rested her head in my chest. In seconds she was asleep; I emitted a low chuckle and softly took off.

I flew gently avoiding running into clouds seeing how I didn't need a good soaking right about now. I looked over the landscape recognizing things from my childhood-teenage flights. We were flying over the Mississippi river; I watched the waves roll over the banks.

We landed about 3 miles from the cliff in an alleyway behind a restaurant. I folded my wings in as I laid Max more comfortably in my arms. I hear a few sets of footsteps behind us. I turned my head slightly.

"Care to share?" a voice asked.

"That girl looks f-ine" a deep voice emphasized the 'f' in fine.

"Ah hell, the kids blind as a bat" I growled at those words. I hugged Max closer to me.

"Back off!" I threatened. My hearing tuned in; 3 men bigger than me. I shot a punch at the leader's nose.

"You're such a mouth breather" I laughed. With that I walked out of the alleyway and into the restaurant.

I leaned down and kissed max's forehead, "Maxie, wake up." She woke up, ate, and proceeded to fall right back to sleep.

I landed on the cliff at exactly 5 am. I sat on the edge, Max's head in my lap. We waited, watching the clouds. She saw pictures in the cloud and pointed them out to me. I could see them because of the white.

"Hey Igs I'm tired" I nodded.

"Take a nap then" I whispered in her ear.

"Okay.." and she was out like a light.

A few minutes passed as I watched the clouds. A black one flew in real close, and I was horribly confused. I was in front of a white one so I could see it.

As it came closer it became more defined and took shape. It was almost diving toward the cliff. I wrapped my arm protectively around Max as a precaution.

"Iggy!" the cloud shouted. My eyes grew wide, my jaw dropped it was Fang.

I couldn't believe it, my last chance to be with Max was gone. "Fang" I whispered.

Lightly he landed on the cliff next to Max and me. I whispered silent goodbyes to Max as I lightly set her on the ground. I stood up shaking, not sure what I was shaking for.

"Iggy?" he questioned; joy slowly fading from his eyes.

"Max" I started intending to tell him all about the pain he had caused. "Was in a coma form17 years, starting the day after you left. Her father sent men to kill us." His eyes grew wide in horror.

"Angel disappeared directly after you saved the world." He looked as if he'd already known that.

"Ang, has been living with me" this is what threw me over the edge, yet I stay quiet wanting to finish.

"Gasman, married Nudge. They're both still devastated from Angel's disappearance." I said sharply. I eyed him when a cloud passed behind him; he looked exactly as he had when he had left. Except now, there was a more confident and cocky aura around him.

"Max woke up 3 years ago with amnesia from her father's attackers. Whenever she is reminded of you, it triggers these horrid, visions in her head. It leaves her either unconscious or screaming for days." He looked petrified. I was using hand gestures, and I was almost in tears.

"You are the reason this beautiful girl is always in pain!" I screamed at him.

"No," he whispered, "No!"

"Ask her yourself" I walked over to Max and lifted her into my arms carrying her bridal style. I look down at her; peacefully sleeping. "Max sweetie wake up" I could tell my nickname's for her caused Fang a great deal of pain; 'Ha serves him right.'

"Igs why is it so cold?" she mumbles eyes squeezed hurt as she snuggles my chest.

"Maxie, somebodies here to see you." I whisper to her; lightly her eyes flicker open.

"Who, is it Ang?" I wince.

"No, Ang isn't here but she's okay" I said glad that I was sure this time.

"Who is it then?" she asks playing with my hair like a three year old.

"Use your eyes" I turned around so she could see him

"F-F-F-F-F-Fang" she stutters.

"Max?" he whispered.

"No! This is a dream! It can't be real!" she screamed burying her face in my chest. I looked at Fang my eyes daggers. I may not be able to see him properly but I can still make expressions with my eyes.

"Max, open your eyes it's been twenty years." She looked petrified but did as she was told.

"Fang?" she asked. He quietly nodded and took a step forward. I planted a protective kiss on her forehead.

"Goodbye Max" I whispered under my breath as Fang took her from my arms.

I took a step back and fell on my back. I felt like I was dying my only reason to live was gone; just like Ella.

I heard a loud crack and a thump right after it. Max was crying, sobbing so hard she was hiccupping. "Max?" I asked feeling around trying to find her.

"Fang's married, he has kids, he doesn't want me." She whispered over and over again. 'He has kids?' my thoughts hissed. A million words were running through my mind. 'That bastard!' My mind screamed.

"Max hold on" I whispered to her as I kissed her forehead. I shot into the air tackling Fang back to the cliff.

"Bastard!" I screamed. "She never touched anyone else!" She's never experience any love of any sort other than from me since you left!" I was throwing punches at her face. "She waited for you! While I was doomed to rot alone by myself!" by that phrase I was crying.

"Wh-hat a-a-abou-ut Ella?" he managed.

"She left me because of Max, I loved Max more!" I continued beating the crap out of him. When I was done I whispered to his barely conscious form. "Tell Ang to visit Gazzy he thinks his little sisters dead." I ran over to Max, picked her up, and flew home.