Sorry for being so late guys!
Kind of got into the Christmas mood, and getting dragged around to malls and shops which I didn't even know existed at all by the 2 most important females in my life. Plus I had lots of visiting and things along with the New Year, so I apologize.
On with the story!
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MAX'S POV
"FANNNGG!" I shouted, screaming, while I stood there in horror, watching Fang get slashed apart. The world seemed to turn to slow motion, time restraining me, as if it didn't want me to save Fang. I ran as fast as I could, but even the small distance between me and him seemed like a mile. My eyes blurred with tears, hurt filling every single inch of my body. Even though I had escaped with just minor cuts and bruises, the moment I saw him, bloody on the ground, groaning in pain, his breath hitching and gasping for air, I felt so weak. I felt so useless and tormented, my mind tortured from the mess that lay in front of me.
Fang was slashed by Omega, like a maniac, and it didn't even occur to me for a single second that he was watching me hold a dying Fang in my arms and I was completely vulnerable, both physically and emotionally. Omega stood there laughing, giggling even, watching me in pain was such an enjoyment to him.
"FANG!" I looked up after hearing Nudge's voice, and saw that my flock had arrived. But even they were too late. Angel and Gazzy landed right beside me, and immediately Angel began to cry. Gasman had tears in his eyes, but they were soon replaced by growls of anger and fury. Iggy knew somehow what was going on; Nudge stared at us in utter disbelief.
"Fuck you!" Gasman jumped in the air, lunging himself at Omega, along with Iggy and Nudge. Angel tried to stand up, but she was so mortified that she couldn't even stop crying.
I held him in my arms, my hands stroking his face, watching his pained expression. It wasn't supposed to be like this!
"Max…." I tensed up, hearing him call my name after so long. I was so choked up I couldn't even speak. Fang had been slashed from his left chest till his waist, and it was gushing blood. Even a medical dumbass like me knew that Fang wouldn't last much longer. I had to get him home, where my mom could treat him. It was the only way. I didn't care how far we were, I didn't care how heavy Fang was, or how badly hurt my flock would get, covering my escape. All I knew was that if Fang died, I wouldn't last much longer myself.
Not saying a word, I lifted Fang onto my shoulder, and immediately his blood stained the sleeve of my shirt. I buckled slightly under his weight, but I was determined to save him. Struggling to even lift myself off the ground, I ran off the edge of the cliff, my wings flapping downwards strongly, as I carried Fang on my back. We were going downwards, and even I wasn't strong enough. I couldn't carry someone that was heavier for long, let alone fly. Losing altitude quickly, I tried flapping again, but it didn't work. I was plummeting to the ground, and if I fell, we all would. Fang wouldn't even have a chance of surviving now.
Then, all of a sudden, a strong hand grabbed me from the top, easing Fang's weight. I looked to see who my savior was, and saw that it was Iggy. I turned around to see if the rest were okay, and saw Omega stand there, with a smirk on his face, before he vanished again into thin air. Angel, Nudge and Gazzy were flying right beside us, with the girls starting to cry hysterically. Hearing their hurt, I tried to fight back the tears of my own, wishing so much that everything would be okay. I hated it when people saw the weak side of me, the vulnerable side. I had been too emotional, letting down my guard to my teammates when I was their leader. Even now, the enemy knew what my greatest weakness was and always had been.
My greatest weakness was him.
Fang.
Tears streamlined on my face as the wind blew hardly against them. I had never expected that our reunion with Fang would be such a dangerous and tormenting one, and if it could be our last. Shoving all negative thoughts away, I tried desperately to go faster, but Iggy and the flock didn't achieve mach speed like I did. And even if I did go into turbo mode, could I carry Fang that far?
Not caring at all, I snatched Fang from Iggy, and before I could answer his question, I sped off into the horizon.
"Max! It's too far! You'll exhaust yourself!" Iggy shouted, but soon his voice was beyond my hearing. I had to save Fang, I just had to!
Then I realized that Fang was being too darn quiet.
"Fang?" My voice, fighting against the wind, barely a whisper. I tried to see if he was awake, but I knew that seeing him in pain would just rip me apart, and I had to focus to stay at this speed. I didn't even know if he heard me, I didn't even know if he could even hear me. The tears flowed continuously, showing no sign of stopping soon.
"Fang...please...please be okay…" I whispered, pulling Fang closer to me. He was limp, his eyes barely open his shirt all blood-soaked now, and we were still miles away. At this rate, I knew Fang would never survive it. Time was my enemy now, and the price was Fang's life.
"Max…." I almost dropped him in relief at hearing his voice. I looked downwards, catching Fang's deep dark brown eyes. God, how I missed him, that even looking into his eyes alone sent me on the verge of emotional breakdown. If he died, I think I would go mental. Kill myself even. Fang meant that much to me.
"Hold…on…" Fang breathed, and closed his eyes again. I didn't know what he meant, but I just pulled him tighter.
I couldn't believe where we were when I opened my eyes. Fang and I were at the door of our house, standing right in front of it. Fang could teleport! Realizing where we were, I literally kicked open the front door, and saw my mom sitting on the couch, reading the paper. When her eyes turned to me, they widened in horror, and she sprang up, urging me to follow her down to the medical basement where it could be converted into a mini operation theater. I rushed down the stairs, and placed Fang on the operation table. Ripping his shirt apart, I saw how bad the wound was, and it was still bleeding. Fang's lips were pale now, cold sweat all over his gorgeous face. My mom fumbled with tools, getting into her surgery gown, and by now, even Jeb was downstairs getting sanitized.
I held Fang's hand, pressed against my sobbing face, clutching it so tightly that my nails left marks on his.
"Fang…hang in there…please…I need you Fang…if you die I…i-i…I die…"I murmured against his hands, my eyes sore and red from crying for so long. Fang turned slowly, to look at me once more.
"Max… I love you…" Whispering, Fang closed his eyes, and soon, he was out.
I had to leave the room while my parents operated on Fang. I trembled, shivered, sobbed my heart out, and still I felt so painful. My heart was being tortured, my mind was being fucked, and my body was weak with despair. I slumped against the wall, holding my head in my hands, before I stood up again, banging my head on the wall repeatedly. Hitting my head so hard till it bled, but it never amounted to the pain I would experience if I lost Fang.
IGGY'S POV
When the flock finally arrived, we all rushed downwards, to where the basement was. Hearing sobbing sounds hurt the living hell out of us, because the cries we heard had so much pain in them. And it could only be one person down there.
Max.
Almost tripping myself down the stairs, I heard a repeated banging sound on the wall. Because I couldn't see, the rest of the flock got to Max first, but it didn't take me long to figure out where the banging sound came from. I rushed towards Max, my sense of touch and hearing guiding me. The flock was around me, because now I could hear Angel and Nudge crying as well.
Fang, you have to stay alive. Or this flock won't last much longer.
I held Max in my arms, and tried to suppress my tears. She clung onto me, her hands clenching my tears stained shirt in her fists, her body shaking uncontrollably. Muttering words of encouragement wouldn't help, because now I had difficulty speaking.
I could feel the hurt radiating off Max, and for once I was so glad I was blind, because I wouldn't have to see how hurt Max and the rest of the flock was.
MAX'S POV
Never, in my entire life, have I felt so hopeless, helpless and desperate.
People used to think that Maximum Ride was unbreakable, that no amount of hardship or trauma would make her shed a tear, let alone cry buckets, but today; all those rumors were proven wrong as I cried my eyes out today, just outside the operation theatre. My eyes were sore and red, and my head was spinning in circles, making me feel really giddy. For the whole four hours, I did not look at anything or anyone, just the floor, my head hanging in despair, crying and crying. The rest of the flock's sadness was deafened by mine, because I was literally shouting in pain.
I imagined, if Fang died right now, right here, what would I do next? Would I cry my miserable days away, spending the entire time in Fang's room? Would I find Omega and take revenge? Would I rip Omega apart, and beat him up till my hands bled? What next? What about the flock? Could they function properly without a leader? Because I know, that if Fang died, I would never have the courage to be the leader again. What is a leader going to do anyway? Cry her ass off? None of the flock would look up to me, because even I could not forgive myself if Fang died. I was their leader, and I was responsible for their lives. If my right hand man could die on me, who else couldn't?
Suddenly, through my distraught thinking, the operation light flickered off, and even with my eyes shut, I stood up, and ran to her, looking at my mom with tears in my eyes, grabbed her forearms and tried to steady my breath.
"Mom! Mom, how is Fang? Is he okay? Is he d-dead? Is he alive? Is he going to die? Will he-"
"Max my dear, Fang's fine. He's just lost a lot of blood that's all. We had a transfusion set up, and he took almost four liters of your blood. Be thankful that we had a donation. If he came here any later, he would have-" After standing there, and trying to asses in my mind what my mom had just said, I ran into the operating theatre, not caring about my mom's description. I didn't hear any footsteps, so I knew the flock wanted to give me some time alone with Fang. After all, I was the heaviest hit, and they knew Fang wanted to see me as much as I wanted to see him. Running down the hallway, thoughts entered my mind. What would it feel like, to see Fang again? Would I be mad, and pissed that he abandoned us? Or would I cry tears of joy, weeping like a baby by his side and thankful that he was alive. Pushing the door open, I tried so hard to choke back the tears.
"Max…" Fang gasped, quietly, in his low and dark voice. He was only half-dressed, a big bandage coiled tightly around his body, his wings all tattered and bruised, his arms had cuts everywhere, but he looked as gorgeous as he did before. I stood against the door, leaning on it for support, cause my knees went all Jell-O when I saw Fang, and I struggled to even shuffle towards him
"Maximum…"Fang breathed my name again, this time reaching for me with his hands raised. I shifted myself to his side, tears in my eyes, and intertwined my hands with his. The moment I did that, the tears fell, and I lay on Fang's bare chest, crying my tears out. My hands turned to clenched fists, thankful and grateful that Fang was alive. His free arm surrounded me, and stroked the spot in between my wings. There was no dialogue going on, for I was too choked up to speak, and I knew Fang was as well. The physical contact was more than enough now, and we could save the talking for later. Right now, seeing Fang alive was enough to make me go numb, let alone lie down and be surrounded my his familiar embrace.
"Maximum…I...I'm sorry…for everything…i…I missed you so much Maximum." Fang whispered into my hair, his voice soft and tender. I cried even more when he said that, and I dug myself deeper into him, flinging my arms around his neck.
"Fang…thank God you're alive…what would I ever do without you Fang? Don't leave me again okay? Please, these four years without you have been the worst of my life. I waited… I waited every fucking day…and…and I fucking missed you Fang! I missed you so damn much! You left me! You left me to die! You knew I would screw up without you and yet…and yet…oh god Fang!" Sobbing loudly, my words came out louder and louder, though my throat was hoarse and hurting from crying so much. I don't know how to explain how I felt, I was just completely overwhelmed.
As I lifted myself off him, I looked into his eyes, and for the first time, in my entire life, I saw tears in Fang's eyes. They rolled down his cheeks, and they didn't stop. Instead, the tears continued, dripping onto Fang's bandage. He looked at me, and I could see him lip tremble.
Pulling me down towards him, even with his injured arm, Fang gave me a tight squeeze, and I squeezed him back. Resting my head in the crook of his neck, I continued to sob, and above me I could hear Fang's breathing becoming more stuttered, showing the exact same emotions that I felt.
"Max…I still…I still love you Maximum. I-I still love you." Fang spoke as he caressed my sensitive spot, his hold on me getting tighter, pulling me closer into his embrace.
"Fang…I love you too." Mumbling into his chest, I tilted my head up to look at him with tear filled eyes. His gaze caught mine, and his calloused fingers ran across my cheek, wiping the stray tear marks across my face. His tender touch made me quiver and shake, my hands reaching for his, while I tilted my head in the direction of his touch, longing for more of him.
His hand cupped my cheek, its warmth radiating throughout my entire body. He pulled my head in, and began to close the distance between us. I didn't hesitate not one bit, for I knew I needed his lips against mine, separation bringing me hunger for every part of Fang.
Our lips touched, barely grazed each other, before I felt more of him, his lips kissing me hard and hungrily. Eager and desperate, he pulled me to him, while I had my arms around his neck pull him down towards me. I needed Fang. I needed him so much. Our lips smothered around each other's, and soon I found him in my mouth, his tongue exploring my mouth, catching mine in the process, while I brushed mine against his, wanting so much more of him.
When we had to finally pull away, I rested my head on his exposed shoulder, and just lay quiet, with my eyes shut. I needed some time to readjust to my drastically changed surroundings, cause Fang just being here was enough to make me faint.
Fang, as usual, understood me so well, and he spread his wings across the room, barely fitting at all, before his wings wrapped them around me. I snuggled deeper, loving everything about Fang. My wings stood close to my body, and let Fang's wings encircle them, covering me, like he was my guardian angel.
"Max, I need to explain some things. Then it will all make sense to you, but right now, go to sleep, you hadn't had one in days. I'll be fine. I love you Max. I love you so much."
As Fang said his words, I felt his wings tighten around me, his hands pulling me closer. I reveled in the feeling of being with him after so long, and put my arms around him and squeezed him tight."
"I love you too Fang. Don't leave me…please?"
"I won't. Never again. Ever."
For the first time in years, I smiled, and had the longest sleep I had in a long time.
