Chapter Two: A Blanket of Stars

Fang and I acted as we normally did around the flock, except for a few exchanged smiles and knowing grins. There was nothing to tell the flock, really, but we just didn't want it to come back and bite us.

"Max," Angel said, "is something up?" Her blue eyes penetrated mine and I knew she knew about Fang and I. I smiled at her.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"Between you and Fang," she said, "it seems… different."

"Why do you think that, sweetie?"

"I don't know, it just seems… different." Angel said, looking unsure and shaking her head. "I've been getting all of these weird messages… maybe it's just me…"

I hugged her. We all were tired lately. We all had been working very hard and almost non-stop, and it was beginning to take its toll on the little ones. I'm not sure where we're going next or what we're going to do, but I do know it's going to be even further away from the School than we are now. I don't even know exactly where we are, just that we're in a cave in a very large rock, and it's taken us a week to get here.

"Angel, Nudge, Gazzy, Iggy," I commanded, "get some sleep- we're all going to need it."

They were too tired to argue, so they put their fists in so we could tap them and then curled up to sleep. Now it was just Fang and I. I sat down away from the rest of the flock and he followed suit.

"So…" I said awkwardly, "it's just us…" I could already feel my cheeks flaming. Fang, however, took no notice of this.

"You're beautiful," he said and kissed me. As I kissed him back, the spark grew and we began kissing more fiercely, as if feeding each other's passion and lust. He gently lay me down and laid on top of me and rubbed my back where my wings met my spine- just where I like it. He gently lifted my shirt

over my head and kissed down my neck until he met my bra. He moved his hand and unhooked it, taking it off and making me gasp a little. His mouth moved down my neck and to my breasts, nipping the sensitive skin there and making me moan slightly. He continued to move his mouth down until he found my jeans. He looked up at me, as if looking for a negative sign, and then unhooked them. I smiled and helped them off of my legs. It was now his turn. I undid his shirt and he threw it off into out pile and then he took off his jeans. He grinned as we took of our underwear and began kissing again.

"Fang," I said, stopping, "I- I can't… do this…" I didn't look at him. I couldn't look at him. He froze, pain in his eyes.

"Don't you-" he began, "do you-"

"I- I just- not now," I said, begging him silently with my eyes to stop. "It just doesn't seem right- with the flock…"

Fang got up and grabbed his clothes, getting dressed quickly and silently. I followed suit, tears stinging in my eyes. I can't believe I had just done that. I wanted him so badly… but it just seemed… wrong to do that with the flock here and I wouldn't know how to cope with it if anything bad had happened. I just hope that it wouldn't be too weird between us.

This isn't going to be easy.