A/N: Thanks to the following reviewers of Chapter 2:
Katie-3llen
angelz on edge
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Chapter 3
Max
'Til Death Do Us Part!
I shook uncontrollably in Fang's arms. That . . . thing . . . I had seen in the water, that wasn't a look at what was to come, was it? I heard Fang whispering soothing words into my ear. I thought of all that had happened to us. I loved Fang, there was no doubt about that, but, how far can love really go?
"Fang?" I asked, pulling out of his embrace a little. "Remember that one question I asked you a while back?"
I saw him look at me quizzically, then, his eyes darkened and I knew he understood what I was talking about.
"You'd still follow through, right?"
I had to know that he'd protect himself and the Flock even if it meant my downfall.
"I'd do everything in my power to save you, Max," came the answer and my heart took a trip down to the pit of my stomach.
"No, Fang," I said, shaking my head. "You have to kill me if I ever become one of . . . them. Promise me, Fang, or I'll . . ."
The feel of Fang's lips pressed against mine stopped the next few words that I planned on speaking out loud. God, he had to stop doing that! If I kept this up, I'd never get my two bits in! Firmly, but gently, I pulled away.
"Fang, please, I have to know." Calmly, more scared than I was letting on, I swallowed. "If I turn into an Eraser, you have to kill me. End it. End my pain and suffering. And I don't want you following after me either. Promise me that if it comes to that, you'll fin someone else to spend the rest of your life with."
Lips, his, gently touched my neck in a caress that I immediately leaned into. But there was no way I was letting him get away without answering me!
"Fang? Please?"
"'Til death do us part, Maximum Ride," Fang whispered in my ear. "When we walk down that aisle, hand in hand, and the preacher announces us as man and wife, I'll never leave your side, no matter what happens. That, you'll just have to deal with, understand?"
This time, well, he can distract me, but the fight isn't over, not by a long shot. I looked back at the water, surprised to see my own face staring back at me. Would this work? Could I make this work? Could Fang and I make this work?
TBC