My heart sunk. No, wait; it died. Tears went spilling down my cheeks, and I was gasping and hyper ventilating.
"Fang…" I said. My voice broke.
He hugged me. It was a short hug, but I made it last. It was almost like he had taken off, and now he was far away, too far…
I got up clumsily. I couldn't even walk. Should I try to take off, or would I fall and make a fool of myself?
I ignored my conscience that was screaming 'Don't fly you will fall" and took off. I flied sloppily. Looking behind me, Fang was following me. His sleek, dark wings popped up against the sandy canyon. I turned away.
"Go away!" I screamed in a hoarse voice. But that wasn't what I wanted. I wanted him to stay. Badly.
No reply.
I docked down and landed on a small ledge. Fang landed silently next to me. He walked up to me.
"Max, I still love you." Despite my sadness, I thought about how weird that was coming from Fang. "It's just, you run away every time. I can't handle that, so I'm taking interest into Josie."
One last spark of hope ran through me. I hesitated, and said one word that sounded like I was being choked. "Really?"
"Yes." Fang moved his head forward the tiniest bit.
I smiled. I nodded, knowing what he was going to do. He gave me a look that said "You're not going to run away this time?"
I nodded.
He leaned down further, and kissed me.
