Disclaimer: I don't own Maximum Ride (duh) but I own this plot and the character Callie.

Warning: Might be a little OOC but hey, no one can do these things perfectly. Also I might accidentally write something implying Iggy can see. I know he can't, but I'm human. I make mistakes.

Authors note: Okay people, I know this chapter is a lot shorter then either of my other chapters, in fact it is about 1000 words shorter then the last chapter, but quite frankly in my opinion I haven't updated in to long, and I need to do that soon, so I'm giving it to ya' short. Don't complain, I could decide not to and you'd get it in a couple more months. Anyway, we have a little more Faxness and some of Callie and Iggy, so I hop that makes up for there being practically nothing. ENJOY!

Callie's POV

Slowly my eyes opened, although everything was still out of focus. Whether it was because my brain felt as if it was trying to break its way out of my head or because the sun was bursting through the windows. I have never been able to see well in bright light, probably because of my bat blood.

Once my seeing remotely focused out I realized that I was looking onto a light yellow wall. But wait…that couldn't be right. My bedroom wall was green not yellow. None of the rooms in my house were yellow; I detested the color. So…where was I?

Suddenly my memory flooded back at me. Leaving my home late at night so I can scavenge some food and money. Getting captured by the white coats because they poisoned my ice cream with some sleeping drug. Going back to one of the non-destroyed branches of Itex and trying to get out. I had gotten so close numerous times, but most were failed. Of course my last attempt had succeeded and I had been many miles away before the flyboys had caught up with me.

I remember running as fast as I could instead of flying; I can run much faster. It just seems more natural for me but you'll never believe how annoying the trees and hills are when they're in the way.

Then…was I shot? That must have been it. I remember a pain in my shoulder then falling down. The flyboys had been armed with weapons, and once they caught up with me I vaguely remember getting hit over the head into unconsciousness.

So where was I now? Did they capture me again? But then why was I in a bed? Why was I in a bedroom? Why was this mattress so comfy that I wanted to fall right back asleep this instant?

I tensed up when I heard voiced outside my door.

"Iggy calm down. It's no big deal. I'm sure she'll wake up any time now. Besides, what's the big deal? You don't even know her." It was a deep gruff voice, definitely male.

"Calm down? How can I calm down? She's been asleep for almost three days there's a 65 chance that she'll die because we can't get her any fresh blood, and we've had to change her bandages tree times in the past day! Tell me how that's not scary! If she's a mutant like us shouldn't she had really quick healing abilities? And the wound is just getting worse!" Although obviously male this voice was more melodic then the other one. It was softer and soothing, a sound that would have given me comfort if I wasn't wondering where the heck I was.

"Ig, you don't even know her! We don't even know whether or not she works for Itex. She could be a threat…"

"It is just like you to think that! Honestly Fang, think about it. Itex thinks about all of their experiments as their property. Would they really want to damage something so valuable to them?"

There was a pause. "True…but how can you be certain? This is Itex we're talking about."

"You know, you're starting to sound like Max." the melodic voice said, annoyed.

"What? I do not…look lets just drop this. We have no way of knowing whether she's good or bad until she wakes up." Another pause. "And I do not sound like Max."

They went on like this, confusing me with every word they spoke. I was able to decipher a couple of things, like they had been talking about me in the beginning. But I was confused. How did these people know about Itex, unless they were Itex? But from the sounds of it they weren't. Also…the melodic voice sounded concerned for me, which was weird. No one cares about me. That's how it has always been and most likely always will be.

Confusion built up in my mind until they stopped talking, and the doorknob turned. Instinctively I jumped back and huddled into a corner before the door opened.

"Hello? Are you…hey, you're awake!" He was tall, thin, and blond and, I must admit, very attractive. But I wasn't thinking about that right then. Right then I was thinking about how this guy knew I was awake if he wasn't even looking at me. In fact, his eyes seemed glazed over like he couldn't see a thing…

Iggy'S POV

"Hello? Are you…hey, you're awake!"

I could hear her breathing quickly, and I could practically smell how tense she was. In other words she was awake and probably scared out of her mind. I mean, how would you feel if you woke up in some stranger's house with no clue how you got there?

She didn't say anything, but I feel her eyes on me. It's a very uncomfortable feeling when you can feel someone's eyes on you, but no matter what you do you can't see them.

"So…I bet you're a little confused…"

No answer.

Crap. I had started to shake slightly, sweat seeping through my pores. I was nervous, but I had no clue why. Something about her presence was extremely intimidating. Not that she was scary looking…at least I didn't think so.

We sat there well I stood, and I think she was standing in silence for almost ten minutes before she spoke up.

"W-what do you…what do you want from me?" her voice was quiet, so quiet I almost couldn't hear it.

I shook my head. "No, we don't want anything from you. You just got hurt, so we decided to help you. You know, like any person would do."

After a pause she said "No they wouldn't. People aren't nice. They don't help each other unless they get paid." I smiled. She had said it in a more confident way, almost snobbish.

"Well, I can assure you we don't want any money. If we ever need any of that green stuff we can just hack into some millionaires bank account and steal some." The tension in the air had lifted, and I could hear her chuckle lightly. Of course that made me nervous. Not scared for my life nervous, more like schoolboy with a crush nervous. Fang was going to be laughing at me until the ends of the earth.

"So…I guessing you noticed the…I mean…" For a second I wasn't quite sure what she was talking about, but I quickly realized.

"Oh, you mean the wings? Yeah. But truly, it's not big deal, I mean we have them too." I stretched out my wings a bit so she could see them. At lease…I think I was facing her direction. What if I wasn't and she thought I was a total fool?

'Relax Iggy, it's no big deal' a little voice in my mind, who sounded a lot like Fang, said, 'Just take a deep breath and calm down. You don't even know this girl, there is no way you could have crush on her.'

Voice/Fang me was right. I didn't know her at all, so there was no way…hey…wait a minute. Who ever said I had a crush on her?

Max's POV

I had been walking to the room I was staying in, when I heard voices coming from the other guest room the bat-chick was staying in. And yes we nicknamed her bat-chick. What can I say; her wings look like bat's wings.

Silently creeping forwards I pressed my ear against the door. I could hear Iggy's voice and a voice I expected to be the girl's too. They were talking quietly so it was hard to figure out what they were saying. If I wasn't too off Iggy had just showed her his wings, and they were talking about flying…or…at least I think.

I listened for a little bit longer snickering when I heard Iggy stutter. He was nervous! I almost laughed out loud right then and there, but a hand closed over my mouth.

Looking behind me I saw Fang also listening through the door. I wondered how long he had been there, but shook my head and pressed against the door again.

It took me about three minutes of listening to Iggy talking to the girl to realize that Fang was very close to me. Like, scary close.

I felt my shoulders involuntarily tense up, and almost killed myself then and there when I realized that he noticed.

"A little tense huh?" He whispered in my ear, just like he had last night. I felt myself slipping into that brainwashed shell again, and I wanted to rip all of Fang's hair out. But of course I never would because his hair makes him so hot and so…goodness, I am going to kill someone if I don't stop thinking like this.

Luckily I saved myself from the brainwashed shell, and was able to stay conscious, at least for now. "N-no" I said, finally answering Fang's question.

He smirked at that. "Really? Are you sure?" His hands started to travel up by back, slowly massaging the section between my wings much like he had in the cave the night we had kissed that long time ago.

But this time I wasn't going to runaway. At least not until much later. "W-well…"

"Geeze guys, get a room!" Nudge shouted from down the hallway, and we both froze.

I wasn't sure if it was out of embarrassment from being caught or that his mind actually had been jogged back to reality and he realized that he had been doing, but Fang backed up a bit stuttering before shutting himself in his room.

I gave a sigh of disappointment as I stared at the door he had closed for a couple more seconds. Walking back to my room any thought of Iggy and Bat Chick had left my mind, and yet again I was stuck not being able to think of anything but Fang.

Damn, my life sucks.