Ch.9

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Iggy's Prov…

I had left Max. I needed to find the others. Then I heard some footsteps. Heavy ones. I started to head back to Max. Trying to stay in the shadows but it didn't really help that I am blind and I can't see where the shadows are. But I headed back.

"Iggy?" Max said.

"Yeah, I couldn't find the others."

"Promise me you won't leave again."

"I'll try not to. Max, what would you do if I died during one of these tests?"

She was still leaning on the bars. "Iggy, if you died I couldn't go on much longer. I have been in a battle with myself about you and Fang."

"I don't want to be your default setting. If we are ever going to be together I need to know if you love me and not Fang."

"If I ever do decide the other person would not be my default setting. I would be with one person and that is the person I will pick." She reached out and held my hand in hers.

Footsteps came. "Iggy." Jeb had said.

"Get away from her! She is not the leader anymore!"

I stepped in front of him. He was shorter than me. "Let her go. Now. Or I will show you how good I am!" I then heard the heavy footsteps again and two big dudes grabbed my arms. I tried to push them away but they had ended up throwing me in with Max.

"A shame." Jeb said before he left.

Max came over and sat beside me. Leaning her head on my shoulder. I scooted away. I couldn't even sit with her. I wanted her to be mine and only mine. And she won't let me.

"Iggy," She said while grabbing my hand. "Can I at least sit here with you?"

"No." I got up and leaned on the bars. "I'm sorry."

"What? You're going to be a baby about this?"

"Yeah, in fact I am."

Jeb's footsteps had come back. "Max it's your turn." I quickly got in front of her, blocking her from that monster.

"What's the test?" she was holding on to my shoulder.

"I want to improve her eyesight." When he said that my heart sank. That's what they said when they had taken me. When I came back I was blind. I couldn't let them hurt Max.

"No" I said firmly.

"You don't have a choice"

I stepped forward and looked at him. I think. "Really? This is my choice." I kneed him in the bad spot and grabbed Max's hand. I took off running. When there was a bathroom thing I went in and locked the door behind me. I was painting.

"Thanks" Max said painting also.

"I couldn't let them do that to you."

"Iggy, I love you." I turned toward her.

"Prove it!" I almost yelled.

She stood up straight put her hands against my shoulders and pushed me up against the wall. She took a second and put her lips to mine in a lustful kiss. I deepened it by tilting my head. When she pulled back I could see her. Just her nothing else but her. See what she does to me?

"I love you." She repeated.

"I believe you. But we have to find the others and get out of here." I heard a pound against the door.

"Come out with your hands up!"

I unlocked the door. And threw the door opened hitting the person in the face. It was Gazzy.

"Dude? Sorry, But what the hell?"

He just got up and smiled. "Do you have a girlfriend?"

"Come on lets go." The rest of the flock was with him.

We ran out of the building and took off flying. My hand in Max's.

When we got home everyone seemed to get it. I could hear the sound of sweet success. Fang was crying. HA.

Max had slept in my bed that night. And pretty much every night. It was always the same. We would talk for a little bit. Make out, then she would fall asleep with my arm under her holding her waist and my other hand in hers. She was the love of my life. And not even Fang could ever change that.

I fact was, that I could never ever see anything, but Max. And I wouldn't have it any other way.

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