Max
I flew and flew, but the winds were getting harsh around me.
It was not smart to leave the Flock, the Voice kept saying. Tears trickled down my cheeks as I regretted what I had done. But it would be too hard to go back now. They all hate me now.
Finally I arrived at the place I wanted to be. The ground was still black with ashes, and the place looked like no one has been there. I flew downwards and landed gracefully.
I haven't been here in four years. This place was were our home, the place Itex burnt down in Colorado. I swallowed back tears.
Things were so simple then. Me and Fang were just friends, best friends. It was when I didn't have to save the world. When Angel got kidnapped.
I walked around the large lot. It was very silent, until I heard a crunch of grass. I turned. No one was there. Crunch. I turned.
"Hello Max." I whipped around to see Jeb standing there, his eyes speaking words. They were saying I'm sorry, and I'll help you, and I love you, daughter. I walked towards him slowly. When I reached him, he wrapped his arms around me in a huge bear hug. I squeezed back. He murmured in my ear, "It will be okay." And I sunk into his arms, believing him 100 percent.
Later, in a small cottage nearby that he called his home, he showed me a blueprint of a big house. He told me that he was building it by himself, and I could help him.
It actually took my mind off the Flock. A father/daughter project. I smiled.
I slept in his cottage on the bed(he took the floor) and no matter how comfy I was, all I wanted was to be back with my Flock.
Fang
I woke up alone. My head was throbbing from hitting my bed. I sat up to lay down. I was going to be a dad? At 17? This was crazy. How could I do this? I make one mistake, and Max is out of my life forever.
SOmeone knocked on my door. I stumbled over, put my normal un-emotional mask on my sad face, and opened it. Lightning came in. I went back to my bed. He walked over to the window and pointed outside to the pouring rain. "I am doing this," He informed me.
I nodded, "Cool."
His face was filled with sadness as he said, "it's for Max. How come you aren't sad she's gone?"
A wave of emotion hit me but I didn't let it show. I mumbled, "She was a lousy leader." He stared at me and gasped. But then he closed his mouth and smiled. "Guess what?"
I rolled my eyes. "What?"
He squeezed his eyes real tight and a burst of lighting rung across the sky. "Good job." I complimented.
He smiled and lowered his voice, "Do you think Angel saw it?"
I laughed and kicked his behind towards the door. "Go ask her!"
He left the room.
Later that night, after I tucked in all the Flock, I went into Nudge's room. She has been silent all day. "Nudge? What's wrong?" Her gaze avoided mine.
"Nudge?" She stayed looking down. I sat on her bed and touched her shoulder lightly. She looked up at me, her eyes filled with tears. "I could have stopped her." She whispered. Tears dripped down her cheeks. I leaned in and gave her a hug.
When I pulled away and looked into her eyes, I saw that she knew. She knew why Max really left.
I stood up and left her room.
And guess what I fell asleep holding?
You guessed it, the note.