Me: oops, I never did a disclaimer. Ig, will you do the honours?
Iggy: Do I seriously have too?
Me: YES.
Iggy: groans Fine…
Me: … well?
Iggy: rolls eyes All characters are © to James Patterson
Me: and…?
Iggy: The plot is all © Taylor H, aka Freedom-seeker or freakish-and-hyper.
Me: thank you.
Max's POV
My eyes fluttered open. Boy, did I have the strangest dream. I was back with the Flock. Everyone was the age we were when I left, 3 years ago. Except, no one could see me. It was the day after I left, and everyone was miserable. Nudge didn't say a word, and neither did anyone else. Iggy and Gazzy were sitting around the fire, staring (or listing) to it mindlessly. Angel was sitting in a corner crying, Nudge holding her tiny body. And Fang… he was about 50 feet away from the rest of the Flock, just out of their sight. He was sitting on an isolated branch, holding his legs with his head buried in them. I could see the wet marks on his knees, showing he had probably been there all day, crying.
In my dream, I walked over to him and looked up, trying to see his face. That's when I saw it. The sadness, the pain, and the complete and utter misery. My heart wrenched at the thought of how much pain I had caused, and I wondered how he ever got through it. He did get through it, right? He had to. Of course he did. He didn't love me back, so why should it matter that I left?
I know I hurt the Flock by leaving, but I had to. I had no choice. Ever since I watched my own brother die in front of me, I couldn't take it. Knowing that someone in my Flock would die someday, whether it was Fang, Iggy, or even Angel. I wouldn't of been able to take it. I would of killed myself. I know I would of. And that would of killed them. It's better if I was already gone, it wouldn't hurt them as much. Right?
And, that's when I woke up. Shaking my head, I glanced at my clock. 3:42am. Uhh… I'm never going to get back to sleep. I slowly got out of bed, and walked into the small kitchen. Grabbing an apple, I sat down at the table and turned on the laptop. Of course, I instinctively clicked on the link for his blog.
That's when I saw it. As I read the last think that had been posted, tears came to my eyes. Fang… he wanted me back. The Flock wanted me back. I couldn't even picture what everyone looked like now, it hurt too much to even try. Wait, Fang… needs me? He wants to see me one more time.. but, if I see him again, I know I will never be able to leave him. Leave them. I know that. I shouldn't go. But… it's Fang. He's begging me… I have to. Don't I?
I clicked on the 'Post comment' button. Here it goes…
Iggy's POV
Boy, I hope Fang's alright. He seemed really upset, even for Fang. I wonder… I wonder if I should go take to him. I hate having "heart to hearts" … that'd be really weird with Fang. Maybe I'll just let him sort it out. Yeah, that's probably the best thing to do.
Fang's POV
Oh, come on Max! I'm sitting in front of the laptop, going through the millions of messages, not really reading them. Just looking for one that said 'FROM MAX' or something. But I got zip. Nothing. I refreshed the page. I hadn't had anything new for about half an hour, and it's 3:30ish in the morning. I just can't sleep. Too much buzzing through my mind. Let's see… new messages. One. Okay. Let's have a look…
'FNick. From FMax'
Oh my fuing GOD. Could it be…? Max?!
'It's Me. Yeah, I know it's been three years since I left, and I am so sorry for that. But, I'm not sure if I should come see you. Because, If I do, I'll never be able to leave you again. I know you're probably wondering why I'd go and put you through this, but I just need to make sure you know I'm still here, watching this blog. I check it whenever possible. I wish I could bring myself to meet you again, but... I just can't. You know the drill. Although, I want to keep in contact. I'm not ready to hear your voice, or see your face. I need to keep talking to you, though. So, here's my email. link (A/N lol. I'm not even going to make one up. You just have to imagine that's the link to a Flock-related email address. Okay?)
Yeah, I know. I have an email now. I never thought I'd actually get one, but… hey, what can I say? I also am not sure if I can take whatever it is you want to say to me. Maybe soon, but not yet. Okay?
Please don't tell the Flock about this.
All My Love,
Maximum'
"Max." I whispered. Max. She… she wanted to keep in contact. YES! Even if she didn't want to see me or the Flock just yet, she wanted to keep in contact. It's a start. Defiantly.
I looked out the pitch-black window. She's out there. I know she is. And she's close. I can feel it. I know I can.
Max, if you can hear me, you don't know how amazing this is. Thank you.
I click the link to her email, and started pouring all my thoughts out. I needed to tell her everything. And by that, I mean everything.
'You're very best friend in the world,
Fang.'
'Send'
Okay. Now to wait for her reply. Please let it be soon.
Max's POV
'You have one knew message.'
Oh my God… did he…?
'From:
To:
'Max.
You don't know how glad I am to hear from you. For these past 1,096 days, I have been waiting to hear from you. Do you know how horrible it was, not knowing if you were still breathing? This… this is just amazing.
I want to know everything. Where you're living, if you know anyone new, what you're life's like, and what's happened in the past 3 years. If you didn't already know, we are in Washington DC. We live in a house, on our own. Iggy and Nudge are dating, and that brings me to something I've wanted to tell you ever since I finally realised it myself. I never had the courage to tell you before… you left. But when you said those three words, I knew I had to tell you. I made a promise to myself that day, Max. And that promise was that I would tell you before I died. And now, I don't think I can wait to see you in person.
And that thing is this, Max. Ever since I first saw you, back in the School, I knew there was something between us. It wasn't until I was about thirteen though, that I realised what it was. I had fallen in love with my very best friend in the world, just like you had. (A/N no. he has not fallen in love with Iggy. As much as I support yaoi, still. ) Max, I love you. And I now know you love me too. I just hope you still do, after these three long years.
So, please. Once you are ready, I will be hear waiting.
Your very best friend in the world,
Fang'
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