So here is the next chappie. Thank you so much for all the reviews i got. I nearly screamed. Ya i 'm pathetic i get it. But i had gotten back from 5 nights of strait sleep overs so give me a break. Now enough boring you. On with the story...
Chapter nine-Max
My breath comes in short gasp and I clutch at my side as I walk home slowly. Of course Ram wanted me to do extra fights and of course they were all his best and of course one of them had a freakn' knife with them. At least he got it taken, but now I have for sure, broken ribs, a slash down my left side, a black eye and a cut on my left arm, and not from the knife, one of their nails.
The normal ten minute walk becomes 25 because I have to take short steps and my side REALLY hurts. I Enter the house and gasp as I walk up the stairs slowly. I glance at Jeb's door warily and enter my bathroom and get out the first aid kit.
I take my shirt off and scowl at the big cut in it. I poor hydrogen peroxide on my arm and the cut on my chest. It's not deep, but I don't know how clean that knife was. I bandage both and clean up the blood. Then I get up and put on a different shirt. There's nothing I can do for broken ribs and a black eye. I put makeup on to cover the black eye and slowly make my way over to Fang's.
I knock on the door and wait for Fang to answer. It doesn't take long. He opens the door and motions for me to follow him. I follow Fang into their living room and find Angel and Gazzy asleep on the couch. I smile slightly and turn to Fang.
"Thanks for watching them later than expected. My boss had me stay late." I tell him. It's not a total lie, if you want to say Ram is my boss.
"It's fine. They were good." Fang tells me and I glance at them. I don't want to wake them and there is no way I can carry them both.
"Can you help me carry them home? I don't think I can carry them both." I ask and Fang nods, gently picking Gazzy up in his arms. I watch his muscles flex as he puts Gazzy in a better position. I blink and gently pick Angel up and we walk them home. I carefully open he door and look up the stairs. I had trouble getting myself up the stairs, how am I gonna do it with Angel in my arms. If Fang wasn't here I could at least do it without having to look normal. I internally sigh. I have to suck it up.
I watch Fang walk up the stairs with Gazzy and I follow, trying to keep my weight even and not fall. My ribs burn and my cut feels like it's on fire. I can feel my black eye shutting because I didn't treat it before getting Angel and Gazzy. I sigh and finish my treacherous march up the stairs. We carry them to their rooms and I lay Angel on her bed and find Fang doing the same with Gazzy, my little trouper.
"Thanks for the help, Fang, " I say as I fake a yawn. "I'm gonna hit the sack. I'll see you tomorrow."
Fang nods and leaves without another word. As soon as the door shuts I go to my room and collapse on my bed. I can get through this. I have to get through this. I pull the money from the fights out and hold it in my hands. This is what keep them alive, why I do this. I just need to remind myself. It will only get worse. Ram said I am bringing in more people and fighters.
I carefully change and my wings hang limply. I arc my back and wings to stretch and the pain nearly brings me to my knees. My hands rest on my knees and I huff out a breath. Note to self: Don't get a cut over broken ribs.
I look at my closed door, I really should get an ice pack or something for my eye, but walking up and down the stairs. It's not that important I have lived with worse. A black eye won't kill me. That's what makeup is for. I look out to the balcony and sit on my bed. I can't fight that tonight. Inside it is easier. I can't see the sky out there. I lay down and close my eye, my black eye already almost fully shut. I can sleep. Everyone is okay.
I eyes open and I blink. Well one eye does, my left eye has trouble responding. I quickly get up and go to the bathroom. I could look worse. My eye is dark shades of colors an eye should not be. I get in the shower and let the hot water turn my back pink. The steam fills the air and I breath deeply. I gently rinse the cigarette smoke and sweat off of myself. I take care of my wings. I clean my cuts again before wrapping them and getting dressed in my usual. I pull my gloves on, cover my head with my hat and slip my boots on before putting some coverup over my eye, so Angel and Gazzy don't ask questions.
I walk down the stairs and put some bacon in and hear Angel and Gazzy thump down the stairs. "Morning, Max," They both say as they take a plate from me and dig in. I eat my food and we grab our bags.
"Are you okay, Max?" Gazzy ask as he watches me pick up my bag. Dan- dang it. I was too careful.
"I'm fine, Gazzy. Lets get to school," I tell them and we all let ourselves out of the house to find Fang, Iggy, Nudge, and Ella waiting for us.
"Ready to walk to school?" Ella ask.
"Yep," I say, popping my "p". We start to walk and I hang back so no one sees me struggle and so I can talk to Fang. "Thanks, for last night. It means a lot." I tell him.
"It was no problem." He says, shifting his bag higher on his shoulder.
"It still means a lot. They're everything to me, I can't let anything happen to them." I quickly shut my mouth. I can't tell him this. It's something people can use against me, the only thing they can use against me.
Fang nods. "I know how you feel. I could never let anything happen to Iggy, Nudge, or Ella." I stay silent and we walk the rest of the way in a comfortable silence. I drop Angel and Gazzy off and we wave good bye to Ella and Nudge, who are going on about how penguins are not birds. Don't ask.
We enter school and the Red-Haired-Wonder runs up and instantly hangs on Fang, the gross thing is that he lets her, and seems to like it. Dylan, Sam and Tess head our way.
"Hey, guys. What's up?" Tess ask. I just shrug and we head Algebra. Iggy and I wave bye and head in. The numbers fill my head and jump around, useless and annoying as the Red-Haired-Wonder. I roll my eyes at the thought and the numbers take over.
There is a tap on my shoulder and I blink and turn to see Iggy looking at me. "What?" I ask him.
"You were out of it." He tells me.
"Thanks captain obvious." I tell him before mumbling. "Stupid numbers." Iggy laughs quietly, telling me he heard me.
We head into history and dates do the same to my head. I must be out of it today. I never was good at school. It's not the most important thing in life so why worry about it. We head to lunch and I use some of the fight money to get some lunch. I already regret it.
I look down at the brown and white spotted food and poke it with my fork cautiously, thinking it's gonna eat me. I move on to the next thing, some yellow mush that I think is supposed to be corn. I push the tray away and wait for the others. But before any of the others show up JJ comes over.
"Hey, Max. Is it okay if I sit with you guys?" I glance over at Iggy. He must sense it because he nods.
"Yeah, that will be awesome." I tell her. I glance over at the door and see Fang and his Red-Haired-Wonder sitting outside together, and she's practically in his lap. I turn away but can't get the image out of my head. It annoys me that he would want to hang out with someone like her. Who wants a girl or boyfriend that throws themselves at you?
"Max? Max? MAX?" I snap out of my thoughts and look up at JJ.
"What?" I ask her and then notice Sam, Tess, and Dylan are now at the table. Opps.
"What were you looking at?" Dylan ask.
"Nothing." I tell him. "Just looking at the sky." They all nod but look hesitant. Iggy soon launches into some story about a bomb, rain, and tweezers. I decide not to ask and too soon it is time for our next class.
Dylan, Iggy and I take our seats and I try to keep my head from filling up but it won't stop. The different things keep popping up and it is annoying the crap out of me. I mentally curse at it and finish the class before going to lit. The words fill my head and I grumble. Fang touches my shoulder and my head shots up and I stare at him wide-eyed until I come to my senses.
"Are you okay?" He ask me quietly. I just nod and try to look like I'm paying attention.
I jump up when the bell rings and move as quickly as possible to gym. I sit down with JJ when I get out and we talk about different things. It's nice to just talk. The bell rings and I head off to my free period to get my work done so I don't have to worry about it tonight.
I wish that knife hadn't been there. My wounds heal faster because of my DNA but since I will be doing this every night pretty much I won't get time to heal properly. It will make it harder to fight and win fights. I need to get this money so when Jeb does flip the switch I'm ready. I made that mistake once. I can't do it again. I have to take care of them. It is the most important thing to me. Anything can happen to me. As long as they are okay.
I walk with Iggy and Fang to get Nudge, Ella, Angel, and Gazzy. "How was school?" I ask Angel and Gazzy.
"Good, Max," they reply in unision.
We walk home and say good bye before going inside. I fix them some snacks and they go finish their homework before eating their snacks. Then the go and ply in their rooms before I call them to mine.
"I want you guys in my closet tonight. Stay quiet and be careful. I'll be back around ten." I tell them. They nod and quickly run to get ready, not asking questions. They have done this too many time to need to ask questions.
When they come back I make sure they are okay in the closet before shutting the door and and hearing the lock click before I get dressed and leave the house quietly. I slowly walk in the dark to the old hotel.
"Hey ye," I'm greeted before I head off to the private room to get ready. It doesn't take long for Ram to come in and tell me it's time. I head out and step into the ring.
My opponent is about six foot and and well muscled man. As long as he has no tricks up his sleeves I should be able to do this. I get into position and shift my weight, getting ready. "GO!"
I don't have to wait for him to come at me. As soon as the bell rings he jumps and I quickly dodge. He twist and comes at me. I duck and push my fist into his gut. He grunts and comes at me again. He pushes me and I head to the wall, so I do the only thing I can do and duck. I grab his legs and twist resulting in him on the ground. I quickly twist his arm and hold him down until the bell rings. I sit up and hold a hand to my ribs. As he fell he clipped me with his boots.
I get the water being offered to me and head to Ram. "You did well. Here you go. Now head home. I want you well rested."
I take the money and head out, pondering on what he meant. I slowly walk home and head inside and up the stairs. I knock on the closet and whisper. "It's me." The door opens and Angel and Gazzy both hug me. I contain the gasp and hug them back. "Now go to bed," I tell them and they both run off. I notice their wings are out. Angels white wings and Gazzys gray ones. I smile and head into the bathroom to take care of my injuries but stop. There's nothing I can do for my injuries.
I quickly change into sweats and a long-sleeve shirt before slipping my hoodie wings hang out and I sigh. Just looking at them makes me want to do things I can't, like fly. I walk out to the balcony and swing my legs over the banister and I hang there like that, with my legs dangling over the edge with my wings behind me, moving slightly in the breeze. I sigh and my head slowly clears. I look up at the sky and see clouds. The icy wind pierces me but I stay out here. I need a clear mind to think things over.
I still don't get why Jeb hasn't done anything yet. It's like a timer with him. Move. Wait one week. Get drinks. Drink. Beat kids. Do experiments. Beat kids. Wash, rinse, repeat. Is this some kind of test or something. He has never done this before. He hasn't done anything to any of us yet. I haven't seen him around Angel or Gazzy. I haven't really seen him at all lately. I'll have to keep an eye on him.
I stand up and bring my arms out. The wind cuts through me and moves my hair and feathers. I close my eyes and take a deep breath. I can do this. It will be okay. I jump and land on the balcony floor and walk into my room.
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