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Chapter 9:

MAX POV:

I haven't talked to Fang since. Last night he took my shift, but other than the brief "I'll take over" and "thanks" nothing else went on. And I was so, so mad at myself. I fought with Fang, yeah, but I could tell this was going to be a big one. And it was mainly my fault.

I woke up, my eyes covered in grit, considering I hadn't gotten any sleep last night. I had too many things on my mind. Fang and me, Ariana and Sam, saving the world, thinking of where we will be tomorrow…stuff like that.

When I got up, I saw that Sam and Ariana were already awake, leaning over our small fire, already cooking breakfast. Directly opposite them was Fang, glaring. I sighed and got up from my lovely bed of branch and stones, and joined them.

"how was everyone's sleep?" I asked with fake cheerfulness.

"Fine" Fang mumbled, not looking up from whatever he was roasting on a stick.

I turned to Ariana and Sam.

"It was good" Sam replied, for Ariana still wasn't really talking. Which, I was not complaining about. Another Nudge was something that would send me over the edge.

I shrugged, satisfied. It was a better response than Fang's.

"So, we need to figure out where to go from here." I started the conversation just as Iggy, Nudge, Angel and Gazzy joined our circle around the fire.

"What's going on Max?" Angel spoke sweetly from across the fire. It didn't take me long to realize that she wasn't talking about where we were going, but about Fang and I. Once I get this whole saving the world thing over and done with, her and I were definitely having a talk about reading other's minds.

It's fine, Angel. It's nothing, really.

Whatever you say, Max. I know something is wrong though. And if I can't get it out of you, I'll just get it out of Fang.

I made a mental note to tell Fang to keep a heads up. That is, if I felt like talking to him. Otherwise, I would. Honest.

"Well, I think we are going to look up the nearest Itex headquarters, see what's up."

"And by 'see what's up' you mean, defeat them, right?" Total asked through a mouthful of sausage.

"Exactly. Sam and Ariana have agreed to join us." Ariana and Sam looked up at me with mock surprise. Didn't you get the memo? I told myself. You're coming with us to defeat one of, probably the, biggest company in the world! (A/N: That last bit there is like my favourite in the whole story so far! Don't ask me why!)

"Cool" Iggy said, while the others nodded warily. They still seemed a little at ease with Sam and Ariana, but they knew I gave trust in them, and they gave trust in me. I'm glad I had trust in someone because right now, my main man wasn't trustworthy at all.

"So," I said, turning my attention to Ariana and Sam where to from here?" I hadn't been filled in on the whole "key to Itex thing" yet, but I would get it out of him later.

"There are so many headquarters in the world. We just need to pick on and start."(A/N: Remember, this takes place after MR2. They haven't been to Germany yet.)

I blinked, a little bit shocked. It was Ariana who spoke. Her voice was quiet and soft. This was the girl who was going to be my replacement? This, tiny little thing? Was this a joke?

"Uh, okay…" I said, drifting out of my surprised state. "Where is best to start?"

She shook her head sadly. "I don't really know. There are ones close to where we are now. I think the closest one is somewhere in Canada. But we'd have to look further into it."

I nodded. "Canada it is!"

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We flew in silence for God knows how long. Fang was quieter than usual, not talking to me and all. Nudge was quiet, after I had scolded her and embarrassed her in front of everyone. Angel and Gazzy were staring at me warily, like I was about to attack them. Which, I very well could be about too. I was in a very bad mood. Maybe I am menstruating.

It was very long and boring. I talked briefly with Sam for a bit, much to Fang's distaste. I saw him grit his teeth when I started talking to Sam. It made me so, so pissed. Why couldn't he accept that I had other feelings? For possibly other guys?

Now, even more mad at Fang than I was before, I flapped my wings at a faster pace, ready to reach our destination soon, and, if it meant resolving mine and Fang's issues, splitting up with Ariana and Sam. I sighed, thinking about what were doing, what we were going to do. It was so complicated.

"Max?" Ariana's sweet, soft voice came from beside me. I looked over her solemn face, which was pale and bruised. My eyes wandered to her dark, cropped hair. So similar to Fang's. Her wings were just a tad lighter than hers.

yes?" I replied, with more strength than I planned.

"Do you want to stop down below? There's a small town, with a library, and possibly a place to rest."

I looked down below me. I small public library came into view as I focused in on the small town. "Ok, yeah. Good thinking, Ariana." I smiled warmly at her.

She smiled back and tilted her wings so she was once again flying with Sam. He put his left wing slightly over hers, just barely touching. I remembered when Fang and I did that all the time, in case something was wrong, or to offer extra security for the other. That wasn't happening right now.

My throat got tight as I thought of Fang. I wasn't going to lose him. I wouldn't let it happen. It's just another argument your getting in, I told myself repeatedly. Still, my eyes watered ever so slightly, and I gritted my teeth, pushing them back. Why was I crying? I rarely ever cried. Was I really menstruating?

It was times like this when Fang knew instantly if I was crying or not. Then he would come and console me, help me get through it. He wasn't helping me now. And do you know what that did? It made me pissed. More mad than I was before.

"Guys, time to go below!" I shouted, and surprising myself, not choking.

They didn't acknowledged me, not with a shout or the nod of a head. They just spiralled down after me.

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We landed in a secluded area, like usual. We put our windbreakers up to cover our wings, like usual. It was starting to get really repetitive. I led the way to the public library, letting the others know of the plan as we went along.

"Try to act natural. Try being the key word in that sentence." I said, glancing back at my flock and Ariana and Sam.

"Get any information you can on Itex. Any information works, but we're mainly looking for locations of headquarters. Supposedly there are some in Canada, not far distance from here." I looked over at Ariana as I said this. She nodded.

We had reached the doors of the library now. I took a deep breath and opened it. "Lets do this."