Max Pov
I woke up to the sound of voices and loud bangs. The flock must already be up. I took note of Dylan snoozing beside of me and I couldn't help but give a smile when I saw how relaxed and comfortable he looked. I got up slowly trying my best not to wake him. Although as soon as I moved, his head popped up and his sleepy eyes forced themself open.
"Morning already?" He grumbed stretching out over me.
"Yes morning." I said and jumped up to join the flock in the kitchen. Breakfast was served as usual and everyone seemed to be in a rather cheerful mood.
"Everyone alright?" I asked feeling as though there was something going on.
"Oh yeah we're fine Max." Angel said with a smile. Then she looked over at Dylan entering the kitchen still stretching. I could see the line of hair heading south from his belly button and without realising I bit my lower lip.
"So Max what are we going to do today?"Nudge asked with a mouthful of toast.
"What, oh I don't know." I said trying to act cool.
"Turn around, have another look." My stupid voice said with a happy tone. I bet he was smiling.
No thank you, I would sooner eat my breakfast I told the voice.
"It's not me you have to convince, It's yourself." The voice chuckled. Enough already.
I shoved a mouthful of toast in my mouth and began to munch. Out of the corner of my eye I spotted Dylan riffeling through the fridge for something. The fridge was directly to my left and who happened to be sticking out their arse as they looked through it? Yes you know. I quickly turned back to my plate of toast hoping that nobody had seem me look. Even though it was an accident.
"Nice buttocks." Gazzy said in my voice and the toast nearly fell out of my mouth. Dylan stood up, turned and smirked at me. Then looked over at Gazzy. I was speechless. Not because of the toast in my mouth either. Nudge and Angel giggled and Gazzy acted like he was innocent.
Dylan grabbed some milk from the fridge and sat next to me. Why couldn't he sit next to someone else for a change?
"So what's the plan?" Dylan said.
"No clue, maybe we could rent a few films?" I suggested trying not to look in Dylan's direction. You never know who's watching you.
"Well thought out." The voice said. I knew what he meant. He was always watching me!
"I have an idea..why don't we go to that new theme park that's just opened up?" Gazzy squeaked across the table. Nudge and Angel's eyes grew wide and they looked at me with big smiled.
"Sure, sounds interesting." I said.
Why don't you and Dylan go off and spend some time to yourselves. Might proove useful." The voice suddenly said making me jump. I remember last time when it had said ' it might proove useful'.
"Max can me and Angel go to the souvaneer shop please?"
"Yeah me and Iggy are going straight for the shooting range." Gazzy said putting his arm around Iggy.
"Guess that means you and me then." Dylan said cocking his head slightly to one side and looking straight into my eyes."
"Doesn't he look a little bit hungry to you? Look at him." The voice said interupting my thoughts about Dylan's eyes.
No he doesn't look hungry. He's just ate 5 slices of toast and a bacon sandwich! I replied getting irritated. That damn voice always had something to say. Out of curiosity, I peeked back over to Dylan's glance. Everyone else was talking amongst themselves getting excited about the fair. Everyone except Dylan who was just staring at me with an even smile spread across his face.
"What?" I said picking up anothe slice of toast and shoving it into my mouth all without taking my glare away from Dylan's.
"Oh nothing." He said still looking at me. I blushed.
"Ask him again? I think he could be lieing." The voice snickered inside my head. What was he playing at this time. I was getting quite tired of these practical jokes. But nonetheless, I looked back over to Dylan and asked him again why he was staring at me.
He didn't say anything, just smiled.
"What would you say if I told you he was thinking about your future together?" The voice bellowed once again.
Well voice I would say you are nuts, go away and come back later. I smiled to myself.
"You will be very happy together. It was meant to be." He said convincingly.
Yeah I know all this stuff tell me something knew.
"After today you will realise that I was right all along." He said. Well okay maybe that is something I didn't know and maybe something I also didn't want to know. I got up from my seat and sighed. Time to get out of my stinking clothes.
Dylan followed me out of the kitchen and into my room.
"Excuse me, I'm trying to get changed here." I said putting my hands on my hips."
"Last night, what was that about?" He asked putting his hands on my sides.
"I don't know what you mean." I said pulling away and finding something new to wear.
"We sorta slept together, on the sofa if you recall. We got quite close, I was wondering if you were feeling something for me?" He asked in a gentle tone.
"Oh yeah sure I layed with you on the sofa, now I want to marry you! Don't be silly. My heart belongs to Fang and you know it!" I sighed.
"Oh right, I see." He said sounding disappointed. I felt bad for yelling at him but he had to get the picture.
"Apologise to him, tell him you were wrong." The voice butted in.
No I will not. There is no me and him. Not now not ever now leave me alone.
"So...you didn't feel anything for me when I kissed you. When you kissed me back. You didn't feel the slightest bit tempted?" Dylan said walking a little closer to me. I turned around.
"Dylan I..." I began but stopped. I didn't know what to say. Yes I did feel slightly tempted but that was only because he was so close and he smelled rather good.
"Tell him that. He will understand."
No I'm not telling him that. I can't.
"Max?" Dylan asked wondering why I was so quiet.
"Look I'm sorry..." I said realising I had just apologised when I said I wouldn't.
"You felt something,I know you did." He whispered bringing his face closer to mine. I didn't move.
"I...It was because you were so close that is all, it doesn't mean I want to kiss you all the time, you just..." I tried to explain but realised I was babbling and sounded foolish.
"Did you get a little to attracted to me in the heat of the moment?" He asked smiling. I could almost feel his breathing on my face he was that close.
"Supose." I found myself saying.
"That's good then." He grinned.
"No but I don't fancy you. Sure your a hottie but...Fang." I dropped my head and felt like weeping.
"Fang is gone. He isn't coming back. Max it's been weeks now, pull yourself together." Dylan said giving me a gentle nudge. I looked up and smiled. Although inside I was crying.
Dylan Pov
She wasn't going to forget him easily. Nothing I would say would make her forget. But she needed to move on.
I knew she must be burning up inside, feeling like she wants to burst out crying. I could se it in her eyes. I wanted to hold her real close to me and tell her everything was okay. But I knew she wouldn't let me. She would most likely push me away. She had no idea how much I wanted to take away her pain. I would have done anything to make her smile the way she smiled when he was around. But I wasn't him.
I still had hold of her beautiful sides and I desperately wanted to pull her against me. She smiled at me but I knew that it was only to make me feel better.
"Come here silly." I said trying to pull her in. She looked at me first but I gave her a gentle pull in my direction and she slowly touched against my chest. The feeling of her so close to me always made me feel warmer inside. I felt happy and strangely enough, safe.
I wrapped my arms around her holding the back of her head with one hand and dug my body into hers.
"I like this. I wish you did too." I said hoping she would say she did to. But she didn't say anything. Just smiled that beautiful smile. I couldn't help myself and before I could stop myself I brought my lips quickly to hers running my tongue along her bottom lip. As soon as out lips touched I couldn't pull away. It was like out lips were magnets and very attracted to each other.
I heard a low moan escape my mouth as my tongue went over her lips and she opened her eyes. I pulled away.
"I can't do this right now." She insisted. She tried to break free of my grip but I held on tight. I didn't want her to leave me. I put my face inches away from hers knowing she would find it hard to resist. But she did and pulled away harder.
"Max please." I began but she cut me off.
"I want to get dressed now. Leave me alone." She said shooing me away. I felt disappointed and sad that she didn't want me to help her. How could she not like the guy that was created for her? Her perfect soulmate.
I headed for the door and turned around to take one last glance before I left. She had her back to me with her gorgeous brown and white wings facing me taking up most of the bedroom. I was concentrating hard on her wings without even noticing she didn't have a top on. I brought my glance away from her wings and tried to avert my eyes and walk away. But my legs didn't move. Deep down I wanted to see her, see all of her. She was my soul mate, my one true love and I wanted to touch her beautiful body and caress her. I also knew she would kill me if she saw me. I watched as she shuffled on the spot, struggling to pull the shirt on over her head. I quietly walked up behind her and helped her slip her top on more easier. She looked up at me shocked when she saw me but her face soon changed when I pulled her top down over her chest and brushed past her soft round breast. Before she could throw something at me I quickly kissed her and told her I'm always here to help her. Then I decided to get out of there before she broke my legs.
Max Pov
"Okay guys, all set?" I said pulling on my coat.
"All set here." Nudge said putting some chocolate bars into her pockets.
"Ready." Said Gazzy who was stashing something in Iggy's backpack. Probably explosives. I would talk to him about that later.
Dylan stood by the door searching into his pockets and smiled up at me.
"Okay lets go, before Jeb decides its chore time." I mocked as we all rushed outof the door and flew high into the sky.
"Tag, your it." Gazzy said slapping me on the shoulder and hising behind Iggy. I smiled and tagged Nudge who then tagged Angel. Angel passed it on to Iggy who then passed it on to Dylan. He looked at me and I gave him one of my don't you dare looks and he kept his distance.
"Oh hey look Ican see it from here!" Nudge shouted over the wind and we all gazed at the light show below us.
"Tag." Dylan said flying close to me and touching my side with his hand. I would have gave him one of my deadly looks for not listening to me but the way he had touched me had been so gentle...No bad Max, he didn't listen, he needs to be punished for not listening to Max.
"You could always tie him to something and leave him there." The voice broke in. Finally one idea it had that sounded half decent.
"How about a bed?" It finished. I take back my previous comment.
"Max your it." Dylan said in a soft voice smiling. He looked almost as angelic as Angel when she really wanted me to let her do something. I never had Dylan down as the bambi eyed type.
"Lets land over here." Angel said pointing to a clearing nearby.
"Iggy watch out for that tree!" I yelled and Gazzy pulled him away just in time.
"Sorry." He apologised but it wasn't his fault. I rememberd about Dr G.H's offer to Iggy in return of my cooperation. There's nothing I would have done to get Iggy's sight back but helping that mad wacko was cutting the line a bit. I promised Iggy one day I will get his sight back, without the help of scientists.
"Max me and Angel are going this way, meet back in 2 hours here." Nidge said running off with Angel.
"Same." Gazzy said and guided Iggy over to the shooting range. I hoped they had noisy targets for Iggy's sake.
"So..." Dylan began.
"Yes alone again, aren't we lucky." I said. Feel the happy tone of sarcasm in my voice.
Dylan shuffled on the spot with his hands in his pockets. He didn't know what to say.
"Anything you wanna do?" I asked him. He looked up from the floor and smiled.
"I've always wanted to know what it's like to ride a rollercoaster. Will you come on one with me?" He asked with a big smile on his face. Obviously I couldn't say no.
"Sure lead the way." I said holding out my arm for him to lead.
He power walked around the fair looking for a roller coaster and I obediently jogged behind.
"There look. Bone Crusher. That looks intense." He said grabbing my hand and leading me to the entrance.
We had to queue for a couple of minutes and I scouted the area for any signs of danger. I didn't see anything that looked dangerous... except some of the rides themself and relaxed. I looked down and realised Dylan was still holding my hand. I looked up and he looked at me.
"What?" He said smiling. He was loving every minute of this. I smiled back and let him hold my hand tighter. Iwondered why I hadn't pulled away and the look on Dylan's face made me think he was thinking the same. But somehow his hand holding mine felt....right.
Suddenly I heard a girly voice behind me and saw a skinny blonde girl with green eyes looking at Dylan. Her friend standing next to her was also checking out Dylan. They whispered to each other and giggled. Luckily I had good hearing so I could make out what they were saying.
"My gosh when do you ever get to see a guy like that!" The blonde one said biting her lips.
"Is he even real? He's hotter than Brad Pitt! Or Leonardo Dicapprio!" The other girl said and now I was getting frustrated.
"I wouldn't say no." The blinde girl winked at her friend and I felt my face burn hot with irritation.
"But who is that girl he'sholding hands with? Surely it's not his girlfriend?" Bitch number one asked with real interest in her voice.
"She looks waaay out of is league." Bitch number two said.
I looked up and Dylan and he quickly looked back at me.
"Don't listen to them. Just forget them. They're jealous." He said with a smile.
"See how lucky you are Maximum?" The voice said with a bouncy tone.
As we borded the coaster I turned back and looked at the girls they looked back at me in surprise and frowned.
"This should be good." Dylan said preparing himself for the ride.
"If you get scared you can hold on to me you know." He smirked. I felt like hitting him and normally I would have but his expression told me he was being serious. He'd love that wouldn't he. I blushed.
After an amazing roller coaster ride, me and Dylan got off follwed by the two irritating girls. They watched us as we walked off together and Dylan grabbed for my hand again which seemed to irritate the girls.
"You know what would really get on their nerves? If I kised you." Dylan confessed and I found myself smiling at his idea.
"Yes that is a brilliant idea. But what would irritate them even more is if YOU kissed him." The voice said happily.
"Yeahh" Was all I ended up saying and Dylan stopped walking and faced me. I knew he was about to kiss me and the only reason I was going to lethim was to proove a point to the annoying bitches watching us.
"The point being?" The voice asked me.
"The point being that it doesn't matter what you look like, all girls can have someone nice.. if they choose."
With that, Dylan put his soft lips to mine and kissed me putting his hands on either side of my face. I heard the girls gasp and quickly walk away and a smile crept up on my lips.
"They're gone. I don't think they like what they saw." I said pulling away from Dylan. He looked at me as though he had a thousand questions he wanted to ask me. He slowly took his hands from me and I realised he had wanted to kiss for longer. Too bad for him.
Don't you think you are being a little hard on the poor guy. It isn't his fault he was made for YOU, you know."
Yes I know it isn't his fault, but his mind is programmed to believe that I'm all he wants. Of course he is going to want to kiss me etc etc but too bad for him life isn't that easy.
"They may have programmed his mind, but they certainly didn't programme his soul." The voice said and the words echoed through me over and over as I tried to figure out what they meant.
"Max? Is your voice talking to you again?" Dylan said with a puzzled look on his face. He must have thought I looked a bit stuoid just staring into space like that whilst talking to m voice.
"Yeah, unfortunately." I smiled.
"What is it saying?" He asked.
"Oh just that...ermm well just that I should be a little nicer to you." I explained.
"Oh. It's okay don't worry about me I'm fine." He smiled. He was so nice and hardly ever got frustrated or angry. For a few seconds I wished I could be more like him, bu then I thought he was probably meant to be like this because I would like it. I sighed and Dylan frowned.
"What else? Is there something else?" He said showing real interest.
"He said that they may have programmed your mind but not your soul. Do you have any idea what that means?" I asked hoping he could lighten the matter.
"No I don't." He said and rubbed his chin. Fang did that sometimes when he was in deep thought.
"Perhaps it means that even though I was programmed to be your perfect other half, they can't control everything that I do and feel in life because they couldn't programme my soul. I am not a robot, I am human and I have feelings and needs of my own. I don't just feel for you because I was meant to. I feel for you because I want to." Dylan said.
"Oh." I said and stared at my shoes. He grabbed my arms and put them around his neck. Then he kissed me harder than he had ever kised me before.
It was a passionate and hungry kiss and when he pulled his lips away from mine I could see the hunger in his eyes. He wanted this.
"See I told you he was hungry before but you didn't believe me." The voice said making me stiffle a laugh. Dylan looked at me but I shook my head. He knew it was voice business.
"Come on lets go find the others." Dylan said leading me by the hand. Nobody had ever lead me by the hand before and actually I kinda liked it. The way Dylan did it was rather sexy, with his gorgeous smile and... No bad Max! You shouldn't be thinking about him in that way!
"Why not? Your obviously attracted to him Maximum. Let him kow you feel the same way. He can protect you from danger and keep you safe more than you know. You need him." A familiar screeching sound said in my mind. Oh its you again, back for some chit chat?
"Yes very amusing Maximum. But you have more important things to worry about." The voice said sounding suddenly serious. Yeah like what?
"If you look over to your far left you will see what I mean." The voice said raising all my senses. I pulled back on Dylan and he spun around and looked at me. Sure enough, over to the far left, I saw a figure. I couldn't make out who is was,even with my eye sight.
"I can't see who it is." I said hoping Dylan could give me a hand.
"It's Dr G.H." He said. I turned and looked at him. I would have been impressed that he could see that far but I wasn't about to jump for joy that our old friend was back.
"He's talking to Iggy Max." Dylan said sounding slightly worried. My eyes opened wide as a million and one things popped into my head. I rushed over to find out some answers with Dylan right behind me.
"Ahh Max good to see you, Dylan too. You look extremely well my friend." The Dr said with a smile across his face.
"Max, he's just been telling me about fixing my eyes. Max I will be able to see again!" Iggy said getting excited. He looked so happy at the thought he could see again, I didn't want to turn around and tell him I didn't want to do whatever the Dr was offering.
"Yes, well I would need a little assistance from the wonderful Maximum Ride first before that happens." He said. Iggy looked over in my direction and began nodding his head in agreement. I felt my face drop and realised how could I say no to that face.
"What would she have to do?" Dylan said standing rather close next to me. I didn't look at him but I could tell he didn't want me to go with the Dr anymore than I did.
"She would help me with a few experiments, none that would harm her of course. Don't worry Dylan she would be in safe hands." The Dr tried to persuage him.
"That's what I'm afraid of." I said.
"Max please. This might be my only chance to ever get my dight back. Please I'm begging you You've got to help me. I almost flew striaght into a tree today. Do you have any idea how embarrassed I was." Iggy said and I felt his pain. I couldn't tell him no and I bet the Dr knew that.
"Alright...I'll do it. But if I don't like what's hapening I'm outta there." I said. The Dr grinned and nodded. Iggy began punching the air with joy and me and Dylan looked at each other. We both knew this wasn't a good idea but I had to do it for Iggy.
I had to try...