My curiousness got the better of me and when I decided I couldnt take it anymore, I climbed out of bed once everyone was asleep and found the remaining videos of myself. I saw Max curled up on the sofa with the blanket Alice had put over her. She looked beautiful when she slept.
I quietly put in the tape and turned upthe volume.
"Dylan aged 12." Alice spoke again before the images floated on the screen. I was in the school playground with 3 other boys chatting and laughing when all of a sudden two girls came over from across the road. They sat down at the picnic table and starting eating. I watched as the four of us walked slowly over to them nudging each other and laughing. When we arrived at the table the three boys I was with surrounded the table and I stood inbetween the girls from behind.
"Having a nice lunch are we?" I bellowed and my friends started laughing. The girls looked at us and frowned. One girl looked like the girl I had a crush on, Sandy and the other I did not recognise.
"Yes thanks." Said the girl next to Sandy in an uninterested tone of voice. I looked over at my friends and laughed.
"What do you want Dylan?" Sandy replied looking irritated.
"Oh you know what I want baby." I winked at her and she tuned away from me. I was unaware of Alice recording me at the time.
"Get lost. I told you yesterday and the day before and the day before that. No!" She yelled. My friends came coser to the table and began picking up their drinks and soaking their lunch, making sure to soak them aswell. I grabbed Sandy's ponytail and yanked her head back.
"Listen to me sweetheart, your going to come on a date with me whether you like it or not." I said calmly but deadly. I was shocked at my actions and turned to see if Max was watching. She was sound asleep.
"Owww okay, okay just let me go!" She yelled back and I let go of her hair.
"See that wasn't too hard was it my dear." We all laughed and left.
"I'll pick you up at 7. So be ready." I called back giving her another wink.
"I thought you said she likes it rough?" One of the lads said.
"She does really. She's just playing hard to get." I laughed and moved off into the distance until Alice was unable to record me any longer.
"You'll grow out of it one day you little monsta." Alice spoke just before the camera turned off. I wondered if I would have if I hadn't been cloned. The thoughts reeling in my mind disturbed me.
The picture fuzzed up but came back on seconds later. Alice was recording me in my room wearing something a little more sophisticated than usual.
"Your looking very nice." She said and I faced the camera and smiled.
"I want her to like me you know." I said doing my hair in the mirror.
"So forcing her to go on a date with you is going to make her like you?" She laughed and I dropped my arms by my sides. I gave her an annoyed look and continued with my hair. As soon as I was done, Alice recorded me walking over to Sandy's and banging on the door. She opened it and gave me a faint smile. She seemed impressed by what I was wearing. White shirt and black jeans with my hair neatly combed back, for once, and shiny black shoes. I looked like I was going to a wedding.
"You look...amazing." Sandy said taking me all in. I smiled and put my hands on her waist and leaned in to kiss her. She pulled away.
Her boyfriend appeared behind her and gave me a 'stay away from her look.' I folded my arms in annoyance and looked at her.
"Are we leaving?" I asked her and she was quiet. Then to my surprise she actually nodded. She kissed him on the cheek and pulled me out of the house.
"I can't believe I'm doing this. Your nothing but a monster." She said with tears in her eyes. "You know how difficult your making my life?"
"Oh please you could do so much better than that looser! He can't even dress himself properly." I defended myself.
"Better like you?" She yelled.
"Of course baby." I replied with a grin. She looked at me with a frown but her frown dropped when she saw how good I looked.
"Wow your stupid shirt is even tucked in. That's a rare sight to see." She mocked and I smirked.
"Only for you." I said wrapping my arm around her. She tried to struggle but I pulled her in more closely with a tight grip.
I wondered where Alice was taping from as by now we were a fair distance from the house. But the heavy breathing over the cam told me it wasn't Alice. It must have been one of the goons I hung about with taking over from Alice.
Recording my first date with Sandy so I could look back and laugh on it. Sounds about right.
The camera turned off suddenly, but then came on again showing me Sandy and myself walking back down towards my house. I was thankful that I didn't have to see where I took her for a date.
I pulled her by the arm towards my house and signaled at the camera. This time I knew I was being recorded and I had no doubts that it was one of my twisted friends.
I called out for Alice but there was no answer. I kicked off my shoes, threw my coat on the floor and pulled out my shirt.
I held on tightly to her wrist and forced her to come up the stairs. She tried to struggle but my friend pushed her upwards making her fall.
"What are you doing! Where are you taking me?" Sandy yelled irritated.
"Just want to show you my room that's all." I said unconvincingly. My friend chuckled behind me and Sandy turned around with tears in her eyes.
"Cheep up love, you like it when hes rough." My friend laughed and she frowned at him. I took her into my room and my friend stood by the door so she couldn't escape.
"What do you want?" Sandy asked again. I put my hands on her shoulders and forced her to sit on my bed. She didn't say anything and sat down looking up at me with solemn eyes.
I unbuttoned the first three bottons on my shirt and leaned down towards her.
"Encase you want to put your hands on there." I winked. I then leaned in to kiss her but she quickly pushed me away. I grabbed her hands and held them tightly against my chest. Then I leaned in to kiss her again but she moved back. I pulled her off the bed and pinned her to the wall, kissing her jaw and lips. She still struggled to get away from me but I held a firm grip kissing her more forcably.
She bit my bottom lip and made me shriek out in pain, then giving me a kick to the groin she headed for the door. She gave my friend a kick also and he doubled over in pain as she fled from my room. Good on her.
The camera went fuzzy and dark and this time it didn't come back on. I didn't want to know what else was on the other tapes so I put them back where I found them and headed for the stairs. I would have to remember to apologise to Sandy if I got the chance.
Max POV
I began hearing voices around me when my eyes suddenly became light enough to lift. It took me a few moments to remember where I was and what I was doing here.
"Max! Your awake!" I heard a voice shout.
"Nudge? What happened? How long have I been out for?" I asked rubbing my eyes and checking to see if I still had hands or if they had been ripped off from all the itching.
"You've missed loads. Alice told us where the guys were, 'cause there is four of them and they are in an underground school near here which is similar to the one Alice works in which is also underground AND you missed Dylan when he was younger in these home videos, gosh he is sooo sweet and naughty too." Nudge giggled and Dylan blushed in the background. He also looked a little guilty which disturbed me. I'd get to the bottom of that later.
"Oh Max your awake. Good to see you again." Alice said walking in from the front door bringing in the arctic weather with her.
"Hello. Nice to see you again too. How long have I been out?"
You've been in quite the sleep. You've been out for two days. I was getting worried but your flock told me you sleep like a log." Alice said taking off her coat.
"Yeah a log with wings." Nudge joked.
"Dylan, I told them pretty much everything that had happened and I said you feel as though you should apologise for everything you have done and they both said they are happy you are not dead and a different person. Sandy will be over shortly but her mother has to pop out. She will be over some other time." Alice said to Dylan.
"Alright. Thanks." He nodded.
"Who, what, where?" I said groggily and Alice laughed.
"I'll let Dylan catch you up." Alice smiled before disappearing into the kitchen. Dylan sat next to me and he began telling me about the home videos Alice had took and showed them to me. He told me about his old crush Sandy when he was youngerand told me he felt badfor forcing her to kiss him. I felt as though he was holding something back but when I confronted him he said there was nothing else. He swore on his wings he didn't do anything but kiss her and I believed him.
"Dylan answer the door." Alice said peering out of the window. He got up and walked slowly over to the door. I could tell her was nervous.
"Hi." Dylan said shyly and she said hello back. He invited her in and Dylan introduced me as his new girlfriend. Alice had obviously mentioned to her that we were freaks with wings.
When she took off her hat, gloves, coat and scarf, I could see that she was very pretty. She had long, funny enough, sandy coloured hair and sea green eyes. She had a small button nose and very few impurities. She had a slender curvy body with a fair sized chest. Something else I lacked. I studied her as she looked at me and smiled. I smiled back and tried to look as friendly as possible. I don't think she was buying it.
"Wow...Dyl you've changed sooo much. You look stunning!" She commented on his broad shoulders and muscular frame.
"Yeah I know. I'm a completely different person now, as I'm sure Alice has told you. I don't remember anything from my other life and seeing the home videos, I just wanted to apologise for being so improper towards you and your friends and family." Dylan confessed.
She smiled, not taking her eyes off of his.
"Wow you really are different aren't you." She shrilled.
"I sure am." He confessed grining. I could see she was taken aback by his friendlyness and I wanted to stand between them and tell her hands off he's mine!
"That would be a good show to see. You telling another woman to back away from your perfect other half. I never thought I'd see the day." My voice shrieked with laughter.
"I think I'd like to see that too!" Angel snickered also. I felt as though everone was having a good old laugh about this. So I did the unthinkable and stood up quickly, walking over to Dylan and putting my arm around his waist.
"Nice to meet you. But this gorgeous mutant belongs to moi." I said firmly. I could almost hear Angel and my stupid voice laughing in my head. I could even picture them giving each other a high five if it were even possible.
"Yes of course." She agreed. She shifted her eyes back to him and I would have killed right then and there to be able to read her mind.
"She can't get over how gorgeous he is now. And polite too. Careful Max. She might not play nice." Angel fretted in my mind. Not to worry though, I don't exactly play nice either.
Dylan sat on the sofa and I joined him. Sandy began looking around andfound the one old photo of Dylan in a neat oak frame on the mantle peice. As she was putting it back she began walking across the room and I suppose she accidentally kicked my bag, knocking some of the contents over the floor. She began apologising and started picking upmy things when she came across an old photo.
"He is devine." She said and I realised who she meant. That was the only photo of Fang I had before he left. It was the most gorgeous picture that showed his beauty perfectly.
"That's mine! Give that here!" I boomed making her flinch.
"I'm sorry." She quickly replied handing it over.
"Who is he, your brother or something?" She asked. I took a couple of seconds looking at the photo and then I looked at her.
"No he was my boyfriend. Until Dylan came along. But then he went away. To protect me and the flock. He's got his own flock now." I chatted giving away a little too much information. She didn't need to know that.
"Oh." She replied and sat with Dylan. I shoved the picture in my pocket and listened for an hour as them two got caught up in 'what used to be' and 'what is now'.
I yawned loudly giving the hint it was time for her to go. I wasn't even tired but she didn't know that I had just been asleep for two days.
She put on her coat, gloves, hat and scarf and gave Dylan a quick hug goodbye. When she left I grilled him about how pretty she was and obviously better looking with better taste than me. He told me I was being stupid and that I was hios perfect other half. He was loving the fact that I was jealous because it meant that I really did love him. Even though I will probably never say that to anyone. But then there was Fang. Seeing that picture I had totallyforgotten about brought back all those years of memories together.
I felt tears welling up in the back of my eyes and shook my head to get rid of them. I hadn't forgotten Fang and most of all I still loved him with all my heart. But knowing that we can't be together, at least not yet anyway, made me steer more towards Dylan. He was here for me and he did make me feel happy. Made me feel better when I was down. It was only going to make things more harderfor when me and Fang can truly be together again. But for now he was mine and I was his and that little girlie over there wasn't going to get between that.
"Max, I think it'stime you guys knew about their four boys powers before you go off and fight them. Its only fair I tell you what your up against." Alice cautioned.
"Yes of course." I grumbled clearing my mind.
"Well lets start with the youngest of the group shall we..."
