"You what?" Dylan almost exploded. I guess he didn't see that one coming. In all honesty, If I could see the look on Dylan's face again, I would pay to see it!
"You 'eard me" Nick replied shoving his hands in the pockets of his long coat. I still couldn't quite grasp the fact that he was my son. But wow, Fang's too. Someone out there is so totally gonna be pissed about this.
"Max you know if anyone finds out about him..." Jeb warned.
"Yes I know." I snapped back.
"That is why I didn't want to say anything. People from the future don't usually make a habit of telling their parents 'Hey I'm your future son, lets be friends'."Nick laughed. I admired his courage. And his humour. Definitely didn't get that from Fang. The humour I mean.
"So your really...?" Fang began looking at Nick from head to toe, as though to see if he was a robotic machine programmed to say specific things. Or maybe to see any likeliness between them.
"In the flesh. Now I don't want to talk about the gross parts and the future parts so can you all just pretend it never happened. You really don't need this right now." Nick stated.
"Why, what do we need?" I asked feeling there was another side mission coming on.
"You need to go on holiday. May I make a suggestion?" Nick asked putting his hands together.
"Of course." Fang replied, this time, with a smile.
"Firstly I suggest you go someplace warm. Somewhere like...Miami maybe? Brilliant place. Lots of weirdos there to blend in with." Nick said.
"At least we know where you'll be if we need you." Jeb said, still unsure of the idea.
"Alright then. If that's okay with you that is?" I asked Fang. He nodded and I felt his arm sneak around my back. My butterflies began to have butterflies. I suddenly remembered my dreams in which I was in Miami searching for something. I figured the man in my dreams must have been either Fang or Nick. That's the only possibility. Wonder if that had anything to do with why Nick wants Fang and I to go to Miami. Only time will tell.
"How long are you going to be gone for Max? Are you ever going to come back? You wouldn't leave us would you? We need you Max, please don't leave us." Nudge pleaded with sad eyes. I did feel really bad for just deserting them for Fang like this. But they had Nick to look after them. They would be fine for alittle while.
"No sweetie it's just for a little while. I'm not going to leave you. I promise." A smile spread across her face as she blinked back tears. I gave her a big hug and told her she needed to be strong. She was the woman of the flock for a while.
In turn I managed to hug everyone goodbye and tell them I'd meet them back at our home in 2 weeks. Jeb wasn't happy with my decision but he eventually gave in and I gave him a pat on the back for all his efforts on the trip. I said goodbye to Alice and lastly Dylan.
"I hope your not just going to shake my hand or anything. I am still your boyfriend after all." He announced. I quickly kissed him on the mouth and told him we were no longer together. He looked like he was going to break down and cry like a baby. I felt incredibly horrbile for doing this to him, despite everything. He was made for me and me only. He had very strong feelings for me and my feelings towards him were not always positive.
"Shall we?" Fang said holding out his hand for mine. I nodded with a childish grin on my face.
"Be warned that they probably already know whats going on. Be on the look out. Would be a shame if they hurt Fang or something." Dylan said souding very cheerful. Not.
"I'm sure we'll be just fine." Fang replied. I mean if we got in any trouble he can always teleport us outta there.
"We will be fine." I repeated. I nodded at Fang and within seconds we were standing on the rooftop of a tall building, overlooking the beach with a beautiful sunset.
"Wow Fang this is amazing!" I said sounding like Nudge.
"Isn't it just. I plan on living here soon. I'd love it if you could visit sometime." He said squeezing my hand.
"You just try and stop me." We both laughed and then he pulled me against his chest and kissed me hard. I don't know how long we stayed like that for, but it seemed like hours until the sun had finally gone down.
"I think we better find a place to crash." I said laughing. Fang quickly led us to the front desk of a block of appartments for rent.
"They cost a bit, but it's worth it, trust me." Fang said so I paid for one room for 2 weeks. Cost almost as much as the winter shopping gear did. I wonder if Jeb ever found out about that?
The woman at the desk handed me the keys and once me and Fang were in the lift, we started kissing all over again. I literally couldn't put him down. He tasted so good, even in the heat of battle with dust and sweat covering him, he still tasted like a million bucks. He was the one I intend on spending the rest of my life with, no matter what anyone says or does.
"Max you know that this is very risky. If the guys in the stupid white coats find out that you have ditched Dylan to be with me they will come after us. Tallie told me a number of times that she didn't want to take you away from me, she was just protecting us. She didn't wat anything bad to happen to either of us.
"Yeah I know. But I'm sure we will get through it. I mean it can't hurt to see you at least once a week could it?" I asked hoping to God that he would say yes.
"Lets see how the weeks end first." He smiled. At least he didn't say no.
The lift dinged open and we made our way to our room, not taking our eyes off of each other. All I wished I could do was spend the rest of my life with Fang like this. I wish the duty of saving the world was put on someone elses shoulders for once and then I could be free to do whatever I wanted. You think you school kids have it hard, having homework, being grounded and having to go to school everyday. Well for me it's even harder because my actions don't just effect my education, they effect the world. Suddenly, fantasies of me walking down a church isle in a beautiful white dress with Fang waiting at the bottom for me in a gorgeous black suit appeared in my mind. I wanted desperately to marry him and have his children. Our own precious creations to love and care for. I realised I was being very sentimental, but I couldn't help it. Being with Fang again made me realise what I wanted out of life. And it wasn't to get shot at and traveling around the world almost getting killed.
As we entered our room, we both collapsed into each others arms on the matress and let out a big sigh.
"I really missed you. I missed this." Fang said rolling over and holding himself up on all fours above me as he kissed me again.
It would hae been the perfect moment if it hadn't of been for the couple in the room next door making a lot of 'noise'.
"Well that's practical." Fang laughed. I blushed as he kissed me again.
"Gosh they're quite loud aren't they?" He said looking at the wall. It was one of the most awkward moments of my life.
"They are yes." I replied biting my lip. Fang looked at me and began checking out my body like I've seen him do a few times before.
"Maybe we'll have to copy them sometime." He said blushing beetroot red.
"That's how it should have been." I said making Fang smile. He has always been my number one. Going to bed with Dylan first didn't exactly change that.
"Now?" Fang blushed furiously.
"Now...would be...amazing." I stuttered, feeling embarassed by my unusual shyness.
I watched nervously as Fang unfastened his jeans and removed his shirt and threw them on the floor. My eyes scourered his gorgeous tanned body and I tugged on his jeans almost as though I were begging him to remove them. (You would too if you saw how amazing he looked.)
When he did, he helped me remove my clothing and laid between me, kissing my neck. The most amazing moment of my life. Well, the most amazing couple of hours of my life. Wow Fang...
It was everything I had imagined and more. We sat on the roof gazing up at the stars forgetting our duties to our flocks.
"One day, it will be like this all the time. I promise." Fang told me. I leaned over to kiss him when a dark shadown fell from the sky and landed on the roof near me and Fang. I spun around and noticed several erasers behind us drooling, claws drawn.
"What the heck?" I yelled just as one came crashing in to me knocking me straight off the roof and down into the dumpster below. When I flew back up I saw Fang fighting off three erasers so I joined in the fight.
They seemed harder to take down than normal erasers. Bigger too. But nothing was a match for me and Fang together as we put them dirty drooling dogs in their place. In a pile on the floor.
"What was that all about?" Fang asked me breathless.
"I have no idea." I panted.
We headed back to the room and I wondered if the attack had anything to do with what Jeb and Tallie had warned us about.
"Don't worry about it. We can handle a few slimy dogs." He smirked. It was going to take a lot more than that to put me off.
Fang ran me a warm scented bath and as soon as I hit the water, I felt my eyes starting to shut.
I started to have the same dream as before, although this time, it was far more clear. I was pregnant with Fang's child and searching for Fang's appartment in Miami. When I found it, he welcomed me and asked me in with open arms.
He made me dinner and afterwards, we laid together, talking about our plans for the baby. I wasn't sure when I woke up if the water on my face was all from the bath or not.
I told Fang about my dream and he gave me one of his gorgeous smiles, the one which makes you blink hard several times because you don't know if its really a dream or not.
"I'm looking forward to it." He smiled holding me.
I wanted to stay in his arms forever, although it didn't take long for us to be under attack once more.
We realised that our holiday wouldn't be much of a holiday getting attacked left right and centre. We held it off as long as we could. Although, after being constantly under sttack from slimy, drooling erasers we decided to come back home early.
"At least us being on the move will make it more difficult for them." He said trying to make me smile. All I wanted was to be alone with Fang, but everytime it got good, something ruined it.
Everyone was very surprised to see us back so soon.
"I knew it wouldn;t last long." Dylan smiled giving me a hug as we walked in.
"Don't." Fang growled.
"We keep getting attacked. Normally it wouldn't bother me as it is no different from being on the run all the time but it was littereally ever half hour.
"They know your not with Dylan that's why. I'm sorry Max." Tallie said.
"We'll get through this love." Fang reassured me. I held on to him tightlynot wanting to let him go.
"Max, you have to let Fang go now." Jeb said. I felt tears fall down my cheek and I only held on to him tighter. I looked up to Fang and he brought his lips to mine.
"Awwwwww!" I heard Nudge squeal in the background.
"Max...?" Fang said trying to pull away.
"What?" I replied gripping his shirt tightly in my hands.
"When its all there's no one left to come after us, we can be together, like I said before in my letter." He began.
"But that could take years!" I exclaimed.
"I know. But it gives us something to look forward to doesn't it." He winked. "Also, when we get back together, I'm going to ask you to marry me..." He finished. My mouth dropped to the floor and everyone was silent.
"You...You mean it...?" I stuttered forgetting to breathe.
"You bet." He smiled and looked over towards Nick who smiled back at him. Fang took off the necklace Angel had made him and placed it in my hand.
"So you know I'm going to come back." He said. He kissed me one last time before he disappeared with his flock. Nick decided that everything was in order and that he could return back to his own time. He never did explain what the future was like or what happend that was bad enough for him to come back. But whatever it was, he must have changed it. Right?
That night I had another dream. I dreampt that Fang came back many years later and asked me to marry him. I said yes, of course, and we left to some exotic island somewhere in the medditeranean. There was a few other couples there besides us and it was the most romantic place I had ever been to. Me and Fang walking hand in hand along the beach was as perfect as it gets until a tall, muscular blond guy walked out from the trees and stood in front of Fang and me.
"Excuse me, but aren't you two supposed to be.. you know.. not together?" He asked and we looked at each other surprised.
"Sorry? We're married." Fang replied and the blonde haired guy looked confused.
"Married? But that was never meant to happen." He said walking closer.
"What do you mean?" I asked holding Fang's hand harder.
"Well if your with him, then... " The stranger began.
"Are you from the future too or something?" I asked wondering if it was even possible.
"Me? From future? How would you ... Oh. I see. He's been here hasn't he. Nick I mean." The guy replied.
"Yes he was here a while back now. 4 years to be precise."Fang said.
"Nick is our son. Who the heck are you?" I asked wondering if I really wantedto kow the answer.
"He didn't tell you did he?" The guy began again.
"Tell us what?" I asked.
"He didn't tell you the reason for coming back?" He said.
"Not really. He only told us he was our son." Fang replied.
"Well, did he tell you, he has a brother?" The guy smiled corssing his arms across his chest.
"Brother?" Fang said surprised.
"He came back to stop me from being born. I guess it looks like he might have succeeded. You guys were never ever meant to marry!" The blonde guy exclaimed.
"I'm sorry but me and Fang are together and there is nothing you can do about it." I said feeling quite proud of myself. I tugged on Fang's hand and pulled him along the beach. We passed the stranger and began walking when he ran over to us and stood in our way.
"Don't you care? Don't you care that I might not be born?" He said sounding depressed.
"Well, I don't. Fang replied.
"Dylan can have any woman he wants." I replied. "I have no interest."
"The only woman he wants is you. And he won't stop till he gets you. Nick hasn't come back to the future. He's still here! Waiting for the right moment to save his father from certain death. If he does that he will be born." The stranger said,
"Wait...Did you say certain death? Fang...dies? Who kills him? How!" I yelled.
"Max and myself have already made love. Don't you think he would already be...you know..." Fang trailed off.
"Yeah too late. Sorry." I said bitterly.
"Correction. It's not too late because guess what? Nick isn't here to save his father. I'm the one that kills Fang." He told us.
"No I will never let you! You think killing Fang is going to make me have a baby with Dylan? Your so wrong!" I shouted standing in front of Fang to protect him.
"There are ways." He winked. He charged at me knocking me to the side, plunging a knife straight through Fang.
That was when I woke up with Fang's necklace in my hand. I sat in my room crying silently into my pillow until the early hours of the morning. I realised I knew what I had to do. My dreams meant something, I didn't know what but I knew I had to find Nick. If he was still here I had to find him. Only he could save Fang now.