Chapter 3

What the Hell?

Fang POV

"Ow!"

I hit my head on the rock at the top of the cave.

Yes, yes. I was at Lake Mead, in the very same cave that we flew with the hawks a long time ago.

I still didn't know what exactly I was going to do for the next 20 years, but all I did know was that no matter what, I could not go back to Max.

Oh God, I missed her.

I missed the way she would smile. With that little gap in between her front teeth. It was adorable… NOT in the Angel kind of way. In the hot kind of way.

I missed her voice. Her sarcastic humor never failed to intrigue me.

I missed how her wings sparkled in the sun. That gorgeous Tawny-brown at the tips of her lower feathers just lit up the world as she flew.

I missed her golden brown tresses that complemented her Hazel eyes and showed off that bit of blue in them.

Most of all, I missed her soft side. The way we sat on a tree branch at night and she would lean her head on my shoulder; we would stare out into the night sky together. I would always be thinking "Nothing could be better than this." But that was before we kissed. Then everything changed between us. She was no longer just my flockmate. There was much more to it. From then on, every time we'd go out together, we both knew how we wanted the night to end. We never went all the way or anything. It was more of a high-school-romance-y kind of thing. Oh God. Now I sound like a Disney Movie.

Don't get me wrong. Of course I've had inappropriate thoughts about her. I mean, after all, I am a fourteen year old boy. But, I would never do anything to hurt her.

I needed to stop thinking about Max, for a while at least. Until I knew how to handle it.

I wish there was an I left my mutant Girlfriend so that she could lead our flock of flying bird kids without distractions anonymous group, but until that happened, I needed an escape.

And I finally figured it out.

Where can you do whatever the hell you want and get away with it?

Where can you go around flying in the streets and not be noticed?

Where is everyone looking to get away from their lives for a while?

DING DING DING! We have a winner!

Las Vegas.

It was perfect.

The only problem was that I had no money, no phone, no life, and no help.

I did have wings though, and I'd worry about the rest later.

It was final.

I'd leave at noon.