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At the Island
This. Place. Rocked.
I spun around, taking the view around me in and taking mental pictures of the scene. Six bird kids, battered and bruised, running around a tiny island in awe. Fang was sitting quietly as always on a boulder behind me. I sat down beside him, still looking everywhere but at him.
"So," There was a hint of happiness in Fang's voice. "What do you think? Can we call it home?"
"Call it whatever you want," I laughed out loud in shock. The island was better than I could have ever imagined. To my left was a giant rushing waterfall, that sank deep into a riverbed that twisted and turned around the island till it hit ocean. Tall pine trees were growing far and wide, forests ad forests of them. Angel and Nudge could be seen, cannonballing into the oceans waters. Nudge would come up for air right away. It took Angel a bit. Gazzy and Iggy were in the trees, cutting some down to build shelter.
Fang put his hand between my wings and rubbed. I sighed. "This is paradise, Fang." My eyes met his. He was glowing, a smile stretched across his face, and the brightness of his eye almost made me squint to look at him. "How the heck did you find it?"
He grinned even wider and leaned in. "Don't ask. Because I'm not tellin'." He kissed me. The second time in 3 days. A record.
I pushed away. "Fang!" My whisper was harsh. "What are you doing?" Where there had been surprise from my push, was now a calm, confident expression on his face. What was this boy up to?
"Meet me here after the Flock's asleep if you want answers," And with that, he jumped up from his sitting position and ran to help the boys. I shook my head and chuckled. What am I going to do with him?
3 huts were set up in the middle of the trees. The boys had been working hard all day to make them, while I had put Angel and Nudge to work with me to make beds from leaves, branches and anything else that would succeed in helping our slumber.
Nudge insisted that she share her hut with Angel. Gazzy and Iggy were destined to share theirs. Leaving the last hut for me. And Fang. Awkward? Check.
Thank goodness ours had separate rooms. I took the one that was larger. It smelled of pine and trees and wood in there. Flopping down onto My bed, which Angel had handcrafted specifically for me, was so comfortable that Mr. Sandman's first stop was yours truly. But it didn't last long enough.
A hand on my shoulder shook me awake. My arm reached out and blindly slapped it away. "Later. I'm sleeping." I moaned. The person's breath, one I recognized as very sweet, flew across my neck and shivers throughout my body.
"Fine then." Fang. Of course. "No answers." He kissed my neck and I heard him walk away from the bed.
I immediately sat up. "Hey there, Mister! Get back here!" I whispered, so as not to wake anyone else. It was pitch black outside except for the twinkling little stars that had decided to say goodnight. Fang's left eyebrow raised and he sat down on the edge by my hips. I leaned back, suddenly realizing I was alone with him. Entirely alone. On a bed. In my room. I had also realized something that I think I knew all along.
I love Fang.
The way he looks at me. The way he talks. How he flies. How he walks. (Hey, I'm a poet and I didn't even know it!) The way he scowls. How he would protect us against anything, even if that means loosing his own life in the process. The way he held me when I would cry, especially when that wasn't that often. But his smile was best of all. I loved Fang.
I gazed over at him, waiting. He gazed back, his eyes smiling while the rest of him was blank. Those eyes. Deep. Beautiful.
He cleared his throat. "Ready?"
"As much as I'll ever be, I guess." My voice was small.
He looked down at his hands. "We've been through a lot together, Max." He swallowed. "Some really great experiences. Some not so great." I chuckled and he glanced up at me with a smirk. "My point being that I'm glad I've shared all of this with you. I couldn't have done it without you. At all…" He inhaled deeply.
My heart cadenced again. I swore he could hear it. But he didn't seem to notice as he twiddled his thumbs in his lap.
He exhaled. Inhaled. My silently told him to hurry up and my heart to shut up. He finally looked up into my eyes and put a hand on my hip furthest from him. I followed by putting my hand on his arm. He smiled softly, leaning in close. He closed his eyes. "I love you Maximum Ride," And he kissed me, harder and more passionate than ever before.
We now had a home, secluded away from society. We had defeated Itex without killing any mutants. We had beds that we could call our own. Angel and Nudge and Iggy and the Gasman were all happy. Fang was happy. I was happy.
Fang loved me. I loved Fang.
(Cue Matt White's song "Best Days", my theme song for the day.)
This was the best day of my life.
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