I was only going to post 17, 18, and 19, but leaving it at Chapter 19 is dumb. I have OCD, so leaving it at an odd number like that was really bothering me.
So here's 20 as well. :)
CHAPTER 20
Fang POV
It was such a relief when Max woke up. She was passed out for a good 15 hours before waking up for all of three minutes. Then, she passed out again. Point aside, she woke up!
Dr. Martinez returned every thirty minutes or so to check up on her daughter and give her some pain medication.
"Fang, if she wakes up again within an hour," Dr. Martinez stated, glancing at her watch. "Her pain meds may still be in effect. She may be a little delusional."
I chuckled at the thought and memory of what happened the last time Max was on pain medication. I would never forget the Valium incident…
While I was set adrift in my reminiscing, a knock came to the door before slowly opening.
The Gasman poked his head in the room and said, "Fang. How's Max?"
"Just fine," I said. "Still sleeping."
"That's good!" he grinned. "Do you think that…maybe…"
"What is it, Gaz?" I asked.
"Can we go out and fly?" he asked innocently.
That was one thing I hated about getting named the temporary leader. Max was so much better at telling them "no." I gave him a regretful, disapproving look and replied, "I don't know, Gasman."
"Please!" he begged. "There's a secluded field not far from here! We'll be careful! We're itching to get out!"
I sighed, understanding his point. None of us liked going too long without flying or stretching our wings.
"Alright," I said reluctantly. "But BE CAREFUL! And I want you back in an hour! Keep your guard up! Don't forget, we were attacked just yesterday!"
I wasn't entirely sure how much more he listened to after "alright." He punched a fist in the air and ran out saying, "Thanks, Fang! You're the best! We'll be careful! GUYS!"
I shook my head and leaned back in my chair. I hadn't slept a wink since we'd been here. I spent the entire night watching either Max or her heart monitor. Not long after the others left, I dozed off.
Max POV
I was sleeping until I woke up to an annoying beeping sound. It was quick and steady, but hard to sleep through. Finally, I remembered that I was attached to a heart monitor. It was a mystery why it hadn't fazed me until now. Other than that and the stitches, I was still a little confused on when we got my mom's office, or how long I'd been sleeping. The sun was shining through the blinds over the window, making the room too bright for me to sleep any longer.
Slowly, I opened my eyes. I giggled quietly at the very first thing I saw. Fang.
He was sitting in the same chair he was in before, only, this time, he was fast asleep. His head was hung low, arms crossed over his chest, and legs outstretched, crossed at his ankles. I'll deny ever saying this, but he looked so cute like that.
I watched him sleep for a little while longer until he picked his head up quickly and stared back at me.
Fang POV
While I was resting, the hairs on the back of my neck stood up. Someone was watching me. My head jolted up to see a grinning Max. I wondered if maybe she was still drugged up. I looked at the clock and saw that it had been almost two hours since she had pain meds. Maybe the loopiness lasted a while.
I remembered that the kids had gone out flying. "Angel?" I said in my head, trying to find if they were back.
Just then, as if to answer me, Angel's head popped out from behind the door.
"Max!" she shouted and dashed to Max's bed.
"Hi, sweetie!" Max laughed.
"Are you all better now?" she asked as she hugged Max gently.
Max nodded, but I saw the pain in her eyes. It should've been healing faster than this.
"She was pretty hurt, Fang," Angel thought to me in a "duh" tone.
"I know, Angel," I sighed back in my head. "Please, sweetheart, stay out of my thoughts. Okay?"
"Yea," she replied in my thoughts while looking at me with apologetic Bambi eyes. "Sorry, Fang."
I smiled to her, and she skipped to the door.
"I'm going to tell the others the good news!" she stated.
"Alright, but no more visitors for a little while," Dr. Martinez, who I had just realized was still in the room, replied. "You can all come see her in about twenty minutes, okay?"
"Thank you, Dr. Martinez," Angel nodded with a smile before leaving.
"Max, honey," Dr. Martinez said softly. "I'll be back in thirty minutes to give you some more medication for the pain."
Max nodded and Dr. Martinez left the room.
Twenty minutes.
Twenty minutes until the others came back in.
Twenty minutes to talk to Max about some important things that I'd been putting off…