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Since my Wednesday has been ruined (curse you, Fox Broadcasting), I may post another chapter or 2 tonight. To make me feel better.
CHAPTER 30
Max POV
Iggy woke me up while I was finally dreaming peacefully.
"Wha?" I mumbled.
"Your watch," he replied in a whisper.
I sat up quickly and rubbed my eyes. I forgot I had the last watch. Leaning against the wall, I watched Iggy settle on the floor and looked around at my sleeping flock. Angel had joined Nudge on the one bed in the room. Gazzy was lying on his stomach, wings spread out around him. Iggy was near him and already passed out. And Fang…
Fang was sleeping close to where I had previously resided. He was lying on his back, one arm behind his head, the other on his stomach. His face was so calm and peaceful. I wanted to memorize his relaxed features before he woke up and became totally emotionless again.
I had so much thinking to do about him. And me. And, dare I say it, us.
"You seem to be getting more comfortable with him," the Voice stated.
Thank you, Oh Observant One! I sighed.
"It's good to have someone like that around."
You think I don't know that? I practically growled back. What are you trying to say?
"I've told you before, Max," the Voice said calmly. "You two are crazy about each other. I'm glad to see you haven't been pushing him away lately. You need someone like that to help you."
The nerve of that…voice! My personal life is not its business. So what if I'm more comfortable with Fang? So what if I am crazy about him?
Wait! No! Crap!
Listen, Voice! Stay out of my personal life! Got it?
The voice chuckled and said, "I apologize, Maximum. What would you like to talk about instead?"
I don't! I snapped. Can I ever just have time to think without you butting in?
Thankfully, the Voice didn't even reply.
I relaxed again and realized I had been staring at Fang the entire time, and he was beginning to stir.
Fang POV
After my watch, I woke Iggy, then took the spot next to Max.
I was lying on my side, facing Max. Later, I rolled onto my back and stared at the ceiling.
Max had been acting differently lately; not that I'm complaining. She wasn't as shy around me as she had been. Ever since that attack from the Flyboys, it seemed like she's become closer to me, and I really didn't want to start doubting that before I tried sleeping.
I fell asleep almost completely at ease.
A few hours later, while I was still asleep, I felt the hairs on the back of my neck stick up.
Slowly, I cracked my eyes open to find Max staring at me. A blush crept up to her cheeks, and a faint smile crossed her lips.
In return, I gave her a quick smile before yawning.
"Morning," she whispered.
"Morning, Max," I replied.
"What are you doing up so early?" she asked.
I decided to skip the details of her staring at me, and just said, "Couldn't sleep."
She nodded as I sat up and scooted next to her against the wall.
W sat silently for a moment until Max sighed, "Fang?"
I turned my head to look at her, showing that I was listening.
"I-I…" she began nervously.
"You're stuttering," I teased with a smile.
She playfully hit my arm and said, "Thank you, Captain Obvious."
"You're welcome, Sergeant Sarcasm," I laughed. "What is it you want to say, Max?"
"Thank you," she whispered.
I raised an eyebrow, giving her a questioning look. "For…?"
"Everything," she simply replied.
I smiled again, saying, "No problem."
She scooted a little closer to me, laying her head on my shoulder. I, in turn, wrapped my arm around her shoulders, and we sat like that until the others woke up.
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Just so you guys are aware, there are 42 chapters and an epilogue to this story.
Thought you might want to know. :)