p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"It was Dylan. He swooped over buffboy, causing him to go out of /"Max! I thought…"Dylan hugged me and lifted my face, checking if I had any injuries. "Are you okay,Max? Does something hurt?"/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""I'm fine, Dylan."I murmured, but I knew he wasn't believing anything I was saying. He knew me too well./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Well, well, well."Buffboy said. "Max's boyfriend finally came as her knight in shining armor."He smirked./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""How dare you hurt Max!"Dylan growled, anger in his turquoise eyes./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Dylan."I said. "It's my fight. It's mine."I looked at him intently. I was the leader. I would rather risk my life than his./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""No way, Maximum."Dylan insisted. It becomes serious when he says my whole name. "I was cre-"/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Created to love me, I know."I sighed, "But this isn't about me anymore. It's about the whole flock. If I was killed, the world would fall to pieces again."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Then he cupped my face and kissed me. His warm lips warmed mine, giving me hope. I gave him the emstandby/em look and he backed off./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"I let go and faced Buffboy. "Sweet."He smirked. "A goodbye kiss."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"He tried to swipe me but thank God I dodged it as I jumped upward then kicked the back of his head. I landed and gave him round the house kick, making him move backwards. But he didn't even wince. What do I expect? He had buffed muscles that were rock hard. What were his flaws? He couldn't be perfect. Well, he wasn't cause those muscles didn't fit him./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Then it struck me. Bingo./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"I put all of my strength on my fist and punched him hard on his face. I heard a satisfying crunch then he fell down. That was probably his nose. Or lip. Or whatever I didn't care./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Way to go, Max!"Dylan cheered. That was it! His face was his weak spot! His face wasn't buffed up and wasn't rock hard!/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"I went near him and looked at his bloody face. "Gotcha."I sneered at him. He couldn't get up. Well, he was just a kid after all./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""You did it, Max!"Dylan hugged me. "Finally, it's finished." Then, he looked up and pushed me hard to the side. I fell two feet from him./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Buffboy managed to get up and was now fighting with Dylan. The two dodged each attacks until I screamed in pain./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Dylan! Help"I held my head and curled into a ball tightly. This was the worst headache I'd ever had in history! I thought when the whitecoats disappeared together with the voice, these headaches would go away. But why did it come back? Why now? I needed myself to /My eyes were already aching because I shut them tightly./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Max? What's happening?"Dylan ran to me, shaking my arm. Then I heard a crunching sound and Dylan wailed in pain. Oh, God, he got distracted because of me and that gave Buffboy an opportunity! Damn it! I was stupid! That was stupid! I shouldn't have called him!/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Dylan!"I managed to say, getting up with all my might as I fought against my headache. I opened an eye and saw him crouched on the ground, holding his body and Buffboy was walking near him. I rubbed my temples with my two fingers and stood up weakly./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Stop!"I shrieked. He was about to kick Dylan's neck. I was sure his ribs were broken and a slight movement can make it worse. It was bad enough to get him killed. It was a fatal situation. "You're supposed to fight me, not him! I'm your opponent!"My mind seared in pain as my blood pressure rose in anger. I clenched my fists./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""You lose, Max."Buffboy said as he walked near me./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Don't say finished words yet, Buffboy. I'm still standing."I spat back and breathed deeply. Somehow, it lessened my pain. Or was it the adrenaline?/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Then I laid my eyes on Dylan. He wasn't moving. And his chest... Oh no. He wasn't breathing anymore!/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Dylan!"My anger flared. I locked my eyes on Buffboy, hatred covered my eyes./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Lover boy's dead, Max."Buffboy cackled evilly. "Too bad for you."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"I screamed and ran to him, full of rage and hatred. "Shut up!"I bellowed, fist ready to smash his already messed up face. He tried to thrash me but I was quicker to dodge it. He couldn't see me well because his face was sore and ballooned up. I clapped his ears hard with my two hands and he dropped down to his knees, screaming his lungs /I was too mad to taunt. To shout at him. To curse him. I was too mad that all I wanted to do was stare at him as he cried in pain. But his age didn't matter to me anymore. I was shaking in rage./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""You'll die soon, Max."He looked at me. "Just wait for it."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"I walked briskly to him and twisted his neck. Just like that, he fell to the ground. He was dead. I won the war./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"But I wasn't happy about it. Dylan-/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Dylan, talk to me."I slapped his face repeatedly and put it on my lap. "Dylan, please don't leave me."Tears stung my eyes and it didn't take time to flood my eyes. I was hurt. Too hurt to see him like this./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Max..."He called weakly, his voice husky. He looked pale and cold. It was getting dark. The fire that became a source of light was dying. And so was Dylan. And so was my night./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Dylan! Thank God!"I hugged his head./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""I'm okay,Max."He said. It was the first true lie that I'd ever heard him to say. He was damn honest. So honest that I even compared him to Fang. Fang was my best friend, my soul mate, until he left me, leaving me so lonely. Dylan never left me. Didn't hurt me. He stayed by my side./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Dylan, stay with me, okay? Stay with me."I cried. "Don't worry. Mom will fix you. I'll go-"/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""No."He whispered. "Don't leave me alone, Max."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""I won't. I'll just-"/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""I don't wanna die without you by my side."He said and held my hand. "I wanna cherish the last moments of my life with you."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Dylan!"I hissed. "Don't say that! You will not die, you understand me?"/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Dylan gave me a weak smile./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""You shameless cretin!"I cried. "You even have the guts to smile?! I love you, Dylan!"My tears streamed down my face. It was the first time I'd said that. I'd never admitted my feelings before. My life was already full of things that I had to do and I didn't have time to even notice./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""I'm sorry to hear that."He said softly./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""What?"/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""I'm dying, Max. We both know it. It's just a matter of time before I lose my breath."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"I cried harder as I heard him say those words. "Don't say that."I tried to say but I couldn't because of my sorrow./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Fang loves you very much. I'm still thankful he's there to take care of you."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Damn it, Dylan! Fang's my past!"/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"He inhaled sharply. "History repeats... itself, M-max."He looked at me with half closed eyes. "He's your... p-perfect other half."He said /I just sat here, crying as I listened to what he was /"Shshhh. Stop crying."He breathed difficultly. "Destiny declared that you're... right for each... other." Then I heard familiar flutters of wings nearby. I turned my head and saw silhouettes of bird kids. My flock was /They landed a few feet from us and walked toward us slowly. I looked back at Dylan. He had closed his eyes. Tears streamed down from my eyes again, falling straight to his face. I couldn't breathe. br /I watched as his chest rose slowly as he inhaled /Dylan gave my hand a weak squeeze. "It's nice to die with friends beside you."He said breathlessly, struggling to keep himself from chopping his sentence. I felt Nudge and Fang sit by my side. "And of course... with you."He smiled weakly. This jerk. He still had the strength to smile even if he knew that he would die. "Be strong and..."He gasped for breath. "Always remember... I love you... Maximum."Then his hand let go of my mine. It took me seconds before I realized what had happened. My tears went back to my eyes again like a flowing river. I bent down and kissed him for the last time. I hugged Fang and cried on his /He put a protective arm around me and leaned his cheek on my head. Then, the sun lit up on our surroundings. It was already dawn. I could see the rays showing the shape of the tree-less mountains. The sky had some thin pinkish clouds and the stars were already disappearing from the night./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"*Flashback ends*/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"strongEnd of chapter 3. Oh, God. I don't know if I was doing the right thing. Please help me find what my mistakes are by giving me review. /strong/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""I'm fine, Dylan."I murmured, but I knew he wasn't believing anything I was saying. He knew me too well./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Well, well, well."Buffboy said. "Max's boyfriend finally came as her knight in shining armor."He smirked./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""How dare you hurt Max!"Dylan growled, anger in his turquoise eyes./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Dylan."I said. "It's my fight. It's mine."I looked at him intently. I was the leader. I would rather risk my life than his./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""No way, Maximum."Dylan insisted. It becomes serious when he says my whole name. "I was cre-"/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Created to love me, I know."I sighed, "But this isn't about me anymore. It's about the whole flock. If I was killed, the world would fall to pieces again."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Then he cupped my face and kissed me. His warm lips warmed mine, giving me hope. I gave him the emstandby/em look and he backed off./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"I let go and faced Buffboy. "Sweet."He smirked. "A goodbye kiss."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"He tried to swipe me but thank God I dodged it as I jumped upward then kicked the back of his head. I landed and gave him round the house kick, making him move backwards. But he didn't even wince. What do I expect? He had buffed muscles that were rock hard. What were his flaws? He couldn't be perfect. Well, he wasn't cause those muscles didn't fit him./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Then it struck me. Bingo./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"I put all of my strength on my fist and punched him hard on his face. I heard a satisfying crunch then he fell down. That was probably his nose. Or lip. Or whatever I didn't care./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Way to go, Max!"Dylan cheered. That was it! His face was his weak spot! His face wasn't buffed up and wasn't rock hard!/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"I went near him and looked at his bloody face. "Gotcha."I sneered at him. He couldn't get up. Well, he was just a kid after all./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""You did it, Max!"Dylan hugged me. "Finally, it's finished." Then, he looked up and pushed me hard to the side. I fell two feet from him./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Buffboy managed to get up and was now fighting with Dylan. The two dodged each attacks until I screamed in pain./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Dylan! Help"I held my head and curled into a ball tightly. This was the worst headache I'd ever had in history! I thought when the whitecoats disappeared together with the voice, these headaches would go away. But why did it come back? Why now? I needed myself to /My eyes were already aching because I shut them tightly./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Max? What's happening?"Dylan ran to me, shaking my arm. Then I heard a crunching sound and Dylan wailed in pain. Oh, God, he got distracted because of me and that gave Buffboy an opportunity! Damn it! I was stupid! That was stupid! I shouldn't have called him!/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Dylan!"I managed to say, getting up with all my might as I fought against my headache. I opened an eye and saw him crouched on the ground, holding his body and Buffboy was walking near him. I rubbed my temples with my two fingers and stood up weakly./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Stop!"I shrieked. He was about to kick Dylan's neck. I was sure his ribs were broken and a slight movement can make it worse. It was bad enough to get him killed. It was a fatal situation. "You're supposed to fight me, not him! I'm your opponent!"My mind seared in pain as my blood pressure rose in anger. I clenched my fists./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""You lose, Max."Buffboy said as he walked near me./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Don't say finished words yet, Buffboy. I'm still standing."I spat back and breathed deeply. Somehow, it lessened my pain. Or was it the adrenaline?/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Then I laid my eyes on Dylan. He wasn't moving. And his chest... Oh no. He wasn't breathing anymore!/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Dylan!"My anger flared. I locked my eyes on Buffboy, hatred covered my eyes./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Lover boy's dead, Max."Buffboy cackled evilly. "Too bad for you."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"I screamed and ran to him, full of rage and hatred. "Shut up!"I bellowed, fist ready to smash his already messed up face. He tried to thrash me but I was quicker to dodge it. He couldn't see me well because his face was sore and ballooned up. I clapped his ears hard with my two hands and he dropped down to his knees, screaming his lungs /I was too mad to taunt. To shout at him. To curse him. I was too mad that all I wanted to do was stare at him as he cried in pain. But his age didn't matter to me anymore. I was shaking in rage./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""You'll die soon, Max."He looked at me. "Just wait for it."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"I walked briskly to him and twisted his neck. Just like that, he fell to the ground. He was dead. I won the war./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"But I wasn't happy about it. Dylan-/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Dylan, talk to me."I slapped his face repeatedly and put it on my lap. "Dylan, please don't leave me."Tears stung my eyes and it didn't take time to flood my eyes. I was hurt. Too hurt to see him like this./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Max..."He called weakly, his voice husky. He looked pale and cold. It was getting dark. The fire that became a source of light was dying. And so was Dylan. And so was my night./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Dylan! Thank God!"I hugged his head./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""I'm okay,Max."He said. It was the first true lie that I'd ever heard him to say. He was damn honest. So honest that I even compared him to Fang. Fang was my best friend, my soul mate, until he left me, leaving me so lonely. Dylan never left me. Didn't hurt me. He stayed by my side./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Dylan, stay with me, okay? Stay with me."I cried. "Don't worry. Mom will fix you. I'll go-"/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""No."He whispered. "Don't leave me alone, Max."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""I won't. I'll just-"/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""I don't wanna die without you by my side."He said and held my hand. "I wanna cherish the last moments of my life with you."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Dylan!"I hissed. "Don't say that! You will not die, you understand me?"/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"Dylan gave me a weak smile./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""You shameless cretin!"I cried. "You even have the guts to smile?! I love you, Dylan!"My tears streamed down my face. It was the first time I'd said that. I'd never admitted my feelings before. My life was already full of things that I had to do and I didn't have time to even notice./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""I'm sorry to hear that."He said softly./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""What?"/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""I'm dying, Max. We both know it. It's just a matter of time before I lose my breath."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"I cried harder as I heard him say those words. "Don't say that."I tried to say but I couldn't because of my sorrow./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Fang loves you very much. I'm still thankful he's there to take care of you."/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;""Damn it, Dylan! Fang's my past!"/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"He inhaled sharply. "History repeats... itself, M-max."He looked at me with half closed eyes. "He's your... p-perfect other half."He said /I just sat here, crying as I listened to what he was /"Shshhh. Stop crying."He breathed difficultly. "Destiny declared that you're... right for each... other." Then I heard familiar flutters of wings nearby. I turned my head and saw silhouettes of bird kids. My flock was /They landed a few feet from us and walked toward us slowly. I looked back at Dylan. He had closed his eyes. Tears streamed down from my eyes again, falling straight to his face. I couldn't breathe. br /I watched as his chest rose slowly as he inhaled /Dylan gave my hand a weak squeeze. "It's nice to die with friends beside you."He said breathlessly, struggling to keep himself from chopping his sentence. I felt Nudge and Fang sit by my side. "And of course... with you."He smiled weakly. This jerk. He still had the strength to smile even if he knew that he would die. "Be strong and..."He gasped for breath. "Always remember... I love you... Maximum."Then his hand let go of my mine. It took me seconds before I realized what had happened. My tears went back to my eyes again like a flowing river. I bent down and kissed him for the last time. I hugged Fang and cried on his /He put a protective arm around me and leaned his cheek on my head. Then, the sun lit up on our surroundings. It was already dawn. I could see the rays showing the shape of the tree-less mountains. The sky had some thin pinkish clouds and the stars were already disappearing from the night./p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"*Flashback ends*/p
p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"strongEnd of chapter 3. Oh, God. I don't know if I was doing the right thing. Please help me find what my mistakes are by giving me review. /strong/p