Chapter 6 Max Pov
"Max, you can't leave!" I'd never seen Jeb so mad! "You are an experiment!" No, duh! "I can help you." Whaaat? "Who else do you have?"
I felt my arms drop to my sides numbly. Who did I have? Who did I have?
"I can fend for myself, thank you very much." I said shakily, trying to sound brave as could be.
I felt a presence approach me from behind; I tensed up even more, if possible.
"Max," Angel whispered. "You have us, don't you?"
I turned slowly to meet a pair of tearfull eyes. Looking past Angel, I saw her family nodding vigorously.
"Yeah! Totally!" Nudge nodded a jerky nod.
"You helped us, man, that proves your trustworthy!" Iggy shouted, while Gazzy shouted "Yeah" at the same time.
I looked at Fang. He smiled the slightest bit and nodded once, without hesitation. I grinned and turned to Jeb.
"Well, there you have it. If you don't mind, I'll be leaving." I started to step off the edge.
As I dropped, I felt the sensation of drinking up the feeling of wind… immense wind, and adrenaline. My wings snapped out and helped me ascend toward Angel's family. My new family. My- I smiled even bigger- flock.
Boy, I was becoming cheesy.
We flew away from Jeb's angry screams, flying gleefully toward a "safe-house" the others told me about.
I was happy, and for once, I wasn't afraid to show it.