Okay, it's totally unfair of me to work on other stories and leave this one out so here you go ^_^ kind of had a writers block moment, but I'm back! Enjoy!

Chapter 16 – Dylan

"Good morning Max, did you sleep well?"

I smiled down at her sweetly, only just realising that she was awake. The way she looked worried me, he hair was tousled – that was expected – but there were dark circles showing up under her eyes. Which was strange because I was with her all night, and never once did she wake up. She stayed silent, moving the two babies so they were quietly sleeping against her chest. I waited for a reply, smiling patiently, yet no reply came. We stayed in silence for what seemed like forever, before I finally gave up, sighing.

"Okay... I'll go get some breakfast" I pushed off of the window sill that I was seated on, and began heading for the door, yet a quiet voice came from behind me.

"Who are you?" I stopped mid step, turning to see her eyes glued on the wall in front of her. I gave a short laugh, turning completely.

"What're talking about, Max? I'm Dylan"

"You're name is Dylan, yet that is all that I know about you. You don't eat, you don't sleep, and you keep me confined to this room and feed me when you choose. You've told me nothing about yourself, or where I am, you say you want to use me but leave me to do as I please. You hand over twin children babies and say they're mine – that much I believe – but you haven't told me why, or to what purpose. Every time your phone rings you disappear through the door to talk to this mysterious "father" figure that seems to be calling the shots, and yet no matter how angry you seem, you always come in with a smile. For someone who wants to use me, you treat me awfully well. But why is it that everyday I begin to remember less and less about my life before I entered here, and about the Flock? What the hell are doing to me, to my children? What the hell kind of drug have you been pumping into me?"

Her voice had become a livid hiss; yet still she managed to keep her voice quiet for the children sleeping against her... but only just. This sudden switch in tone of hers bothered me.

"Max—"

"Don't call me that so casually!" She gently placed her children on the bed and rose, walking around the bed to stand on the other side, blocking the children from my view. I took a deep breath, and exhaled.

"Max, please calm down."

"Don't tell me to calm down! What the hell are you doing to me?"

"Max, you'll wake the children—"

"Don't you dare come near me! Answer my questions!" Two loud high-pitched squeals came from behind her and instantly she was on the bed; cradling the two children in her arms whilst gently shushing them. I moved towards her but she looked it me in such a way that all I could do was freeze.

"Max... Don't do this. Don't ask these questions, just stay here. Stay here, with your children; no one will hurt you whilst you're here. No one will use and abuse you; no one will ever make you feel unwelcomed. Whilst you're here, I can give you everything you want, I can be there for you, I can protect you... Just stay here... with me." I watched as an array of emotions flicked across her face as she tried to process what I'd just said, her children finally falling quiet in her arms. I'd hoped that she would understand this feeling inside of me; but it was almost indescribable. The sudden yearning to want to make her happy; to keep her to myself forever, to erase anything that had ever hurt her from this world... this... obsession. I don't know where it came from, or why it's here, but I just know that it's there.

"Damn it I don't WANT to stay here! I want my family! I want my friends! I want my Flock! I want FANG!"

The sudden silence was unbearable.

Clenching my hands, I gave a short chuckle before looking up at her, not trying to hide my fury at all. She visibly tensed up in front of me,

"You want Fang? Even though he hasn't been there for so long? Even though he chose Brigid – the enemy, who tried to kill you – over you? Even though he insulted you and threw you aside when he thought he found something better? Even though he drove you away from the flock, yet expected you to show up to save the day as usual? Even though he completely trampled over your heart, you want FANG? I've been with you this whole time. I nursed you in bed when no one wanted to; I looked after and fed your children in your place. I bought you in place of an old man who probably would've turned you into fucking mutant sex slave to get back at you for putting him out of a job. I've been the one person who stood in the way when our scientists wanted to dissect you to see how you tick. I'm the one who stopped them putting a chip in your fucking brain that would've erased you of everything that makes you, you. I stopped my father from using the very existence of those children to blackmail you into infiltrating and wiping out the Government who simply use you at their leisure. I've protected and cared for you for so long, yet even after all of that, you don't want me. You don't want ME, you don't care about ME, all you think about if FANG because all you want FANG?"

I could tell by the look on her face that she was genuinely terrified of me, and I found myself calming ever so slightly, feeling shame finally begin to break through my anger. I bit my lip, looking down, before I looked back up at her, my face now completely blank.

"Fine. You want Fang? I'll get you Fang. I'll bring him here, just for you. I'll bring him to this very building and show you how were worthless he is. I'll show you how useless and pathetic a person he is, how much of an inadequate mutant he is. Then we'll see how much you still want him."

Spinning on my heel, I began to storm out of the room; just as I grabbed the door handle I heard a shout from behind me.

"Dylan, wait! Don't do this!" Gritting my teeth, I growled my reply.

"You did this yourself"

Slamming the door behind m, I turned and locked her inside; slipping the key into my pocket. As I stomped down the hallway I picked up my phone, dialling Father's number.

"Yes son?"

"Father, I've locked Maximum Ride into the room. I want her to be kept there and never given the opportunity to leave. I need there to be only one other person with the key who can enter, someone strong enough to restrain her if she tries to escape – though I doubt she will without the children. Food for both her and the babies need to be taken to her, and clothes need to be washed. There needs to be at least two people constantly on watch outside her door, with some men guarding the windows from outside. I would do all of this myself, but I've decided I'll be accompanying my brothers on the extermination trip. There's been a change of plan"

"So demanding son, what has brought about this change?"

"Father, for the first time in a very long time, I've finally gotten serious. Thank you, since I know you'll take care of the things mentioned. Goodbye"

Sliding the phone shuts, I smashed the roof doors open, running to the helicopter and jumping in, explaining the change of plan to my "brothers" seated next to me.

That Fang is a nuisance that needs to be dealt with.

I won't lose Max to him.

Was it worth the wait guys?