Okay, you can kill me for not updating in awhile. I just haven't had the time. With school and sports in the way, I really don't have a lot of time anymore, but I updated H.A.L.E. yesterday and I was looking through my other stories and noticed this one. I have only updated it with 5 chapters in the amount of time it's been up so I'm going to update it with this new chapter. I know everyone wants me to update D&L, but I have a stronger connection to this story because it was the second one I started writing after Feathery Heart. So please understand that I am doing my best to update all my stories, but it will take time, but I'm going to start updating every few days. So keep a look out for updates on all my stories and please review.

Alright enough of my non-stop babbling let the chapter commence.

Max: Silvy no owns MR!

Me: Nope. Enjoy!

Chapter 6: Thoughts and More Reflection

*Callista's P.O.V.*

Have you ever had the feeling where something didn't seem quite right? Though, you couldn't put your finger on what it was. That's how I feel at the moment. Ever since the car accident and what Fang had said to me. I can't seem to shake the feeling of recognition of the name he called me. What was it….oh yes, Max? I don't know why, but I just had a sense of knowing whenever I remembered the name.

I was lying on my bed and pondering this when a soft knock came from the dorm room door. I raised my head a little and called out, "Come in!"

The door opened with a soft creak and in stepped Beth. She smiled at me and made her way over to where I was currently placed. She sat on the edge of the bed and said, "How are you feeling?"

I shrugged and turned my gaze back to the ceiling. I then heard another pair of footsteps and looked over to see that Mason guy again. This time he was leaning against the door frame. His eyes filled with concern and trained on Beth. I smiled inwardly at the amount of care Mason had for her. They were truly perfect for each other.

Beth noticed my look and blushed while turning her gaze to the floor; suddenly, finding an interest in her shoes. I let out a croaky chuckle and said, "I'm going to go for a walk before class okay. I'll talk to you later."

With this, I sat up and gave Beth a hug before heading out the door. As I brushed past Mason I said, "Take care of her." Mason seemed a little shocked at my statement, but nodded and smiled before walking over to Beth. I looked at them once more before closing the door and heading out of the dorm building.

As I made my way through the throng of paths that lead to the flower grounds just beyond the iron gates, the thoughts from early crept back into my mind. The thoughts that swirled around were heart retching. Every time I thought about the scene from earlier and what Fang had called me. I knew something was up.

Even the thought of Fang made my heart squeeze in a strange pleasurable way. An as if conjured up by this thought, I felt someone standing beside me, I turned to see none other than Fang himself standing mere feet away from me.

He shifted from foot to foot awkwardly as the silence stretched on. Then I sighed and as I did so I had another vision or scene tear through my mind.

~Images in Callista's mind~

It was a dark and cold where I was. I couldn't see anything, but I could here. Suddenly, everything came into view.

That's when I heard his voice behind me, "Hello Maximum, nice of you to join the killing fest."

I turned and saw none other than Ari standing there. His eyes burned a bright fiery red and sparkled with the lust to kill. His muzzle was stained with pieces of dried flesh and crimson blood. I moved away from him feeling around for something to protect myself with.

He stepped forward and growled/purred, "Why Maxie? Why are you so afraid? I won't hurt you."

I glared and spat, "Ya right! You liar! What makes you think I'm going to believe you! You killed Lilia!"

Ari just chuckled and said, "So? She was nothing. You, Maxie, are what I want the most. You are the perfect missing piece to my plan. Like a puzzle. You are the missing link."

I was shocked and confused. What was he talking about? I pressed myself further against the wall. I felt something poke my back I looked behind me to find pieces of broken glass.

Ari advanced further and lowered himself into a crouch. I winced when his claw came up and caressed my jaw. He sighed and said, "Maxie, when will you ever understand? You could join me. We can get rid of this school and start over. Be a family again."

I glared, "You aren't my family you bastard! I only have my sister and that's it!"

I saw a flash of pain and hurt cross Ari's glowing red eyes. But, it was gone as fast as it showed. He moved even closer till our faces were mere inches apart.

Then he said, "Max, what about me and you?" I just looked at him in disgust.

You aren't anything to me," I raised my head a fraction higher; "You caused this whole mess. You're a murder, liar, and a nobody!"

His eyes hardened and he yelled, "You liar! You know that I'm your damn brother! This is your fault! If you hadn't left me alone I wouldn't be this way this is all because of you! Mom and dad always loved you more! They never gave a f*** about me!"

I could see tears in his eyes as I stared at him. He moved closer and whispered, "I had to kill them top make sure you felt just the same way I did for all those years! I made sure you were alone just like I have always been!"

I was silent. He had killed my parents. Our parents. He had killed them to get back at me. This brought a whole round of pain shooting through my veins. I felt my heart squeeze. How could he?

Ari looked away and then he snarled, "I was left to fend for myself. I didn't have any friends and family to care for me. I was an outcast! Just like you are now!"

I felt my eyes sting as I spoke saying, "You're wrong Ari."

He glanced at me and asked through his eyes 'how?'

I huffed a quick sob then said, "Mom and dad always loved you. They loved you more then they showed. They were always proud of you. Dad would always compare me to you. He would say that he wished I was more like you. That I was smarter, better, and not so stupid. He and mom hated me. They loved you and wanted you as a child way more than me. They loved Ella even more than me. To them, I was worthless. Like I was nothing and you and Ella were their whole world."

Ari was silent, then he said, "I'm sorry Max. But, that's not how it was to me."

Then he lunged forward his teeth connecting with my shoulder. I cried out as he bit down.

I felt blood pour out and his sharp fangs dug deeper into me. I let myself cry and feel the pain. Ari bit even harder making my scream.

My screams and cries echoed in the empty halls. Letting no one know I was hurting. I felt hot trails flow down my dirt smudged face. I could feel the dark abyss flowing around me.

I couldn't hold on much longer. I felt the glass shards behind me and cracked one off of the group. As Ari bit harder I stopped my screaming.

I lifted my right arm for Ari was biting my left shoulder. I held the shard high above his back and watched for a moment as the dim lights glistened off the glass.

Dancing with streams of light. I cried even more then with a loud scream I shot the shard into Ari's back feeling it slice through his fur and flesh.

He pulled back and howled in pain. I pushed down harder and he turned his blood red eyes on me and tried to bite my neck.

I pulled out the glass and quickly put my left arm, which was shouting in pain, and grabbed his shoulder.

Then I used my right hand and thrust the glass into the middle of his chest. He stopped mere inches from my neck. I could feel his hot breath escape him in a gasp.

He looked down at where blood was seeping out around the shard and the wound. He looked up at me and said, "Why?"

I cried, "because you had to die."

Then he fell backwards and landed with a sickening thud to the ground.

I pushed his arm off me and let my head fall onto the wall behind me.

I looked at my shoulder and saw that it was bleeding still. I could feel the pain, but not as much anymore. Everything was becoming hazy and I tried to shake off the feeling of tiredness, but it kept coming back.

As I stared at the darkness that was overcoming me there was a loud boom and everything flashed with a bright red hue that looked like fire. I couldn't keep my self awake much longer.

The last thought I had was 'Fang, if you can hear me, I love you and will always be there for you. Goodbye.'

That was all I remembered before I fell.

~End of images~

I sat up gasping for breath. Fang was in front of me shaking me out of my panic. I looked down at my body and saw no blood. I didn't feel any pain. All I knew was that I was out of breath. My eyes connected with Fang's and he seemed to know what happened. I silently asked him what was going on and he helped me sit up a little more and wrapped an arm around my waist to support me.

Then he said, "Let's go over to the coffee shop and I'll explain everything." I simply nodded and with Fang's help stood up and we made our way.

When we finally settled and got our coffee, Fang cleared his throat. I looked at him with curiosity and said, "So what is going on?"

Fang took a deep breath and said, "To start off, the girl who you were in the scenes, the one named Max. Well…..she used to be my best friend and true love."

I cocked my head to the side in confusion, "She used to be?" Fang nodded and looked away from me. Though, I saw a flash of pain and sadness cross his eyes as he did so. He took a shuddering breath and said, "Yes, used to be. You see the imagery you saw was actually a memory of her's, as well as, the one previous to that."

I thought about this and seemed to connect the dots about everything. I nodded slowly and whispered, "So what are you saying?"

Fang took a deep breath and said, "I believe that you are Max, but reincarnated. From the first moment I met you, I felt something that I thought had been dead for more than a year. The scene you saw today was how Max died. She was buried more than a year ago and as for the rest of us. We grew apart and went on our own way. Nudge and Iggy were the EMT's you met earlier. Gazzy is in Russia getting his learners permit in Architect."

I mauled over this news and felt my heart skip a beat at a thought that crossed my mind. "Are you saying that I've met all of you before, but in a different life?"

Fang didn't answer, but nodded in acknowledgement. Then he tentatively reached out a hand and caressed my cheek. He gazed into my eyes and murmured, "You have her eyes and her soft skin. You have that look that she always had, the one where you could know anything, but be able to handle it."

I instinctively pressed my face into the palm of his hand feeling the rough, yet smooth callused skin. He grinned before dropping his hand from my face. Then he was beside me in an instant and said happily, "Can I show you a secret of mine?"

I nodded, curiosity getting the best of me. He grinned and pulled me out of the coffee shop and led me to a dark alley. After checking to make sure no one was in sight, Fang moved away from me and started to pull off his shirt. I was too stunned to stop him and in a matter of seconds Fang stood before me shirtless.

He smirked as I gaped at his toned and muscled chest. Damn! That boy was fine as can be. He then said, "Don't freak please." With that statement, he took a deep breath and unfurled large midnight-colored wings from his back. Their tips brushing against the walls on either side of us, I gasped in shock and awe. Fang waited for me to say something, but I couldn't find my voice.

Fang then brought his wings down to loosely fold against his back. I tentatively stepped forward and reached out to touch the soft feathers. He shivered under my touch and it made me give a small smile in return. Then Fang caught my hand in his and drew me to his chest. With a smile, he said, "You have no idea how long I've waited to see and to touch you again."

I chuckled and said, "Well, now you don't have to wait any longer." Fang rolled his eyes at my remark and then he wrapped his strong arms around me and brought his wings around us entombing me in a double embrace. I grinned at the beauty one standing before me and said, "I can't believe your mine.'

With a laughter filled with delight, Fang leaned down and pressed his warm lips to mine in a passionate kiss that made my brain fizzle out. Our lips moved in sync with one another as if we had been a couple for years. During the kiss, memories of Max, I mean me, flashed through my brain. Giving me the sense of myself again, I laughed with joy as I remembered everyone and everything from my past.

Fang noticed and laid his forehead against mine. His eyes shining with true joy and love, "Do you remember everything?!"

I nodded and said, "I remember every detail. I also now realize that I have wings?" With help from Fang, I took off my shirt, leaving my tank-top on. Then I looked over my shoulder and as of out of air, two large wings formed on my back. I stared in awe as I spread them to their full-length. They were truly magnificent. They were dark chocolate at the top and as the color went on it lightened to the white tips. Brown honey-colored specks danced between the lines of feathers. They were beautiful.

I gazed at them until Fang said, "I never get tired of seeing them. They are utterly beautiful just like you."

I rolled my eyes at his cheesy remark and said, "Can we fly with them?" Fang nodded and motioned for me to follow him. With a running start, I watched as he spread his wings and with a powerful stroke rose in the air. Once a few yards in the air, he turned to look at me expectantly. As if on its own accord, my body started to run, then with a powerful stroke I was in the air.

Fang grinned at the joy on my face and we flew even higher till everything looked so tiny. I looked over to see Fang staring at me and blushed. He laughed and waved at me to come with him. Then we were flying through the clouds. The sun dancing off our feathers and filling us with warmth, I laughed with the feeling of being free.

God, I've missed this so much!

*Angel's P.O.V.*

I watched as Fang and Cali flew around laughing and playing around. They were truly a spectacular sight. I felt someone tap on my shoulder and turned to see Ella. She had a big smile on her face as her eyes locked on the happy lovebirds. She then looked at me.

"They'll be okay won't they?"

I nodded in response and said while looking back at Max and Fang, "They'll be happy now. Fang is with Max and everything will be better. She no longer has to be hidden from herself; she can live a new life with Fang by her side. Come along, let's go home."

Ella nodded and we made our way into a gleaming white light. I turned once more to look at Max and Fang. They would be okay. I just knew it.

*Fang's P.O.V.*

I watched as Cali flew around happily and graceful twirled through the air. A smile made its way to my mouth as she turned her chocolate eyes on me. Then a thought crossed my mind, "Hey Cali!"

She flew closer and asked, "Yes?"

I spoke seriously and said, "So are you going to stay with the name Callista or are you going to go by your real name?"

Cali thought for a moment before laughing and said, "Hi, it's nice to meet you. I'm Maximum Ride."

I shook my head and pulled my love to me. Then without any hesitation, I pressed my lips to hers in a gentle yet eager kiss.

Hope everyone liked it! The next chapter will be up soon. R&R?