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(MAX POV)

Fang?...Fang? NO! I opened my eyes and forced them to look at Ari.

"What?" he said smiling crookedly. "Did I do somethin' bad?"

I willed my body to do SOMETHING. At least a kick, or even a punch. Man, I hate drugs. "You, Ari, I am going to send to the deepest pitts of Hell." I growled at him. I hated lying there so uselessly, while Fang could be dying for all I know! "When does this stupid drug wear off?" I muttered to myself.

"Never." Ari said, grinning like he hadn't raped me and we were old best friends. Stupid mutt.

"Okay, first off-" I started but was cut off by Ari smashing his lips against mine. I tried to turn my head away and REMOVE my lips from his, but it only looked like I was kissing him back. I went still. Maybe...like a bear, if the victim stays still, Ari will go away. But no. I got the exact opposite.

"Yes, girl. Yes..." He moaned and went on top of me, ripping the blanket off again. I saw that the blanket was splattered with my blood and I shivered.

"Yeah, I'm excited too." Ari whispered against my lips and then he had the nerve to shove his tongue into my mouth! Then I had an idea.

I bit down. Hard. On his tongue. I tasted blood and it wasn't mine. Ari jerked away and started messing with his mouth, feeling how bad I had bitten him. He then looked over to me. And what I saw in his eyes scared the bejeezums out of me. I saw pure blown out hatred. Kind-of like Fang looked when he came to rescue me. Fail. I thought.

"Fine then Maximum Ride. If I can't have you, nobody can and I will see to it that nothing goes wrong." He then placed his head and started to-

( IGGY! {I love him} POV)

I hated being blind. A scream came out and I froze. That was Max. Dammit! I hate being blind. I felt my way until I was near where the screaming was the loudest. I felt around for the doorknob and at last I grasped it firmly. Dammit! Locked!

Yes! That was it! "Now where did I put that thing...?" I whisper-shouted quickly. I felt around in my pockets until I found it. Nudge's hairpin-Bobby thing-whatever. I stuck it into the lock and moved it around. I waited to hear the faint click that always happens when someone as talented as me picks a lock. Click. Ah! There it was! I pushed my way through the door and froze. I heard some type of... I don't know... Repeated Slapping? Then I heard Max.

"Iggy! Thank the lord above!"

"Max, where are-"

"Twelve-o-clock!"

I lashed out and felt myself run into something big, and warm. What the f-

"Great. Another inturruption. Wait here Max. This will only be a mintue. Then we can get back to-"

I didn't want to hear more. I thrust my fist out. Yes! It connected to Ari's face! Good thing too. I didn't want to hit Max.

"Iggy! Over here! I think you knocked him out...Nice job! I think i'm paralyzed from the neck down. I can't move. Come here and put the blanket, two-o-clock, over me."

.God. So she was naked...this wasn't going to be fun. "Okay." I picked up the blanket and crawled over to Max. I lightly tossed the blanket and I heard Max sigh. "Is that okay?" I asked cautiously.

"Yeah, perfect. Now see if you can go wake up Fang. Six-o-clock."

I then crawled over to Fang and nudged him. Then I shook him. "Fang!" I yelled at him, "Max! Max needs your help!"

I heard him groan and I felt him sit up. Thank god. I don't know what I'd do if I had to pick Max up while she was naked. Phew, good thing I'm blind.

(FANG POV! :P)

I groaned and sat up. What? What was going on? Oh! Max! She was over near the wall, blood starting to pool around her. I stood up and pulled Iggy to his feet. "Thanks man, I owe you a ton."

"Yeah, remind me to write that down. Hurry up! Security is probably on the way! I'm outta here!"

"Oh yeah." I said oh-so-intelligently.

Max!

I rushed over to Max and asked gently, "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm-" then her head fell, and her eyes closed.

"Max!" I shook her. "Don't leave me! Stay with me, you hear!" Then I saw her head do the smallest of nods. At least she was alive. I heaved a sigh of relief.

I picked her up bridal-style and started towards the exit. Then I felt a sudden warm feeling on my left arm. I cradeled Max on my right and took a look at my left arm. .God. My while left arm was covered in blood. Max's blood. I froze. Then I started running. Running for Max. Running for all I cared about. Running for the love of my life.

(a few hours later)

(FANG POV)

I stood up out of the cheap waiting room chair when I saw Dr. Martinez and another woman doctor come through the emergency room doors. "She's going to be fine. She's had a torn uterus wall, one cracked rib, and some scratches and bites, but other than that, she'll be perfect." I froze. Torn...what? No, that bastard Ari is going to pay. With his life.

"Is it okay to see her now?" Dr. Martinez asked the woman.

"Maybe you should wait for an hour or two, she's been through a lot. I mean, she did tear her..." I tuned the doctor out, not wanting to hear more.i sat down, suddenly exhausted. This I all my fault. If I hadn't... raped her in the first place, she wouldn't have had Rose, but I still love that kid. If I hadn't raped her at all, she wouldn't have had to run away from the flock and miss everything. She and I would probaby be a couple. She wouldnt have to get raped a SECOND TIME. She wouldn't...' My mind drifted ad I fell into a state of sleep. A dark, dreamless sleep.

"Fang? Fang!" An arm shook me awake. "Huh?" I groggily replied shutting my eyes again.

"Max wants to see you!" I eyes flew open and I stood up. "Where is she?" I asked Nudge.

"Room B78." I flung myself up the stairs and blew into the room. I the quietly walked in and saw her. Max. As far as I could tell, she was just sleeping. With an IV hooked up to her wrist. And blood bags flowing into her system. I took a closer look. In fact she looked horrible! Her lips were bruised and swollen, not how naturally pink they usually were. There were dark bags under her eyes and there was a cut above her left cheek. I bent forward and she weakly opened her eyes.

"Hey," she whispered coarsely.

"Max, I..." I didn't know where to begin. I'm sorry? Kill me now? I tried again. "Max, I-" then I felt her hand cover my mouth.

"Shhh. I'm sleeping." She smiled and closed her eyes again.

"Yeah, er, we had to give her some stuff to help reduce the pain. Unfortunately, that causes hallucinations and drunkish actions." A nurse spoke as she checked Max's IV. "It'll wear off soon enough. Don't worry, darlin' She's fine. Is she your girlfriend or somethin'?"

"Um," I said. "...Yeah. She's my girlfriend."

She smiled and walked off saying something that sounded like 'Ah, young love. So sweet.'

I smiled. Actually it was more like a full blown out grin. Damn, I haven't smiled since Max left.

I settled into a nearby armchair and prepared for the wait.

(MAX POV)

Where was I? It was pure blackness and it was deathly quiet.

"Hello?" I said. I heard my voice echo almost a million times. "Where am I?" I said into the blackness, listening to the echos again. then I saw a white light. Wait. Am I dead? NO! I had sooo much to live for! So much to do! So much to-

"Hello Max." I froze.

"Who are you?" I yelled. "Where am I?" I thought and then added, "Am I dead? Are you god?"

The voice chuckled. Then a solitary orb showed up about 5 feet in front of me. "No, Max. You're not dead. I'm not god, and you are in your mind. Recognize me?" Then it hit me. The Voice!

"Voice? Jeb?" I asked and then I stared into the small glowing orb.

"Max, that's not important right now. You've got to find a way out."

"What?" Again, the stupid Voice was giving me riddles. Idiot.

"I heard that. We're in your mind remember? I can hear what you're thinking."

Oh yeah. Dammit. "So how do I get out?"

"Imagine the most valuable thing to you right now."

"Okay..." Hmm... Rose? The flock? My life? Hmmm. Who or what could it be? Fang? Fang...Fang! He's what matters to me most right now!

"Okay, now what do I do?" I opened my eyes to see-

A hospital room.

And Fang. My Fang. Sleeping on the couch.

'See? Wasn't so hard, was it?' the Voice mocked in my head and faded away.

"Oh shut up!" I said out loud and smiled. I tried to sit up, but moaned in agony at the horrible feeling between my legs. "What...?" I started and then looked around.

I pressed the 'call nurse' button and a short woman in her mid-twenties strolled in.

"Oh! I'm so happy you're awake, Max!" she smiled and checked my IV. "Do you have any pains? Do you want a sedative? What about-"

"MAX!" I twisted my head to see Fang almost leap at me. But then he remembered that he was Fang, the cool and the emotionless, and he stopped. His eyes were sad.

"Are you okay?" I asked him. I don't know why I did. Instinct?

"Why are you asking me? You're the one in the hospital bed."

I smiled at him. Then I saw him take in a breath and look away, lips trembling.

"What? Why-" then I felt it. The blood gushing down my cheek. I pressed my hand against the wound then looked at it. My hand was drowned in blood. I screamed and sat up. I then screamed at the searing pain between my legs. I fell back on the pillows, tears silently running down my face.

"Oh God! I'll be right back!" The nurse left and I kept my eyes shut. My lips shivering, I parted them slightly to gasp out, "Why does it hurt so much?"

I opened my eyes and saw Fang open his mouth to explain. But then he shut it when my mom walked in.

"Max! Honey, you're awake!" my mom came over to me and gave me an awkward hug. Only because of the stuff taped to me that I wanted to rip off so badly.

"What's wrong with me?"

"Honey, alot has happened," She glanced at Fang. He nodded. "Well, Max, you have a torn uterus wall, your body couldn't take what was happening, so it shut down. Honey, you also have a few cuts and bruises, and you have a cracked rib." She gazed at me sadly. "I'm sorry."

Famg stood up and faced the window. His hands were clenched and he was breathing heavily. His shoulders shuddered and he collapsed into his chair. Again, like the idiot that I am, I sat up in alarm, but I cried out when I felt the pain. Then I collapsed on the bed.

"Oh! It's even worse now! Excuse me ma'am, can you move? I need to get through..." The nurse said as she walked in. The then put some brown stuff on my still bleeding cut, then but a huge bandage over it. "There you go!" then she quickly walked out.

"I have some questions for that woman..." My mom mumbled as she walked away and out the door. Then it was just me and Fang.

"Fang..."I started,"it's not your fault. It's all mine. If I was stronger,I couldve defended and protected myself and you. Now you didn't let me thank you yet. Come here." He slowly opened his eyes and slumped over. He was near my bedside, but there were no life in his eyes. "Come closer." I whispered.

He came forward. Elbows resting on the cheap matress. I smiled and pulled his head to mine. Then I kissed him. His lips were soft and warm against mine. I pulled away, but I didn't let go. I rested my forehead on his and stared into his black eyes.

He stared back. I tried to send soemthing through my eyes, like a message or something... And then, finally. A spark went in his eyes and he smiled. A real never-seen-very-often smile. At least it was to me. We stayed like that and we just... Literally connected.

He smiled again and pressed his lips to mine. But this kiss wasn't like mine. It was short and very, very sweet.

Sweet. I like that.

PS: Sorry, you guys might be right about me rushing into things... I'm soo excited! Thanks for all your comments! :3