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Chapter 24: Anger
Hunter's POV
Time: 15:39
"Okay," I whispered. "Clear out quietly and I'll give her an antidote." I looked at Shadow. She was unconscious on the bed with drool hanging out of her mouth. Where's a camera when you need one?
Fang, Ghost, Lies, Iggy and I were all in the basement of our house. Ghost was armed with his handy dandy tranquilizer gun because, ya' know, in case Shadow's a little pissed that we captured her.
Which I doubt she would be.
End sarcasm.
"I don't think we should leave," Lies said, uncertainty in his voice.
"I think she'd be more aggressive if she sees more people in the room," Iggy said, shrugging.
"True," Fang said, putting in his er, one cent as usual.
"Okay, how about all of us hide and be ready to jump out in case she tries to kill you?" Ghost said.
"Fine," I relented, feeling a bit annoyed. I could defend myself; I was physically stronger than her.
At least, I think so.
The gang all hide in different places in the room, and gave me various grunts to signal that they were ready. I approached Shadow and pricked her with the dart of antidote. I backed away and sat down on a chair, prepping myself for the worst.
Shadow stirred and groaned, holding her head. She looked around the room and her muscles tensed. Her eyes landed on me, and I felt myself straighten up.
"Where am I? What are you doing here?" Shadow's voice was deep and threatening, which made me wonder why I had to be the one to break it to her.
"You're in my basement." Well, that didn't sound creepy at all.
"Well, what am I doing in your basement?" Shadow asked, wiping her mouth and eyes.
"You were sleeping, but now you've been awakened," I said, keeping my voice cool. I can't keep this up forever.
"Nice answer smart ass," She spat and glared at me. "Where is Max? What have you done with her?"
Well, I kinda sorta threw her off the roof of my car. She's probably home, plotting on how to dismember Fang, Ghost and I in the worst way possible…
"She's not here," I opted to say instead. "She's fine, she's just not here, but you are."
"Yeah, thanks Captain Obvious," she said. Annoyance flared up inside me. She continued, "Just what the hell do you want from me?"
"Shadow, I'll say this truthfully, I was going to give you this whole speech, but since you seem to absolutely hate fluff, I'll tell you bluntly." I shifted in my seat, nervous at her reaction. "I want you to join the Fallen."
Shadow stared at me for about a minute, scanning my face. Then she chuckled and her face turned serious.
"That was the funniest joke I've ever heard. You want me to join you." Shadow said in a flat tone. She shakily got onto her feet. "Betray Max and join you? Oh please honey, you're not that cute." I could feel my cheeks turn a blazing red. "So you can f- off with the offer."
"Fine," I said, standing up. "I'll ask again once you've grown accustomed to your surroundings."
"Excuse me?"
"Yes, you're staying here until you agree to our terms."
"You're joking. Let me out."
"Honey, you're not that cute or convincing," I said, mocking her. Her eyes were practically shooting daggers at me. Good. "I'm not letting you out of your cage anytime soon, so chill out."
Shadow marched towards me, with murder in her eyes. She stood in front of me and poked my chest hard. "I'm giving you until 3 to let me out of here."
"And I'm giving you till the count of 3 to sit down," I retorted, crossing my arms. She crossed her arms, challenging me.
1…
2…
3!
She drew back her fist and launched a punch straight at my face. I grabbed her fist and her other hand. She struggled but I managed to restrain her.
"See, now that you couldn't follow my simple instructions to sit down…" I shoved her onto the bed and held her by the neck down. "You're going to have to stay like this." She glared up at me and tried to spit on my face but I covered her mouth.
"LET ME GO!" I heard her scream from under my hand. I uncovered her mouth.
"Well, I'll let you go," I said. "If you tell me where you found these." And that's when I whipped out the feathers from my back pocket.
That turned out to be a really bad mistake.
Her face turned from anger to complete FURY. She kneed me HARD in the stomach and kick my face. I landed on the ground and I felt cold, small hands wrap around my neck.
"GIVE THOSE BACK! GIVE THEM BACK YOU SON OF A BITCH!" she roared, tightening her grip. My eyes widened and I struggled to get her hands off my neck. She stood up and totally swapped places with me, so now I was being strangled while she had all the power.
I grabbed her arms and tried shoving her backwards but she wouldn't let go. She was beyond pissed and she wasn't going to spare me.
Suddenly, her hands went slack. The fire in her eyes disappeared and her whole body went limp. I fell onto me, and then rolled off onto the bed. I sat up, rubbing my neck. Ghost was standing a few feet away, gun still ready. Fang appeared next to me, glaring at Shadow.
"You okay?" he asked.
"Yeah," I rasped. I looked at the feathers on the floor.
What do those feathers mean to her?
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Max's POV
Time: 16:10
"Max," Cass said. "Breathe, you're not helping Shadow by panicking. Just breathe and think of the nice things in the world! Like, flowers and birds and-" I glared at Cass. Right now, I didn't want to hear the whole 'Think positive!' bullshit.
"I think I speak for everyone in the room when I say, just shut the fuck up Cass," Chris said.
I was in the kitchen, surrounded by Chris, Cass, Ella, a sedated Nudge, Angel and Total. I was trying to brain storm a plan but so far, I couldn't get out of my head that those stupid boys were able to get into MY fort and kidnap MY sister. Like seriously, can the world be anymore messed up? There are some girls who would LOVE to have their sister kidnapped. But I had to be the one to suffer.
"Jeb!" I yelled when I heard his footsteps outside. I ran to the door and yanked it open. Jeb stood there with surprise evident on his face, his key ready to unlock the door.
"Max? What's wrong?" he asked.
"Shadow's been kidnapped by the Fallen and I need ideas on how to get her back," I said, stomping my foot.
The next thing that Jeb said almost gave me a heart attack.
"Well, Max honey, maybe it's for the best," Jab said calmly. I stared at him, reading his body language for any sarcasm.
The bastard even threw in a smile.
"You're kidding me, right?" Chris said from behind me.
"Think about it girls, now you'll have less burden, the fewer of you, the better," he said cheerily. See, at this point, I was shaking, ready to punch his face so hard that his nose would meet his brain.
Chris grabbed my shoulder and pushed me lightly behind her. "You know what Jeb? You can back off until you get an attitude adjustment. Okay, thanks, bye." Chris slammed the door and locked our new lock which was able to stand against even the best lock picker in the world.
Too little, too late.
"Did he really mean what he said?" Cass said, frowning.
"Yes, he meant every word," Angel said quietly, petting Total.
"So, what are we going to do?" Ella sighed.
I closed my eyes, trying to backtrack, to see what to do…
My eyes snapped open and I felt a very devious smile form on my face. Angel looked up at me and smiled in return.
"I think that might work."
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Fang's POV
Time: 22:48
"What's our line up again?" Iggy asked, twirling the drumsticks in his hands. I tuned my guitar and looked at Hunter.
"Are you sure you want to sing? You've sounded like crap since Shadow flipped out on you," Ghost said oh so charmingly.
Hunter glared at him and said, "Iggy, we're doing Shut Your Mouth by Pain, that's it."
"Cool dude," Iggy said, tapping on the snare drum lightly.
Rachel, the woman that owns the club appeared and looked at me.
"Nick, your cousin called and said he has a little situation?" Rachel said, looking weirdly at me. My blood ran cold. That would mean Shadow got loose. Or that the Gasman blew up the house. Either one is pretty bad.
"Okay, I'll get the phone." I walked off the stage and down the hallway to the office. The door was wide open and the room was dark. The hair on the back of my neck went up. I quietly entered the room, trying to hear anything suspicious. I walked towards the desk and picked up the phone.
"Hello?" I said.
"Look up," a female voice said unexpectedly. I dropped the phone and looked straight up.
And there was Max, hanging on the ceiling staring down at me, having the biggest grin on her face that I've ever seen.
Before I could brace myself, she dropped down onto me and grabbed me in a chokehold. I tried to escape but then she held a huge, shiny knife at my neck.
"If you move wrong, you're dead," Max said, her voice dead serious. My heart pounded and I stopped struggling, looking around for a weapon or some sort of method of escape.
"You're not getting away." A little girl with blonde hair and blue eyes stood up from under the table. She glared at me. "At least, not without telling us where Shadow is."
I snickered. "I'm not telling you anything."
"You won't, but your mind will," the little girl said, sounding like she was older. Creepy.
"How?" I challenged, hoping they were bluffing.
Then I felt someone come into my mind. I tried to fight against it, but they managed to restrain me.
"The more you struggle, the harder it will be. For you," the little girl said. Max pressed the blade closer to my neck.
"Isn't Angel such a lovely mind reader?" Max mocked.
If she's a mind reader…
I'm screwed.
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