A Thousand Pieces On The Linoleum Floor

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I see her, touching him.

She's laughing and giggling a little.

He's smiling.

She touches the tattoo on his arm.

The one he was never supposed to get.

The one I hate.

But she likes it. She's the reason he has it.

L/F Forever in a heart embossed in black ink on his skin.

We see things into two different ways.

Me and him.

To him, she's perfect, beautiful, smart, and witty.

To me, she's the same.

But in my mind, I hate her.

This was never supposed to happen.

They met….in the School.

They captured her.

Infused her with avian, feline, and dolphin DNA.

Made her a genius, tampered with her body.

We rescued her.

Correction, he rescued her.

Shiny red hair, sparkling green eyes, rose red lips.

Everything he ever asked for.

The Red-Haired Wonder.

They replaced me.

The Flock, I mean.

They said I was incompetent.

Told me, that she was better than me in every way. Made her leader.

Now my heart's shattered.

And they can't ever bring me back, ever again.

I'm stronger, faster, better than they'll ever be.

Because of her.

Now my life, my future is ruined.

And I can only look back into my past.

Haunted, a shell of my former self.

Because of her.

And now she's taken him as well.

Dark, black, silent Fang.

Has turned into a cheerful, happy, strong man.

Because of her.

And the Flock has prospered.

Because of her.

They've escaped from the School. Been at the gates.

But they don't know.

I helped them.

I released them from their bonds every time.

I whispered plans into her ear at night.

I told her where the School was, what was being done there.

I saved the world behind everyone's backs.

Made it look like they did it. When it wasn't. Never meant to be.

But I will never help him. Never will again.

My heart's broken into a thousand pieces.

The bits shattered on the linoleum floor, lost forever.

I tell myself: I was never better than her. Never would be.

He looks at me through lidded, sleep eyes. Like I'm a dream, a spirit of my former self. "Max?" he whispers?"

I glare at him, "No, Max is dead. Only I'm left." I tell him through gritted teeth.

Angel just smiles from her place. 'Hi." she whispers. I smile at her.

My baby. Innocent. Pure.

Lissa looks at me, "Max?"

"No, it's Hillary Clinton." I say. She looks at me with pity I don't need.

"I'm not Max." I tell her, "Max isn't here anymore."

She seems to be frustrated by my words.

"Geez, you're so full of yourself, Max! I'm leader now, this is my Flock! So just get over it and get a life, you bitch! I already saved the world, I rescued them from the School every time we were captured."

Correction, Red-Haired Wonder…I did.

I smile wryly, "Of course, Leader, I'll just go now. Forget I ever existed."

I leapt off the cliff, my wings out. The wind caught the feathers and blew them back. I grin for no apparent reason.

Angel leans over the rocks, "Bye Max!" she waves at me. I laugh for the first time in years and wave back at her.

Then I turn at Fang. He's looking at me with those dark eyes, expecting me to do something. I roll my eyes. Then I flip him the bird.

And then I fly off into the horizon. Only it's not a happy ending. For me at least.

Fang once told me there was always a "you and me".

No, Fang, that's dead.

There's only you and Lissa now.

So...a surprise? Was the plot something new? The point of view was Max's and the girl with Fang is Lissa, of course.

The first few parts are in a sort of broken story/haiku form and the last few bits are in more of complete sentences.

This is a oneshot, so there will be no more updates, unless I change my mind.

Enjoy and review! Tell me what you think and if there are parts where I should improve in.

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