A/N: I love this song. It reminds me a MR a lot. This is just a one-shot. No more. Fang and Max are twenty in this.
Disclaimer: I don't own Maximum Ride, James Patterson does. I don't own Lips of an Angel, Hinder does. But I wouldn't mind owning Fang and/or Austin Winkler. Lol
Fang's POV
Everything hurt so much. Max didn't love me. She moved on and married Sam from Virginia. I couldn't spend my life alone, so I gave into Lissa's persistence and married her. Not a day goes by that I don't think how much I miss Max. My Max.
Flashback:
"Max, I love you. Will you marry me?"
"Fang–I–I just can't. I love you, but I can't do this anymore. I'm sorry." I stood there as she ripped my heart out and stomped on it.
Sure, I stayed with the Flock, but I was far from my old self. I never smiled, never talked, and I hardly ate. I was wasting away.
I kept a careful distance between myself and Max. If she didn't want to be with me, I could deal. But I just couldn't make myself leave her. I loved her, despite her harsh words to me that night.
We finally settled down in Virginia, a few miles away from Anne's house. Max had saved the world and befriended Anne. She really was trying to help us all those years ago.
A few weeks after we got a house, Max started dating Sam. He proposed and she accepted. I couldn't stand it. I moved out, but still only a fifteen minute flight away.
I started getting together with Lissa after work. I was looking for distraction. Every night in the bedroom, I imagined it was Max laying beside me, Max saying my name.
Lissa kept asking me if I would ever marry her. I finally accepted that Max would never come back to me. Lissa and I got married a month after my nineteenth birthday.
End Flashback
It was a hollow existence. I didn't feel, I didn't live. I was there. Lissa couldn't make me stop cutting and drinking, no matter how hard she tried. They were the only things that could take away the pain.
A few weeks after my twentieth birthday, I woke up in the middle of the night to our phone ringing loudly.
Honey why are you calling me so late?
I answered it, bringing the phone to my ear. I heard Max's voice on the other end.
"Fang? Fang, please is this you?"
"Max?"
It's kinda hard to talk right now
"Fang, please. Fang, Fang, Fang." She kept repeating my name and sobbing into the phone.
Honey why are you crying is everything ok?
"Max, are you ok? Why are you crying? What happened?" I asked in a hushed tone, trying not to wake Lissa.
I gotta whisper cause I can't be too loud
"Sam. He–he–," she wouldn't finish. "Why are you whispering?" she asked, sniffling.
Well, my girl's in the next room
"Lissa's asleep in our room." 'But I wish it was you,' I added in my mind.
Sometimes I wish she was you
"Fang, I'm so sorry. I love you. I need you. I'm sorry. So sorry. It was a terrible mistake. I was confused." She kept muttering 'I'm sorry, so sorry' over and over again.
I guess we never really moved on
"Fang? I love you. Oh God, Fang."
It's really good to hear your voice sayin' my name
It sounds so sweet
Comin' from the lips of an angel
She still loved me! My Max, my angel. "I love you too, Max."
"Oh god, Fang. Please, I need you."
Hearin' those words it makes me weak
And I never wanna say goodbye
I quickly thought over my options. Leave Lissa for my love, or break the heart of the girl who broke mine.
But girl you make it hard to be faithful
With the lips of an angel
It's funny that you're callin' me tonight
"You know, I was just thinking of you, Maxy." Maxy was my pet name for her.
"I've missed you so much. He hardly lets me out, that way I can't see you. I've dreamt of you every night." He being Sam. That bastard. It's like he keeps her on a leash.
And yes, I've dreamt of you too
And does he know you're talking to me, will it start a fight?
"I dream of you too, Max. Does he know you're talking to me? I don't want you guys to fight."Of course, I just didn't want him to hurt Max.
"No, if he did, we'd both be dead. What about her? Does she know about me?"
No, I don't think she has a clue
"No. She still thinks you're my sister. It was easier that way. She just knows that someone hurt me, years ago. I only married her because I thought you hated me. If I knew..." I left my sentence hanging, knowing she would understand.
I heard Lissa stir. 'Please don't wake up' I mentally pleaded.
Well, my girl's in the next room
Sometimes I wish she was you
I guess we never really moved on
"Fang? Please, come get me. I can't stand him anymore. He–he beats me every time I say your name or talk about you or the Flock. Please Fang, I still love you."
It's good to hear your voice sayin' my name
It sounds so sweet
Comin' from the lips of an angel
Hearin' those words it makes me weak
I never want to stop talking to her, but I have to. I need to get her. I don't care if it'll hurt Lissa. I'm positive I'm just her trophy husband anyway. I need Max. I love her, and only her.
And I never wanna say goodbye
But girl you make it hard to be faithful
With the lips of an angel
"I'll come. I love you."
"Oh, Fang. I've dreamt of this."
It's really good to hear your voice sayin' my name
It sounds so sweet
Comin' from the lips of an angel
Hearin' those words it makes me weak
I don't want to hang up; the sound of her voice soothes my pain. But if he wakes up and hears her, he'll hurt my precious Max.
And I never wanna say goodbye
But girl you make it hard to be faithful
With the lips of an angel
(And I never wanna say goodbye)
But girl you make it hard to be faithful
With the lips of an angel
Why tonight, of all nights, did she call? Why? Couldn't she have called sooner? I've waited for this for so long. It's too good to be true.
Honey why are you callin me so late?
"Bye, Max. I'll be there soon. I love you."
"I love you too, Fang. Please hur–," her word was cut off by a man's yell. Sam.
I flew over there quickly, reaching their house in five minutes.
I burst through the door. Sam was violently hitting and kicking my precious angel. I charged at him, throwing him to the ground.
I let out all my built-up rage at that moment.
I left him bloody and unconscious. I picked Max up and flew out, heading to my house to get her cleaned up.
I dressed her wounds. "Thank you Fang. I love you so much. I was so stupid."
"Shh, Max. It's ok now. Everything will be fine. I promise."
I kissed the top of her head, then took her to a hotel, away from our spouses.
"I'm gonna take care of you now," I whispered to her.
For the first time since I was fifteen, I was looking forward to the next day. I would get Max out of here and we could be together forever. No Sam, no Lissa. Just us.
"I love you so much, Fang."
"I love you too, Max"
She fell asleep in my arms.
'At last, I have my happy ending,' I thought before drifting into a peaceful sleep, dreaming of our future together.
What did you guys think? I hope you liked it. Please review.