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" I'll be back, guys I promise!" I whispered as I locked both Angel and Gasman against my body with all my might.
" Be careful Max." Angel whispered sincerely as Gasman tried to wiggle out of my hold.
" Your choking me.. to death!, Geesh.." Gasman yelped as I released them both, then glared at Gasman sternly.
" Are we ever going to go?" Fang demanded, his dark eyes were glistening impatiently.
" You be careful to Fang!" Angel cried as she dashed toward him arms spread wide.
Fangs eyes widened in surprise as the little girl wrapped her arms around his knees and beamed up at him. I saw his eyes soften as he leaned down and returned the hug.
" I'll try sweetheart, watch over the flock for me." He whispered against her curls and she nodded so hard her blonde curls bounced.
" Of course! I'll be a very good leader."
" I'm sure you will." Fang smiled as Gasman snorted.
" You can help lead the flock, Gasman." I acknowledged as I tousled his hair and he instantly batted my hand away.
" Yeah we both know that blind kid isn't good for anything!" Fang bellowed in Iggy's direction.
" Oh yeah pick on the freaking blind kid!" Iggy snorted as I said good bye to Nudge, giving her the same instructions I gave the rest of the flock.
Stay safe, stay out of the storm, I would bring back the food.
It had positively broke my heart to see the broken look of hunger in Angels' eyes this morning, I didn't care if it was a freaking snow storm outside I would get her food.
" Watch you back, Max, still can't understand why you choose to take Fang over me." Iggy mumbled when I wrapped my arms around his waist and gave him a hug.
" You sure there isn't anything going on in-between you two?" Iggy asked as he returned the hug.
" No Iggy, nothing!" I hissed angrily, glancing over my shoulder at Fang to make sure he hadn't heard. " I already told you I need the best vision, and hate to break it to you Ig, but you don't quite have that."
" Hey, If you don't want to tell me that's fine." Iggy grimanced.
I could tell he was pissed though, pissed at being left behind.
" Watch the flock, Ig." I instructed as he rolled his sightless eyes and I then turned back toward Fang. He was hovering on the rim of the cave, his arms crossed his eyes watching me curiously.
Behind him the raging white out of the storm provided a background and I felt a chill shoot down my spine.
I hadn't flown alone with Fang for a distance like this since he had kissed me and I had fled, when we where still running from the erasers.
" You coming Max, It's not getting any better out there." Fang raised an Eye brow and I strode toward him, bravely.
I looked back at my flock as the wind caught my hair and I felt my heart shatter.
My poor little orphan flock, all smiling halfheartedly at me as they huddled close to each other, for warmth.
Angel gave me this huge heartbreaking smile and I managed to smile back. The storm was buffeting my back and I could tell that Fang was itching to leave.
" Be careful!" I hollered over the storm as I threw myself into it and Fang followed.
I was instantly seized by the cold as Fang flew in next to me. He hovered slightly above as if to shield me from the rock hard snow pellets.
I tightened my jaw and kept going my wings beating furiously to press forward.
Your probably wondering why in hell I was doing this, I'll tell you the story as soon as I am able to think straight.
The snow seemed to be pushing in from all angles as I battled forward. I had not idea if I was even making progress it was so white.
Let me tell you one thing right here and now. Snow is not cute or fun, it is blinding and deadly and I hate it.
" Max!" Fang hollered over the wind and I kept pushing forward.
" Max! we have to go down!" He grabbed my wrist with ice cold fingers and I paused shocked and looked at him.
If I looked half as bad as him I would be scared of myself.
His black wings where coated with frost as he beat them each thrust was filled with exhaustion. His eyes where black and his lovely high cheekbones where rimmed with a bruise like puce coloring.
" For a second!" I consented out of worry over whether he had Frost bite. He instantly swooped downward and I followed.
Fang landed and I lighted down next to him. My legs felt stiff underneath me as I wrapped my arms around my body and shook out my hair.
My teeth where Chattering, Crud!
Fang was behind me watching me with curious eyes.
" Max, did I do something wrong?" He finally murmured quietly. " Your ignoring me."
" No Fang, I am just focused on the task ahead!" I hissed the lie through my teeth and he sighed and shuffled his feet through the heavy blanket of snow on the ground.
" tell me the truth, at least." He whispered defiantly and I glared steadily at the tree in front of me.
" Max…?."
" Fang!" I screeched turning on my heel as he steeped back surprised. "There is nothing you did wrong! I just want to get back to the flock with food!"
I was up in his face Know, my finger shoved against his chest as he looked at me with cautionary eyes.
" Well sorry, God Max, are you growling?" He demanded and I shivered with anger.
" I am certainly not!" I screeched as he craned his neck to listen.
I was fuming but that didn't stop me from hearing it. The un rushing roar, it sounded like thunder.
Fang's eyes widened as he grabbed my arms.
" We have to get back up in the air!" He screamed as I looked up at the hill above us and my heart nearly stopped.
We were about to be buried alive!
I had never seen an avalanche before except for on T.V. on the Telivision they where Mighty forces of Nature that buried human beings alive in their anger.
Or in this case, Bird kids.
I desperately took off, then stumbled and fell. My wings where locked together with frost. Fang desperately jerked me up and leapt up as well. He beat his wings furiously but he was cold his wings frosted as well.
He could barely get more than seven feet off the ground.
Then it caught us. The beast of snow slammed into us and turned us into Road kill. I forgot everything as I clung to Fang with all my might.
He let out a keen of pain as the sickening snap of his arm reached me over the rush of the snow.
" Max!" He wrapped his good arm around me as the snow dashed us into the ground with a crash. I closed my eyes images of the flock drifting through my mind.
I hoped Iggy would take good care of them.
Then it all stopped. The world went still as the rushing ended.
I exhaled sharply. Fangs wings where twisted around me, he was on top draped over me like a limp towel.
" Fang?" I whispered as I stared at the snow white ceiling above me.
He didn't answer. God! He was heavy!
" Fang!" I shoved at his weight and he moaned.
" Sorry… Max…" He panted.
Then my heart plummeted, Fang was hurt badly, and we were stuck under shelves of snow.
How flippin suiting to the story of my life.
And it didn't even bother me that we were trapped in a burrow of snow. I was stuck in here with Fang, maybe tell we died.
Oh goody. ( thats Sarcasm, if you didn't figure that one out.)