AN: Anyway this is my first fanfic and if anybody is reading this I would love it if you would review, just to assure me I'm not terrible. Oh… and I do not own maximum ride.

After reading the files off of Fang's computer (did he think I was too stupid to find them, he didn't even try to hide them) I decided to stop my sulking, well maybe tomorrow, don't judge me…

My body was so exhausted from not eating or sleeping for almost a week. I probably didn't have the energy to even get up.

After sleeping for the first time in weeks, I awoke to find that it was 7 a.m. (I had slept for almost 12 hours!) I begrudgingly got up and dressed in my favorite pair of jeans, a pair of blue converse, and a powdered blue tank top that was always one of Fang's favorites on me (it made me feel like I still had a part of him with me).

I went down the hall to the kitchen and decided as a nice surprise for the flock I would make them the two breakfast items even I couldn't screw up, fruit kebabs and bagels. I pulled a bowl of fruit from the fridge along with several rolls of bagels, and started cutting up the fruit and putting the pieces on their sticks.

I was so distracted and focused by the task at hand I didn't even think about Fang (or as little I could ever think about him). So, you can imagine that I didn't hear Iggy's quiet footsteps heading toward the kitchen; he came around the corner asking loudly "hey Nudge what's for breakfast?" (He and Nudge had been sharing cooking duty since Fang left). Then he suddenly froze, realizing it was me not Nudge. "Max…"

He was so shocked that I was up and out of bed that he didn't even comment on me and my cooking skills or lack thereof. A few minutes later the rest of the flock, plus Dylan, could be heard coming down the hallway. They also froze when they saw me, except Angel of course, she came skipping up to me and gave me a hug. I'm so glad to see you Max" she whispered in my mind. I responded by hugging her tightly back, having mostly forgiven her about the whole leader thing.

Then the shock seemed to slowly recede from the others, as Gazzy shouted "WHY ARE YOU MAKING BREAKFAST MAX…did we do something wrong…WHAT DID WE DO TO DESERVE THIS TORTUROUS END!" His unexpected outburst made all of us laugh, even me.

This of course caused them all to stop and stare again, with huge grins plastered to their faces like they had forgotten that I had the ability to laugh. I put breakfast on the table, and waited to hear more complaining but they scarfed the whole thing down in a matter of minutes.

After dinner while I washed the dishes, I felt s tap on my shoulder, causing me to spin around so fast that soap bubbles flew everywhere. I looked up to see Dylan smiling down on me.

"What do you want" I said with an edge of steel to my voice, causing Dylan to flinch.

"Only to help you with the dishes" he said a little defensively.

"Oh"

"…and to ask how you're feeling about Fang's departure?"

The flash of shock/anger that was released into my veins caused me to unintentionally break the plate in my hands. I swung around and not looking at him I headed to the door shouting over my shoulder at him as I went "…It's none of your business, I'm going for a flight, watch the kids."

I flew for hours at hyper drive and must have gone 1,000's of miles before eventually I lost track and landed to get some bearing of where I was or how far I had gone. I found myself in a small town, and realized it was almost dawn. Man Fang was going to kill…" Suddenly I did what I can honestly say I hardly ever do…I cried. If I ever saw his sorry ass again I would single handedly kick it into next month and then make him beg for mercy. My tears were suddenly replaced by rage as I punched a hole in a nearby brick wall.

Ow. Great, I think I just broke my hand. I said some more lovely curse words, and continued looking for any evidence of where I was. Finally I found a sign, it read "Welcome to Orange Park, Florida." I blinked unbelieving that I had flown almost 1500 miles. Suddenly exhaustion hit me. I decided to call Iggy and spend the night somewhere in Orange Park (my mom had bought me, Iggy and Fang cellphones right before he disappeared, which he of course never answers!). Taking a deep breathe to calm myself, I punched in Iggy's phone number.

Iggy's POV

I awoke to the sound of my phone ringing, recognizing Max's ringtone I quickly picked it up. "Max, where the hell are you!"

"Hello to you to Igg, I'm in someplace called Orange Park, Florida, that's roughly 1500 miles away…if you were wondering."

"Max you can't just take off like that, what if something would have happened we would have no idea where you were."

"Last time I checked Igg I was in charge, not you. I'm fine, I'm just tired and so I decided to spend the night in a park here."

"Fine, Max" I said, sounding a little hurt.

"Look I'm sorry Igg, it's just that Dylan wanted to talk about my feelings and Fang and I-I panicked."

"It's okay Max, I get it we all miss him, and I'll kick Dylan's butt for you, alright?"

"Kay see you later Iggy."

I hung up the phone exasperated by Max's stubbornness and pissed at Fang for nearly destroying her. But, truthfully I am more mad at myself for the part I played in making Fang think he had to leave. I silently cursed Fang and went back to sleep, hoping wherever Max and Fang where they were okay.

AN: Hope you enjoyed and like I said please, please review