A/N- Hey people of FanFiction! This is my first ever fanfic so please don't be too harsh! I may get off to a slow start on this story but I have it all planned out in my head *Evil laugh* Please read and keep with it. I will try and update once a week but no promosis to be made there!

Annyway- enjoy the story :D

Oh. Disclaimer- I do NOT own Maximum Ride... :'(

Chapter 1

Max POV

I laughed as Fang, my best friend, tickled me to death. Literally. I thought he was going to kill me. "Fang!" I managed to say "Get off!" I said as I fell back onto the sofa in hysterics.

"Say it! Say I kicked your ass! Say I am the king of all video games ever!"

"Never! I will never give in!"

"Oh I think you might" he said with a sly grin as he started attacking me with tickles again, making me laugh twice as hard as before.

"Fine! Okay! I surrender. You are the king. But there is no way I am bowing to you!"

"Awww...please Max?" he asked, puppy dog eyes pasted on his face and he dropped his arms and collapsed on the seat next to me.

"Nope, and this is no time to get comfy mister. I demand...cookies" I whispered.

I stared at him and Fang stared back. After a couple of moments we fell on each other with laughter.

A sharp cough made our faces snap up. My mum was standing there with her hands on her hips. "Is there any way to shut you two up? Seep is something very much loved in this house and none of us are getting any!"

I looked at Fang and then back at my mum. "I don't think so. Try by all means but I don't think it will work"

"How surprising" she said, but she was smiling. "Just don't forget it's a school day tomorrow. Oh, and try not to wake Ella up, you know how grouchy she gets in the morning""

"Sure Mum... Bye bye now." I waved as she exited the room. I turned back to my best friend ."Seriously?"

"What?"

"The cookies? Do I really need to ask twice?"

Fang smiled at me and headed into my kitchen. We have been best friends since before I remember me and Fang. There was nothing we didn't do with each other, tell each other. I confided in him and he in me. We went from being 6 and Army guys, to 7-pirates and cowboys. Over the years, (now 15) we hadn't changed much. Sure we didn't act the spy, didn't stalk Iggy. Neither the police and handcuff Angel when she wasn't looking, much to her disapproval. But we had all the fun we had then. Everything was the same. We laughed at the same humour and we ate the same cookies. (Well, obviously not the SAME cookies we did back then...that'd be just gross!) Everything was just how it should be and nothing was changing soon. Much to my approval. I tapped my fingers on the sofa arm "Hey Fang? Whats keeping me from my cookies? Has the cupboard eaten you or something?" I called through, leaning over to see if I could see him.

"I'm here." Two words that scared me witless. I spun round and sure enough, there was Fang sitting next to me, smiling that rare grin.

"Geez Fang! I wish you would stop doing that!" I said, raising my hand to feel my heartbeat. It was pounding. He's the only one who has ever been able to sneak up on me. It scared me how good he was at it. He practised spies too much.

"Awww sorry Maxie. Please forgive me!" he begged, puppy dog eyes at the ready.

"Hmmm...maybe... If I can have these cookies" I reached out and swiped the packet out of his hand, ripping it open and scoffing down 3. I grinned at Fang- pretty sure I had chocolate cookie chunks in my teeth but I didn't mind.

"So anyway, what was so important that you had to come here in such a hurry?" I asked, offering him a cookie. As he reached out for one I moved the packet "Too slow sucker!"

"Max? Yeah..so its pretty serious." Fang said. I saw sadness appear in his eyes. "Put the cookies down"

"That serious huh?" Obeying, I placed the cookies on the table and turned to face Fang

"Ummm...well...errr... My family... Well, you know my Dad...errrrrrm...I don't quite know how to say this Max"

"Spit it out already!" I demanded. I'm pretty good at demanding things. "It can't be that hard to say!" but I knew it was going to be. It was going to be the worst news ever. But nothing could have braced me for what he said

"I'm moving."

I gulped "Where?" I begged it not to be far, but my past experiences told me not to hope.

"California..." he whispered

"What?" I exclaimed. Ohio to Caifornia... My heart was pounding, mind racing. "Why? How?" I breathed

"My Dad has a new job. I told him I didn't want to go...I told him I wasn't going but there's no moving him. Once He's made his mind up, it won't change. Like you I suppose" he smiled softly but I couldn't. I was staring into nothingness. Unaware of how to act. Should I be angry? Happy for him? Utter misery? All of the above?

"Maxie?" I heard a soft voice. Husky but full of care. Fang touched my arm and I looked up at him, a single tear trickling down my cheek. I tried to smile but barely managed.

"Maxie? Don't cry. Please don't cry, you'll set me going and I don't want to ruin my rep or anything" Fang said. I could tell he was trying to add a bit of humour to the convocation but I couldn't bring myself to stifle a laugh. "Maxie..." he whispered. I blinked my eyes and another tear escaped. "Don't cry" Fang breathed. He reached out a hand, and with his thumb carefully wiped the tear away. I don't know why...but that just seemed to set me going. Tears were streaming down my face and I leaned into Fangs body. He reached his arms round me and held tight. I moved into his and wept into his shirt.

"Fang..." I managed as the tears kept coming. It wasn't like me to cry. Maximum Ride did not when I fell over and scraped my knee. Never when a guy broke my heart, not even when my parents got a divorce. But now... now it felt like the whole world was caving in on me and everything I thought I knew was a lie. How was I going to manage without my best friend, my comforter, my confider, my Fang... How would I manage...

I felt Fang leaning back and I followed, sinking into the sofa. Fang was still holding me and I was still grabbing his shirt. "Don't cry Maxie" he kept repeating. I looked up at him "How am I supposed to do that?" I asked. "You're moving. To California! How am I supposed to not cry. My whole world is falling apart. My best friend is leaving me behind. What am I suppose to do? Cheer and celebrate? I'm upset Fang! I can't not cry. Fang I can't..." I said before I was cut off. Fang had placed one of his fingers on my lips and he was looking down at me with loving eyes. The kind a best friend should have.

"I know Maxie. I know. I don't know what to say. I don't know how I can make you feel better. If I didn't have to go I wouldn't. If there was anything I could do to make it better I would do it and you know that Max."

"I know...I know Fang" And I did know. They were the last words I muttered before I closed my eyes and drifted away to sleep.

"Night night Maxie" he whispered gently in my ear

Well, that was the first installment of Perfection... hmm not sure about that name. Please Review and tell me what you think.

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