I was listening to my iPod and this song came on and I was like "I LOVE THIS SONG! It is sooo Max and Fang's song." So I had to write this fanfic. It's a one shot but I like this a lot so if you guys want me to write more just tell me :D

Disclaimer: I love Maximum Ride and I love 'As Lovers Go' by Dashboard Confessional (remix :D) but sadly that does not make me own them. What a depressing world we live in. XP

Once again we find ourselves at a beach. Every time we've been at one before it's ended in a complete mess. You'd think we'd learn. But no. It seems we just love danger and mass destruction.

Yup that sounds about right.

It was about 4:00 and just starting too cool down. I was standing at the water's edge with Nudge and Iggy having a skipping stones contesting. Iggy was winning with 48 skips which I guess for a human is kind of a lot. I wouldn't know; Iggy wasn't even at his best today. Speaking of Iggy he was whispering something very suspicious to nudge and she giggled nodding her head.

"What are you two up to?" I asked hands on my hips.

"Actually we were just leaving." Nudge giggles again and literally skipped off, towing Iggy behind her. Strange…

"Hey."

"Whoa! Do NOT scare me like that. I've told you a million times! Do you ever listen to me?" I yelped, spinning around. It almost caused me to fall backwards into the surf but Fang caught my wrist. It felt like my wrist was on fire as he pondered my question.

"Nope." he shrugged, but I could tell he was just joking.

"Ha-ha very funny." I looked around for a dry bit of sand and sat down. Fang sat down next to me.

I was hyper aware of his arm brushing against mine. Then I started obsessing over my obsessing over his arm touching mine. Now I sound like Nudge. Is not like I've never touched him before. Sheez. I don't even care anyway. Why should I. its not like I like Fang. God no.

"Max we need to talk…" Oh crap. This was not good I hope he's not talking about what I think he's talking about.

"Sure. What about." I tread carefully.

"You know." Fang's eyes bore into mine.

"No I don't" I lied. I willed him to tell me. Tell me what you want to talk about. He sighed.

"Do I have to remind you?" He leant a little closer.

"NO! Oh God no, don't kiss me. What are you on?!" I leapt up from the sand. He smirked, and maybe it was just my brain imagining the tiny speck dejection in his eyes.

"So you do know what I'm talking about." Oops I may have let that slip.

"Doesn't mean I want to talk about it!" I made like I was going to walk away and that jerk pulled me back.

"Max please, I know you know there was something there." Could this guy ever leave me alone? I squatted down right in front of his face.

"Look, I've got to be honest, you're wasting your time if you're fishin' round here. Nothing. Is. Going. To. Happen."

"I'm not fishing, Max. I know what I want." His gorgeous eyes were so hard to pull away from. And his lips… so full and warm… he was leaning towards me again, and it took all I had to resist.

"You've got to be crazy! What do you take me for? Some kind of easy mark? I'm not like that red haired wonderbra witch. I don't go throwing myself at guys. Maybe you're better off with someone like her." I stormed off and threw myself down on the sand up by our packs.

"AHRAGH!" I cried grabbing my hair and putting my head between my knees. Fang, Fang, Fang, this guy had me around his finger.

He had got up and sat down next to nudge right at the top of where the sea foam reaches. Together they started building a sand castle. Nudge was chattering away, I could hear her from here, and Fang just nodded and smiled. Suddenly she got all quite, and scooted over and rested her head against his shoulder. Fang slowly raised his hand and stroked her hair.

He was so caring, so loving. Arg, stop it max. It felt like my insides were put on heavy duty load in the washing machine. If I tried to speak I bet nothing coherent would come out and I'd get a lot of strange looks.

I looked down at my stomach to see if I could find a reasonable explanation to why my gut was swooping and soaring. There was only one other time it felt like this.

In the cave.

Which I am not going to think about. Ever. Again.

Angel, Iggy and Gazzy ran over and Angel sat in his lap. Iggy sat against Fang with Gazzy laying his head on Ig's lap. The looked like the perfect family. Halmark perfect. You could just picture the little angel in the top corner saying 'An angel is watching over your family.' Only ours would say 'your family are angels'.

I wish I was there with them. Only Fang probably wouldn't – wait, why do I care what Fang thinks!? That guy doesn't make disiscions for me no matter how gorgeous and hot he looks right now. Crap. Scratch that from the record. NOW.

I strolled over to them and sat down next to iggy, lifting up Gazzy's legs and placing them on my lap.

"Cool! Royal treatment." Gazzy sat up and smiled at me.

"NOOOO THE CASTLE!" Nudge shouted and I looked at what she was yelling at. A huge wave was coming straight toward us. She scrambled up and tried to block it with her body but the wave crashed down anyway. I laughed in spite of the salty water in my mouth as all six of us tumbled around. We all staggered up and grinned at one another before running into the ocean and splashing around. I purposely avoided Fang's glances and pleading eyes. He wanted to talk again but too bad.

"Max I'm hungry" Nudge complained.

"I guess I could fly into town and get us some stuff…" I said not really wanting too.

"No it's okay. Iggy and I will." Fang cut in.

"Really? Hmm somehow I don't remember volunteering…" Iggy remarked but got out of the water after Fang none the less. They dried and took off into the sky.

I dried off the kids and we all lay on the cool sand watching the sun just beginning to set. After about 20 minutes I was starting to wonder what the boys were up too.

3rd Person POV

Fang and Iggy were flying back from three different grocery stores (they had to make it look like they were buying a normal amount of food) and one … other store.

"Dude I still can't believe you stole a guitar." Iggy shook his head at Fang.

"Believe it."

"Okay but explain one thing to me. How do you expect to play this guitar?" Fang grinned and Iggy could sense something wasn't right. "Uhh Fang?"

"I don't know how to play the guitar, but you do." Iggy sighed and rolled his eyes.

"You so owe me." Iggy muttered as the landed.

Max POV

The boys brought back a lot of food and we ate it all up pretty fast. Fang got up and left without saying a word. Angel suddenly broke into a big grin and giggled before clamping up. What was that about?

"Hey guys Fang and I bought a pie for dessert. Nudge you think you can be in charge for a while? I need to borrow Max."

"Yes pie!" the younger ones chorus and Nudge grinned at being left in charge.

"Sure Iggy." I shot him a wasted glance then scooted over and muttered under my breath

"You sure this is a good idea? I mean Nudge is only 12…"

"God Max you worry too much." Iggy laughed hauling me up. I stubbornly got to me feet and followed Iggy toward the cliff at the end of the beach.

I saw a Fang shaped silhouette against the just about to set sky.

"Go Max." Iggy whispered pushing me in Fangs direction.

"Ig!" I gasped turning around only to find that he was gone. I started walking back to the flock before I realized what a coward this made me. I could kick off an Erasers head no problem. Escaping a fate worse then death? Easy. Saving the world? Any day. This? So not hard.

Yeah Max you keep telling yourself that.

Sighing I walked up and stood silently next to Fang. The wind was whipping around my hair and tickling my face.

"So…"

"Shh" Fang silenced me putting his finger to my lips and sending hormone induced shivers down my back. "Just listen,"

A few notes on a guitar, of all things, came up from the other side of the cliff. Was that Iggy?! He was good. Wait why is he playing the guitar in the first place? I was about to ask when Fang opened his mouth and the most imperfectly perfect melodically raspy voice rang out. His eyes completely interlocked with mine.

"She said, "I've got to be honest,
You're wasting your time if you're fishin' around here."

Erm, that sounds familiar. I was about to comment but my better judgment got the best of me. Fang was singing!

"And I said, "You must be mistaken,
I'm not foolin', this feelin' is real."

Real? As in he actually cares for me more than a friend? Fang was grinning now,

"She said, "You've gotta be crazy!
What do you take me for? Some kinda of easy mark?"
You've got wits,
You've got looks,
You've got passion,
But I swear that you've got me all wrong.

All wrong
All wrong
But you've got me

My breath caught in my throat. He reached for my hand and slowly entwined our fingers.

I'll be true, I'll be useful, I'll be cavalier,
I'll be yours my dear
And I'll belong to you
If you just let me through

He warmed up to the chorus and squeezed my hand, swaying with the music and singing directly to me, his words broke threw the fence I didn't realize I had up.

This is easy as lovers go.
So don't complicate it by hesitating.
This is wonderful as loving goes.
This is tailor made,
what's the sense in waiting?

and I said, "I've got to be honest,
I've been waiting for you all of my life."
For so long I thought I was asylum bound,

Haven't we all.

But just seeing you makes me think twice.
And being with you here makes me sane.
I fear I'll go crazy if you leave my side.

You've got wits,
You've got looks,
You've got passion,
But are you brave enough to leave with me tonight?

Tonight
Tonight

I slowly slid my hands around his neck and Fangs arms wrapped my waist, pulling me close and I sang with him,

You've got me

He broke into the biggest smile I had ever seen on Fangs face, and I nearly fainted.

If I wasn't before, I think I may have just fallen in love.


I'll be true, I'll be useful, I'll be cavalier,
I'll be yours my dear
I'll belong to you
If you just let me through

This is easy as lovers go. So don't complicate it by hesitating.
This is wonderful as loving goes.
This is tailor made, what's the sense in waiting?

I don't know! I don't know why I've been hesitating, waiting, not taking the chance, everything Maximum Ride doesn't do. I started laughing, laughing and singing and dancing with Fang because for once I was in Fangs arms and I knew everything was going to be as perfect as its ever going to get.

This is easy as lovers go. So don't complicate it by hesitating.
This is wonderful as loving goes.
This is tailor made, what's the sense in waiting?

This is easy as lovers go. So don't complicate it by hesitating.
This is wonderful as loving goes.
This is tailor made, what's the sense in waiting?

"Fang… I… Thank you." I whispered. I didn't know what else to say. Words aren't usually in my favor.

He pulled me in close and rested is head atop mine.

"I'll wait for Max. If that's what you want." He whispered.

"I don't know what to do." I said pressing my face into his neck. "All I know is that I want you."

I could feel him smiling into my hair.

"My sentiments exactly."

We were facing each other, lips millimeters apart. He reached up with his hand and traced down my face.

"You've got me Max." He whispered against my lips. Without thinking I slid my fingers through Fangs gorgeous hair and pulled his lips down to mine.

I was kissing Fang.

My whole body was on fire and I pressed closer to him, holding him tighter.

It was different then the cave, better, because we both knew exactly what we wanted.