Hello my faithful readers! School starts on August 8th where I live and we have to do that stupid required reading. Along with that, we have to do a project, so this is one of them. It's an "Add-on" to the end of Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports.
Another thing. Are you Harry Potter Fans sad that (SPOILERS!!) Fred dies? I told my mum and I think she needs grief counseling now. . .
Oh yeah. . . I just got done reading Twilight and New Moon about a week and a half ago! Like many of you, I am obsessed with Edward Cullen. I got this bag that says "Blondes May Have More Fun, But Edward Prefers Brunettes!" to use as my school bag.
Sorry if my Author's note seemed choppy and random and "un-artemis-like. I'm having a hard time concentrating right now. Enjoy the story!!
Disclaimer: I don't own Maximum Ride.
We flew on from Dr. Martinez's house.
I mean Mom's house.
It felt so weird calling her that now, even though she's always been the closest thing to a mother to me. It seemed, like, just yesterday that I had to come to her house so she could mend my clipped wing.
"Max? When are we going to land? I'm tired." the Gasman said. I shifted my wings to get beside the eight-year-old. "Soon," I said and shuffled his clean, blond hair. I wondered how long it would take for it to get caked in dirt again.
"There's a cave down there. It's secluded and everything, so we-"
"Okay, Nudge. If you shut up, we'll land." That was Iggy. Nudge stuck her tongue out at him, which was useless. Iggy's blind.
"Okay you guys, let's land."
The cave was quite roomy, compared to other caves we've been in.
"I'm beat," said the Gasman, sitting beside his sister, Angel. She was already asleep. Everyone else looked like they were too, except for Fang. I guess flying cross-country and over seas could take it out of you.
We did our routine hand stack and it seemed just as Iggy's, Nudge's, the Gasman's and Angel's head hit the floor of the cave, they were out. Fang was leaning on his elbow, his head against the gave wall. A fire was lit in front of him. It looked fresh, but looked like it would go out any minute.
I walked over to sit beside him.
"I'll take first watch," I said, gazing at the fire. "Get some sleep." I didn't know if we had to watch for something that wasn't there. As far as I knew, the flyboys had all been destroyed.
"Not sleepy," he said in his usual sentence-fragments. At least he wasn't the unusual chatter-box that he was a few weeks ago.
We sat in silence for a few minutes, then I looked at him. He was his normal, impassive self, but his body language said he was upset about something. I decided to take a guess at it.
"Hey, I'm sorry about what happened in the cave the other night," I said in my most apologetic voice I could obtain. "I was just confused."
"Don't worry about it, I should be the one that's sorry," he said as he raised up to tend to the dimming fire.
"What do you mean, Fang?" I asked, confused.
"I shouldn't have done that in the first place." I think were both trying to avoid the use of the word 'kiss.' It was just one simple kiss. He used it to try to help me change my mind.
"I was just really confused."
"I just made it worse," he said leaning back on his elbows. "I mean, there you were, being pressured to save the world, and there I was trying to make you do against your will."
"I understand. You and the flock just wanted to find a home," I said as I glanced at him and to my knees.
"Still, none of us will be in your situation. We're just the side-kicks. You do the real fighting."
We sat in silence as the fire dimmed to just a glow. I was thinking about what he just said. Another few minutes passed.
"Hey, Max?" Fang asked, finally breaking the awkward silence.
"Yeah, Fang?"
"Are you still. . . Confused. . . About all that?"
"I'm not sure." I really didn't want to kiss him. That would provoke the 'weirdness' between us. I just sat there debating on my next move. I wasn't going to run off again, but I didn't want to say here.
Then I inched closer, like I was going to kiss him, and so did Fang. But, of course, I didn't. Instead, I just locked him in the tightest hug that I could muster the strength for and he did the same. Gang started rubbing my back in slow motions. I could just fall asleep right then and there.
I raised my head and pressed a gentle kiss on his cheek and he did the same to my forehead. I put my head on his chest and dozed off. We stayed like that for awhile until I felt Fang put me down and lay beside me. We fell asleep.
We all awoke the next morning.
"Hey, Max? What's that on the back of your neck?" Fang asked and then pulled down my collar to see it better.
The others gathered to see and only one thought came to my head.
My expiration date.
So do you think I'll get an A? How about an A plus?
I know it's not my best writing and I know I'm stating the obvious a lot. But remember, I'm writing this for my teachers that I'm pretty sure haven't read the story. (Or have they?)
I'm probably not going to continue this story, but who knows. Maybe one day I'll get really bored and decide to do another chapter.
I know a lot of you that have read my other story are wondering when I'm going to update. It won't be too long. It's just a really busy time of year right know.
Thanks to all those who take the time to review. You're the best!
-artemis1234567