A/N: I don't own Maximum Ride.

There was a woman. She kind of looked like me. Maybe my mom…? She was in a hospital room, wearing a hospital robe that looked like a unicorn had thrown up on it. Ew. There was another man. Standing next to her, tall, brunette and smiling. She was holding a baby; the mother was simply glowing with happiness. The baby had a fuzzy, blond head and looked very pretty. It almost looked like a picture of me when I was a baby. They looked so happy, with their new baby.

"Let's name her Max." The mother spoke

"That's a good name, Val" The father spoke. But then, a man in a white coat came in and started pulling the baby away. The baby started crying.

"Please, just let us see her for a little longer! She was just born! Please!" Val started screaming, tears streaming down her face.

"Ms. Martinez, we need to do test's on her. You knew this would happen. Let her go." Said the man with a stern voice. Val started sobbing and gave the baby up reluctantly. The white coat took the baby away, but on the baby's back, she had tiny little wings.

I woke up, in my bed. All tangled up in my sheets, breathing heavily. Freaky dream. I got up and looked at my clock, 1:00. I pulled some baggy sweatpants over my tiny shorts, and pulled on a sweatshirt. I sighed and walked quietly down the stairs to not wake up Mom or Ella. I walked through the kitchen and pushed the sliding glass as softly and quietly as I possibly could. I stepped out on to the porch and down the steps leading to the open back yard, a dark woods silhouetted by the moonlight. I stepped out on to the grass, feeling the cold dew chill my feet. I walked a couple yard out to the tree that was exactly in the middle of our property and the neighbors. Me and my best friend, Nick had made a little fort there when we were younger. I climbed up onto a branch to find him there, eating Oreos.

"Hey Max." Nick said quietly, offering me a cookie. I took one and realized how starving I was.

"Couldn't sleep?" He asked, knowing me too well. When we about 9 we would come out here every night and talk, or just sit there. Now, 14 we only come out when we can't sleep.

"Yeah, had a…bad dream. I guess. You?" I asked taking a third Oreo.

"Bad dream." He said not looking at me. "What was your about?"

"There was this woman, in a hospital bed. Holding a baby. And then a man in a white coat." Saying those words made shivers go down my back. "And he started pulling the baby away from the mom. But on the baby's back, she had… Wings. And they named her Max." I said, remembering the dream with exact detail. Nick turned his gaze to mine, his expression not changing. Big surprise.

"Mine was something like that. Except you and me were in the sky, flying with really big wings on our backs." He said looking seriously into my eyes.

"That's… Creepy." I said and he half smirked. We sat there in silence till all the Oreos were gone. You know, without Oreos the world be a little more depressed. Thank goodness for Oreos. And while still sitting in silence, I jumped off the branch, a new snap plan forming in my brain. I looked up at Nick, a confused look shot through his eyes, and then disappear.

"Wanna do something… Fun?" I asked as my body filled with adrenaline. Nick nodded and followed me too ground. I led him to a place about half a mile away from our house. We both could run fast. We kneaded through the tress, trying not to crack up even though nothing was funny (We'll mostly me). Finally we reached the lake. Our families used to come swimming here all the time along time ago. Nick smiled, yes actually smiled, when he saw where I was taking him. I pulled off my sweatpants and sweatshirt, leaving me in some shorts and a black tank top. I walked to the edge of the water, and jumped. I dove beneath the icy water and heard another splash, which must have been Nick. I resurfaced, breathing fast. Nick came up too.

"You know, once you get used to it the water isn't that cold" I said very sarcastically. He scowled at me and turned around to dive back into the water. I gasped when I saw his back, no, not because he has really nice back muscles. He had big, black wings folded nicely into his back. He turned around, giving me the what's wrong? Look.

"Turn around" I ordered him. I was pretty good at ordering people around. Just a talent, I guess. He slowly turned his face from mine, until he was facing the woods.

I took a couple steps forward in the water, and slowly reached out my finger to touch the feathers. Goose bumps suddenly covered his arms when my finger touched them. And then they were gone, like a mirage or something.

"What?" Nick said turning around

"Nothing I just thought I saw… Never mind." He looked at me seriously, his dark chocolate eyes looking worried for me.

"Max…" I liked how he said my name… Wait! I did not just think that. And he was standing so close, it was making me dizzy, yeah that was it. My heart started accelerating and my breath came out shakily. Time started slowing down and I felt like I was dreaming. He smiled and leaned down and gently kissed me on the lips. Then he pulled away to see my reaction. I stared at him not sure what I should do, or think. I felt the spot where Nick had kissed me, it tingled lightly. And since my brain was short circuiting, I did something I would probably never do in like 10 billion years: I kissed him back.