I've written a lot of fanfic, but this my my first story I've posted. This is set in MAX (aka-book 5) Chapter 41, when Fang asks her to dinner. Hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer: As much as I've begged and pleaded with him, James Patterson refuses to give me ownership of any of his work. Therefore, I don't own anything Maximum Ride.
I threw on a fresh pair of jeans and the first t-shirt I saw. I shook my hair out in the mirror, and then combed through it with my fingers. I know, not exactly as effective as a hair straightener or some styling gel or even just a brush. But this is me we're talking about. I wasn't exactly comfortable with stuff like that. You know, stuff that normal girls my age do everyday.
God, was I glad I wasn't normal.
I took a deep breath, in and out, and looked at my reflection in the mirror. My face was clean, (basically) my hair was brushed, (sort of) and I didn't have any blood splatters on my clothes (bonus!). Yep, Fang had definitely picked a good day for our first date.
Oh. My. God. Date. It wasn't really a date, I tried to convince myself. It was just me and a guy who was totally into me having dinner, together, by ourselves.
Oh, Crap. That was definitely a date.
My stomach dropped like a rock, well, you know, drops. I mean, it's a rock. Their pretty heavy. Okay, so maybe I wasn't great at analogies, but you get the point.
How did I let myself get into this? I couldn't go through with it. I would just have to go up to Fang and tell him I had changed my mind. I was obviously partly crazy at the time when I had agreed to this. I mean, I wasn't interested in Fang and there was no reason to pretend I was.
I took in another deep breath and stepped out into the hallway where Fang had said he would meet me. I bit my lip nervously, leaning up against the wall.
Finally, Fang appeared at the end of the hall. He was walking toward me, his pace quickening with every step he took. Quickening to come and see me.
One look into those dark, mysterious, captivating eyes and I knew I couldn't blow off our date. Fang would be absolutely crushed. I had finally given him what he'd wanted all this time; I couldn't take it away now. I looked back at him, determined to go on this date. I was going to be the unselfish one, swallowing my feelings for his.
But then something changed.
Instead of looking at his eyes, I was looking in them. I could see their depth, I could see his feelings. I could see fear and nervousness and maybe even love. Then I realized that I didn't want to go this date because of Fang, it was because of me.
Looking into Fang's eyes, I couldn't wait for him to hold me in his arms and for him to kiss me again. Oh God, I just couldn't wait. A huge smile popped onto my face when Fang reached me. He seemed a bit taken aback by it so I managed to stomach it.
"Ready?" He asked me. I nodded. He put out his hand and I grabbed it cautiously. He squeezed mine and pulled me out the door, into the night's darkness. I was instantly hit with a cool breeze.
The whole flock loved cold weather. I mean, not like icy tundra like in the artic or even snow. We preferred beaches and swimming. But a cool wind was always nice, it was an excuse to wear a jacket which made it a teensy bit easier to hide our wings.
I shivered, but only partly because of the cold.
Tonight was going to be fun.
Alright, I hoped you liked it! Reviews are awesome! I'll post the next chapter really soon.