Disclaimer: I do not own Maximum Ride JP does.

Summary

This book is sort of a father/daughter story between Max and Jeb. While Max looks for Fang she runs into Jeb in New York, her first stop. Max is desperate and makes a huge choice to ask Jeb for help. What happens when Fang happens to be in New York and sees the whole exchange. Will he choose to go after her and to the place where she is headed and where they both HATE? The School. Or will he choose to stay true to his promise to Max. He's falling apart. She's falling apart. Will they realize that they need each other more than ever? More than when the Flock was whole? Will Max even make it to the school?

PROLOGUE!

He left and is now gonna pay. How could he do this? Why would he do this? Many questions like those were running through my mind. Ignoring his note I was going after him, getting him back and kicking his butt.

I left the other's under Angel and Iggy's care and took off. I didn't tell them I just left. I left a letter like Fang but mine was NOT sad.

"Hey Guys,

I'm sorry but I'm going away for a while. Don't worry I'll be back. Just not alone. Whether it takes days, years, months I will bring Fang back. He'll be beaten badly but I will get him back. Bring him home and then let you all beat him.

Any way. Iggy you are in charge. Because I'm done with being on a bad leg with Angel, sweetie you are his little helper. Be good everyone and stay safe.

See you again!

Max."

I left after that. I knew they got it too. 'Cause Angel's voice wished me luck soon after I left. And now I was starting my lonely search for Him. For Fang!

Wait let me back up just a little bit. The name is Max, Maximum Ride. I'm not normal and neither are my 6 other friends or 7 other friends if you'd like to include my ex-boyfriend/friend. Me, Iggy, Nudge, Gazzy, Angel, Total and Akila. There's also Dylan but I like to think of him as an annoying pest that the minute we face another new thing from the school and Itex he's gonna be sacrificed. Oh and my dream of dylan almost came true when he stabbed himself with a needle of stuff but it turned out to be filled with water... Any way there was one more, Fang, my soul mate...

There I said it sue me!

Me, him, and Iggy are 15, Nudge is 12, Gazzy is 9, and Angel is 7. I forgot how old it is so yeah... :D We all have wings and can fly and that's a whole back story I kinda don't want to get into right now.

It's been a year since a big thing affected the flock. \Fang the ex boyfriend/best friend left us. Oh and he didn't even sat by in person he came home early from Total and Akila's wedding, who are dogs by the way , wrote a note, left and killed me. Okay that's over working it, I mean obviously I'm not dead because he killed me cause then I wouldn't be writing this... let's just say it literally almost killed me. My world fell after that night.

Flash Back:

We were all crying, hard. All of us... except Dylan? Why isn't he crying as bad, he had maybe a tear here and there. The I realized it. Fang and Dylan must have talked while I wasn't around. Something must have been said that lead Fang to this.

"Okay you guys bed, It's been a long day." I tried to speak calmly and controlled, it actually worked for the most part. I hugged everyone but stopped Dylan when he went to leave, "Not you. We need to talk."

He yawned dramatically " I really should go and hit the hey like everyone else. Can't we talk in the morning?"

"No. We need to talk now. I know you know that I know that you know something about why Fang isn't here right now. So speak."

"We talked a little and I said if Angel's prediction comes true maybe it would be better if you left. Safer for the flock and Max."

"You were hoping he'd leave when you said it weren't you?"

"Maybe. Why does it matter he's gone for twenty years maybe more. Move on and see other people."

"No Fang is the only one I will ever love, want to love and can love. Even if he sees other people I never chose anyone over him and if you're just sticking around in hopes I'll run into your arm asking you to be my boyfriend, leave cause it's not going to happen." With that I stormed out to see the others. Starting with Angel.

"Hey Ange."

"Hey Max. I'm sorry. I caused all this, I betrayed all of you. If I hadn't then Fang never would have'd died and then left." She started crying again.

"Shhhh, It's not your fault. It's Dylan's. He told Fang he should leave so he could have me. Fang listened." I pulled her into my lap and rocked her back and fourth until she calmed down.

"His he gonna leave?"

"Dylan? Hopefully."

"Good."

"Get some sleep 'kay sweetie." I tucked her in and kissed her forehead before walking out and closing the door. I went to the boys room.

"Hey guys."

"Hey Max" Iggy said making room on his bed by moving to sit on Gazzy's.

"I just came to say good night and see how you're doing. "

"I want to blow up Dylan..." Gazzy said.

"Maybe while he's flying way. But not now. He's in Fang's room."

"Yeah, Angel told us the conversation word for word." Iggy whispered guiltly.

"Figures. I'm gonna let it go today though. Get some sleep you too." I got of Iggy's bed so he could lay down. I kissed Gazzy's forehead like I did with Angel, said good night to Iggy and went to the living-room where I heard the Tv going. Nudge was there but out cold, I didn't want to wake her so I turned off the Tv and got a blanket for her before heading back to Fang's room. I passed the room Dylan was staying in and saw him packing a bag.

"Yo." I said leaning on the door frame watching him jump.

"Hi." He said.

"You leaving?"

"Yeah. I'm not wanted anymore..."

"You never were welcome. You were forced into our lives by my so called Dad."

"Sorry."

"Don't be. I'm just upset with you from the story you told me. To tell the truth you're not half bad."

"Thanks. I'll keep that in mind." He walked over and stood in front of me. "Do I at least get a hug from the Amazing Maximum Ride?"

"Sure." I hugged him. It dragged on and so I started pulling away but when I was just far enough for him he smashed is lips to mine. I stood there frozen for about a minute before my lips started moving with his as if they had a mind of their own. My eyes fell closed and my arms went around his neck. About 2 more minutes past before I realized what was happening. I push Dylan of and punched his face hearing a crack when my fist hit his nose. His nose started bleeding badly and he started swearing.

"GET OUT!" I yelled, shoving him and his stuff out the window.

End Flash Back

I won't bore you with what the last year has been like 'cause nothing exciting has happened. Now I'm going after Fang even though he said not too.