So here we were, me and the rest of the flock flying over the Atlantic. It was about 4 AM. Fang.
was carrying Angel, Gazzy and Nudge were about to drop out of the sky. We had woke up today
around 7 in the evening, wanting to fly at night. It had been great, out under the stars, but it made
you get sleepy faster.
I'm Maximum Ride. I'm not going to bother with introductions, because there's already three
books about me and my flock, and you won't understand a word of this anyway if you haven't
read them.
"Max!" Fang said. I leaned to my left and soared to his side.
"Yeah?"
"We gotta find somewhere to crash. My arms are about to fall off."
I laughed. "Okay...head for the beach. There's some woods about a mile away."
And of course, the woods were there. Because, you know, woods don't just run away like they
do in Lord of the Rings. Iggy busied himself with building a fire, but as soon as he got a spark he
laid down and passed out. Nudge, Gazzy, and Angel dropped where they were standing and fell
asleep, and I handed out NutriGrains to us two who were still conscious.
"So what are we doing tomorrow?" Fang asked, staring at the flames.
I shrugged. "If Erasers show up, we kick their butts. If they don't, we enjoy it."
He turned to face me. "We haven't seen hide or hair of Erasers or anything school-like in three
months, since our...epic battle in Europe. Aren't you getting just a little bored?"
I thought about it a moment, then replied, "It's nice, not having to see Nudge's face all bloody.
Iggy not smelling of explosives (except for when he and Gazzy have been causing mischief, the
little demons), Angel looking rested and healthy." I smiled at him. "Having no near Fang-
deaths."
And then he surprised me by smiling back. Now that was a big deal. Fang actually smiled.
Wow.
I blushed. But I was pretty sure he couldn't see it.
Ever since that stupid night at that stupid cave where he did that stupid thing and I had that
stupid reaction and jumped out of the cave, I managed to blush in front of Fang more often.
Stupid cheeks.
But I dubbed that night a mistake on his half, and he'd (hopefully) forgotten all about it and
changed his mind and now dreamt of the lovely Red Haired Wonder.
"Well, I'm going to sleep," I said. "See you in the morning."
"Night, Max."