I closed my eyes. Today was the day… The day the Flock comes back together… We all had to split up to destroy the School and what was left of Itex. I mean, Nudge freaking went to Asia. I went to Africa—hot!!! Gazzy went to good ol' Antarctica. Ig went to South America. Angel stayed in the Great Fifty States. And Fang… He got lucky—he went to Europe. Well, it wasn't a vacation—we had to fight constantly. I nearly lost myself three times.

But today was the day… Where we meet at our big E shaped house. God, I couldn't help but feel excited. I wanted to see the whole flock, all of them. My heart rose to my throat when the house came into view. We were supposed to be here by sunset, but I was running a little late. I had last minute business to do… I made friends in Africa, sorry…

I landed softly, afraid to knock on the door. Angel, if you hear me, don't tell anyone I'm here… I need to think for a moment, okay, sweetie?

Okay, Max. I missed you.

Missed you too, darling. I sighed and rubbed my temples. It was a good fifteen years since we've seen each other. I mean, I was twenty nine! Fang and Ig are the same. Nudge is twenty six. Gazzy is twenty three and little Angel is twenty one. I had to face that my flock was all grown up. I wanted to cry at the fact, but, hey, I'm still flock leader, aren't I? I'm going to stay strong.

I opened the door and slowly walked into the house, welcomed by the warm scents of home and the Flock. I heard a scream, which made me tense.

"MAX IS HERE!" I heard Nudge yell excitedly. The next few minutes were hell. I was literally dog-piled by everyone. They were screaming and yelling at me. Everyone was here except Fang… Fear stroke inside of me.

"Where's Fang?" I asked nervously. Everyone's faces turned grave. Wait, he isn't here? Oh, no…

"He hasn't shown up," Total murmured. I got up and looked around the house in frustration.

"He has to be here! Fang, if you're here, yell!" Nothing. Terror put bile in my throat, almost pushing to the point where I wanted to gag. The man I was going to pop my secret to… The man that I've loved forever and the man I was going to tell that I loved him… It took me fifteen years to prep up to this and he's not here! I wanted to scream and yell in anger and horror.

The hour came, when we couldn't wait anymore. We would assume he'd come tomorrow, or not come at all. We all headed for our rooms, and we all proved too big for our beds. I curled up on my bed, looking at the ceiling. Why isn't Fang here? I finally noticed a small, evil tear trail its way down my face.

"Why, oh, why are you crying, Maximum Ride?" I bolted up and looked around the room, but found nothing. My mind told me Eraser, but my heart was telling me Fang. Plus, all the Erasers were dead.

"Fang?" I said shakily. And out of the shadows came the man I've loved for as long as I can remember. His hair was longer, covering one eye and he had a nice little rubble-look around his face. He was tanned nicely and his baree [sp?] on the top of his head made me giggle. "Been in France for too long?"

"Sadly, I could never pick up on the language. I guess bird brains aren't that evolved." I had to smile at that. He walked to me and sat on my bed, throwing his arms around me. I put my arms around him. He was wearing a black flannel shirt and dark blue jeans that just worked for him. "I've missed you so much, Max. I can't tell you how hard it was to keep away." I sniffled, burying my face in his chest.

"Do you want me to tell the flock you're here?" I whispered. He pulled away and smiled genuinely at me.

"Nope," he murmured. "I'm sure Angel knows by now. And she knows to stay the hell away from this room." I looked into his eyes to see pure love in there. Who knew Fang to be one of passion?

I put a hand on my cheek and started to lean towards me. Centimeters from my face, I murmured, "I love you." He froze, his eyes searching mine. His were wide and surprised. "You were about to kiss me," I growled angrily. I put my hand on his hair, grabbed it and forced him to close the distance.

At first, he was unresponsive, but then he gave into it. It was a soft, passionate kiss that led way back, to when we were still stuck in the dog crates at the school. I could feel him put his arms around my waist and I could feel his weight come down on me. I fell on the bed, with him on top of me. Our lips never left as he nudged his hands up my shirt. I felt light headed and my heart was thudding terribly in my chest. I broke from the kiss and took in a gasp of air. Fang proceeded to move down to my neck. I closed my eyes in bliss, but even if we were so much older, I couldn't—not with the flock here.

"God, Fang… We can't… Not here," I moaned as he found my soft spot, right under my ear. I could feel him growl in response. "Not with the flock here. Fang, no."

"They are old enough to accept it," he whispered in my ear, making me shiver.

"Fang, no. I can't. Stop." I hardly could accept the fact that I was telling the man I loved to stop doing something I loved. I made no sense. Fang nipped my ear, making me yelp and pulled away from me. In my daze, I didn't notice my hands were on the buttons of his shirt and that it was half way down, showing his chest.

"Max, do you mind if I stay in here tonight? I can't stand someone screaming and tackling me." I nodded and he grinned. He took off the remains of his shirt and pressed his way onto the small bed.

The bed wasn't meant for two people, but neither of us cared. We shared one last kiss before we fell asleep. And man, that kiss went before the Earth was made. That kiss held everything… And no one can take that away from us ever again.

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