Reaching Out to You Chapter 1, a maximum ride fanfic

Hi! This new story of mine is just another song fanfic. This first few songs are Fifteen by Taylor Swift, Hey Stephen by Taylor Swift, and Naked by Avril Lavigne. If anyone has any ideas for other songs, please tell me in a review.

Disclaimer: I don't own The Flock. James Patterson does. I also don't own the wonderful songs, as mentioned above, Taylor Swift and Avril Lavigne do. I only own some super fuzzy Spongebob slippers. (I really do own fuzzy Spongebob slippers, I wasn't just making that up.)

Chapter 1

Reaching Out to You:

Fang POV:

I filled up the cup with vodka, and gave it to the man in front of me. He growled in response. He probably had too much to drink. I'm going to have call another taxi. I left the Flock a year ago. I couldn't handle that Max wouldn't say that she loved me. And if Max didn't say that she loved me, then there was no reason for me to still stay with the Flock. I sighed, remembering that day.

*Flashback*

"Max, can I talk to you, alone?" I asked her. We were having dinner at Dr. M's house. The world had been saved. She just nodded at me in response, and followed me into the backyard. We took off into the sky, until we found a cave to land in.

"What did you want to talk about Fang?" She said it harshly, not wanting to be there.

"Max, can you please just look at me?" Her gaze stayed fixed on the ground.

I took her face in my hand and kissed her. She almost gave in, but pulled back, as if I were poisonous. It hurt, but I still had one more way to get her to love me back. It would take a lot of courage, but she was worth it.

"Fang, I...we...think of the Flock..." She mumbled.

"Max...I love you." I whispered it into her ear. She shook her head. Did she not love me back? That was impossible. Angel read it in her mind, Angel told me that Max loved me. I was tired of Max running away from me. If she didn't want to admit that she loved me back, then I would be the one leaving her.

"Tell the Flock I love them. You already know I love you. Goodbye Max." With that said, I jumped off the cliff. I heard her scream my name, but I didn't look back. It was painful leaving her in the first place. My heart would break if I saw her face. I headed to New York, the only place where I didn't stand out.

*End Flashback*

Now, I work as a bartender, listening to the many bands out there trying to make it big, and sometimes I'm one of them. I sing for Max, hoping she'll hear me somehow. After one month alone, I realized I couldn't live without her. I tried to go back, but the thought that she hated me now, kept me in New York City. I still lived off the streets, but with my new job, I could afford food, and maybe an apartment in a couple months.

As I called a taxi for the, now drunk, man, I saw a new band setting up on stage. They looked familiar, but I could have seen them before. Many bands came in here every week, and only the best came back.

I turned my attention to the cab out front, and helped the drunk man into the car.

"Where do you live?" I asked the man.

"West..forty-fifth..street." He said hazily. I handed the cab driver a twenty, and went back into the bar. The band was already speaking.

"This song is dedicated to my best friend. I hope that someday he'll hear this song, and think of me." The singer said. She had dirty blond hair with blue streaks in it, and she was wearing a T-shirt that said, The Flock, on it. I'm guessing it was the band name.

The guitarist, who had strawberry blond hair, started to play, and the girl with dirty blond hair, started to sing.

You take a deep breath and you walk through the doors
It's the morning of your very first day
And you say hi to your friends you ain't seen in a while
Try and stay out of everybody's way

It's your freshman year and you're gonna be here
For the next four years in this town
Hoping one of those senior boys will wink at you and say
"You know, I haven't seen you around before"

'Cause when you're fifteen and somebody tells you they love you
You're gonna believe them
And when you're fifteen feeling like there's nothing to figure out
Well, count to ten, take it in
This is life before you know who you're gonna be
Fifteen

You sit in class next to a redhead named Abigail
And soon enough you're best friends
Laughing at the other girls who think they're so cool
We'll be outta here as soon as we can

And then you're on your very first date and he's got a car
And you're feeling like flying
And you're momma's waiting up and you're thinking he's the one
And you're dancing 'round your room when the night ends
When the night ends

'Cause when you're fifteen and somebody tells you they love you
You're gonna believe them
When you're fifteen and your first kiss
Makes your head spin 'round
But in your life you'll do things greater than
Dating the boy on the football team
But I didn't know it at fifteen

When all you wanted was to be wanted
Wish you could go back and tell yourself what you know now

Back then I swore I was gonna marry him someday
But I realized some bigger dreams of mine
And Abigail gave everything she had to a boy
Who changed his mind and we both cried

'Cause when you're fifteen and somebody tells you they love you
You're gonna believe them
And when you're fifteen, don't forget to look before you fall
I've found time can heal most anything
And you just might find who you're supposed to be
I didn't know who I was supposed to be at fifteen

Your very first day
Take a deep breath girl
Take a deep breath as you walk through the doors

She sung like an angel. That's when it hit me. That's why they were so familiar. They were the Flock. I was so stupid. They're band name was The Flock. And I was the best friend that song was dedicated to. I had the sudden urge to repeatedly hit myself in the head.

Wait. Did that mean that she wanted me back? Even if we just be friends, she wanted me back in the Flock? I didn't have time to think,because I got lost in her brown eyes, as she began to sing the next song.

"Fang, I know you're out there somewhere, so this one is for you." She nodded at Gazzy on the drums, and then to Angel and Nudge at the other microphone (Back-up singers), and tapped the back of Iggy's hand twice. Then Max started singing.

Hey Fang, I know looks can be deceiving
But I know I saw a light in you
And as we walked we were talking
I didn't say half the things I wanted to

Of all the girls tossing rocks at your window
I'll be the one waiting there even when it's cold
Hey Fang, boy, you might have me believing
I don't always have to be alone

'Cause I can't help it if you look like an angel
Can't help it if I wanna kiss you in the rain so
Come feel this magic I've been feeling since I met you
Can't help it if there's no one else
Mmm, I can't help myself

Hey Fang, I've been holding back this feeling
So I got some things to say to you
I've seen it all, so I thought
But I never seen nobody shine the way you do

The way you walk, way you talk, way you say my name
It's beautiful, wonderful, don't you ever change
Hey Fang, why are people always leaving?
I think you and I should stay the same

They're dimming the street lights, you're perfect for me
Why aren't you here tonight?
I'm waiting alone now, so come on and come out
And pull me near and shine, shine, shine

Hey Fang, I could give you fifty reasons
Why I should be the one you choose
All those other girls, well, they're beautiful
But would they write a song for you?

I can't help it if you look like an angel
Can't help it if I wanna kiss you in the rain so
Come feel this magic I've been feeling since I met you
Can't help it if there's no one else
Mmm, I can't help myself

If you look like an angel
Can't help it if I wanna kiss you in the rain so
Come feel this magic I've been feeling since I met you
Can't help it if there's no one else
Mmm, I can't help myself

Myself
Can't help myself
I can't help myself

The crowd cheered. Myself being one of them. SHE LOVED ME BACK! I felt like screaming that, but I didn't want to attract attention to myself.

"Thanks everyone, this is our last song of the night." Max said into the microphone. "And, once again, this song is dedicated to my best friend, and almost all my songs are. I hope you like it."

I wake up in the morning
Put on my face
The one that's gonna get me
Through another day
Doesn't really matter
How I feel inside
'Cause life is like a game sometimes

But then you came around me
The walls just disappeared
Nothing to surround me
And keep me from my fears
I'm unprotected
See how I've opened up
Oh, you've made me trust

Because I've never felt like this before
I'm naked
Around you
Does it show?
You see right through me
And I can't hide
I'm naked
Around you
And it feels so right

I'm trying to remember
Why I was afraid
To be myself and let the
Covers fall away
I guess I never had someone like you
To help me, to help me fit
In my skin

I never felt like this before
I'm naked
Around you
Does it show?
You see right through me
And I can't hide
I'm naked
Around you
And it feels so right

I'm naked
Oh oh yeah
Does it show?
Yeah, I'm naked
Oh oh, yeah yeah

I'm so naked around you
And I can't hide
You're gonna (you're gonna) see right through, baby
you're gonna see right through,

I'm so naked around you,
and i can't hide,
you're gonna see right through, baby

"Thank you so much for listening to us! Have a good night!" Max said, while helping the others get their stuff off the stage. I was trying to think of ways that I could say hi to them again, without it being really awkward. Then, I had a wonderful idea.