Breathe in, breathe out, I thought. Today was the day. Our day. The day Fang and I finally get married. I remember the day he proposed as if it was yesterday. He proposed a month ago. Fang and I have been looking forward to this for a month and now it's finally here.
"Ugh!" I grunted as I landed. I skidded to a stop and fell, rolling on my stomach. My cheek rested against the asphalt. I never, ever, failed at landing. What caused me to fall, you ask? Well Fang and I were racing to my mom's house. It's been four years since we left the island. We had to leave, since all the tree houses were messed up because of the huge wave.
Anyways, I'm beating Fang, as we go down. His wings are tucked in, but mine aren't. I'm flapping them as fast as I can, going down at least three-hundred miles per hour. Fang was behind me. I just love flying, especially I love the feeling. The wind ruffling my hair, soaring upwards, breathing in the fresh air and the freedom I feel when I'm soaring.
Well, apparently going down and flapping my wings was a huge mistake. You know how that ended. My wings were spread around me, covering me like a blanket, my face was in the dirt and my freaking face hurt. I heard Fang skid to a stop and heard his footsteps walking towards me.
"The great Maximum Ride actually failed at a landing?" he teased and laughed.
"At least I beat you, nimrod," I said as I got up on my feet. He just laughed and rolled his eyes.
"Sure, Max," he said and helped me dust off my clothes. He still looked handsome, with his black hair falling over his eyes, his hypnotizing black eyes, and his smile. He actually looks the same, he hasn't changed much, he only has a bit of stubble on his chin.
"Your face is covered in dirt," he said and ran his thumb across my cheek. My heart began to beat faster than usual.
"No duh!" I responded.
"No, really, it is." I rolled my eyes and flicked his forehead. He smiled and captured my hand. He brought it to his perfect lips and kissed my knuckles. His black eyes were sparkling. He smiled against, my skin and I blushed. I looked down and Fang released my hand. He tilted my chin upwards, forcing me to look into his eyes. I shivered when he ran his thumb across my bottom lip. I closed my eyes and felt his lips press against mine. My blood was on fire.
I wrapped my arms around his neck and he wrapped his around my waist. I angled my head to deepen it. But he pulled away. I frowned and looked up at him.
"You need a shower," he teased. I pulled my arms away and swatted his arm.
"Oh really?" I asked, grinning. He closed his eyes and nodded. Perfect. I ran my hand across my face, getting some dirt. Then, I rubbed it on Fang's face, making him close his eyes tightly. I pulled my hand away.
"Who needs a shower now?" I asked and smirked. His face was covered in the dirt that covered my face. He narrowed his eyes at me.
"Run," he said. His mischievous eyes locked with mine. I turned on my heel and sprinted to the house. I heard his footsteps running behind me. Luckily, the house was only five yards away from me. So I ran up the porch, opened the door and ran upstairs to my room, avoiding the flock's stares. I ran to my bedroom and locked the door behind me. I pressed my ear to the door, listening to Fang's voice.
"Where is she?" his muffled voice asked. "Upstairs," they chorused. I'm going to kick their butts later. I grinned when I heard his stomps coming upstairs and heading towards my room.
"Open the door," he groaned. I smiled and said, "sorry I'm gonna shower!" I heard him sigh in disappointment.
"When you come out, I'm gonna get you," he hissed and ran downstairs again. I rolled my eyes and turned around. I saw an outfit laid out on my bed. It was a black cocktail dress and it had a bow on the waist. The top part had some type of material that made someone see my shoulders. And it was long enough to cover my knees. (A/N: Dress is on my profile) Matching black flats lay on the floor. A note lay on top of the outfit, with Mom's beautiful cursive writing.
Wear this-Angel , Nudge & Mom
I sighed closed my eyes. Whatever. I'm wondering what the occasion is. Probably a dinner party with Jeb. He and Mom are dating now. I was totally against it, but it makes mom happy. So I'm okay if she's happy. But if he hurts her, I'll strangle him with my bare hands. Any who, I took my clothes off and stepped into the shower.
After I showered, I put on the dress, even though it was really uncomfortable. After I put on the shoes, I heard a knock on my door. I opened it and found Angel and Nudge holding a box full of make-up, hair and other supplies. They were dressed, already in matching outfits. They wore purple skirts, with a black glittery shirt and black flats. Their hair was curled and hung on their backs. They looked eyes widened, and before I could close the door, they barged in and Nudge took my shoulders. She led me to a chair that was placed in front of the mirror. Even though I never use it.
"What are we going to do?" asked Nudge, tapping her chin, thoughtfully. Just then she grinned and nodded at Angel.
"Yes! We could totally do that!" she beamed.
"Hold still, Max!" whispered Angel, who tried to tape my wrists to the chair. I struggled, but it was no use. They had me trapped in a chair.
"Max this is for a very special occasion!" hissed Angel, as she connected a blow-dirier to an outlet in the wall.
"What's the special occasion?" I asked as I made a face and tried to get away from Nudge's lipstick moving toward my lips.
"That is a secret!" said Nudge. Oh shit. For the next millennium they did a bunch of stuff to my hair and face. Then, finally, they finished!
My eyes were closed and I heard the girls squealing.
"Open your eyes!" they said. I did. Oh. My. God. I looked…beautiful.
"You always do Max," said Angel. My hair was in a side ponytail, but they curled it at the part that hung over my shoulder. I had black eye shadow, black eyeliner, and red lipstick. They put some pinkish color blush on my cheeks. I smiled at them in the mirror and they grabbed my hands. Angel and Nudge led me out of my room and to the top of the staircase. They made me wait at the top of the stairs and I heard a few voices in the living room. I guess it is a dinner party. The two of them stood in front of me, looking down at everyone.
"Presenting Max!" said Angel. Nudge grabbed my hand and slowly pulled me out. I looked up and saw Fang was in a button up long-sleeve shirt, black jeans and his black sneakers. His eyes widened and his mouth was hanging open. He looks hot. My mom is wearing a simple blue dress and blue heels. Her hair is up in a perfect bun. Jeb is wearing a white button up shirt, black tie, black dress pants and black dress shoes. His hair is brushed back.
Iggy is wearing a blue button up shirt, rolled up at the sleeves, jeans and his blue sneakers. Gazzy is wearing the same thing. Ella is wearing a strapless dress that is simple and is green, only a bow hung in the middle of her waist. Her hair is in a braid and she's wearing dark green flats.
The girls led me downstairs and Iggy pushed Fang to me. He closed his mouth. He bumped into me and smiled at me. I blushed and looked down at my shoes.
"You look beautiful," he whispered. I smiled and blushed even more. Fang tilted my chin up and planted a quick, soft kiss on my lips. The girls sighed and I heard mom giggle.
"You don't look bad yourself," I muttered. I heard him laugh softly.
"What's the occasion?" I asked mom.
"You'll see," she said and beckoned everyone in the dining room. Okay… Fang grabbed my hand and led me to the dining room. I smiled when he pulled out a chair and beckoned me to sit down. He pushed it in as I sat down. Such a gentleman. He grinned and winked at me. I smiled at him.
Mom brought in the food. Lasagna, with garlic bread. We ate and talked. And moved onto dessert. Cookies, ice cream and cake! After I ate I was stuffed. We all were. We talked and talked until Fang stood up. He walked over to me, he looked nervous. Fang never looks nervous.
"Can I talk to you?" he asked. I looked at everyone and saw they were focused on us. Fang extended his hand and I took it.
"Sure?" I said. He led me out the balcony, and looked up at the full moon. He swallowed and closed his eyes. His fingers were playing with the railing.
"I need to tell you something…" Oh no. What if he wants to break up! What if he wants to leave again? What if… he found someone else? Now I'm getting nervous. I closed my eyes and asked him,
"Are you going to break up with me? I mean I underst-"
"No!" he said, startled. I relaxed and gave a sigh of relief. He sighed and looked down at me. He cupped my face with his hands and leaned down.
"You know I love you with all my heart," he whispered and kissed me. I wrapped my arms around his neck as our lips moved passionately and slowly against each other's. His hand still cupped my face. But…
I pulled away and whispered, "What did you want to tell me?" He swallowed and looked inside the house. Then back at me.
"Just spit it out," I whispered as my hand gripped his neck, the other rested on his shoulder. He nodded as he removed my hands from him and gripped them.
"Maximum Ride only you have been the one for me. You're my best friend, the love of my life, my soul mate. If I know what love is, it's because of you. I love you, and as long as we're together, I have everything I need. Within you I lose myself. Without you I find myself wanting to become lost again. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I want to be your favorite hello and your hardest goodbye. So I ask you this, my love," he breathed. My heart began to beat faster. He's never said anything so, so… romantic!
Fang got down on one knee and gripped my hand as he reached into his back pocket. He pulled out a small red velvet box. He opened it and I gasped when I saw the ring. It's a simple gold band with a frosted like diamond. My heart-beat is speeding up.
"Will you marry me?" he asked. His eyes looked hopeful. Everyone was a few feet behind the balcony doors. I looked at them and saw them grinning and laughing like crazy.
"Oh Fang…" I breathed. I blinked back a few tears and nodded, slowly.
"Yes. Yes I will marry you," I said and he kissed my hands. Everyone cheered as Fang slipped on the gorgeous ring into my finger and stood up. He hugged me and buried his face in the crook of my neck.
"I love you," I whispered. I felt him smile.
"I love you so much," he responded.
"Not as much as I do," I said.
"You're right. I love you even more," he said and pulled away. I smiled up at him and leaned up to kiss him. When I pressed my lips against his he wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled away. I frowned, making him laugh softly.
"We could have the wedding next month," he suggested hopefully. I grinned and nodded. Fang smiled and pulled me to him.
"I can't believe the best woman in the world is going to be my wife," he murmured softly.
"And I can't believe the best man in the world is going to be my husband," I responded. I was so happy. Finally. Being able to spend the rest of my life with my true love. And in the future we could have kids.
The thought made me so happy I couldn't stop smiling. I know what you're thinking. Max never acts like this. Well, Fang has changed me. So much. I even make him talk and smile more. Nudge, Angel, Mom and Ella did my hair and makeup. They wanted to do my nails but I kept saying no. So they just shut up about it.
I got up from the chair I was sitting on and looked at myself in the mirror. My hair was in a braided bun and two ringlets hung on either side of my face. My dress was amazing. (A/N: dress is exactly like Bella from Twilight. Not that I like it, it's just an awesome dress. And makeup and hair is exactly the same as Bella as well. I just liked the outfit, that's all. But no the movie. Sorry Twilight lovers!) They forced me to wear high-heels. But I changed into my sneakers five minutes ago.
They won't even notice. I'm so nervous. I felt like my stomach was in a roller-coaster, and bungee jumping at the same time. It sounds stupid but that's how I felt. I smiled at my reflection in the mirror. Then I felt the hairs in the back of my neck stand up. I heard the door open.