Okay, I'm completely new to this(:

This is continued off the book "Maximum Ride: Max".

After the epilogue, I was too anxious to wait for the next book, so I came up with this.

Absolutely none of this goes along with the book. Its just Fax, Eggy, Nudge, Angel, Gazzy, and Total. And what ever I come up with for the story.

This is /my/ version of what would happen… It doesn't go along with the next book, in fact, this is how /I/ would've written the rest of the series, it's a fan fiction, it doesn't have to go along with the sixth book, or if theres a seventh, or anything.

Its simply the rest of the series with what /i/ see happening, with no Dylan, no Fang's death predicted by Angel, or what ever. D: I don't like that part of the series, do you?

I'm completely rambling, aren't I?

Laughing at Angel's obvious enthusiasm about me and Fang, my mind felt more... What would you call it? Open? Ah, yeah.

Open...

I glanced at Fang and saw my own giddy grin reflected on his face. I still wasn't a girl for emotion, but I was totally one for love, and love could be an action, too. To love somebody. Like you need them constantly. You get it, right?

Since my rescue mission when Angel ventured out into crushing waters and I had to retrieve her, not knowing whether I would live or not… Wondering if that one time would be the last time I saw Fang? That changes your perspective just a bit.

Of course, having your flock there staring as you almost tackled him into a kiss could kinda make your cheeks red. Luckily, I was smart enough to avoid all questions they threw at me.

Now we were together, and nothing would break us apart.

Eyeing Fang, I folded in my wings and dive bombed into the waters below, where the others of our flock were. Diving under, I opened my mouth to take in some water, then … Well, I can't say swallowed it, because it didn't stay in my body, but it went somewhere from my mouth to my throat back to the water. It was a very confusing process.

Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed Fang mimicking my water intake pattern, then disposing of it somehow. Smiling at him underwater, I resurfaced at the same time as him. Suddenly we were surrounded by chanting.

"Max and Fang sittin' in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G!"

I heard Nudge's voice above all others, but I also heard Gazzy's and Angel's. Iggy, however, didn't see us, and just now picked up on why we weren't with them before.

"Max and Fang kissed?" He exclaimed, his eyes going wide. Then, in obvious rememberent(is that a word? I don't know, I'm a little short on edu-ma-cation, 'ya know), he tagged on, "Again?"

Nudge nodded her head enthusiastically, along with Angel, whose curls bobbed up and down with every movement. Gazzy, remembering Iggy couldn't see someone nodding their head due to his blindness, announced, "Kissing? They were all over each other!" And he chuckled before swimming out of my reach, as well as Fang's. I knew that kid had learned SOMETHING from me over the years.

Now Iggy joined in on Nudge's little chant and me and Fang smiled at each other.

Without saying a word, we walked out of the water up to the shore, hand in hand. Mocking the chant that the others were still screaming up to us, I jumped into the lowest branch of a tree, followed by Fang.

I hadn't really planned on kissing him up there, I just wanted to show the kids we weren't kissing in the trees, but Fang didn't.

Feeling my heart beat accelerate as he held my left hand with his right in our laps, and put his other hand behind my neck, and soon his lips were touching mine, with such a softness that you'd never think Fang would've had. But he did.

Neither of us had breathed, and my head began to fog up, though I still heard Angel and Nudge cheering in the water. I would kill those kids later, I made a note to my self. But right now, I would stay here with the guy I needed more than anything else. Then my mind felt more crowded than ever.

See, I told you you should give him a break. You're almost enjoying it more than him. I think it's a tie, though.

I sighed, taking my first breath of the kiss. Angel was in my head, but it wasn't only her in here.

I told you he was your soul-mate. Who do you think that was? Take a wild guess. If you guessed "the Voice", you would be correct!

Two… well, neither of them are humans, but a bird-kid and a voice were nagging at me. "I told you so" can annoy you while kissing the most amazing person, but I deal.

Too wrapped up in Fang to worry about either of them, I freed the hand he was holding, and wrapped my arms around his back. Suddenly, both his hands were on my waist, and we were still going. My breathing was even, and so was his, but how long could we go without coming up?

The answer? Until a pain-in-the-butt six—wait! Seven-year old comes up with her talking-flying dog saying the dolphins and fish wanted to thank us.

Was that it?

No.

"By the way, guys, see how this all turned out? Don't you think you should listen to me more? I mean, without me Max, you wouldn't have known Fang loved you, and Fang, without me … Max wouldn't have known you loved her. Right? And Max, you wouldn't have realized you loved Fang if I hadn't talked to you. So, why are you hiding from me and Nudge and Gazzy and Iggy up in this tree?" Total growled. "And Total?" Angel tacked on.

Angel, Angel, Angel… First, let me say, Dang! This kid was talking to Nudge too much, she had developed non-stop talking that Nudge had acquired so, so long ago. Second, she had so many questions. But, I wasn't quite ready to tell her Fang had well let me know his feelings for me even without her help. "Sure, sure, you're right, from now on every little detail of yours will be accepted with no doubt, all because you can read minds. Is that what you're trying to say?" I had said, followed up by Fang answering the last part.

"We're not hiding from you guys, but we wanted to talk some, too, sweetie." Staring openmouthed at Fang I tilted my head. Sweetie? Man, I was really getting to this guy over here…

Not at all discouraged Angel shrugged and headed back to the water, when I realized Total hadn't spoken. That was odd, but I figured he knew we knew he was in on the little chant and wanted to at least live to the day he—get this—married Aklia.

I shrugged, not thinking much of it and sighed. It was time we decided what our next move was. If I were to start kissing Fang again I didn't know when we would stop and be able to decide.

"So," I began, holding his hand while his other arm wrapped around my shoulders. I rested the side of my head on his shoulder and thought. "Where to, next?" I questioned him softly.

I could tell he was thinking. He was quiet, and he's always quiet when he thinks. "Maybe we could head off to Doctor Martinez's house?" He suggested, knowing that I would want to spend as much time as I could with my mom and sister before I had to get back to saving the rest of the world. "It's only a matter of time until the voice starts giving you new coordinates, and this time your mom might not be at that particular spot."

I nodded on his shoulder and leapt of the branch at the same time he had.

Walking to the water we called the rest of the flock up to the shore and told them our plan. I noticed we'd be able to get in about two or three hours of flight before we needed to rest, and then we'd only be a couple hours from my mom and sister.

Taking off, we set off towards my mom, and Iggy, in particular, couldn't seem to sit still.

Reviews would be amazing.

I know it's not great, its my first chapter, and its not full of action, yet...

Maybe around chapter ten, or a few after that.

Hey, don't blame me, the beginning chapters of stories can sometimes put me to sleep!