A/N: Okay, so this was gonna be a one-shot, but then I got a whole bunch of ideas for it so now it's a full blown story. I used the song Here We Go Again by Demi Lovato as inspiration. It's my first Max Ride fanfic and I wasn't sure how to do it. Spoilers for anyone who hasn't read Fang yet. I continued 20 years after Fang left Max. Also, I'll probably change the title later. If you have any ideas, lemme know. Anyhoo, enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own Maximum Ride...if I did, than Fang would've never left Max! Anyhoo...James Patterson owns.
Prologue: Here's What Happened In The Past 20 Years...
Max's POV
It's been 20 years since the day that Fang had left me. So yes, I'm 34 years old...strangely enough. My sister, Ella, is married to my childhood friend, Iggy...or James as he now prefers. Although, we still use the nickname Iggy, for old times sake. Anyways...he's my official brother in law now, and together, Iggy and Ella have never been happier. Don't get my wrong, I'm happy for them too...but it hurts me to see them with the fate that I wish I had with a certain hot as hell winged man. I mean, Ella is even 6 months pregnant! Even though they've been married for twelve years, they've been taking it slow. Ella didn't want to move too fast and Iggy excepted her wishes. Oh, don't get me wrong, they definitely had sex. But, it was the protected kind...until now. Ella is expecting her baby in 2 months...exact date: August 14th, 2020.
Twenty-six year old Angel and 29 year old Gazzy live together. They moved out of the house when Gazzy turned 18 and they both decided to go to school.
Anyhoo, Angel is engaged to Sam Davis...I think you'd remember him. He was my boyfriend for a very short while I lived with Anne Walker. Remember? That was when Anne had forced all the flock members to go to school. Anyways, they had crossed paths in law school...yes, law school. Angel wanted to finish school to be a lawyer. Doesn't that just give you the creeps ? I was a little freaked out myself when she told me. I already feel bad for whoever is against her clients in the future. What I'm trying to say is that they hung out for a couple months, then dated for 2 years...after which Sam had asked her to marry him. Of course, he knew about the wings, and the super-freaky powers..but he didn't really care – he was too in love with her to let it get in the way, he claims. And so, the freaky but beautiful Angel is getting married to the super-hot, super-normal Sam.
Okay, so you'll never believe this. Gazzy goes by the name Alex now...even though we still call him Gasman. My mom, Valencia Martinez, helped him choose the name, when he started growing up and wanted people to take him more seriously. Now, he's 29, and he's still the same...though a little bit more mature...but we still love him. He went to school too...to be a scientist. Big surprise! He experiments with all sorts of things...but vows never to do it on animals or people. After what we've been through as kids, he said he didn't want the same fate for anyone else. He has a steady girlfriend...22 year old Samantha Wilder. She's a doctor, and she helps Gazzy with his work a lot. They are the most ADORABLE couple in the history of the world!
And that leaves Nudge. She's 33, and goes by her name Monique. She's also married, to a guy named Jake...but they're relationship is going through some bumps. Her husband was caught cheating on her, and now she's deciding what to do...divorce, or forgive him? I feel bad for her...you should've seen her the night she found out. She was absolutely devastated. Angel, Ella, and I all spent the night at her place, working to cheer her up. Thank god they never had any children...for some strange reason, she never really trusted Jake enough to...ya know...do it with him. We all know now that she was smart not to...though, at the time, we all thought she was crazy for not having sex with that amazingly gorgeous guy. It was as though she knew he'd end up doing something like that to her.
Oh wait, one more person! Dylan. Well, like me, he isn't married yet. Though...he proposed to me. And I, of course, denied. I don't think you'd want to heard that story...it was kind of pathetic, really. I put him in the right place, though...or I tried.
Because although I rejected him, he keeps coming on strong. He's even living with me, and my mom (and occasionally Total and Akila, who we dog-sit sometimes). Thank god Ella and Iggy live just next door, or else I'd be stuck alone with him when Mom went to work. I'm honestly really starting to hate Dylan. He hasn't always been like this...it started when girls started to notice his "charm". That's when he realized he could use it on me. Not that it worked. But, he keeps trying anyways. But even though he's been pining for me, that doesn't stop him from dating other girls. Actually...not really dating...I guess you could say that he's the King of One-Night Stands. Which just makes me hate him even more. How dare he think he could do that to me?
Anyways, even though Gazzy, Angel and Nudge live away from Iggy, Ella and I...we all still keep in touch and we're all still the best friends we've always been. Though...Angel still freaks me out. Actually, she freaks everyone out. Except for Sam, apparently.
And now that we're done with the introductions, let's get on to the story, shall we?
I'm on my way to find that no good son of a piehole for leaving me all those years ago. Because, sadly enough, after all these years...I still love him.
A/N: So there it is. The beginning of a wonderful story...or so I hope it will be. As you can see, I hate Dylan's guts for convincing Fang to leave and thinking that he could take his place.
Oh, and also...if anyone would like to know about Dylan asking Max to marry him...and how Max reacted (haha!), then just lemme know...PM me if you want, and I'll write a one-shot about it. (=
Anyways, let me know how it is so far. I would love to hear from you. Review!