Ok, this is super important. This is actually a very long story I turned into a one shot. If you like it and want the story could you tell me? I'll totally start putting up the story if people want it….this is almost exactly the first chapter just the ending is changed quite a bit….um…ok…..Plz review, it would be SO wonderful!!! Really, really! Fang is OOC but you'll just have to get over that cause its my story...so :P

Mari? It has a ring to it...

Set 2 years in the future...

Chapter one. Heart Break

Ari just wanted her.

He wanted her to love him like he loved her.

He wanted her to touch him with out cringing.

Max...Want me...Love me...I love you...

He watched her constantly.

With her Flock.

With strangers.

Alone.

Asleep.

With Fang.

That stupid idiot didn't even love her.

I despise him. She let's him be so close...she kissed him!

Ari could take it no longer. His plans were set. Max was on first watch and it was dark. The rest of her Flock was sleeping inside the cave. Tonight was it.

He slid from behind the bush that hid him and crawled stealthy up behind Max.

"Hi." He whispered beside her ear.

Max froze.

"Don't worry. I won't hurt you." He promised.

"Ari, Go away. Come back tomorrow and I'll kick your ass. Just not now." She said through clenched teeth.

Ari was surprised. "What? Why?" He moved to sit beside her.

"Do you really care?" Max spat, looking straight forward at the small fire.

"Yes Maxxie...I'll always care." He said quietly, truthfully.

Max turned toward Ari "Well you're the only one." She said angrily.

"What?" Ari asked, confused.

"Fang told me he doesn't love me. At all." She said, clearly trying to not cry. "Oh, and it was right after I told him I liked him." She added with a touch of sarcasm.

Ari wasn't shocked. He had been, back when he had realized Fang actually didn't like Max. How any one who knew Maximum Ride could not fall madly in love with her he didn't know...

Tears finally began to slide down Max's cheeks. Ari quickly wiped them away gently.

Max flinched. "Ari, what are you doing?" She said coldly.

"Your hurt Max, I'm comforting you..." Ari said.

"You don't comfort Ari, you do the hurting." Max pointed out.

Ari's heart dropped.

He couldn't even touch her without her being upset? Even when he was so careful...of course, how many times had he hit her? Kicked her? Beaten her? No wonder she flinched.

"I don't want to hurt you any more...I want to take you away with me...just for a while, just try it. If you want to come back, I'll let you..." Ok, so he was pretty much begging. But he had to have her! He needed her.

Max actually appeared to be thinking about it. Wow. Fang must have really messed her up.

"Fine. Get me out of here, I can't take it here right now." She said firmly and grabbed her jacket and bag.

Ari was frozen with shock. He couldn't believe it.

Max's expectant stare brought him out of his thoughts. "Ok, let's go." Ari said and reached for her hand.

To his surprise, she took it. Well, Max was just full of surprises today wasn't she?

Her skin was a vast contrast to his. It was soft and delicate where as his was rough and thick. And she was gentle.

With one look at eachother, Ari and Max took off into the night sky. It was full of stars but Ari had the brightest light shining next to him.

Chapter one, viola! plenty more where that came from ppl!