Hello! This is a totally new thing for me. I'm trying some new things out, so I'll need lots of reviews to know if I'm doing well. The first new thing I'm doing is switching the kind of stories I write. I usually write an extension of the MR books, like you see in Prisoner and Coincide. I am also giving my chapters names and making all my chapters over four pages long, when usually they are about two. So I hope you like what I'm doing, let me know.

My Secret

Chapter 1: How it Began

It was my worst nightmare come true, well almost. I guess it could have been worse if they were taken by the School rather than by their parents. I'm talking about the flock, of course. All of them were gone, all except Fang and me.

First, we found Nudge's parents and then Gazzy and Angel's and surprisingly enough, Iggy decided to give his traitor parents another shot at parenthood. That really irked me. How many times do they have to screw up before he quits running back to them. Ok, bad Max, he is just trying to make things work between them.

That left Fang and I alone and I was nearing an emotional breakdown soon. I mean, I'd lost my family and now all I had left was Fang. If he left me… but he told me he wouldn't. He promised me as he'd held me, while I sobbed as my heart slowly broke.

"I can't believe this is happening." I whispered against Fang's shirt as he held my head to his chest. His arms were wrapped protectively around me, as if holding every breaking piece of me together.

He placed a kiss on my hair, tightening his hold on me. "We'll get through this, Max."

"How can you be so sure?" I asked, looking up at his face. "I hurt so bad, Fang. My head, my heart. I… I don't know how much longer I can go on like this."

"I know it is hard, but you can get through this. You have to."

"Why?"

"If I lost you too…" He whispered, sounding vulnerable. I studied his face, but it was blank like always. But his eyes shone a mask of fresh tears.

"I love you." It just slipped from my lips. Yes, it was completely true, but I'd never worked up the courage to tell him in the six months we'd been dating. I'm sixteen now, Fang too. Iggy's birthday was in a few days, well, his made up one anyway. Iggy… A spasm of pain hit my chest and I cried out in agony.

Fang's arms tightened around me as he whispered words of comfort in my ear. His warm breath hit my ear and neck, sending a chill down my spine. Goosebumps formed on my skin. My instincts told me to turn my face to his and I did, looking directly at his lips as he promised, once again, to never leave me.

I couldn't stop myself from pulling them to my own, I ached to feel the soft intensity of his kiss. I wanted to forget about the pain, I wanted the comfort that Fang offered me. I needed to keep my lips on his, because that is what felt right. Safe.

His hands moved to my face, stroking my cheekbones as he angled my face for deeper contact. His tongue hesitantly ran over my bottom lip, asking for permission to tangle with my own. I opened my mouth to him, moaning as his tongue massaged mine.

My hands found their way behind his neck, clasping him tighter to me. We were pressed so close, like we were one person, it felt right that way.

"I love you so much." Fang said as he pulled away. His breathing was ragged, his voice husky. I tried desperately to find my own breath.

"Prove it." I begged, looking into his chocolate brown eyes. In that moment I could see the confusion and the lust, but most of all… his love for me.

"Max…"

"I want to forget."

"Me too." He said with a sigh. I could tell he was conflicted.

"But?" I questioned, knowing where this was going.

"The time just seems so wrong." He explained, shaking his head.

"Maybe you're right." I did my best to make my brain work, but it was still fuzzy from Fang and mine's make out session just a minute ago. "I still want to though."

"Me too." He nodded, looking directly at my eyes. I could see the truth in them, all the emotion he must be feeling.

I couldn't stop myself, I brought his lips to mine, savoring his taste. There was a new passion in the kiss as Fang's lips pressed harder, bruising my lips. His hands moved to my hips, trailing his fingertips over the bare skin between my shirt and jeans. My breath hitched in my throat, but I never broke the kiss. I needed to feel him this way.

I was faintly aware of Fang's hands pulling my shirt slowly up, farther and farther until I mechanically raised my arms and allowed him an easier way to pulling the green material off my upper half. I followed his lead, yanking his black shirt off his toned body.

Within seconds we were kissing again, which brought more making out and eventually… Fang and I made love.

TWO MONTHS LATER

Yeah, I know what your thinking… You probably think I'm dumb and wondering if Fang and I used a condom. The answer is no. Neither of us planned to do… that, so why would us two sixteen year old mutants need one? We'd never even made out with that kind of intensity.

You're also probably wondering if I'm done moping around about the flock being gone. The answer to this question would be yes. That is because the flock is back with me, where they belong. Things hadn't worked out. Iggy's parents tried to convince him into revealing himself to the world… again. Nudge, well, she got a serious case of home… well, more like Max and Fang and flock sickness. Gazzy and my baby, they're parents didn't want them. They treated the pair like nuisances' and they left to find us the next day. I felt bad that things hadn't gone well for all of them, but I was ecstatic to have them back with us.

And Fang and I are good. Things were definitely weird at first, but we decided to be mature as possible in a situation like that and try not to let it come between us. We loved each other and that night wasn't going to drive us to splitting up. It's weird to think about, but I felt a lot closer to Fang now. So, do I have regrets? Not really.

We did, however, slow things back down between us. Which means, we aren't going to sleep together again for a very long time. Not until we're actually ready for something like that. Until then, we'll kiss and show affection in ways couples do, minus the sex. Gosh, saying that word made me blush. I still couldn't believe that Fang and I actually took our relationship that far. I thought about it a lot, which is embarrassing to admit.

"Max, I'm hungry." Nudge.

"That's shocking." I muttered under my breath. Fang gave me a smirk from where he was flying beside me. "Ok, let's land."

We flew into a patch of trees near a fast food restaurant and luckily, a convenience store. Why is that so lucky? Well, I left part of the two month summary out. The fact is, in those two months, I never had my period. Sure, my menstrual cycle isn't like clock work, I blame it on the stress of running from evil whitecoats and being told to save the world, but I had reason to worry this time. So I'm finally going to settle the issue once and for all and buy a pregnancy test. The only problem was getting away from the flock to buy one and take it. And of course there was keeping Angel out of my mind. She hadn't done it in awhile, mostly because she knew how mad it made me, but she might have a slip in judgment and catch up on a secret I am going to try desperately to keep.

I walked from the trees toward the convenience store. "I have to go buy something really quick. Fang has the credit card, so go with him and I'll meet you in McDonalds."

"What are you going to buy?" Angel asked curiously. As far as I could tell, she wasn't trying to read my mind.

"Um… just medical stuff." I called out, continuing toward the store. I snuck a glance over my shoulder to see them walking toward the restaurant, but the look on Fang's face showed he wasn't convinced. Gosh, I hated how he knew me so well. It was going to be a challenge keeping a pregnancy hidden from him, if the test comes out positive.

I walked into the small store, walking into the aisle with the pregnancy tests. The selection was a lot larger than I expected. How was I supposed to know which one is the best? I looked over my options and grabbed the most expensive one I saw.

When I went to check out, the old woman behind the desk was looking me over. I look like I'm eighteen, and if she thought that was bad…how would she look at me if she knew I was only sixteen?

"Is this it for you?" She asked warmly. All traces of scrutiny gone from her face.

"Yeah." I said giving her the money. When she gave me my change, her hands closed around mine in a comforting way.

She smiled at my expression. "Good luck."

I felt a faint smile cross my lips. "Thanks."

I wrapped the bag around the box inside of it, so the flock wouldn't be able to see through it. I carried the lumpy item in my fist and walked to the flock. They exited from the doors as I was walking across the parking lot. Bags of food were I their hands, as well as drinks.

"Let's take the food with us to a hotel. I saw one a little farther down the road." They seemed to be okay with the idea, which was good. The sooner I got the test over, the better.

We walked back to the trees we had landed in and took off one by one. We flew until we reached the nearest stretch of trees to the hotel. Luckily, that meant just outside the parking lot. There was no one to be seen except a person on a bench near the entrance, but they were reading something, probably a newspaper.

The hotel was pretty small, which meant cheap rooms. I got one, receiving a skeptic look from the man behind the desk. I hated that part of staying in a hotel room. I think I'll make Fang be the one to get it next time.

Our room number was 152, just a short walk away. The flock seemed exhausted and I could tell they were dying to eat. When we all went in, Fang sat at the table by the window, Nudge and Angel sat on one bed with Total lying toward the end, and Iggy and Gazzy were on the other one. All of them were digging into their food, except Fang. He kicked back the empty chair and gave me a look that said 'sit down'.

"I'm going to the bathroom." I said throwing my thumb back over my shoulder. His eyes lingered on me as I made my way to the bathroom, test still in hand. I could tell he was dying to know what I bought, but he wasn't prying and that was good. He couldn't know, that would just be awful.

I locked the door behind me, hastily unwrapping the box from the bag and opened it up. I read through the directions quickly and then followed them. The minutes seem to tick by slowly. I felt like I might throw up, I was so nervous.

A knock came on the door. "Max, are you ok?" It was Fang.

"Um, yeah… I'm just going to take a shower."

"Your food is getting cold."

"I just really need a shower."

I heard him sigh from behind the door. I could just see him running his hand through his dark hair. "Ok. Suit yourself."

I closed my eyes and turned around, preparing myself for the outcome of the test. Two blue lines means pregnant… I opened my eyes and looked at the white stick and there they were, two powder blue lines. I, Maximum Ride, was pregnant. A wave of nausea hit me, the reality of it all way too much.

Lifting up the seat of the toilet, I hunched over and released the contents of my stomach. I threw up everything, until there was nothing left to come up.

"Max…" I heard Fang call with a few gentle taps on the bathroom door. I sighed and did my best to hold back the tears. "Did you get sick? Let me in."

"Yes." I said grabbing for the test and throwing it into the bathtub. After shutting the shower curtain so Fang couldn't see in, I went to stand behind the door. "You don't need to be in here to watch my heave up the food in my stomach, if there is anything left that is."

"You don't need to be in there alone, so just let me in." He said sounding a little irritated.

"Why?" I asked moodily.

"Because you could pass out in there and I would have no way of getting you out." He said hastily.

"Fine." I said unlocking the door and opening it a little bit.

He pushed the door open and stepped in, closing and locking the door behind us. "Are you ok? You look pale."

"Just a bit nauseas." I explained with a wave of my hand. "I probably have the flu or something." Lie.

His hand moved to my forehead. "You don't feel warm."

I shrugged. "I'm feeling a bit better anyway."

"You should eat." He said in concern. "If you go too long without something in your stomach, you'll pass out."

I shook my head. "Food sounds disgusting right now, especially the kind of food that is waiting for me in the bag out there."

"Since when do you turn down greesy cheeseburgers?" He asked with a laugh.

"Since I just completely emptied my stomach into the hotel toilet, that's when." I offered him a weak smile. "I really do want to take a shower."

"Maybe you'll be hungry once you are clean."

"Unlikely."

He looked me over, seeming to debate whether to leave me alone or not. "Ok, I'll see you when you get out." He placed a kiss on my forehead and exited. I locked the door behind him and turned on the shower. The sound of the water covered up my sobs as I wrapped the test in a bunch of toilet paper and threw it in the garbage can.

How could this happen? How could I be pregnant? How could I tell Fang?

No… Fang can't know. I'm keeping this secret. My secret.

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