Teardrop Filled Wings

Oh I just love song fics :) Alright so I have found this one thing that (as far as I can tell) everyone does. Lissa is always the evil bitch of the story. It irks me to no end! What did she do wrong people? So what she thought Fang was hot, she would have been stupid not to! So please stop with all the hating. Thank you. This message has been brought to you by the LTLL (Learn to Love Lissa).
Lissa: Thanks for helping me out.
No prob. Maybe you could help me and do the disclaimer?
Lissa: Sure! Sorry to say this, but celestialstarynight does not own Maximum Ride or the rights to Taylor Swift songs.
The Flock: HAPPY LEAP DAY EVERYBODY!


Teardrops on My Guitar
Taylor Swift
song in italics

Max POV

One of my best friends, Drew, or as we call him Fang, walks up to me.

"Hey Max?" he asks.

"What's up, Fang?"

"Well I want to ask this girl out but I don't know where to take her," he tells me.

Drew looks at me

I fake a smile so he won't see

My smile falters, but it's back quickly. "That's great! Well, besides the not knowing where to take her part. What's her name?"

"Lissa Heart."

I dodn't know her but I know some of her friends. She's really nice and always helps with the charity events at school. "Well, her friend Tess said they were going to see the Star Wars movie in 3D this weekend. Why don't you take her to that?" Fang loves Star Wars.

"Great idea!" He smiles, a rare thing for Fang. It's normally just smirks. "But wait, we where going to go see that together."

That I want and I need

Everything that we should be

By 'we' he meant us and our friend Iggy. "Nah, it's fine. Me and Iggy can still go. I might drag Ella to it too. You have fun on your date," I smile and hope he won't notice I'm sad.

"I haven't even asked her yet, Max," he reminds me.

"But she'll say yes," I reassure him. She'd be a fool if she turned him down.

I'll bet she's beautiful

That girl he talks about

And she's got everything

That I have to live without


The next Monday, Fang comes by my locker again. He hands me a Kit-Kat bar. "What's this for?" I ask, surprised.

Drew talks to me

"It's for helping me with the idea for my date with Lissa. It went great," we start walking to our next class, "she said she had an amazing time."

I'm paying so much attention to Fang I don't notice the boy in front of me until it's too late.

"Max, watch where you're going," Iggy says irritated from the ground next to me.

I laugh 'cause it's so funny

That I can't even see

Anyone when he's with me

I'm laughing. "Sorry, Iggy, couldn't see you." It's our running joke with him because he used to be really short before puberty. I'm glad for an excuse for my laughter.


Fang and Lissa have been dating for two weeks now

He says he's so in love

He's finally got it right

I wonder if he knows

He's all I think about at night…

I swear I can't have a single conversation with Fang without it turning into one about Lissa. I'm happy for him, but I just wish it was me sometimes. It's not that she's wrong for him; far from it. She brings out a side of him that I could only get out when we were alone. I don't hate her either. I've been hanging out with her and her friends Nudge, Maya and Tess. We have a lot of fun together.

He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar

The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star

He's the song in the car I keep singing

Don't know why I do

My twin sister Ella is the only one who knows something's up. She keeps asking me but I won't tell her. It's a stupid reason. It's not like he would have said yes if I had asked him out.


Drew walks by me

They walk down the hallway holding hands.

Can he tell that I can't breathe?

And there he goes

So perfectly

The kind of flawless I wish I could be

Why can't I be the one holding his hand?

She better hold him tight

Give him all her love

Lissa's a sweet girl but if she breaks his heart I'll kill her.

Look in those beautiful eyes and know she's lucky 'cause…

They kiss goodbye at her class room. "Bye, Drew," Lissa says. She better know how amazing he is. She couldn't find a better guy anywhere.


He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar

The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star

He's the song in the car I keep singing

Don't know why I do

Ella confronts me again after school. She has a date with some guy named Sam so she won't have time to question me tonight. "Come on, Max. What's wrong? You've been all mopey since Fang started dat-" she stopped talking and realized what the problem was. "I thought you said you didn't like him." She looks at my face, concerned.

"I don't. At least I don't think I do," I reply, confused.

"Max..."

"Have fun, Ella." I turn and walk to our car. Sam is driving her to the date from school so I just take off.

So I'll drive home alone

As I turn out the light

I'll put his picture down and maybe get some sleep tonight…

But even my dreams are of Fang. I just can't escape him


'Cause he's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar

The only one that's got enough of me to break my heart

He's been my best friend since forever. If I was going to fall in love with anybody, it would be him.

He's the song in the car I keep singing

Don't know why I do

I never thought of him this way until he was out of my reach.

He's the time taken up

But there's never enough

And he's all that I need to fall into

I messed up. He'll never be mine because he has her.


Drew looks at me

"So, Max who are you asking to the girls' choice dance?" he asks. I'm the only one of our friends who doesn't have a date.

Iggy is going with Tess. Ella is going with Sam. Nudge is going with a guy named Gazzy. Maya asked a guy named Dylan. Fang is, of course, going with Lissa.

"I'm not going," I tell him. "I promised I'd take Angel and her friend Celeste to The Lorax."

"Can't you take your little sister to the movie some other day?" He sounds sad.

I fake a smile so he won't see

"No, sorry, Fang. Have fun with Lissa though."


Awww. Now I'm sad. Oh well, never said this had a happy ending. :D

Did you like all the connections I made? Sorry there wasn't any Eggy if you wanted it, the pairings were only mentioned in passing so I felt like mixing it up.

I feel like I could continue this and make maybe two more chapters. Let me know what you think. The ending for that might be happier and have more FAX. Just saying.

Please review and make me feel all warm and fuzz inside.