Okay, first story ever… I'm really not sure how good it is. My family says it's okay but they haven't read the Max Ride books so… what do they really know? Umm… Oh this is set after 'Max'. It's really short so, sorry about that but I'm kind of still getting used to writing… and I think that's it.

Disclaimer: I own nothing. Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing! Don't sue me *cowers* Please!

It was time to hit the road again... Well the sky. After all the usual mushy, teary goodbyes, (blugh) we were finally getting to stretch our wings once again. And man, did it feel great! No more tiny death trap of a submarine! Now we were just flying, just us and the wind on our faces... Just me and Fang. The others were a bit behind us and you wouldn't need my raptor vision to see the enormous grins on Angel and Nudge's faces. I was going to have to have words with them.

"Oh come on Max! Switch off the leaderish thoughts for a while! You're practically giving me a head ache," Angel was in my head again. It's a great talent for coordinating in a fight, but I just wish she would let my head be (relatively) mine for a while. "Your right, it's just you and Fang," I could almost hear Angel smirking, "I can tell the others to back off even more if you want."

"No!" I thought back, "That's okay!" But it was like she couldn't hear me, or wouldn't, and one by one the others dropped even further behind. I have to admit, it was nice. Yeah Max. Just take some time out for a bit, just you and Fang and the air.

"Max, why are you smiling?" Asked Fang.

"Because… We are flying, not underwater in some tiny little metal box-thingy, were not fighting for our lives and we're not trying to save the world at this very moment and…" I blushed, "And I'm with you."

He smiled and my heart leapt. He was so perfect for me. I still haven't forgotten what the maybe voice had maybe said, "He's your soul mate." Maybe it was true. Maybe.

"Yeah, that's a good reason to be smiling."

"So," I said, "Any ideas on what's next?"

"Well I have been thinking-"

"Max! Max! Max!" Yelled Nudge, practically bowling Fang over in the air, "I know!"

I sighed, "What do you think?"

"Well… ah… err… I… I want to go back to school."

"Back to the School!!!" I almost fainted, was she insane?

"No! No, no. Back to school, no 'the' in the front."

"Nudge, remember how much that so didn't work last time?"

"Well yeah but-"

"And we would all miss you way too much, now that you're back again."

"I know that's why-"

"And I would be worrying about you all the time!"

"No you wouldn't-"

"Yes, I would!"

"No, you see-"

"And what if you couldn't find us as easy as you did last time?"

"That wouldn't be a problem cause-"

"Why? Why, Nudge? Why would that not be a proble-"

"MAX!"

"WHAT!" She yelled at me… I can't believe she actually yelled at me, what was happening to these kids? I was losing my control.

"None of these things would matter because… I want you guys to come with me… to school. Max, are you okay? You look kind of pale…"

Please review! My first story so I want to know what I did wrong and what I need to change. Thanks for reading my story :D