-The Best I Ever Had-

DISCLAMER- I OWN NOTHING! I DON'T OWN THE SONG, THE STORY PEOPLE, OR ANY OF THAT STUFF! I'M NOT THAT AWESOME!

A/N: This is based on the song The Best I Ever Had by Gary Allen. Don't laugh Dad! I may be a total rock girl, but even you know I'm a sucker for cute country music!

-CHAPTER 1-

The morning was bright and sunny. Max opened her eyes and smiled, thinking, "Today will be a good day." If only she knew.

Fang came running when he heard Max shriek. The others did too, but she just called, "I'm okay. I saw a mouse. It surprised me, that's all, really." But as soon as the flock cleared away she opened the door to let Fang in. "Look." She was wrapped in a towel, which she let droop down her back. She moved her hair out of the way of her neck.

Fang's throat tightened. On Max's neck was a date. 5-23-09."Is that…?"

"Uh huh. Fang," tears welled in her eyes. "I'm not ready to die. I'm only fifteen!" The tears poured down her cheeks. Fang tucked her into his arms, wishing he could reassure her. "I'm not ready to die. What about the flock?"

"I'll take care of them." He tried the only words that might comfort her.

"Fang, what's today's date?"

Fang thought a moment and froze. He didn't want to tell her.

"Fang?"

"It's…it's the thirteenth of April."

"That's what I thought. We need to tell them."

"Yeah. We…I guess we do." He turned away so she could slide on her clothes.

"Fang, promise me something."

He turned to look at her. She was fully dressed and staring at him with wide eyes. "What is it?"

"You won't…let the flock go wild when…it...happens."

"I…I'll do my best." He wrapped an arm around her and led her into the main room of their hotel room. "Guys, gather."

The four flock members clustered on the bed in a row. Fang sat down in the arm chair and lifted Max into his lap. She rolled her eyes, but he whispered, "I'm not letting you go right now," and she softened.

"What's wrong?" Nudge jumped to the problem.

Max did the only thing she could. "This," she turned and lifted her hair. The flock gasped and Nudge and Angel started crying. Gazzy told Iggy what it was. "Yeah, it's my expiration date."