Okay, let's just get one thing straight:
The Fax scenes in MAX made me one of the happiest people alive. But, I tend to disregard it in my writing. I kind of like writing fics in which I piece together Max and Fang's broken relationship together myself, not have JP do it for me. It's probably because I started reading these things before MAX came out. But anyway, this is technically set after MAX because the CSM comes into play, but Max and Fang aren't together yet.
They will be by the end of this.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything.
Chapter 1- Pulse
The plastic was cool to the touch as I placed my hand on it, deliberating about trying out the machine or not. Would anyone surrounding exhibit notice how fast my pulse was? I could always just pull my hand off if someone noticed. I sighed, and stuck my hand under the plastic case.
The beeping that signified my pulse was too fast for a normal human being, but normal for an avian hybrid like me. I relaxed, trying to see how low my pulse would drop.
It was kind of hard to relax, knowing danger could be everywhere.
Where, you may be asking yourself, is Maximum Ride now? Why is there danger everywhere? Why is she so uptight? Where is the rest of the flock?
(AN: Or, you could be asking me, the author, where the plot/fax is. I swear it's around here somewhere. Just let me find it…)
Well, I'll cut to the chase. Since we had begun our collaboration with CSM, we had stopped doing the air shows and such. But, my mom had asked us to come to this fancy dinner party in Boston. The committee wanted us to be present or something. Who knows.
So, we were staying in the area for a few days. Actually, we were staying in Boston, and the kids wanted to make the most of it. I (stupidly) said they could.
So, here we are at the Interactive Science Museum in Boston! Crowded, with lots of people! Just the place for a mutant bird kid with high anxiety levels!
(AN: Ah hah! There's the plot! And, in all honesty, I have no idea what this museum is called. Anyone know?)
The flock had all split up into various rooms, and I was checking on them constantly. But after about an hour of wandering, I decided to plop myself down in "The Body Exhibit". I found an open chair, and sat. And it was then that I noticed that this part of the exhibit was for finding out your pulse. So, as I previously mentioned, I stuck my hand in the glass case, where a thing read your pulse from your fingertip. The number then came up on the screen, beeping along with your heart.
I had succeeded in getting my heart rate to drop by five when I felt a hand on my arm. My pulse skyrocketed, and I bolted upright. I heard a low chuckle, and felt my pulse escalate once more. I knew that laugh.
Fang came into my field of vision, still grinning.
"I never knew my touch did so much to you," he said cockily, his hand still resting on my arm.
"You surprised me, that's all," I said, failing to convince even myself.
"Well, if all I did was surprise you, you won't mind if I run a few… experiments," he said. I immediately stiffened, and his face became sympathetic. "No, not like that…" he said softly, withdrawing his hand.
"Oh, okay. Sure…" I said very quietly. Tests? Experiments? What?
He grinned, making my world spin and my heart rate escalate. I registered the beeping get faster in the back of my mind. He very slowly moved forward, and placed a hand on my arm. I vaguely registered the beeping escalate again, but was to busy hyperventilating because his hand was on my arm and he was getting closer…closer…
He stopped, and I pouted internally. Just a little closer… Wait, what? What was I thinking?!
"Ready?" he breathed, his face inches from mine. I could feel his hot breath on my face, and his smell… he smelled so good. Closer! My brain (no, not the voice, just my head…) screamed at me. Shut UP! I screamed back. Mentally, of course.
"Yes," I whispered. He looked from my eyes, to my lips, to my eyes again. Oh gosh, he wasn't gonna… No he was not…
He closed the distance between us and kissed me. Hard. On the mouth. I think my heart stopped.
Actually, I know it did. Again, I vaguely registered the beeping stop all together, then just about double in speed.
He pulled back slowly and I blushed. My heart rate kept climbing… climbing…
"Mmm…" He murmured, licking his lips, "You taste good," I felt all of the blood rush to my face as I blushed furiously, and I heard the pulse monitor's beeping increase in speed again. His hands were still on my arms, and he was standing in front of me, just staring at me. He started moving closer again when I heard my name.
"MAX! MAX!" I jumped up, pulling my hand from the pulse monitor and almost knocking Fang over. What he did to me was, once again, my secret.
"What?" I spun in a circle, looking for a flock member in danger. But it was just Gazzy, running toward me.
"Max, Max! You have to see this! There are these swings, and they go really high! Iggy was pushing us and you just gotta see!" He grabbed my wrist and dragged me away.
I could slowly feel the blush fading from my cheeks, and I hope it faded by the time I reached the others. But no matter how pale my face may have been, I could still feel my heart thudding in my chest.
Oh gosh, what was I thinking?
Sorry to everyone who was upset about them being interrupted. It probably won't happen often, cause I hate it when people walk in on them. But, here, it was necessary. At least in my opinion.
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(Those swings are really cool)