Here's the 2nd chapter. Thank you roseandlissa for the amazing review!

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Max POV

"Max? Are you feeling okay?"

I looked up to see Mrs. Stone, my Algebra teacher, looking at me with concern. I had been daydreaming about Fang and probably looked like I was about to faint. Though now I most likely looked like I was going to dye of a heat stroke because I felt redder than a firetruck. Of course, the ONE class I have with Fang is the ONE class I had to daydream about him. I decided to make my escape.

"No ma'am." I moaned, actually sounding like I was sick. Which I was pretty good at considering I don't even like to act sick because it makes me look weak. "I think I have a headache."

"Well, I'll write you a pass to go to the nurse, okay?" I nodded and walked over to her, holding my head like I was in pain. Out ofthe corner of my eye, I saw Fang staring at me. His normal disinterested attitude was replaced with a look of concern deep in his eyes as he watched me intently.

I took the pass from Mrs. Stone and quickly left the classroom. I walked into the nurse's office and she looked up at me as I closed the door.

"Hello, sweetie. What's wrong?" She said, walking over to me.

"Nothing," I replied. "I'm perfectly fine."

"Well, obviously your not if your in here." She pointed out.

I sighed. "No it's just ..." I hesitated for a moment. "I was daydreaming about this guy I like who's one of my best friend's brother and I probably looked like I was going to faint, so Mrs. Stone asked me if I was feeling alright and I was so embarrased that I decided to say that I had a headache so that I wouldn't have to worry about anyone assuming what was really happening."

The Nurse nodded in understanding and motioned for me to take a seat. I did and she sat next to me.

"What's your name?"

"Max." I said cautiously.

"Wait. Maximum Ride? The girl who's never even had a crush on anyone before?"

See? I told you everyone knew! Even the freakin' nurse!

"That's me."

"When did it start?"

"Begining of highschool. I thought it was just a simple crush that would go away in a few weeks. But the feelings only got stronger."

"And who is this boy? Are you worried about your friendship with your friend?"

"Fang. I'm not that worried about Nudge. She's too easy going unless you hurt one of her friends or family. Then she's out for blood."

The nurse laughed. "True. Well, what are you worried about? Rejection?"

"No. It's just that ... I have a reputation to keep up."

"And you two can't just keep it a secret?"

I laughed. "With kids these days? No. They'll think a boy and a girl are dating if they aren't just because they hang out alot."

"Well, I'll help you out. Do you have any classes with him?"

"No. Just the one I just left. Which is why I left."

"Well, I'll let you stay here until class is over. If anyone asks, I gave you Tylenol for your headache and you feel fine."

I nodded. "Thanks." (That would NEVER happen in real life - don't try it!)

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The bell rang and I opened and closed the door to the nurse's office. I turned around and almost ran into, you guessed it, Fang. I looked up at him and he looked down at me.

"How are you feeling?" He asked, his voice so quiet that only I could here him.

"I-I ... uh ..." Smooth Max, stutter in front of your first crush. Oh well, it played good with the lie. "Better." I finally managed to get out. "The nurse gave me some Tylenol for my headache."

He nodded, but didn't move. We just stood there, staring into each other's eyes.

"Max!" My other two best friends, Angel and Zerlinda, came running up to me and I broke the entrancing gaze to look at them.

"Hey, Ange. Hey, Z." Let me tell you something: Zerlinda has about four different names that she answers to. Z (pronounced like the letter), Linda, Lin, and her actual name; Zerlinda. "Are you guys coming to practice?"

"Yeah, wouldn't miss it!" They said. Zerlinda checked her watch. "Come on, Max! 5th period is about to start!"

I turned my head to say good-bye to Fang, but he wasn't there. Then Angel grabbed my left hand and Zerlinda took my right and we literally ran to art class.

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We made it there just before the tardy bell marked us late. We quickly took our seats and acted like nothing ever happened.

"Good afternoon, class." Mrs. Kemp said as she walked in.

"Good afternoon." The class replied in a bored tone.

"Today, sense it's Friday, I'll allow you to sketch anything you want. As long as it is something you are passionate about. This could be a person you love like a family member or a friend. It could also be a hobbie, a season, and animal, something you want to be when you're older. Get busy."

I opened up my sketch pad, picked up my pencil and just began to sketch randomly. I allowed my mind to wonder. And, as always, it led me to Fang. Well, a mixture of Fang and cheerleading. Like, I wondered if Fang ever came to any of the games to watch me cheer, and I wondered what Fang thought when he sees me in my cheerleading uniform and stuff like that.

"That's very good, Max. You have a lot of artistic ability." I was pulled out of my thought, and looked up at Mrs. Kemp, who was smiling kindly at me.

"Thank you." I said, not even knowing what I had drawn. As she walked away to examine the other students' work, I actually took the time to look at what I had drawn.

It was a picture. It had Fang in his normal, black attire and his emotionless face holding me to his left side by my waist. I was in my cheerleading uniform and I was smiling. I had my right arm around his waist and my left hand was up in the air, holding up a pom pom with my hair down around my shoulders. It looked like we were posing for a picture. And it looked real.

The picture was closer to the bottom of the page, so there was quite a bit of room at the top. I wrote the words I Wish in a fancy 3D font and put little starts around the title to add to the affect. I the proceeded to add something like a mist around me and Fang to make it seem like it was from my dreams or something.

The bell rang just as I was finishing the mist. I closed the notebook and rushed out of class so fast, you'd think I was never there.

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I couldn't concentrate at all during history. Why? Because my mind kept going back to Fang! Why did he ask me if I was feeling alright? Did he love me? Did he feel the same way? No, that's stupid of me. The teacher also asked if I was alright and she doesn't like me the way I like Fang ... I hope.

So, what do ya'll think? Reviews, please!

-Destiny