Chapter 2

After a while I came back. I touched ground and stepped into the house. Unfortunately, I wasn't alone. Fang was standing there in the dark room. I knew he was waiting for me. I turned to him and sighed.

"Fa-"but I was cut off. I was speechless. I didn't know what to think. Fang was kissing me. I felt panic flash through me and I tried to push him away. What I didn't expect was for him to gently bring his hand to my cheek and hold me there. Even more to my surprise, I realized I had stopped struggling.

The kiss was strong but tender not to mention incredible. I brought my hands to his chest and started to kiss him back.

I couldn't believe this. It was like I was out of my body screaming at myself. What was I doing? This was Fang for crying out loud, but... I couldn't imagine anyone else I'd want it to be. Further shocking myself I managed to lace my hands behind behind his neck and deepened the kiss.

Some time later, seconds, minutes, hours... eternity, I don't know, but he suddenly stopped. He looked at me in a way he never had before.

"Wh-what is it?" I asked, breathless.

"Don't go." He said softly. If it wasn't Fang, I'd think that he was pleading with me. I stared into his dark eyes trying to string sentences together.

"But... I-" His expression changed.

"Please?" He said huskily, barely above a whisper.

I looked at him, speechless. I closed my eyes and nodded solemnly.

He brought his hand down. "Thank you, Max." He said and without another word, he walked away.

I stood there in the dark listening to the soft shuffling of his steps until he closed his bedroom door.

He just walked away. After what he- we just did, he just walked away. Like it never happened. I was so confused I just stood there trying to get my breathing under control. After a few minutes I walked to my room, closed the door, turned off the lights and sat on the edge of my bed letting tears of confusion and frustration slide down my cheeks.

Angrily I shoved my hands to my face and wiped them away. I am Maximum Ride, I do not cry. Crying is for normal girls. Long ago I had accepted that I am not, nor will I ever be, a normal girl.

Silently I leaned over and lay down on my bed. I was still caught in thinking about everything that had happened when it came. The soft two tapping of Fang at my door.

Taking a deep breath to steady my nerves I said "Come in."

He stepped into the room, dressed in his soft flannel pajama pants and a gray t-shirt. I looked up at him. He closed the door behind him and walked over to his side of the bed. I held the blankets up for him and watched as he got settled, then I let them fall over him.

He looked over at me. "Good night, Max"

"Night, Fang." I replied and started to ease myself into unconsciousness.

"You scared me today." His voice whispered into the darkness.

I sat up and turned on the light. "What do you mean I scared you?"I snapped.

He looked up at me for a moment and lowered his eyes. He wasn't going to reply. Go figure. I turned off the light in a huff and lay on my side.

"Max, you're in your street clothes. Go change." He said and turned over.

I stopped for a second mentally debating what to do. I sighed and threw the covers off of me and sat up. I slipped my hand underneath my pillow and yanked out my pajamas.

With a grunt I took off my shirt and pulled the large pajama top over my head then ripped my jeans off.

"Happy?" I asked smartly. I got no reply. Rolling my eyes I lay back down, yanked the blanket over me and proceeded to pass out.

I woke early in the morning and yawned. When I went to stretch something unusual happened. My hand hit Fang. One thing about Fang, he's up at the butt-crack of dawn and he's never there when I woke up. I looked over, surprised. Not only was he there, but he was awake. Awake and... staring at me.

"WHAT!" I yelled.

He smirked and said, "Good morning to you, too."

"Sorry, it's just... You're still staring at me. Do I have a booger on my face or something?" I say.

"No." He said. Fang still had the infuriating smirk on his face.

Okay, this was getting weird so I got up and went to my dresser. I pulled out a hoodie and a pair of jeans. When I turned around Fang was there, right in front of me. For a moment I thought he was going to kiss me again but he only did something incredibly odd. He sniffed me.

"Okay... Weirdo. I'm going to take a shower now... Do I need to lock the door?"I asked warily. He only smirked.

Fang and his smirk were really starting to creep me out. I stepped into the bathroom and started the hot water. Closing the door, I undressed and slipped into the shower with a sigh. Hot water is very, very good.