Hey, so it's been a while. I've been busy, distracted, had writers block, and injured multiple times. See, the thing is I have an idea for the middle. All I have to do is get through the beginning. Also, me and Sierra decided to write seperate stories but with the same concept. We've been away from each other for quite some time...I'm probably going to have to change that. Anyways, so yeaahh...here's chapter 3...And I forgot to send this to Sierra156...Again...I wanted to post this right away for you people. I might not want a Bet a reader though...hmmmm. yeah, that's right, feeling pretty confident..

disclaimer? sure why not. I do not own Maximum Ride. If I did then Fang would not own a shirt ;)

Max's POV

"C'mon Max! Just open the door!" Ella yelled from outside my room. Ella, my cousin, and Nudge, her best friend, have been trying to get in my room for the past twenty minutes. They've tried talking their way in, picking the lock, and breaking down the door, which amused me greatly. I lock myself in my room an hour ago, the only time I came out of that room was when I got a bit hungry and took an apple, but that was it.

"Leave me alone, NOW!" I yelled back, knowing they would never leave until they got what they wanted.

"We will, once you tell us what's going on!" I rolled my eyes and stood from my bed. I went over to my iHome, turning the volume to full blast. I heard a yell but didn't understand what was being said. I jumped back on my bed and stuffed my face into my pillow. I wasn't in the mood to talk to anyone at the moment. What did I do to get Fang to break up with me? Did he meet someone else? How does he think we can friends? Will he-I was pulled out of my mental questioning by 3 hard pokes. My head snapped up and I glared at my. Ella and Nudge were standing there, smirking.

"I can't believe Ella hadn't thought of that key before! It would have saved us so so so so so much time! I mean like really, who locks themselves in their room? Because, like really…" I blocked Nudge's rant, like usual. Nudge is always talking; she could take a conversation about homework into a conversation about her cousin Martha having a seizure. I know, kinda weird. We would usually always have to shut her up by yelling at her, slapping a hand over her mouth or nudge her…a lot. That's where she got her nickname. I know right, real original. She moved here about 4 years ago, from Seattle. She said Arizona is completely different. For starters, it rains a lot in Seattle, unlike here, where it's blazing hot all the time. Even in the winter, it's like at least 60 degrees. That is very good, considering its like 30 degrees, or lower in almost every other state.

I decided to tune back into what Nudge was saying. "But then we discovered it was a goat…" I gave her a strange look and glanced at Ella. She just rolled her eyes and checked out her nails. "But then, when we had to leave, we put him I to-" Ella put her hand to Nudge's mouth.

"Okay, so as much as I'd love to hear this story about your cousins, we need to figure out what's-EWWW!" Ella yelped, whipping her hand on her jeans, "She licked my freaking hand!" I tried not to laughing, covering it with a cough.

"But really Max, what's wrong? Did you get sick again? 'Cause you aren't very…oh what's the word…unlikable. Yeah, that's the nicest way to say it." I raised my eyebrow at Nudge, daring her to go on. "I mean like, you are so bossy! Remember the last time you were sick. You made me and Iggy go all the way to the nearest Rite-Aid just-"

"Nudge!" Ella yelled.

"Sorry…" She mumbled. I rolled my eyes.

"Really, what happened?"

"Fang and I broke up," I murmured, but it came out all jumbled up.

"What was that?" Nudge asked.

"Fang and I broke up," I said a little louder.

"I can't hear you, Max," Ella said, a little annoyed.

"ME AND FANG BROKE UP, OKAY?" I yelled, glaring at the two 10th graders. Both their eyes popped out of their sockets. Not literally, of course.

"What! But you both were great together! I mean, you were like the It couple, everyone looked up to you guys. You two acted so perfect. You were going to date through high school and college then marry and have 3 kids! You were going to name one after me, one after Ella and then whatever you wanted to name the last one." Nudge practically screeched. Okay, so first of all, we were not the It couple. Just because Fang was a little popular doesn't make us the It couple. And second, why does Nudge already have my love life planned out…?

"Wait, but what if she has 2 boys and 1 girl?" Ella asked worriedly.

"Oh dang. Well then she's going to have to try for another girl after that."

"But what if she can't? What if God blesses her with only one girl child?" Ella exclaimed.

"GUYS! You're seriously about the gender of my children at this moment?" Unbelievable…I thought.

"She's right. We should be comforting her. She just got out of probably the best relationship in her life. I mean seriously, Fang is the perfect boyfriend! He's got the looks, the personality, the…" Nudge trailed off as she saw my murderous glare.

"I don't need comforting. I'm all right, honestly," Not one of us believed that lie. But seriously, I'm not going to cry over some boy, even if that boy was one of my best friends, since 5th grade, even of that boy would always stick by her side, no matter what. Even if that that boy understood her like no one else could. Even if…No snap out of it, Max!

"Yeah, right," Ella said, rolling her eyes.

Fang's POV

"Dude, not again," Iggy whined, "and with Max, of all people."

"I know, but what could I do? I was falling for her," I said throwing a baseball to my ceiling.

"Hmmm, maybe get over your fear of falling in love. That could help just a little," he replied while rolling his eyes. I sighed, why do I even bother with Iggy? He probably said that whenever I broke up with a girl. You see, Iggy has my best friend since birth. His mom was my mom's friend, so our families are very close. We've been through everything together. From our first loose tooth to our first kiss. He's also dating one of Max's best friends, Julia, so that's going to be awkward for me tomorrow at school.

"Ummm, I told her we could still be friends. That would calm some things down, right?" I asked, knowing the answer. Couldn't help but ask anyways. Iggy looked at me as if I was the most stupid person on the planet. Well at the moment, I was. "Right, right."

"How many girls have you said that to?" Iggy asked, expectantly.

"…Six," I spoke quietly.

"And how many times have you been slapped?"

"…Eight."

"Yeah, so ob- wait, eight? I thought it was seven."

"Nope, remember Kelsey? Well, she was not pleased with my reaction to her first slap," I said, remembering the day I broke up with her.

"And you also know that saying 'we can still be friends' will just make it awkward when you actually try," he said, referring to Tina.

"Yeah…" I said, trailing off. But the thing is I really liked Max, more than the other girls, more than I expected. Sure, we've been friends since the 5th grade, but all those years I've always thought of her as a sister. Well, those feelings were stronger, and I figured that out when was dating Jake. And damn was I jealous! Of course I didn't show it, though. But I wasn't good enough 'cause Iggy and Ella noticed my new emotion. Yeah, not that often do I show emotion, so they noticed pretty quickly.

"And Max will be even more awkward if you try, 'cause you guys were even closer than the others."

"I know, Iggy," I replied, a little annoyed.

"But, everything will be different, Fang. You kind of already ruined your friendship with Max when you started dating."

"Thank you Iggy, for reminding me," I said, even more annoyed.

"No, but the thing is-"

"IGGY! I get it! I can never be friends with Max again!' I bellowed, glaring at Iggy daring him to say anymore.

"Just trying to make it clear…" He muttered.

"Oh, I think you made it very clear," I said, rolling my eyes. But I wanted to be with Max, more than anything. She was special, very special. I didn't want her out of my life at all, in fact, just the opposite. But I couldn't fall in love again. Not after Maya.

And there it is!

First, I have been really into Nine Lives of Chloe King. If you are fan, then you are my new favorite person (: and if you think Alek is the best in the whole wide world and he belongs with Chloe and Brians a weirdo creep and should be kicked off the show, than I will marry you. Although it'd be weird if you were a girl...

Second, usually I get distracted from writing so I made a promise that I'd update at least once a week.

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