Author's Note:

First of all, I would like to say how sorry I am for taking months to post this. I am sorry x 10000! I am usually not a slow poster, but I was working on my other fanfic, and so busy with other things, and I also couldn't think of where to take the flock next. So, sorry. I wrote most of this fanfic this night, like half of it. Because I really thought I should just get it to you and let youhave it. Sorry if some spelling mistakes were made. There's FAX in this story! YAY! Maybe a little out of character for some, but that's okay! :) Well, I hope you enjoy! And please review telling me what you thought of this story and ideas for the next one! I will try to update it sooner! Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Maximum Ride. JP does, and always will.

MAX POV:

I leaned out the mini van window, feeling the fresh air blow my hair. The sun was beating down, and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. This was nice. I could get use to this.

Dr. Martinez, aka mom, had suggested we take a break from our whole saving the world gig, and take a nice, relaxing vacation. She had rented a cottage up on the lake, piled all eight of us, including her, into her minivan, driven four hours, and now we had arrived.

The driveway was a long, gravel road. Total had his paws up against the window, his tail wagging. Angel, Nudge, Gazzy and Iggy were talking happily in the back. Fang was silent, of course, watching the trees as we passed by them.

I was happy for it to be us, just us. I loved Ella and all, but sometimes it just needed to be the flock. And mom, of course. Because we need a chaperone. Well, she thinks we need a chaperone. Even though I told her repeatedly that we lived on our own for our whole lives.

Sheesh. Some people just don't get it.

We pulled into the garage. I saw the cottage and I was stunned. It was spectacular. It was nice and roomy, but not huge. Perfect cottage size. And it would still fit all of us.

I helped Dr. Martinez bring the bags inside, and then Dr. Martinez showed everyone their rooms.

'Nudge and Angel, you get this room over here. Gazzy and Iggy, you get the room across from them. And at the end of the hallway is a room for you Max, and a room for you, Fang. How about you guys drop your stuff off and get your bathing suits on, and we can go swimming?'

Everyone, besides Fang, nodded eagerly. We had all seen the lake as we pulled in. It was nothing short of gorgeous.

'Okay, get your bathing suits on and we can swim, and I can take you guys out to do some water activities in the boat later, okay?'

Again, eager nods.

'Well,' I started, taking on my leaderly role, 'I think it's in order. Lake it is!'

*****

I jumped in the lake after Nudge. There was a small trampoline on the water, and Fang, Iggy and Gazzy were play wrestling each other off of it. Gazzy lost every time. Fang usually won.

Nudge, Angel and I treaded water and watched from afar. I wasn't exactly interested in being thrown into the water by Iggy or Fang.

Until, that is, we were challenged.

'Why don't you ladies come on over and we'll have a little boys vs. girls?' Iggy called in our direction.

'I don't know…' Nudge started, but I cut her off.

'Is that a challenge, Iggy? Do you think we don't got what it takes to defeat you?'

'I know you don't.'

I shook my head. 'It's on.'

Nudge and Angel groaned, but reluctantly followed me to the trampoline. I climbed up, and positioned myself with Angel and Nudge, facing the boys.

'Okay,' Fang started, 'to win, you need to get all the opposing members off the trampoline. Got it?'

I nodded. Looking to my sides, I saw Angel and Nudge grimace.

'Angel,' I whispered out of the side of my mouth, 'you get Gazzy. Nudge, help me take on Fang and Iggy.'

They both nodded. Now they were determined.

'1...2...3!' Fang finished, and lunged at me. But I was ready. I braced myself for impact, and grabbed Fang around the middle. He laughed and pushed me harder. Falling over the edge, I grabbed the trampoline handles to stop myself from falling off. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Angel and Gazzy in a pretty evenly matched battle.

'Cheating!' Fang yelled, as I held onto the trampoline harder.

'You didn't set any rules!' I yelled back. My hands were turning red from holding on.

'Fine, then' he said in a smug tone. He uncurled my fingers and pushed me over. With a great splash, I fell into the water. Choking and sputtering, I came up for air and shot Fang the dirtiest look.

He smirked, and went to help finish Nudge off with Iggy.

So, there I was in the water, waiting until the fight was over. I cheered on Angel and Nudge, but we lost in the long run.

'Rematch?' Fang asked.

I nodded. 'Of course.'

But before we could get started, Dr. Martinez was yelling at us from the dock.

'Who wants to go tubing?'

There was a chorus of cries from the flock.

We jumped off the trampoline and swam onto the dock. Dr. Martinez insisted we put on jackets, reminding us that even avian-hybrids can drown. We put them on, of course, because, well, she's Dr. Martinez.

'How about the girls go first, because they had such a tragic loss over there.'

I smiled. My mom was good at being fair.

Of course, there were outbursts from the boys, but with one look mom had silenced them. A super power I wish I had.

Nudge, Angel and I loaded onto the tube. My mom started the engine, and before we knew it, we were on the lake, flying in different directions. It was pretty exhilarating, I got to admit. I was enjoying it so much, looking up at the sky, when Nudge gave out a strangled cry.

Due to my paranoia, I looked over instantly. 'What!?'

She gulped and looked toward the boat. I followed her gaze. Was the boat going to crash? Were there Erasers on the boat? But what I saw was far worse than Erasers or the boat about to crash.

Fang had taken the wheel.

Oh, mother. I muttered a bunch of swear words under my breath. Instantly, the boat took up speed. I fumbled with my life jacket, trying to unbuckle it.

'What are you doing!?' Nudge hissed, her eyes still on Fang. 'Do you want to drown!?'

'Trust me. Unbuckle yours too. But hold on tight.' Nudge looked at me like I was crazy, but did as she was told. She was good like that. Angel did the same.

Fang whipped us so hard I had to grab Angel from falling off. Then, he did a three sixty, and we went over our own waves. Our lifejackets were undone, but had not been fully taken off. They lay on our backs, and for a certain reason.

The speed of the boat increased as we came up to our last wave. My eyes widened at the sight of it. 'When we go over this wave, I want you to throw your life jackets off, and do an up and a way, okay?' They nodded, not taking their eyes off the wave.

SPLASH! Our tube hit the wave and sent us flying ten feet in the air. Our life jackets flew off, and all of our wings came out with a whoosh!

We landed on the boat, and I made a beeline for Fang, my fists raised. My mom got in the middle of us though. Good thing too. Fang had no defences, he was sitting down laughing. Iggy and Gazzy were rolling on the floor in hysterics.

'How was it?' Fang asked through breaths.

'I've never heard Max swear more in her life' Angel responded with a smile.

*****

'What's the first thing you think of when you hear the word 'red'?'

'What!? What kind of a question is that?'

'A question. Just answer it.'

I groaned. It was evening, and the sun was setting. I was trying to get in any last minute relaxing time I could by sun bathing. I was tired and out of it, and somehow had gotten suckered into a question or answer game with Angel and Nudge.

'Um…apples.'

'Okay. Zac Efron or Robert Pattinson?'

'Robert Pattinson' I responded glumly.

'Okay. Brad Pitt or Robert Pattinson?'

'Hmm…Robert Pattinson.'

'Interesting' Angel replied, I groaned and looked over at the boys. At least they weren't being interrogated. Iggy and Gazzy were swimming, while Fang was tying up the kayak after using it.

'Guys! Dinner!' Dr. Martinez shouted from the cottage.

Gazzy and Iggy swam to shore faster than fish. Angel and Nudge jumped up too, and run towards the cottage. Fang was still tying the boats knot, and I was too comfortable to move right now.

'I'll be right up!' I yelled from my position on the dock. I shivered as Iggy and Gazzy zoomed by me, spraying me with water. 'Watch it!' I yelled.

I pulled myself up into a sitting position. Fang sat down next to me.

'Hey' he said quietly.

'Hey' I said back. 'Enjoying your vacation?'

He nodded. 'Very much.'

'Favourite part?' I asked.

'So far…I'm torn between your face when you fell off the trampoline, or your face when you flew ten feet into the air from the tube.'

I narrowed my eyes. 'How could I of not known?'

He smiled. 'Can I ask you a question?'

'Yeah. Sure.'

'Robert Pattinson or me?'

I was shocked. I looked at him closer, into his chocolate brown eyes. I began to say, 'what?' but Fang was already inches away from my face, and the first word that came to my mouth was, 'you.'

He leaned in and kissed me, and I found myself kissing back. It was like when we kissed in the cave, except this time I hadn't run away. And I wasn't going to run away. I tiled his head to face mine better, and held his head with the back of my hand. We kissed until we had to pull away, both breathing raggedly.

This was a pretty dang good vacation.

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