Author's Note: I'm sooooo sorry about not posting forever. BUT I have an excuse. My parents got made at me and took the internet OUT OF MY COMPUTER!!! Yeah, you read that right……they did. So to make it up to you, I'm writing a long chapter (hopefully). And I'll figure out somehow to post it. Enjoy!
Chapter 7
Max POV
I just about died right then and there. I mean, who comes out at like 1 in the morning to the swimming pool?! Oh right, me and, apparently, FANG!! I quickly swam to the wall closest to Fang so he couldn't see me (my head was above the wall so I could see him. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!?!?" I whispered-yelled at him in a stone cold voice.
Now I didn't know what to expect for his response but I definitely didn't expect him to blush (this wasn't any blush this was an ear burning, entire face beet red sort of blush). He slightly turned away and murmured, "I didn't know you were naked…"
Then being paranoid Max that I am, "DID YOU SEE ANYTHING?!?!?" I said in my usual, beat around the bush way of asking.
He looked at me from the corner of his eye and said, "No." Well, I didn't know if I was being even more paranoid or I have good common sense…but something tells me that he was lying. "Nothing, nothing at all?" I asked calming down some. Now this would be the time where I would expect Fang to sigh and say, "Yes, nothing at all….g'night" and turn away and go to his room, but I guess he was still recovering from shock. He, instead, asks, "Why are you skinny-dipping?!?!"
Now was my turn to blush. I felt my face burning and ducked my head to the wall a little to hide my face. "Reasons…"
"Like what?!" Well, I guess recovered- he was acting like his normal self. If the whole flock – heck part of the flock- were here then Fang would have dismissed this and wait to talk to me later. But because it was just us, Fang usually says what he wants to without having to worry about younger ears hearing. "I…I don't have to explain." Yep folks, that was Maximum Rides great response, it'll be remembered forever. Not!
It seems Fang didn't except that answer and wanted the reasons. "Yes you do." Except now when he was saying this, he was staring right into my eyes, his face totally turned to me. It was like he was penetrating my mind and forcing the answer out of me. Which probably was his point. "Well, I sorta been freakishly stressed and always uptight and everything's bogging me down like what were doing with our lives and who's attacking us and that only brings up a thousand more questions. Then I had the crazy thought of doing something I don't normally do. So I was skinny-dipping and let me just say it's very exhilarating and fun. Unless of course, my man walks out and sees me." Crap, I meant to say right hand man or best friend or something other than 'my man'. Oh god! Did Fang catch that slip up? I forced myself to meet his eyes and was horrified to see him smirking. "I'm your man huh? First you kiss me on the beach then you say you love me then you kiss me again and then you kiss me again. Can't keep your hands- or mouth- off me, can ya?" Apparently, Fang caught on to what I said and had his usual sarcasm. "WHAT!?" I almost shrieked. "Okay, so I kissed you on the beach…BUT I though you were dying!! I love all the flock and I was also drugged—doesn't count. I KISSED YOU!?!?!? MORE LIKE YOU KISSED ME!! And the last time was both of our faults. Oh, and yes I can keep my hands and mouth off you, you egotistical emo bird boy!"
I'm not sure if Fang was expecting that sorta response from me. It took a few seconds to digest it all and then responded. "So are you saying you don't love me?" Well, crap. Wasn't expecting that…. I guess that's happening a lot tonight.
"I…I didn't say that." Okay, so I'm taking a leap of faith. Based upon Fang's and my history everything points to we like each other- more than siblings. Well, I'm testing that and putting myself out there. Stupid, I know.
Fang looked at me, shock in his eyes. "So you want to be my girlfriend?" Okay, someone pinch me. This HAS to be a dream. Did Fang just ask me to go steady???
I kept my face straight and tried not reveal all my emotions swarming through my body. "Are you asking me? Like for real?" I tried so desperately to hold back the excitement building up in me. I was about to explode if he took any longer to answer. He was staring at me for a while…probably thinking if I was being serious or if I was getting his hopes up. I guess it was time to see if he would take a leap of faith.
"I am. Will you be my girlfriend, Max?"
My breath caught in my throat. I couldn't breath. Fang, THE FANG, just asked me, me as in Maximum Ride, to be his GIRLFRIEND!!! If I had been standing right then, I probably would have collapsed. I took a few breathes before responding. "Yes." I said breathlessly. Take that Red-hair Wonder. I got him!
Fang's eyes literally lit up. I could actually see the happiness, excitement, and joy. Which made me smile which made him smile. A thought then came to me, "Hey, how do we tell the flock?" He just shrugged and said, "We'll think of something in the morning." I absently nodded my head, already lost in thought. "Well, go inside now so I can go to bed."
Fang then had Iggy's famous unholy grin plastered on his face. "Get out, I can walk my girlfriend to the house."
"PERVERT!! You will not see me nude again! Wow, that sounded horrible…oh, keep that trash out of your head. Not just because I'll kill you if you do but because of Angel. NOW GO!!!"
"Fine, fine. I'm going." He started to walk but up to the house, glancing back every so often. After he finally went in, I quickly jumped out and ran to my towel, quickly rapping it around my torso. I looked up at the house to see if Fang was watching me from a window. I didn't see him but I never know with him.
I went inside and dried off. I threw on some pajamas and was about to jump in bed when Fang came in my room. I still couldn't my mind to wrap around the concept that we were "going out". "What do you want?" Immediately after saying that I thought of perverted responses. But surprisingly Fang didn't say any of those. "I came to kiss my girlfriend good night." He said so quiet and tenderly. I just about melted right there. Man, he doesn't wait to start kissing, does he? I'm not complaining! "Okay." His face lit up to my response.
In 2 strides, he was over by me and wrapped his arms around my waist. I naturally put my arms around his neck. He looked down at me while I looked up. He leaned down and I met him halfway. He softly kissed my lips and pulled away. I almost groaned out loud but I didn't. I just stared at him like That was it?! Fang chuckled and leaned down for more. We kissed longer and deeper and I still wanted more. Apparently so did Fang. Finally between one of our pauses for air I said, "G'night Fang." And he kissed me again and said, "G'night Max." We started slowly pulling apart when he leaned close to my ear and whispered, "I like that bikini you wore today. You should keep it." He started to pull away when I grabbed him and said in my best seductive voice, "I bet you liked my second outfit better." "Oh yeah. It was hotter." By what's happened in the last hour, nothing surprises my anymore. I am prepared for the worst. I smiled and kissed him lightly on the lips. He watched me from the corner of his eye as he left my room.
That night I went to sleep with a warm feeling inside. I had awesome dreams and maybe a few PG-13/R rated ones too (about you know who). I didn't know what was going to happen tomorrow or day after or whenever but I knew I didn't want to lose this feeling ever.
Author's Note: I seem to always have an A/N at the end of chapters. I truly was not planning on having Max and Fang get together in this chapter. I read all my other chapters and when they kissed and I just felt like it then. Weird…anyway this is like my longest chapter yet. I hope you like and hope you review. P.S I think I'm going to have next chapter start in Fang's POV…I don't know if I'll keep it his all the way through, but I'll start with his.
